Star.
London, England, 1804-05-16 00:00:00

NIUTICAL •INTELLIGENCE.

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LOSS OF THE APOLLO FRIGATE, &e.
INTRISITINO NAIIRATITZ Of TNR LOSS Of NIS MAITSTT'S SNIT
TVS APOLLO, J. W. T. DIXON, ISok CAPTAIN, WITH ASOVT 40
SAIL Of 111 CONINIT, ON TUR COAST Of PORTUGAL,
LSAOVIS Of CAPS SIONDIOO, WIMPS ON NIL PASSAOI
lON TIES WIST 110111,0 N flit 20 Of Aram, 1804.

Monday, the sklt of Mara, failed from the Cove of Cork, in
company with his Msjefty's kip Cita Y and 69 fail of mer-
chant hips, under convoy for the Weft Indies ; eyth were out of
light of lad, with a fair wind, blowing a ft:cog gale and fleeting
about W. 8. W. the 28th, sfath, and 3otb, weather and eourfe
nearly the fame ; sift, the wind came more to the weitward, but
more madame. Sunday the ell of April, at noon, obferved In
latitude .to deg. se min. North, longitude per account, is deg.
se min. Weft ; at eight o'clock on Sunday evening the wind dik-
ed to* S.W. blowing (red ; courfe S. S. E. At ten up male-
fail, and fa the main nay-fail. At a quarter pelt tat, the male
ftsydall (pile by the (beet giving way ; called all hands upon deck.
At half paft ten strong breezes and tqually, took to the fore tor
fell, and let the foretell. At half pelt eleven the maintop fail
frit, fludd it, and the mainfaiL The dip was now under her
facia main and mita dorm bay-fails ; the wind blowing hard,
with a heavy les.
About hull pat three tin Monday morning, the ad, the ale
(!nick the ground.to the aftonlihment of every one on beard, and
by the above reckoning, we then tootedored upon an unknown
Stoat. She condoned Rrikhtg the gaga very heavy (weal
' dam, by which her bottom was satalally damaged, and mak-
ing math water ; the chain pumps were tined with the mama
alaperch, sod the men began to amp, but in about tot minas
deka and drove oar the that. On sodeavouring to tar Mr.
dad the fodder tarred away-41e tiles got before the wads
the 'emits were kept going, but fam the quantity of water Ile
WOO. there was every probability of her foot fearierlog. as
filte was Sang, and inking very fad. , ,
Aker ruoning about ha minuses. the dip Aria the grand
again, alth fuck tremendous docks, that sr wag fasful
fat
t- would inftindy go toping', and kept SAW and drabs' father
tae food, the lea making breathes cemileFely barber: Clot
away thelanYards orate main and mina Amine, al the made
aid a tredadous trait, over the larboard dit ; the fare-
fasftwent immediatdy after. The lap then fell on her kaboard
ilde, with the rainie soder enter: The widow Old which
de !truck the resod, and the weight of the gone, sh the
quarter-deck teasing away the holwart. fan made the di" i ad,
fed wreck gel It ; obey Pout or eve gas amid pod* be fired ie
Arm the ceerrey, and give notice of Jana the her failing
She farad thee, aid pitiful alas were begnievery Ware bet Wees
oohs. heay Of the men giving thonfease ip allocatable death.
was told that! might u well day below, as tare was an egad
bkeiliood of radio& U I got upoo dank. I was dtantained to
go, but flab attempted to enter my cabin, and was In danger of
Irving my lees ache by the eheits loath), abottt, and the affit
heads were giving way ;I therefore debited, Mid eadmalural is
get Wes deck, which I effeded after being data doss Srallnd
Own the hatchway, bY the Isms nte volome of was* losediatly
Suring down. The Ono till beating the grata say heavy,
rows It neeeituT fo cling fat to fosse art orate wick, terrorist
bait waded by the furges, or buried by the dreadfd emesSeina,
rtaboard; the people holding fat by the ardard behtert of
the quarter deck, ad in the main channels, !tills our good Cap-
tain. !food naked upon the cabin dry sight grating, bolding lift by
the tamp N tha mann malt, sad making Idol any foothlng
et-
*doa which said have been fuggelted to encourage men in
filch a ragas Ilmatia. Mcl of the alders and men were w-
anly naked, sot having time evaa to flip on o pair of trowfaa—
Our haat& Awake every sitarist became more dreadful; un-
til day light eppiating, about half pal four &dad, Wavered to
ns the WA* at shout two cables length Abduct, a long lady
beach. rowilloi to Cape Mader+, three inmost° de fouthward
des. 01 day light clearing up, we could perceive Deana ao
and 3o fall of the convoy albore,both to the northward and faith.
ward, and kraal of them pada wrecks. We were now certain
of being tre the task of Ponagal, from Being the above Oar,
though, I am ferry to faj, no perfon in the Sup had the lead idea
of being fo near that coat. It blaring hard, and a very great
(well DT the lea, (or what Is generally termed waves running mous.
tam high), there was little raped of befog laved. About eight
o'clock, that Nag every Idelitood of the dip going to pieces,
and the after pat lying lowed, Captain Data ordered very
perfon forward, which Mira vay ddladt to comply with, from
the motion of she mamma aortas on the larboard gunwale.
there being no other way to get forward. Mr. doers, the Boat-
(wan, had his thigh dada to endaveraid4 toga a boat over the
fult ; of fit fine bons act one was fared, being ell Rove, and
waded overboard withehe booms, de. Soon after the people
got forward the kip pedal at the gassessys. The crew were now
addled to Row themfcives in the fore channels, and froos thence
to as besiprit end, to the number of ; for oat of too per-
fens a hoard whet the dip grit Bruck. I drat to to have pre-
'day peaked bosom decht asid °titmice. Mr. LAwTOII, the
Gower, the era pada who attemptrd to data adore, was
drowned; afterwards Lieutcsent Wants, Mr. toners, Sta-
ra, Mr. heCast,Surgeent's Mate. Mr. era Naar, Miller's
Mate, and fevers! men; dared the fame fate, by rufon qr the fea
breaking in enormous (urges over them, though excellent drim-
men. About so perfoos had the good fortune to reach the don.
upon plastics sad (pan, among whom were Lieutenant H ,
aid Mr. Carrie, Matter% Mate. Monday night our &union
was not, borrid, the old men and boys dying through honer and
faima; alto Mr. Pam and Mr. Harts, Middlemen. Caps
via Thum remained all this night upset the limorfprit.
Tsciday morning 'relented u• no better profpna of being re-
reerd Item the jaws of death; the wind blowing ftronger, end
the fa much more turbulent. About noon, this day, our droop.
-lig (pints were fmnewhat railed by teeing Lieut. HARVEY, and
Mr. Carl AM, bolting out a boat from OM of the naerchant dips
caw to the of of thclr dittirlfed Gametes. They (eve-
nt times attempted.* launch her through the turf, bet being a
very Mimi bast, fee on the beach *ding fo powerfully
them, they could not poithly ell Let It, though salted by
r..tly too men of the numb-oat fedora, and Partnguefe pear:ants.
Several men went upon rafts tbi. day, made from plum of the
wreet, but not one foul nachtd the Chore; the wind basing dined
and the arrant felting out, they were an driven to fee; among
whom was our Capt.:n, who about tbr.3: In the afternoon, went
on the gib boom with three feemen; anxious to Pave the remain-
der et tin Nis company, and too linguine of getting fate on
Mom, ventured upon the treat, (eying, on pimping into the fee-
" 114 y We, IV tam you all," Ins few (monde he loft Ms held of
the (pr, letirk he could not regain; he drifted to ka, and pc-
Sorts was ad the fate of the three brave volunteers who

ch S.. ' f.t (ammo
l» 144 of me Caputo. who unttll mow, had artl-nated the al-
.. -II a.th cram am well as the gebk cacrthaea at Lime. Kea-

oat, 04 Mt Cattaft,ialanDefeebetled.ftee rneeettaill •,-"ref
gleam of hope vaniihed, tad we looked foreword for certain death
the enduing night, not only ham cold, hunger, and (advise, but the
expedtatica of the remaining pan of the wreck going to pieces
every moment. Had not the Amin been a new and well-hulk
edit, that (mall portion of her amid not have fo long refitted the
waves, and Ruck fo well together, particularly as all the after-part
from the chefs- trees was pee, the Inboard boa under water,
the frtecattle deck newly perpendicular, the weight of the guns
hanging to the larboard bulwark on the infide ; and the bower and
(pare anchors on the outfide, which it was not prudent to tut
away, as they afforded rating places to a confiderable number of
men, there being only the fore channels, and canned. where it wad,
}Able to live in, sad abate which, were &owed upwards of Igo
mm; it being impradtiable to coodnne any longer in the head. or
upon the bowfprit, by reefer of the breakers wanting completely
over thole places. The night dewing on, the wind increafing,
(recant thowers of rain, the tea wafted over us, and looking
every inftant for the for:waffle giving way, when we mat have all
perifted together, afforded a fpeftscle truly deplorable ; the bare
reconeftion of which even now makes me &udder. The placing
cries of the people this difinal night, at every Cu coming ever them,
which happened every two minims, were pitiful in the extreme ;
the water running from the head down all ova the body, keeping
us continually wet. This Stocking night, the remaining &mob
of every puke was exerted tie his individual fafety. From the
crowding fo chtfe teethe:7,in fo Darrow a campers, and the want of
fometbiog to mental their mouths, fevers! poor wretches were fief -
focatal; which frequently reminded meet the Black Hole, with
this only difference, that that poor titterers were confined by
fining walls, we by water; the bait moventengtithout.clingio
fait, would have launched as into eternity. Some unfortunate
wretches drank fait water, kraal their own urine, fame chewed
leather, and many more chewed lead; front which we con-
caved we found cooliderabk relief, by rearm of its drawing the
fart, which we (wallowed. In Ids than an hour after the dip
fief! Bruck the ground, all the provifions were under water, sod
the hip a wreck, fo that it was inspollbk to procure any partd—.
After acne* painful plebe that is pollble to concave, on day-
Item marine, we eh:fermi Limn. Heater sod Mr. CALLAN.
spiel endeavouring to launch the boat. Several attempts were
made without foectis, a nosetter stoma baltmglog to the merchant
ildp. being mach Wolfed end hurt a allitiag; alternate hopes
and him new pervaded est veratekedatiods ; Afton men got his
lem them bay eamaing, ea pietas of the wreck. Abort the,. In
the afteratent of Weimar, the gth,we had the Isexpreibiu bap
11 gib& et Cabs the boot drenched through the fad. by the ledda
gide ten sties et the above oakera aSited by the madam of the
sourelhont hips, wish a number of Pornegoete pedants, who were
enenragesd by Mr. WMITIIT. the Brill Camfel. from Fielder&
All the crew that remaining ea the wrack were brought Cafe on
Otore,prelOng Goa for shaper, delivmanee frosts &Own& which
has sever had its wand. As loos as 1 Rept oat et the host,
head fermi yahoo whore humanity prompted them to offer me
fultensuee. though improperly is Wits, which I avoided.i mock
al Sable. Our week flats may ba Moteeived. what it is confider.
ed shot rte Medved so oseuilhoetat front Sunday to Wodeetdsy
afterodes, and tontinafty espied to the fury of the watery de-
limit& After eating and drinking a little,. I found =OIL weaker
than before, ocealloned. I apprehend. from haring been Co lan
withoot either. dome Men died food arta getting on acre, from
boptudemly drliddng too large a qaantuy of fiirita. AU the crew
were la a awry weak and athaifted date, the greater part being
badly beaked and wounded. About forty fail of merchant Ships
were wrecked at the 'dune date ore this draudful beach. Some lip
link with all their crew, sod almoft eery dip loft from two to
twelve Men each ; yet the licuation of the remainder was not equal
to that at the frigate's hip's company; as the merchant Sips draw-
log a lei draught of water, were =My driven clofe on bore, and
Do Ferias remained on board them after the find morning. The
nrtfiers of the merchant dips bad tarts opal the beach, and fame
provillons they bad Caved from the wrecks, which they very ge-
nera:By diftributed, and gave every ainftance to the Apollo's
company. Thai was loft one of the fine ft frigates in the Britift
navy, with duty-one other crew. The number of fork loft in the
merchant dips, was alto very conliderable. Dead bodies were
every day floating adore, and pieces of wreck covered the beach
upwards of ten miles In emit.
IXTRACT CIF a !ATTU FROM A rASSENGIR TO a Oar.
TLIMAN IN LITIILFOOL,D•TaD MADZIR•,•PRIL It.
4' Yoe will no doubt have heard, ere this can reach
England, of the misfortune that has happened to a
part of the fleet which failed from Cork for the Wed
Indies on the 26th ult. under convoy of the Arot.Lo j
and CARYSIOILT frigates. I have annexed a lilt of!
thole veffels that are Cafe, and have joined the fleet
now here, under convoy of the CARTSFORT it may
not be unacceptable to fome of your friends, as I am
apprehenfive the accounts from Portugal will not be
exaaly correfl. We exped to fail from hence to.
morrow.
" The Leo, Sally, Maxwell, A kbyttilft, and loyal Edward, tit
Liverpool; the Martha Brae, Loyalty, Briftol, Sisson Tayla, St ,
Elisabeth, Clarendon, Ann, Relate, and Bally of IMAM the Lu-
cretia, Alfred, Dart, MUHL Hero, Pomona, Mary Ann, Hermit,
Diana, and Liberty. of Olafguw; the Gertidand, Elizabeth, and
Boyd, of Greenock; the Paragon, and Thomas, of Low:after ;
the Bets, and Erin, of Dublin ; the Betty of Ayr; the Lady Cre-
atoms, of Whitt:haven; the Mentor, Ohenorpa, and John and
Ana, of London ; the Adlve of Cork ; a Cork brig (name en.
blown) loft the fleet a few days art, and has not yet joined."

Y1Z140071, MAT 15.—On Sunday, brrived from
Norway with deals, the Jane, of this port, Groans
Haman wafter.—Sailed for London, the Courier.
Pivea Haws Noor, last from Embden, with pafen-
gen and bale goods.—Yefierday, P. M. tiled the
bow armed (hip and tioarra cutter, with about 75
fail of merchantmen under convoy for the Baltic.—
Arrived the Sarre gun brig from a cruise.—Sailed
the Films' gun brig, with a tranfport for Adm.
THORNIOROUGH'S fleet.—Paffed through an armed
(hip to the Northward.—Arrived the Isisrscroa
iloop of war from the Southward.—This day arrived
the ALICT cutter, with difpatches from Admiral
Trroam sosiouo : the fleet under the Admiral were
all well, and the Englifh and Dutch were lying in
fight of each other—Arrived the Cilium gun•brig
from a entire ; alfo a laden prize, which was cut out
by one of the North Sea feet.—Remain in thcfe
Roads the losrscroa (loop of war ; the Swipe,
Vizaw,andCsasoa gun brigs; Paine's' AOCCSTA,
CHAMPION, and ALIAT cutters. The CHAOITION
cutter is under failing orders for the North Sea fleet,
and the Vasa gun b:ig for the Downs. Wilts! S. E.

StISTOt. KIT 44.—By a vacl arrived hers from
Valencia (Ireland), information is received that a
large weird, fuppofed to be a French frigate, is
cruizing on the N. NV. coati. Advice thereof had
been fent to Bantry Bay, we hope to the good effe&
of her being intercepted by fome of our Squadron

upon that Ration.
PLYMOUTH, MAY ,4.—Went down the harbour
into the Sound, and failed to join the fleet off Bou-
logne, the ENDEMION, of aa guns, the Hon. Capt.
Pacer. Came in the Elizabeth, BOWDEN, from
Litbon, in ten days, with fruit and wines for this
town. Captain BOWDEM left the gallant• Captain of
the Swallow privateer, of this port, perfeflly reco•
vered from his wounds received on boarding a
French privateer a few weeks fence. She tailed with
a fine (hip's company the fame day with the Elizabeth
on a frellscruize againft the enemy.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 15.—Arrived the Pass Tor
cutter, from a cruize, and the FA t.com revenue cut-
ter, from the fleet off Havre, with fevers French pri-
foners on board, belonging to four large French gun
boats loft in the river of Alderney. Sailed the CH Aa-
Lorre fchooner, Lieutenant ALT, on a cruize; alfo
the fever tranfports from Cork, which arrived here
on Saturday, for Cowee, to difembark their troops.
—Wind S. S. E.
Dem, May 15.—Arrived, the LAIR Hoop of war,
and FLY iv NIGHT lugger, from a cruize off Bou-
logne, and remain in the Downs with the Mo.
MARCH, UTRECHT, LEOPARD, ARDENT, and the VR.
Taman, men of war; Cassciwr, Venoms, and
l'lmmorrLera frigates; SPECULATOR logger;
WIL-
MAIM fiCMC ihrp; LUCIVIR,DIVASTATION, DISCOVERY,
and Vssuveus bombs. Wind S. S. W.