The Sun. — 1844-07-03 (London, England)

JOHN BARROW. " To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's."  (conic.) "Pyramus—Halifax, June 13, 1844. " Sir,—lacquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that, on the 27th ult., I was informed by Mr. M. Tobin, the agent of Lloyd's at this port, that the barque Saladin, bound to London from Valparaiso, had been run on shore and wrecked, near Country Harbour, on this coast, under circumstances that gave strong grounds for suspicion that an act of piracy had been committed, and, in the course of the day, I was applied to by the Marshal of the ViceAdmiralty Court to afford him assistance in securing the property and apprehending the crew. " I accordingly directed Lieutenant Bulman to receive the Marshal's deputy, and the agent for Lloyd's, on board the Fair Rosamond, and proceed to Country Harbour for that purpose. I inclose the report of his proceedings. " Upon the examination of the prisoners (six in number) it was quite apparent that there were the strongest grounds for suspicion, and they have all since confessed that it was at the instigation of a man named Fielding, who was formerly master of a ship, which had been seized at Valparaiso, and who was a passenger on board. The master, two mates, and three others of the crew were murdered. That Fielding and his son, a boy of 15, were afterwards put to death, in consequence of an attempt on his part to get rid of two men, who had been the principal actors in the murder of the master and others ; and that the ship was run on shore as already mentioned. " It it intended to admit two of the six men who were not at all engaged in the murder of the master and the crew as witnesses, and bring the other prisoners to trial here. I have, &c., (Signed) " CHARLES ADAM, "Vice-Admiral and Commander-in Chief. " To Hon. Sidney Herbert, &c., &c., M.P." (cony.) " H. M. schooner Fair Rosamond, Halifax, June 3. " Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that, in obedience to your orders, I sailed from Halifax on the morning of the 28th ult. Calms and fog obliged me to anchor off the Thrum Cap buoy on the 29th. At 1 A. 31 a breeze from the northward springing up, I immediately weighed, and at 8 P.m.,' reached Cape St. Mary, where I hove to, and the next morning, anchored at Harbour Island, it blowing then very hard at N.W. In the afternoon, the weather moderating, I dispatched the boat under the orders of Mr. F. Willis, with the Deputy Marshal of the Vice-Admiralty Court, and the Hon. Mr. Tobin, Lloyd's agent, to Mr. Archibald, the magistrate in Country Harbour, a distance of twenty miles, where the specie and crew of the vessel were. On the following morning they returned, bringing the treasure and six sailors of the Saladin. I visited the wreck. She appears to be about 250 tons, and by the bills of lading found, had a cargo composed of 80, tons of copper in bars, 10,000 dollars, and 13 bars of silver ; the remainder in guano ; the latter is completely saturated with salt water, and rendered useless as a manure. Of the treasure all has been secured with the exception of 707 dollars. and 46/. 7s. 6d. British money. 740 bags of coffee have been saved, and sent off to Halifax, and the remainder (165) will, no doubt, be got out of the vessel as soon as the guano is washed away. Scuttles heve been cut for the purpose. All the furniture and rigging are also landed. She is only a stone's throw from the beach. On Saturday, the Ist instant, when the weather cleared up, I weighed anchor and sailed for this port, and now beg to report my arrival. I have, &c. (Signed) " A. G.