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London, England, 1848-02-01 00:00:00

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southeast gales, with sleet and rain, and passed the
Tuskar at two, P.M. the wind veering to the east-
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• ward. I then shaped a S.W. by W. course, and at
four, P.M. (having then kept the deck from the time
A.RY 1) 1848, of our departure), I went below for a few hours' rest.
_ At about seven, P.M., I was awakened by a crash and
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a cry that a ship was into us; springing on deck, I
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boat, and doing other damage. Both
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larboard quarter
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Los from the and the carpenter to examine the damage forward.
I.' and He reported that the berths were smashed in, and the
water standing above the steerage deck. I had or-
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steamer Aram, under my command, on
Sunday, the 23d instant, about fifty miles S.W. of
\ the Tuskar. Having, as you are aware, left the Bell
Buoy about two, P.M., on the previous day, the Sker-
nes 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, P.M., I was awakened by a crash and
vsaelesc,srels cry
which
a ship was into us; springing on deck, I
found that we had been struck forward by a large ves-
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larboard quarter boat, and doing other damage. Both
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dered the sails (foresail and topsail) to be taken in
and the carpenter to examine the damage forward.
He reported that the berths were smashed in, and 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
of the engine-room, and that he thought the sea-
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.
Finding the 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 jelly-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
handswere about
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hold on no longer. Seeing this, and thinking all
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 five hands out
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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 Susquehana, 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, but,
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
Dunlevy's kindness to myself and crew ; to his
humane and seamanlike conduct those who were
'eyed owe their lives, as the boats could not 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 he attributed to either party.—l an,
dear sir, yours truly. A. EASTERBY.
" A Mongredien, Esq., Liverpool."
Saved.—Mr. Rutherford, chief officer ; Mr. Robin-
son, second ditto ; J. M'Dougal, carpenter ; Kur-
reem Mullah, steward ; J. Jackson, cook ; H. Ken-
yon, seaman ; Wilson, ditto; P. Heffron, ditto ;
M'Andrews, ditto • P. Roberts, ditto; T. Thomas,
ditto ; Thomas Gravel, ditto ; H. Thompson, ditto ;
J. Brannagan, ditto ; Terence Mullin, 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.

[PRICE SD.

FOREIGN MAILS for FEBRUARY-
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 31.—The following are the
steamers appointed to arrive at and depart from
Southampton, with the mails, for February :
PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S SHIPS
OUTWARDS.
The Sultan, Captain Brooks, Feb. 3, to Gibraltar,
Malt, Alexandria, Constantinople, Samsoun, Sinope,
Trebizonde, 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 Pacha, 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 Hong-Kong.
ROYAL MAIL STEAK[-PACHET 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.

NEW SOUTH-WKSTBRN COMPANY'S STNAMBRS.

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 COMrANY'S STEAMERS

INWARDS.
The Erin, Feb. 8, with Bombay, Constantinople,
and Mediterranean mails.
The Hindosten, F.b. 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. 26, with Spanish and Portuguese
mails.

The Iberia, Feb.l7, with Italian mails, &c., Genoa,
Legkorn, Civita Vecchia, and Naples.
ROYAL 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
Faaleao, Captain Scala, will sail on Feb. 5, for
Oporto and Lisbon.

ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SOClETY..—YeSterday
the annual general meeting of this society (of which her
Majesty is the patron), founded in 1827 for the purpose
of allowing anuuides to decayed merchants, bankers,
professional men, traders, and others, and to females
belonging to the same class of society, wus 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 1/. 4s. the women. Of
the annuitants now on the fund, there were seven men,
four of whom were eighty years •of age,
yaenad sixteenoage.
women, the eldest of whom was eighty-five rs
and the youngest sixty-four. The directors had invested
5761. 13s. 6d. in the public fun(ii, since their last report.
The funded property no'an3
of 1,±721. 3s. d. Thed21t01,15721.3
3s. Id.,
being an increase since 1844
do-
nations and subscriptions during the past year exceed
5561. 19s. 3d..udTnhesedaanyn,ivtehresalr6ythfesitnivsta.l,
that of 1846 by
H•cuison, M.P. had consented
to sfi
whiched
occasionto take
Gplaceeo r
goen
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.
DEATH OF ME. T. WELSIL—This admirable mu-
sician and excellent teacher died at Brighton on Monday
last, aged 68. Among the Tocalists 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 Marry (now Mrs. Hunt, the
instructress of Miss Lucombe), Miss Shirreff, and Miss
Wilson, whom he took to Italy :for improvement, but of
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 OF MANCII ESTICR'S FIRST ORDINA-
TION.—His Grace the Lord Bishop of this diocese has
appointed to hold his first ordination service on Sunday,
the 19th March, at the cathceiral..—Manchester Courier.