The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-04 00:00:00

TEEN LIVES LOST.

The subjoined particulars, respecting the total loss of
the Dutch ship Nickerie, and fate of her crew, are ex-
tracted from a letter received at Lloyd's on Friday
morning:--
"ST. MARY'S, SCILLY ISLANDS, FED. 27.—Since my last,
[regret to announce to you a deplorable shipwreck, with
loss of many lives, which took place during the late tre-
mendous gales near this place, and which has produced
the deepest sensation. On receiving the intelligence on
Sunday morning, I immediately proceeded to the scene
of desolation—namely, Rosewear, one of the little unin-
habited islands—and found that the report I hadreceived
was too true, the vessel being about 800 tons burthen,
called the Nickerie, Captain Harvey, belonging to Rot-
terdam. I found the wreck entangled. among the rocks
at the back of the islands, both masts and all her rigging
were gone, and she was fast breaking up, the sea sweep-
ing the whole of her decks, thus preventing any one
getting on board to save any of the cargo, which, lam
given to understand, was valuable. There were on
board, at the time of her loss, 19 person, all of whom, it
grieves me to say► lost their lives, with the 'exception of
two seamen, of the names of Simon Grove (an English-
man) and Christian Soupe. From these individuals, I
have gleaned the following:---It appears that the vessel
was on her passage from Batavia to Rotterdam, with a
cargo of coffee, tea, sugar, and other articles. On the
night of the 21st, the vessel encountered a heavy gale
of wind from the westward, which she bore gallantly
against. As morning approached the weather became
thick and hazy. The ship was not brought to, but they
continued the passage, as they thought in safety, but
suddenly they observed the Scilly light in a direction
which they knew to be dangerous to the vessel; and be-
fore it was possible to avoid it, the ship went clean on
the ledge of rocks on the Rosewear Island, and with
such force, as to throw the mainmast overboard. They
describe the scene that immediately ensued to have
been of a heart-thrilling description. While some were
lashing themselves to the rigging, another dreadful
crash took place, and in an instant the ship parted in
several places, and all perished excepting Greves, and
the other seaman (who is a Dutchman), who were saved
by lashing themselves to fragments of the wreck which
were washed ashore ; but they were in a most pitiable
condition, and suffered severely from the cold. They
remained walking about the island for two days before
discovered."

Another letter observes, that the situation of the
wreck was such, that it was impossible for it to have
been seen from ally of the inhabited Scilly islands, or in
all probability the crew would have been saved. No
part of the cargo can be saved, and scarcely anything of
the vessel or materials •, indeed, nothing worthy of no-
tice. On Monday night the remains of two of the un-
happy crew were thrown up on the beach, and this
morning (Tuesday) three other bodies have been picked
up. They have all been buried in the island. The loss
of the vessel and cargo is estimated at 15,0001. The
Thames steamer, it will be recollected, was wrecked on
the same spot three years ago.

YARMOUTIL
The loss of life and property off this port during the
late piercing weather and snow storn has been truly
alarming. Soon after day-break on Sunday morning, a
brig, heavy laden, apparently from Newcastle,
with coals, was perceived to the northward ;
all her sails were carried away, as well as
her topmast, and evidently the crew had lost all control
over her, for she was being carried in the direction of
the Guntleet (a second Goodwin) Sands. There were
one or two attempts on the part of those belonging to a
schooner, lying with two anchors out near the entrance
to the'roads, to render assistance to the distressed vessel,
but the terrific sea that then prevailed rendered it be-
yond human power to save either the lives of the unfor-
tunate persons or the vessel. In the subsequent 'lye
minutes she was carried into the sands, and became an
instant wreck, the crew falling overboard with the masts,
and perishing in the foaming serf. It was a dreadful
sight, but what could be done in such a storm? Shortly
afterwards another shipwreck was witness d, and but for
the prompt and well-disciplined exertions of the coast-
guard service, there is no doubt but all on board would
have been drowned A vessel named the York Union,
a brig of about 180 tons, belonging to London, had, in
the commencement of the storm, on Saturday, brought
up in the roads about one mile and a half to the north-
ward of Winterton, for shelter. Although both anchors
were out, the hurricane (for such the wind amounted to),
drove her in the course of the following night close into
shoal water, and the crew, observing the imminent danger in
which they were placed, cut away the foremast, thinking she
would ride easily, but such, however, proved the contrary,
for at about half-past six o'clock she came ashore with great
violence, and pitched on her beam ends. Her dangerous
position having previously been observed, a large con-
course of persons had collected on the beach, and also
Lieutenant Hockley, the commanding officer of the
Winterton coast-guard station, and a body of his men
were in attendance to work the life apparatus, which
was on the spot. The instant almost that the ill-fated
vessel struck, the mortar was fired, and a line carried
over the ship; consequently, in a few minutes, a com-
munication wai formed with her from the shore. The
next operation was that of dragging the crew through
the surf to the beach, which we are happy to say was
safely accomplished, and thus the whole of them were
saved, to the great delight of all assembled. In the
course of the same morning, another vessel, a sloop,
called the Sarah, master Mr. Welldrick, of and for
Goole, from London, was driven ashore about half-way
between Gorton and Garlestone, and from the danger in
which she lies, it is expected she will ere long go to pieces,
The captains of the colliers arrived in the roads this af-
ternoon, report that upwards of five vessels were lost off
Tynemouth-bar during Saturday morning, and that the
harbour, when they left on Sunday night, had the ap-
pearance of a ship-breaker's and timber yard, owing to
the immense quantity of wreck floating about, most of
the vessels having, by the violence of the sea, broken
out. The accounts received front Stnithes, • bearing
Tuesday's date, state that that coast, during the last
two days, hits been visited with one of the most terrific
storms at sea remembered in the neighbourhood. It
commenced on Saturday at noon, the gale blowing from
the north, and by night the sea was an entire foam. The
fishing cobbles at sea were capsized, and the crews were
picked off the bottom of their boats and landed in safety.
The cobbles belonging to Remswiek, a small fishing
place near this, were similarly situated. One was cap-
sized, and a man named Robert Tiatties was drowned ;
the others were saved.
Near Stockton no less than nine vessels were driven
ashore in the course Sunday morning, and many of
them have since gone to pieces, They are the Unity of
F4yersb4m the George of Cowes, the Hope of Scarbo-
borough, the Felicity, belonging to Lynn, the Ponte-
fract, froin London to Stockton, the Niseus, from Holl,
the Ondine, from floston, Lincolnshire, the Lark, of
Woodbridge, and the Rosehaugh, Crornarty. Those
vessels which have heQoi)Ae h total wreck are the Lark
and tin Unity they. were both laden with a general
• out,go, and unfortunately neither of them are insured.
In nearly the whole of the cases the crews saved them.
selves by clinging to the rigging until taken on' by the
f
I.lhOzil and exertions were ar-
duouslieb
-oat people,i
then t
;to:.e l
Further up the coast, namely, at
Har;lepoot, four vessels went ashore, .and remain in a
dangerous state of ever again being brought afloat
the crews were saved. The o Glenorry, of
Dungarvon, fox SWallsifin sailed from Angle
Milf;1141 Haven, on the morning of the 24th ultimo,
was lost on the following morning on the rocks
a little to the southward of Sheep Islands ; the ow
previously
few tons of the cvga relay probably be picked out from
am
orth, on the coast of
inogy the saved
rocks. themselvesAt
warkw by talCing to the boat. A
Northwaberland, a largo brig called the Blackbird was