The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-28 00:00:00

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Copy of a Letter received from the Master. of the
Helen, bound to Leghorn from Liverpool.
" Mr. Joxv GLyNN, • " Alicant, August G. -
SlE,—With heartfelt regret 1 take the ear-
liest opportunity, to advise you
.of my dreadful
misfortune. On the 311 inst., about 44 miles
E N. E. of Caip'e de Gatt, 48 miles off the Spa-
nish coast, at 9 o'clock in the evening, we. were
hoarded by a pirate, and instantly thrust down the
forecastle, myself with the crew and passengers,
and the hatcheS battened down. A hole Was
bored in the forecastle deck,,btit searcely_large
enough to admit us sufficient air to breathe, where
we were kept 19 hours, With nothing to make
use of hut a little bread and water, and all the.
time sentinels placed over us, who frequently
threatened Its with instant death it one of us of-
fered to stir.

" I have every reason to believe she is a Bri-
tish pirate, as all her officers and crew spoke" the
English !anguage, althoagh they frequently told us
they were Smith American Patriots,. and at o: her
times pirates, other .tinies Americans, English,
Irish, and Scotch ; but I froth first to last .consi-
dered all, this as fictitious, aud dreaded what we
have since to our sorrow experienced. -They ran
us off shore all night with a strong breeze : at 6
o'clock the' next' morning the brig came up and
lashed fast.to us, and immediately ripped up the
hatcues, commenced taking our cargo on board of
her, and continued until aboni o'clock, when
she cast off: they then scuttled the Helen in seve-
rat places, took aWrIV the jolly boat, stove the long
boat all fore and aft, cut away the topsail-ties,
topgallanGhanlyards, sails taken away,
and col and hanging, in every direction ; in fact,
they made a complete wreck of us.
" We could see some of their proceedings
tlirneelt the hole cut in the forea.stle, and by the
time' they had finiiiied we heard a great deal of
water rushing into her ; our feelings then became.
:ireadlul, the bcgeed them to spare.our lives, but
all our Prayers and etortivies• made tort the
smallest impression on the bardened hearts of
those inhuman monsters. At length, when they
bad sufficiently satiated their horrid and hellish
desigusaed considered us sufficiently secured be-
low, so that .tti`ere was not (apparent to them)
the least 'possibility of making bur escape, but to
sink with thevessel, they left us to our dismal fate.
Fortunately t,or us we had a Chisel and hatchet
below, and hearing no n'oise in'her for a con,
sidereable time,,'itftel• Calling: out and getting
no answer, ise concluded they .were gone, when
we. cut a passage-anal got on deck,, a:id found they
were gdne, leaving the vessel' in a asttial state ;
the cabin plunderedo( charts, quadrants, cash,4lo
papery with a,1,l the best of our clothes, ship's cons-
passes, and pump gear ; its fact every thing that
could have' been of any 'use 'to. endeavour to
save the vessel : site had sik feet water in her bold,
and was sinking fast,; a, greatiparl of the cargo
taken out.; the pirate then about three miles from
us ; our only and lait re.seturce,wa's to endeavour
to fix the long-boat to save our lives, by nailin;;
tarpaulins, blankets, &c. round her.. By this time
they perceived us, and,immediately made towards
us ; fortunately for us it tell a dead calm ; we got*
nor piece-ea boat out about 7in ,the evening, and
with great relocrance we quitted thaamfortouate
['den, the water then rolling over her gunwales.
We 'were' obliged to, keep thiee hands constantly
bailing the boat to keep her froto'sinking ; night
coming On favoured our escape, and we arrived
here last evening in a wretched and taigned state.
Please to its Form the Gent lemeo in Liverpool
terested in the cargo, that the pirates left their
letters, for their friends in Genoa and Leghorn;
which I shall forward by this post.
DP.,:CHIPTION OF THE Pt tevrtt.-=•A brig, lorig,,
low, and straight sheared, yellow sides, appa-
rently pierced' for 16 guns,. no figure, head:her
steno black, with two cabin windows ; Jas. Quifj
lain, sailinaker, Liverpool, marked in itcrlirs nn
the starboard leeels Of her foreiail, 19 cloths
pointed with white line. J. Ashburn, sailtnaker,
Liverpool, was marked on the third_ cloth of the
larboard leech of her fore topsail. tier trusselS,
petils,
_yards, aruLlower shrouds, covered with
hides. in the wake of her yards, bei• loWer masts
were painted yellow ; ber yards ..st•b,ad,
white lead. Wa have to perform 15 days'. qua-
rantine.

(Signed)

" R. CORNISH.

It aripeors, fronvltoother account-, that the Un-
happy crew of the Helen were taken, op-, in a
wt etched condition, by a Greek vessel, which coil-.
d ctud them near the island of Plana, whence they
went to Alicant in a boat.

RADa: iWs,)it,Nl OS.

i= IL LS/ '-.15A:1.?Ath.-.1. AR D.

At:a I-0e- fast 'night (dev‘m o'clock) tli-e
following notice was very. extens.iveisiplacantettiii

and about (be tnetropolls.:

BRITONS TO, ARMS

fy,

" ENGLAND EXP.FCTS I,VEi;Y MAN TO DO MS DUTY:

" FELLOW-COUNTRiNEN,
A Meeting will be held at Palace-yard, on Monday next,
Aiig-u.st 60, I€o.

" Sic P. Bunnr.rr, Ball. in the Chair."

A. man was taken, mt the nmir mentioned, ill
Wyeli7.street,pnsting‘ Use above Gill, but be was
A
vety soon.liker4led,.

Extract cf a' Private Letter from 34nchester,
• ilitgrst 26//1: •

" The conridcntly asserted final
.conlmittar cat
HUNT, Which 1 yesterday mentioiled, and which
was universally believed'. has not vet• !Aire.
'file report originated in the eircumincT ot !he
M.tgistrates being assembled in, c?nst:quence of
the 'receipt of -'s • dispatch from 'London. Tti,Ar
have examined some more witnesses, hot it Ist as
yet uncertain . whether. Hunt and hisasstwiates
will be brought up this day or to-morrow."
LIVERPOOL REFORM MEETING.
On Saturday last, a requisition,Signed h aliont
50 persons, to call a meeting favour of Itet4m,
was presented to the Mayor•by Coroucl
and Mr. Ottiwell Wood, to whom a most &cacti
negative was very promptly given by our highly-
respected Chief MagistrSte. lh cottirquenee
this disappointment, an advertisemcnt, appeared
in Wales's Monday's paper, calling a Meeting of
the requisitionists and others frietidly to the mea-
sure, iat the Castle-inn, in Lota-street; "Ett tcvelFe
o'clork.• The following is a copy of the adret.
tisement

" LIVERPOOL PUBLIC MEET' NO.

" The Mayor of Liverpool having declined acceding to the
Requisition presented to. him on Saturday, for C.allinz a
Meeting, it becomes necessary to a:semble to tali(' his
answer into consideration, and determine upon ulterior pro-
geedings.
" Those Gentlemen who signed the Retittisitifin, and any
others favoitrable to a Public Meeting, for the-objects stated
iu the Requisition, arc hereby invited to mwet this presuot
Monday. precisely at i 2 o'clock at.noon, at the Long-roiio of
the Castle Inn, Lord-street.
Our Reporter having been refused admiEsion to
the meeting, on the ground that it was not is pub-
lie'one, we cannot present our readers with a 'de-
tailed account of the proceedings. We learn,
howeVer, from a friend, that about 50 or 60 per-
sons assembled,„ anifin4.tst whom were 11easi.s. 0.
Wood, Willis Earle, Dr Crompton, •E. Smith.
Rushton, Martiu, 80. Col. Willi3ttis wit*
was not present. Mr. 0. Wood teas called to the
chair, Hilt? stated to the company, that he and.
ColOnelAVilliams had called up...n thelll4or with
a requisition respectably signed in answer, to
evh,ch his Worship.replied, " I will not
,call a
meettir!!," laying a stress opal, the words Y will
not. Upon which Colonel Williams said, " Mr.
Mayor, what you, say, and the, decided tone of
voice in which you speak, prevent me saying.
„ -
any thing further than e‘isning you a good
Morning:* •It remained, therefore, wit ii the
present assemblage to consider the totpediency
•f, calling to ;ether the advocates of reform with-
otit the sanction 4 the constituted authorities. A
difference of'opiniOn having arisen on.thi4 point,
a debate'etonied, in the course of r hich he men-
sure was supported by Messrs. E. Smi:h, Ti;
Smith, Rushton, &c., and opposed !.nt'Mr.
Earle, Mr. Martin;' and Dr. CroinptA)ti, 14t-

ter. of. whom took occasion to reuto k, on,,the
guarded warmth. of one
,of the advocares for;,tl►e
Meeting), and was. finally car►ied, and fixed for
Monday next, at "12 O'clock, in Clayton square.
Some desiiltoiy ocity.'eratiOn then ensued, in which
a subscription:for -the:pirsons now in confinement
ut Niailbliestet was 'talked of, tut uo•ReNorions
et:tereti. into;'•antl the Meeting quietly broke up,
having first resnkved that Col. Willia►ns and the
Rev:Wr. Shepheid's,hould be requested to take the
chair at- the •Meeting on Monday,—(Liverpool

ATTEMPTED MEETING AT SHEFFIELD. ---
SHEFFIBI.D, AUG. ,24 —Ransoms have been
abroad, that Meetings f.r the same romantic pur.
'fii)se 'as those held in Manchester, StockpOrt,
teens, 'and Barb 413 r; were to be °livened here,
and that Haut: and - other worthies of the same
stamp were to conduct the business, nobody in
this neighbourhood having either heart or tongue
for such " argument," On several occa.
sionsi:cf late, it has been smill; that large budiels
of ,people have met in the New But ying-grotpui
in -the evenings ; but whii were the readers, • and
whit was said, or-retrd, or done, we have never
:been able to learn, even Irmo those who had been
on the spot--their leaders (if there be any) hold-
ing-discourse' with those immediately about them,
and their patriotic breads being lost on the nail-
:Outdo.

It is not common for conspirators to meet. on
the top of a hill, and to gather round them peo-
ple from all quarters, who must he in general ut-
ter strangers to them, and to.each other ; nor is
treason usually hatched in nests as conspicuous as
thOse of a rookery; but yesterday, in consequence
of a report having been 'ciardated that such an
assembly- would take place,- every prudent prepa-
ration to preserve the peace was made, under the
direction of the Magistrates.
' About 7 o'clock bevel al thousands of people did
accordingly meet ; but it was only.to parettgain,
which they did most cheerfully, on the secona-
mentlation of a person who told them they might
expect to be called together soon accorchn to

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Wednesday last. The Moniteur '
contains two
Royal Ordonnances, re-constituting the Councils
General of Commerce and Manufactures. The
following are extracts :
" PARIS, Auo. 25.—The King yesterday trans-
acted business with the 'Minister of Justice. His
Majesty in the afternoon took an airing to St.
Cloud.

" The King reviews the National Guards on
Sunday on the Bnultvards. His Majesty received
yesterday the Officers of the National Guards, the
Royal Guards, and Legions occupying the garri-
son of Paris.

" The King gave a private audience yesterday
to Cardinals Perigord and de Beausset.

" Genoa! Alava, the Spanish Minister to the
Court of the Netherlands, has arrived from Ma.
drid at Bourdeaux, where he will remain for some

dais.

" M. Tavisa, the Secretary of the Spanish Le-
gation at the Court of Rio Janeiro, passed through
Bordeaux tue 20th instant, proceeding trotn Lon-
don en Courier to Madrid.

" A Beilktin respecting the Duchess de Berry
was published on Monday, stating, that her Royal
Higllness had experienced a slight indisrisition,
but without any ill consequence.
Marshal Cionvion St. Cyr has returned to
Paris, and resumed the portefeuille of the War

Department.
" 1u July last it was announced, that the ves-
sels of war which were fitting out at Toulon were
to join some English velsels at Gibraltar, for the
purpose of driving from the ocean the Spanish
Insurgent privateers. 'We now learn positively,
that the ship of the line Le Cofosse, and the fri-
gate Lit Galati,, which have been fitted out,
have a destination entirely foreign to that object.
Tae Governmeut will maintain a strict neutrality
in ihe•war between Spaill and her Colonies, and
limit itself to the means of causing French com-
merce, and the national flag to be respected.

" The King gave privaie audielice•4 yesterday
to the Princess de Castel Franco, the Duchess de
Beauremont, eitid General Verifier.

FIVE PER CENTS.

Tuesday

f. 70c.

DPFFIIRIRD STOCK.
Of the 22d March, IrP.7, 91 f. —c.
2id Sept. 81I', .
9i4 Nlarclt, IAIB, B7 f.

42t1 Sfc,t. 1C18,...... 65F.c.

t2d ALacit, 1819, ll3 f. —o.

" STocKnoLsr, Aux.. 6.—The Swedish Consul
et Tangier, C. J. Grceberg, lots communicated to
our College cf Health a very important discovery
which will tend to prevent in future the ravages
of the plan,-... M. Cotaco, the Portuguese Consul
at Larracite, having observed that in several parts
of 13itt hat y oil was used externally to anoint the
body as a preservziive against the plague, con-
ceived the idea of administering this simple
remedy internally to persons already infected.
Nowerous experiments have been made which have
prove. the efficacy of this remedy. Out of 800 in-
dividuals already infected, who resorted to this
simple remedy, only 12 died.
" HAMBVROiI, AuG. I7.—The indignation
here is so strong against the Jews, that it is sup-
posed it will break out in overt acts the first op-
portunity.

" M.:Apart), AUG. 12.—The Expedition of 3000
men, which siiled from Cadiz the 17th hit, under
the command of Lieut,General Cagigal, is des-
tined for the Ilavanusli. The above named Gene-
ral is to supersede General Cienfuegos in the
Government of Cubs.

" Dou Luis o,tis is expected at Court the 15th

or nth instant."

'r WESTMINSTEK MEETIZ;G, it appears from
a Piscard issued all over the town last night, and
which we have inserted is another place, is appa-

rently resolved on, and is to take place on Monday
next in Palace Yard, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT in
the Chair.—Whether the Baronet will have the
hardihood to take the post after the notice which
his Letter has excited, will admit of some doubt ;
but as some desperate Substitute will of course he
found, we doubt not that due preparations will be
made to guard the Metropolis front danger.—
The New Times,,„a loyal Paper, recommends con-
tempt as the best way of treating the Baronet's
Letter ; but we are of a different opinion,
for be is out a man to be affected by con-
tempt, and in that case would be encouraged
to proceed. it not shocking that this great
Empire should he agitated anti convulsed by
wealthy Madmen on the one hand, and desperate
Paupers on the other, and that they should be
suffered to proceed in their infamous career will
the fatal lesson of the French Revolution before
our eyes--a lesson that ought to warn every class
of the community to remain contented in their
stations, lest they should only bring evils upon
the Country far exceeding what the iniquitous Re-
formers falsely charge upon the present form of
Government, which is the best that human wis-
dom has ever devised.—Let, therefore, all Friends
to our unrivalled Constitution rally round it, and
defend it against the Traitors, Repels, and Re-
formers, who would bury it under the ashes of
Anarchy. Let the Law also be carried into vigor-
ous operation to prevent the 'horrors that other-
wise will be the inevitable result.—Notwith-
standing the Placard, however, we do not find
that any day is yet absolutely fixed for the West-,
minster Meeting. It is certain that the High
Bailiff has refused to call it, and therefore it
must assemble, whenever it takes place, on mete
mob authority.

The account of what passed in the Home De-
partment on the examination of Mr. BROOKS, re-
specting Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S Letter, has' been
exaggerated. He was asked to give up the ori-
ginal, hnt requested two days for consideration,
which were granted. He solicited two days more
on the following day, which were also granted.
The refusal of Mr. BROOKS to deliver up the
Letter seems strongly to imply a doubt of the
patriotic intrepidity of the 13,,ronet, villich he has
so often avowed ; for, otherwise, Mr. BROOKS
might have been expected to deliver the Letter
immediately, in the full confidence that the Hero
of Iteroebt would have suffered martyrdom in
its detence.

The Friends of Reform are naturally very anxious
about BUNT, and his associate WFST, the Wire-
worker, has therefore beeu to visit him at Manches-
ter, but was not allowed to see him. The patriotic
Wire-winker, however, it seems has cheered the
desponding Gang in London since his return, yes-
terday, by assuring them that their heroic Leader
has the hest accommodations which the New Bailey
cant afford. He is placed in one of the Keeper's
best rooms, and is supplied with all that he can
desire, except a communication with his brother
Reformers. He is permitted to see his son in the
presence of the Keeper, or the brother of the latter.
It is said that the Reforming Hero keeps up all
his wonted spirits. His final examination was to
take place yesterday at one o'clock.

The Jacohinical Scribblers, far from being in
a.ve of legal punishment, seem to be anxious for
prosecution, in order to excite more attention to
their cause, and thereby give a more extensive
circulation ito their infamous principles. A sheet
of Sedition was yesterday published, under the
title of The Republican, which is avowedly a con-
tinuation of Sherwin's Weekly Political Register.
It is now conducted by CARLILE, who an-
nexes his name to the Publication. Why S
wi Iv has been induced to resign the Work we
know not, but it certainly does not decline in
Sedition, and the title of Republican is fully sup-
ported by its contents. The audacious W'riter
says, " We have nothing now more than a MocK
KING, and a 'MocK. PAIILIAMENT, who are acted
on, and moved about at the pleasure of the
Boroughmongers. Englishmen, it must not re-
main so." The fellow, in a preceding part, touch-
ing on the question of Reform, observing, that as
" the Aristocracy and Landed Interest of the
Country" do not possess " sufficient virtue" to
enforce a Reform, declares, that " the Unrepre-
sented, and consequently, the injured part of the
Community, must rouse and bring into action their
strength, to bring about that which must be finally
enforced ;" and he adds, that he has " no doubt,
they will be found sufficiently formidable to
carry the measure with very little obstruction." A
torrent of abuse is poured against the Magis-
trates and Yeomanry Cavalry of Manchester;
and the. Work altogether calls for the notice of
Government. It is dated the 25th inst. while
the mischievous Scribbler was in Giltspur-street
Comptet, so that it seems imprisonment could
, not check his inflammatory spirit, and therefore
L it ought to be seen what Law will afect.