The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-22 00:00:00

FOUNDBEING OF A SLOOP IN TIM
CHANNEL

One of the most distressing ca::es of shipwreck which
has occurred in the Irish Channel for a long time was
reported at Greenock on Monday afternoon. Captain
Watson, the master and owner of the ill-fated vessel—a
sloop, called the Nelly, of Belfast—sailed from Ayr for
Belfast on Tuesday last week, and. on Friday his
vessel foundered during a gale, a few miles from
tl.e entrance to Belfast Lon,gh, his wife and four children
going down with her, while a fifth, a boy, who was got
into the small boat belcngirg to the sloop, died in a state
of delirium, in the arras of his father, on the afternoon of
the succeeding elry. When the father and son got into
the Lent, it was fennel that they had no oars, and the
fragile craft ('rifted all night at the mercy of the waves.
A t daybreak, on Saturday morning, the poor lad began to
sink, andthen became delirious. At the intervals of cessa-
tion from baling out the water, which was always more orless
necessary, to keep the boat afloat, the father would take
the boy in his arms and nestle him in his breast, in the
hope of infush,g some heat into him, but again a wave
would break and fill the tiny craft, and, in consequence,
he had again to lay him down till he baled out a portion
of the water. The poor boy continued in a state of deli-
rium till about two o'clock on Saturday, when death put
an end to his sufferings. By this time the father was
himself beceming very weak ; and he reports that
be felt conscious of his own mind beginning to
give way. He laid the body of the boy out in the
bottom -of the beat, reluctant to commit it to the deep.
During the day a Norwegian brig hove in sight, and took
Watson on board. The poor fellow, besides losing his
wife and family, has lost every shilling's worthof property
which he possessed. When asked why he did not consign
11'6 body of his son to the sea after he died, Watson
answered, with tears in his eyes, " The body of the boy
was the last vestige of all that was dear to me in the
world ; if I saved myself, I thought I would like to have
the body of cne of my family laid beneaththc turf, sothat
I might visit the spot again."

CLEVER ISCAPE FROM ITIEON

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The Dundee papers give particulars of the clever escape
from Dundee prison already noticed. The chief actors aro
David Jet k'ns and Jan i i,t o, who were (tied :.t the last
circuit coutt, :4111 senteocsd to 10 and 8 years' pet al scrvi-
teen respectively, the ono for assault and robbery, and the
other for theft. About half-past 1 o'clock in the mottling,
as the night watchman was 'coking around Lim ho observed
that them was something wrong with a flower-pot near one
of the walls of the emu t Luildings. Suspecting that all was not
right an examination of the prison was made, and cell No.ll
lc Luse Jenkins and Milton lad been confined, was found
empty. Milton—who had twice attempted to comm't sui-
cide while Le had been confined in gaol, was kept handcuffed
as a precaution against his being able to do anything to in-
jure himself, but Jenkins was allowed the free use cf his
Lands. On an examination of the floor being made
(the cell being next the grouu I) it was discovered that
one of the flip had been raised. This stone was of im-
nteuse size, being 5 feet by 2,1 feet, and three inches thick.
This stone lay immediately above part of a tunnel which
WS constructed some yea's age for the purpose of supp'.y-
ing the cuEs with fresh air, and from this tunnel the
air was conducted to tier cells ly a series of branches.
Tie incult of the tunnel was situated in the ccurtyard.
The tunnel wss search: d, and in it was found a poker about
three leer loins, at (1 its 1: ol:en nod twisted et rdit:on suffi-
ciently test ihed :t i lad he, n the inssrumt nu the 1,1 isoners
had use das a EMI of lever to Lai e the stens. The pri,oners
Lid gore iwo the tunnel and c awled through it to the cad,
end, rk. tit L uwe3 the ets tia which stopped the pi": g nib
flab I ands or the pekes, Lad ed rcsess to the con tyard
of the prim n. It cat not he oneeived Low Milton, hand-
cuff, d as he was, could have gone through the tUbLei, among
Jenkins had dragged hint. They lad next t roceeded to the
buck of the ('curt-Louse Buildings, and by minus of the
stanchion, d win lows n Well immediately adjoin the p, faun
gate wall it is supposed that they gained its tep. To
enable them to reach the ground in safety, tics rote
aura h d to the flagstaff on the top of the wall Lsd
b en brought into requisition; but, as it had brokt n from
the strain to .svhicit it was subjected by one or the other,
it is evident that one cf the prisoners must have Leen in-
jured. The spot on 1, kelt the prisoners alighted was
covered with small stones, and these were fount, alto- the
csrai.e had been discovered, to be smeared with b'oed.
Drops of blood were traced in a continuous stream along the
whole length of Bell-street, ranmure7strect, Cowgete,
King-strew, and a portion of Prince's-itreet. The poi or
wilt which the prisoners Lad reisod the stone in the fluor
of their c,ll belonged to the prison, and was used iu con-
nection with one of the stoves that stocd in the cora 'or.
The hunlenffs which Milton wore were found with.n a
pond t nclesure in Douglas-street, lying on a bank. The
hauCeuffs I,cd Levu tilt d off Milton's wrists, and it is : up-
poed thst Ito or scene one else (.11 his behalf had thrown hem
over the wall, intending to consign them to the ly,t nut et'
the pot.el, tut they Lad alight( d on the Lank at the side of
the pond instead.

THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.

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The accounts 01 the wr.r in New 7 :,land by the nat.:
correspcialent are not so satisfactory as those received
freni other sources. The rebellion still continues, and
though confidence is expressed in its ultimate sup-
pression by the colonists, the waste of life and
treasure and the hindrance to the progress of
the colcny are severely felt. The capture of
Ngatapa, indeed, has produced good effects on the cast
coast, and there are hopes that confidence may shortly be
restored in that part. It was reported that Te Kooti, for
whose apprehension £l,OOO was offered, had died of his
wounds ; but little credence is given to the
rumour. It is thought more likely that he
has succeeded in eluding his pursuers. On the
west coast a success, though not a very brilliant
one, has been achieved. The colonial forces, under the
command of Colonel Whitmore, attacked Tito Kowaru
in a pali at Nukumaru. The pah was shelled
for twenty-fours hours, and at the first favour.
able opportunity the walls were scaled. Great things were
expected from this victory, but the hopes of the • con-
querors were speedily overthrown. Tlir same mortifying
results attended the capture which have followed so Many
New Zealand iriwnths, The pah was empty. Tito
Kowaru and Lis followers had made their escape. The
colonists generally were much disappointed at this news,
but no blame is *attached to Colonel Whitmore, who
has to contend against great difficulties in the want of
disciplined troops. The men under his command are well
qualified for good and efficient soldiers, but they have had
very slight training, and their commander has no
time to train them. The pah at Nukumaru, which
occasioned so much disappointment, was, unlike
that at Ngatapa, very strongly constructed, though
occupying a weak position. The account of its
construction affords evidence of the ingenuity of the
Maories. It covered between one or two acres, with an
outside palisading fifteen feet high, formed of the trunks
of trees, so close as only to admit a rifle from the men in
the ditch behind it. This ditch was deep and wide,
and the rebels stationed in it could fire ,t the
advancing troops with impunity. On its inner edge was a
second 'palisading, and beyond it another ditch, with
underground chambers capable of holding hundreds of
men. These chambers communicated with each other by
corrugated iron-covered ways of great strength. The iron, as
may be supposed, had been part of the plunderof abandoned
homesteads. Besides these hiding places, the defenders
of the pah could fire at their assailants from two-storied
erections at the angles. "No troops in the world," said
Colonel Whitmore, " could have hewn their way
through a double row of strong palisades, backed by
rifle pits and flanked by two-story-erections, such as
were constructed in this fortification, and defended
by excellent shots and desperate men." The whole of the
west coast rebels were massed in this pah, and it is
therefore the more to be regretted that the old mistake
of leaving one side of the position unoccupied by the
assailants was repeated. A fern ridge at the back was
left unguarded, and the troops were stationed on the
other three sides of the pah. As has often happened before,
the rebels made their escape at the rear, while the
European forces were advancing in front. A pursuit was
attempted, but in vain, and all trace of the rebels has been
lost. The colonial troops are nominally in occupation of
the famous Waitotara block which now presents in its
blackened homesteads and desolate aspect a painful con-
trast to its former thriving condition.

A Cabinet Council t ill le held at the official
residence of the First Lord of the Treasury: Downing-street,
on Saturday.

Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen's bill for the catAlith-
mont of county financial Low ds Las Levu posts oiled until Lb°
UAL of May. •

The return of metropolitan pauperism shows
another increase this week as compared with 1868 —namely,
2,400.

The dispute in the Luild:ng trade comes nearer a
strike each day. The masters wish to have arbitration.
The men refuse.

Two little toys, namcd Cowans, sons of a poor
widow rekid;ng at Camkale, were accidentally drowned in
the Clyde a day or two Lack, while attempting to wade
across the river at a ford near "Harvey's Dyke."

The editor of the Nouvelle Tribune du People has
boen arrested in his house at Brussels for having sent to
one of the men on strike a telegram containin the weksle.
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