The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-20 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE TWEED.

Yesterday a meeting of merchants interested in the
late melancholy loss of the Tweed, took place at the
London Tavern, with the view of raising a subscription
for the master and crew of the Spanish brig Emilio' by
whose gallant and praiseworthy efforts so many of the
passengers and crew of that ill-fated vessel escaped with
their lives. Mr. Pole took the chair.
Among those present were Mr. Baring, Captain Man-
gles, Captain Chappell, R.N., and a number of merchants
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had voted to Captain Camp.. a eesrtiyct"'s Government
gold medal and 5004;
the Committee o r.Lroyd's a silver medal to the captain,
a bronze medal to the mate, Villaverde, and 201. to be
divided amongst the 'crew of the Emilio. The Royal
Mail Steam-packet Company had voted 2001. to Captain
Camp, 1001. to the mate, and 1501. to the crew of the
Emilio. A list of other subscriptions was also read,
which was greatly increased by the gentlemen present.
A committee of thirteen was then appointed to take
charge of the present and future subscriptions, and to
apply them to the objects intended. Amongst the com-
mittee we noticed the names of Mr. Baring, Mr. A. Col-
ville Mr. Cotesworth, Captain Mangles, Captain Shep-
pard,' Mr. Price, and the Mexican Consul.
The business then concluded, and the meeting se-
parated.

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NATAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, Arm 19.—Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart.,
rn
the Comandi,r-in-Chief, went on board the Victory on Sa-
turday, and officially mustered and inspected the boys with
which
berty rabaptschtiipce, is . manned. They were exercised in great
cutlass exercise, small arca practice, reef-
ing, furling, &c.—all which movements, incidental to the
daily duties of the able seaman, they performed in a style of
perfection which would have rendered them a credit to any
ship in the world after a three years' commission. These
boys went through the entire manoeuvres, firing three rounds
from the great guns in the almost incredible short space of
one minute and twelve seconds.' ' This crowning feat com-
pletely astounded the gallant Minitel, who expressed his
gratification in the warmest language to Captain Pasco,
whose indefatigable perseverance, conjoined with that of the
other officers of the Victory who have had the trainings of
her juvenile crew, cannot be too highly applauded. On
leaving the ship the Admiral was saluted with seventeen
On Wednesday the boys a the Victory will
repeat their highly creditable manceuvres for the gratifica-
uanis; the
nlann.er, arils.
being
manned in a most excellent and ship-
Lion of Captain Sir James Stirling (who is about to commis-
sion the Britannia, 120, at this port), and a distinguished
party of officers.
Mr. Bellamy, second master attendant of this dockyard,
and a party of riggers, returned from the south side of the
Isle of Wight on Saturday with the African steamer and
Drake lighter, having been employed during the late north-
east winds and spring tides in picking up the guns and stores
of the Sphynx, in which they have been successful, having
u overboard to lighten her when she first struck.
weightsrecovered
thrown
every gun, with upwards of 100 tons of the heavy
.
Thus the finishing stroke has been put to that eminently
satisfactory undertaking--the recovery 0 pie Bphynx from
apparently inevitable destruction.