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London, England, 1809-04-29 00:00:00

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OCTOBER Si,, ISO S:
On the lit Insrant .we received intellierce of the antral of hill
Majetty's ship Nereide, from Hoshere, on the 16th.
• O, the wit 'Noire the Guth tke-Nereide- ink tile Company's
cruiser-Sylph, which •she bad outikiled: "'three- passage twit ;
large doves full of desperadoes attacked the little-Sylph, in sight •
of the Nereido,.and after a ionflict boarded and Carried her. Titii•
Sylph Had Lieutenant Denton,and 26 men killed, eud her Comd;
mender, Lientenant Graham, and three men dangerously ivotinded
The pirates took the Sylph in.tow ; 'but the Nerefde soon got up •
with them, recovered the little eruizer, and sunk both the dows,
and all their crews. •
Advicesliorn the Cape of Good Hope state, that his Majetty's
ship Ra;sonable had Sent in a'l)ane from Batavia bioui.d to the
Mauriius, with 500 tons of rice—this loss will he Severely felt
there ; and that his Majesty's shlp Llghtniug hid -cap ured and
carried in there a Diitch Ship, bodnd to Bravia with warlike
stores, but ultiMately for the Persian oulph.-

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OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OE TH,E-TRAVERS•
" TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD AfINTO, COVER.
•NOit GENERAL, &C. oCC
I "My Loan—lt is with the deepest regret I have the honour
to inform sour Lordship of the loss of the Honourable Cones
pany's extra ship Travers, under my command, on the 7th of No-
vi other, at five o'cl'ack A. M. on a rock detached from the
Sunken Island; in lat. 15. 38. N long. 94. 20. E. Diamond Island
bearing W. byN. distanrabout three miles ; Sunken Island bear-
iies S. W. by S. distant one mile and a quarter. But 1 feel my-
self still happy in saying, the passengers, officers, and ship's come
pany (lists of whom I have the honour to subjoin), with the ex-
ception of six Europeans, seven Chinese, and three Lascars, were
all saved, and have been received by Captain Henan, of the Earl • •
Spencer. The deplorable state we were all in, having nothing but
the clothes we h:td on,'itft most ample room fur the display of hit
gent rosity. I now further beg leave to intrude upon your Lord-
ship a detail of this most melancholy catisirophe.
" About ten minutes before five o'clock A. M. on the ith of
November, when on our station on the starboard quarter of the
Monarch, with the Earl Spencer in company, having hove' the
lead and got ground in twenty fathoms, mud and fine sand, 1
I went over to leeward, and saw breakers en the starboard beam,
and a-bead, I immediately hauled the ship close to. the wind, but
unfortunately, notwithstanding our exertions to crearthe reef, we '
I struck, about five A. M. on a rock detached from Sunken Islands
the other two ships passing considerably wi.hin had. The Cause
of their escape, I believe, was from my hailing and firing guns.--
At this time the mizen mast went is feet above the board. The
ship then bilged on the starboard side s and in about five mimitea.
we lost the rudder, and the stern posts gave way. Finding it int. ,
possible to get the ship off, I ordered the main foremast and spare
anchol-s to be cut away, and threw ever the starboard guns, to •
case her. I then sent an officer down to secure the packets ;
which I regret was impracticable, as the water was level With
the gun deck, part of which had given way.
" As it was now day-break, and we clearly could distinguish
the ships standing on their course, we hoisted our ensign to the
stump of our mizen-rnast, with the Union downwards; but not
seeing that to have any effect, Situ only resource was in our boats,
which, with the greatest exertions of the Offisers and crew, Hi-
ing no masts left to which we could affix tackles, we were obliged
to cut the gunwale down, to launch the long-boat, and by dint of
strength—a labour which was rendered doubly difficult by the
uneasy state of the ship, the sea having by this time made a
complete breach over her.—By seven o'clock 1 had the lisp-
piness to see all the Ladies, passengers, and crew, with the
exception of the sixteen men mentioned, in the boats. The
weather was so extremely squally, and a heavy sea running,
I tkought it not safe to allow more than 93 persons in the
launch, she being so extremely d2ep, and 18 in the cutter; but
ordered the jolly-boat back, though she was also very crowded-,
and !o entleavous to bring off as many of those remaining as pos-
sible ; which I am sorry to say, from their obstinacy in persisting
on not coming without their baggage; the Officer was mettle to
effect, excepting three. When we put off, our situation was still
mare distressing, as Captain Hawes, of the Monarch, the senior .
Officer, followed by the Earl Spencer, had gone to so great a
distance, that we could not discern the ships. I had in my pocket •
a compass; and steering AV. S. W. in about an hour and a half
descried them at a distance of about 10 or*ll miles. The boats
shipping much water, kept us constantly bailing, Which gave me
at one time much apprehension, from the' severity of the wea-
ther, of our not being able to reach then. 'But to our great joy,
about 11 A. M. we were all safe on board the Earl Spencer.
" I cannot close my letter without mentioning to your Lord-
slita the extreme good conduct of my Officers and ship's company,
whose behaviour throughout this disastrods and dreadful scene was
most exemplary. I must alsu beg leave to call near Lordship's
attention to the most distressing start-of myself, otiltrs, psesen-.
gors, and crew Samong whom are several ladies) 4VitO have All.lost
every thing we possessed. •
" I must also humbly solicit your Lordship to order as early an
investeation as possible of the cause of the loss. of the Travers.
As I conceive no blame can attach to me, I have no deuhe but I
shall be able to give your Lordship a satisfactory justification of
jmy conduct in the whole of this untortunare business.-1 te.ve
I the honour, &c. (signed) ‘# J. CuLLIN S."
It must be satisfactory to the Public to kanw, that two of his
Majesty's ships were dispatched several days ago to the spot whim
the wreck of the Travers was lett, in the hope: yet affording
assistance to the whole o; a part of the unhappy people •who re-
mained. As both Drowned and Diamond Islands were in ti.ght
tram them, and neither distant upwards of a Lague, there is some
Chance that a part of the people may be saved. Diamond Island
abounds with Turtle, on which those who may be so Mit:mate
as to reach that Island may for sonic time sul,sist.
STATE OF THE WRECK WHEN LEL'It AT NAL! PAST SEVENt
A. M.
All masts gone, rudder and stern-posts given way, her gun-
deck blown up, and full of water, her sides completely open,
broke dowel right abaft the fore-hatchway, broke down abaft
the capstern, sea making a complete breach over her ; only pat
remaining whole was arnidstiipe of the mainsdeck, and. was
apparently giving way very fast ; of the 16 souls left on board, six
'were Europeans, seven Chinese, and three I.ascars.
NAMES OF TUE PEOPLE LEFT ON TOE WRECK.
' Thomas Tracey, Carpenter's Mate; John Gre-eu, Quarter-Mas-
ter; W. Holf, Peter Olson, Jacob Bergman, and F. Sinitk
Seamen; three Lascars, and seven Chinamen.
'I he loss of the Travers is stated at 1'130,000 --Bed des 500
tuns of Madeira wine, she had valuable iuvestments and money
to a large amount on board.

There will be a visible eclipse of the moon this
night, beginning at 5 minutes after 11, miJdle at
tir4 minutes alter midnight, and ending at 5 mi-
nuLes after two o'clock on Sunday morning ; digits
eclipsed, 10 deg. 29 min. on die moon's south limb,
about one-sixth of its whole face.

ECCLESIASTICAL and ACADEMICAL PROMOTIONS.
OXFORD APRIL 28.—Wedriesday last the following Gentle-
men were admitted to degrees :—Rev. George Wasey, of AU
Soul's ; Rev. William Come, of Christ Church ; Rev. John Gol-
deshrough, of Magdalen, Bachelors in Divinity. -
Rev. Edward Thomas. Stanley Hornby, of All S. al's ; Mr.
William Hamilton, of Magdalen Hall, Masters of Arts.
Mr. John Coles, of University ; 'Mr. Henry Fenton, of Eteter;
Mr. Charles Alford, of Balliol, Bachelors of Arts.
Wednesday the 19th instant the Rev. Benjamin Popeeof Ca-
versham, was sworn into the office of Surrogatchy the Chancel-
lor of this diocese.
The Rev. Samuel Freeman Statham, of Lincoln College in
this university, has been appoirited domestic chaplain to the Right
Honourable Earl Merton, L. T.
Rev. William Prosser to the Rectory of Langunnider, in the
county of Breccia, vacant by the death of the Rev. William Lures
of Peterstow, Herefordshire.
Rev. Thomas Hughes, B. A. to the Vicarage of Killen, in.the
cointy of Flint, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Rowland
Williams.
Rev. C. W. Haddesley to thelkectory of Linton, in Yorkshire.
Cammtznos, Aritai;l7.—The Rev. James Geldart, of Tri.
WO College ; the Rev. Cherlel George, of Sr. :o ; the
Rey, John Ward, of Peterhouse, are admitted. N..
•. Mr. Thtnnis Carpendale, of St. John's; Mr. 'Thomas Halford,
Of Jesus ; and Mr. M. liolworth, of Caine College, are admitted
B. A. •

The Norrislan Prise is this
Fellow of Trinity College, for I
Sabbath.

year adjudged to Mr. &Cando
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