Star.
London, England, 1803-01-14 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE HINDOSTAN EAST

In addition to our account of yellerday we are
Concerned to fate that three midtbipmen, Mr.
Have HITT, Mr. HAMPAORD, and Mr. KIM?, were
drowned. Mr. CLERK, a cadet, and about ao of
the (earnest. were drowned, killed, or frozen to
death. The fate of Mr. Caaaa, the cadet, was
peculiarly hard. This poor young:man had been
swathed from the raft, and had -allually regained
the thip, when, his frength failing, he chopped
from the marl on which he had clung for fupport.
Soon after the get on the bank. the filled with
water with the flood ; and as the fea made breaks
over her, the remaining part of the crew who were
lived were obliged to fit on the tops. Boats put 1
off from the (bore, and refcued them from their
perilous fituation ; they were about tto in num.
bee. At three o'clock. on Wednefday, Come of
the marls and part of the hull were to be feen
above water. and it was the opinion of well in-
formed profeflional people. that if immediate ex-
ertion was made, part of the goods and fpecie
might be fared. The bullion on board was pri-
vate property, and amounted, we underßand. to
about five and forty thoufand ounces. When the
Grip frock, and no hopes of getting her off were
left, the then being twelve miles from (bore. two
rafts were made, and a great part of the crew,
paffengers, tee. committed themfelves to them in
hopes of floating on (bore. Thefe rafts, by the
violence of the waves, were dathed againft each
caner, and moll of the perfons on them were
drowned or killed : fome efcapeci with their lives,
and remained floating on the rafts. The Surgeon's
servant had lathed bimfelf to the mart, which go.
ng overboard, he was found frozen to death.—
The Hindoflan, after drifting from her anchors
on the evening of the nth, found her pumps
chnaked next morning. The high North Eagerly
winds blew fo violently towards the River, railing
a tremendous fea, that fix or eight outward bound
(hips returned to the Hope, but the Hindorlan
was fail aground, and from the &CI it was evident
the murk be loft. The mate, who arrived in town
yellerday, was the Lill perfon that left the (hip,
and at that time, we are affured, the hull had
taller into three pieces. Very little, if any of the
cargo can be Caved. although it is very valuable.
thiebeing a richly I laded outward bound EA In-
diarnan, the &left perhaps in the fervice, either
AS to dinnalolll, (WiftnerS of failing. or tightnefs
and handfomenefs of building. Her meaforessent
vitas taall MS. This was her fourth voyage, and
the Captain's irit voyage : the was defined for
f:oalk and China. No fault can polLbly be im-
puted to the Captain, as he never has charge of
t'.4e (hip Ihe macs Portimmtb but no fault

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ia even imputed to the pilot. The Jai was ()eel-
tioned by bad weather, the tremendous gale alone;
the crew and officers did their duty molt faithfully
Mr. BRISCOE, one of the Company's Stirvoyor,,
had a molt miraculous efcape. He was wafhed
overboard in fight of the crew, who immediately
threw a grapple after him, which caught his coat,
but the cloth gave way, and the grapple returned
to the veffel. Again it was thrown after him ;
again he was caught, and again loft in the fame
manner. The third attempt happily proved fuc
ceisful, and Mr. Bat Seas was faved.—On the fhipl
Itriking the fhore, the baker and boatfwain flew t6'
the fhrouds for fafery ; but this hafty expedient
unfortunately proved their deftruEtion ; they both
perifhed in fight of the furvivors, who could afford
them no relief.

But few of the palfiengers were on board.
Lieutenant Colonel ARTHUR Goat, of the 23d
Regiment, and Lady ; Capt. Roe ears, of the 34th
Regiment, and Lady ; Capt. HAWKINS, of the
Madras Eflablifbment, and Lady; Enfign Daum.
mown, of the 33d Foot, and Mr. COLS, Cadet ;
had arrived at Dell, and were waiting for the
Hindollan, in which they were going paffengers
for Madras.

LEITH, JANUARY zo.

Since Saturday Jail, we have had a continued
heavy gale from the E. S. E. On Saturday ar-
rived in the Roads a large frigate ; but owing to
the gale, no boats have landed from her. Same
Mornmg early, a (loop, employed as a lighter,
and loaded with Pones for the New Dock at this
place, got aground at the back of the South Pier,
and, the wind increafing, with a heavy furf, at
the return of the following tide, (he was complete.
ly wrecked; but the fails being previoufly taken
a(horc, were, with a part of the rigging and ma-
terials, Caved. It blew very hard laft night, ac-
companied with a heavy lea, and the gale continu•
ing to increafe, the high water of yea-o.day after-
noon tide exhibited a fcene feldom witneffed. The
prodigious roaring furf without, compofed of
continued breakers, and fometimes riling higher
than the top of the light houfe, being interrupted
in its progrefs by the angle of the North Pier,
rolled into the harbour with itrefillible impetuoli-
ty, and occafioned fuch a violent commotion
among the (hipping, that many of them fuftained
damage by their ropes breaking, and from Tome
of the mooring rings being torn from the pave-
ment ; and feveraf, to fecure their (hips, were
obliged to bring on (hare anchors, and fix them in
the arezt, and in the doors of'fiune of the houfes.
In the Sand Port there was a prodigious fwell ;
tau Props were funk, and others received confi-
derable damage.