The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-12 00:00:00

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and the peculiarity of the conditions Of sale, had
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purchasers from all parts of the kingdom. Sll°'-jroliers
eleven o'clock the room was filled to excess. Die ic)tordi
were Messrs. Tonge, Curry, and Co., and Messrs. ted ss
Munn, and Co. Messrs. Curry and Cunard oilicicanord.
salesmen. The conditions of sale were read by Mr. „e Ale
After considerable discussion as to the conditions, the
was proceeded with ; but the competition was les!,:rablr
than had been anticipated, and only an inconsi°`De
proportion of the vessels offered were disposed ~s for
following were sold :—Abysinian, ship, 1,155 ;1:405,
£9,200, to Mr. Johnson ; Australia, brig, 272 Wlls' -to Idr'
to Mr. Wolf ; Alice Walton, ship, 845 tons, £5,820,
to yr,
Kirke ; Charles Chaloner, ship, 799 tons, £4,Qt to gr.
Wardrow ; City of Lincoln, ship, 740 tons, g2}l,7t'ered_b_Y
Alexandee; Empire Queen, ship, 860 tons (c w
Tyson,
Constantinople), the French government to convey troops Trios,
Constantinople), £5,020, to Mr. Wolf; Gran` I,olo°'
ship, 1,062 tons. £9,150, to Mr. Coltart ; Georglild ri•
647 tons, £2,405, to Mr. Hugh M`Kie ; Harriet
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gantine, 202 tons, £930, to Messrs. Pattison 1
King William, ship, 405 tons, £3,540, to 'gr. °AO
Montmorency, ship, 812 tons, £6,640, to Messrs.o tons,
Baines and Company ; Montezuma, barque, 46-,
£2,510, to Mr. Wilson ; Margaret and Jane, bart'qiie,
tons, £2,840, to Mr. Wolf ; New York Packet, tons,
642 tons, £3,110, to Mr. Oxley; Pemberton, ship,i took
£6,310, to Mr. J. Johnson; Polynesia, ship, 6koo,t°
£6,510, to Mr. Gibson ; Rover, schooner, 53 tons, :."t to
Mr. Sampson ; Sandford, brigantine, 172 tons ,f,lvooo, to
Mr. John Shelston ; Sea King,.hip, 773 tons: ot'io
Mr. Curwen ; Thames, barque, 768 tons, £4,5;" if; and
Wolf ; Theodore, ship, 886 tons, £6,005, to Mr. Thosos•
Western Bride, ship, 1,121 tons, £7,800, to Mr. '3°
Ded;
The following were withdrawn :—The Europe, be
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Poltona, wrecked off Balaklava ; Solway, condeau3si,;
the Sovereign. The remainder of 78 are still t°
posed of. -At the conclusion of the sale, Mr. Cllnjtr';rs t°
mated that the trustees had instructed the br° 410'
continue the sale at their offices, simply binding:toet
selves to accept no terms lower than the presetibia the
prices. On Friday Messrs. Tonge, Curry, and Co. vgdord
clipper Wildfire, 400 tons, lately belonging to A.111,0P cash'
Oliver, to Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Co., for £4?„,,E,'':iilSTs
The Wildfire will, in a few days, be despatched to Jw.oo.
with a complete railway plant and a company of rs Messrs. Tonge, Curry, and CO. have also had 0 be
several other of Mr. Oliver's ships, but they clll-their
sold till Mr. Oliver signs a document agreeing ""
sale by private treaty.
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FRIGHTFUL SHIPWRECK—LOSS -

HUNDRED LIVES.
40.-

TirE troop ship Charlotte, Captain Affieck, frora Onegy
town to Calcutta, with a detachment of the 241, Ser
ment, was totally wrecked in Algoa Bay, on the gibe
tember, when 62 soldiers, 11 women, and :36:7; (105
perished. The Charlotte put into Algoa Bay
previously for water,-which had been supplied her, 0501.
gale sprung up from the S.E. on the afternoonef,tP , 0e;lor,
In accordance with signals from the Post-office, bit
gallantmasts were struck, and all was made seqedtN"
soon after eight o'clock at night the ship signa aftel;
she had parted from one of her anchors, and so°limincem
wards the parting from the second was similarly 011g-An°
All available canvas was at once put on the shiP, '-bof1;
attempt was made to run out of the harbour. i''''woal"
ever, it was thought she could not get out, bat ao's
most likely go ashore on the beath near the Svf:o the
River, having canted with her head in that direc,„„tP/o ,
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lifeboat was taken out there by Port Captain %
the
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At 7 m. she was observed on the other tack stanu."o
wards. the shipping ; however, when nearly opP°,
ashore sdrlf.t°'_,
site of the old jetty, she struck the ground andebln
broadside on. Some delay took place in
the lifeboat, which had to be brought back into W...eld ,
was manned, and Captains Bennett and SalmondNcri an
in it, and they succeeded in getting through the super,
alongside the vessel, but could not get a line frolcaDoca7
,
consequence of the confusion on board, caused by toe'
breaking over her, and, after approaching her three
ileg,rli
the lifeboat was driven ashore on the rocks 0c1„a 01,P;
smashed to pieces ; the crew were washed out, 3-0'
thins Bennett and Salmond were dragged ashore
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drowned.
After rolling about, broadside on, for some b°101:: 412
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surf breaking violently over her, at 2 a.m. of the "„tas wea
broke up with a tremendous crash ; shortly aftelly'oslieA
after-part of the poop and after-part of the sbir iy '-
closer in with nearly 60 people on it, who were Ills set
saved. Towards daylight there was very little t°
on
of her. 4604
Captain Warren and Dr. Kidd were the only iota
board at the time of the wreck ; the latter sv'-'l;fe-vv"
ashore, and owes his life in a great measure to a
which he had about him, not being able to swig,.
stet;v
The crew consisted of 21 men, besides the
are saved, among whom is the chief officer. ~c,.
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Shipped at Cork 163 soldiers, 5 officers, 10 °—
children. Total 210.
Lost.-62 soldiers, 11 women, 26 children. 4.°10'.011.
Saved.-101 soldiers, 5 officers, women. I°'