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London, England, 1817-12-15 00:00:00

KINGSTON (JAMAICA). OCTOBER 22.

Monday was generally remarked close beynnd pre.
cedeat, with light air from N. W. ; heat oppressive,
though probably the thermometer might not have ex-
ceeded N. These insidious precursors created symp-
toms of no distant change, especially as the full moon
was on the approach. Tuesday was ushered in with
a violent swell from the N.W. which increased to a
gale from that quarter, attended with a deluge of
rain and an obscured sky. At one o'clock, P. at. a
moment of dire distress presented the following yes.
sets on the beach, viz.—Schooner Anne and Eliza,

the property of Thomas Arrindell ; sloop Retrieve,
Mr. James Grant ; schooner Good Intent, from De-
merara ; schooners Relief, W. Durham, and Alecia.
—The Relief had lately arrived from Bermuda, with
a valuable cargo Or flour, &e. the greater part of
which will be saved. The proprietor of the Flying
Fish, with judgment and presence of mind, ordered
the masts to be cut ; this prudent. order induced the
owners of the Vigilant and Hunter to follow so timely
an example, hby which means these sloops weathered
the storm.

The following vessels rode out the gale. viz. ship
Westmorel And , brig Lord Exmouth. schooner Liver-
pool, ketch John, schooner Mountserata, sloop Tri-
angle, and schooner Mouche. The wind obstinately
blew until dark from S.S.W. impelling surge on
surge with violent impetuosity towards the beach.
attended with torrents of ruin; we experienced neither
the shock of earthquake; nor did we hear the roar of
thunder.
Tue schooners Triumph and Fox came on shore
at Caillinque, and sloop Concord broke her cable
early in the morning, and stood to sea.
Of interior casualties, little can now be Added, as
few reports have reached town. Of canes lodged.
plantain walks uprooted, and ground provisions
destroyed, we fear may form the bulletin of another
Paper.

Sir HOME POPHAM arrived on Thursday at Ports-
mouth, and re-hoisted his flag on board the Syntax,
Captain CHARLLI MALCOLM. Had the wind proved
fair, Sir HOMII would haie sailed on Saturday morn-
ing. Lady POPHAM and family intend•going out, to
reside at the Commander-in-Ciiiet's residence at Port
Royal, during the pet iod of Sir HoMa's service.
The ANDROMACHE frigate, Capt. SHIRREFF, sailed
on Friday for Rio Janeiro and the River Plate, where'
the squadron, under Coinmodore Bowtts, will con-
sist of the following ships; AMPHION, (Commodore),
ANDROMACHE, Captain SHISRCII ; HYACINTH, Capt.
SHARPS; .131.05.50M2 Capt. HICKEY; and the TYNC,
Capt. FALCON.

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ne following Notice has been iesilidiuniCitia
us from LLoYD's;
." LOSS OF THE INDIAN TRANSPORT.
" The Captain of the Waiving, from Norimy 14
14 Trieste, which .vessel has arrived at PlyraoudY,
" reports, that the bursas transport, of London; with
44 troops on board, was lost about 30 miles this side
46 of Ushant, and all on board perished."
We have also private intelligence from Ply;
mouth, which states that the information of the above
disastrous event.had beeti given by a French pilot en
board the Malvina, but instead of a transport, the Ins
dian is sai4 by our Cotrespcndent to be an East
India ship. We suspect that neither account is cor-
rect —and that the Indian which is lost is the ship which
lately sailed from Portsmouth with a number of volun.
teers for the Patriot cause, and of which there was the
following notice in our Paper of the Bth instant:—
" In consequence of the Proclamation forbidding
British Officers to serve either of the contending par-
ties in South America, the INDIAN put to sea from
Portsmouth in such haste that 30 of tht Officers, who
had taken a passage in her, and who had their bag.
gage on board, were left behind." If it be this yes.
sel which has been lost, the latter circumstasce will
be no inconsiderable alleviation of the calamity.
FAL.MOVTH, DECEMBER it.
Wind S.—Put back the Fort William East !Mix.
man, and a ship, name unknown, supposed to be a
West Indianian, lions Plymouth.