The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-13 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE BRIG LIVERPOOL

On the 6th of August last the brig Liverpool, Captain John
Ord, belonging to Messrs. Riggin and Lane, of Liverpool,
ran upon a bank of sand in the Yang-tse-Kiang river, and
became a total wreck.

The Liverpool left Amoy on the 21st May last, for Chusan,
where she arrived on the 11th June, after a troublesome pas-
sage along a coast and through channels very little known.
She completed loading on the 9th of July, and joined the con-
voy lying outside the barbour. The navigation among the
Chusan Islands is most difficult, the currents and whirlpools
being fearfully rapid, sometimes rendering ships totally un-
manageable. After several dangerous incidents, the brig
got safely to Woosung, on the Yang-tse-Kiang river, on the
14th July. Ou the 4th August the senior naval officer at
Woosung gave orders to proceed to Nanking with other ves-
sels under the convoy of H.M.S. Harlequin. By the Gth of
August, they had reached a point of the river about 50 miles
above Woosung and 100 from Nanking. This is the most
dangerous part of the river, having rapid tides and shift-
ing banks, so that the channel is very uncertain. The Liver-
pool wus steering after the Harlequin, when the latter was
suddenly seen to ground. The anchor of the Liverpool was
immediately let go, but, in swinging round, she also groun-
ded. The other vessels which were astern dropped their an-
chors and avoided the bank. Assistance was rendered to the
Liverpool from the other ships, and by powerful efforts she
was got off, but, the capstan giving way at a:critical juncture
she was forced on the bank again, and, as the tide was falling,
all efforts to get her off again failed. Meanwhile, the Harle-
quin had succeeded in getting into deep water. On the Bth
the weather became boisterous, and the vessel straining
sprung a leak. Captain Ord requested permission from the
captain of the Harlequin to throw overboard the cargo, but
this was refused, and on the 10th two junks were taken along-
side. Part of the cargo was put into these, and part thrown
overboard. The crew, with ample assistance from the Har-
lequin, toiled incessantly both at the pumps and in removing
everything of value into the junks on behalf of the under-
writers. On the 11th it was found that the ship had broken
her back. On the 18th, having saved everything possible,
and the wreck being nearly buried in the sand, she was aban-
doned, and the crew divided on board the junks, the mate,
Mr. Bell, taking charge of one, and Captain Ord, of the other.
It is stated, that the whole of the fleet alluded to, consisting
of seven sail, had been on shore three or four times, so in-
tricate is the navigation.

CHARADE

My first's a loaf of smallest size,
My second is restrictive found ;
'Tis seen in most menageries,

And oft constructed underground.
My whole's a man who, small himself,
A large loaf asks for little pelf ;
And though his spouting's an infliction,
Protests against the least restriction.

ARTIFICIAL ULTRAMARINE.—This article, which has
lately been largely manufactured in France and Germany,
possesses such brilliancy and power of colour, that it is found
by paper-stainers more economical than cobalt, though the
price of the latter is so much less. A new process for its
manufacture has been discovered by M. Tisernon. The pro-
portions of the various ingredients used are as follows :
Finely levigated pipe-clay, 100 parts; precipitated alumina,
(estimated in the dry, but to be used in the gelatinous state,)
7; dried carbonate. of soda, crystallised, 1075; flour of sul-
phur, 221: sulphuret of arsenic, 5. These are to be care-
fully mixed, certain proportions at a time, placed in a covered
crucible, and heated cautiously to a red heat, without melt-
ing. If the munipulation is carefully conducted, the colour
will be brilliant and perfect; but if allowed to melt, it will
be full of brown streaks.