The Sun.
London, England, 1815-03-24 00:00:00

night.

ing days' remained due, and •it was conjectured
that the communication was stopped.--:'ill was

gloom and alarm at that place."

DEAL, MARCH 23.—Arrived and tiled for the
River the Comet, RocKwoon, and Lion, GIB-
soN, from St. Michael's ; and Wellington, COD-
REN, from Oporto—the latter with lo:), of anchor
and cable. Sailed the Barossa transport for St.
Petersbnre,h.

Five o'Clock.—Arrived the Nancy extra racket,

and landed a mail fion4 Ostend. The whole of
the sloops of war and gun-brigs in the Downs

have received orders to proceed immediately for
the French coast, and are preparing to sail.—
Wind W. NAV.

FALmouTti, Al.s.nctt 21.—His Majesty's ship
Nymphet) spoke no the 11th inst. in lat. 45. 30.
long. 7. 30. the Hero, ouc of the Acbar's convoy
for Port Jackson. ' His Majesty's ship Glasgow
spoke, on the 12th lust another of the Achar's
convoy, name unknown.—Wind from S. to W.
WEYMOUTH, MARcu N.—Sailed the Llinchin-
brook packet, with mails for Guernsey and
Jersey.
SHIPWRECK.—Friday se'nnight, about seven
o'clock, the transport Charlotte, coming from
Crbraltar with two hundred of the Veteran Bit-
tailor) an Irma& mistaking a large rock off the
Small point of Schrachall Bay, for the NeedleS
rock, hauled up accordingly, for the purpose of
anchoring in Yarmouth Roads ; the wind blowing
fresh from the N. W. This mistake was fatal to
the vessel; for ift a few minutes she struck on the
Needles rock (which it was suppoied she bad past)
close under the Light-house, and soon 4fterwards,
by the force of the wind, was driven high upon the
small beach which is at the base of the cliff, that
rises 600 feet perpendicularly. The soldiers, as
soon as the vessel 'struck, broke open the spirit
room, and twelve of 'them literally drank until
they expired ! The women and children, and
the -remainder of the persons on board, safely
lauded upon the beach ; but, in the course of the
night, one of the women and two children
perished by the cold ! In the morning about 'forty
of the soldiers (who had continued sober) suc-
ceeded in climbing to the top of the cliff : no
boats could land until the evening, owing to the
heavy surf that ran : a woman and child died in
the course of the day front want.. At length the
unfortunate survivors were taken off : they arriv-
ed at the 2,lotherbank on Saturday night last, and
were put onboard an empty transport there, to
perform quarantine.

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SMITHFIELD; MARCH 24.—Thi day's Market had a short
sopply of the various kinds of CAttle; Mutton was cheaper;
Vtal and Pork were dearer; Beef sold at last price ; and the
trade in general was not over brisk. The sales in the Hay-
market were not lively ; Clover liAs dropped in price; Hay
and Straw fetched last prices:

CAMBRIDGE, MAacH 23.—The Rev. James
Cumming, M. A. Fellotv of Trinity College, was
on Friday last' unanimously elected Professor of
Chemistry, in the room of the Lie much lamented
Dr. Tennant. The Rev. D.
,Evans, R. A. Chap-
lain of the Royal hospital at Haslar, has been
Presented to the valuable rectory of Sinionbtan,
Nm thismberland : patrons, the Governors of
Greenwich Hospital --The .offspring minor
rectories adjacent of 5001. a year each,
tv(•re conferred at the same time on five
other Gentlemen, viz. the Rev. J. Davis, now
Curate of Catherington, E. Holliday, W. Salter,
W. Evans, 014(1 W.Jbnes, Chaplaitli in the Royal
Navy.