The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCI.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNI 3.—We are sorry to state the loss of
that fine transport the Shipley, of. 380 tons, which sailed from
this place on the 10th of March, with troops, for Barbadoes, and
with the loss of the.ship, and 130 tons of Government stores ; it
appears front the following narrative, which we have received,
the whole persons on board had nearly perished, through the cul-
pable inattention of the persons immediately concerned on the
part of the owners in navigating the ship :
"On Wednesday morning, 19th April, about half-put four
o'clock, A. M. was wrecked near Kitridge Head, East end of
Barbadoes, on the rocks, about a quarter of a mile off, the trans-
port, No. 16, Shipley, 380 tons, 33 men and boys, James
Abbott, master, having on board eight officers, ninety men, seven
women, and eight children, sixty of them Royal Sappers and
Miners, and the rest detachments of the 35th, 60th, and 92d
Regiments—lives saved; but nearly the whole of their baggage
lost, as the vessel broke completely up in the course of an hour
after, and drifted piece-meal in every direction. About 130 tons
of Government stores were alsO lost: This ship bad'made the
land at 101,4, the evening preceding the unfortunate catastrophe,
and hauled up to the S.S.E. ; the Master ordered. the vessel to
be stood for land soon after 12 A.M. and went to bed, without
acquainting the Lieutenant Agent, and the man he left in
trust went to sleep; so thee the first notice to all bands was a
heavy shock upon a rock, the immediate loss of the rudder and
a piece of the keel. At this time it was very dark—the rudder
having caused the vessel to wear round, the heavy thumps threw
the people down on the deck, breaking the ship in every direction.
Then the cookhouse caught fire, while the crew were getting
tackles ready to hoist the long boat out, which was extinguished
by wet blankets, coats, and sails. As it blew fresh at this place,
no boat could possibly land, from the nature of the coast, and the
sea breaking thirty or forty feet up the steep precipices; but by
the activity of the boatswain, who swung from the bowsprit end,
upon a craggy pinnacle in the cavity of the rocks, with a deep sea
line, which he threw up to au old fisherman on the top, ropes
were past to and fro, and the women and troops thereby worked
themselves on the precipice, which was higher than the ship's
royal mast bead, and in about ten minutes after she became a total
wreck. The inhabitants were extremely kind in supplying the
people with unbounded hospitality, and on the following morning
the whole company were conveyed in waggons to firidge Town,
distant about 18 miles.

" It is painful to learn that the person who had charge of the
watch on deck was also reported to be intoxicated, and with diffi-
culty tacked the ship at three o'clock, without orders so to do.—
Thu master went to his bed after giving directions immediately
contrary to his arrangements with the naval officer, whose coun-
sel was to stand off till three, and who pointed out the set of the
current at the proper time, and did not wish the ship to run un-
til daylight, and went to his bed in confidence of his suggestions
being followed. What then 'must have been his feelings on being
awoke with the shock of the ship striking on the rocks, and per-
ceiving the great danger to which all were exposed !"

Whilst we feel much concern for the wreck of the Shipley, we
cannot but congratulate Lieut. J. W. Pritchard on the very high
encomiums passed on him in the Island of Ilarbadoes, 4y the
Military Officers who were fellow sufferers on the distressing oc-
casion, and the approbation of the Heads of Departments in that
Island, for the indefatigable real and persevering exertions which
be used so successfully in saving the lives of all the troops, toge-
ther with their wives and children.

This afternoon the Lord Hungerford, East Indianan, palmed
by the River, lauding passengers here, who left Calcutta on the
oth of January, and Madras on February '7, (being fourteen days
more recent than former arrivale). The Thalia, from Rangoon,
had arrived at Madras, having left the Burman coast on the '7th
January, on which day Sir Alexander Campbell issued an order
for a general embargo on all the shipping, as preparatory to the
embarkation of troops, for their conveyance to the quarters to
which they respectively belonged. No occurrence or casualties had
happened in that quarter since the previous accounts ; hut, to the
Southward of Rangoon, where the news of the peace had not
been heard, some serious affairs had taken place, in which a
Lieutenant-Colonel and three Captains of the Nativelufantry had
been killed.

This morning the Jupiter transport, Lieutenant Green, arrived
front Dominica in six weeks, having on hoard the remainder of
the sth regiment, under the command of Major Kish. Whenshe
sailed, the Leeward Islands were quiet, healthy, end promising
good crops. The depots of the 2 tat and 90th regiments, and a
recruiting party of eight serjeauts and eight corporals of the let
West India Regiments are also come to Englund in the Jupiter.
The latter are men of colour; they will he sent to the Coast of
Africa, to enlist Volunteers for the service of the West India
Islands.

A letter we have received from Malta, dated April 21st (by the
packet) says--" The Seriugapatam, 46, Captain Sotheby, arrived
this morning from Napoli di Romanis, with forty pirates on board
(prisoners) ; she is in quarantine. Napoli di Romania is full of
Austrian vessels, prizes to the Greeks, who take any Austrians
they meet, in spite of the Imperial cruisers. A mistico lately
attacked the Gannet, Capt. Brace, but being a little mistaken
(from the Gannet being purposely disguised) she was taken.
Extract of a letter from an Officer on board the Owen Glen-
dower, dated from the Cape of Good Hope, March 14 :—" I ant
sorry it should be my province to relate the following unfortunate
accident which happened to part of the crew of his Majesty's ship
Owen Glendower. On Friday, the 10th of March, between five
and six roc, as our pinnace (the best boat we had in the ship)
was returning with part of our men, to the number of thirty-
five, who had been employed on shore, including our first Lieute-
nant and two Midshipmen, it blowing very fresh, she shipped
several seas, and when within only 100 or 150 yards of the ship,
a sea struck her on the weather bow, and a sudden gust of wind
springing np, caused her to give a heavy lurch to lee Ward, when
she immediately tilled, and was seen by myself and others to cap-
'size, and notwithstanding an immediate alarm was given, and
every exertidn used to a:PM the crew, I lament to say, that out of
thirty-five, twenty brave fellows were consigned to a watery grave.
1 cannot close this melancholy detail without mentioning the dis-
tress this melancholy catastrophe has occasioned to our good Com-
mander, his Lady and family, and likewise to all our crew • nor
can I omit mentioning the praiseworthy conduct of a man Of co-
lour, named Joseph Warner, who by his meritorious exertions,
was the means of saving our first Lieutenant King, and Mr.
Partle, Midshipman, likewise two seamen out of the fifteen who
were rescued."—Thospehire Teleyraph.
DovIR, Jim 4.--,Arrived from Calais, his Majesty's packet,
Fury, Captain Lyne, with her Serene Highness the Princess Ester-
hazy and suite. .
Sailed for Calais, this morning, the Medusa steam packet, with
his Excellency Count Munster and family. The Medusa returned
this evening with Viscount Dungarvan.
Dzvoneowr, Jumt 2.—The Bramble cutter arrived here
yesterday, florin a cruize : the Bittern sailed for Liverpool; and
the Bramble and I.everet to 'veal the Bell, Water, and Sheer ves-
sels, which sailed last night, as they were to have gone under
the convoy of the Aurora, the sailing of which ship, was stopped
by the death of Captain Maxwell, and all these, vessels have
returned to-day.
'the new sloop of war, Skylark, lately built at Melford, has
also arrived.

JUNR B.—Went out of harbour, and anchored in the Sound,
His Majesty's ship, Success.
DRATHS.—At Ripley, Surrey, Robert. Devereux Faucourt,
Esii. Admiral of the Blue, aged 84 yeatii.—At Devonport, Na-
me Dunu, ENq. Commander, R.N.—At Hadar, Lieutenant C.
T. Leaver, of Beaconhill, Semaphore.—ln'the Sherborough, on
bOard hie Majesty's ship Leven, from the effects of fatigue, Mr.
Charles John Bullen, Midshipman, son of the late Captain
Richard Huila of the Scotch (Preys, and nephew of Commodore
Charles Bullen, C.B.