North Wales Gazette

(: Tift: jS'ohTK JVAIÈS 'XJazuttk* i G R E E1C S 0NG OF WAR-A'O.'O. HVriiteu after reading- (Tie accounts detailing the. fa vourabIe termination of the Campaign of IS'iS.; -and the brilliant defence of and suiM(;(juerit retreat bT ALl and his 'Christian AHieS Quern virum ant fleroa lyra vel aci.i Tibia sullies celebrare Clio ? Hbftèc. 'Tis 8orne —I hear the battle cry- 1 Glory, Greece and Victory 5 'Tis done !—the clneftairis'tiow pass oh— S .The day is o'er— thei>attle's won!— i fis (ion, !-tlie lrumpetspeaks of P,-a e The Isles of Greece, the isles of Greece. Away, away iwith sorrovV now— Rind the victor's throbbing brow Bid the laiill fitly sing — Iligfie'st Heaven hath wrought this thing — 'O'er titeii"cot(ntrv PL,,TCE dotli l3id your daughters "s weep the chords- "Hi ve lhe soul of SOBii to words. I Ivil the hbrfent Musse'Wan i Ye liave for his clan-; Tell the Turkish foe and Franks I Ye have numbers for their ranks' J Tell the vanquish'd Pacha's hoard, I Yc are ready—lance or s word j Xjreciafis in a word, ye're FHEJJ Glory, Greece, and [liberty j {WravHy ye have scbvvr'd the plains, krokeu down your galling chains; Glory, Greece, aitd Sbio's vine! No indre, iio more o' slavish wiiie. Fill high the bhwl-drink deeper stift O' Samiati wihe, or good or ill; Your Country and her sacred cause' Be now the toast—with solemn pause. '*Fo rget WE not the JEgean 1sles "V here Byron died-where Freedom sihiles.) ilang out vottrbanners by the Waves, Along your plains, and o'er the graves "Where mall V a Soldier's inonld'ri'ng clay, ^hat'Totoght and died and pas's'3 away — They have no tombs to speak their worth- Suffice it, Grecia gave them birth. Policy and Peace shall reign- ? Freedom! will her cause maintain Liberty in bright array, Triumphant, rises o'er dismay: Glory, Greece ahd Byron's tiaine Shall live for kiyo-slill live the same. His spirit, haply, wanders o'er The classic plains-his darling shore; His spirit, unconfin'd and free, Fair clime may visit, succour thee His spirit still whispers, meek and mild— Grecia! preSerVe thy child, iiiv ciiil(i!' TIAFIZ. Oct. 30, IS2,5.

j For the NUBTII WAIES GAZETTE. MORNING WATCH SONG. Chrrente Calamo. The morning dawns—arouse boys Day-break's past—wake, wake; There's a sail-a sail in sight boys The steamer, "Francis Drake:" Up, up, and rightly to your work! (Cliotut.) Cheerfully too, like the sun At home, let land lubbers' lbunge and lutk- Seii boys' have all the. fail. The breeze blows shrilly, sharply, We'll have more canvass set And bare away yet smartly Before we have (our" wet." Up, up, &c. She's neering us in style b()y- Our hel ,it's- a,-I),)t,t what clieer thk) Frtiiicis Di-ake ttiy brave boys- Ali's %veil on bo.trd-keei) clear." Ul), up, &e. The wind grows louder, louder, And darkly lowers the sky \Ve'll have less sail upon her The larboard tack we'll try. Up, up, &c. Ye ho she chatters lightly — Still keep her to the wind Air.till the clouds look sightly- "We leave the ILyhts" buliikid. Up, up, &c. Fresh, fresh th* sweet wind blows, boys we are well at sea; ■Returning t'those we love, boys- Those « e soon may see. Up, viii, &-c. Ye ho, ve ho, Ve h > bovs y Lookout, "mr hearts"—a sai1.- They're the hoys 'Twere vaiii in us to hail. Up, .up, &a. Morions orb my good boys. Illumes our native soil Where await us maltynew. JOYs- Reward.tor our past toll. ui)i &e. Ah I who can know, on sliol-e, Solis, What warm hearts fed, at .sea, A the snid" through ev'ry glass rudg- En'laiMi! we IlIrn to thee. LIJ), &L;- Wher. th' night falls darksome, dreary, O-e'rshadowiiig, with rain And Boreas rules, most rudely, Tlitj wintry iintl muiii* ull, b,)ldt! The boldest ofan./cel, then r' home—each child, Come visiooihg so pale then— While all around grows wild. Up, up, &c. "For us there's no retreating Should we know or grief or fear And whilst each bosom's beating, Affettion drops a tear. r*vi-r Up, Up, &C. TOjI. Holyhead, Soc. 1,

GLASGOW. (From the Gldsgoiv Courier.) IT is with feelings of deep regret and Sorrow Jthat we have to communicate to our leaders the account of an accident of the most, melancholy kind. The details are as yet few—the result most lata', buring the wh \le. of yesterday the anxiety and sensation treated in tliis city by the intelligence wks "very' great. The alarm was greatly heightened by the kno wledge of the fact, that another strain-boat wastn leave the sallie qa'arter kboirt 'the saline time, and Ina'tij individu- als remained ignorant, in which of the boats the friends who'iii they expected might have taken their passage. s v in n t I e Veslerday inorhing'the steam-boat Comet, Vvith passengers from TiYverness and fort-W itliam, was run down of Kenntock Point, between Gou- rock and the Clough lig-ht-house, by the steam- boat Ayr, outward-bound. In rounding the point, the vessels cattle. in contact with such force and that the Comet went down almost ills- ,moment, precipitated into the deep—into eternit y Ten t)itln, at-(- stvi-ti, (),It 7o, ivliieli were believe,tt to 'he '(in board. Amongst those escaped is the Master,who was got on shore, but in such an exhausted state, that, at the date of oiir latest accounts, he was unable to give any account of what had taken place, or of the passengers on board. There is too much reason tt) iiiitt the greater number of those who have perished iHe persons in the superiOl" ranks of life. The Ayr, we learn, had a light out upon her bow, but the Comet had none. As the night, how- ever, was clear, it is obvious that a had look-out had been kept up, and most reprehensible neglect shown on both sides. The Ayr received such a shock.and was so much damaged, that she reach- ed Greenock with much dimculty, m a sinRing ,c state. It was blowing fresh, With a heavy sea. 'It was also exceedingly cold and at the moment the accident took place, those on the deck of the Comet were, it is said, engaged in dancing, to 1% 1 which amusement they were probably induced to resort in order to keep themselves warm, there not being sufficient accommodation below for the number of the passengers oil Much valuable property had floated ashore yes- terday morning. Every exertion was making to 51". and to lodge it in a place of security. Our townsman, Mr. Andrew Rankin, Was particularly active on the occasion; and, at an early hour in the Air. Marshall, Sheriff, from Green- nock, had reached the spot.. Twelve dead bodies had been washed ashore by au early hour yester- day morning; amongst these were two genteelly dressed females, two black servants, and Mrs. Wright, the widow of the late Artil). Weight, druggist of this city. fn the pockets of the bodv of a gentleman washed ashore, óÍÎO were found. Amongst those who perished, is Mr. Graham, of Coi-ii-acii, Macallister, W. S. Edinburgh, and Captain Sutherland of Ihe:J:J.1 Regiment, and his Lady, who were only five days married. The bodies of Captain Sutherland and another passen- ger Were found in the yawl this morning. It is supposed she upset after they had got into her.— Kirs. Sutherland caught hold of Mr. Colin AleX. Anderson, from Appin (the only cabin passenger who is saved) and for some time clung round hilil, but in the struggle with the waves she lost ht»r hold knd perished. While swimming, much ex-I hausted, and not knowing- well in which direc- tion the shore lay, Mr. Anderson was seized closely by the engine-man, from whom he found it impossible to disengage himself, and just as they were upon the point of sinking, they fortunately came in contact with the boat's yawl, which they j immediately caught hold of, and in doing so, she forttiisately righted, when they both clung-to her,! and reached the shore in safety, but much exhaust- ed. It is reported that amongst the sufferers is the j Lfcdy of a Colonel of the Aririy, with a family of seven children, from Inverness; a Mr. Campbell I of this city; with a young Henlleman, the only son or also of this city. Besides Mr. Anderson and the engine-tnen, al- ready mentioned there were saved Capt. M'tnncs. the pilot, the carpenter, a man, a steerage pas- senger from Fort George, a young girl, and a wo- man who was floated ashore safely betwixt two tables, but who unfortunately lost her child by the way. The poor man from Fort George, and who is arrived in Glasgow, is in a state bordering on delirium. To him Mr. Campbell of Crirpach clung for a considerable time, when a wave threW the great coat of the latter over the head of the former, which compelled him.to throw Mr. Cam- bell off, jftst as both were upon the poiht of sink- ing. At the moment the fatal accident took place, we are informed upon the authority of Mr Ander- son, just arrived in Glasgow, that the passengers, who were below, were in high spirits, amusing- themselves, telling and listening to diverting i tales. The first stroke hit about the paddle of the Comet. The Captain and passengers imme- diately run upon deck to see what was wrong, when the next fatal stroke took place with such force, that the Comet filled, and in two minutes went down head foremost. Mr. Anderson, We i regret trt add, states, that the moment this took place, the Ayr, instead of lending them any as- sistaace, give her paddles a back stroke, turned round, and went off to Geenoek, leaving them to their fate, if assistance had been rendered, he thinks many of the sulferers irtiglit have been sa- ved but iii the state of alarm in which he was, he may have been mistaken. (From the Glasgow Chronicle of Saturday.) It si ves us great pain to record one of the most [ melancholy accidents that ever occurred in this part of tile country. The Comet steam-boat was on her way from Inverness to fxlasgow, with be- tween (>0 and 76 passengers; of these it was stated that 2(5 passengers were in the cabin and yester- day morrtuig, about one o'clock, while passing the point of Kempoch, she was stru- k in the, side by the Ayr steani luggage-boat. The hands oil hoard the diil'ereiU vessels were, prevented from seeing each other by the headland, till it w<ls too late to prevent the shock and as both Were go- ing at full speed, the crash was tremendous. The.starboard bow of the Comet being stove in, she filled with water, and almost Instantly Sunk, and with the exception of the following persons. the w hole of the passengers %tire, loit H.YVEO.—Captain M'lnUis, the pilot, an engine- man, a woman, who lost her child, a young girl, the carpenter, Mr., Colin Alexander Anderson, Mr. Cameron,jun. Kort William, and three others. N,UÎES OF Fivft OF THE PIIITSONS T,OST.-Cal)- tain Sutherland and his wife, only five days mar- ried; Mr. Graham, of Corpacii Mr. M'Alister, W, g., Ediulmrgh; Mrs. Wright. We have seen a young gentleman who es- caped, and have learned from him the following particulars. The vessel was about a Quarter of a wile distant from the shore when the accident happened. About half an hour before several of the passengers were engaged in dancing upon deck, but they had almost all gone below. The first alarm heard Was from a person hailing, but from which boat was uncertain. A linost imme- iiiitteiy the shock was felt, and every body rait on deck. The water rushed in so rapidly, that the engine-man was tip to his knees before lie co^id reach the deck. They tried to keep the engine going, thinking she might drive tlieni ashore; but tile intlux of water was so strong, that the eiigine was almost immediately stepped and in three minutes after the vessel Was struck she wertt to the bottom. During the short period which. elapsed between the stroke and the siiikin,of the vessel, ab'int'thirty- people ciowdet^inlo t'he yawl before it was let linise, and so hastily was this t'otie, that, the ricfe etui of the boat was some time under the water before the ouler end could be lowered, by which means the boat, was Upset, and threw them all into the water. The steam-boat Nve ilt bow foremost. The screams of the drowKng people were most appalling, and cannot be described. They shouted to thelll on board the other boat to return to their assistance, but without effect. Ourinfori'ner'reufainediii the ves- sel till she sank from beneath his feet, and then swam as he best could. Au engineer held him by the neck, and nearly drowned him. Fortu- fli,it(!IY lie _tlfe,o,rittii-iiel boit, iay keel rtppermost, to which the pilot and another were holding on either side. He seized hold of one side of the boat, the engineman still clinging to )iiill, I)Nr.tliis additional weight the boat was The whole four then got in. She was nearly filled with water, and being without oars, they were unable to make any exertions to gain the shorH. They remained in this situation for about '2S minutes, when a pilot-boat, whom the screams of the sufferers alarmed, reached them,.but in lite strtiggle, to ret in tEêy IIlarly upset the pilot-boat, and were brought ahsore clinging to the outride, or held by the hands of the crew of the Goiirock pilot-boat. One old Highlander swam ashore and a woman, whose child was drowned, came safe on shore on some article of furniture; she had 'kept lib 1 d of her child till she perceived it ilvas (leaci, and then rc- luctantantly resigned it to the deep. Our in- formant considers there Would be about 70 peo- plt on board of these II Were saved. When he left by the Greenock mail this afternoon, il bo- dies had been drifted ashore. Besides many respectable people on their way to Edinburgh and Glasgow, there were, we are led to believe, Several traders proceeding to Glasgow, to make jiurchases for the approaching Fort William fair, and who fuav naturally be supposed to have had considerable property on their persons. A on board the Ayr relates, that he was I of 4 cabin passengers who where all below when the accident happened. He had lain down on a sofa undressed, heard a noise forward which alarmed him, and before he had time to disentan- gle himself from the clothes lie had thrown over him, the vessel struck with a' t..emendous crash. On reaching the deck, lie saw the Comet drifting from them, and wheeling round there was light o enough from the moon to enable him to the hills on either side, and the various objects around. On board the Ayr the utmost confusion prevailed. The Comet was in sight for about three minutes, when a most appalling shriek arose f;om the passengers on board of her, evidently crowding to the side nearest the Ayr, and with outstretched arms imploring help not a cry reach- ed his ears after the vessel went down, and in a few moments the river was as unruffled as ever.— All on board the Ayr were in the utmost conster- nation, and it is much to be feared in downright stupefaction,with the exception of two seamen, belonging to the Harmony, who, after endeavour- ing in vain to tally the men belonging to the ves- sel, lowered the boat at thestern, for the purpose of rendering whatsover assistance was in their po- wer but at the moment when she reached the water with one of the men in Wer, and before the tackles were yet unloosed, the steam was unfor- tunately set tin, and bo,at and mail dragged Under the water; he saved himself by clinging to the ropes, and providentially reached the deck, when he and his companions had enough to do to keep the Vessel "from going down. he was evidently in a sinking state. At the tiiiie of the accident. the Ayr had a light at the bow, as vVell as a man on the look-out. (From the GreenocJc Advertiser, of Friday.) The Comet steam-boat, on her passage from Iverness to this port, li.ul reached the point of Kempoch at nearly two o'cldck, when she was met by the steam-boat Ayr, M'ClelUnd of Ayr, which Was On her way to that port from Gree- nock. The two boats going with considerable velocity, were very near eaCh other before tually Observed. As soon as perceived, the per- suii on the look-out on board the Comet, cried to ) the pilot to put the helm a-starboard, which order the pilot of the Ayr understood to be meant as in- structions to hiin both vessels were in consequence directed towards eich other, and before the unfor- tunate mistake could be remedied, they came in contact with such violence, as to stave in the star- board how of the Comet, which vessel in a few minutes went down, and, mdarwholy to relate, the whole of the passengers, with the exception of nine, and the master and pilot of the vessel, were drowned. Two of the latter, a lady and child, have since died, From a gold watch with the name. Arch. Grahame," engraved on it, and several bills drawn in favour of Archd. Grahanie, Corpaeh,being found on the persoll of a young gen- tleman washed ashore, we have little doubt of his being the person of that name: also Mrs. Wright of whose body '.kewise has been got. A Captain Sutherland ana his lady, fi-oiii Inverness; were on board, whose bodies are not yet found.— There have also been washed ashore, besides the two above-named, the bodies o!' 1 men, -t women, and two children, whose nanies we have not hi- therto been able to learn. A young girl, daughter of James Mains, of Gourock, found a £ ■){) Bank of Fiiiglaml note, which was instantly delivered to Mr. Rankin. Great blanie is attached to the Captain of the Ayr, for not attempting to afford assistance; he almost instantly, on the catastrophe occurring, put about and made for Greenock had he. on the contrury, stopped to pick up those who were rble to struggle for a short time on the sur- face of the water, the chance is, that many might have been saved who have now met It walery grave; and h's vessel might have been run ashore at Gourock, had he found her so leaky as to be unfit to preeed back to our port. Those saved were chiefly rescued by wherries belouging to Gourock, which put off when the alarm wAs given. We could have wished that no cause had exis- IVe r ted to suspect depredation of the property east a- shore, but from the Circumstance of a trunk being carried up to an adjoining field by two uteri, who have since absconded, leaving the trtnik open, which was found by a person who brought it to Mr. Rankin; containing some wearing apparel, it is strongly suspected that money had been ab- stracted. The information of the accident was speedily m:1de known there by the arrival of the Ayr, and both before and since morning dawned, the most active assistkitce has been supplied from hence, for the purpose of recovering the bodies; collect- ing the property cast ashore, &c. Of the latter a great quantity has been safely stored in tf'ie ce?lars of Mr. Rankin's house. The money fouikl 5s likewise in srtre custody. C. Marshall, Esq. Sherif fSubstitute of the Lower Ward, went down early this morning, as likewise seve- ral gentlemen iri the commission of the peace, to redder every assistance. Shells have been or- dered to be prepared for the bodies, as also the customary apparelling of the dead. and the hap- less victims have been conveyed to Gourock Church, tt> await being ctatmed by their relatives. In short, whatever sympathy, humanity.and the most honourable judicious feelings could devise, has been resorted to, rtn all hands, to pay respect to the remains of those who have so suddenly been called from this scene of transitory exis- tence. I This melancloly event. will at once revive the recollection of the loss of the Cathrine, of Ion a, from being run down by the Hereelus steam boat, on the night of Saturday, the 10th of August, 1S22. A strong coincidence prevails in the two cases. In()th the calamity was oèeasiO!1ed by i steam-Vessels, in the very outset of their career. The time was nearly the same; the accident oc- curred almost at the same j lace, and had similar causes assigned them. In the case of the Ca therine, forty-two persons perished out of forty- six in the present instance, it is to be feared, however, a much greater number has been lost. Att of the matter is now going on. and may be expected to continue until the causes and consequences are fully developed. W e, shall leave no effort untried to collect whatever mtor- mation is attainable regarding it. which, as far as we may then have acquired, shall oe lepoi itu in onr next. Meanwhile, we trust the imperfec- tioftsanfi irregularities of the present narrathe will be ascribed to their proper sonrce-the im- possibility of procuring and arranging, within so short a time, any thing; like a complete detail of so great a calamity. THREE O CLOCK. We have "just learned that the Captain of the Comet, corroborated by one of the other survi- vors, states it as his opinion, that there were not niore than sixty individuals on noard when she went down. Four Eniish gentlemen had been landed at Rothsay, last night. There were twerty-six 'Cabin passengers. Attwooclock onfv twelve bodies had yet been recovered. Besides those lost whose names have already been mentioned, are the following:—Mr. M'klister, Writer, Edinburgh; Mr. M'Alister, said to be a relation of the above; Captain Campbell. Mr. Ciuimrdn, junr. Fort William, saved.

FURTHER particulars. The following is the latest account, received by express from Greenock — I Fi-i(lay riiizht. I I o'clock. 'The greatest anxie'y still prevails here and in the neighbourhood, regarding the unhappy suf- ferers, and every face bears the stamp of woe,- The town is last filling with strangers from all parts, making anxious inquiries about persons whom they supposed to have been on board the ill-fated^ .vessel. A Mr. Hamilton, a traveller for an English house, arrived iii the evetiing at the Tontine Inn, from Glasgow; h,e received letters, a few days ago, from the north, stating, that two gentlemen would arrive in; Glasgow, t,his .veek, by the Colliet. These t#o individuals j are nearly related to each other, but whether they have perished or not, is not yet ascertained.— There are.some hopes existing" that .they are yet living, As it is a fact, that foiir English gentle-j riien who were on board, insisted on being land- ed at llotlisay the evening before. One of the persons, a female, escaped a watery grave in a very surprising manner. oil being plunged into the water, she still kept firm hold of her child with her left arm, wliile with the right hand she grasped the handle of a large trunk, and thus kept herself afloat. After remaining in this state for some time, she was rescued from her danger by the Gourock boats. The child has since died. The Captain of the Comet is still lying in a very weak but not dangerous state, at the house of Mr. M'Alpin, Bogle-street. It was with the utmost exertion he escaped from the vessel, in consequence of the passengers clinging to him to save themselves. He will doubtles be able, in the course of to-morrow, to render some account or this unhappy affair. The cabin pas- senger who was saved, states, that Mrs. Suther- laud, in the agony of dispair, caught hold of him and clung with a desperate tenacity to his clothes, but the raoriujft ocean conquered, and she sunk to rise no mo"e The engineer of the Comet also darted tll)oll hill, and fastened with a force he Could not get clear from; both were consequently Oil the point of sinking, but the vessel s yawl hove in signt-thev caught hold of it. ejull, to it, and were saved. There is another rumour as to the fate of the husband, that he went dawn with the other passengers. There is much difference of opinion as to the right cause of the acerdent, and to the indivduals upon whom the blame attaches. It Is said that the Captain of the YI" on perceiving the mischief likely to ensue trom the violent concussion of the vessel, ordered out the boat; which direction was scarcely complied with, than dreadful shrieks proceeded from his own passengers, who exclaimed that she was sinking; and that this induced him to put back to Greenock. We give this merely as hearsay, as there is no possibility of coming at the present moment at the real statement of facts J indeed, all the idle rumours afloat would fill a newspaper of themselves. « P.S. A letter of Captain Sutherland's, ad- dressed to him by a friend, congratulating him 011 his uiiion with Miss Dull": was piCiced up this afternoon. The bodies of Mr. Gralrame, and Grierson, the steward, were taken to the Hart Hotel in this town, for interment.' CAPTAIN SUTHERLAND.—Captain Wemyss Er- skine Sutherland, of the 33J Foot, who was un- happily lost, with his bride, in the Comet steain- packeti od Gourock on the west coast of Scot- land, was the third sun of Captain Sutherland of Sciberscross, in North Britain, and only remain- ing brother of Lieutenant Colonel of the Zitli Foot; and a finer young man, whether in personal appearance oi* gvtlotllllss of disposition, was seldom to be found in any rank or station in life; he was in his twenty-eighth year. Oil the nst of last August he had married, after a long- and singular mutual attachment. Miss Duff, the eldest (laughter of Mr Dull", of Muirlown, and niece of Mr. lorbi-s^ of Culloden, an elegant accomplished and amiable young lady, in her *23d year. He was on his way to join the depot of his regiment at Glasgow. The affliction of the fami- lies of this young couple, on so melancholy a catastrophe, will he more easilv iinasriimd than desc.ibed but to those who know and can appre- ciate the ardent attachment that bound them to each other, it will be some tindei- ttie mysterious dispensations of Providence, that they nn-t their destiny together, llis Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief had to promote this young man to a Company, in Oct., IS^l-. in compliment to his elder brother's services on the wesl eoast of Africa. On the 1 OtIi of* December last, lie embarked from Barbadoes (where he was stationed with the 93d) on leave of absence, for Europe, in the Borodino trans- port, which Vessel, soon after leaving Antigua, encountered a dreadful gale of wind, during which she struck on a sunken rock, where she fixed for the whole of that night, all on board having long given up every hope of saving their lives: hut at day. as if by a miracle, she floated off the rock, and drifted into Bermuda harbour, whence he wrote to the afflicted writer Of this notice, that I to whatever period his life might extend, he would probably neVer be so perfectly reconciled to die as he had been the previous night.'—Evy-. The English gentlemen alluded to as having landed from the Comet steam packet at Rothsay, previous to the fatal accideiit4 were Mr. Glover; tlie Well known landscape painter a son and nephew of David Martineaii. Esq., of Stock- | Well • and a Mr. Morrison. These geutlemen had been iuduced to go on shore with a view of pro- ceeding by some other vessel the following mor- ning, thereby to be enabled to view the interest- ing scenery which it was probable would other- wise have been passed in the obscurity of the night. Many highly respectable names have been mentioned as belonging to the sufferers; but, we believe, in a majority ot instances, without foun- (I it I io (I, The friends of a literary Lady, of the brightest reputation, but who is not the author of the Scotch Novels, may console themselves ,le with her safety. A Noble Lord, too, who has been given up by public report to the devouring elemen t, is probably at this moment, safe in his bed and a certain M P. will doubtless have the pleasure of swelling the ministeral majorities next Session as much as he augmented them last.' —Glasgow Free Press.

COUnT MARTIAL OX CAPT. HOPPNER. SRIEEIINESS, OCT. 2-k—A Court Martiai was held this day on board his Majesty's ship Glou- cester, for the trial of Captain Hoppner, who commanded the Fury, in the late Arctic expedi- tion. tion. The Court assembled soon after nine o'clock P.esident. Vice-Admiral Sir R. Moor.voni, the Commander in Chief at this port. It is usual to try all officers who llIay happen to be in command of any of his Majesty's ships when they are lost, from whatever cause, or under whatsoever cir- cumstances. Captain Flpnry P. Hoppner was therefore put upon his for the loss of the Fury discovery ship. A long and very interesting narrrative of the sufferings of both ships was first read, by the in- trepid and distinguished Navigator, Captain Par- ry, of the Hecla, which occupied several hours —the fearful account of the numerous icebergs with which they were surrounded, frequently jammed in between them, anil every moment ex- i pecting to be crushed to pieces, and the great exertions of the crews, under such trying circum- stances, called forth feelings of deep sympathy and admiration. Captain Hoppner also read a very affecting narrative of the disaster. Several witnesses were called, who corroborated the statement of Captain Parry. The principal witness was Lieutenant Joseph Sherer, of the Hecla. By the Court—Could the accident of the Fury getting on shore have been possibly avoided 1-1 should think not, but I was on board my own ship, the Heclat which was also a-ground. Was there tiny thing, in your opinion, left un- done by the Captain and crew of the Fury. by which his Majesty's ship might have been saved? —I do not think that there was. Were the utmost exertions used?—Yes. Lieutenant Sherer further deposed, that the greater pa t of the ship's keel was knocked off, and she had several holes lower down in her bot- tom, by which she was exceedingly leaky, four pumps being constantly going; the men worked from five in the morning .to eight at night to keep her free from water. The shocks the ship re- ceived after she struck, for several days, were so violent fis to lead t^.ose on board to suppose that her bottom was on the point of being rent off. The ship's stores were landed with the view of lightening- her for the purpose of examination, but the Captain and Officers lost most of their own luggage and clothes; &c. The I< ury was abandoned on the 2bth of August, at which time there were nine feet of water iii the hold. The Hecla Stayed as close to her as possible for several days, but at length she was obliged to stand off to prevent being closed in by the drift- ing, ice. Other witnesses corroborated the evidence of Lieutenant Sherer in every leading part. Captain Parry was then examined by Captain Hoppner. is it your opinion, that the accident in the first instance could have btieh, by. any possibility, avoided?—Certainty not. Were the exertions of mvself, officers, and crew, to save her equal to what you had a right to expect?—They were. Captain Hoppner, C, in conclusion, said, that even after the saving of the ship was hopeless, it was inconceivable with how much ardour and indefatigable exertion, and at the same time with how much cheerfulness, the officers and men per- formed their duty. The severity of the cold was such, during the exertions of the people to save the ship, that it was in a few instances difficult to make the men comprehend the orders given, their intellects seemed as it were frozen. Captain Hoppner was most honourably acquit- ted of any blamts whatever, and the Court broke up at half pasttheee o'clock. We Understand that at the time this unfortu- nate accident happened, the leaders of the expe- dition entertained strong hopes of succeeding in it. They were separated from an open sea by a barrier of ice of no very formidable width, aiid had ascertained that that sea remained open to a very considerable distance. They were deterred from endeavouring to enter upon it by a con- sideration that all the provisions which could be stowed on board the Heela would Only last the united crews of the Hecla and Fury la months, and that the voyage to Bullring's Straits would last twenty-tour; Thevsatedasmuch of the stores of the Fury as thuy could but a o-reat part of them was left on the beach, where fi«ev we're first landed, for the purpose of lighten- inV her, along with the luggage and clothes of th3* different officers, it is said that many officers obliged to abandon in this manner, property Wf'ei; them three or four hundred pounds ,Si o 'tVt on the voyage. We trust that they 3-ii » nitimately lose it, but that the Admiral- r LVu iniV.mt-.fy them for it, even .l.ongl, ««ch „o„ lin<y be contrary to the general practice of proce i the time when the Fury struck, theseiv a ground, and consequently the tlie 1 et■ « ships was most distressing. In situation which was almost hopeless, not a this condii .■ tent was heard among the men, murmui i* vvas performed with cheerfulness but 4,ver\- ^i,e cold was intense, and yet du- arnl alac! inea an(! officers were obliged to shore, with no other protection from ? ?? n mere tents. These on their departure we e left standing for the benefit of any stray r .ninrii'K who may happen to pass that way. « „ ti.'is Voyage the expedition did not see any £ £ »'=»»"» »'»« i 4 \*a of th» aniusiMTtent which it derived on &"« (ram '"A<" ,»»" d however, to all their old, and also r^new modes of whiling away the tedium of their nine months' night of winter; and upon the whole succeeded in it to admiration. An #b- servatory vvas erected on shore, in which the of. flrers spent most of l.ieir time in making and re- enrd'mo- observations, lhe garden was attended to as before but the herbs rared in it did not at all Compensate for the trouble bestowed upon them The winter was milder than any which tlie expedition previously experienced and one m-oof Of it is, that the ships were not laid up in their vJinter duarterstiK theSth of October, this time, though in their former voyages they had been laid up about the 22d or 23d ot September. There have been no new discoveries made in any branch of natural history. Several collections of insects, &c. have been made. but few, if any, which were not known before their last voyage. The ptarmagans were pie ntiful, and some fine specimens of them have been brought lioiiie, Grouse were also shot occasionally, and formed a delightful change in the messes of the shin's company. Great attention was paid to their di and the good effects of it were visible in the lietilthy state of the crew. Only two men were lost in the eourss n'j tte One died of disease, and the oilier was drowned whilst OR a shooting party. It appeared, that in the twilight a -party of threc had one to a of water which rin between the ship and. the shore; to shoot certain birds which came to drink, there. Two of the party-made a circuit to get round it, and in doing so separated from their companion. They then amused themselves with shooting for some time, and thought that their comrade was doiug so too. On their retnrn to th ship, they had to get across this channd again, when to their grief and surprise, they fouu-J their'companion's corpse floating on the surface of it. The men in general seeined unin- jured by the harsh climateg they have left, and are confident that lhpy shall succeed, if another attempt be made for that purpose.. Tlie Hecla may be expected hourly at yept- ford, as the Comet steam packet was ordered to proceed from Chatham yesterday morning, and tow her up the river. Captain Parry is oil of her. flol)l)iter left S)it-ei,iieis iii a post-chaise soon after the breaking up of the court-martial.

A imposing ceremony hail jusl taken piaee- at the parish church of St. Two ladies from the iSiaJid of Heligoland, one the mother aii,| the other the sister of one of the ladies who itrrx the chief controul of the Royal mansion of D-pn;-< have abjured the Protestant religion, for tilf- pose of embracing that of the Roman CatJVwiie Chttrdh. There weresevgral witnesses preseut ou the occasion. CENOTAPH TO THE MEMORY OF THE PRINCEW CIIARLO'TTE.—-Nearly eight years have uow elapsed since the sudden aid unexpected death of the Princess Charlotte spread a universal gtoom over the land. The readiness wih which a pub-t lie subscription for a Cenatopb to her memory vvas commenced and completed spoke a language^ » that could not be misunderstood; and testifieiriir^ the nl<>st honourable manner the just appreciation of her virtues by tlve nation at lar^e. The tasJw of designing and executing this (jf-aotapli trusted to Mr. Matthew C Wyatt: and from fit,. known talents of that gentltmuin. and his science both as a painter and sculptor, the highest expec- tations were raised. This National Monument is. now comp eted. The spot seiected as the most fit for the reception of this Cenotaph has been tii, south-west comer of the nave of St. George's Chape!, Windsor. The tomb is formed of five- finest white marble, and represents an e-^gaot female figure extended in death, and covered only with thin drftppry. This drapery does not ecn- ces I the langoui- of death, which is most truh* and naturally expressed both in the figure a,) the face of the deceased. One of-the arrfis ban; down hv.th'j side of the body, and presents thf perfeCi view of one hand, which is marked by the same finely-executed expressions of latigoiti- Around this figure are those of four females weeping. These females, and the drapery with which they are covered, are very splendid -'fpev'i- ihens of sculpture. In the back-ground of tho groupes are two angels kneelinM"; one of whoui presses to her bosom a new-born child, Between these is a figure supposed to represent the disem- bodied spirit of the Princess ascending to Heaven. In an attempt to convey such an idea to the mind of the spectator, of course the sculptor lies under- considerable disadvantages. The inhabitant of the air is of too unsubstantial a nature to be cor- rectly represented on marble, the solid appear- ance of which Can never be changed or worked "ff into mere shadow or thin nir, like colours in paint- ing. In that respect the sister art has otJcidedly the advantage. Still, what could be done ims been ptfectpd, The figure, though richly form- ed. is at the same time, so elegantly moulded, as to deprive it of much of i'.s massy effect, wiiiii. the expression of the face is so angelic, so fall I)f hope, so markeu by anticipations of heavenly jHy, as to assist materially in producing the de- lusion which the artist, required. Behind this figure the space is dark and gloomy, offering? to the imagination the picture of a- being bursting from the shadow of death, and springing upwurds to light ann happinpss. Above the Ceuatoph is v light Gothic screen, on which are emblazoned, the arms of the Princess, and of the Prince oi C»y» b u I- ThiS screen is highly gilt, andperk;,p"" on that account, might be objectionable, bufc titii > it is so small and elegant as to ofier blkt a 'tf.t'ry slight contrast to the other portions of the Ct:IW taph, and certainly nothing sufficient to render ii at all linpieasing to the eye. h- FItlNT'ED & PUBLISHIiD by C. liROSTEli AT BAtCMH, CAL*NAUVONSH;IRL;* Orders, Adrertteeme-'hts, and idhe" COMtnii, ni.cali.6tis trill be thankfully xreceived by the prij, M.,Jf'" fNJn hn the foJJninina A yen's: I 1" l"'ILVI ..c" T'J Messrs. NEWTON & Co. Warwiek-sqmre, Landau Mr. R. BARKER, 33, Flet-fstreeit <7ittc». Messrs. J. K. JOUSSON & Co. Daolil1. Mr. DA VIES, Upholsterer, Chemi, Mr. GEE, Bookseller, JTEUO^I. Mr. SAUNDicnsoNi ditto, Bala. Mr. R. JONES, ditto, RuMn, Mr. CARNES. ditto, Holywell. Mr. PUGH, ditto. Dolgellau, Mr. R. Evans, ditto, Llaurwst, NIr. ROBERTS, Postmaster, Conway. Mr S vi.TiiK, Bookseller, Newton, POST OFFICE .»Aberystwith. r £ §- This Paper is transmitted, free of p()larlø to atuj part of the Kingdom, at £' 1, 13,v. per im- uiwi, or £ !• hh> if paid in advance. The fnsrr tioti of advertisements procured in any of the L,o> don or provincial papers, throughout the Empire.