38] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



above three ships were, however, 

 saved. — No blame is imputable to 

 captain Craig, the circumstances 

 attending the tire perfectly exone- 

 rating him. She had upwards of 

 lifty barrels of gunpowder on board 

 when the accident happened. 



The new species of hemp, called 

 sun, the produce of Bengal, and 

 which has been manufactured there 

 for general purposes, has turnedout 

 nearly equal to our own rope. In 

 order to give it a fair trial, the com- 

 pany's ship the Earl Howe, captain 

 Robert Burrowes, which has lately 

 arrived, had all her running rigging 

 rove with this rope in Bengal, by 

 the order of government ; it an- 

 swered capt. Burrowes's most san- 

 guine expectations, during a long 



voyage home. All the marine 

 establishment in India is to be sup- 

 plied with this new article of east- 

 ern produce, which is esteemed an 

 invaluable acquisition to the ship- 

 ping navigating the Indian seas. 



20th. IVey mouth. This morning 

 Charles Sturt, esq. of Brownsea- 

 castle, M. P. for Bridport, and who 

 is owner of a fast-sailing cutter sta- 

 tioned in the bay, went out early 

 in the morning : and after dinner, 

 beingabout twoleagues from shore, 

 made a match for his cutter to sail 

 against that of Mr. Weld, of Lul- 

 worth-castle. When, in the onset, 

 Mr. Sturt's cutter having the boat 

 fastened to her stern, he ordered a 

 boy to go into her, and convey it 

 to shore, as he supposed it retarded 



Mr. R. Moore, cadet, Madras 



Mr. Alex. Pcntland, do. Madras 



Corporal Wally, H. M. lOth regt. foot 



T. Cooper, 76th do. 



S. Cole, 27 til light drag. 



Jw Davics, 2;')th do. 



J. Pickering, 29tli do. 



J. Mullagen, lion, c.'s recruit. 



DangeroH-ili/ iruiiudi'd, nnil <!oiil(l not be 



remni'cd from the Kent. 

 Mr. J. Puller, writer, Heugal 

 Mr. B. Titohburn, cadet, Madras 

 Mr. R. Sherwood, assist, surgeon, do. 

 J. Cooper, seaman 

 H. Bransley, do. 

 Cornelius Zadhii, do. 

 Serjeant O'Brien, H. M. 1 0th foot 

 Serjeant M'Ciilluin, 29th light drag. 

 P. Lucas, 76th do. 

 A. Crowdall, do. 

 F. Fletcher, do. 

 H. Magness, do. 

 .r. Floyd, 2<*th do. 

 E. Ford, private, H. M. 76th foot. 



fVounded. 

 Mr. R. Youl, 3rd oflicer, dangerously 

 Mr. J. Tiveen, 4tli do. do, 

 Capt. Pilkington. aicl-du-carap to the 



hon. gen. St. John, do. 

 Ensigti Palmer, H. M. 10th regt. do, 



Ensign Byne, 76th do. do. 



William Karr, seaman 



Mr. .T. Ewer, writer, Bengal 



Mr J. Warner, cadet 



Mr. H. Gibson, assistant surgeon 



Mr. Charles Geohagan, cadet, Madras 



Mr. C. Mitchell, do. 



Mr. L. S. Smith, do. 



Corporal Fiiiegan, 29th light drag. 



Corporal Spicer, 76th foot 



.1. Healing, private, do. 



J. Seawood, do. do. 



W. Potts, do. do. 



W. Colliers, 27th light drag. 



H. Perry, do. 



S, Daniels, 10th regt. foot 



R. Gillings, do. 



G. Wright, do. 



J. Grilliths, hon. c's recruit 



U. Haydiiig, do. 



J. Garnerilh, do. 



Adw. O'Neil, do. 



J. Staflbrd, do. 



W. Dickson, do. 



A'tstract. 



Killed 13 



Wounded 42 



Total 



55 



