The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-29 00:00:00

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'Virginia papers arrived this morning to the
(25th February.

31Extco.—The Editor of the New Tiolc Advertiser has re-
ceived the following intelligence from New Orleans, that the
Imperial troops have begun to desert the standard of the Erh-
peror Iturhide : his reign will be but of a short duration.—lle
had about twelve thousand men to pay and satisfy, who occu-
pied the chief part of his time. Upon the fidelity of these men
rested the safety of his Grown.. blenerat Stefano is extremely
popular, anti such a man must be a formidable opponent to a
throne raised like that of Iturbide.

THE KlNG.;—(Brighton, March 28.)—This
being Good Friday, his MAJESTY was present
at Divine Service, in the Palace Chapel, the
body of which displayed a crowded congrega-
, lion. His MAJESTY was attended in the Royal
Closet by the Lord Steward, Sir Wm.K EPPEL)
MAJESTY appears to have entirely re.covered from the effect of gout. We have seldom
had the satisfaction of beholding the Soy MON
in better apparent health.
It is at present arranged that the KING will
be in town on the 20th of the ensuing month, and
that Ida M. 6 ESTY Will hold a Drawing-room on
St. George's Day.
By accounts from Holland we understand that
several of the dykes. have broke, which has
caused a great inundation, and a vast number of
villages are under water ; nothing but the
steeples of the churches are seen, by which rids-
fortune great damages have been sustained.
The departure of the Hon:. Sir Hcstay
LESLEY and his Lady, for Vienna, has been
postponed for three weeks.

Atrial and Melancholy Loss of the A L'ERT, Packet-Boat
('apt. Alonoast, bound front Dublin for Liverpool.—On; Hundred and Thirty Lives lost.
[FURTHER PARTICULARS.]
The following account of this most rnelancholyevent is from
a Gentleman, who arrived in town yesterday in the Holyhead
Mail.—He left Dublin on Wednesday morning, and sailed with
Capt. Skinner, in his admirably appointed steam.vessel, from
Howth at about eight o'clock, and reached the pier at Holyhead
at about three in the afternoon. On landing, lie kismet' that a
vessel had foundered about 10 miles from the head, it no yes:-
tige of the wreck was visible. floats were Rent out in all dime.
dons ; wheni at about 5 o'clock, he was sent for to Syencer's
Hotel to request hr would go down to the beach to see some
bodies, to see if he could recognize the remains of any of the
unfOrtunate sufferers whose bodies bad been picked up. The bodies of about twenty-nine permons, principally females. were
I landed from the several boats, and were taretehed in different
e
tulittun'atostitti n4:l' rdinledwiantlutiLlx spectacle here presented
itself to the view. 'Mothers, With their irtits at their breasts,
exhibited the last dying efihrts to cling to life ; but, this, tht•y
elaspeti nothing but their innocent infant, who, with its frantic
mother, KO suddenly and so soon was imtnerged in a watery
grave. Children of the ages of two, three, and four ,years
were only found near females of between twenty and thirty
yelyiii:geofcote
ugne,lnirtln esinneil to be their mothers.
countenances orthe few men whom he saw. exhibited 14
strong contrast to the placidity which perVadeil those of the
faces of the infants, who, of course, wire unconscious of the
anticipated deaths which the adults moromitatily expected.
The only body which had the appearance of a Gentleman
anti which had been picked up previous to the departure of tit;
an. mail coach from Holyhead, was that of a .Major belly, at lerett
so the papers which were found in hisatockZaaled the Customs
No time is yet fixed for the departure of Sir house Officers to conclude was the entleman's name, but
BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD for the Court of Stock-
although our informant wat. acquainted with a Major Kelly,
who had been on the staff of General Egerton, he could nut
holm. Ere the Baronet's departure, we hear, lie take upon himself to identify the corpse of the figo. Ile
tw saw.
will be created a Baron of the United Kingdom. which certainly, in point of personal appearance, bore a strong
resemblance. to that Gentleman. (colonel., a Gentleman
Mr. flamwrox is appointed 'Private Secretary ho knew iiim well, end who came over in the 'same packet
to Lord ilrf ELI-IL-LE in the room of R. W. HAY, whop
our informant, ex wessed Leis opinion very strongly as to the
Esquire. identity of Major Kelly;i but the tact is, the courttentinee wits
.
.
so completely distortet , that it was impossible to trace the rts-
Capt. PIIILLIMORE is appointed to the. Thetis
frigate, at Plymouth. Capt. Haunts s There can be no doubt that the body picked up on(
that Of
semblance of the features.
pointed to command the Hussar frigate, at Gentleman, for that spurt;
the dress which he had on (being all
but his hat, boots, and coat), ascertained that point. Upwartia
Chatham.
• of 2001. was found in his pockets, which is Rafe, it is believed,
Yesterday being Good Friday, was observed in the hands of the Custom-house officers, together with the
with all tine and customary solemnity at the dif. letters and docamenta thin. were found on,his person. Our in.
ferent Churches and Chapels. No business wai
formant, immediately after viewing as much of the appalling
spectacle just described as he coild ear to look titxm, entles.
transacted at any of the Public Offices, and the voureci to find out :tome of the survivors', who it appears were
shops and warehouses in ail parts of the Metro. 120 out
of,
liv6111)ol described himself to be the only cabin pas-
,•
polls were closed during the whole of the day. sengeerttiviii:Zd been saved. He had scarcely recovered front
the effects of having been in the water nearly two hours, and
JOHN KEMBLt.---111 the April Number of the
his answers to the few questions put did not give such Nil ins
London Magazine, which we have just seen is a
seen, formation as could be desired.
very interesting, and evidently authentic, memoir A Ile stated his name to be 311.1ren-Tie ; that he bad lately ar-
of the late Mr. KEMnEE, containing a letter from rived front some port of Scotland, and had only been a few
ndeys in
.Dublin. Ile appeared to be connected with some
the Clergyman who attended him in his last iercautile house, and it is believed had been accustomed to
teni o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, when, it being a
moments, and various particulars of his illness, in a settfitring life. Ile Raid that he had been in his birth at about
(cirettfaloiil,awriotletkacasltiretongt c‘urrent tide flowing, the vessel
addition to those which we were the first to coma
municate to the public. The following short
I h • Aloun Reek, near the Sker.
Ive.otvlrestsoelt,swtriulecrkuitt:heACtitiuptlitaienienotrdnetwend
extract from the letter of the Clergyman shows ries, about ten miles from Holyhead. As fur as he 'CO
Mr. K EMMA: to the public in a character in 'eft
• tertnotliCettthlee momentCtet° e endeavour
a et
, with, It is believed, a few passenger* ants
which perhaps few who had not the happiness of
all hands were applied to the pump. Although it so early
his private acquaintance expected to find him : got into the boat, endeavoured to tow her Out to sea, and
" ro you, Sir, no comments on this excellent man's chum-
an hour as ten o'clock no signals of distress were observed, at
least no relief was affinded. The steam.packet which lift
ter here are necessary. I will only say, that he was universally
beloved, both by his countrymen end by the natives, and that
unhappy sittfererm, intuit have patted her by upwards of an hour
lam deprived of, in my little flock, a most pious anti worthy Holyhead at eight o'clock in the morning, unfortunately for the
member—but God's will be done! We are naturally grieved
at the loss of what was ever amiable, excellent, and of' before the accident occurred; and, certainly, no kind of s asist-,
good re.
port, as a standing example to all around ; but how great, on
sues was afforded until it was too Lite. About tin hour after
g
reflection,
by the immortal should be our joy, that the feeble praise of man is the vessel struck, she sunk. The tletith.dealin confusion
succeeded
which ensued, may easily be inutgined by those who witnessed
beat anti greatest of all be honour and' approving smile of the beings ! I was with Bien during the the IPeetaeleswhieh our inferr""ts an eye-Wittle" "the tragic,
greater part of his last hours, and at dui final close; and on scene, leas attempted t° delineate*
commending his soul to his gracious keeping, whome blood anti The Captain, it aeons, reached the boat, which was, bow-
mediatorial power could alone present it mpotless before (doff , ever, too hill to take him in, but he clung to the side end
I could not avoid secretly exclaiming—' Let me die the death reached the nearest hind. The cabin passenger of whom every
of the righteous, and let my
- inquiry was made, could only answer for himself, that he bud
MR. MARTlN.—Wlatter end be like his.'" e
are happy to learn that tritrictilocaurriticweVrantrssawin the
Isitrievheativitnittetirrl 0t1in101747:
there is good reason for believing that the ac+ sons endeavoured to save themselves in the same way, but the
count of the death of Mr. MARTIN, of Galway,
The mail eh horn havingsummaned the passengetia away,
is premature. That Gentleman was indisposed "4" -i t t hat 1.
they could learn no
boatmenrt nu ars mat ty rettebet
crate could scarcely support one, and heat one was eared.
• (lilorgan) had come round by hind, anti just crossed the
about a fortnight since ; but a friend of his bus Bangor any, when thintbrtntsi them that the Clip-
called upon us to state that he received a letter taro
ferry on het way to Liverpool; he had given little or no heft„ from him, dated the 22d inst. (last Saturday), the Illation of the accident.
very day on which, according to the account that Of i tie sufferers, thenti.'neniappeare4dAdfrterjhreenir
wclreess;tir dr
has appeared in the Papers, the intelligence of etnt;t:fecro:;,7lorerta'qy efaeinThe forma „„ „i'pp,,,,,,i to be
his death reached London —Morning Cl/4roniele. the wives et soldiers or tradetmen.

The Earl of CLANWILLIAM kaves town for
Berlin, in a short time. Ills Lordship takes one
or two carriages and a number of horses with