The Dalhousie, a ship bound for Australia, commanded by Captain
Buttei.- worth, was lost in the Channel off Beachey Head, on the 18th. The wind blew fiercely, and the sea was very heavy ; the Dalhousie went over on her beam-ends, and sank, settling down gradually. Out of her crew of filty, only one was saved. Ten passengers, besides the captain's wife and two sons, were also drowned. Joseph Reed, the survivor, -has made an affidavit of the circumstances. When the ship rolled on to her beam ends, Reed took shelter in the quarter-gallery; and he was joined by the captain and some of the crew. By their aid he dragged a gentleman, his wife, and two chil- dren, through the gallery-window. A young lady also joined them, and Reed lashed her to a spar. A heavy sea carried away the gentleman, his ff
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and children. The ship was settling in the water - Reed cut the lashingsof the spar, and gave the young lady a chance of her life; and as the spar went adrift, the captain and three seamen made an effort to -reach it. The -ship sank deeper ; Reed went into the wizen-top ; and as the vessel :-.Wentleivn, he Siam to some deals, and from them to the "chock " of -11,00,100:ice
he was rescued next day by a passing brig. - ,,,-, •.,,,: From his statement it appears that a schooner was crosiliiiwanthe'. al- honsie went down ; that he hailed her from the cheek,. andmeas ;bid to "swim to her " ; and that the schooner, which might have-atltibda liles,
shamefully sailed away. • •'-'48. 4111 The Dalhousie had on board a valuable cargo, and was heatiglaged.. She was built of teak wood, and launched at Moulfeeinin 1.9.43,il. „,4.4,9a Swollen by the rains, the river Medway has overflowed itorbalikeilntas a_ waggon containing some forty hop-pickers was driventhrouglithi fltififf4 on Thursday, evening, they became alarmed -at-thewaterrwhich• was deep on: approaching the bridge at Hadlow. The heraes Oa/tied by the cries, ran away, dashed against the dilapidated bridge, and litel4 it down. The whole party were thrown into the water, and thirty-seven weradriocaek, „,,ire
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