Star.
London, England, 1815-05-10 00:00:00

NATAL APPOINTMENIS.

Captain Inglis, to the Queen Charlotte.
C yrain Paterson, to the Eridanus.
Lieutenant A. Crawford, to the rank of Commander.
I.ieutenant G. Gosling, to the rank of Contmandet, and to the
Tf uros.
I.ieu•enant J. M. Guise, to the rank of Commander, and to
the Devastation.
Lieutenant E. Curzon, to the rank of Commander.
Lieutenant C. C. Parker, to the rank of Commander.
I.ieut.nant'Km. iltitchittaon (2). to the Plumper.
Lieutenant Thomas Pike, to the Actaeon.
I.ienrenan• Charles Blond, to the Albion. •
Lieutenant Richard Moresby, to the Alcmene.
Lieutenant W. Mc. Clellan, to the Apelles.
Lieutenant Joseph West, to the Ban n.
Lieutenant Jeremiah Mahony, to the Banterer.
Lieutenants Riaarti Connor, Wm. Walford, John Bowerbank,
Gahriel Christie, and G. W. Ramsey, to the Bellerophon.
Lieutenant John Carislake, to the Tartarus.
Lieutenant F A. Calden. to the Tremendous.
Lieutenant Philip Gosling, to the Pactolus.
Lieutenant I I M. Freeston, to the Dee.

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Lieutroant Robert Pearce, to it. e De. iree.
lieotesiant. Richard (tmlit, G. F. Bridge:. John Rowier, (re-
gory I.owen, Aldridge, J. M. Waugh, to the itoyslSovereign.
Lieutenant F. B. While, to the Chatham, vice !'arced, ap•
pointed Flag Lieutenant to Rear Admiral Scott.
Lieutetiant Henry Price, to the Alban.
Lieutenants Daniel Weld and Osmond Button, to the Impress
Service, at London.
Lieuteti lots Archibald Mc. Donald and J. S. Richards, to be
Agent: a attcport b afloat.
Secotol Lieutenants Frederick Woodcock, Thos. Marshall,
Fl4llCli Agar, John Denman, and Joseph Jamaison, Royal Ma-
rines, are also retired on halt-pay.
Mr. Nash, Midshipman, ot the Chatham, to the rank of Lieute-
nant, and appointedto the same ship as an additional Lieutenatr.
h Ir. John Haines, and Mr. Richards, Midshipmen of the Cha-
tham, to the rank of Liesienant.
Matthias March, Esq. of Gosport, to he Secretary to Admiral
Sir Edwai d Edward Thoniborough, K. C. B.
Mr. Davies, Late Secretary to bar George Martin, to be Purser
of the tiebrus. _ _ _

Mr. lisslie, Sprgfon to the Argo. the Flag-ship of Rear-Ad-
mind :•cott, in the Downs.
Mr James Cruickshank. AssioanrA 9 nrgeon to the Argo.
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Mr. James Sturroeh to bst Master of the Royal Sovereign.
bir. William Boutzmi, gunner of his ?.T j, sty's ship Pitt, is
anointed to a situation in the Stewards' Dept.' mem, Greennich.
Mr. Wiiliaits Glendenning to be Purser of the I uscan.

Mr. Janus Caddy, Master to the Curacna.
First Uri:tenants John H. Williams, R. K. Jessv, George
Grieve, and J. P. Taylor, Royal Marines, are reared on halt-pay.

Captain EDSIVED BOGER is appointed to the Prunecie
93, the flag-ship of Sir EDWARD THORNIIROVOII. at
Portsmouth. —MerrittAs MAiten, Esq. to be Secre-
tary to the COMMANDER IN Cully.—Sir EDWARD is
expected to hoist his flag immediately.
The CHATHAM. 74, Captain D. LLOYD, ; BOSISAY,
71, Captain BAZILLY ; and LARNE, 24, Sir J. G. SIR.
'CL %IR, are under orders, when ready for sea, to pro.
ceed to Cawsand Bay, and put themselves under
Lord Ketrit's centre:lnd. The Leann, Captain
Be RTIIOI,ofttEW, which was fitted and served as a
rocket-ship in America, is fitting for Channel service.
An alarming storm took place on Tuesday se'si-
night, at Addington, a village about three miles from
Croydon. A water-:.pout descended on the hills, and
burst about a mile above it. The water poured in
torrents from the heights, and, rushing into the valley,
raised the stream that enters the WAtidle at Merton,
and culled every thing with it, pigs, trees, furniture,
&c. ; and even tore up the tomb-stones in Addington
Church-yard.
Tuesday se'nnight, about midnight, the cries of a
person were heard istuing from the float opposite St.
AuguAine's, Btistol : some time clap eel before-assis-
tance could be procured, and the body was not found
till near four &click. Verdict—Accidental Death.
He proves to be a Mr. "'later:3llone, a Lieutenant in
the army.
A rest ectahlr: lurking man, about GO years of age,
fell down on Sunday evening in the Borough, in a
fit, and almost instantly expired. His daughter, a
young woman about 20, was with him at the time
Saturday se'nnight a child WAS found near Sir
James Gardiner's Lodge, near Roche Court, Fateham,
supposed to have been busied alive, and, from its ap-
pearance, to have been in the ground about two days.
Accussee.—Wednesday morning an accident took
place in Heaton Main Colliery, near Newcastle.. In
the course of time the old workings had become en-
tirely filled with water, which, at about half past four
o'clock on Wednesday morning, bloke through the
roof, in the north-west part of the present colliery, at
a point where the strata are disturbed by a sly ke, and
inundated the workings. Some of the men who were
working near the spot where the water forced its en-
trance, ran immediately to the shafts, and happily
escaped from the pit. On their way they met Mr.
Miller, the underviewer, and informed him of what
bad happened, when he ranto give the alarm to the
other men, who were working in the higher part of
the pit, in the hope that they might be able to effect
their escape also, but this, alas ! was not permitted.
The water rushed in with dreadful rapidity, and
flowing naturally to the lowest part of the workings,
soon cut off the only means of escape, by closing the
lower mouth of the shafts, in which the water soon
rose to the depth of 19 fathoms. The unhappy men
have thus either been overwhelmed and drowned in
the torrent, or having retired to the higher part of
the workings, eine)), it is said, is much above the
level of the water in the shafts, are at this moment
pining in darkness and in want, without scarce any
hope of escape. Exertions arc at the; present moment
making to endeavour to reach the spot (where they
are supposed to be) from some other workings.—
Every feeling heart must sincerely wish them suc-
cess. We have not heard the number of men now
below exactly stated, but it appears that there are be-
tween 60 and 70. The whole stock of horses is Also
lost. The number of men who escaped amounts to
• only nine or ten. Many of the men below have left
large families ; Mr. Miller has lett a wife and eight
children. Three large engines (one of I horse
power) are now incessantly employed in endeavour-
ing to thaw the water from the pit, but they have not
yet produced any effect upon it. The water in the
shaft amounted at first to 19 fathoms ; but it subse-
quently gained upon them, from which it would ap-
pear, that some other internal reservoir hail burst into
the pit ; at three o'clock oo Thursday it still stood at
30 fathoms.—Since- writing the above, we are sorry
to learn that the water has gained upon the engines
during the night, notwithstanding they discharge
1200 gallons per minute. The water in the lower
shalt was plumbed early on Friday morning, when it
was round to be 33 fathoms. From this great flow
of water it is thought that some other waters have
burst, and that even those on the Town Moor may
now be discharging their waters through this pit.--
The number of horses below is 59.—/areweeetle Chron
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