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London, England, 1811-11-22 00:00:00

ZOSS 071718 PRINCE OF !?'ALES PIC

The packet Prince of Wales, Captain Proctor,
mails and passengers from the Bahamas ate'
Britain, left Port Royal on the the Bth of July,
convoy of his Majesty's schooner trbara, Liet
DOUTUAL In the night of the 16th of the
month, she lost sight of her convoy; and abot
after one o'clock a.m. on Friday f,ll.,wing (the
having been driven from her course by a strttl
rent, while going at the rate of five and ist mi
hour, she unfortunately got on Saltpond Reef,
south.west side of Hesivagua, one of the B.
Isle!. The wind abated nothing of its vioiencl
did not stop there, but passed over two ether
and, after beating against the rocks for ale,
an hour, dieeegaged Ersalf, and once more I
meanwhile the sails were taken in, and the ate
out. There being now little wind, and the
somewhat dark, it was deemed prudent, ut
the circumstances, to await the return of day-
The spectacle which presented itself bteween
hours of f err and five was truly awful and st '
The moon, which was seen at intervals throul
clouds, afforded sufficient light to discover n
every side, and that all attempts es extricate
sel from this dangerous situation were renderea
tive. On board an awful- silence prevailed,
one dreading lest the next moment should
us to the fury of the element. The Captre
and collected, assembled the crew, and exhorter
to persevere in their duty and endeavours,
were s Signal.guns of distress were fired;
complete this awful scene, the pumps were at
throwing nut mere than two feet water per from
an increasing leak. The long and anxiously
for day at length dawned, but to afford no
of escape, at least for the packet. There being
ternative; measures were instantaneously plasma
as speedily adopted, for the conveyance of ever
practicable to the sl.ore; and this, although UT
whether an inhabitant was to be found on the
Amidst the gloom that hung over us, a sat),
descried a house and a flag-staff at sc me dist:
boat was lowered down, and the mails and pal
conveyed in it to the shore. The specie next oi
the attention of all on board, almes: all of try
not all was saved; not so the passengers' It
and very little of tLe provisions, which tha
saved not as much as would serve fur a wee
sistence. Providentially nut a life was lost
leak increased ; and, before the day closed,
standing every exertion was made, the wat
to seven feet in the hold. It was considered ni
safe to approach her. Perceiving her, howet
rent morning, with the stern fixed upon a roe
bilged, a last effort was made with the boats '
away what remained, but in vain , no more
be done. Tents were formed of the few sails
were preserved on the shore as a temporary
—The only perton resident on the island had
an It's power to be of service to us ; his exertion
therefore feeble, and of little or no avail.
that we were on a side of the island where di
peared nothing but reefs and rocks, and where
sels ever approached but such as met with a
fate, and that vessels passed on the west side
which was accessible, we removed thither to
tion (the house and flag-staff mentioned) where
were likely to be seen, and where we should hr
embark. The exerfons of the officers and
the packer, assisted by the passengers, were very
in transporting the specie in boats about sir
to the place of embarkation. We were forts
enough, soon after hoisting the signal of distress,
be perceived by the schooner Paragon, Know',
Lag Island, then passing, which anchored
spot where we then were; and in the course of
the Spanish schooner le Perla, Pedro Blanco
riego mister, from Carthagena bound for Car'
in for a supply of water. These two vessels
accommodation for the whole ; Captain Procti
Surgeon, passengers, together with the mail
specie, and some her of the crew, embarked on
la Perla, and the rest in the Paragon, and set t
the 23d for Crooked Island, where we arrive
former about five o'clock P. M. on tl:e 2/thi thi
this day, the 26th,

MARE-LASE.—This day the Market has no,
fresh arrivals of Wheat, but again with tolerab,
maining quantities, sales heavy, and last prices
supported—Barley also in tolerable supply, an
Matt, fluctuates but little in price—White an(
Peas keep their prices—Beans of each sort
,the hill quotation—There are again.considem
plies of Oats, in this trade sales are quoted
and Flour hardly at late prices.