The Sun.
London, England, 1832-08-15 00:00:00

DIVING.

(From the Norwich Mercury.)
There is a small cutter now lying in our (Yar'
mouth) roadstead, belonging to a man named Bell•
Her crew consists of six men, several of whom are
singularly expert in diving. She sails about Irons
place to place, to offer assistance to recover loss

treasure, &c. She has arrived for the purpose (bi
permission of the Admiralty) of endeavouring tO
obtain a portion of the treasure lost in the GuernseY
Lily transport, which got on the Cross Sandi
floared off, and afterwards foundered in the centre
of Yarmouth-roads, in 43 feet water, coming with
stores, &c. from Holland, after the Duke of York 'o
expedition in 1799. The transport was laden with
horses, ammunition (in which were 25 brass field'
pieces), a stock of wine, &c. The method these
divers use is curious :—The cutter is first placed
immediately over the wreck, the diver then, habitel
in an India-rubber air-tight dress, having a tube 8"
tached at the back of the neck to receive the air
(which is constantly kept pumping in), descends
from a rope ladder, and gives signals for cereal!'
things to be sent down by a small line, which is at‘
tended to by those on the deck of the cutter; hY
this line baskets and other utensils are sent dovvil
for the use of the diver, and sent up again with
wine, &c., taken from the wreck. The diver'.
head-dress is curious ; it is composed of copper, and
is a complete covering, made much after the manner
of the ancient helmet, only that it is made large
than the head, and has in its upper part three gloss
windows; it weighs 50Ibs. He has two other
dresses on besides that above mentioned. He car'
ries down with him 1201 b. of lead in two bags'
With all this weight he declares that when in the
Water he appears perfectly free from weight or ill'
cumbrance of any sort. There has been already
bronAht up a large quantity of wine (the bottles co'
riously tattooed with large and small oysters, which
have been tasted, and are excellent), some copper!
iron handles of chests, pieces of gun-carriages, B.:e'
They
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guns, Wa
known the transport had on board for the purpose 01,
paying the troops employed in the above-mentioned
expedition. The Admiralty, v..e understand, 10
handsomely given permission to Captain 13,11 to
make what use be pleases of the articles found, only
conditioning that the brass guns (if recovered) shall
he given up, for which they will return their value.
Great numbers of persons from different parts of the
country have been off to view this novel and singular
undertaking. Boatmen are in constant attendance
to take off, at moderate charge, those persons who
wish to witness this effort of human ingenuity and
enterprise. The diver, when under water, finds his
strength so increased, that lie can bend the ends
together of the large iron crow-bar (of 3-?2- feet long
and 2f inch in size) which he takes down with On
to part the wreck. These divers go down alter'
nately about twice a-day, but are compelled to take
advantage of the tid,s when it is slack water. Thel
first descent was on Seutirday, and has been repeate"
every day since, which has proved a great treat to
numbers of all ranks, who have attended to observe
this surprising—perhaps unequalled exhibition.

BIRTHS. 1
On the 12th inst. the lady of Samuel Fisher, Esq., of Stockwel
Common, of a daughter, still-born.
On the 13th inst. in Queen-square, Bloomsbury, the lady' °f
William Loftus Lowndes, Esq., of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 13th inst. at liollesby, John Baker Esq., of Great X.
Gir
moutitile),,totnoej EEmsiz M.D.a Grace, only daughter of the late Thonia

DIED.
sirointotite,tl'i!lh,eittniseth.i.in Portland-place, John Digby, seconded son of
On the 11th inst. at West Clandon, near Guilford, rr
Gulston, Esq., aged 57.

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