The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-02 00:00:00

STRANGE CONDUCT.

On Friday last, about eight o'clock, the American
ship A. Z., of New York, from Liverpool for New
York, struck the inside of the Blackwater Bank,
and burnt lights at 12 o'clock the samenight, which
were seen from the shore. Early next morning
Mr. Truscott, of Liverpool, agent to the Lydia
wrecked near the same place, with a boat's crew
proceeded to the ship, and offered their services to
the captain. The latter asked what amount of re-
muneration he should pay, when Mr. Truscott
replied that he would leave it to the decision of
Mr. S. R. Graves, mayor of Liverpool, and the re-
presentative of the New York underwriters. The
captain then asked his position on the bank, which
Mr. Truscott pointed out on the chart. He then
asked whether he was on the inside or outside of
the bank, when he was informed he was on the
inside, and two and a half miles south of the
light ship. The mate then inquired where was
the Pomona wrecked, when he was told that
her buoy lay two miles south of the place where
the A. Z. had then struck. Mr. Truscott then
pointed out the land. Immediately after receiving
all this information, the captain of the A. Z., with-
out any explanation whatever, took up two belay-
ing pins out of the larboard rail, and roared out in
a passionate tone " Get into your boat, you Irish
devils ;" following the boat's crew round the quarter
deck, striking all he could come at. When the
crew were getting into the boat over the rail at
such dangerous speed, Mr. Truscott felt it his duty
to face the infuriated and ungrateful Yankee, in
order to give the boat's crew time to get into their
boat without loss of life, and received a severe blow
of the belaying pin on his arm, which was aimed at
his head. Notwithstanding this cruel and barba-
rous treatment, Mr. Truscott wrote with chalk on
the vessel's side her true position, lest the fury of
the captain might endanger the ship and all on
board. As Mr. Truscott and crew were leaving
the ship's side, the Coastguard came up and went
on board, and after giving similar information to
that supplied by Mr. Truscott were ordered by the
captain, in the same violent manner that he treated
Mr. Truscott's crew (save the personal violence), to
leave the ship. The Wexford steam-tug Erin next
came up and offered her services, to which no reply
was made, when she returned towards Wexford.
After the boats had left she hoisted a flag of dis-
tress, and a boat from Morriscastle, manned by
Michael Leary, John Fortune, and three others,
boarded her, when, by backing and filling, she was
got off the bank in the course of a couple of hours.
While engaged in trying to get her off, one of the
men was left, in the boat, when the painter broke by
the surging of the ship, and the boat drifted away,
but the heartless master of the ship rendered no
assistance, and the poor fellow was afterwards
picked up by the Cahore lifeboat. Such conduct as
that practised by the captain of the A. Z. deserves
universal reprobation, and we hope it may be
brought under the cognizance of the underwriters,
as it is calculated to do infinite mischief if not sig-
nally punished.— Wexford Independent.

THIS DAY'S MARRETS.

COVENT GARDEN.

The supplies of both fruit and vegetables are seasonably
good, and the trade, generally speaking, rules steady at the
annexed rates :

FRUIT.

e. d. s. d.
Pine apples, perlb 3 0 to 5 0
Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0
Grapes,per lb 2 6 to 4 0
Foreign do 1 0 to 2 0
illelons, each
Peaches, perdoz 0 0 to 0 b
Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0
Apples, per 3 sieve 2 0 to 4 0
Pears, per do
Oranges, per 100 6 0 to 1 40
Lemons, per 100 5 0 to 10 0
Apricots, per doz 0 0 to 0 0

S. d. 8 d.
Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb 0 oto 0 0
Cobnuts, per lb 2 oto 2 6
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0
Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0
Damson 0 0 to 0 0
Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 0
Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per do. .. 5 6to 6 0
Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0
Raspberries, pr pt 0 oto 0 0

YEGETABLEs.
Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 3 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 6 Horseradish, pbn 0 oto 0 0
Savoy do., pr bh. 0 oto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4
Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 01 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 2 0
Brocoll, per bun. 0 oto 0 01 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0
Potatoes, per ton 90 to 130 01 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0
New ditto, pr ewt. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0
Peas, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p pun. 2 oto 3
Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 3 6 I Artichokes, pr dz 0 oto 0
Carrots, pr do 3 6to 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0
Cucumbers 0 6to 0 9 Endive, per score 0 oto 0
Garlic, per lb
Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0
Spinach, hf.-sv 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0
Brus. sprouts,h.s 1 3to 1 9 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0
Onions, ay 2 oto 4 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0
New Do., dz bun 1 oto 2 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0
French beans, h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0
Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per pun. 0 oto 0
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Turkeys, 4s Od to 7a Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each •
geese, 4s Od to 8s Od ; geese, 4s Od to 8s Od ; ducks,
Is 9d to 2s 9d; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 8d
to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 8d each ; large Surrey fowls,
5s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od; barn-door fowls,
3s Od to 5s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s Od to 3s 6d ;
grouse, is 9d to 2s 3d each; pheasants, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ;
partridges, is to 2s Od ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; snipes, Os
Od to Os Od; teal, Os 6d to Bcl ; wild ducks, is 6d to 2s Od ;
widgeons, is Od to is 6d ; plovers, Os 6d to is Od each ;
guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, 6s Od to 9s Od
each; Ostend fresh butter, lid to is 2d; English, is Od
to is 4d per lb ;(English eggs, lOs Od to 12s 0d ; French do.,
8s Od to lOs Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od each.