Star.
London, England, 1821-01-12 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

The Abeona transport, of 528 tons, under the
charge of Lieut. Mudge, of the Royal Navy, sailed
from Greenock, in October last, with settlers for the
Cape of Good Hope.
On the 25th of November, about noon, in lat. 4
deg. 30 min. North, and long. 25 deg.3o min. West,
the Abeona unfortunately caught fire, and was burnt,
under circumstances of the most awful and distress-
ing nature. Out of a crew of twenty-one persons,
and one hundred and forty-one emigrants, mer,
women, and children, making a total of one hundred
and sixty-two persons, only forty-nine are saved.—
These were, happily, all safely landed at Lisbon, and
have subsequently sailed in the Royal Charlotte mer-
chant brig, for Greenock, except ten orphan boys,
whom the Gentlemen of the British Factory, at Lis-
bon, have taken under their kind protection.
The fire broke out in the after-store-room, whilst
the Chief Mate was occupied in some necessary bu-
siness there; and such was the awful progress of the
flames, that only three small boats could be got over
the ship's side, before the flames consumed the tackle,
&c. necessary for hoisting out the long-boat.
In these three small boats, forty-nine persons were
received on board, with so scanty a supply of provi-
sions, that the consequences must have been almost
equally dreadful with the untimely fate of those left
on board, had not a Portuguese ship from Bahia,
bound to Lisbon, most providentially fallen in with
them at day-light next morning, and received them
on board, in which they were safely and hospitably
conveyed to Lisbon, after cruising about the fatal
spot till noon, in hopes of descrying some of the mi-
serable sufferers who might have clung to parts of
the wreck, but without success.

Of the crew fourteen are saved, including Lieut.
Mudge (the Agent), Mr. Fisher (the Surgeon), the
Master of the ship, and Second Mate—the First Mate,
in the most feeling manner, refusing to go into the
boats, saying that he would abide the fate of those
left on board.
Of the emigrants, consisting in all of thirty-one
men, twenty-four women, fifty-five boys, and thirty
girls, only ten men, three women, sixteen boys, and
tsix is are saved.
Lists of the persons saved have been sent to the
Chief Magistrates of Glasgow and Greenock, for the
information of the friends of the respective parties in
that country, and having been favoured with a copy
thereof, we publish the same for the satisfaction of
those in England who may have had friends or rela-
tions on board this ill-fated vessel,

NAMES OF PFRSOSS SAVED.
Lieut. Mudge, Agent, R.N. Isa. Freeland, girl emigrant
Mr. Fisher, Surgeon, R.N. Mary AP Isaac, ditto
Mr. James Prichard, Master James M'l.ucky, boy ditto
Mr. Lock', Second Mate Thomas Barrie, ditto
Mr. Stages, Carpenter George Bat rie, ditto
Bastoo, seaman William Barrie, ditto
Mains, ditto . Robert Barrie, ditto.
Jordan, ditto Archibald Barrie, ditto
Lawson, ditto Alexander Barrie, ditto
Ilentierson, ditto Lindsay Paterson, ditto
Reece, ditto Charles Coverly, ditto.
l'aterson, ditto Thomas Coverly, ditto
Edwards, boy Alexander Bain, ditto
Robinson, ditto, John Bain, ditto
Walter Kay, emigrant William Vlsaac, ditto
John APLarcn, ditto Boswell, man passenger
Thomas Reid, ditto Bantam, ditto
Robert Ballardie, ditto Mary Suffield, woman ditto
John Clark, ditto Isabella Boswell, ditto
John APLeatt, ditto Charlotte Suffield, girl ditto
Hector Munroe, ditto Isabella Boswell, ditto
James Bright, ditto George Suffield, boy ditto
Catherine Kay, woman ditto Thomas Suffield, ditto
Catherine Barrie, girl ditto Williain Boswell, ditto
Mary Barrie, ditto