The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-05 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, MARCH 4.—Yesierday evening, about six o'clock, it
came to blow excessively hard from W.N.W. to N.W., which
about seven increased to a perfect hurricane from N N.E. to
N.E., during which the brig Alice, Robertson, for Jamaica,
broke her windlass and drove on board the ship Harriet, Hope,
for Demerara, carrying away the latter's fore-mast, bowsprit,
and main top-mast. The Alice then, with a lee tide in a thick
snow and a tremendous sea, before sail could be got on her,
drove on the rocks near Kingsdown, where she is gone to
pieces ; the carpenter, steward, and a boy unfortunately
perished. About 30 sail were driven from the Downs during
the gale, among which were the following, viz. :—The Lang,
Lush, for Van Diemen's Land ; Thetis, Seagull, London,
Falcon—the latter has been supplied with an anchor and cable
in Dover Roads; and the Harriet, Hope, remains, and will
proceed to Ramsgate the first opportunity. This morning the
wind got to N.W., and more moderate, and is now about W.
The William Manning, from the Westward, arrived this
afternoon.

COWES, MAncn 3.—Wind W. by N., heavy gales.—Ar.
rived the Blucher, Postle, from Port-au-Prince, having expe-
rienced a very tempestuous passage of 82 days, most of her
sails split, bulwarks carried away, loss of boats, and leaky ;
also arrived the packet Oxnard, from Batavia in 113 days.
The brig General Leekock, belonging to Messrs. Hunter and
West, on her passage from Batavia to Samarang, with a valu-
able cargo of English goods, &c. was taken by the pirates off
Indramago Point, on or about the 28th of October, and the
captain and mate, after receiving several severe wounds, jumped
overboard; the captain was picked up the following day, cling-
ingto a fish stake, by a coasting vessel, which arrived at Ba-
tavia on the 2d of November. Mr. Thornton, passenger in the
brig, remained on board, and had not been heard of. The day
before the General Leekock was taken, a Dutch brig from Sa-
marang was attacked by 12 piratical prows, and after fighting
them three hours beat them off. Piracies are becoming very
frequent on the Eastern Coast of Java.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 4.--Wind S.W.—Arrived the
Joseph Green transport from Cork, and sailed again for
Chatham.
FA MOUTH, 'MAR cm 3.—Wind N.N.E. with heavy squalls
of hail.—Arrived the Isabella and Jane, Gard, from Galfpoli,
in 51 days. Sailed the Sector and Prince Coburg, for London.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 3.—Arrived the London, Brown,
from Bengal : sailed from Sand Heads 15th October, and from
St. Helena 7th January.

EFFECTS OF THE LATE GALES.
The Colville, from Lynn to London, was abandoned by the
crew off Harwich, and drifted off the North Foreland, where
she was taken possession of.
LIVERPOOL, 31AncH 3.—There is a signal of distress for a
homeward-bound ship, but the master of a shipping-boat re-
ports her to be a sloop.
YARMOUTH, Maacli 4.—Three vessels, names unknown,
are dismasted, and many lost anchors and cables, and gone to
the southward.

The Thomas and Hannah, of Portsmouth, Trattle, was
upset in a squall off Beachy:Head, on Tuesday morning.—
Crew saved.

MARGATE, Manor 4.—Two bales of cotton-wool, marked
" H.0r.C.," and " Ill," have been picked up off the North Fore-
land, and arrived here.

SIIEERNESS, Mancir 4.—Several vessels have put in here
with loss of anchors and cables • among which is the Good-
Intent, Robinson, after being on cables;
the Malden, M`Ew'en,
after beating over the Nore Sand ; and the Active, Brown; and
Thetis, Lamb ; the latter with loss of windlass.
The Malvina, Nicholson; Ariel, Langland; from London ;
Johns, Mathewson, from Rochester, all for Shields ; James and
Ann, Bolton, from London to Hull ; and the Clingland, Steel,
were all driven on shore near Yarmouth on Wednesday even-
ing. The Ann, Madgeham ; and the Albion, , from
Boston to London, on shore near Mundesley.
The Sisters, Balderstone, from Glasgow to Hull, was driven
on shore, near Bridlington, on Tuesday.
The Pomona, Williams, from Dublin to Chepstow, was
wrecked on 'Wednesday in Cardigan Bay.
The Magdalen, Rhoden, from Gottenburgh; was totally
wrecked, near Calais, on Wednesday night.
.RAmsGATE, Mancrr 4.—The George, Palmer, from Leith
to Plymouth, went on the rocks, but was got off, and brought
in here.
DOVER, MAE cir 4.—Much wreck warped passed here to.
day, and a great number of provision casks seen floating past.