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THE SUN.

LoLL,A QUIS DICAIRL FALSUfd AUDLAT?

LIST of Ottcers, gearnen, aria Marines, in 14/0
Boats, belonging to his Majesty's Ship Colossus)
taken on the 27th Dec. 1811.

Peter Hodder. Midshipman, commanding the barge, had
passed fora Lieutenant; lames Hynson, Midshipman; Wm.
Campbell, Assistant. Surgeon; George Anderson. Captain
of the forecastle ; jdltn Erasmenson, john Gouldson, jer.
Price, ler. Andrews, lames Brown, 'rhos, Haney, john
Wilson (1), Thos. Jones(;), las. Forrest, Cornelius Connor,
Peter Pooley, john Poole, Wm. Kelly, lames Agnew, Win.
Goddard; Christopher Weston, Miles Loveday, seamen;
Benjamin Hillier, lohn Green, las. Casey, Thos. -ration,
Hugh Boyle, and john Rafferty, privates of the Marines.
John Franklin, Midshipman, commanded the launch;
Neil Malcolm, Midshipman ; Charles Siblay, john Cole,
Thos. Tinton, Pierce tones, Nicholas Bowled, lames Tom-
linson alias Popplestone, John Dinaby, Nicholas Welsh,
Peter Hoskinson, George Green, Adam Barry, seamen r Wm.
Tuley. Thos. Furininger, Robert Burgess, David. Recce,
john Gulliver.
rota)—Four Midshipmen, one Assistant. Surgeon, twenty-
nine Seamen, and eleven Marines.

As the melancholy fate which recently attended
some of our men of war has deeply impressed the
public mind, we are anxious to submit to our
readers whatever may throw a light upon the
mournful subject. As to the Hero, Mr. YORKE
said, in the House of Commons, last night, that it
was the victim of one of those erroneous calcu-
lations iri navigation which are unavoidable in dan-
gerous seas, and during severe weather. The Of-
ficers on board that ship conceived, it appears,
that they were close to the British coast at the very
time when they struck on that of France, and they
were lost under circumstances much the same as
the Minotaur last )ear. Mr. YORKE proceeded to
state, that there was a difference in the unfortunate
case of the St. George and the 4efence. Orders
had been given to the Admiral in the Baltic not
to retard the last convoy homeward bound, on
any account, later than the Ist of November ; but he
had a discretionary power to come away sooner,
if there should be occasion. Admiral REYNOLDS
sailed accordingly from Hano on the Ist of No-
vember, but was obliged by gales to put back three
times, and he finally was not able to leave that an-
chorage before the middle of November. On the

15th, when in the Belt, the convoy met another
heavy gale of wind, in which a large merchant ship
near brol:e from her anchors, and unhappily 'fell
athwart the St. George, which, by this accident,
was driven ashore, and lost her rudder, and was
forced to cut away her masts. By great exertions,
however, she was saved, and carried to Wing()
Sound, where she was refitted as well as circuit).
stances would admit, and had jury-masts set up ;
after which, in the opinion of the Officers, she
was quite capable of the voyage home. Had
it been otherwise, the Admiral would have
shifted his flag, and would even have been
justified in destroying the ship, and conveying
her crew in others to England. Two ships of
the line, the Cressy and Defence, were appointed to
attend the St. George, and they all sailed 00 the 17th
December, having till then been detained by con-
trary winds, and had cleared the SleeVe, when, un-
happily, a tremendous gale of wind came on from an
unfavourable point, and on the morning of the 24th
the lamentable catastrophe of the St. George and
Defence occurred, the Cressy having, with
great difficulty, escaped a similar fate. Nothing
Could be more honourable to the feelings of
Mr. YottKE than the manner in which he made
these statements. He was evidently deeply im-
pressed With the melancholy events, the causes of
which he had so clearly explained ; and we deem it
a dots, to ascribe to the real ground, viz. in strong
impulse of humanity, and feelings of regret for the
loss of so many of our gallant defenders, not to
any misfortune of a domestic nature, as stated in
some of the public prints. Mr. WHITBREAD ex-
pressed his entire satisfaction at the answer
which had been given by the Honourable Gen-
tleman, and was glad that he had touched
upon the subject, as amidst so heavy a loss it
was at least some consolation to reflect, that no
censure was imputable any where, but that theca-

lamity, great as it was, was the inevitable effect of
misfortune, and misfortune alone. He paid a very
liberal compliment to Mr. Yonxx on the sensibility
which he had shewn on the occasion, declaring,
that he fully sympathized with him in all the ,etno-
tions which so great a national misfortune, in. the
loss of so many of our brave defenders, could not but
universally excite.

Our Readers will see, by a reference to our Par-
liamentary Report, that an interesting discussion
took place yesterday in the House of Commons, re-
speaing the state of the Police, and that a Com-
mlttee was-appointed to inquire into the subjea.

Lerters have been teceived from the Dutch coast,
which stale, that BUONAPARTE has granted some li-
censes, for the importation of sugar and coffee, to
ve,sels exporting cargoes consisting chiefly of wine.

We understand, that the Magistrates have ob-
tained further information re:pthing the late
murders. In the meantitne, Aldbhiss and Hart,
remain in close custody, and are strictly watched.
A person of the name of Harris was examined yes-
terday ; but the statement in a Morning Paper re-
specting Mrs. Vet milloe is not correct.
We take.the earliest opportunity of contradicting
a paragraph which appeared in our Paper of last even-
ing, stating 'that a Banker of respectability had put
an end to his existence, no such event having taken
place.
OLD BAILEY.—This morning, •at ten o'clock,
Mr. B. Walsh, M. P. was put to the Bar, ac-
cused of defrauding Sir THOMAS PLVMEII, tts
afready detailed in all the Newspapers. Mr.WALsn
pleaded Not Guilty, and the trial commenced. Mr.
GARROW stated the case for the piosecution, and
Sir THOMAS PLOMER was then called, and ga%e his
evidence at great length. He was under cioss-ex •
amitiation by Mr. SCARLET, the prisoner's Cann-
el, %viten our paper was put to press.