The Sun.
London, England, 1828-01-17 00:00:00

SHIPWRECK.

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE GLASGOW COURIER.

His Majesty's ship Badger, Killichattan Bay,
January 9, 1828.
Sir,—As there are a variety of reports going
abroad respecting the situation of his Majesty's ship
Badger, Capt. Charles Crowdy, on Wednesday
last, the 2d inst. in Killichattan Bay, I shall feel
obliged if you will have the goodness to give cur-
rency in your valuable paper to the following facts:—
On Wednesday last as his Majesty's ship Badger
was coming out of Killichattan Bay, Isle of Bute,
early in the morning, when near a very dangerous
shoal, the wind suddenly chopped round to the
southward before the anchor was quite up (the
wind then being fresh), she came too against her
helm, but by promptly letting go her anchors in
time, she brought up and escaped being on shore
on the bank; before she had furled her sails the
wind increased to a furious gale from the S.S.W.
with rain, and a very heavy sea rolling in, which'
rendered her existence doubtful for many hours, the
anchorage being bad and sandy; but, by timely
getting her lower yards down, and topmasts struck,
she rode out the gale; in weighing her sheet anchor,
which was let down as a precautionary measure
under foot, the cable of which is hemp (parted)
this speaks volumes in praise of the chain cables.
About seven o'clock, the wind veered more to the
westward, and moderated, before ten o'clock the
same night the brig had her yards, and topmasts
up, the anchor weighed under sail, and moored
again in a safe anchorage, although she is weakly
manned, a few in the sick list seven or eight short
of her compliment, one Lieutenant left behind, and
the Master and Boatswain at sick quarters.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your very obedient Servant,
AN OFFICER OF H.M.S. BADGER.

ROBBERY.—A 3 Mr. JAMES STEWART; grain
and meal dealer, Newbridge, was walking honaewards on
Saturday last, betwixt six and seven o'clock in the even-
ing, a man rashad upon him when nearly opposite to New-
ten-lodge, seized him by the middle, threw hiss down,
and held his hands tightly over his eyes. A second mis-
creant then came up and instantly proceeded to rifle his
pockets. As the iadiYidual thus placed at their mercy
had reason to dread bodily harm, he called out, " Don't
ill-use me, and you may take the trifle I have."i The vil-
lains, in fact, were fortunately disappointed in their expec-
tations of booty ; for as Mr. STEWART s too prudent to
carry much money about him, his whole disposable wealth
at the time consisted of nine •r ten shillings. These,
however, they got, and then ran off in the direction of
Newbridge.—Duinfries Courier.
AFFECTING ANECDOTE OF A HORSE.—
The inhabitants of Falikirk have a picturesque
remembrance of seeing the riderless horses, after
the battle of Falkirk Moor, scampering through
the lanes which give entrance to the town on
that side—their saddles turned round below their
bellies, and many of them trailing their intestines
on the ground. A brewer succeeded in securing
a beautiful and unwounded horse, which he
afterwards reduced to the humble labour of drag-
ging his professional sledge. One day, some
years after the battle, when the once-spirited
animal had become a patient and worn-out
drudge, the brewer was filling the barrel with
which it was loaded at the public well, when a
troop of dragoons, which happened to be ix
the town, was called into order by tile sound of
the trumpet, close to the spot where it was stand-
ing. No sooner did the poor old hack hear
that lively point of war, than totally forgetting
its present duties, it scampered off along the
street, rushed up to 'the troop, which was then
just flailing into line, and, with irresistible force
clearing room for itself among the byestanders,
on the head, observing, Ali, I see
itsid place, sledge,
st of the ranks. The commander of the
kindly
troop, highly amused at the scene, patted it
barrel, brewer and all, in
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entl ledi out of the line.—