The Sun. — 1827-03-29 (London, England)

NATHAN JENKINS.  Sailed away from Chelsea, September 25, MI, in company with Joseph Tomkins, Nahum Stubbs, and Ezekiel Gubbins, in all four souls. At eleven o'clock, A.M., came in sight of Battersea-bridge, with strong gales from W.N.W. Hove to, took in a reef, and dropped anchor in Battersea Bay. At twelve a.m., weighed anchor, took in a second reef, stood off on the larboard tack, and bore away towards Barnes Common. Fresh breezes from W.N.W. At halfpast twelve, P.M. shipped a heavy sea which washed overboard six bottles of porter, a Dutch cheese, and Gubbins's Sunday coat. At 1 P.M. carve in sight of Putney Bridge, lying in lat. 54. 43. N., and lon. 23. 57. W. Country savage but agreeable. Hailed a wherry bound for Red House, Chelsea Reach. At 2 P.M. strong gales with a heavy swell, dewed up the foresail and hove to, head to the Southward. At half-past 2 P.M. came in sight of Barnes Common, and anchored close a-head of breakers. Saw three pigs and a jackass walking along the shore, driven by two savages in smockfrocks; asked them the name of the place, and they asked us in return for a pot of beer, a proof, said Stubbs, that they must be Christians. At 3 P.M. weighed anchor, took in a third reef, clewed up the jib, and stood off for Richmond; waves mountains high, so kept the ship to the wind, took down the mast, and took to our oars—there not being a skull in the boat. At 4P. M. wind increased to a hurricane, provisions washed overboard, and every man put on short allowance. Came in sight of Kew Bridge, anchored off the island, to despatch our few remaining sandwiches, and named it, in consequence, the Sandwich Island. At 5 P.M. completely water-logged, Stubbs's coat-pockets, and Gubbins's top-boots containing a pail-full:each ; sufferings dreadful. At 6 P.M. night drew on, gales from W.N.W., with mixed rain and sleet. Mem.— Stubbs cut a crab, fell back with his oar, and knocked Tomliins's eye-tooth down his throat. At 7 P.M. sprung a leak, so swum to land with Stubbs, followed by Tomkins towing along thibbina, who made fast by his coat flaps.—Afern. Tomkins's coat broke and poor Oubbins, with the flaps in his hand, sunk overhead. At half-past 7 reached laud and hoisted signals of distress ; hailed a barge bound for Battersea, but the crew bore off and left us to our fate. At 8 P.M. a homeward bound wherry (Captain James Dobson,) by good luck espied us, picked us up, and within an'incredibly short space landed us at Barnes Terrace, where we received every attention from the politeness and hospitality of the natives.— , It is to tnem we owe our lives.  (Signed) JOSEPH TOMKINS, Shoreditch, his cross. NAHUM STUBBS, St. Mary Axe, his v, crow. EZEKIEL GUBBINS, Easteheap, his >< ernes. AMOS HIGGS, Tbroadneedle-at,, his cross.  THE FALL OF PAciANrsm.-11e triumph of Christianity was come. Theodosius, a statesman, a soldier, and a man of virtue, Was called from obscurity to the empire. The lingering reluctance of the throne to repress the ancient superstition, was suddenly changed for a wise and bold activity. A succession of decrees, like successive flashes of light from the sword of the Spirit, smote the worship of the idols, closed the heathen temples, and established Christianity as the religion of the Roman world. Thus fell Paganism ; the great antagonist of truth, purity, and wisdom ; the pamperer of human passion and pride-splendid and stately to the eye, but made to be the oppressor and the murderer. At this distance the mind still contemplates it, like the ruins of one of its own temples,_ and, wonderiug at its stupendous extent, the depth and age of its foundation, the grandeur and costliness of the embellishment lavished upon it by the genius of antiquity, may well doubt that it was either raised or overthrown the strength of man. But it was the house of darkness-_. vice and blood were the offerings on its altars ; its fall was the freedom of nations, the beginning of a day which shall know no end; and load and lofty be the thanksgiving for that fall which I„it in light upon ulankiud,.... Cray.