The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-20 00:00:00

GRFENOCK, OCT. Iz.

The American Schooner BPilevolence, Cor.t.t NS,
for Wiscasset, in ballast, was totally lost on the
Island of Jona, in a gale of wind, on the 6th
ult. four days after leaving this port, All the
Crew saved, except a boy, named Thom As Gon.
WIN. Her sails, rigging, cables, and anchors only
were saved.

On Sunday last sailed from Greenock, in the
lane, Capt. ANDERSON, LiC-Ut. COI. ARCIID.
STEWART, Capt. RATTRAY, and Dr. WALKER,
with a party of Scotch Recruits, to join the first
Battalion of Royals, at Antigua.
A very unfortunate affair happened here on Satur-
day evening last. Duncan M'Kenzie, son of Ro-
derick IVl‘Kenzie, owner and master of the Sloop
Industg, of Lochallash, at present in this harbour,
having been walking on the quay with Kenneth
M'Kenzie, his companion in the vessel, they were
applied to by a person who wanted to be put on
board a ship in the roads. They agreed to give
him " a put" in their boat, and set off accordingly.
But upon reaching the vessel, they were insulted
and abused by three men in a boat alongside, for in-
terfering with them who were regiilar boatmen. A
scuffle ensued, and blows were given. Duncan
IVPKenzie was dragged out of his own boat, and
taken on shore by the three men in their boat, two
of whom were at the oars, while the other kept
beating and abusing Kenneth.
Coming alongside of a Gabart at the Quay,
M'Kenzie jumped on board, and ran off from them,
but two of them pursued him, even to the ship's
side, from whence he leaped down into his father's
boat, which his comp Anion had by this time got
there, and into which the old man (the father) had
also come to assist him in bailing, out the water she
had taken in. In the hurry and confussion into
which the young man had been thrown, he, in
stepping upon the boat, completely overset her, so
that all three were thrown into the water. Form-
nately, at this moment, Mr. James Finlay, Tide
Surveyor of Excise, coming past in his boat from
the vessels in the Roads, attratcd by their cries,
picked up the father and the hand, but before they
could get up 'the young man he was drowned.
Other circumstances are said to have attended
this unfortunate business, but as these are the sub-
jeet of a precognition, in which the Magistrates are
just now engaged, we forbear being more particular
at present. John Turner, James Drummond, and
Robert Drummond, the three men above alluded to,
are in custody.

On Thursday afternoon, George Stringer, an ap-
prentice to Mr. Walker, millwright, in Newgate-
street, Newcastle, being sent for to repair a pump, in
Mr. Wilson's yard, in High-Friar-street, in the
same town, the receptacle of which had n9t been
opened for some time, he found it essary to
descend into the well, to discover the defea of the
pump ; for which purpose, he let himself down'by
a rope, but had scarce entered, when he cried out,
" there is foul air in the well ;" and before assist-
ance could be afforded, unfortunately, from the effeets
of suffocation, fell to the bottom ; and all signs of
animation were lost before he could be recovered.
The Coroner's Inquest sat on the body in the
evening, and brought in their verdia—Died in con.
sequence of suffocation.
On Friday the Keeper of Giltspur.6treet Compter
charged a woman at Guildhall, with bringing spirits
into the prison, for theyse of the noted Mrs. Bar-
rington. She was adjudged to pay rol. which being
unable to pay, she was committed to prison
,for
three months.