The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-25 00:00:00

CURIOUS DISCOVERY.

ft appears by the following- extract of a letter
from Captain John Mitchel!, of that brig Bilhia
packet, dated Falkland 14Ies, i7th October,
1825, that the wrucks (4 two fillips of war,
French nr gpanish, hale hen discovered on one
of the Falklaod Island,. No light is, however,
thrown on their previous history, nor can their
names, or the eillitittS of their loss, be collected
from this sonrco:---

' We tailed from Liverpool nisahe 17th of May, with a va-
luable cargo, 414011( It for the coast of, Chili and Peru, and
proceeNd without any thing material happening until the 23d
nt Jul,.y in hat. 29.91,. south, and long. by two chronometera
(by Ruidteli)4«. 23. west t plying to the southward, we enatun.
toed continual gales of wind from N.W. to S.W., scarcely
'ever having a meridian altitude of the sun, until the 13th of
September, in lat. 67. 31. south, and mean long. of the two
clirpoorpetera 67. 61. west, a continual gale of wind from the
viestivard, with snow, hail, and frost. On the 21st or Sep.
tither,:timnd our rudder loose from the stern-post, and tint
brig mimentgeable; having lost our head-rails, waist-rails,
bulwarks, boat moved, &c., then under a close-reefed main.
topsail. At meridian, bore up for the Falkland Islands, then
in let. 56. 21. south, and long. (per chronometer) 68. 30. west,
the vessel ituikijtl water, and the rudder secured to the wind-
lass by ehnins. Oh' 'the 2NI, made the island of Bauchain,
and on the 423 d came to anchor in a hay in the Falkland Isles,
anal sent the, whale-boat, chief mate, and crew on shore, iu
pursuit of Inhabitants; but am sorry to say we found no-
thing but wild horses, pigs, and fowls; and after several days'
search, we found the remains of a spanish Ship of war in a
fresh water pond inland, sanded up, which we purchased, with
the use of spades, kedge-anchor, and tackles, and recovered
nails, bolts, &c., to secure our rudder to run for the River
Plate, to repair our damage for the benefit of all concerned.—
This day planted a flag-statf on shore, near the wreck, with a
signal, and leather case, containing two letters addreased to the
master or commanding officer of any vessel piat may find the
same, and give infinmation to Lloyd's, London. On die 18th
of Octeber, sailed for the River Plate, our rudder secured with
four cb4ins.

" The copper nails we received are all marked F. V., anti
the bolts are arked with the French arm; (deur tie lis,) anti
fro 'all aPPcariince it is the remains' of a line-of-battle ship.
And upon another 'part of the bay we found the top sides of
m
anotherp 'o shin 0t war, apparently a frigate, Russian or Spanish ;
her inside bulwarks were of Denude pine of good quality, the
sise'3i inches. (On the 14th of September, we were to lat.
511. 30. soutl4 fell in with iceberg's,- and for several days the
ships hull and rigging tves a solid body of ice, with constant
snow and hail, anti heavy gales ; several of the crew
Oct. 21, lat. 45.1;0. south, haig. 62. 23. 30. west, making for
the Ritter Plate to repair. On the 4th Oct. we got the rudder
on deck to repair) and on the 10th, fixed It to the sterti-post
in the best manner we could.
• "'Captain Mitchell writes again from Monte Video, under
date the I Ith of November, ettelintiog a copy of the survey,
which is already at Lloyd's, anti says, we have this tlay com-
menced caulking. I have consigned :he vessel to the house of
Eyes, Miller, and Wylie ; and Mr. Ill'Kennan is giving *tie
every assistance. I expect Mr. M'Coomb, or some other clerk,
from Buenos Ayres. I have succeeded in procuring all the
compoaltion rudder braces,.nails, &c. necessary to enable inc
to proceed on my intended voyage. Referring you to my for.
mer information, I shall proceed hence direct tbr Valparaiso,,
the Intermedios, and Lima, agreeably to my bills of lading.

Foirr PIGS PoloNED'-7.-The following ma-
licious
I;rtos9ction has taitenplact. ou the pre.
rnises of 'Mr. itoncwrs, tripe-selltir, next door to
the Cntnpases I,,rohlic-liouse, in the New Cut,
LaMbeth Marsh.
~1301111(1. his shop, in the yard,
were styei for a considerable number of pigs, of
which forty were nearly ready for killing. When
Isis nt, is servant we to feed tbe pigs on Monday
morning Cluiving left them perfectly well the
night before), he found 17 of Ow hest pip quite
dead; and the re,it in the agonies of death. It is
suppmied that the hest pigs, heiug the atrongeat,
had driveo the others :151, ay from the food in
!Well the poison was mixed; and :consequently
iiiffered the first. Mr. Roberti has sustained a
loss. of .yrarlY hy this nefarious transaction.
It is to 1)0 hot)ett that. the perpetrator or peree
fratois of this viKinous i t, and who have almost
rbillod" an inclo!triouo mbn, will be brought to
justice.