88 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



After thoroughly investigating 

 the case, the Lord Mayor was of 

 opinion that there was not the 

 slightest evidence of suspicion at- 

 tached to the prisoners, and or- 

 dered them to be discharged. 



Mr. Dunkin was but lately re- 

 turned from Paris, and about a 

 week since had stocked his cellar 

 with a quantity of new tallow. 

 During the last fortnight he had 

 also laid in several articles of new 

 furniture. He was ensured to 

 the amount of above 5,000l. 



27. The barge the Industry, 

 belonging to Mr. G. Poolly, of 

 this town, sailed on the 21st from 

 Maidstone, witli a cargo of rag- 

 stone and piles. After having de- 

 livered the piles in the hundred of 

 Hoo, she proceeded on her way 

 for Sheerness, where she was to 

 deliver the stones, and on Weil- 

 nesday night came to anchor just 

 below Giilingham. A boy on 

 board another vessel near the 

 same place, when he turned out 

 on Thursday morning, saw the 

 Industry, and she then appeared 

 flush to the water's edge. He 

 lighted a lire and put on the ket- 

 tle, immediately after which ho 

 looked out again, and then could 

 see nothing of the vessel but the 

 top of her mast head : her sinking 

 must therefore have been very 

 sudden. On board at the time of 

 her going down, were Benjamin 

 Jarret, one of Mr. Poolly's men, 

 and his wife, who, we understand, 

 had rather reluctantly accompa- 

 nied her husband on the vo\ age, 

 and a lad of the name of Down, 

 an appientice to Mr. Poolly. 

 Dreadful to relate, it is supposed 

 t'.iat these three poor creatures 

 were wrapped in sleep at the mo- 

 ment of the vessel going- down, and 



only waked when escape was im- 

 possible. They were all young, 

 and Jarret and his wife had been 

 married but a few months. The 

 unfortunate accident is attributed 

 to the heavy rain of Wednesday 

 night, which, she being an open 

 vessel, was absorbed by the stone, 

 and added so materially to the 

 weight of her lading as to bring 

 her so low, that the river flowed 

 into her, and sent her instantly 

 to the bottom. A great many 

 hands have Leen ever since em- 

 ployed in trying to raise her, 

 Ijut had not succeeded yesterday 

 morning, owing to the giving 

 way of some of the tackling. — 

 Chelmsford Paper. 



His Majesty's ship Abundance, 

 Captain Oake, was ordered to 

 convey some works of art from 

 Antwerp to Italy, in order that 

 they might be restored to their 

 lawful owners. An officer be- 

 longing to that ship has connnu- 

 nicated a few particulars of this 

 event : — 



" His Majesty's Ship Abundance, 

 Civita Vecchia. — We sailed from 

 Antwer|)the middle of May, with 

 the valuable statues and paint- 

 ings stolen from Italy by Buona- 

 parte and liis mirmidons. On 

 our arrival at this place we were 

 saluted, and every other mark of 

 friendship shown us. Two days 

 after we got pi-atique, when the 

 Governor and principal Officers 

 of the j)lace, with his Eminence 

 Cardinal Gonsalvi, Prime Mi- 

 nister of State, paid us a visit. 

 The Cardinal came on purpose 

 from Rome, in the Pope's name, 

 to thank us and our country for 

 the valuable cargo we had brought 

 them. He appeared highly gra- 

 tified at looking about the ship. 



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