The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-03 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR APRIL,

(From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.)
The materials for dress, at this fashionable moment, are
glacees silks in shots, pearl-gray satins relieved by embroidery
of green, red, or paille silk, reps, foulards, poult de soie, gros
d'Afrique watered, plain and broches satins and crepes mous -
seliues ; gold and silver are much introduced in every article
of dress; silks are brochees with them, whilst coiffures, uteuds
of ribbon or velvet, fringes, feuillages, and fruits, are enriched
either with gold or silver, and turbans are formed of denteile
d'argent or d'or. Many organdy dresses have appeared at
the Parisian balls, embroidered in laine cachmere and gold ;
the tunic dresses having the corners rounded continue in
favour ; the double tulle dresses are also worn; and the same
style of trimming being repeated on each, has the effect of a
double trimming, and the weight is relieved by being separate.
Black continues fashionable ; and besides velvet and satin,
black lace dresses are worn over coloured satins.
Several redingotes of drap cachmere have recently been
made in Paris ; the bodies and sleeves quite tight, and orna-
mented with Bradenburghs ; they form pretty promenade
toilettes. Trimmings of biais are much worn on dresses ;
they sometimes give them the effect of a redingote; and after
going round the bottom, rise up the side to the ceinture ; at
other times they form five or seven waves round the bottom
of the skirt.

Gloves are still worn much ornamented at the top with lace
flowers, ruches marabouts ; some are made to lace on the arm,
whilst others are so short as scarcely to cover the wrist, show-
ing the bracelet of thick gold chain. Bracelets are very
fashionable at this moment, and are worn in every style of
toilette ; they are made in great variety, cameos, pearls,
coral ; attaches or ornaments of the brooch kind are much
used to ornament ball dresses, and confine the draperies en
tablier, sleeves and body. Coral cameos are very pretty for
this purpose. The hair is worn very low in a chow supported
by a comb, in the centre of which the coques are arranged,
the front hair in bandeaux, platted at the ends, and neatly
raised at the side ; ringlets are also worn ; epingles Tyroli-
ennes crossing the back hair. Turbans are much in favour.
Turkish; Grecian, Arabian, Persian, or Israelite—the Anda-
lusian and Mexican coiffures have also their admirers, and

the turban of white lace, ornamented with carnations in
velvet, or bunches of double lillies of the valley. Caps are
worn with narrow head pieces, and very low. Some very
pretty dress bonnets have been made of gauze bouillonnee,
and ornamented with marabouts ; they continue to be made
small.

EXTRAORDINARY PRESERVATION OF THE

BRIG MARTHA HARRISON.

The brag Martha Harrison. Captain John Greet', bound from
Newfoundland to Liverpool, with a cargo of oils, bales, &c., atter
encountering the storms of the sth and 6th of February, was on
the 7th ult. driven amongst the shoals and breakers to the east of
Bunowen Bay, and within a mile of the rocks on which the schooner
Orion, from the same country, and same description of cargo, had
had gone to pieces a few days before—crew and cargo lost. During
the night the brig Harrison passed a large barque in distress; intel-
ligence of the total loss of which (crew included) has since been
received. At about 4a. In., atter doing all that seamen's skill and
courage could effect iu the midst of darkness and tempest, the ves-
sel having struck several times, and the sea breaking constantly
over them, the crew determined to abandon her, and trust to the
boat, and the captain, feeling that all hope was over, at last con-
sented. By manifest Divine interposition they were, at about seven
a. m., driven on shore (on a part of the estate of J. A. O'Neill, Esq.
J. P.,of Bunowen Castle) atter having rowed and scudded among
the reakers, where no boat had ever before been seen in stormy
weather; though the boatmen of Bunowen coast are netorionsly
overbold.
The vessel also drifted before the wind still farther amongst the
rocks and shoals, where it was never imagined that a vessel of her
tonnage could have gone in the mildest weather. Her course can
be traced at low water some hundred yards. In one place she
broke a large projecting piece from au immense rock, leaving apart
of her keel in a clift ; this threw her rather on her side, and in this
position aheavy roll of the sea must have carried her over a rock
46 feet long, not much below the level of high water mark ; the
pitch off her hull is to be seen on the top of this rock. Again she
was surrounded by rocks, several of which she broke large pieces
off, and wherever her keel furrowed the bottom she broke single
stones as if they had been prepared for putting on a road. The
tremendous roll of the Atlantic in its fury now lilted and carried her
from that shoal towards a short deep channel, not twice her own.
breadth, and having at the distance a about -fifty yards from the
entrance, a large and high ledge of rocks right across, but leaving
a passage by turning at almost a right angle. At that very mo-
ment, just when the gallant brig must have been shattered to atoms
ag inst the high ledge above described, her only remaining anchor,
which she was dragging aft, caught in a rock, and though it broke
off at the flue, which was found there, yet it so checked the head-
long career of the vessel, as to make her actually turn the angle,
and being then thrown probably on her side, she was by the next
conflicting rush of wave and tide in the Sound lifted over a low
part of the rocky ledge and settled down on the remains of her keel
on a sandbank, the sea breaking against her. In this position she
was at daylight seen by Mr. O'Neill, who proceeded to the shore,
and swore in LO or 40 of his tenantry to protect at the risk of their
lives the vessel and property. It was not impossible, though un-
likely, that the vessel contained some living persons. Mr. O'Neill
called out eight brave fellows, two for each oar, to accompany him,
and in the midst of rocks and breakers, during one of the most ter-
rific hail-storms known since the great storm in January, isan—the
sea rolling in furiously, and the wind right ahead—these gallant
men, encouraged by their landlord's presence, tried to reach the
vessel; but after having been driven about at the will of the storm,
and the waves repeatedly breaking quite over the boat, they were
compelled to give in, though Mr. O'Neill several times said, " Five
pounds a man, if you reach the brig." The exhausted party atlast
reached some rocks whence they were enabled to wade on shore.—
By this time the tide had fallen, and by passing over a chain of
rocks and swimming some sounds, it became possible to reach the
brig by another way. Of this Mr. O'Neill took advantage, and col-
lecting several horses, he mounted his men two on each horse, and
all the party reached the brig. One man was washed off and car-
ried away by a current, but, being a good swimmer, gained the
rocks, shoes and cap lost. A strong party of sworn men were then
left by Mr. O'Neill in charge of the vessel—relief parties and over-
seers appointed. When the tide fell the vessel was secured to the
rocks by winding chains round them, and was watched day and
night, and the cargo discharged as the weather permitted. Part
brought to an adjacent island with riggings, ropes, sails, &c., and
the more
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next spring tide, ten days off, and an attempt was made to warp
and tow her out, but it failed from the tide falling rapidly ; and as
her position would be imminently dangerous at the next tide, she
being now lightened, Mr. O'Neill was obliged to make the second
attempt at the night tide, and by moonlight on the 18th the
brig was again under weigh. It was a most interesting sight.
The moonlight sea was covered oath the towing boats, which the
heavy roll of the Atlantic caused to appear and disappear as if by
magic. The rowers strained every nerve, yet several times the brig
luffed up in the wind, and spinning her pigmy conductors round,
seemed determined again to cope with the breakers which surround-
ed her on every side, and to draw into ruin her friendly allies. At
length, through the mercy of Providence, the last rock was passed
and the bow of the vessel pointed right for Bunowen Harbour. A
shout then rose from brig and boats whieh echoed amongst the
neighbouring hills, and was answered front the shore by hundreds
of all ages and sexes, and at the acme moment the harbour blazed
with tar-barrel fires, prepared in case of success. The now pale
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coast guards; and to do justice to the two
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approbation cannot conclude this article without expressing our m
approbation of Mr. O'Neil of his conduct and judgment, and
brave and honest tenantry of the Bunowen estate, who have evinced
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a respect for the laws, a spirit of humanity and a devoted
ment to their landlord, by whom they will be most liberally
The brig is beautifully modelled, quite new, and one of the strongest
ever built. rewarded.ac

Bunowen Harbour, on board of the brig
Martha Harrison.
Dear Sir,—l am going to weigh anchor, and sail from BUDOWen
Bay, and for myself and crew I first offer our hearty thanks for
your hospitality and never failing kindness 'during upwards of a
month's time.

tenants, who are, like ourselves,
To the exertions, night r
attribute (under God) the safeets, day, of yourself and your honest
a hardy race of seafaring men, we
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perty of every description, awayw as the vessel was amongst the
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ofe were compelled to leave her at
breakers, in the middle of whit;
dark, during the tremendous
vation from plunder when the tide fell, 7th February; her preser-
towotect her from further injury
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on, them also.
tenantry, and the measures taken
from the breakers, reflects credit on
18th of February,
On the shores of Newfoundland, to which
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for. yourself
I shall often think and mention with pleas, hope soon
your own
when the brig was towed, by the men and 13Z
command, an we passed safely amongst taaheohborsreaiunknedr
so nearly fatal to us, and at day dawn cast
Believe me, sir, the cheers I and my crew then
and the boatmen of Bunowen, came from our hearts.'
now to offer my thanks to you and to them, also t.iirrg leave
John
M'Hugh, for his zeal and attention.—l remain, dear sir, for.raYhelf
and all concerned, your obliged and grateful,
JOHN GREEN,
Master and Commander of the brig Martha Harrison.
To Jebn.A, O'Neil, Esq., ..T.E: Ilunowen Castle.