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 thoLpre;;ntWereitir.lis;ring, Captain Man-
gles, Captain Chappell, R.N., and a number of merchants
connected .with the trade of South America.
A statement was made that her Majesty's Government
had voted to Captain Camp a gold medal and 5001.;
the Committee of Lloyd'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.
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A committee of thirteen was then appointed to take
charge of the present and future Subscriptions,Amoogst
he and
omto
apply .
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Col-
ville, Mr. Cotesworth, Captain Mangles, Captain Shep-
pard, Mr. Price, and the Mexican Consul.
iute themw e to
noticed the othbjeenct as m iensteonfd Mr.ed. Baring,
Mr. A.
The business then concluded, and the meeting se-
parated. -
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commission. These
turday, and officially mustered and inspected the boys with
exthree rounds
which that ship is " manned." They were exercised in great
gunnery
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from the great guns in the almost incredible short space of
one. minute and twelve seconds. This crowning feat corn-
gratification in the warmest language to Captain Pasco,
whose indefatigable perseverance, conjoined with that of the
pletely astounded the gallant Admiral, who
other officers of the Victory who have had the training of
her juvenile crew, cannot be too highly applauded. On
leaving the ship the Admiral was saluted with seventeen
guns, the yards being manned in a moat excellent and ship-
shape manner. On Wednesday the boys of the Victory will
repeat their highly creditable manoeuvres for the gratifica-
tion 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
recovered every gun, with upwards of 100 tons of the heavy
weights thrown overboard to lighten her when she first struck.
Thus the finishing stroke has been put to that eminently
satisfactory undertaking—the recovery of the Sphynx from
apparently inevitable destruction.