The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-09 00:00:00

LOSS of the TWEED CONFIRMED.

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The Avon Royal mail steam-ship, Captain Norton,
arrived in Cowes Roads last night at ten o'clock, and
it is lamentable to announce that she brings con-
firmatory intelligence of the total loss of the Tweed
on the reef of Alacranes, as pretiously announced in
The &in.

It appears that there are seventy-two passengers
and crew lost, and seventy-nine saved, a list of both
of which will be found below.

After the vessel struck, which, it appears, was on
the 12th of February, at half-past three A.m., the
survivors, by various means, got on to the reef. They
remained there for some hours, and at five o'clock
P.M., on the first day, one of the boats having been
got ready, the first officer, Mr. Ellison, with eleven
of the survivors, got into with the intention of
reaching the Campeachy shore, if possible. They
were, however, fortunate enough to fall in with the
Spanish brig Einilio, fifty-one wiles from Sisal roads.
After landing them the brig again returned, and,
amidst much difficulty, succeeded in taking off several
others, with whom she departed for Perez. On the
following day the remainder left the reef in two
boats, brought by the Emilio, and got in safety to
Perez. The brig then put off to Sisal, and, after
remaining there seven days, she was chartered for
Havannah, where she arrived on the 3d of March.
On the 11th the Avon, being at Havannah, left for
England, and, as previously stated, arrived in Cowes
Roads last night.
The ill-fated Tweed, after she struck on the Ala-
cranes, went to pieces in the course of half-an-hour.
The survivors, who had contrived to reach the reef,
soon managed to collect sufficient timber to construct
a raft, upon which they remained up to their middles
in water the first night, after the tide had made, in a
most painful state of anxiety.
Fortunately, sufficient provisions and wine were
saved to sustain the unfortunate creatures from perish-
ing by hunger ; they were, as a matter of course, used
in a very spariug manner.

The passengers saved speak in the highest terms
of admiration and praise of the coniuct of Captain
Parsons throughout the whole of the trying scene.
He did everything it was possible to do to save those
unfortunates who have untimely perished; never
allowing his own share of the scanty provisions to
exceed that of his companions in wretchedness—
never flagging for one moment in his endeavour to
render his valuable services available.

It appears there were only three female passengers,
all of whom were drowned.
The last five men on the wreck lashed themselves
together on a spar, and ultimately three of them
reached the shore in safety.
The Avon brings home seventy passengers, inde-
pendently of the survivors of the Tweed.

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There was nothing stirring in particular in the
West Indies. The prospects of the crops are en-
couraging in the extreme.
The latest dates brought by the Avon are, 'Javan-
nab, March 11 ; Chagres, Feb. 26; Honduras, Feb.
20 ; Carthagena, Feb. 28 ; Jamaica, March 11; St.
Jago de Cuba, March 8; Demerara, March 6; Bar-
badoes, March 12 ; Grenada, March 13 ; Porto Rico,
March 16 ; St. Thomas's, March 17 ; and Bermuda,
March 24.

The Avon has a quarter of million of dollars on
board from Parana. She has also 135 cases of cigars,
13 serons of indigo, 50 livq turtles, &c.
Our usual papers have not come to hand.

LIST OF PASSENGERS AND CREW LOST FROM
THE ItOYAL MAIL STI.AM-PACKET TWEED.

PASSENGERS.

Mr. Yurehanote
Mr. Foutitha
General Chaulier

Mr. Serbran
Mr. Guxruga
Mr. Vivinga

fir. Escudeno Mr. 1' ox
Mrs. Escudeno, child, and Mr. Portillo

servant
Mr. Barrimeria

Mr. Santo
Mr. Cuvill

Mr. Robinson Mr. Gonzales
Mr. Meruende Mr. Ladira
Mr. Seidurbergh Mr. Cofer
Mr. Boom Mr. Mathias
Mr. Gartman Mr. Fuentes
Mr. Larado Mr• Topete

Mr. Rermante
Mr. Maspule

Mrs. Jones and son.

CREW
Mr. W. Croke, fourth officer T. Kenny
P. A. Spence, midshipman J. Glassop
R. Varndale, ditto J. Newman, coal-trimmer
S. Rogers, carpenter J. Alcock, ditto
W. Shotter, carpenter's mate J. Moody, ditto
P. M'eullam, quartermaster H. Phillpot, engineer's boy
W. Turl, A.B. H. Bluett, waiter
J. Slade, ditto G. Adams, ditto
J. Furze, ditto I'. Finlay, barman
J. Cove, ditto H. Hawkins, boots
P. Moore, ditto Wm. Ellis, bed-room steward
H. Horrebow, ditto J. Payne, saloon cook
Egbert Moon, apprentice J. Benson. baker
F. Warren W. I ees butcher

J. Enger Walter Dyne, Admiralty
S. Le Gallais, engineer's ap. agent's servant
J. Dixon, captain's servant D. Martin, A.B.
W. Hair, third engineer Henry Burton, cook's mate
W. Ambrose, fifth engineer Mrs. Grundy, stewardess
W. Wiltshead, boiler maker TOTAL LOST.
Thos. Stone, fireman Passengers ..... 31
Wm. Bishop Crew 42
Wm. Hutchings
J. Haddon 73
LIST OF PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED
FROM THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET
TWEED.

CABIN PASSENGERS.
Wm. Ellice, Esq., English J. F. Knox, English
L. R. Price, English J. M. Espano, Mexican
B. G. Farias, English S. Fernandez, Canary Isles
C. 0. Steward, English Juan Lobo, Spain
I'. Jones, English Antonio Miranda, Spain
T. Probst, German Jose Bullet, Spain
F. M. Dimond, American A. Palacio, Spain
F. Castro, Spanish M. Banuel, Spain
A. Pierron, French

DECK PASSENGERS.
A. Gutuerrez, Spain J. M. Ortez
J. T. l'iria, Spain J. Buren
J. Luengas, Spain M. M. Echavurni
J. Blanco, Spain, IIJ. lierraza
V. G. R,ndueles, Spain 1). Dyarrabal
F. L. Peria

CREW.
Captain G. Parsons G. Lowe
E. Ellison, Ist officer J. Wallace
C. II OfISIONV, 2d ditto J. Cox, fireman
E. Knott, 3d ditto S. Harris, ditto
T. Rovvlatt, midshipman T. Hannay, ditto
S. B. Rowland, surgeon L. Moy,s, ditto
T. Bullard, purser 0. Hill, ditto
I'. B. Cameron D. Wallace. ditto
'l'. Broad, boatswain G. Annul, ditto
T. Smith, quartermaster T. Gurnett, ditto
G. Flemings, do. C. Parker, ditto
W. York, A.B. T. Merton, ditto
W. Bunday, do. C. Stewart, storekeeper
T. Briscoe, do. G'. Looney, apprentice
J. Marc}, do. C. P. .4•Cabe, captain's
W. Green, do. steward
G. 'furl, L. C. Hancock, servant
J. Laver, do. G. Marlow, waiter
T. Harris, do. J. Dawson, storekeeper
T. Burwick, do. T. watts, cook

,
T. Sully, do. M. Cushman, officers' boy*
I'. Phillips, do. W. Cooper, surgeon's boy*
M. Muckrell, do. J. Davis, Lieutenant R.N.,
(.4. Deal, do. Admiralty Agent
A. M•lienzie, Ist Engineer . TOTAL SAVED.
T. Morrison, 2d do. Passengers 29
D. Blair, 4th do. Crew
S. Forster, fireman
It Johnston, do. 81
A, Burt
* These two not on board the ship when she was wrecked,
having been left behind at Jamaica.