The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-01 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain—Sir James Clarke Ross (1834), to the
Enterprise.
Commander—Joseph Cammilleri (18;9), to the
Poictiers, guard ship at Chatham. This officer was
midz.hipman of the Spider at the passage of the Darda-
nelles in 1807, and of the San Domingo in the Flush
ing expedition, 1809; was midshipman of the Active,
and in the barge of that ship captured or destroyed 44
vessels, and assisted in numerous other boat actions.
In the same ship at Lissa (when he rendered impor-
tant' services in extinguishing a dangerous fire on
board the Corona), and at the capture of the French
frigate Pomone, 1811 ; was mate of the Seahorse,
and present at the capture of Fort Washington and
at Alexandria, and frequently engaged in the boats
during the return of the squadron ; served on shore
at the attack upon Baltimore, and was in a leading
boat at the capture of the otilla on Lake Borgne,
I*l4 ; also at New Orleans, where he was actively
employed until the conclusion of the wars. He;has
received injuries in the service. Gazetted 1811
He was a Lieutenant of 1815. Vide Allen's New
Navy List.
Lieutenants—H. G. Veitch, to the Powerful ; W.
11. J. Browne, to the Enterprise.
Paymasters and Pursers—J. Biggs (acting), to
the Enterprise; J. Walter, to the Powerful.
Second Master—T. Huss, to the Caledonia.
Clerks—H. W. V. Warrington, to the Powers ul ;
E. Whitehead, to the Enterprise ; E. L. Cart-
wright, to the Illustrious ; W. T. Shanks, to the
Havannah.

Midshipman—J. P. Cheymo, to the Enterprise.
Engineers—J. Bruce, first assistant, to the Banshee;
W. Pitt, third assistant, to the Lucifer.
Gunner—T. Quin, to the Powerful.
Carpenter—G. Gale, to the Powerful.
Boatswain—lL Marshall (acting), to the Agin-
court.

Master's Assistant—H. J. Sutton, to the Poictiers.
Wind—N.E., fresh breezes and freshening; wea-
ther very thick and hazy, with rain and snow.—
Five, p.m.

LOSS OF THE SCREW-STEAMER

ARAM.
(From the Liverpool Albion.)
On Sunday, by the arrival at this port of the
packet-ship Susquehana, Captain Dunlevy, from
Philadelphia, intelligence was received of a serious
collision between that ship and the auxiliary-screw
steamer Aram, Captain Easterby, by which the latter
vessel was so seriously damaged that she sunk and
six of her crew were drowned. The disaster occurred
yesterday evening week, at seven o'clock, off the
southeast coast of Ireland, about forty miles beloss
Tuskar. The ship, which for some days previously
had been contending with strong east winds, was at
the time of the collision standing to the northward,
close-hauled, with the wind about E.N.E., and the
weather being very cloudy prevented the steamer
from being seen till they were in close contact. Sifter
the vessels got clear of each other Captain Easterby,
of the Aram, finding his vessel in a very dangerous
state, ordered the boats to be got out, when seventeen
persons, including himself and the first and second
mates, got into them, and were shortly afterwards
taken on board the Susquehana. It was then found
that eix of the crew were missing. Every ef-
fort was made by Captain Dunlevy in searching for
them, and, after lying-to near the spot till daylight
the next morning, no trace of the vessel or the poor
fellows, who might have floated on spars, being
visible, the ship bore away for this port.
The Aram left the- Mersey on Saturday week,
bound for Malta and Constantinople, to which ports
she was a regular trader. She was a superior vessel,
rigged as a three•masted schooner, with auxiliary
steam power, on the screw plan, and only arrived
from the Clyde sixteen days ago, where she had been
receiving new machinery, &c.
Thu following is the copy of a note from Captain
Dunlevy, of the Susquehrna, which was yesterday
posted in the Underwriters'-rooms :
" Ou Sunday evening, Jan. 23, in lat. 51 44, lon.
7 10, llook Light bearing N.E. E. per compass, dis-
tance eight leagues by dead reckoning, was run into
by steamer Aram, Captain A. Easterby, from Liver-
pool, bound to Constantinople. Hove the ship to, and
found part of the stem ;and cutwater carried away.
Shortly after saw signals of distress from the steamer,
and ran down towards her, and picked up two boats'
crews, consisting of the captain, first and second
officers, and seventeen of the crew. Finding six men
missing, ran towards the steamer's light, when it sud-
denly disappeared, and have no doubt they perishE d
with her. Hove the ship to near the place where the
steamer sunk, in hopes of saving more of the crew ;
at midnight saw a gangcast alongside; at eight, A.m.,
saw the cask again. Feeling assured the men had
perished, made sail, and proceeded on our passage
towards Liverpool."
Since the above was written we have been put in
possession of the following letter from Captain Eas-
terby, addressed to Mr. Mongredien, the owner of
the Aram, which gives full particulars of the colli-
sion :
" Or, board the Susquehana, Jan. 25, 1848.
"Dear Sir,—l have to perform the distressing duty
of announcing to you the total loss of the screw-

steamer Aram, under my command, on the night of
' Sunday, the 23d instant, about fifty miles S.W. of
the Tnslcar. Having, as you are aware, left the Bell
Buoy about two, r at., on the previous day, the Slcer-
rc's were passed at seven, and, during the remainder
of the night, we encountered strong southerly and
southeast gales, with sleet and rain, and passed the
Tuskar at two, P.M. the wind veering to the east-
ward. I then shaped a S.W. by W. course, and at
four, P.M. (having then kept the deck from the time
of our departure), I went below for a few hours' rest.
At about seven, r.m., I was awakened by a crash and
a cry that a ship was into us; springing on deck, I
found that we had been struck forward by a large ves-
sel, which was then swinging alongside, smashing the
larboard quarter boat, and doing other damage. Both
vessels soon after swung clear of each other. I now or-
dered the sails (foresail and topsail) to be taken in
and the carpenter to examine the damage forward.
lie reported that the berths were sinaslb--:A in, rind the
water standing above the steerage deck. I had or-
dered the engines to be stopped, but the engineer in-
formed me that the water was rising above the plates
or the engine-room, and that he thought the sc a -
cocks had started, the engines were therefore kept
going, and the injection taken from the bilge. The
smaller engine was also :set on to work the pumps.
binding th water still gaining, rockets and blue
lights were fired as signals to the ship, and I directed
the two remaining boats to be cleared away, giving
charge of the jolly-boat to the chief officer and his
watch, the life-boat to the second officer and his
watch, with directions to the engineers and firemen
to be prepared to get into the latter. I then ordered
the small binnacle into the life-boat, and a compass
into the jolly-boat, with lighted lanthorns into each,
giving each officer blue lights, rockets, matches, &c.
Finding the water rising rapidly in the engine-
room, it having risen above the furnaces and drowned
out the fires, I gave directions to lower the boats
below the gunwales, and for all hands to prepare to
quit the ship. The chief mate quitted with eleven
persons in the jolly-boat, but the men who were sta-
tioned to the starboard falls having left them, (I be-
lieve to get some clothes), some persons let them go,
without orders, and the foremost tackle unhooked.
The painter, at the time, parted, and the boat swung
to the after tackle, which also unhooked, but the
second mate held on to it. I directed several who
were about me to jump in. The second mate could
hold on no longer. Seeing this, and thinking All
hands were in the boats, I sprang into her from the
starboard quarter, when three persons rushed on to
the poop, one of whom was, I think, Mr. Livingstone,
the chief engineer. I beckoned and called them to
follow, but they appeared paralyzed. The oars were
got out, the only two that were available, and every
endeavour made to regain the ship, but, owing to the
cross sea, and to the heaviness of the boat, she was
unmanageable, and a sea breaking on board nearly
filled her. A short time after, falling in with the

jolly boat, in a sinking state, we took live hands out
of her to lighten her, and again endeavoured to
regain the vessel, those on board burning
blue lights and rockets. We then lost sight
of her light. The ship's lights were now
seen to windward, and I therefore determined to
pull towards her to get the people out of the boat,
and assistance to return in search of the vessel. At

about half past eight we got alongside the American
ship Susiuehana, Captain Dunlevy, the jolly•boat
having been picked up about fifteen minutes before,
and, getting the people out of the boat, bore down
towards what the captain supposed to be a light, hut,
if he saw it, it immediately disappeared, and was no
more seen. The ship was shortly after hove to for the
remainder of the night, and short tacks made during
the following day, but no spar or vestige of my ill-
fated ship was seen, except a white painted water
cask, passed during the night and again on the
following morning. On getting on board the Sus-
quehana, and mustering the crew of the Aram, I
found, to my great regret, that, out of the total num-
ber of twenty. six, of which the crew was composed,
six were missing, and I annex a list of those saved
and lost.

"I can never sufficiently acknowledge Captain
Dunlery's kindness to myself and crew ; to his
humane and seamanlike conduct those who ►►'ere

aved owe their lives, as the boats could nut have

lived through the night.
" Whilst deeply regretting this unfortunate acci-
dent, it is satisfactory to me to be able to add, that,
so far as I can ascertain, the collision was purely
accidental, owing to the darkness of the night, and
no blame can be attributed to either party.—l am,
dear sir, yours truly. A. EASTERBY.
" A Mongredien, Esq., Liverpool."
Saved.—Mr. Rutherford, chief officer ; Mr. Robin-
son, second ditto; J. Al'Dougal, carpenter ; Kur-
reem Mullah, steward ; J. Jackson, cook ; H. Ken-
yon, seaman ; Wilson, ditto ; P. Heffron, ditto ;
MiAndrews, ditto; P. Roberts, ditto; T. Thomas,
ditto ; Thomas Gravel, ditto ; H. Thompson, ditto ;
Brannagan, ditto ; Terence Mullian, fireman ; W.
Morrison, ditto; J. Mullholland, ditto; Hugh Came-
ron, ditto ; T. Morrish, boy.
Lost.—Mr. Livingstone, chief engineer ; Mr.
Hardy, second engineer ; Robert Logan, fireman ;
J. Selsby, seaman ; Lewis, ditto ; I. Quin, en-
gineers' boy.

FOREIGN HAILS for FEBRUARY.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 31.—The following are the
steamers appointed to arrive at and depart from
Southampton, with the mails, for February :-
I'LNINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S SHIPS
OUTWARDS.
The Sultan, Captain Brooks, Feb. 3, to Gibraltar,
Malt, Alexandria, Constantinople, Samsoun, Sinope,
"Frebizonde, Athens, Smyrna, &c., and Bombay, in
conjunction with the Hon. East India Company's
steamer from Suez.
The Madrid, Captain Weeks, Feb. 7, to Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar.
The Jupiter, Captain Meehan, Feb. 17, to Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar.
The _Montrose, Captain Bowen, Feb. 27, to Vigo,
Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar.
The Puha, Captain Olive, Feb. 15, to Gibraltar,
Genoa, Leghorn, Civita Vecchia, and Naples.
The Indus, Captain Soy, Feb. 20, to Gibraltar,
Malta, Alexandria, Ceylon, Madras, Calcutta, Penang,
Singapore, and Ilong-Kong.
ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY'S SHIPS
OUTWARDS.
The Great Western, Captain Chapman, via Ber-
muda, to British and Foreign West Indies, New Or-
leans, Vera Cruz, and Tampico.
The Severn, Captain Vincent, via Madeira and
Barbadoes, to British and Foreign West Indies.
NEC SOUTH-WESTERN COMPANY'S STEAMERS.
To Havre, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sa-
turday.
From Havre, every Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday.
To Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, &c., every Tues-
day, Thursday, and Saturday.
From Jersey, Guernsey, &c., every Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday.
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S STEAMERS
INWARDS.
The Erin, Feb. 8, with Bombay, Constantinople,
and Mediterranean mails.
The Hindustan, Feb. 26, with East India, China,
and Mediterranean mails.
The Jupiter, Feb. 5, with Spanish and Portuguese
mails.
The Montrose, Feb. 15, with Spanish and Portu-
guese mails.
The Madrid, Feb. 2b, with Spanish and Portuguese
mails.
The Iberia, Feb. 17, with Italian mails &c., Genoa,
Leghorn, Civita Vecchia, and Naples.
OTAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY'S SHIPS

INWARDS.
The Avon, Feb. 7, with West India mails.
The Tay, Feb. 22, with West India and Mexican
mails.
The Luisitana (Spanish) Company's steamer
Faalcao, Captain Simla, will sail on 1 eb..5, for
Oporto and Lisbon.

ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SoctETY.—Yesterday
the annual general meeting of this society (of which her
Majesty is the patron), founded in 1827 for the purpose
of allowing annuities to decayed merchants, bankers,
professional men, traders, and others, and to females
belonging to the same class of society, was held at the
London Tavern; Henry Pownall, Esq., presided. The
report stated that during the past year the directors
had increased the payments to the annuitants to the
maximum amount allowed by the present law, viz ,
1/. 12s. per month the men, and 11. 4s. the women. Of
the annuitants now on the fund, there were seven men,
four of whom were eighty years of age, and sixteen
women, the eldest of whom was eighty-five years of age.
and the youngest sixty-four. The directors bad invests d
576/. 13s. 6d. in the public funds since their last report.
The funded property now amounted to ,5, /. 3, s. Id.,
being an increase since 1844 of 1,2,2/. 35.1 1d.21 he do-
nations and subscriptions during the past year exceed
that of 1846 by 556/. 19s. 3d.,. The anniversary festival
was fixed to take place on Wednesday, the 16th inst.,
on which occasion George Hudson, M,P. had consented
to preside. The report having been adopted, the chair-
man announced that a splendid picture had been pre-
sented to the society by James Ward, Esq , R.A., and a
vote of thanks was awarded, to that gentleman.
T. IbtaTii or MR. WELSH.—This admirable mu-
sician and excellent teacher died at Brighton on Monday
last, aged 68. Among the vocalists brought out by
Tom Welsh (as he was familiarly called) were Miss
Stephens (now the Countess Dowager of Essex), Mr.
Sinclair, Mr. C. Horn, Miss Merry (now Mrs. Hunt, the
instructress of Miss Lucombe), Miss Shirreff, and Miss
Wilson, whom he took to Italy for improvement, but on
their return home, during stormy weather, she broke a
blood vessel, which prevented her ever afterwards from
singing ; but she became Mrs. Welsh, and has been left
to lament her husband's death.
THE BISHOP or MANCHESTER'S FIRST ORDINA•
TlON.—llis Grace the Lord Bishop of this diocese has
appointed to hold his first ordination service on Sunday,
the 19th March, at the cathedral.—Manchester Courier.