Star.
London, England, 1831-08-26 00:00:00

ROTHSAY CASTLE STEAM-PACKET.

LITEIPooL, AUG. T..l:lllll7esterday left Hemmed, in
the Prince Llewellyn for Liverpool. We had three of the
surviving passengers of the ill.fated Roihsay Castle on
board. One of them I found to be an extremely intelligent
young man, and his description of the situation of himself and
the rest of the unfortunate individuals who accompanied
him, was highly affecting. He said that the major part of
the passengers on board the Malay Castle, had made up
their minds to the worst lung before the vessel went to
pieces. He corroborated every thing which had been said
of the obstinacy of Captain Atkinson. My informant ex.
presaed the most poignant sorrow for the fate of three indi-
viduals, viz. a carpenter, his wife, and infant child. These
persons were by his side when the Rothsay Castle was ex-
pected every minute to go to pieces. They all he!d by the
iron railing which protected the upper deck, to prevent be-
ing tarried away by the huge waves which kept constantly
rolling over them. In this situatioh they continued until
the chimney of the Rodney fell. The last sentence which
the female uttered was an ejaculation of maternal solicitude
on behalf:of the infant which was at her breast. She ins.
plored the person next to my informant, to wrap her shawl
closely round her neck, to keep the water from t.uchirg
the child ! Poor creature! her sufferings were soot
ended, and the last that was seen of her was her two hat es
extended from the water, holding up her infant, as if Im-
ploring the hand of Providence to save the child. The other
survivors who were with us on board the Prince Llewellyn
consisted of a single man: and a gentleman who had the te.ela• -
choly task of taking the corpse of his wife to Liverpool, site
having been thrown on the sands of Besumaris on Friday nighi.
There was also another corpse on board—that of a young
lady, upon whose body a coroner's inquest had been held
the preceding day at Conway. It was a melancholy occa-
sion for the reflective mind ; but there was more of curiosity
than pity expressed in the faces of those persona who crowded
round the survivors, to swallow " with greedy appetite ^
what was told them.

When we disembarked at the pier head, Liverpcol, the
licence was singularly painful; long haute we approaclnd
our destination I perceived that the pier was =tided by per.
sons anxious to hear the earliest intelligence of who was
found and who missing at Ileautitaris. Inimedistely on tl e
approach of the Prince Llewellyn, and when it was knor a
that the dead Wert on board, the bell of it. Nicholas Church
commenced tolling, nitwit, 'cool led with the recegnition of
the survivots by their friends, made one of the more touching
incidents I have ever witnrssed during the course of a long
life chequered as it has been by scenes of occasion's! wee
and bitterneit. Notwithstanding all that has be-n said
and put forth us to the cost of the repairs of the Rothsay
Castle, it cannot be :Mewed that ►he war in sound condi-
tion ; and if she was not sea.woulty, why was she permit-
ted to put to sea ? I regret to have now to record another
rumour of a like description to the Itothsay Castle, although
fortunately not a.teuded with quite so great a loss of life.
Intelligence was received this morning, of the loss of the
Wellesley steals-packet, on her way from Dratalin to Floly.
head. It ix said that several oldie passengers perished. I
hope the rumour is unfoutaleel.
In a second edition of a Nianches•cr paper of Saturday
last, some piatictslars are given which transpired at the coro-
ner's inquest hid at llesuinaris. Ihe vessel struck
fourteen or fit':eest times previous to her fixing—that
neither the e.,ptain nor mate were sober—that when
the captain was requested by the passengers to put
back, he said, hold your bother, there is nu danger"—
that there was not the regular full crew or. board, bet only
sailors instead of 4—th.at when the mate wu told to put up
a light, ue said, •• It is no business of yours"—and that
when the passengers desired the wish) to ring the lull, los
said `• loo: Mete is then bell, ring it your.tiv:s."

GREAT NEWS FROM SCOTLAND.—The e-
dical Gazette contains a communication front a
,panish physician, giving as the result of his ex-
patience, " that Cholera always spares a certain •
number of persons, and of these, invnriab:y, a e
those individuals who have the itch."

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