The Sun.
London, England, 1817-04-24 00:00:00

ENGLISII 118IWISAI.

[Further Particulars from 4! the Itfoßitiztr."]
• " CALAIS, APRIL 17.e--Yesterday Nthe wind
blowing from N. N. E. with extreme violence,
had rendered the sea (Halo ful, and all approach
to the coast dangerous, when about 11 o'clock
a. tn., the time of high water, there was seen a
small Frenchiessel, (which is since known to be
the Leonora, from L'Orient, of 72 tons, with 7
men, bound from Nantes to Dunkirk, with a
cargo of grain), beating up painfully against the
fury of the waves. The Captain (Huard), think-
ing, no doubt, that it would: be safer to attempt
entering the port of Calais than lying out to
sea, determined on the former; and, although
he had neither a pilot on board, nor aoy per-
sonal knowledge of the coast, he hazarded an
effort to carry it into execution ; but, overpowered
by the force of the winds, the currents, and the
waves, he was driven on the works to the east
qt
the port, where he struck. The danger soon be-
came imminent, and the wrecks thrown on shore
announced the certain death of the seven unfortu-
nate mariners. Numerous witnesses of this scene
ot desolation lamented that they 'tool') offer no
assistance. At this' monlent• there was seen ad-
vancing, with force of oars, a pienaee-boat sent
from the British yacht called the Royal 4,vereigii,
which had carried to this port the Duke of 01 leans
souse dAys ago, This boat, emnnanded by Lieut.
Charles Moore, who had under him eight 'tailors
from the crew of the yacht, advanced ,vith
pidity in spite of the dangers hy which it was
surrounded. Captain Owen, the commander of
the yacht, displaying a zeal worthy ot the greatest
praise, •stood upon the extremity of the pier, and
cheered by his gestures and his voice the brave
Lieutenant and his eight sail Ors 3.- anti 4111040 lie
was incessantly covered wilh the waves that dashed
against the pier, he perseveringly maintained his
painful and dangerous position fot the purpose of
pointing out, together with M. Sagoi, the Port-
Caßtain, and some other French ,Uflicers, the
measures proper to he adopted, and of adding,
if passible, to the necessary means of assistance.
" Up to this time the danger harm been increas- •
ing on board the wrecked vessel, and already had
several men lost their lives, whet) three vv,re seen
still to survive, and to implore assistance. Mean-
while, the generous and intrepid 'Lieut. Moore;
with his eight seamen, neglected no effort. At
last they reached within a little distance of the
wreck, and by means of a rope which they threw
out to the vessel, saved two of these unfortunate
men. Not being able longer_ to keep their posi-
tion, the boat returned to the pier to land these
two, when Captain Wilkinson. the Master of
the English packet the Dart, of Dover, ge-
nerously threw himself into the boat, al alit: ha-
zard ot his life, to assist in this manaeavre.—
There remained still on the wreck another sur-
vivor-, who had bound himself to the mast with a •
rope, that he might not be washed overboard.—
The desire of crowning this fine action by resett-
ing another victim iron) the waves, inspired re-
gets into the courageous Lieutenant and his crew.
They. returned anew to face a danger the force of
which they had already measured, and had nearly
reached the hoist, the gallant Lieutenant stand-
ing up and directing the rowers, when' a wave,
more impetuous than the rest, broke over tire pin--
nace, overthrew and precipitated into the water
this generous Officer, who instantiy disappeared.
A feeling of consternation struck with tenor and
regret the numerous spectators of the scene. The
Lieutenant, however, after having passed under
his boat, recovered himself, and rose to the sur-
face. where lie was immediately taken up by his
sailors' and replaced in the,boat. The courage of
this generous man was not slackened by the
threatened death which he had so miraculously
escaped ; he lost not the presence ot mind that
belongs to truejntrepidity, and he returned with
heroic perseverance towards tee perishing indi-
vidual for whose safety he hazarded his own. The
difficulties of the situation increased.; the French
sailor, too much ‘veaket...i „had lost, alleourage, hot
seeing the boat return to Iris assistance, he tmbou
tad
hiniself,and endeavooring to make an effort for his
own salvation, he precipitated himself, into the,
sea, where he was seen to float for an instant,
anti then to sink for ever. All assistance had now
become useless ; the hoglish boat now returned
to port, where the generous men who had given
so noble an example of their tare intrepidity re-
ceived the testimony of that satisfaction with
which every spectator WAS so deeply penetrated.
• '' Yesterday evening, on the ebbing of the tide
the wrecked vessel was left on the dry satid, and
a part of the corn was got out ; the greatest part
of the cargo, however, will be lost."

•Though there is little of novelty in the follow.
fag paragraph, there is a great deal of truth 'in it,
and it cannot be too 'often repeated, in order to
guard' against that mischievous Charity which cu.
couriges such depredations on the benevolent
spirit M :England
" The establishments of the Batavia and Helder,
for the reception of foreignseameu, are ordet'efl to
he discontinued, by which the expense attendant
thereon is remoVed. Canimunications, it is
said, have been nmde to the several Consuls
resident here, for them to undertake the sending
home their several countrymen, in a similar
manner that all the English Consuls abroad do
with British seamen. The American Conol has
already taken steps for this purpose, butt
with liOthersttle
Success and it is not improbable bu the
will experience similar difficulties so that the
,streets will be again infested with beggars who
have refused the relief offered them of returning
to their homes."

Eighteen hundred copies of Germanicus were,
says report, sold 00 the first d(500 francsay at Paris. The
manuscript was parchased.for (nearly
200 i. sterling).
. Sir 'HUMPHREY DAVY, in a recent cominimica-
states, that he is'of
tion to the Royal Society,
Mr. F,titay's opinion, that failing: stars are solid
ignited masses, moving with great velocity, and
OJT HOE gaseous

PERTH ISIEETING.;

o 11411 EDITOR-OF THE SUN.

Sta,—ln yolLr, Paper of the 3d inst. I observe
a letter addressed to you from this place, •,signed
" A Fr CC Briton ;" wherein. he says, there wit's
a Meeting of the Inhabitants held the Bth-ult. in
the Inch. This is not exactly trite ; for the Meet-
ing was held on a lot of ground belonging to a
private:Gentleman, north-" West from what is usu-
ally called the South inch.
He also says, " that at twelve o'clock seven
or eight hundred people were assembled, two or
three hundred of which were boys." This was
not the fact ; fur at five minutes past twelve, there
were not two hundred people assembled, but by,
half-past twelve to one o'clock two to three thou-
sand lied assembled, some people say many more,
also many hundreds coming and going.
The chief reason for writing at present is, to
contradict the statement the Free Briton gave
of my words on that occasion ; he says, " that
I wished such and such qualifications," meaning
surely that I invoked them ; for which I had no
ground or foundation whatever ; such a wish,
therefore, would have been the highest presump-
tion. 'My words were, " had I been possesied
of such and such qualifications, they might have
been exercised at this alarming period with great
propriety and mach advantage."
These foul-mouthed writers have been filling
the columns of our Perth Puper lately with their
noxious avow's, but how yonrluminary, TN a SUN,
could exhale such, is to me at least very sur-
prising. • ;
As he who stiles himself a Free Briton, which
/ very much suspect being his situation at present,
be this as it may, not knowing whoa be is, as he
has thought proper. to conceal his name, like a
Canis, but used mine in a way of ridicule, con-
tempt, and even falsehood, think it a right as a
Free Briton.* I have to ask of you his natne t,
or, hold you answerable as a Gentleinan,for such
falsehood and nonsense ; and crave a place in
your Pape' for these few lines, in my own vindi-
cation, and to exoner me front such malignity.

i. ant, Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Perth; March 12,1917. DAVID JOHNSON.

• We confess that Mr. Johnson's Grammar Is not a little
enigmatical.
.'he Editor of The SUN never gives up names, and is
responsible for whatever appears in that Journal.
4 We insert this letter in conmum justice, though• we
greatly suspect the impartiality and pattiotisua of, our Cur-
respondent.—Entrou.

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON.

Yesterday being. Sr. GEWRGWS DAY, the So•
ciety of Antiquaries met at their apartments in
Sonters,t-place, in pursuance of their Statutes
and Charter of Incorporation, to elect a Presi.,
dent, Council, and Officers of the Society for the
year ensuing ; whereupon
George Earl of Aberdeen
Right Hon. Sir Banks, Bart.
F. A.lBarnar4l, Esq.
Wm. Bray, Esq.,
Nich. Carlisle, Esq.
Taylor Combe, Esq.
Eleven of the Council w
New Council ; and
Sand. Lord Bishop of Carlisle I Thomas Mtudoeh, Esq.
Hon. Rev. H. C. Cost' sir John Nicholl, Ent.
George Dance, Esq. Aohn Benoit!, Esq.
:Thomas Lord Grantham Colonel R. E. Newts
Charles Hatchett, Esq. Rev. S. Westsonk
Ten of the Meinhers of the Society, were chosen
of the New Council, and' they were severally de-
clared to be the Council for the year ensuing;
and, on a Report made of the Officers of the So-
ciet, it appeared, that
George, Earl of Aberdeen, ssae elected President
William Bray, Esq. Treasurer;
Taylor Combe, Esq. Director ;
Nich. Carlisle, Esq. Secretary; and
Henry Ellis, Esq. Secretary, for the year ensuing.
The Society afterwards dined together at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand, accord-
ing to annual custom.

Henry Ellis, Esq.
Hugh Leycester, Esq.
Samuel Lyons, !Esq.
Mat. Roper, Esq.
Robert Siuirke,,,job. Esq.
're re-chosen of the