The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-14 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF TWO INDIAMEN
AND A LARGE COTTON SHIP BY FIRE.

During the past week intelligence of several heavy
losses by fire to the extent, it is supposed, of upwards of
90,0001, has been received at Lloyd's, announcing the
destruction of three fine ships, namely, the Uruguay,
belonging to Liverpool (an Indiaman of 400 tons bur-
then), the Virginia (another Indiaman), belonging to
Boston, and the American ship Ten Brothers, between
400 and 500 tons burthen, from Galveston, the whole
of which, we regret to state, were laden with rich and
valuable cargoes. The subjoined are the fall particulars
received relative to these respective losses :
The ship Uraquay was lost on Saturday, the 19th
of last month (June), off Cape Verd Islands, and the
intelligence was posted on the books at Lloyd's on
Tuesday last, it having been received from Plymouth,
where the officers and crew of the unfortunate vessel
had, a day or two previous, arrived in her Majesty's
ship Rapid. The vessel (which stood amongst those
classed " A 1,") was considered as fine a ship as ever
entered Liverpool, and was nearly new, having only
been built at Cowes two or three years ago. She took
her departure from Liverpool, bound to China, on the
29th of May last, with a full cargo of bale goods and
other valuable merchandise, under the charge of Captain
Kelso, the commander, and a crew of about twenty sea-
men. No incident of any particular moment occurred
until the 19th of June, when, between nine and
ten o'clock in the morning, one of the sea-
men observe-I 'smoke issuing out of the fore-
castle, and on his going forward, discovered it to
he on tire. Every effort was made to save the ship, but
without effect. The captain then put out the boats, and
having taken water and provisions, the crew got into
the boats. Hardly had they got off two hundred yards
before the ship blew up, the fire having communicated
with the powder magazine. For nearly sixty hours the
crew, who were divided in three clas-es, the long boat,
containing Captain Kelso and six seamen, the gig, hav-
ing the chief mate and five men, and the pinnace, con-
taining the remainder of the ship's company, endea-
voured to shape a course for the Tabe of May, one of
the group among the Cape de Verds, situate nearly 200
miles distant. They were in a most wretched condi-
tion ; however, they managed to keep together by
having lines secured to each boat. The pinnace
having no oars, it was taken into tow by the other
two boats. During the first two days no vessel came in
sight, but on the third day, a brig named the Bevin,
hound to the coast of Africa, bore down to their assist-
ance and took them on hoard, where they were treated
with the greatest hospitality. Some days afterwards,
meeting with her Majesty's ship Rapid, conveying a
number of pirates to England for the murder of an offi-
cer and ten men of the Wasp, her commander, Lieut.
Wilson, being informed of the melancholy loss of the
ship, generously offered to take the crew to England,
when accordingly they were transferred from the Bevin
to the Rapid, and arrived safe at Plymouth, as previously
mentioned. Unfortunately for the officers and the crew,
they lost everything they possessed—not even saved a
suit of clothing. The value of the ship and cargo is
stated to be 50,000 L _ _ _

The burning of the Virginia occurred in the early part
of April last, and her loss, though not so great as that of
the Uruguay, is very considerable.
The other vessel, an American ship, named the Ten
Brothers, Captain Crawford, master, caught fire on the
morning of Thursday, the 26th of June last, in hit. 47 28,
long. 16 12, she being at the time on her way to Ant-
werp, from Galveston, with a cargo of cotton. The crew
took to the boats, and were picked up by a French 'ves-
sel, which landed them on Monday last at Havre. There
is no doubt but this is the vessel that was seen on fire by
the ships the Duke of Argyle and the Weaver, as an-
nounced in this journal last week. The loss will exceed
14,0001. The amount of insurance effected on the above
Vessel at Lloyd's is under the sum of 5,0001. Most of the
London fire offices have policies on the Uruguay, and we
understand to a large extent.