The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-30 00:00:00

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sit I fragments of the wreck, more or less chl..tred, nd
and that was all. Dr. Harris, the Coroner, who acco
panied the Clinton, has furnished us the following :
d
" Alexander Lamberton, musician, from Erie, at,
Frederick Parrnalee, bar-keeper, were picked up b a
y
small boat after the Clinton hadleft. Parmalee was
the water seven hours, and &bowed great presence el
mind in exerting himselfto save
find some one
:Mr. Gelston, the browther-
in-law of Col. Reed. He gave Mr, Getion— and when. the
lston a plank, iiich.
he had secured for his own preserv.
boat had ceased to move, after waiting' to -a
he took one
else to whom he could render assistance, .
of the fenders of the boat, and by managi.l to keepF
upon it, he succeeded in preserving his own
pieces of charred wood, and portions of the b(O4 er;
found floating, as well as part of the goods that ronlahk'l
without being entirely consumed. The boat also P2eko&
up the wheat measure, which was the means of C.11%71-11:1.-
Mr. Williams, This is about all that has not ah'eakf
come to your knowledge."
Notwithstanding the heroic and self-sacrificinm act or.
Parmalee, we fear there is no reason to hope that G
el-
ston was saved. In addition to what is stated respec-tiEg
Parmalee's gallant conduct, we learn from the Rep-ob-
lican of this morning, that Mr. Engar Clemens, too, the
engineer abandoned a plank on which he was floating- to
three children, and after some search found a box or
bale, which he also resigned to an old man, and aftk-
being some time in the water at length reachi.4 the boat
to which Captain Titus was clinging.
We learn that Mrs. Lynde, too, the only lady saved,
enoced as much coolness and intrepidity as any one on
beam. Her presence of mind never forsook her for a

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moments -
nblican farther says—
Mr. Para: glee gives a most terrific description.
Among other k
kings he says, that while watching the
boat from the watr....r, he observed that the masthead was
one sheet of flame—til.at the flagstaff was wreathed with
fire—that the flames were bursting from the centre of
the vessel. He saw a :nen s:tarding on the cross-had,
(the highest part of the engito--the engine had st( IP-
Ted) and watched him until his clothes were burnt id
from him, and he fell amid the flame.s.
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" ehaved with the
A boy who is now at the American t;
e rudder clfains
most perfect coolness, holding on to th
with hand, leg, and arm, relieving each, as :he other WAS
too much burnt, and desiring those who weirwith him,
in case they survived, to tell his frieruls of his death an:.
coolness. He, too, is a gallant fellow, and deserves the
highest commendation.

SOUTH AMERICA.
DREADFUL MUTINY AND SLAUGHTER.—The b, tr.
Sardius, from Buenos Ayres, brought dates from
th at
port to the 19th June. The only intelligence of conse
quence, is of a mutiny which broke out on the night
o.
the 11th' on board the" iliverista- bark of war, Twenty-
fifth May, one of Commodore Coe's squadron in the
harbour of Montevideo. The native portion of the crew
commenced an attack upon the officers, who were soon
joined by the foreign seamen, amounting to 45 in num-
ber. A brisk fire of musketry-and pistols was opened
and kept up for an hour between the parties, when the
officers were further reinforced by the crew of three boats
manned from the squadron. Tbey rushed upon the muti-
neers, and after some resistance overcame them. It is re-
ported that 30 were killed on both sides, including three
officers, and a considerable number wounded—eight of
the mutineers were shot the next morning. It is said
Monte Video papers of a later date are silent respecting
the mutiny.
On the next night another Riverista brig of war was
observed to be on fire, and before the flames were extin-
guished she was so burnt as to be rendered useless.
Commodore Coe in his corvette and the bark Twenty-
fifth May sailed from Monte Video on the 16th.
The Argentine squadron, under the commatuk-of Ad-
miral Brown, expected to sail in a few days from Bueie
Ayres.
It is understood that General Echague has opened thr
campagne in Corrientes.

WOOL WI CH-FRIDAY.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTS.—Captain Superintendent W. H. Shirreff.
at Deptford dock-yard, has been appointed Captain Superinten-
dent at Chatham dock-yard in place of Captain Superintendent
J. Clavell, removed to Greenwich Hospital.
Captain Sir Watkin Owen Pell, at Fresent commanding the
Howe, 120 guns, stationed in the Mediterranean, has been ap-
pointed Captain Superintendent at Deptford dock-yard, rice
Captain Superintendent W. H. Shirreff, to Chatham.
EXPERIMENTS WITH PERCUSSION SHELLS IN
THE MARSHES.
At one o'clock to-day Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield.
G.C.B. and G. C. H., Major-General Drummond, C.. 8., Di-
rector-General of Royal Artillery ; Colonel Cockburn, Lieut.-
Colonel Dundas, C. 8., and Major Chalmers arrived at tins
marshes to witness experiments with shells invented by Mr.
Smart, Mr. Howard, and Mr. Reece. Mr. Smart had 6 shells..
Mr. Howard 5, and Mr. Recce 12. Major Belson had the
command of the gunners and drivers who fired the guns, all
32-pounders, and Lieutenant Shaketpear bad the charge to
insure that the river was clear of vessels. Owing to high water
haring taken place at nearly 11 o'clock, there were so many
vessels going down the river with the ebb tide that it was halt-
past two o'clock before a shot could be fired.
No. 1, Mr. Smart's, went through both bulwarks, and graz-
ing the mound in an oblique direction, ascended over it, and
proceeded onwards towards the river without exploding.
No. 2, Mr. Howard's, exploded near the mouth of the gun,
the fragments proceeding onwards, and one of the large pieces
entered into the mound about ten yards to the eastward of the
bulwarks.
Nn. 3, Mr. Reece's, went through the front bulwark, ex-
ploded in the centre, scattering the fragments eastward said
westward, and driving one of the large pieces through the rear
bulwarks.
No. 4, Mr. Smart's, exploded at the mouth of the gun.
No. 5, Mr. Howard's, exploded in the same manner.
No. 6, Mr. Reece's, exploded about 100 yards from the
mouth of the gun.
No. 7, r. Smart's, exploded at the mouth of the gun.
No. 8, Mr. Howard's, exploded in a similar manner.
No. 9, Mr. Reece's, went through the front bulwark, ex-
ploded in the centre, and scattered the fragments in all direc-
tions, several large pieces remaining in the wood, into whick
they had sunk several Indus.
No. 10, Mr. Smart's, exploded at the month of the gun.
No. 11, Mr. Howard's, went through both blwarks, and
exploded on entering the mound behind them.
No. 12, Mr. Reece's went through the front bulwark, and
exploded in the c.,,p,utre with good effect.
No. 13, Mr. Sme.rt's, explcded at the mouth of the gun.
No. 14, Mr. Howard's, exploded in a similar manner.
No. 15, Mr. Reece's, exploded in the centre after pasain
through the front bulwark, a large piece being forced through
the rear bulwark.
No. 16, Mr. Smart's, exploded at the mouth of the gun.
Nos. 17 and 18, Mr. Reece's, exploded in a similar manner.
Of the shells fired to-day, six by Mr. Smart all exploded
at or near the mouth of the gun, evidently at the moment of
their projection. Of the five fired by Mr. Howard, foar ex-
ploded at the mouth of the gun, and only one went through
the bulwarks and into the mound before it burst, showing it
was too secure. Of the seven fired by Mr. Reece, four were
excellent, bursting in the centre betwixt the bulwarks with
decided effect, and the other three evidently were too easily ex-
ploded at or near the mouth of the gun. It is probable, where
any succeed, the inventors having them numbered, may easily
rectify those experimented with in future, by adhering to the
proportions of the igniting materials used in those that have
been success'ul.
At precisely four o'clock the officers and men marched to the
barracks.
The facilities afforded by the Board of Ordnance for the c.v.
periments deserve the warmest approbation of the public, as
great patience and care is requisite in handling and firing Rro-
jectiles of such a destructive nature, and as yet happily with-
out any accident.
To-day twenty of the gentlemen cadets belonging to the first.:
or practical class studying at the Royal Arsenal were present,
and remained during the whole time of the experiments.