The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-13 00:00:00

Continent.

I It is understood that the naval commands in the West Indies
are to be united under Sir CHAR.LES ROWLEY, and that Rear'-
Admiral FAIIIE will remove to command the North American
station, on the approaching expiration of Rear-Admiral GRIF-
FITH COLFOY'S period of service.
On Thursday Sir T. MAITLAND embarked at Portsmouth
in the Niemen, 28, Captain SIBLY, for Lisbon, being charged
with a diplomatic mission to the Court of Portugal. Sir
THOHAS will proceed thence in the Seringapatam frigate, Capt.
S. WARREN, C.B. for Malta, to resume his command there,
and other important functions in the Mediterranean.
On Thursday the Eden, 26, Capt. F. E. Locie, arrived from
the East India station. to he paid off, having been upwards of
three years in commission. Sin.: left Trincomalee 12th March,
the Cape 23d May, and St. Helena 6th June. The Leander,
Sir tiENRY BLACKWOOD, had sailed for Colombo and Bom-
bay ; the Dauntless had gone to South America; the Liverpool
to Cochin, to fit out two ships of 28 guns each, lately launched
there ; the Topeze had gone to the Red Sea.,-.The ships had
suffered from cholera morbus. She has sailed for Deptford.
In furtherance of the system of retrenchment by Government
now so actively going on, orders were received at the Ports-
mouth
Dock-yard, on Friday, that in future the working-days
were to be only five in the week, and that the gates and doors of
every department should be closed on Friday night, and not re-
opened until Monday morning. The difFereLt persons employed
in the yard amount to about 3,590, and the saving to the public
will be nearly 6901. per week. The same system, we under-
stand, is to be pursued at the other Royal yards. We may
therefore calculate, that the saving will be considerably above
.50,0001. a year. Portsmouth yard is wdl stocked with timber
of every description, in case of emergency, the greater part •of
which is housed.

. The Rose and 31artin, 13 gun sloop, at Portsmouth, are
under orders to fit for foreign service.
A letter from an oflizer of the Tartu. (Commodore Sir G.
COLLIER), dated - 4scension, 26th of May last, says--" We
have sent three Portuguese and one Spaniard into Sierra
Leone, with I,eoo slaves. There have been, to the immortal
shame of Portugal, Spain, and France, no less than a hundred
slavers (vessels) in the neighbourhood of Fernando Po, during
the last twelve months. We hope we have driven them front
the northern coasts, but, when we each them, a sorry catch it
proves ! The mate and seven men of the George Canning, of
Liverpool, have been cut off and beheaded at Old Castiebar."

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, Au:. 12.—Wind N.W.--itrrived yesterday and
sailed for the River the James, Walton ; Aid, Coates ; and
'Wellington, Anderson, from St. John's, N. B. ; Juliana,
Smith, from Quebec; Hopewell, Smith, from Jamaica; Ruck-
er', Soper, treat Grenada ; Rover, Taylor, from Galipoly for
Rotterdam ; Alert, Read, from Memel for Shoreham ; Fairless,
Flume, from Pttersburgh for Bristol, and several more. Came
down from the River and remains the Ganges, Falconer, for
Calcutta. Came dovin from the River to-day the Lisbon,
Tu*er, for St. Vincent's. Sailed the ,wile of the outward-
bound. •

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 12..—Wind W.—Passed up Channel
yesterday the Deveron from Buenos Ayres. Passed up to-day
the Demerara packet, Venablcs, from Demerara. Sailed the
Abundance, S. S., for Chatham. his Majesty's ship Spey for
Sheerness to be paid off; and the Camel, Morris, for London.
ST. Ivas, Afro. 10.—The Goodwood, Rowan, of Ply-
mouth, from Yotagliall for London, rani, in here on the Bth
inst. very leaky, and is now dischargin,,.Q. Yesterday the sloop
Charlston, Ball, •of Dublin, from Whitchaven for Malaga,
came in here with loss of gaff, &c.
BELFAST, Ave.- 9,—We are informed the Mary, Elliot, of
Maryport, from Washington to Londonderry, is cast away on
the Bull at Ruthlin.
FAL aro u Tx, Au G. 10.—Wind rrived the Man-
cheater packet, with mails for the Islands ; 33 days from St.
Thomas; and his Majesty's ship Doris, from Plymouth for
Valparaiso. Sailed the Brilliant, Chapman, for St. Peters.
burgh ; and Margaret, Revely, for Plymouth. Passed by the
Minstrel, for New South Wales.
PLv MOUTH, AUG. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Eliza;,
beth, Thompson ; and Bideford, Buttus, from St. John's,
N. B. ; Mountaineer, Motley, from London for Quebec; and
Providnce (hood Intent, Atkinson, from Newcastle for /Jour-
deaux. Sailed the Wanderer, Waygood, for Quebec.
HULL, At; G. 11.—Arriyed the Peraeverance, .Wellburn,
from Greenland, with 10 fis".l, .190 butts.
HARWICH, AUG. 11.—Yet,tniay a brig was seen on shore
on the Gunfleet Sand, supposed to be a Collier. Several small
vessels a>era. near her. The,sloop Alilry and Thomas, of Pad..
stow, has been brought in Heie leaky, baying been on the'Gun-
fleet Sand. Sailed the Lord Cast2?reagh packet for Cuxhaven ;
Lady Ncpean, ditto, for Holland ; and lane, ditto, for Gotten-
burgh, each with a mail.
MARGATE, Au G. 11.—Arrived-, and sailed for the River,
the Waterloo, Ball, fro:u St. Vincent's, having lost an anchor
and cable.

Tin" Diana packet, from Falmouth for Rio Janeiro, was
spoken June 24, in lat. U. N, Long. 23. 40.
The Diana from Mirarnichi to Chester, is onshore in the Dee.

LOSS OF THE EARL MOIRA PACKET:
(Purther particulars.)
[From the Leeds Mercury.]—At six o'clock, P. at., on Wed-
nesday, the Bth inst. the Earl Moira smack packet left the
pier-head, at Liverpool, on her.voyage to Dublin, with from 100
to 110 persons on board, including the crew, which consisted of
about six persons. The wind blew strongfrom the N.N.W.,
and after passing the Gut Buoy, No. 1, in attempting to tack,
the vessel missed stays, and struck on Burbo Bank. Alarmed by
this accident, and by the state of the weather, a number of the
passengers requested the captain to put back for Liverpool, blithe
was unfortunately in a state of intoxication, and having again
got into deep water, he pursued his voyage. About ten o'clock
the vessel again missed stays, and grounded cn the 'Wharf
Bank, off Mock Beggar. The top mast was then struck, and
the Captain and crew assured the p.assengers that 'there was no
danger. When the flood tide set in, the vessel began to heave
and struck the bank with so much violence, . that at half-past
two o'clock in the morning she was filled with Water fore laid
aft, and the pumps became wholly ineffectual. The passengers
now wished a signal of distress to be hoisted, but the Captain,
stupified by liquor, would not consent.—Between four and five'
o'clock the water forced away the cabin deck windows, and
the luggage, provisions, See. were floated up, the sea breaking
over them. The waves increased along with the rising tide, and
at last brought the vessel on her broadside. Soon after the boat
and deck lumber were washed overboard. All who were able
now got upon the shrouds, and some held on by ropes fastened
to the bulwarks, or to wherever they could find to keep them
out of Water, it being then breast high. on deck, and nothing
but the weather gunnel and mast to be seen. In this manner,
men, women, and children, dung, until, exhausted by the con-
tinuance of the waves that burst over them,- they began to drop
from their hold and were overwhelmed. One tremendous wave
which struck the weather bow, carried off from ten to fifteen
poor- souls at once, and every succeeding wave appeared to
mark its victims : the survivors had scarcely time to breathe
between each. The captain was among the first who perished.
A woman with two children was washed from her hold, and
they all three perished locked in rich other's anus. Out of
ten men who clung to the ropes, seven were washed overboard by
a tremendous wave.—lt was impossible to learn the exact num-
ber of those who perished, but it may be safely stated at 50 souls.
Many of the passengers were of the most respectable families,
on their way to meethis Majesty in Ireland, and carried with
them considerable property. All the survivors state the ac-
cident to have originated in the intoxication of the. Captain
and his Mate, and the greater part of his crew, the stew-
ard and one or two others only having done their duty. Be-
tween seven and eight o'clock the .Hoylake life-boat arrived,
and took on board about 30 of the passengers, all much cit..
hausted, and some of them in a dying state. • A second boat
arrived from Liverpool about eight o'clock, and received about
eight-more of the 'passengers. Before the third boat arrived,
the deck of the Earl Moira was borne up by the sea, and the
mast fell. Many of the women were swept away, but about
12 persons got into this boat. There were rive ladies cabin pass-
engers, only one of whom was saved. Out of 83 cabin pass.
engera, le only were saved.

CORN-EXCHANGE, AUG. 13.—The supply not
large, but as the weather is fine the mealmen will notbuy more
than their immediate demands for flour require • the supply
fully equals the. demand, and the pride remains as last Monday;
in other grain no variation, and butlittle demand.
Wheat. 36s 62s ' Grey Peas °Bs 32s
Barley 24s 28s Beans . 26a 32s
Rye 2Bs 32s Oats • 27s
'White Pease 36s 40s Flour, permit . ...... .LOs 53s
The Duchess of KENT spent Saturday evening
with the Duke and. Duchess of .CLaltr.NcE.—
Yesterday the Duchess of CLARENCE, accompa-
nied by her brother, the reigning Duke of SAIE
MEINNGEN, attended Divine. Service at the
Royal German Chapel, and heard a serxon by
the Rey. Dr. Cuper.