... the passengers of the ship William Nelson. They were floating upon spars, pieces of wood, hencoops, &e., up to the waist in water, and were almost in a state of nakedness. Eight of the females were seated astride of the lost ship's mast. The ninth was ...

... appliances for saving life from ships lost at e sea. X SInPS ASHsotEs-The ketch Gills, of Gdole from Y 4(1dou for Gainsborough (superphosphad sS been e ashore en Blakeney West Sands, but got d. The e Essex 9, Bergwitz, from Hull for Pillau, with a n general cargo ...

... 775 OvS persons were lost, or nearly 800 each year. Last year, it iDJ appears from the returns that the lives of 4,729 persons 3. were imperilled on the coasts of the British Isles, of which e number 690, or 14.59 per cent. were lost. The wrecks and ScC ...

... 1868 were lost in 196 ships; 141 of them were laden eb. vessels, 42 were vessels in ballast, and in thirteesi rs. cases it is not known whether the vessels were ladent or or light. 164 of these ships were entirely lost', andI for 32 sustained partial damrage ...

... lured near g. Corusnna on Sunday. Five hands were lost. THREE SHIPS ASsoita NEAR CAPiTOWN.-The n- Colonial mail steaumer Edinburgh Castle arrived at ?? from Capetown on Tuesday, and reported the 0' ships Albert, Juhl, and Memento ashore at East Y, London ...

... whether it would he well to recruit a boat's crew at Api, end it weS resolved that this should be done, provided no time was lost. The ship's boat retained once more to the shore usnder the chalfre of Mr. Stewart Fraser, second mate; Mlr. Nichol], and a crew ...

... defendant had sent ships to sea in anunfit state, audin consequence had within 6 three years lost 12 ships and upwards of 100 human ye 'lives. Mr. Plimsoll, in his affidavit, stated thatit was By necessary, 'in respect of eertain ships, that he should have ...

... £29,220; Weickersheim and CO., Vienna, £10,003. The property given up to the assignees consists chiefly of ships, shares of ships, and ships' stores, valued at £21,595. 1is residence in Beverley road, Hull, two freehold houses, and several policies of ...

... the 511l inst. weexprtienced a heavy gale from the S.W., when several ships lost their anchors and cables in our ?? Glenesk, Barclay, of Montrose, was on the 16th sta. totally lost on Gotland; crew saved, asid arrived ?? Amelia, Mackie, from Riga, also ...

... of Copenhagen is I reported to be obstructed by ice. Thu light.vessel ola the I Grounds was moored at her station 18t lost. 7-The ships . from the Baltic which were winrdbound in the roads at tbae I departure of last post are still detained here. The vessels ...

... Peterhead, from Davis'sStraits, a full ship. - g The Birmie, iHornby, of Gribusby, 'is arrived;at thatI port with-8.fish, atfull ship. Captain Horulby brings the following account of the success of the tinder- . mentioned ships belonging to this port, viz -Samuels ...

... was denied by hilm in a published letter tothe shareholders; nand that in like manner large senls of money have been lost in steam ships, which were secretly promoted by the direc- tors, and concealed from the accounts presented to the shareholders and ...