Star.
London, England, 1814-09-08 00:00:00

HARWICH, SEPTEMBER 7.

Arrived the Prince of Orange Packet, with a mail
aid passengers, from Cuxhaven.—Wind N.

CORK, SEPTEMBEA 3.
His Majesty's ship BAccwJs is.on shore at the back
or Spike Island. Arrived the BOMBAY" with eight
taausports.

The Volunteer Shipwrights at Plymouth, have been
informed by the Admiralty. that they will not be
wanted, as the whole number for Cana& less been
supplied by the Eastern Yards.
A ludicrous circumstance we hear lately occurred
at Brighton, in consequence of an absolute requisition
being made to salute the Secretary of the Admiralty,
in ftroftria ftertoffa, by a discharge of thirteen guns
from one of his Majesty's ships of war. A precedent
being searched for in vain, by the Officers of the Navy,
the fact is to be recorded on the log-book.
The following is the Copy of a Letter recehred
from Capt. J. WILLIAMSON, of the brig MAns, dated
Cove of Cork, August 27th, 181+ :
48 GENTLENIHN—This day, at two p. m. I arrived
here in the Orbit, of Liverpool, Captain Peers, he
having picked me and my ship's company up at sea.
It is with heartfelt grief I have to announce the loss
of the Mars (by fire) on Thursday night, the 25th
instant, Waterford bearing N.N:E. about six leagues
distance. The case is as extraordinary as it is true,
that while sitting In the cabin with Mr. Kelsey (pas-,
senger), the Mate came down at nine o'clock, and
said there was a strong smell of fire. I instantly
went on deck, and found the watch that was below
in the forecastle had come upon deck almost suffo-
cated ; and at that time there was no smoke from
any other part of the vessel. We immediately began
throwing water down the forecastle, and cutting a
hole in the deck, to try it we could find where the
fire was, when the smoke issued from the steerage
in such volumes that we were all likely to be suffo-
cated, and vivid' scarcely see one another on deck.
—I instantly conchided the fire must be in the main
held, arid immediately ordered the boats to be got
out, and to break the main hatches open, to see if we
could find the fire there, as it was impossible for any
person to go below in the steerage or forecastle ; and
such was the rapidity of the flames, that before we
could geethe long-boat out, they Were issuing six feet
high through the main hatchivay, and it was with the
gieatest difficulty we succeeded in getting the boat
out over the side, as the vessel was in a few minutes
after in flames from the fore hatch-way to the cabin-
doors: It is impossible for me to describe the horrors
of the sight of the vessel, and the frantic state of the
female passengers, who got out of bed on the first
alarm, and came on deck. There was, no time to
get either water, provisions, or any thing in the boat ;
and had it not been that Pnovteeece threw a vessel
in our way, we must have been turned on the sea with.
out any kind of sustenance, smite without covering,'
in an open boat. The Orbit, Captain Peers, of Li.
verpool, hove in sight, and seeing our distressed si-
tuation, immediately hove to, and took us on board,
it then being about ten o'clock.
"The attention of Capt. Peers, and the passengers
en board the Orbit, to every individual, merit my most
sincere thanks. In calling the people over by their
names before quitting the vessel, I found there was
ene missing, and judged he might be down in the fore-
castle trying to get some of his clothes, and not being
able to get np again on account of the smoke, one of
the men, at the risk of his own life, went down and
found him, made a rope fast round him, and he was
hauled up without any sensation, but we succeeded in
bringing him to life on board the Orbit. By what,
means the vessel took fire, Goa only knows, as there
had been no light whatever either in the forecastle or
steerage that night, and there was no fire in either of
those places until after it broke through the main-
hatchway ; and for any person to have communica-
tion with the hold was impossible, without being
known, as the vessel was bulk-headed up fore and aft.
I have saved scarcely any cloathing—not a hat to
wear. Shall return to Liverpool as soon as possible.
I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant.
(Signed), 44 MIMI WILLIAMSON."
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