The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-09 00:00:00

that you approve the step I propose to take, and
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that, although you may not agree with me n all
particulars, you agree with me in the main in the
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" Ever, i;ny dear Brougham, yours most sincerely,,"
cc ELLENBOROLIGII.

WRECK OF TILE _ROYAL CHARTER•

THE LIFTING OPERATIONS.

MOELFRA, TuEsp.ay.
The "lumper," or lifting apparatus, for
Liver-
Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. had sent to
pool in the early part of last week, arrived here en
Saturday. The lumper is in appearance something
like a fishing smack. She has a powerful heaving
machine on board, which is worked from the deck,
and with which large portions of the wreck are
sure to be hoisted from the position in which they
now lie. Some additional divers were brought from
Liverpool with the lumper, and descents were made,_
on Sunday forenoon. Tne divers say that the wreck'
lies in a very intricate and, to them, dangerous heal).
which
They walk beneath some of the heavy rnachiuer):
of the ship, and have to grope their
ironwork. One of them met with a corpse on Sun
day, but was unable to remove it from the mass a'
timber and iron in which it was entangled.
aid
The Royal Charter was steered with a *len A
patent steering apparatus. This the divers succeed
e"
in attaching to the chains of the lumper, and Awl
hauled up in an almost perfect state ; a segment °
the wheel being the only part broken away. The,
framework to which the patent steerer was attache'
subs&
when it stood in its place on the ship was
quently got up. No gold was discovered by th,
divers on Sunday. The bullion-room of the
Charter was about 18 feet up from the keel. 1
way amidst
was, as is usual in similar ships, formed out of'
a
portion of the stern, to which an iron deck, ir°3
sides, and an iron door were attached. In this rood
the ingots, specie, and dust consigned to parties 11
this country were deposited. The gold consig'
to the captain was placed in small cubical malr:
gany boxes, on Which were affixed the seal of ta,:'
captain and that of the party who committed
gold to his custody. These boxes were dep?sue t
in the bullion-room. That the bullion-room is d
intact, but has been knocked to pieces, is Pr°cuee
beyond a doubt by the fact that fragments of t'e
cubical mahogany boxes, with seals on them, ha a.O
within the last few days been found aloe;
beach. Nevertheless, thn professional gentleiury
who watch the operations of the divers areiTetbe
sanguine as to the recovery of the ingots and to
specie. Of the recovery of the gold dust the sa
hopes are not entertained. e in
On Sunday night there was a very heavy fig 1
.ter
Dullas Bay. The Fury was obliged to seek shs:i to
round by Moelfra, and to tow the lumper 011' )
1 00
the same place. They both came back to the scecher
of the wreck on Tuesday morning, but the Nvenitifg
was too unfavourable to permit of the lumper ot
got to work. Up to . that time only two barsero
gold has been found ; one, that which the ditsbat
brought up last week ; and the other, eue.,,,,,v0,1
had been picked up by some men of the Royal
Nany, in a boat belonging to her Majesty's s,; tea
tender the Sea Mew. Nineteen thousand an 01
plates and bars of copper, weighing ab°ll' not
tons, have been recovered ; and the total arnons
of money found on the beach and on the Pers.p is
of the drowned who have been washed asil°l-
£2BO 13s. 31d. , of
On Saturday last the police made a se't;
several bundles of clothing which some a t'—ges.
lagers of Moelfra had conveyed to their collo°
Thore was no article of any value amengst, black
clothes with the exception of a very beautifaL saw
silk dress, which had belonged to some lady Pais,ote-
ger. This discovery, and the fact that some P a
graphic portraits had previously been
villager to his house, and only given up wbelhave
manded by parties who had traced thew' have
raised suspicions in the minds of those vill°
lost friends or property on board. carne
en
Jde,

(Frew the Belfast Ketesletter') meth
Mr. M'Cappin and Mr. Ferris, our tewnsa, of
who were so miraculously saved from the ivre.thia
the Royal Charter, have visited our office
the last few days, and have given us some Pa'„ve
lars in reference to their most extraordinary esibst
and the appalling scenes they witnessed en h
dreadful morning on the Welsh coast. TheY,;,:of
been urged to deliver in public some deseriP":",:uel
the catastrophe from the moment the yessel 5", to
until the time they left the wreck on their 0:0•10s.
Belfast; and for many such an account 1870'1,,,17., Pro'
sess a very melancholy interest. Among $
perty which Mr. M'Cappin had on board groin
box containing several valuaTe rings rea.: wrel'
gold nuggets, brooches, and other articles ofJe ing
lery, and a valuable silver Orange medalywbheearbo%
on one side the image of King William. rate
went down with the vessel, and after a "`''esac'
struggle with the raging elements its owneirday`
seeded in reaching land with his life. The ne'sueh
having in
got himself temporarily clothed vent
t `
stray articles as were cast up by the tide, he went
the beach searching for some of his les'sand,
The
perty, when he found, partly embedded in --„g one
asmall nugget, which he at once recogniseu "b-üblY
ofth the most unique in his collection, and Prn,,al
e most beautiful for its size on board the
exact. r!vere,
__ Charter. In appearance it bears Tin
as it ill au
blance to a small seal, the qitartz being,
set in the gold, in the same manner as the stene uara
ordinary seal. Further on, one of the Coasr,tg,pla
asked if any one had lost a medal. :gr. 3-I`;!lui.tios
replied that he had, and having given a deser-jas
es ju
of it, it was produced, and found to be the 1
had packed up with the nugget and other artio too
his box. How these articles, small and 110'01 left
from the box, were carried on the wirceson 'tide'
where they were uncovered by the rece""Zr
life
when strong and vigorous men, battling °one 01
were swallowed by the billows, must remai,n deplo.
the many wonders in connection with th
rable occurrence.