Star.
London, England, 1826-10-14 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, OCTOZER is.

Yest.rday afternion, his Majesty's ship Dartmontb
arrived from the West India station, last from the 114.
vannah, which place she left on the sth of September,
having on board about forty thousand dollars on met.-
chants' account. The day before she sailed, a Liverpool
brig brought in two men that she had picked up two
days before, floating on the ocean, or rather had kept
themselves above water by a small boat turned bottom
op. When the brig took these poor creatures off the
boat, they were delirious, and their appearance was
truly shocking ; the sun had scorched off every particle
of skin from their bodies, and they were some time
before they could give any account of themselves,
but by proper treatment they so far recovered as to
relate the following story : " Belonging to his Majesty's
schooner Magpie, commanded by Lieutenant Smyth,
they were cruizing off the Havannah on the night of
the 2•! of September,—that a squall took them, and
although they had only one small sail set, the wind was
so strong, that it threw the schooner down on her beam-
ends, and before the masts could be cut away, she
sank. The Commander and all hands were on deck at
the time, but owing to having very little water or pro-
visions below, and all hands on deck, the top weight
was all against her standing such a squall. Part of the
crew seised hold of her boa., and supported themselves
by it in the water some time ; but the waves lessened
the number; and what the sea did not complete, the
sharks did, for several of tl e men were actually seized
and dragged under water by these voracious fish.—
Lieutenant Smyth was dreadfully wounded in ae
thigh by a bite of a shark, which very soon caused him
to bleed to death. He found that he gre.v hint from
fatigue and loss of blood, and that he must very soon
let go his hold, when, like a noble fellow, he desired the
boatswain's mate to tell the Admiral (Sir L. Halsted)
that his dying request was, that the Admiral should
make this man a gunner, and to mind and remember
him to the Admiral, with whom he was a great
favourite, aad a •ery deserving Officer." Thus ended
the life of an Officer, who, had he lived, would no
doubt have been an ornament to his country. 'I he two
survivors out of this unfortunate vessel were the Master's
Mate and Boatswain's Mate; the rest all perished. The
two Russian store ships are at Spitheae.

The Duke of Yoax took an airing yest,rday about
half-put twelve o'clock, in his carriage and pair. The Judge Ad.
vocate General, the Adjutant General, the Deputy Quartermaster
General, and his Royal Highness's Military Secretary, transacted
business with his Royal Highness yesterday.

A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held yes-
terday at the Treasury Chambers.
THE ARMY.—Monday, that fine Regiment, the Lan-
cers, was reviewed on Hamilton Moor. His Grace the Duke of
Hewitson, Lord DUNMORZ, Lord BELHAVEN, and a number of
other persons of distinction, attended on the occasion. General
satisfaction was expressed at the fine manly appearance of the corn
and the soldier-like manner with which they went though their
evolutions.

AFFAIR or HONOVR.—Lieutenant G—, of the
Navy, and Captain K of the Horse Guards. attended by two
friends, and a medical Gentleman, met yesterday morning at Wim-
bledon, to settle a dispute which had arisen the night before,'
at a
certain notorious house in the neighbourhood of St. James's. Every
endeavour was made to bring about a reconciliation, but the parties
were resolved to settle the affair honourably, and accordingly they
took their ground. We regret to add, that at the first fire the pistol
of Captain took effect, though not mortally. as we under.
stand. Lieut was wounded in the hip ; but, upon being re-
moved from the ground, the medical Gentleman who attended
pronounced it as his opinion that there was no serious danger to
be apprehended.
We perceive that a rich treat is provided at the Hay-
market Theatre, for the benefit of the indefatigable Mr. MASSING-
II** on Monday evening. All the comic and vocal atrtifigth of the
Theatre will contribute their talents to give eclat to the entertain-
ments, which are most judiciously selected.

After a short stay at Toulouse, Sir FRANCIS Butt-
arm and family have set out in the direction of Auch. They are
said to be going to visit the Pyrennees. _ _

LE GENDER NICHOLAS STAMM, Esq. NI.P. for Pon-
tefract, is to move the Address to his MAJESTY upon the opening of
the next Session of Parliament.

By the death of Colonel SERLE a vacancy has taken
place in the office of one of the Verderers of the New Forest.
Madamoiselle BROCA RD, the dancer, spo:ts one of the
most dashing equipages in Paris. The inns/wain who "pays the
piper" is the son of an English Marquis.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. Yesterday afternoon the
neighbourhood of Bartholomew-dote was thrown into
considerable alarm by the falling in of a portion of the
extensive buildings in the narrow part of the Close,
leading to Queen-square, the upper part of which 'as
been used for some time as a repository for corn, with
which the apartments were heavily leaded, and the
lower part is occupied as a stable, by Mr. Sharman, the
'respectable proprietor of the Bull and Mouth lnn. A
number of persons rushed to the spot, when it was as-
certained that the floorings had given way from the
Igreat pressure, and that two or three men and several
horses wese buried in the ruins. Every exertion was
instantly commenced to rescue the unfortunate men
from their perilous situation. Great fears were. enter-
tained for the stability of that part of the premises at
present standing ; but after an hour's exertion, it still
remaining upright, two ostlers were dug from the ruins,
and one horse. Tne poor fellows losd miraculously
escaped almost unhurt, having lain under a cross-beam
that effectually secured them from any grievous bodily
injury. Suffocation from the dust was most appre-
hended by them. One of the rescued states that he is
sure two or three horses are killed, which were at a dii-
tance from them; and fears are entertained for the
safety of a man named Smith, who they suppose wa; in
some part of the stables, and has not yet been found.
BRIGHTON, OCT. 13.—Yesterday Mrs. Ttsmpi;ll(w.e
of Mr. Tamplin, the brewer), Miss Tamplin, and a!,o-
ther young Lady, Miss Chatfield, who is at pre ent 011 a
visit with Mrs. T., were driving in a one horse ci,:.ise,
going down the bill from Mr. Kemp's to the sea side,
the horse became restive, and went off at full speed.
The Ladies kept their seats until arriving at the rattirg
which separates the road at Brunswick.terrace from the
Cliff, the horse in his flight attempted to leap :it;
and would h tve succeeded, only the carriage cai'.t
fast in it. From the concussion, the three Ladies sst:;e
thrown over the paling to the brow of the Ctiff, win re
they remained in a state of insensibility, until taken ap
by some persons who were passing at rie
The Ladiet‘, although very severely hurt, and areal.
fully Itightcned, hAve escaped most ptovisitntia4.
MIS. T. had one of her legs seeeiely injured. M s• T.
Ateived a contusi non toe head, and ,%Itss Camti•ol
id . tie ot her >Jtuuidera dislocated.