The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-23 00:00:00

MELANCtmLY

The following particulars of the loss of the Christopher, of
London, Captain George Kay, on her passage from London to
Quebec, extracted from the loz-book of the brig George Gor-
don; Captain Moorman, as related by John Marshall, (car-
penter,) the only survivor out of a crew of eighteen :
The Christopher sailed from Quebec on the 17th NoVember,
'with a cargo of timber. Three days after sailing, William
Patterson, (cook.) died, after which all was well unit) the tune
of her loss. At 3, p.m. of the fAti Dec. after she had shipped a
great deal of water and washed part of the round-house away,
she was hove to under a dose-reefed main top sail, Which was
Shortly blown away. They then set a balauce'reefed wizen,
which was also blown away ; and afterwards :t boat's sail doubled
iu the mizen rigging, which sharod a similar fate. They now
succeeded in -get tin clear of some of their deck load, friim
*lnch they were obliged to desist, in consequerice of 'the ship
Making water, so as to render it necessary to keep all hands at
the pumps. At about half.:past 7, p.m., a heavy sea struck the
ship ana threw ner. On her beam ends, when she lost every
thing but her foreinast, her decks being swept fore and aft;
at the same time carrying away all her butwarksand stanchions,
and covering board on the lee side. 'About a quarter of an hour
after Wards she tighted2when they discovered that George "Kay,
the master, William Tate, mate, John Goodhead, seaman, and
two other seamen (names unknown,) and 'William S•ttetlia,
and John Thompson, apprentices, were Washed away. The ten
left took shelter in the main chains. Shortly alter they removed
to the quarter-deck, under the lee of that part, of the round-.
house left. About tea it was also Washed away; carrying with
it three men, Frederick Ward, Henry Chapman, and another,
(name unknown.) 'At daylight on the following day, ahoy,
(name unkuOwn,) was found dead on the deck. Soon after this
the George Gordon was seen.heariftg•Up to their assista'oce ; but
before she reached them two more died, (naives unktiown,) leav-
ing only fuur men alive on the wreck. •Ai 'noon, the George
'Gordon passed close under the stern of the wreck. The sea,
although considerably gone down, was making a clean breach
aver her. flaying no boat left but the long boat, which in such
sea could not be 'got out, Captain Moorman determirted to at-
tempt saving them 'by running 'close 'alongside, and tbroWing
them ropes. Passed within two yards to lee'ward.of her, when
two 'of' the men threw lines fast to them. and jninped overboard,
only one of whoin (John Marshall, carpenter,) was saved; the
other, (George Maddock, second mate,) in his over atixtetv;
when he
rgot, alongside the brig, hauled himself up out of the
bowling knot, which slipped over his' feet, and 'he lost his' bold.
lie afterwards ,caught one -of the lines -purposely left (tling;
but not being able to swim, he was too much exhausted to retain
his hold; and unfortunately was lost. Captain M. also succeeded
in throdring lines to the remaining two, (James Pierce and
William 'M'Neal,) who, however,.hadnot confidence enough to
'Adopt this may mode of saving themselifes. Vrom the badness
olthe Weather during 'the night, the two men left on the wreck
must inevitably have perished before morning;
It appears that the C'ristopher had hearty two tier of timber
on deck, which may, in -a great measure, accostit for the la-
mentable occurrence.. . . •

A CH ARACTERISTiC SuGwtstjeN.--Mr. Giqiorne, \I.P., for
Derbyshire, at a dinner recently*yen to lairwieifaTt c(illeagne,
is represented to have told his friends that they " nw,t, not be
,gmeantish as to the.means they use to effect the n.Vect which they
hare in riew."—[This is. just like the whigs. 'I he end alwa)s
justifies the means with them.] , :
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arg,;,,,estep in
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Re porties are respectable, but their
i rhatiCtion. was,., sti,qtyr. , .4,4,ll„,iim.near-sighted and, wear
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it
~ rain?re ; tttioe 4 Ober's pardon, I-only:a au acqueitit-
iiiiie:_a a d inarried. ai;irfoid JlTail,