The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-19 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An'lnquisition wall taken yesterday ,afternoon
at the Two Brewers public-house, Vine-street,
Clerkenwell, before Mr. STIRLING, Coroner,
upon the body of James Baker, aged 22. It ap-
peared in evidence, that the'deceased was a sailer,
arid was sent-op by a pass with some other sailors
from Devonshire, on the way to his parish iat
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; he was so very unwell
that he could'not walk, and he lay upon Ids back
on some straw, in a waggon day and night from
Devonshire to London. lie Was delivered to the
care of Mr. Davies, the pass-house-keeper,
Cltikenwill, in a dying state.
The COHONitit.—lt -is most shameful conduct
in tbo7e re, suns who removed the deceased in
such estate of health.

Mr. Davies, pass-house-keeper, being► itwott,'
said, that the deceased %%JOS/ deli vered to his care
from the Eg,►team wag►goit, on Monday night,
about eight &clock r he was very unwell, and he
Put him in a room by himself ; he gave him some
beer in the night ; he died at five o'cloak on
Tuesday morning.
Several Jurymen.--Had the deceased no mceli-
ca ?

Mr, Davies,--No; I did not send for any•sur-
gem'.

The Jury then vent to the pass-house, and took
Om of the body of the deceased ; he was lying
on his bed of straw on .which be died. He' hail
brit one thin covering besides straw. There Were
no marks of violence upon 'his body ; tries
and feet were In an ulcerated and 'putrid state,
and his hotly was all over of a livid appearance.
The Jury, while they 'admitted that no blame
could he attached to Mr.' Davies, who had no bet-
ter accommodation for any paupers, whether titcY
were well or !ill, Omaght that the deceased on:lit
to have had priiper medical
,iissistance.. Verdict
Died by4lie Visitation of God."

The valuable and extensive mattufactoty, called
the Albi N.lnuchester, were' completely
hu rut down Ott Satitrday- last ; the lire k said to
have atisenfront boy having accidentally dropped
a candle on some loose cotton. Tlie damage is
estituuted at 25,000/.

LOSS OF TIU lIARPOONEr..

The follorvii)g -Affectiiv, Narr,►live of the. Mii-
litorbolv Disaster has been sent by one of the
'oli.vivOrs

On the At t h Octaher, iktaclimetiti of 'tilt 4th

ItoyalVcterail I3t,ttaliun mid their tatnitie, with

a fi;‘ry belonging to other corps in Canada, in all
SBO, en.barked on board the ship Harpooner,
Joseph' Bryant, muster, and sailed front Quebec
on the afternoon of the 27tb, bound to Deptford ;
in charge-IA Captain Prime. On the rintiige to
the Oldpli of St. Lawrence moderate weather and
favourable Winds prevailed ; but on arriving in
the Gulph the weather proved buisterOuS, and the
‘vluil contrary ; not 0 sight of land, nor an obser-

vdtion of the 511110 Cl>nitl be depended upon for
severd days. On Sunday evening; November 10;
,0 few minutes sifter 9 o'clock, the second Abie,
on watch, called out The ship's a-ground;' at
wide!' rime she lightly struck on the outermost
rock of St. Shotts, in the hlaqd of Newfoculd-
land. She beat over, and proceeded a short dis•

lance, when she struck again and filled ; encircled
among rocks, and the wind Idowing.stroog, the
night dark, anti a very heavy sea, site soon tell
over oo her larboard beam-ends; and,- to heighten
the terror and al►irw, it was perceived a lighted
candle bad cotnumnic4te•d lire to some spirits, in
the toaster's cabin, which, in the cotansioA, was

with itillicultY extinguished. The Ship still driving•
over t tie rocks, her oatitSta were C 11( NA'ay, by which
:some taco were canted overboard. The .vessel
- drift ovt4 it,tie the-high rocks towards the main.
lit this situation every out became tcrtitied; the
suddenness of tlre sea rushing in, carried away
the births and,:lauochions het ween decks, when
'men, women, arid eitildren were drowned, and
many were' killed by the turce with which they
were driven against the loosebaggagr, casks, aud
staves, which 1103ted 'Alt that possibly
could, got opon flee% , but,. trots the crown and
contusion tfi At prevaio-d, the orders ot die officers
toil master to the !,ototers anti sranien were un-
Avt.tiling.r-death staring etc:l.y 'me in the lace—
the shipstrikine on the roci.s thotiOtsbe would
instanit l'hy screeching and pressing ot•
.the.peopie to the starboard side was:sd violent,
'that Several were much hurt. About eleven o'clock
the bout( on the .deck %verse svaihed iiveiboan: by
'a heavy sea : but.eveii flour the nienceaneut of
the dkaster, the,hOpes of any inditidnal being
saved were but very Slight, and, from this circum-
stance, combined.with it appearing th,lt the bot-
tom.of the ship .was 'separating trout the opeer'
deck, while the surf beat over her must violent:y,
it was considered as impossible. Froutlitis time
until four o'clock the next morning, all on the
wreck were anxiously praying, for the light of
day to break 'triton:them ; the boat front the stein
Was lo,tered down, when the fost taste and tour
seamen, at the t isk of their lives, pushed ot
the.shore: they with difficulty effected a lituditig
upon the attain laud, behind a high rock, nearest
to where the stern of the vessel bad been ()liven.
Tl•ey,were soon out of sight, and it was feared
they wet e' lust ; but it was so ordirinet 14y Provi,
Hence, these deserving wen, its sclumniing up the
rocks, tt atlei their appearance !. bailed us
from the top, and reported .their situation, saying
to return was -impossible, as the boat was stav-
ed : the log-line was.thrown from the Wreck, with
•a hope that they might lay hold of it., but dark-
ness, and the tremendous surf that beat, rendered
tt imptacticable. During this lime ot sus-
pense, it tieeurred to the muster, the possibility
of sending a hut to them by it dog : the animal
was brought aft, and Chanties' hitt) the ,ca with a
line .tied round, his and with it tie swam
towards, the rock up.on,tet is die mate and seta-
men were standing. It is iaipossible to describe
the benautions which.were excited at seeing this
faithful dog struggling with the waves, and, reach-
iog the summit al the rock, dashed back again by
the surf into the sea, until, at length. by his ex-
ertions, he arrived, with the line ;',une end of
,which being on board, a at rouger tope w s haul-
nil and fastened-to the rock, and by this rope"the
seamen w.ere enabled to drag on shore front the
wreck as number ot souls. M taboos six o'clock
in the morning of the 11th, the
first person was
landed by this means, and, afterwards, by an nu-
, e.
provment in rige,ing the rope and placing each,
individual in shoo, they Were with greater Nei.,
lily eXtricnted front the :ivreek ; but the:
passage 'thither, it was with the uttintst difficulty
thnt the unfortunate sidierers could 'Maintain their
hold, as the, sea beat Over • theta ;.- some were
dragged to the shore in a.state of iuse,s iuility :
Lientenant Wilson was. lost, being unable to hold-
on the rope with his hands ; he was-twiCe struck. •
by the sea, tell backwards out of the slings, and
alter sWimming for a .considerable time amongst
the floating wreck, by which be was struck on
the head, he perished. Many who theew. them-
selves Overboard, trusting to their safety by
ming, were lust.: they were dashed to .pieces by
the•surf on-the rocks, or by the „Eloating,,ot jbe
wreck. • .

About half-past one o'clock, on tbetskernoon
of the l Ith, about M) lives,were saved by the rope,
several of whont were hurt-and maimed. At this
period the Sea beat incessantly over the wreck;
and it being evident the deck was separating, the
way means of saving the ;distressed sufferers
tailed ;: tor:the rope, by Constant work, and by
swinging across the sharp rock,, was cut in two.
Front tbut itour, there hi!ing :ffießns of replacing
the rope, the spectacle became more Ulan ever
terrific ; the seat heating he wreck with
greater violence; :washed. nurnbers overboard :
t heir beart.reinling cries and lamentations were
such us cannot be eipressed—iemilik:s, tatilre-g,
niothers, iiid children clinging together ! The
nit eck breaking up, stersi front midsitips fore
castle, precipitated .on it into one coutinciu4
strut!! ion. [hitter these melancholy- citennistancts
206 souls perOted, and the stirvivori'hue to ht.!
!tient- the losS of dear relatives Hint friends.

" The officers fool men of the.ltoyal I'o,l-an
11,itiation„ who were recurnitig-home atter a
Alin ardnoill sexviee in Unioolti, tintl other rtinote
clinimes, have now lost their sayilles Of'
many mutt- titey ha& looked •ttpon with fl
pleotug making themseleeti and tl;eir la-
milieit cowl-0111We retiring-froll Ow ser-
vice of their King awl:C(4111(6% 11.,v tl;k
ttnfcst—
tuuate event the orphan daughter of Sot aeon Arm-

. •
.strong lOst for father, mother', broti.er, stud two
sisters ; and, tite- wife a and mi-111,4g daoghter.of
Lieut. Wilson are left wholly destitute. The dis-
aster was sO sudden and ultimate:l ?or,'t hat not ate"
article Of baggage was saved not 'even tunitey,
of,which some had considerable_ sums, the -produce,
of their effects sold. at Quebec, which were paid
for itt,:gtiincas, 1)11 account of bilk of exchange
being attended Whit a loss of set eh mid a half per
cent.: for immediately after the ship str,,ck she
. bilged and. filled, drowning some Cry,:,, mo-
tiyei cif humanity, attempted to secure articles of ,
dress for the distressed females, Who were hurried
on deck in an undressed state.
" The rock which the survivors were lauded
upon was 'about •100 feet above the water., sitr-
rounded at the flowing of the tide: it being high.
water soon after the latter of them was saved, it
'vas found impossible.fOr thesedistresst.d objects
to he got over to the main land tiiitii die next?
morning : on the top of this. rock they were ob-
liged to remain during the whole of the :tight
without sheiter, food, or nourishment, exposed
to wind and rain,
anti many Withililt 8110 CS : the
only comfort that presented itself was a tire,
which eras made from pieces of the, Wreck that
had been washed ashore.

" At daylight on the morning of the 12th,, at,
low water, their removal to the opposite laud wis
effected, some being kt down by a rope, others
slipping clown a ladder to Ole bottom Afro they.
crowed over, they directed their coot se to I house
or fisherm tit's shed, distant- • about a mile and a
hall tom tit:: wreck, where they rentaincti until
the next clay; the koprietor of this miserable
shed not having the means of supplying raj°. to
so considerable a number as took reftig't tt 118r1
went over tend to Trepassy, about 14 wiles rlis'
twit, through a marshy cOUniry, nut inhabiteil
by any hitman.ereature, and the toot-path tbiOugh
morass. This party 'nrrirta at '1 reposy. anti
reported the vent to Alessrs. Jork•tio, I3"rkei'
Sims'. and the Rev. Mr. Brown, -wh4 itn
Y.
took mensttrot fur alleviating tote tizatresselll;
by
di,vitte'.ing men iit tSrtit e:Hplov, with ii,tOVISIOIII
and spirits, to, assist tt ori au: forty:lra,,
ro Tr/Lissy w,ll, ,Necessily pintaptett
induy to undertake ihi journey ha,. loot, 11'4,
1t tzlships and pi iva, ions 'they %vete endue-,
jog were so excessitely gri.,at. On the 13111
in
,the evening, tile major pert•of the torvivof
sisted by the it'll Attains, who dining Om inlinay
cat-lied the wt alt .11.(1 feeble on .their hat;ks), a".
rived 4t Treptosy, Where they were balctied
by
order t,f the Mag.is:rate p„ropartionably on each

• ":There stilt reliained at St. Sliotts, the wile
of t serjemit tif the Veteran 134itdlioo, Who etas
delivered on the top the rocks shortly, ofeftri4o
'was sired ; the chili! 11;0 herself are doing • well.
A iirvate whose k .wss brOkei .add a woman so-
vere.ly to-trisect by the .wreck, weregilso necessarily
left there..

" Immediately after the arrival:-at 'freplssy.
measures were adopted ha the comitat and re-
hesitator. of the detachments, boats were pt'""
aided far their retztOval to St. John'.. 11311
'being .effected, his Excellency, Admiral Pal•
more, the alvvriittr, Major cointinto-
- the troops, the Me-, hauts and
01 Sr. Joliu.s, itity,t promptly and, gt nee,,,.,,,
came furward in the, nmst handsome tuatincr
to the telicf of the .sni viving stirrers.--
After rotittinine ten days at sc. J shit',, rt
the tlistrtssed with clothing and necessaries,
Excellency the Admiral chartered the Meteor) of
Poole, to bring them to Portsmouth. Oil this
melancholy circumstance it is but justice to siieo..•
that Mr. Joseph Bryant, mastPr, Atkil"
son, mite, and the seamen of the tfariutoutr, 414'
serve peat credit for their unceas!ug exurtions:
to ttleir labour those that cyclic on shore by Oa
rope in a great measitre,ttsre their safety."

SUDDEN DRATllA......*Vrceril ty ofteinutot
AVli.soN,' many years ‘Vaittrnbe-keeprr to Drur:f;
lone I neat rc, stittticiiiy dropped down. a "
nd ext,ir
itt,tontly in the Theatre, pnrstdisg lie.'
les:lona! duties, in preparing the di esses lor
revived growl spectacle of ittnuulL .I)roug - Ile
dined at the Theatre lii COulegtteit,Ce of
much engaged.
51r. litstior, Treliever, near l'enryn, h;5
return 'lron tuarket, last Saturday' evening, lei(
ttuten in the 1 Odd altd iiiNtantly ex. tired.
On the 6th inst. a large.portion 4 the side of
one of the new Docks, forming in .Chat ham I)tn l`"
yard, tell in, 4nr4 carried with it an intioenbe 1.0)%1Y,
of earth, .antj many of the moms), Miles w11:0!
been recently driven, there. It was most tor"'
nate that the. accident happened during the ab"
sancta of ihe workmen, or it it probable tor' Y:
rives would have been lost,—(illaithione Journal

BIRTHS.
On snnilny, at Archl'4l:Dover, the T"Lv Cill°lll
Henry Scott. (4 the R0y.1.1 Arr.':Jere, of adatigh7.*
Upper
the- Lady at Jal44l4lkaninn, EAti•
fyrd-place, lingell•gqiukre, n. - tintigliter*
'lti the Alpiia-svood, Mrs. rhaitri Tatham,

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11.1RRTFD.
'Oa 'lretinestlay, at NT ary-Itoltiine Ill": rt.
ESO . :N.lO Lonisa, on iy daelgittee of Mrs. Eittitilr, ofinftkor".
*lre,' Vortalisti.ilf a 4 re and niece of General 4l4qovv, 10.