The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-20 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE BARBARA.

We have been requested by Mesvrs. D. and C. Wryer,
the agents for the British and North American Mail
steamer, to publish the following letter, which they have
received from the Rev. Dr. Scoresby, in reference to the
loss of the Barbara, a report of which appeared recently
in our publication. That report was, with respect to
the conduct of Captain Neil Shannon, quite erroneous,
as will be immediately perceived on perusal of Dr. S.'s
statement.

" Whitby, April 14, 1848.
" Gentlemen,—l have read in the Times of yesterday
an account of the melancholy loss of an emigrant ship,
the Omega, and of the subsequent loss of the Barbara,
a brig, on board of which about 150 of the Omega's
emigrants had sought refuge. Mention is made of the
approach to the brig of a steam-packet, and of her bear-
ing away, without affording relief, in terms calculated to
convey a reflection, I think, on the humanity of the cap-
tain of the steamer.
" he steamer referred to was the Hibernia, on board
of which I happened to be a passenger. I have felt it
due to, Captain Shannon to address you on this occa-
sion, lest any misapprehension should be entertained in
respect to his conduct; and you are fully at liberty to
make any use of this communication you may deem
fitting.
"Happening to keep a slight journal of occurrences,
I find the incident alluded to particularly recorded. I
give you the precise words, merely premising that the
weather was stormy, and had been mono particularly so
the preceding day.
" March 2.—The weather moderated a little last
night, and the wind veered to N.N.W. This morning
we had snow showers and squalls. At three r.m., we
saw land to the N.—the land near Cape Race—about
20 miles off. Soon after a brig hove in sight, lying-to,
to leeward (head to the S.W.), having a signal of dis-
tress flying in the rigging. We bore down, and at slow
speed passed close under her stern. The master hailed
to the effect, we have picked up 150 emigrants, and
are short of water.' Captain Shannon replied—' the
land is close by to the N.E., which you can easily fetch.'
It was impossible to relieve her, with such a gale and
sea running, with water, and we bore away, regretfully,
on our course. Had the brig wore to the N.E., she (if
setting her foresail) would be in shelter in five hours,
under the land, and could reach St. John's by morning,
only 70 miles distant. The brig was the Barbara, of
Halifax.
" yours faithfully,
I remain, Gentlemen,
W. M. SCORESBY.
" The Directors of the B. and N. A.
Mail Steam packets."
The Rev. Dr. W. Scoresby's opinion is of great
weight, he having been for a portion of his life com-
mander of a whaler out of this port.

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ASCOT.
The Emperor's Plate.
Sir Tatton Sykes, 5 yrs—The Hero, 5 yrs—Pyrrhus
the First, .5 yrs—Saddle, 4 yrs—Conyngham, 4 yrs—
Foreclosure, 4 yrs—Ellerdale, 4 yrs—War Eagle, 4 yrs
—lnheritress, aged--Distaffina, 3 yrs—Do-it-again, 3
yrs—Flatcatcher, 3 yrs—Sunnyside, 3 yrs.
Sir J. Guard and Lord Palmerston did not name.
EPSOM.
The Grand Stand Plate.
For this donation of 200 sovs., added to a 10 sovs.
Handicap, the Great Metropolitan Stakes Course, two
miles and a quarter, there are only 19 subscribers, in
consequence of which there will be no deduction for tho
second and third in the race.
The Swinby Stakes did not fill.
GOOI)WOOD.
The Goodwood Cup has closed with 33 subscriptions.

PEDESTRIANISM.
HOWARD AND NEWNAM FoR 151. A-mg.—The race
)1 150 yards between these men, wherein Howard gave
his opponent five yards at starting, was run on 'Tues-
day, at Gannett corner, near Barnet. The assemblage,
considering the showery weather, was large. Specula-
ion ranged limn 6t05t0 4 on Howard. Owing to the
saturated state of the ground, the enclosure at Frank
Key's was not made use and the men ran in a drifty
lane which stint; the ground. Soon after appearing at
the scratch they got off at a merry pace, Newnam run-
wog much better than in his late match with Wiltshire.
At 120 yards Howard was still behind; however, he
caught his man ten yards from home, and ran in a winner
by a bare yard only.