The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-27 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

Itrrakcostsr, JAN. 25.-L=Arrived the WileLeP,
SPENCE, from Berbice, bound to London, having
experienced most violent weather—all ber sails,
except a main-sail and fore-sail, gone,•bulwarks
washed away, and has been out 53 days ; spoke,
on the 3d Dec. in lat. 16. 39.. the Concord, of
Aberdeen, from London to St. Domingo, (it
weeks, and in distress—only a main-top-sail left,
and all her bulwarks gone, having had a gale of
wind from the westward for 10 days—it then
blew very hard.

DEAL, JAN, 26.—Came down from the River
his Majesty's ship Pt evoyante, for Portsmouth ;
Castlereagh, EVANS, for St. Christopher's ; Percy,
SMITH, for Jamaica ; and Maria, BOLTON, for
Cadiz ; Sicily, CLIPPER, for Gibraltar ; and seve-
ral more—particukrs unknown. Put: back, and
remain, the New Braganza, CoRNELY, for Con-
stantinople. Arrived, and sailed for the River,
the Liberty, MEALE, frail! Charante. -
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 26.—Came in several of the
outward-bound that sailed from the Dawns on
Saturday last, among which are the lollowing
ships, viz.:—The ‘Vanstead, fOr
Bras and Bengal ; Ocean, froth Lomilon for
Plymouth, with troops for Gibraltar; POMona,
STAVES, from London; and Amelia Wilson,
STIRTON, from London for the South Sea ; -John
and Ann, ROBINSON, for Havanna!) ;: Ceres, MA-
THEWS, for Jamaica; Indus, CALLAUDIN; for
Jamaica ; Maria Tutton, KINNARD, for the Isle
of France ; Queen, FIOTT, for Jamaica ;- Ulysses,
DAvisoN, for Trieste ; and .several more are
coming in, but too late to save post. •
FALMOUTH, JAN. 24. Sailed the Duke of
Kent packet with mails for Lisbon, and Pallas,
PHILP, for Gibraltar and the lsle`of•France.

RAMSGATE, JAN. 26.,—Several trading Vessels
that sailed from hence yesterday base this day
returned to port.
WHITEHAVEN, J. 24.—Put in here, having
sprung her main yard, the ship Dublin, of and
from Dtiblin, for Jamaica.

BRIDLINGTON, JAN. 24.—The Coventry, SMITH,
from Riga for London, has arrived in this B6y
short of provisions, and with loss of three anchors
and cables, having been driven by the ice out of
Llsuiere Roads.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S, JAN. 26.
DERBY, 1818.

10 to 1 agst Allegretta 14 to t agst Sir J. Shelly's c.
10 to 1 Nlilton, 15 to 1 Parasol
11 to 1 Dictator 15. to 1 itingtail

OAKS, 1818.
4 to I apt Loo. I IQ to 1 apt any other.

HUNTING.
The Prince Regent's .Stag Hounds meet Ftidq, at War-
ren House, near Oakingham, at ten, if hunting feather.
The Hatfield Houads meet •Thursday, at New Mill. End
Saturday, at Kennel, at half-past ten.
The East Essex Fox Hounds meet Thursday, at Sturmer
Hall. -

Lord Derby's Stag Hounds meet this day, at Walton Heath.
J. Maherly, Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet Thursday, at Haunt,
Greets ; Saturday, at Godstone. . • -
H. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox Hounds meet to-morrow, at the
Twenty-four Mile-stone, Reigate Road; Saturday, at Chid-
don.
The Sanderstead. Harriers, meet Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Saturdays, at Kennel, two miles distant front Croydon.
Lord Aithorp's Hounds meet to-morrow,• at Fincdon; Fri-
day, at Billing, athalf•past ten each day.
The Duke of Graftoo's Hounds meet to-morrow, at Canon's
Ashby; Friday, at Waddon Common, at half-past ten each
day. ' • .
The Oakley Hounds meet this day, at Oak (Attie; Thurs-
day, at Astwood Bury; Saturday, at Bushmead, each da'y at
half-past ten.
The Quorndon Hounds meet this day, at 'Enderby. Hall ;
Thursday, at Owthorpe; Friday, at Standford Park,
Satur-
day, at Hollywell Hall, each morning at balt-past ten
Sir Bellingham Graham's Hounds meet this day, at Clifton
Hall •, Thursday, at Bassets Pole; Saturday,. at Drakelowi
Monday next, at Chemsicy, each morning at ten. ,

A New Institution for Lectures on Natural
Philosophy, &c. under the patronage of His
Grace The Duke of NORTHUM BERLAND,"has been
recently established at Newcastle on Tyne. The
Rev. WILLIAM TURNER is the Lecturer. The
first of the Series for this season will be on the
fifth of next.tuunth—and on Mondays and Thurs•
days in each week throughout the spring.
The Society of Friends of North Shields has
given a donation of Sgs. to the North Shit Ids and
Tynernouth Dispensary. R. W. BRANDLING, of
Low Gosforth, and G. T. LEATON, Esqrs. have
given a donation of lOgs. each to the same inati.
tut ion.

The Rev. CHARLES THORP, Rector of Rytou,
has distributed a large quantity of cloathing
among the necessitous poor of his parish, particu-
larly at Winlaton. Some of the iron-workers of
the latter place, who 12 months ago spread them-
selves over the country, collecting alms, on the
ground of want of emiloyment. laid up sufficient
money from the produce of their mendicity, to
purchase a bull, in order to bait him ; and in de-
fiance of the remonstrances of their pastor and
the respectable neighbours, enjoyed the inhuman
sport until the poor animal was nearly torn to
pieces !—(Newcastle Courant.)
DISTRESSED SEAMEN—The following instance
of robbery and gross ingratitude was communi-
cated yesterday to the LORD MAYOR, by the Corn,
mince for relieving mendicant seamen, sitting at
the King's Head, Poultry. The account stated,
that Joseph Mason having been considered a fit ob-
ject of commiseration, he was humanely provided
with food, clothes, and other necessaries, and
finally sent on board the Sapphire receiving ship
in the river, where, with others of his distressed
companions, he experienced every comfort.--
On Saturday night, this ungrateful wretch con-
trived to enter the cabin of the officers,
whence he stole two silver table spoons, marked
" C. S. C.," two silver tea-spoons (crest, a wolf),
two silver salt spoons, and a cellar. With these
and other articles, including some clothing fur-
nished him by the Committee, he contrived to
quit the ship, and has not since been heard of.
The plate stolen by Alason was the property of
Lieutenant Chappell, Commander of the Sap-
phire. Perhaps it may not he amiss, in order to
the detection of this vile impostor and thief, to
state, that he is about five feet three inches in
height, with dark eyes and hair. When lie de-
camped he wore a red skirt, blue jacket and
trowsers, and black bat.

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LOSS OF 144 E. BRIG SUP-ERI3.

•
The folloWing ire further particulars of 'the
• loss of 'the brig Superb, ANDREW fIARADEN, iDas•
ter, front Salem bound to Martinico, burthen
144 totes, and owned by Jos. Peabody and Gideon
Tucker, Esqts. and loaded with fish, beef, soap,
'candles, sail-cloth, raisins, duck, Russia sheet-
.
ings, cordage, and calcutta bail goods, &c. &c.
and Manfred with nine men Nov. 29, 1817, at
eight A. M. weighed anchor in Salem harbour, and
proceeded to sea with a light breeze from S. W.,
and pleasant weather; at 12 meridian, Cape Anti
bore N.N.W. distance six leagues, from which
we took our departurel Nov.3oth begins pleasant
weather, the wind freshening and hay-ling to the
southward, middle part rainy weather ; at 3 A. M.
tacked ship, the wind at E. N. E. and fresh gales,
handed M. T. G. sail, mainsail and jib, and set
main-stay-sail ; at 6 A. M. took 2 reefs in the try-
sail, and close reefed the topsails ; at 8 A. M. reele
ed the fore-sail, strong gales and thick weather,
end a very rough sea, thus ends : Dec. Ist com-
mences strong gales and thick weather, the wind
inclining to the northward, steered E.S.E. and
crossed the eastern part of Georges Bank ; after
midnight) the weather cleared o with the wind
at north and N.N.W. steered S.E. by S. and S.S.E.
until Tuesday Dec. 2; at meridian, when we ob-
served in lat. 39. 12. Wednesday 3d at sun-set
fell calm, at 10 P. 1%4, took a breeze from south,
which continued from south to S.S.W. until the
IOU), with variable weather, sometimes squally,
but no gales ; took in and made sale as occasions
required. On the 9th at 4 P.M. blowing fresh,
we were in lat. 37. 40. and long, by account
.52. 10. and being to the eastward of our iutetidl-
ed port, and not wishing to carry a press of sail,
we handed our topsails, at 12 midnight handed
the forsail and balanced, reefed the trysail, squally
with ruin, lay by under balanced trysail and main
and F.T. M. staysails ; the latter part of the night
the wind moderated and weather cleared up, the
wind still from south ; at 6 A. M. set reefed fore-
sail and close reefed main-top-sail, could we
have steered our course we should have set all
sail ; at S A. M. all bands went below to break-
fast, except the man at the helm and cook ; we
had scarcely got seated at the table when we
found the vessel sitting over upon her side, we
instantly endeavoured to recover the deck, which
eve did in a few seconds, but she was keel out,
and her masts and sails all under water; we all re-
covered the:weather side of the vessel, except John
Ranson, who was drowned in the forecastle; se-
veral attempts were made to save him, but could
vot succeed ; we immediately cut our starboard
_ lanyards, and the fore-mast went just above the
deck, and the main•mast just above the eyes of
the rigging, when she righted full of.water ; we
then cut away the gripes and lashing of our boats,
and after much difficulty, succeed in getting them
freed from water ; we had a gang cask on deck
part full of water, and the only water on deck ;
we cut
,the lashings and let it float overboard, the
- bong not being tight it got a good deal .of salt
_ water into it ; we, however, after great exertion
and risk, got into the long-boats, and finding the
wreck did not sink, we threw our cables which.were
lashed on the quarter-deck overboard, to lighten
her att ; we then with a boat-hook grappled up
through the sky-light and companion some few
articles of clothing, two pieces of beef,.and two
mall pieces of pork, and part of a bag of po-
• tatues ; the Mate's chest came up through the
• sky-light empty, except a small drawer under the
,• till, in which- was several articles, such as nails,
hooks, small tools, and a trifle of money ; this
fortunate circumstance of getting up a little cloth-
: ing proved a great blessing, as we were pearly
naked, having on only shirts, wai,tcOatt-, and
trowsers. Among other articles we providentally
got up a couple of bags of small nails, a turn-
ing saw, and a coil of kyar rope, which enabled us
to moor our boats to the wreck, where we remain-
. ed during the night, through which we had dark
squally weather. Dec. 10th, we again succeeded
in boarding the wreck, and graphed op some few
articles of light clothing, two pieces more beef,
and .a cheese, and a bag containing some money.
At four o'clock, p. m. the wind changed to the
northward, and blew a strong gale. in conse-.
quunce of the change of wind, we found it very
difficult to keep our boats to leeward of the wreck,
so that we were in great danger of foundering.
After consultation we thought it adviseable for the,
safety of our lives to ;tit the boats adrift, keeping
the small boat a-head of the long boat, endeavour.
ing to keep them head to wind and sea ; three
bands were in the small boat and five in the long
boat, we shipped many seas, which half-filled our
long boat, but providentially we were enabled! to
bale her out before another came, or we must
have been buried with our boat iu the mighty
deep, after drifting about two hours the sea struck
the small boat, and capsized her, then we thought
we were gone, notwithstanding we succeeded in
saving the three men that were in her, although
the cook could not swim ; with the upsetting of the
boat we lost two pieces of beef and several articles
of clothing, which we had saved from the wreck;
this
.apparently adverse circumstance proved, by
the blessing of God, the means of our preserva-
tion that night, from the circumstance of the
small boat being a drag to the long boat, which
enabled us to keep her head to the sea and break
off the sea from the long boat, which otherwise
must have swallowed us up, the latter part of the
night the wind moderated and the sea fell at sum ise;
r eve thought we saw a sail, but after an hour or
tern, the weather becoming more clear, we disco-
vered it to be the wreck of our own vessel
about five miles distance from us ; the weather
being modetate, by means of the small nails and
the few tools we had saved, we put waistcloths
round our boat about eight incites above the gun-
nel the wind still dying, and the sea falling, we
providentially caught a dolphin with our boat-
hook: Dec. 11, at two, from being still moderate
I proposed as a measure of safety, to endeavour
to get to the wreck again, as we found by expe-
rience the boat was much safer to leeward of the
wreck than any where else, as well as that we
. were more likely to be discovered by any vessels