Naval Intelligence.
The Times, 1824-10-06T00:00:00

_ 'as* a copy ot s,apis&n rfslSScK': ietttranhjpuncIng the loss of thlis vessel Da " &ede River, Coast of Africa, July. 18, lS24. tDearhSirp Iam under the necessity of infonnng you of the less of the ship Ring Georsr thc Fourb I!;, near this place, on the i6th in. stat. avig gt a fa onmy passage as Cape La Gullsa, wr.en- ceanteTedl a heavy gale from tne N.AW., wShiclh continued with un. abated fury from the 27th of June until the 7th of Jul during which time the ship was totally dinmasted and water log U, having sprung a leak under the main chains, whilst both pumps became dis- abled, and shortly afterwards broke to pieces. lVith great exertions (in which the Passengers and mysef shared with'the crew), and by the laborious work of baleing and lightening, we kept the ship above water durng the gale; though with allourexertionsvwecouldnotgetlier utnder 8 tect water in the hold. The sugar soon melted and became molasses. After the gala subsided, we found ourselves In 38 Soath latitude; thle cotton and cloves, in casks, were washing alseuxt in the hold, and rolling from side to sde ; the sttumps of thie masts were afloat, and all the beam stanchecnsadrift when we ot up jury masts of such spars as were left on the deck, most beiu.g washed overboard, and made sail for the coast In hopes of seeing somne homeward ship to take us out. Having made the coast about St. Sebastian's bay without seeing auy ship, it was my intention to run the ship on shore in that place, but the wind blowing hard to the northward, we could not get Ih. The crew and ipassengers now became clamorous for the boat to land them, and seeing from the state of the ship (two of her beams having fallen in, and the rest having become loose, her decks and seams being open In all parts). that.she could -not hang together 24 hours longer, I was reluctantly obliged to consent to launch the only little boat we had. The tale left us, and with considerable difficulty we succeeded in landing at two tri s the whole of the passengers and sach 6f the crew as were lamed and fatigued during the late gale. At seven o'clock the same evenng 1 4uitted the ship with siXteen men, and attempted to lan(d were the others had done; they made a fire to guide us, but the surf had made so high, it became lmpossible. After rowing all niglt, in a deeply laden little boat, we landed at this place the 11ext morning. The wind having cl1anged during the naghtc the ship drove on shore a few miles below this place; and toprove to you how far she rmust have gone, that although she drove on a sandy beach, where thera was little surf, in an hour afterwards the beach was co. vered with her planks and timbers. lYeither myself nor the passengers have saved a single article. All my papers, mails, and every thing wvere left on board: probably they may cast up in time. " I have apprised Af!essrv. Nisbet and, Dickson, easo Mlr. Fla- herty, of the loss, and I have also written to the hlauritfus. When I arrive at the Cape, 1 will write more fully, having only a small hut to write in, and such materials as the boors can afford. I have just heard that another large ship' has been lostin 5loselleBay. (Signed) " JOHN PRISSI K." K The Mntry, Ardllie. *A VAtrL pRfLjBLCR.rcg - LOSS OF THE GEORGE THE POMMTilt