The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-11 00:00:00

THE LOSS OF THE TRANSPORT SHIP

BARRACKPORIS.

CONSTANTIITOPLE, Dec. 31.—The Barrack pore (Frenoh
transport), Capt. Louttit, of London, was 1 ost of the
island of Marmora on the night of the 14th inst. The
ship was laden with hay for the French army, and about
9 o'clock, while under 3 close-reefed topsaile, strong
gales from the north-eastward, with thick snow showers,
she was driven on the east part of the island of Marmora.
So thick was the weather that within 20 minutes of first
seeing the land the ship was among the breakers. From
the first moment there was no hope of saving the ship,
and the captain states that bad they been a ship's length
ahead or astern of the spot on which she struck, all or
the greater part of the crow must have perished with
her, there being nothing but steep. crags with deep water
the sea tumbling in like mountains. Fortunately, the
ship went upon a kind of point or ridge. She al-
most immediately filled. The mainmast was then cut
away, which felt on the point (before the ship heeled
over to seaward), and by it all hands got safely on
shore. They just succeeded in getting a footing on the
crags, and there had to stand till daylight, when part
of the crew ventured on board the wreck, and found
her fast going to pieces ; they, 'nevertheless, managed
to save a few clothes on the starboard side of the poop
and forecastle, but could not get a pound of provisions
of any kind. In the afternoon the gale and sea in-
creased again, and the ship parted—the pieces spread-
ing in all directions around the cliff. They had no
means of communicating or getting away from the
island uhtil Friday the 21st., when her Majesty's steamer
Oberon came and took them off, as also the crew of the
Talavera, an English transport, which had been wrecked
on another part of the island. The inhabitants of the
island are represented to have treated the crew of the
Barrackpore most barbarously. After the Oberon bad
landed the crews at the Dardanelles, the British Consul,
with some Turkish police, and the captains of the Tala-
vera and Barrackpore, returned to make prisoners of this
ringleaders.

LORD ADOLPHUS FITZCLABENCE.—We regret to learn
that the favourable change which gave hopes of Lord
Adolphus Fltzclarence recovering from hia very Berl-
°us illness has not continued. On Wednesday the
noble and gallant invalid was pronounced to be not
so well as or, the preceding day. Dr. Bright
and the other medical gentlemen in attendance
on his Lordship had a consultation after see-
ing their patient, and at the close of their delibera-
tion tlYe following bulletin was issued for the infor-
matio.,, of the numerous inquiring friends of his Lord-
ship Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence has passed a rest-
lep night, but has bad several hours' refreshing sleep
tuis morning, and was in all repeats as well as yester-
day.-2 o'clock, p.m., Jan. 10." Her Majesty and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert sent by telegraph yeaer-
day morning from Windsor Castle to les.rn the state of
his Lordship. At half-pa,st 10 last night, Dr. Bright
and his lordship's other medical advisers met at Lord
Adolphus's residence at St. James's Palace, and another
consultation was held. The result of the conference is,
conveyed in the annexed bulletin :--"Lord Adolphtzei
Fitzclarence has passed a more comfortable day, and lei
better this evening than be was at the same hour yes-
terday-10.30 Jan. 10."