The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-13 00:00:00

41dmiralty Ofee, Jan. 4, 1815.
`` Captain BALDWIN, of his Majesty's sloop
l'yrian, has reported to the Lords Commissioners
cif the Admiralty, that the Long Ships Light-house
has been washed down.

"3. W. CROKER."

"SIR,--Observing the above hi the Courier and other
''apers of the 4th instant, we beg leave to inform you, for
the Government of the Shipping Interest in general, that it
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an error—no such accident having taken place; and that
the Long Ships Light-house 'has not received even the
*lightest damage in the late gales.
(S►gned) " AIILLETr and READ, Agents to Lloyd's.
" Penzance, Jan. 9, 1815-
Ta Mr. J. Bennett, Jun. Lloyd's."

PLYIVOUTIT, JAN. 11.---arrived the Brothers,
ktiTTER, from Halifax; bound to Newfoundland,
in ballast ; was driven off the coast by heavy
sales, with loss of main-mast, and sprung her
ere-mast. Came in the Friends, Howe/J., from
Tin
--"(Lou. The Charlotte, of this port, from New-
foundland, with fish, for Spain, is stated to have
been captured by an American privateer, burnt,
41d the crew landed in France.
LIVERPOOL, JAI,T.- 11 .—The Master of the Cos-
aek, arrived at Cork from St. Domingo, states,
at six sal/ of the Argo's convoy were lost near
the Ha v an nab .

Men.—The Hunter, HATTON, from Jamaica to
Liverpool, is the only vessel of the Argo's con-
-I°Y bound to England missing ; she parted off
14e Havannah. The Chatham, bound to Liver-
-1)°41, run on shore in the Gulph. The Mark Ann,
litettAans, bound to Bermuda, passed off the
hvannah.-10 sail arrived-3 above mentioned—
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total of the fleet.

WELLS, JAN. I2.—The brig Sheffield, laden
*ltik ordnance stores for his Majesty's service,
Nue on shore here last night; and, with her
ago, is likely to be lost. Crew-saved.
tlivawtc.Fr, JAN. 12. —Sailed the Leicester
Dakitet, with a mail and passengers, for Holland.
clad. N.

,ro.rt.rs3totiTit, J. l2.—Arrived the Conflict
ruti-brig from. Plymouth, and Surly cutter from
a cruize. Sailed the Ratcliffe, HOLLIDAY, -for the
)liver.--Wind Northerly.
FAcnouTtr, jAbr„ 10.,-- Sailed the Pioneer,
Lieut. for illynqiiith ; Tine Briton and
Commerce, for' London—Wind
D.ZA, JAN. "12--Arrived the City of Norwich
settooner, in 24 days, from Cadiz. Caine clown
front the River the Griper gun-brig, The East
indiatnen remain.—Wind N. N.W.

_le Rosette, BEATSON Princess, DAVIES ;
PortSek, STORRS ; and S. 8., BRAND, sailed from
the Havannah the 24th Nov. and were taken in
lat. 31. long. 70. 10. by an American privateer
of 14 guns.

The fleets for tike Coast of France, Spain, Por-
tugal, Mediterranean, and Africa, sailed from
Cork the 7th inst. The fleets for the West Indies
*nd Bermnia remained there.

The fleet from Portsmouth for Cork and Per-
baud& put into Falmouth the 9th inst.

The Hero, EVA-Ns, prom Newcastle to Oporto,
"efts, run foul of near Yarmouth, on Monday, and
sunk.

The Leicester transport, WEATITERHEAD, ran
opt shore at Jersey the 7th inst. and bilged.
The General Picton, front Greenock to Ham-
burgh, is lost on Jutland.

The Jessie, STEVENTSONT, of Aberdeen. froth
Pieton, which. was abandoned by the crew, has
been carried into St. John's, Newithaullaud, by
the Belltrophon man of war.

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The transport, Quebec Packet, WILLIAMS ma,-
Tr, from Halif..x, put into Falmouth on the 31st
lat. On the 14th Dec. in the Western. Ocean,
they'perceiyed a boat full of people, and though
!here was a tremendous sea running, they, lay to,
in order that it might come ahingside. this was
fleeted, and the persons on board, consisting of
eighteen Men, and a "child five years old, were got.
int ‘
the .• •
'fete esser. ,They proved to be the pas-
4ers and crew of the Amphitrite, bound from
Q-14ebee to London, with a cargo of timber.—
,4- he state, that when the-' were nearly 200
leagues from Quebec:
the :..inphitrite sprung a
Icak which increased upon Them, notwithstand-
ing their mmoss exertions ; that f.Oll. days be-
fore meeting the Quebec Packet, they found the
'essel would shortly become AV a tce.logged ; and on
holding a consia!ation, it-was determined to take to
the boat ; as, even if the dect:s should not blow tip,
by the pressure of the timber upwards, they haul
Lttle prospect of to keep on deck, awl
rione of preserving any provisions in the state of
.t'rle weather. As soon. as "tlis resolution Wx's
taken, the crew ran below, burst open the lockers,
toul got completely d:tink. In thi3 state, they got-
i;tit the boat, ‘yhichwas injured in doing
.so, and
with some provisions, committ ed. themselves to the
liercy Id the OCeil 11 with the purpose of steering for
the A‘ores. the boat, tv'o persons were
(Tisiantly employed- in bailing, apd the Captail)
Was forced to h ffera cask fall of spirits Gey had
CO 10:1 bo r
to run out, to keep the men from
l'-.Citing beastly drunk ; a propensity which even
"le near prospect of death could not induce them
to resist. It. was providential that they fell- in
with the Quebec Packet on the 14th, as the next
Illy a store:: mite Ott, hick would hare been
Apossible for thew to survive in a crazy boat,