The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-29 00:00:00

DERMllDA.—Accounts from Bermuda of the beginning of the last
month mention that a severe gale of wind had been felt there, which
had done some damage to the shipping. Two American vessels had
been driven on shore outside of Fort George ; one of them had a large
quantity of cattle on board, which was saved. Great inconvenience
had been experienced from unusually low tides. Sonic of the wells
were dry, and the water in others so bad as to be rendered useless.

GLORY OF TILE ENGLLSII NANY.—The greatest offence received by
Holland is the capture of the Piet Hein, Captain Turnbull, by the
British government steam vessel, the Dee. A. Dutch writer says :
" The special ground of objection to this capture is, that the. Dee had
cone to this country with a messenger and despatches, and that she
availed herself of the information she had procured while executing
this peaceful mission for the purpose of waylaying the Piet Ilein, and
carry mg her into an enemy's port. The Piet Hein is a ship of con-
siderable burden, and had sailed from Rotterdam with a valuable cargo
bound for St. Thomas's and Surinam."

THE CALCUTTA EAST INDIAMAN.—In OUT last WC noticed that this
ship had been got into Waterford. The following are some particulars
of the unfortunate event :—The Calcutta, in company with another
Liverpool ship, on the Bth inst. got in Amongst those dangerous shoals
or banks which run so many miles along the eastern coast of Wex-
ford, and in a short time afterwards they struck on the innermost
patch, a little to the southward of Cahore Point. They immediately
showed. signals of distress by lowering their union flags ; but as there
was a violent gale blowing at the time from the south-east it was im-
possible for any boat to go to their assistance, on account of the strong
surf. The other ship extricated herself in a few minutes, and pur-
sued her course with all sails set and her colours flying, so that her
damage must have been trifling. The Calcutta. though sle got off the
bank -shortly after her consort (as she appeared tote), yet, having,
lost her rudder, and being, therefore, quite unmanageable; particu-
larly in such a gale and such difficult navigation, was obliged to come
to in six or seven fathoms water, about one cable's length from the
bank upon which she struck, and about two miles from the shore.
On Thursday, the storm still continuing, her crew were compelled to
cut away her masts and rigging to ease her, which were promptly se-
cured by the water-guard stationed round the coast, together with two
of her boats, which had been washed away. During the entire of
Thursday she fired signals of distress. On Priday two of her hands
ventured from her on a small raft, and happily surmounting every
danger, reached the shore in safety. On Saturday, the remainder of
the crew, (twenty-two in number, including one passenger), left her
in the long-boat or launch (the weather having moderated a little, al-
though not sufficiently so to allow boats to leave the shore), and were
received with shouts of joy on their landing. The Captain was very
ill, and one of the sailors had his arm broken in launching the boat ;
both, of course, received prompt medical assistance. The gale having
considerably abated on Monday night, she was boarded next morning
before day-break by some of the Coast-guard, and her crew, who
instantly manned the pumps and cleared her of four or five feet of
water she then had in her hold—paying also immediate attention to a
number of dumb animals on board. Scarcely had this been finished
when a steamer arrived from Wexford, which, taking her in tow,
proceeded with her to the harbour of Waterford. With the exception
of the loss of her boats, masts, rigging, and rudder, the vessel is little
damaged, and her cargo, which is a general one, is all safe. There are
also on board several very fine English blood-horses, and about
twenty or thirty couple of hounds.