The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-25 00:00:00

COURAGEOUS CONDUCT OF AN

ENGLISH CAPTAIN AND HIS CREW.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUS'.
Sin,—A few months since I read in your columns an
account of the brave Spanish captain who saved the
passengers and crew of one of the West India mail
steamers, lost in the Gulf of Mexico; he, I believe, re-
ceived his reward, though not more ample than de-
served.
An act as noble and as daring, if not exceeding
it, has, within these few days, been achieved by an
English captain and his crew (if crew they can be called)
on these shores.
On the morning of Monday, the 14th instant--the
hour about four o'clock—the barque Henry, of Liver-
pool, bound to Cardiff, was wrecked on the dangerous
sands called the " Sherweathers," to the southward of
this port; there was a heavy sea running at the time,
and the ship became a wreck amongst the breakers.
The crew took refuge in the rigging for a period, and
saw two or three vessels stand towards them, and of;
again : they gave up all hope in this world, but
Providence had ordained it otherwise. The smack
William and Jane, of Barnstaple, Hawkins master,
stood towards them, and nothing daunted by the scene,
standing on, her noble crew (will it be credited?), con-
sisting of two men! determined to save those in peril,
or perish in the attempt—launching their boat, one
hand in her, the other in the smack, with stout hearts
and determined purpose, in the midst of most imminent
danger to themselves which need not be described, they
succeeded in rescuing, and restoring to their country
and their families, eighteen seamen (the entire crow,
except one boy drowned). They landed them at this
port, and proceeded on their passage to Newport.
How gratifying must be the reflection to.these fine
fellows on what they have accomplished.
I trust this will not be their sole reward. With such
an idea I have forwarded a plain statement of facts to
you, hoping that those who may have control over any
funds for the purpose, may deem it a case for inquiry,
and as deserving of reward as ever can occur; or that
those whose " home is on the deep," and well can
picture to themselves the case of the cast-away and
their deliverers, may contribute something to these fine
fellows as a reward, and as an encouragement to others
to stand on and save, as did the brave Hawkins and
his man.

I have these particulars from the rescued mate, a very
respectable man. The captain is much injured and in
bed; the former said to me, " They were indeed noble
fellows, sir.; and if over I have the power I never will
forget them, and hope they may meet with their re-
ward." I trust they may.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
C OUR TE NAY PHILIPPS,
(late Major 16th Hussars).
Swansea, Nov. 19, 1847.

The Union Franc Corntoise states, from Lons-le—
Saulnier, that M. Four, ex-chief of division of the Pre-
fecture of the Jura, ex.chief-agent-voyer of the depart-
ment, &c., bad been lodged in prison on the 17th by
the gendarmerie. The accusation against him is not
stated.
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wholesome enactment has not been enforced, for there
can be no doubt that the commercial distress of the
country has in no small measure originated from the
reckless practice of kite-flying in our large towns.—
RAILWAY.—It was yesterday rumoured
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stop the train which was about to arrive, and which, it
appeared, contained three hundred passengers. A ter-
rible disaster was thus prevented. The train expected
was the mail train, and it had to go back to a spot at
which it could pass on to the other line of rails. This
caused a delay of three hours, the train having only
reached Paris at eight o'clock in the morning, instead of
five.— Galignani, Tuesday.
ATTEMPT TO MURDER IN NORPOLY.—Sturley,
who is charged with the attempt to murder Mr. Samuel
Page, at Cawstone, near Norwich, was finally examined
on Monday, and fully committed to Norwich Castle for
4 trial as the gaining wires.