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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1817. [Die. 



Jesdale and Hand, and the Coro- 

 ner issued his warrant for their 

 apprehension. Mr. Hand was 

 apprehended (by Allen, the New- 

 port constable) at Portsmouth, on 

 Thursday : the others are still at 

 large. 



14. Ato'niTo'se. — Aoout nlid-day 

 on Sunday last, a vessel, sup- 

 posed to be the Forth packet, 

 Galloway, from Aberdeen to Leith, 

 with a general cargo, was seen 

 tossing about on our coast in a 

 hurricanie (which there is every 

 rieasoh to fear has not been li- 

 mited to it alone), seemingly in 

 great distress. About 2 o'clock 

 she made an attempt to make the 

 harbour ; but the mariners, not 

 being probably aware of the dif- 

 ficulty of the navig»tion of the 

 river, approached too near the 

 land, and struck upon the Annet, 

 a sand-bank which has often 

 proved fatal to thousands. In 

 this situation they remained for 

 some little time, during which a 

 great number of people oh board 

 were distinctly seen by the nu- 

 merous spectators from the shore, 

 sonie throwing themselves into 

 the arms of one anothei', seemingly 

 in the utmost despair, and otlieis 

 blinging to the rigging, and using 

 every effort to preserve themselves 

 from the devouring element. The 

 life-boat Was instantly launclied, 

 and went out in defiance of tl\e 

 tempest ; but, unfortunately, not- 

 withstanding every exertion being 

 used, could render them no as- 

 sistance. It is impossible to de- 

 scribe the awful situation of the 

 numerous passengers of vai ious 

 descriptions, who were then as- 

 certained to be on board ; among 

 whom was discoveied, as tlie most 

 halplcsd victim, a young woman 



with a child at her breast. The 

 vessel soon after lost her mast, 

 and in a short time became a total 

 wreck. In the course of a few 

 minutes, a soldier's knapsack was 

 washed ashore, and soon after 

 the pelisse of a little child. The 

 wreck now began to apj)ear in all 

 directions, and so complete was 

 the destruction, that in less than 

 an hour it is believed that the 

 whole of it was landed in pieces 

 not exceeding the size of an ordi- 

 nary plank. Only two of the 

 bodies have yet been found, a man 

 and a woman. The former was 

 immediately recognized by many 

 of the spectators present. It is 

 supposed there were not less than 

 between 30 and 40 jiersons on 

 board, all of whom perished in the 

 view of some thousand spectators 

 on the beach, without being able 

 to afford the least assistance. 



16. Frankfort. — Very large 

 quantities of ho])s have been 

 bought up within these few days 

 for English account, so that the 

 price rose from .^O to 100 florins 

 per cwt. On this sudden rise, 

 speculators immediately set off" for 

 Bohemia and other hop countries. 



From the London Gazette, Not. 29. 



PROCLAMATION. 



George, F. R. 



Whereas there unhappily sub- 

 sists a state of warfare between his 

 Catholic Majesty and divers pro- 

 vinces, or parts of provinces, in 

 Spanish America : and whereas 

 it has been repiesented to us, that 

 many of our subjects have, with- 

 out our leave or licence, enlisted 

 or entered themselves to serve in 

 the military forces or ships of war 

 raised or set forth, or intentVad to 

 be raised or set forth, by the per- 

 sons 



