The Sun.
London, England, 1803-01-12 00:00:00

COWES, JAN. to.

ARRIVED the Dutch brig Postillion, from Deme.
rara, with coffee and sugar ; and the American ship
Nancy, Capt. 1- ones, from Baltimore, with tobac.
co, and ordered to the Motherbank to perform
quarantine.
Sailed the Anna Theresa, BuLLweatt, for Ostend,
with fruit.

Yesterday several Cowes pilot-boats picked up,
floating betsieen Portsmouth and the Needles, thir.
teen hogsheads of French wine, and two hogsheads
of brandy, which the Colle&or of the Customs has
claimed, as dro:.•s of the Admiralty,

Lately the Nanry, of Dundee,. laden with coals
from Sunderland, was wrecked on the Old Law
Point, near Holy Island, where the crew, consist-
ing of the Owner, his son, and two other seamen,
peridsed, being all the hands on board, except one,
who owed his deliverance to the spirit and aaivity
of three brothers, of the name of YouNquosts AND,
of Elswick. The ship took the ground about
two o'clock in the afternoon, and before nine at
night went to pieces. The son died in his father's
arms from the severity of the weather ; soon after
which, the latter, having lost all his fbrtitude,
sunk into the same. Watery course. The other two
were swept from the mast, about which they had
swung till nature was exhausted. The only sur.
vivor stopped by the companion till the tide
ebbed, being frequently immersed in ten feet water.
The Mr. YouNr;ousunnins swam their horses in,
but were repulsed by the floating wreck. On their
returning to the shore, a shriek of agonizing distress
pierced their generous feelings. They thereupon
dismounted, and • catching a rope, providentially
wafted from the wreck, they tied it to each other,
whilst the first swans to the remains of the vessel,
and encouraged the distressed survivor to quit the
companion.and jump into his arms, which he fortu.
nately effdled, and thus, almost lifeless, was drag.
ged on shore.

On Tuesday the 4th inst. an experiment of track-
ing vessels by means of a • Steam Boat, was made upon
the Forth and Clyde Navigation, in a very successful
manner, having on hoard Lord Dort') As, the Hon.
Capt. DoNn.s.s of the Royal Navy, Mr. Set sits, of
Rderslie, and several other Gentlemen. Between
the hours of one and two, the Steam Boat left Ha.
milton Mill, to meet the Alive., Wm. Gow mas-
ter, one of the largest vessels in the navigation,
burden zoo tons and upwards, which it took in tow
near Stockinglield, and carried, with the greatest
ease and safety, at the rate of three miles an hour,
to the East end of Port I)undas, amidst a very large
concourse of people, who were exceedingly well
pleased with the performance. The general use of
this contrivance, will undoubtedly be advantageous
to the country, by greatly improving the mode, and
lessening the expel ce of tracking vessels upon
and inland Navigation.

Yesterday , the "LORD MAYOR held a Court 'of
Aldermen for the expresi purpose of swearing into
office TtiomAs RoWc kOFT,• Etti. lately ekted an
Alderman of the Ward of Walitrook, in the room of
Mr, Alderman CAD aLL, deceased : no other bnsi.
ness of any consequence was done, excepting order.
the price of Bread to continue at niorpence.far_
thing the Quartern Loaf; the Court then adjourned
to the Mansion,lionse, where his Lordship ele-
gantly entertained them and the new Alderman.

There Isas lately beer, a heaiy fall of snow in
many parts of Ireland. A letter froiu the County
of Clare states, that it was four feet deep on the