Star.
London, England, 1807-06-22 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE srmar.

[FROM THE ASIATIC
In One of our late Pipers we noticed the lots of the (hip Sydser.
Th., particulars of the event, and of the fuhrequent preferva-
tion of the greater part Qf the thip'S company, are communicated
in the following later front Captain Forret to the Editor of the
Mirror :
Calcutta. Oetober t 4, 1836.
" The Sydney left Port Jacklon on the t 2th Ap:il,
t Bc6, bound to Bengal. Intending to proceed thro'
Dampier's Straits, her conrfe was directed as nearly
is potlible in the track of Capt. Hogas, of the Corn •
wallis, which, as laid down in the charts, appears a
clear fate pall-age. On the soth of May, at one A.M.
in lat. 3. 20. S. long. 146. so. E. we ran upon a moll
dangerous rock or thual ; and as this reef is not
noticed in any map or chart, it appears that we were
its unfortunate difcoverers.

" Ontitinclay,over the tatfrail, we found 2 5 fathoms
water ; over the latboard gangway, flu fathoms ;
on the itatboard fide, only nine feet ; and over the
bows, tz feet. One of the boats was immediately
got out, with a bower anchor; but, on founding to
fathoms dittAnce from the fhip, found no ground at
15.) fathoms.

" It mull have been high water when we flunk ;
for, at that time, there was no appearance of any
reef or breaker ; but, as the water fublided, the Ihoal
began to thew -itfelf with a number of (mall black
rocks. The Ihip had been firiking very hard, and
began to fue (award. At three A. M. there were
fix feet water in the hold, and increafing rapidly; at
five o'clnck the fhip was letting aft, and her top tides
parting•from the floor-heads. •
" Upon confultation with my Officers, it was the
unanimous opinion, that the (hip was irrecoverably
gone, and that no exertions could avail for her
fafety. We therefore employed all hands in getting
the boats ready to receive the crew, toB in num
ber. Eight bags of rice, fix calks of water, and
a (mall quantity of faked beef and pork, were put
in the h•ng boat, as provifions for the whole. We
were prevented taking a large flock, as from the num
ber of people, the three boats were barely fufficienr
to receive the whole with lafery.
" We remained with the Sydney till five P. M. on
the 21ti of May, when there wet e three feet water on
the orlop deck; we now thought it full time to leave
the (hip to her fate, and to leek our fatety in the boats.
Accordingly I embarked in the long haat, with Mr.
Trounce, lecond olli7.er, and 74 lafcars ; Mr. Rnbfon,
&II officer, and Stalk err, third, with tblafcars, were
in the cotter, and the jolly boat was allotted to 15
Dutch Nlalay% and one fepoy.
" Being defi-ons to afcertain the pofition of the
reef, by making the Adroiralay Elands, Ihaped our
courfe accordingly, fleering N. by E. half E. During
the flight it blew heft, and the long boat making
much water, we were obliged to lighten her, fay
throwing overboard a great deal of lumber, and two
calks of water. The three boats kept Ode in com-
pany, the long b at having the jolly brat in tow.—
Finding, at day-liyht, that the voter failed confi ier-
ably Letter, I dit Med Mr. It abfon to take the jolly
boat in tow. The wind incrcafed as the morning ad-
yanceal, and a heavy ft. ell riling at ten A. M. the
jolly bat funk, whil : in tow by the cotter, and all on
board, to the number of 16, unfortunately perifhed.
It was lamentable to witnefs the fate of ihefe unhappy
men, and the more fo, a' it was not in oar power to
tender them the frualiait atfillance.
" At noon on the 22d, we law the Admiralty
10 t hl bearing N.N.E. diflant three or four le.dgiies,
and as we had 1 un about 58 miles in the oats, upon
a N. by E. half E. omit re, the fituation of urethral on
which the Sydney (truck, was accurately afcertained,
and will be found as above laid down.
" From t:,c Admiralty Muds we coationed (land-
ing to the wefla ard; and on the 25.1 i made a (mall
Mind : we (cool towards it, and from its appearance
I was iochicad to hitt!, in the hope of obtaining a
Ilipply of water. Mr. Roblon, myfelf, and 20 of the
bell of our hands, armed with heavy clubs, brought
from New Caledonia, our tire arms being rendered
utelefs from expofure to heavy rains, approached in
the cutter, and landed, through a heavy furl, to the
utmoti allonifnment of the inhabitants, who, as far
as we could itolge from appearance, had certainly
never before Peen people r f our complexion. The
men were tall and well made, wearing their hair
plaited and railed above *the head—they had no ap-
pearance of Malays, nor of Caffrees; and, excepting,
their colour, which was of alight copper, they had
the form and features of the natives of Europe; they
were entirely naked. We law a number of women,
who were well formed, with mild pleating features.
66 We were received on the beach by about 20 or '
30 of the natives, who immediately fupplied each of
us with a cocoa nut. We then locceeded in making
them underhand that we wanted water, upon which
they made figns for us to accompany them towards
the interi: r the ifland :—we did fo, but after walk-
ing above a mile, they condufted us into a thick
jungle, and as their number was quickly increafing,
I judged it imprudent to proceed futtlier, and re-
turned to the beach, where I was alarmed to find
the natives had afilmbled to the number of rso or
upwards, armed with fpears, eight or ten feet long.
One of them, an old man, of venerable appearance,
who teemed to be their Chief, approached, and threw
his fpcar at my fear, expreflive, as I underilood it,
that we thould part with our clubs in like manner.—
Perceiving at this time a crowd of women to have
got hold Of the flernfaa of the cutter, and endeavour-
ing to haul her on (Imre, from the grapnel) with which
we bad cc:me to, we haftily endeavoured to gain the
boat; the natives followed us clofely, fome of them
pointed their (pears at us, as we retreated to the
brat, and Come were thrown, though happily without
effedl ; and to us they appeared to be very inexpert
in the management of their weapons. On my getting
into the watt a, three or four of the natives followed
me, thteatening to throw their fpears, and when I was
in reach of the boat, one of them made a thrufl, which
was prevented taking effe6l by the interference of Mr.
Roblon, who warded t,ff the weapon. When we had
got into the boat, and were putting off, they threW
at leap 200 fpcar s, none of which took effed, except-
ing one, which gave a fevere around to my cook, en-
tering immediately above the jaw, and pang thro'
the mouth.
" Having thus efcaped from this perilous adven-
ture, we pm fired our courfe,. and got as far as Dam-
pier's Streights, as favourably as our fituation could
well admit. Being now .within reach of land, the
Lafcars became impatient to be put on (bore. It Was

in vain that I endeavoured to perfAladetimal. topey
rlvere ; they would nit liden to argtrpent, and ex
preEd their with rather to meet with hllmCd6.(l.
death on fhore, than r be Rasrved .to death in the ,
!soma. Yielding to their importunity, lat length
determined tr'r land them on the N. W. eatremi:y of
the ifl Ind of Ceram, from ,wherrce.t:ry might tr,avel
to Amb yra in two or three days. On the 9rll of
June, being off that part• of the ifland, Mr. Robfon
v,lunteered to land a part of the people-in the cut-
ter, to return to the long boat, and the cutter to be
then given to fuch further part of the crew as chufe
to join the party firll landed. Mr. Robfor accor-
dingly went in fhore with the cutter ; but, to my
great mortification, after waiting two dar, there was
no appearance of his return or the cutter.
" We concluded that the people had been de-
tained either by the Dutch or the natives, yet as .the
remaining part of the Laical's %vete defirous to ,be
landed, we flood in with the long boat, and put them
on (bore near the point, where we fuppufed the cutter
to have landed her people.
" Our number in the long boat was n'sw reduced
to 17, viz. myfelf, Mr. Trounce, 'Mr. Stalkart, 14
'Akan, and others. Our flock of proVifions confilltd
of two bags of rice, and (•ne gang calk cf water, with
this flock we conceived we rn;ght hold cut till we
reached Bencoolen, for which port we detet mined to
make the bell of our way—we fired the allowance of
provilions to each man, at one tea cup full of rice,
and a pint of water per diem; but we ram found it
neceffary to make a conficlzrable rodultion in this al-
lowance. (C .
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" We proceeded on through the Streights of Ban
tam, meeting, in our courfe, feveral Malay prows,
none of which took notice of us, excepting one, which
gave chace for a day, and would have come up with
us, had Vve not got off under c .ver of a very dark
night. Continuing our comic, we pallid through
the Streight of Saypay, where we c tught a la: pe
fliark. Our fpiiits were much elated by this valuable
prize, which we loft no time in getting on board,
and having kin led a fire at the b Atom of the boat,
he was malted with all expedition—and Inch was tl e
keennefs and extent of our appetite, that, although
the (hark mnft have weighed 150 or 16olbs. not a vet%
tige of it remained at the dole of the day. We (of-
fered moll revere?), from our indulgence ; on the fol-
lowing day we were all affiieted with the moll violent
complaint of the (tumid) and bowels, which reduced
us exceedingly, and left us fpiritlefs and langui•J, ir.-
fomuch that we now feri .ufly defpaircd of our safety.
" On the 2 i of July, I loft an old and faithful fer-
vant, who died from want of fuilenance. On the 4th
we made Java Head; and the fame time caught two
large boobiee, which afforded all hands a mod preci-
ous and refiefhing meal. On the 96, at midnight,
came to off PuloPenang, on the well coal of Sumatra.
At day light we endeavoured to weigh our anch,r, ana:l
to run dole in fbore; but we were fo much exhaufted
that cur ft: coot h was infofficient to get up the anchor.
We made a fignal of difirefs, on which a fandpan,
wi.h two Malays, came off. As I was the only per•
fon in the long boat, who had fufficient ftrength to
move, I went on fhore with the Malays. On landing,
found tnyfelf fo weak, that I fell upon the ground,
And was obliged to be carried to an adjoioing houfe.
Such refrefhmenta as the place afforded were imme-
diately fent off to the long goat; and we recruited
fo quickly, that in two days we found out felves in a
condition to proceed on our voyage. On the tith
of July we weighed, and on . the ;soh anchored off
Rat Hand, at l3encoolen.
I left Bencoolen on the 17:h of Augofl, in the
Pet feverance, for Ferran:, where I art ived ,on the 27th,
and where I vi as muff agree4bly forprift d to meet with
my late Chief Mate, Mr. Robfon, who, with the
Lac.2ls, landed on Ceram, and had fafdy reached
Amboyna, where they were received by Mr. Cranf.
ronn, the Dutch Governor, with a humanity and
bor:volinice that reflea honouron his charaeler. The
Governor foppli,:d them with whatever their wants
regni.ed; he accommodated Mr. Roblon at his own
table, and, on his leaving Arnb ryna, furnifhed him
with mcney for himfelf and his people, 'refuting to
take any acknowledgment or receipt for the amount.
fie alto gave Mr. Robfon letters to the Governor
General•of Batavia, recommending him to his kind
offices. Such honourable c'ondaft from the Gover-
nor of a foreign country, and with which we are at
war, cannot he too widely pi ornalgatcd.
t, From Arnloirna, Mr. Robfon embarked in the
Dutch frigate Pallas, for Batavia, and on the pafrage
thither, fell in with and was.captur ed by his M.jetty'.
ships Greyhound af.d Hat riei, and brought to Prince
Wa!es's Ifland.

" From Pcnang I went !n Bengal with the Vanua,
Capt. Dennifon, and arrived fat-0y in Calcutta, a few
days ago. " A. FORPIST."
)ON, jinn
an ant PRICES,
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11 17. I June 19.
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Hvt,burn Main
Holywcll 2bit3
Kenton Main
Murton Main
Pontop--Simpfon's 1
Pontop Windfor'• 1
Tanfield Moor • 4
Team 2
Cattihead Pork a
Townley Main
Walker • 5
Walls End 7
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Temple's Walla End - 30
Whiteficld
Willington .3
Wylam Moor 3
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South Hebburn . .
Cowpen Main
Hartley 5
SUNDERLAND COAL.
Bourn Moor
Eden Main
Hablaby Main
Newbottle Moor .
Primrofe Main
Urreth
Rceory
lialworth Moor Neat Main

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Th wit/ extravagant pofrefrors of me.ilth,
ong'',
4 Rich, on ke tl einfelveb ati,tgs and fly awayi• it it
e, tt eclat they often wisig fl.gl:t into
the I>, &thou a many to whom t ey prove a blz:fling.
krom.nume.tous, tor example, arc ttte intlancc whete
the ftidden ac 7,11 fizion of riches, through tht medium
,of a State Lrlttery, has laid a foundation, with c,oe
:eta indollsy, of tifing,iu a few years to mercatrite
e,lnt4teuce. For fo
,fillutary an c.,td, few I,,,tt„y
Schemes have been fo advantageoully conflrudled as
the one now before the public.

DI
. On the t3th infaant, s few wecks-afte- ttehirt% or hei. 9th (bad,
in a,e ,Gtk ?ear or her age, llrs 'Town. wife of the Rev,
wif-
llarn Jurin Totten,Redo: of Dehtlen, Fifes.
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11101-MATER AT I.O:4DUN.
Mortatog - - 4 isthmus vtet 4
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NEW MIiDICINE ACT.
NEWBERY and SONS, N). 45, Sr. Paul's
Cl}urch ya..d. London, Proptictors of Dr James's Powder
and other valuable preparations, inform the Piddle, that in confe-
qucnec of the new Stanip Dudes, the price•of that Medicine will
be in future as. uti. per Packet,, or il.ss. N. ptr 11.2,11; 1,,,t the
quantity of a D:zen Packets in a Bottle, made up tor the Army
and Navy) may be had for II as And as the words,
bcry, No. as,
.Paul'l7 are nic-Staisips, which it
is prlutuedrwill be a full/tient fecur:ty ogain4 countuttits, Lis
liguature on the label. wiithe diicontiourd. New-

The following ore the pric.cinf their (Aber Medicines, 11. tops
included, but that who purelsafg fix or more, at a time, will Le
allowed the Rams ;carts s r.,4 .• , i 4
Dr Jame,: s Pt.wder 1 9 ilalbe*CarelitiAve 1 9
Nita in a Bit e • 24 0 Dr, Auftin's•Chalitteate
Dittto Analeptic Pills 46 ' Pills' 4 0
Ditto in a large Box es o Freakes Tin& of Bark 4 o
late Antibihous Pills 2 9 Dittto liusham's ditto a 0
Dr. Steer's Opodeldoe 2 6 Tojc P.lk - 2 9
2 6 Englith CtSee - 2
Ditto Coovullion tUil
Ditto Nitre Drops 2 6 (2:u-rather's Drops 2 9
Ditto Camomile Drops I 9 Fir lice;of Ginger 2 9
Ditto Psrsgoric Loz. I xi D.tto Peppermint 1 r
Angittlud's 21 is ditto r 1 t Dr. Hoopres Pills ili
Iff...lice of CA.fUlq 3 (.) Grant's Drops - lit
Mr. Spences Dentifrice 4t, l.leifh's `cots Pills stt
Ceph..lic Snuff 1 0 11,:nry's Magic ill 2 6
Jo ies's !thrum. Tina. 3 6 Norton's Drops . 5 6
Be ty's Bilious Yips 4 6 6:•i;flittry's Drops 5 6
i Jals s Magnetta 3 6 Pr. Solatiticr's Eca 2 6
Wilfuu's Alt. rative 4 6 Greenotteh's I hurtures 1 ti,
Purifying t'wc t Cakes 2
•; Ditto T..lu Lozenges
,1 t;
N. B :is many perfons tni:•:::0. TM lisalh of Vh.ffr%. Newb,..ry
Wave that iris at the 1•.3R Fod of Sr. l'at.i's. foul doors irons
Cheapfnic. with there wort! infcritxti on the frusa, " Thc oLly
War-dilute for Dr James's Powticts."
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i.uEilrAi3V;klsTVK—;E---
'1 'HE Lei vaf,tage the OW sic n uQ always derive
front regMarly ducted .nal n en di; eetnig aimed ex-
clufively their Ittni,s to one Tech s of malady, was never mare
eleatly demonflratcd than by the unexampled faced. which has
attended the a !anii.illration of their new remedy and the extra-
ordinary cure. it has performed. Fart long ft riesof rears, MetTrs
CURRIE and Co Surge-ins. rly in his hlsliefty's fervlce,
have made the Venereal 'ideate the particuLr übjc.:t. of 'heir in-
vcßigation, and arc happy in having discovered a medicine lupe-
riot to mercury in the cure of that complain'--it it fuffien !it to
°brave that the efleasof this remedy are &airier • ical,y rapp,•n.e to
thole of mercury. for though it comieetely eradicates ever) in Mgt
of the virus, in its moR co:dirmed lieges, 'yet it does nut it+ the
leaß injure the conditution—on the MIL rat y. it renovates the IN
tem in all Its natural fundions, promotes appetite, and facilitates
.digeßion--thus inftead of mincing a tiro: g and vigorous conititu •
don to the frightful condi:ion that mercury does, it nut only pre-
fares that eonflitution in its primitive fl...te; but rellores a wal
and detilitated one to its natta al itrel gt.;: arid vigour.
Numlicrlefs inftances are on recent record of the fuperior elEcrey
of this Mad:tine, its inherent fp: cific virtues adlitig as a per-
-paual corrective to bodily debility, whether proceeding Irons
an excels of c.:yjngal or Illicit pl:-afure, or from the more
infiduous, though not leis deft nelive indulgence of I.:cau-
tious youth of toe: feats in a certain pernicious habit Amidft
the melaiicholy variety of diforders which are the coniequence of
this klitary vice, there are none mere aMi4ling than that diitrefliti4,
Rate of debility d dtficimcy,woich prevents or embitters the ma-
trimonial gate ; the nnhappi fnaertr broods ever his misfortune,
afhamed to leek relict, is reduced to fuck a (late of weak-
nt C. as to render life noprefive. To fuel' perfors it mull e a col-
r,fleetion, to kinw that they may tit w, by a new iaallitde
mole ot'ts-eatmtrt, he ri ',red to that greaten, tat all human b.C.f.
Mats . a fircnrs, mmaly.r.nd vigorous ecriflit a ann.
ht al! ca..c3 of d. bility, deSeieney, from whatever mule arifmr„
at well as in every ipecies of ve;:ererl fec:i.in. Mt ffrs Currie astd
Co. may I.! unlinked by p..tients of either fez, with the greetelt
fecrecy and h.nour, at their Imule, No. t c;7, Hatton Garden.
Letters front the Country (poll paid) inclutlieg a bat.k note.
will have the neeenry medicine and advice fent to any part of the
King 'am. No. ro7. Hatton garden.
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HEN PiolAliondi Mot of Educationanfris.e.
V fpo::fibiPty deviate from the gereral Syftem by the kl,frthsts
of a particular branch, the faidtiott of long continued fuccelfei Is
the belt eriteriott of fugerinthy.
Thirteen yeari lave i dcwitcd my pradtice to the exclulive treat.
ment of 'three Dirq:rder., and the fucsefsfttl refute of my plan gives
me additional ardour to (prole. as far as I am able, the ravages of
thofe Complaints which are the molt important in the Catalogue
of Human Infirmities.

After it:Nation into every Branch, as an Army Surgeon, f
farmed a veil 'a at an early period of praCtice to refcus indivkluola
from the igioranrc of uneducated men, or thc equally dangerous
prtcipitancy of general Practi:ioners.

Ihe Three Difordtrs, he cure of which I have devoted my
attertion, comprife every fperiesof VEN REAL IN FEC lON.
whether of a rt•cu:t or !nog duration: adly, all kinds of del
whether ariimg f ort the hat,its of (Owl buys or the indu gen:ea
of mature atf: ; and,lan.ly. that derangement of thelyitemt.. wo•
men r..ht.l is called BARRENNESS, or S fERILITY.
Numerous Difcafts art the refalt of ignorance, or hafte in the
treatment of a ample Goacrr!ee. ; and it not unfrequently hap-
pen. that the ft.eds of I if: are vifoned by the indifcr. taut) of an
tityuarded hour By a fttperiqr metho I fuel' Complaints art: ea:Ay
cull a; and, even where others have failed, I truft that I may prt.-
fume to oiler a radical re-eliabliflimeot

rear, lawever, are the cafe!, of comple tted dithers in this dlf•
or& r, compared with the calamitous &nations of men, who (ion
an itolulg-zoce in a fol.tary vice, or the prevalent gaieties of a
fiAliia:;a:.le life. Lcquirc that flaw of th.bility, which is the uua•
voidable coofcqueoce of Inch pernicious habits.

Where the Unhappy fulfaci broods over hit mifery, but care
fully conceals his misfortune, It may be Tome confOation for hint
to know, that titheugh it he an übjed of doubt or uncertainty
with other practitioners, the removal of there deficiencies by the
gradual progrth renovati,n, is the acquirement of my experi-
ence If the rites of Bacce!tis or Venus have begun to reduce manly
vigota, much anxiety will be prevented by an may coutiteradien.
01 tido languid nate; and is t eefc cafes no we it difficulty will ocrur.
But where this deficiency has for yews iliftcd. a proper pule.
verance it indifpenfably requifite to r:vive the (lumbering (parks
of life, and to sari-mace the coollitu ion.
MARRIFD WOMI ,N, who bavc long been diAappointed in
th, ir expedlations of a fatWiy, may be allured, that in mutt iu-
fiance:, Inch deftzts ate curable by Medical hill.
I he tecr:Cy which is f.t effential to my undertaking, and the
gratification which I have prcfuneed to lute, form the balls of
my iiritt nfintis, and in. coincidence with fuck this intimation is
given,- that Mr. tiree may be confulted ptrfonally, or by Letters
(inclofing a Insult Not'.;, at his honk, Nu, ap, Arundel-fleece,
Strand, near Tenye-I,,ar
te'r There is an aditional Fntrance in Water ftrect adjoining,
and the name is on hods the d,iors. MATTIN 103E14
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London.
A CatllloN.—strme Perro•is. who falfely offcrt themrdves to
ho \less arks Or Tus kOrAL COLLECk, having for leveral months
pall copied my .Advertif..mints alao•lt word for ward, an !Wetted
them :IR their own produCtins, it iv my duty to mention that
tho.c Perfons are sot Members of any College in London, Edam-
burgh, or elk whe:e ; nor have they any right to practice Surgery
in London

1%. It. I.iR of the Nicrober: 1, publthett at the Houk of the
College in ltm ri.-14,,%vhte1: may be rt terred to.

LCINDON : Priotcd and publi:hT.l by LEVEL Kle.Nr, (of Ca.-
terhury Place. 1....rn:)c;b).2t the STAR Orrice NO I, Carq
ftittet. alto at he STAG Ott ma, lenvle Bar.

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