The Sun. — 1841-10-25 (London, England)

SIX LIVES LOST.— On Fri 'ay morning intelligence was received at Lloyd's, that on ),v ednesday afternoon, about five 9'clock, during a heavy gale from W.N.W. the smack Josephine, Capt. Gallien, from London for Cherbourg, in ballast, in running for Rye harbour, struck on the bar; every exertion was made by the coast-guard to get her into the harbour, but all their efforts proved ineffectual, and about two o'clock next morning (Thursday) sho was abandoned by tho Captain, a passenger, and part of the coast-guard. There were six left on the wreck, who could not leave in consequence of the unfortunate swamping of the pilotboat—vii., three of the coast-guard, named James, Ne-. ville, and Looira, two of the crew, and the pilot ; 00-6: Rubie, belonging to Rye, who were all drowned.  steamer to LiVerpool had not quitted this city an hour, before a gentleman called whose friend had that moment arrived direct from Utica, which town lie left on Tuesday night. As the Liverpool packet from this port is‘now getting- under way, I avail myself of a . feiv moments to giveylovutlw pith wofhisiocone from Ohio,versattion i Ile as on his and intended to come through Pennsylvania, but hearing so much of the APLeod case, he thought he would slop a day or two at Utica, and possess himself of the exciting news. lie fancied that that town would present a scene of interest and anxiety, without parallel in the Union for many years, especially as the account of the secret "Hinters Lodges," and of armed men had been so vividly coloured. Imagine his surprise, there,to find very little excitement, indeed not more than occurs cn ordinary trials for murder in Philadelphia, and the great masses of the popUlation attending to their business as usual. True, something like • a stir existed in the infmediate vicinity of the Court, and at the hotels where the principal witnesses, reporters for the ,Presk MackenMe, Sutherland, Theller, nowsrnongers and panic-maker§ were sojourning. The evidence, it was generally understood, would -be very contradictory, especially as some of the witnesses on both sides were said to be without character. Still the prevailing sentiment among the moderate and reflecting was, that M‘Leod would be able to prove an alibi, My friend asked him " did you hear much of the patriots ?" "-No_,", he replied. " I heard little or nothing about them; there_ are such, however, and they have secret lodiges. In short, much. of the excitement that lirevAilairi-tlic large cities on the subject, and many of the alarming rumours that are _circulated, gathering in magnitude as they go, like a rolling snowball, are little better than humbug,." I quote the very words of the gentleman alluded to, who is one of our most respectable citizens, and a member of the Society of Friends. Most of the proceedings of the Patriots are doubtless a profound secret-abut, founding an opinion on the information of the citizen just arrived here from Utica, I am convinced their numbers are much smaller than has been represented. Still they must be considerable, and the danger must bo, or must have been imminent, as the President of the United States, acting from official information, issued his Proclamation on the subject, and despatched troops to the frontier to keep the peace. The frontier and . M`Leod excitement has had a depressing influence on the Dloney Markets, from the impression that so generally prevails of the intentions of the so-called " Patriots ' to embroil England and the United States in difficulties, if net war. Letters from Savannah, Georgia, say that the United States Government declines giving permission for a depot for the new British mail steamers at Cockspur, in the South; on the ground that they would probably injure the American trading vessels in taking passengers and letters.—Chronicie's7Correspondent  SPIRIT of the