The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-16 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.

On Thursday night, the sth instant, the brig John, o f
Cork. Captain —, bound from Cork to Liverpool, laden
with provisions, the wind being N.N.W. blowing hard, at-
tempted to take shelter in Holyhead-harbour, and •eue_
ceeded in getting pretty close to the pier-head, but The
storm increasing, her chain-cable snapped in two. Ano-
ther anchor was thrown out, but to no purpose, she drifted
away (the wind then, at eight o'clock, being increased to:a
complete hurricane, and struck on the rocks under tae
Peorbos domain, the seat of Sir J. I'. Stanley; Bart. A
number of persons had collected to the spot by the time
she struck, in the hopes of rendering kedgeree, atnooggt
whom were Captain Hngh Ryan', the liatbour Master.
and Mr. Sparrow, with his brother Officers of Cus-
toms, who got on the rock so• near as dietinctly to bear
the piercing streams of women, children, and men..rre
piercing agony calling out, " Save, oh •seve es!'
men were directed to cot dowis their main-mast, which it
was calculated would reach the rocks we were upon, but to
our great grief we heard they had no axe, nor
any thing to cut it down with. The 'wind blowing
over the wreck rendered it impossible for os to throw
them any thing. The scrams of the women and chit-
dren now became greater, but soon died away.—
The men on board were now des?red to throw
a line towards the rock, and a man having a rope roan&
his middle went from the rocks into the breakers to attempt
to catch it, but tried in vain. We were now compelled to
(pit our station, at we were surrounded by the flowing tide.
The poor crew now seemed distraded. as al) was apparently
over. One man now arpeared undressed, and was seen to
throw himself over, hut sunk to rise no more. The tide
having now raised the vessel, and a pert of her cargo
floating about, she came much nearer to another great
rock we got upon, when, after a number of unsulcessful
attempts, at last with great danger we succeeded in
catching their line, to which they fastened a strong imp..
which we drew on shore. Proper directions being given
them to have their rope in readiness, they were to tie a man
round his middle, and We to drag him ashore; but they were
so distracted that the rope got entangled, and they could let
oat no more. Mr. Simpson, the agent a! Psnrhos, on this sent
up to the house for ropes, and while we were tying theta to-
gether, we saw one man setting off along the rope. holding
fast by his legs and arms, and so moving slowly on, and to
the surprise of all, who kept encouraging him to hold fast
sedbewould be saved, did arrive safe on shore; another
followed his example and also got safe, but no more dust
undertake the dangerous attempt. Ily this time we had
got our ropes ready, and by giving proper directions,
third was tied to the rope, who called out, " pull away."
and he was safely dragged through the heavy breakers
on shore ; a fourth immediately followed him, a fifth was
now fast. and only left the vessel when we perceived a sixtik
close behind, which two as they (through more difficulty
than the rest) reached thn,abore, a dreadful erasb ensued,
which shivered the vessel to atoms, and stunned our ears.—
The six men who so narrowly escaped a watery grave were
humanely taken to Penrhos (the seat of Sir J. Sosoley)
where every preparation had been made for alleviating
their distress. and by about midnight they seemed tolerably
well. They had left Cork that morning, with a crew of
eight men and eleven passehgerti. Oho consisted of a Mr.
Church. half-pay in the army, (this was tha peison who at-
tempted to get on shore. • being an expert swimtuer), a ser-
jeant, two meo and their wives, and rite small children
who all (with two of the erew) perished : eleven of the bo-
dies have sisealwen found.

Most ample means of escape from the police have, it is
said; been provided at the new hell in Si.James's-street.
The infernal regions. that is so say. the eo cellars, have
bees asited; and their ezieni. together with the intricacies
of 'hi pissages. art such as to defy the iagensity of any
Bow-street officer to unravel,

Iteip-cting the mysterious murder at Kosreeborough.
the Geed, Mercury stare. that search still continue. to be
made for the bodies of kiary Gill and her infant, but hi-
therto without success ; but that eonsider.ible difference of
opinion has arisen as to the case of James Prigg, the gar-
dener, whose sudden disappearance excited so strung a 'ca-
ution. Some support the opinion that Prigg has been
murders f ; while others thick that from being in einhar-
mused circumstances and engaged is a rainotis undertak-
ing, he has withdrawn himself from that part of the coun-
try, and perhaps from the kingdom.
enaacia OF Vt./14TP it ow Ilia Falls .N 01 a MING Fite
sums me • QOAce- Doer:rm.—On Saturday fast- a man,
styling himself in the newspapers Peter Ito,inski, prin-
cipal Doctor, Surgeon, and Oculist to the Army of the Em-
peror of Russia, and Professor of the Russian, Spaniel,
botch, Freseh.tierman, Oreek and Latin languages, was
brought halite B. P. Humphreys. F.sq on a charge of vio-
lating the perms of Ann Clibbins,of this town, then a patient
under his care, snd,after a full investigation of the circum-
stances, he was committed to Lancaster to take his trial at
the ensuing Assizes. It is impossible to describe the men-
tal agony of the father, mother, and daughter daring the
investigation. The lattaris au interesting young woushl
of about seventeen years of ago; and has been afflicted with
(*ovulates fits for several years, for the cure of which Ro-
tinski had engaged, fee a sem stipulated, and she' sttended
him for that purpose at hie residence, No. 15, riicadilly,
Manchester; The doctor hes for some tines' resided there,
was well dressed, is about fifty years of me,,aed according
to his advertleeinept cams 14s; flow Hdaol, Exeter, or
Plymonth.(Stockport Advertiiiy.).
HORNINLI MONDBR.—A horrible murder wasperpetrat-
ed on Monday (9th inst.), within two miles of (Amuse!,
en the body of Mr. Hamerton, a gentleman *imitable and
inoffensiie manners, and of au advanced period of life.—
The ruffians, is effecting an entrince, awoke Mr. flamed=
who, from the head of the stairs, discharged a viliV of ills-
tels, but it is feared without effect. The fire was nipped,
by which Mr. Hauserton's servant warmost thugereusly
wounded. The ruffians then ascended the stair-case, and
closed with Mr. Hamertffil; Whom they beat in the most
cruel and savage manner with the hut-end of their pistols.
anti limos extlacti• The assassins then departed .taking
Ohlyltil fire-arms. intelligence of the fatal
occurrence was ruripsidiately dispatched to the police suss.
oned at Cionmel,Mho succeeded in apprehending font per-
sons suspected of being present at the murder.—(Dasban
ivestag' Maik) • ' •
M anima. —A boirible murder has been com-
mitted as theishialtlown of Connell, In the neiggiour-
Seed of Fills.. Pethnty robbers entered a farm-house."sed
lieleacred the fteidiof the family and the doinesql.co
the numb* oillr persons. By a kind of miracle,a tee
girl, slit year's of age, escaped their fatly by takilltrile
in a dog-box, whence she recognized the Voice t •
blacksmith attached to the farm. On the followiegbajr_l)s
magistrates, informed of the crime, went to the spot. TO*
wife of the blacksmith said her husband had been lbeetit
from the district for several days, but one of the gendarnies,
on going away, asked one of the ,children of the eleck-
smith where his father was ? " Pape,'! replied the' bey,
" is in his cellar counting mosey with the gewileramnt-
Search was immediately wads in the cellar, and the,2ll.as-
sassing were found there assembled. They have beats is
prisoned at Versailles.—(Paris paper.)