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
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
bronze
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to theof "Llo3md'astea, silver
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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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uT VII,AArLREhiIes Ogle, Bar.. ,
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POIrrN
the Commander-in-Chief, went on board the Victory on :sal
turday, and officially mustered and inspected the boys with
which that ship is " manned." They were exercised in great
AILIIN9.
gunnery practice, cutlass exercise, small arm practice, reef-
ing, furling, bye.—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 manceuvres, 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 Admiral, who expressed his
gratification in the warmest lan E, ru a, (re
to Captain Pasco,
whose indefatigable perseverance, conjoined with that of the
other officers of the Victory who have bad 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 most 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 Stirlingort ),and,( a distinguished
is about to commis-
sion the Britannia, 120, at this p
party of officers.
Mr. Bellamy, second master attendant of this dockyard,
and a party ot 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 e 1
successful, having
recovered every gull, with upwards of 100 tons of the heavy
weights thrown overboard to lighten putn she first struck.
Thus the finishing stroke has been to that eminently
satisfactory undertakin—the recovery of the Sphynx from
apparently wevitable dgotruction.