The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-15 00:00:00

SHIPWRECKS.

(From the Australian Chronicle, of the 16th of January.)
THE CLONMEL. —We regret that want of space com-
pels us to give a condensed account of the loss of the Conmel.
It-appears from the report given in the Port Phillip Herald,
of the 12th instant, that she ran on shore about three A.M. on
the 2d of January, and all efforts to back her off were unavail-
ing, when the passengers and crew were landed on the beach
with provisions, &c., where tents were formed from the ship's
sails for their accommodation. A gentleman named Simpson,
together with Mr. Edwards, proceeded in a whale-boat, with a
volunteer crew of five seamen, towards Melbourne, and after
undergoing great difficulties were picked up by the cutter
Sisters, Captain Alulhall, by whom they were landed at Wil-
liam's Town. The cutters Sisters and Will Watch sailed for
the wreck on the 11th instant, having on board Captain
Roach, agent of the Clonmel, Mr. I.ewis, Harbour-master,
and Lieutenant Russell, with a detachment of the 28th Regi-
ment. Amongst the passengers were Mr. and Mrs. Walker
(Mrs. W. is daughter of Mr. Blaxland, M.L.C., and the pre-
sent is the second shipwreck she has suffered); Mr. Goodwin
(of the firm of Hamilton and Goodwin of Melbourne) to whom
one-half of the cargo belonged, Mr. Robinson_, of the Union
Bank, having in his charge 3,0001. of the bank notes received
at Sydney. The whole has been lost, and is supposed to have
been stolen. There were on board 393 tons of coals and '2OO
tons general cargo. At the time Mr. Simpson left. her fake
keel and part of the sheathing was floating, about the vessel,
but she was not making any water, and he is of opinion that
slimed the weather tontine moderate, she would be got off:
When she first struck her rate of speed was upwards of ten
miles an hour. We are sorry to have to add that the firemen
and some others acted in a most disgraceful manner.
The Isabella had become a total wreck on King's Island,
and the p issengers and cren• had been brought on to Mel-
bourne.

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