The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-02-08 00:00:00

NOTICE.
FLOATING LIGHT ON FIVE FATHOM BANK.

The Light-ship formerly stationed off New York is now moored off
the Capes of Delaware, on the S.W. edge of the Fire Fathom Bank,
in 7I fathom water ; Cape May Light-house bearing W. 20 30 N., dis-
tant fifteen miles and a quarter. The centre of the shoalest ground,
in which is found fourteen feet water, (see below, 12) bears N. 28 E.
from the Light-ship, distant two miles and three-quarters ; it extends
N. by E. L, and very bold on its eastern edge. As there are twelve
fathoms half a mile to the eastward of the shoal water, vessels coming
from the northward should not run for the Light-ship while bearing
between N. 14 E. and N. 41 E. South-east, threefourths of a mile
from the Light-ship, there are five fathoms water The above courses
are by compass.
(Signed) SAML. SWARTWOUT, Coll. of N. York.
7th September, 1829.
Philadelphia, 7th January, 1833.
It has appeared from further examination, that there are only
twelve feet water on the shoalest part of the bank. Mr. Blunt, of
New York, was employed by the Government of the United States to
place the boat originally, and by a letter from Jeremiah Bennet, who
has commanded the ship for the last two years, whose letter is dated
30th Dec. 1832, confirms the above statement, and declares that she
has been, whilst under his command, and is now, moored as nearly as
possible to the spot where Mr. Blunt placed her. She has three masts,
and shows two lights. DAVID MOFFAT, Master Warden.

l'hiladelphia, 7th January, 1833.
ADAM LODGE, Esq.. Chairman of the Liverpool Marine Assurance

Company.
Sir,—The loss of the James Cropper, on Five Fathom Bank, (al-
though not insured with you) induced me to write to the commander
of the Light-boat, Jeremiah Bennet, to ascertain her exact station,
and I applied to the Master Warden of our port for further informa-
tion. I send you the result that it may be made public.
I remain, your obedient servant,
J. VAUGHAN, Agent of Lloyd's for Liverpool and Glasgow.

The splendid new vessel called " The Parkficld," whose launch at
Douglas, in the Isle of Man, we announced about three weeks ago,
we are sorry to learn has had a very short career—she has in fact al-
ready become a wreck. The Parkfield sailed from Douglas last week,
in ballast, for Liverpool ; soon after she had got to sea, she was found
so light as to be scarcely manageable ; a dispute arose between the
Captain and the Pilot, and ultimately she was put back for Douglas,
and at the entrance of that port she was driven upon the rocks, where
she became a wreck. Such is the substance of the story related by a
Manxman, who was himself an eye-witness of the disaster. The
Parkfield was 500 tons burthen, and was launched on the Bth of Jan.
last.—Cumberland Pacquet.
The Mary, Reed, from Dublin for this port, with a cargo of grain,
was run foul of by a larger brig at half-past six v. in., on Saturday
week, about 20 miles E: of Lambay. The vessel with which the Mary
came in contact was laden, and steering a Liverpool course, and
though they had seen each other for some time before the collision
took place, no blame can be attached to either, as they appeared .to
have mistaken each others' movements at the moment the disastrous
contact occurred. The Mary struck the other vessel stem on, right
a midship, and so violent was the stroke that the crew of the Mary
had scarcely time to jump into the boat; without being able to secure
oars, their clothing, or any article of food. The moment the crew
got into the boat, the Mary fell on her broadside, and almost imme-
diately went down. Though the whole was little more than the work
of a few minutes, and the night was clear and light, the vessel with
which they had come in contact had also disappeared. The crew of
the Mary entertain strong fears that she and all-hands had gone down
the moment the fatal collision took place, as not a vestige of her could
be seen in any direction. The situation of Captain Reed and his crew,
in an open boat, without oars or provisions, in a cold winter night,
and at a great distance from land, was far from enviable. They, how-
ever, succeeded in tearing away the bottom boards of the boat, and
with these they steered for the English coast, and succeeded in reach-
ing Walney Isle on Monday evening, about five o'clock, after having
been exposed in a boisterous sea to bitter cold weather for nearly for-
ty-eight hours. Captain Reed and his crew reached hire on 'Wednes-
day night, much exhausted with the hardships they had undergone.—