The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-08 00:00:00

INHUMAN CONDUCT TOWARDS THE CREW OF A MERCHANT

URIC.
Raely on Wednesday morning, the 29th ult. the brig
Rebecca, James Richardson, Mast,r, of Newcastle, laden
with provisions, corn, &c. from Belfast, and bound to
Portsmouth, was ran foul of in the Channel by a line
ship running before a gale of wind • ' the brig received
the ship on her larboard quarter, and from the violence
of the shock was laid on her beam-ends, in which state
she lay a full quarter of an hour, entangled with the
ship, whose crew Captain Richardson repeatedly and
constantly hailed, requesting them to back their sails,
lay-to, and assist them, as they had sustained consider-
able damage ; he, however, failed to no purpose, for
they had no sooner cleared themselves of the brig, than
they pursued their course, without lending any assist-
ance, or even making any answer when called on to give
the name of their ship, or the port from whence they
sailed, or where they were hound for. The brig soon
after righted, when it was discovered that two men had
been knocked overboard, and were drowned; they were
forced, by the shock of the ships separating, from the
top-gallant-yard, where they were handing the sails, and I
not being observed in the confusion, the unfortunate!
men lost their lives; the Captain bad nearly shared the
same fate, having been thrown with great violence
against the sea rails;—the vessel was now waking water
fast, which stood in the hold to the depth of four fret,
but by the great exertions of the crew, and two or three
of the passengers on board, who kept the two pumps and
a quantity of buckets constantly at work, the vessel woo
kept afloat till she arrived off Brighton, where, to pre-
vent her sinking. she was run ashore at one, r. the
next day. The brig was then hauled on one said, and
some of the cargo removed ; the carpenter loosely caulked
her seams that were open, with a view of getting her of
the next tide, which, with the assistance from on shore,
was effected; she was next 'lay steered into harbour at
Vermouth, where she now lies to istillergo repair. The
Captain, in his protest, sacs, that the above transaction,
which occasioned him so r -h danger and ilitheulty,
sod deprived two men of their lives, cannot he attribut- '
able to accident, but design, as it could easily have been
avoided, if the ship had *hewn the least disposition to-
wards assisting hint to escape when he hailed. and ap-
prised them of the perilous situation in %vistas he was
lacml. The greatest praise is slue to the Captain and
Vs crew for their perseverance in saving the cargo and
the brig.
ATTRIMPTCD SVICIOR THROI'GH DIPTRERS.—TIittrIHIs RT
MOTTORR, Abraham Annus, a constalde,was going throughl
Hotitersondields,when he saw a poor man, t miserable
AM, lying in a ditch. He went to the spat, and found
hint, to all appearance, dead and stiff, with his hands tied
behind with a piece of packthread, and likewise a piece
of, parktlireasleilouhhstl, ti round Isis neck. He instantly
cot it with his knife, and carried the 110111 in his urns to
the next public-house, where he was placed before a I
fnod tire in some blankets, and, after proper means had
a used for about half an hour, auiniation was restored.
On being interrogated, the poor creature said, he is a
native of Walthanistow, that his name is George Sitio
son, and got his living by labouring work, but since the
commencement of the present frost, he could not get I
any employment, and be was compelled to part with his
little furniture and the clothes of his family, which re-
shared them to the utmost distress. He was reluctant to
apply for relief to the parish, as lie was in daily expecte- I
Lion of work, but the weather still continuing unfavour-
able, lie determined to come and fee his only brother,
who, a few years ago,. was in good circumstances at
Blackwell. During the whole of Wednesday he sought
hint in vain, but at last he was told by one of the li-
habitant's, that a man whom he believed to be the same,
had entered on board a ship (a South Sea whaler) about
two years bock, and had not since been heard of; as to
his (amity, lie could not gain the least information.— '
Being thus disappointed, he made his distress kgown
to the same individual, who very kindly treated him
with breast and cheese. Time remainder of the eveuing
Ice spent in seeking a lodging, but having no money, he
could not get any, and he strolled into the fields on his
return home, with a view of sleeping in some shed or
out-house under shelter; hot this even he did not meet
with, and being nearly perished with cold, he resolved
to rid himself of life, which he attempted to put into
effect by tying his hands with a piece of pack-thread,'
having previously tied a piece round his neck, which
he fastened to a stump in the hedge, and by twisting his
hands io a peculiar Manner, and getting his legs out
through them, he got them behind, but when he leaped
off the ditch the string broke, and he remained in the
situation in which he was found. A sum of money was
made up to send hitu to his parish.

Thursday night a gentleman named Edwards was
attacked by a gang of six or seven thieves, near Pliny-
line Theatre, and robbed of his pocket-bOok ata4 gem

ii Iver.

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