The Essex, a very fine ship bound from New Orleans,
for Liverpool; where she is owned, was destroyed by f‘l*C On the 10th August, \\hen off PC7iistnia. She was burnt to the water's edge. The crew landed at New Providence.
The City of Waterford steamer was wrecked off Peniche, on Sunday the 22d September. The following account of the misfortune is taken from a letter by one of the passengers.
" On Sunday morning, about half-past eight o'clock, while in the midst of a thick fog, I heard the cry Hard a-port ; ' when in an instant, we were fast on a steep sandy shore, with a treroendous swell, which each stroke shook the vessel in a frightful manner, so that few could even keep on their feet. In about half a minute, the great funnel fell overboard, the water began to come in at the ports into the cabin among the ladies, setting every thing :float, and throwing all the inmates into the greatest alarm. On deck every thing was in confusion, for the Captain was much agitated. We then lowered the ladies and passengers as well as we could, got them through the surf, and landed them safe on shore before the waves broke over the decks. We succeeded in saving some considerable pro • perty - but the main stock, in value about 30,0001., we could not move, as the vessel to break up fast, and we were surrounded by a vile thieving popu- lation from the neighbouring huts. We were about six or eight miles from San Martinho. Just before dark, we succeeded in getting bullock-carts from that place, for the ladies ; and, after a ride over rugged hills and woods, we got there, a wretched poor village, where we had the greatest difficulty to procure the commonest necessaries of life as the Miguelites had only left it three or four days previously, and had taken every thing with them ; they were only two leagues off, so we spent an uneasy night. Next morning (Monday), before daylight, I sent a messenger to the Governor of Peniche, with an account of our situation, and requested succour either by land or water. My messenger and letter, as it appeared afterwmals, were taken by the Miguelites, and in the evening, just as night was setting in, we saw a body of troops and guerillas (about sixty horse and foot) coining on the town."
The commander of this detachment carried off the Captain, and most of the crew : they who remained, were taken to Lisbon by the Soho and Salamander, sent by Admiral Napier for that purpose. The Captain and crew were well used by the Miguelites, and sent to Lisbon two days afterwards.
The agents of Queen Donna Maria in this country have received instructions from Lisbon to raise immediately two thousand men for her service, and to ship them for Oporto to be chilled. Three vessels will be ready in a few days to take them on board, and every thing will be provided for their comfort during their voyage. When this levy is completed, Captain Symes will proceed to Scotland for the purpose of raising a legion, to be called Napier's Queen's own Royal Scotch.— Globe.
The late exposure of the smuggling system through the medium of a Foreign Embassy, has, we hear, led to further discoveries, of a whole- sale description, on the part of an employe connected with another di- plomatist's establishment.
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