1802.] 
KENT. 
Some former accounts noticed in the Lon- 
don and Kentifh papers, relative to the lofs of 
the Hoy Margate, of Margate, being errone=, 
ous in feveral particulars, the following is an 
accurate ftatement of that unfortunate bufi- 
nefs,. This veflel, of which Mr. John Good. 
born was captain, and Mr. John Sacket, 
owner, was very deeply Jaden with corn, for 
the London market; the crew confifted of 
four men, and there were 2@ paffengers ; fhe 
failed from the harbour, in moderate weather, 
at three o’clock on Saturday: afternoon,” and 
came to anchor in the roads till near nine in 
the evening, when they again got under fail 5_ 
foon after the weather began to be very tem- 
peftuous, but they continued working againtt 
the wind till they had arrived, about mid- 
night, off Reculver, with the. intention of 
going to anchor uhder the hook of Margate 
fand. Qn making their lat tack towards the 
land, the ftrop of the founding lead broke, and 
though the veflel was put about, yet beftine 
another lead could be fitted, fhe ftruck, it 
was fuppofed, on the tail of the Reculver 
fand 5 they then let go tne anchor, and the 
water flowing, the veflel f{wung off, and rode 
clear; they then gat up the bngher, and fet- 
ting the fails, fhe was drawing off the land, 
when the gib tackle broke, which made it 
impoffible to get her head from the wind; 
the captain then lafhed down the tiller, a 
went forward to get another gib-fail, when 
by the veffels ftriking the ground, the tiller 
was rent in two, and before it could be re- 
placed, the rudder was beat off, and thereby 
the veffel was rendered totaily unmanageable. 
They then let go their anchor a fecond time, 
but the hoy continuing to beat on the ground 
in a moft alarming manner, and apprehending 
dhe had fprung a-teak, and finding the pumps 
were choaked, they were forced to let flip the 
cable, and let her drive into fhore, on which 
fhe was beaten about a mile and a half from 
the village of Reculver. The fcene then be- 
came truly horrible, as a moft dreadful fea 
was breaking over the veffel every moment, 
and the women and children uttering the 
moft lamentavle cries. Jn the midft of this 
diftrefs, Mr. Bone, ‘paflenger, and a: local 
preacher, in conne¢tion with the Jate Rev. 
John Wefley, with great fortitude, and refig- 
nation,, exhorted and prayed with his fellow 
fufferers, and was heard by the furvivors to 
the very laf, lifting his voice in fupplica- 
tions and praifes. Five of the paffengers and 
four of rhe crew, having taken to the fhrouds, 
. were faved by continuing there till the warer 
was fo lowered, that they could get on fhore 
‘about § inthe morning. One other pafienger, 
Mr. Jefle Darroway, of Margate, was fwept 
off the deck, but very happily, after fome 
little exertion, was thrown on the beach by 
the waves and efcaped. This pafienger tup- 
’ pofes that very foon after the cabin was filled 
. with water, -and feven paffengers who re- 
' Mained thereba drowned ; and the remaining 
Kent-—Suffex— Hampfhire. 
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14, and the captain, who were on the deck, 
were then fwept away by the mercilefs 
waves, as while he lay on the beach, ‘he heard 
a general {cream of diftrefs, and then all was- © 
till, The fcene which the, morning pre- 
fented to the affli€ted fpeétators, who by 10 
o’clock were fome hundreds, from. Margate 
and the neighbouring villages, it is impoffible 
to defcribe, as within the {pace of a mile and 
a half on the beach, 16 men and women lay 
dead on the fhore, and very foon after, feven 
other paflengers were taken‘in the fame fate. 
from the cabin, making in the whole, er 
perfons, 
Married.) Mr. Riddle, grocer, of London, 
to Mifs Blackmore, of Tenterden—H.’ 
Larke, efq. purfer in the navy, to Mifs P. 
Omer, of Downe Hall, near Bromley.—Mr. 
Coleman, of Godmerfham,. to Mifs Walker,’ 
at Hougham, near Dover.——Mr. Kenneker, 
of Upftreet, to Mifs E. Cowtan, of Boughton. 
At Prefton, J. Cloudefley, efq. of the Go- 
vernment Mills, Feverfham, to Mifs Chinery. 
Lieutenant Montague of the regiment of. 
Royals, to Mifs Fowles, third daughter of ~ 
the Rev. J. Fowles, of Romney.—T.L. Hode 
ges, of Hempftead place, to Mifs Twifden, 
only dtaghter of the late Sir R. Twifden, of 
Bradbourne Park.—Mr. T. Collard, ‘of Sex- 
tries, near Canterbury, to Mifs Mount, of 
Nackington.—Mr. E. Hughes, of Mertham, 
to Mifs Stunt, of Maidftone. 
At Feverfham, the Rev. T. Tims; of Wale 
mer, to Mrs. Simpifon, daughter of Rear Ads 
miral Keeler. 
Died. | At Canterbury, Mrs. Gowland, wife 
of Mr. Gowland, millwright.—In her "98th. 
year, Mrs. M. Finch —H. Dent, efq. col- 
lector of the Excife for the Canterbury diftrict. 
At Rochefter, Mr. Jenkins, coal metre, 
and formerly a watch maker.——Mr. S. Mans- 
field, eldeft fon of Captain Mansfield of the 
navy 5 a young gentleman of very proaheue 
talents. 
At Afhford, in her 18th year, of a cere: 
Miits S. Norwuetl 2d daughter of the Rev. 
E. Norwood. eoMe, W. Mate, fadler. 
At Stockbury, aged 49, Mr. G, Green, a 
wealthy farmer. 
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SUSSEX. 
Married.} At Brighton, the Rev: “W, 
Titt, M. A. of Trinity College, Cambridge, 
to Mrs. Newnham, widow of the late G. be 
Newnham, efq. of Newtimber. . 
Died.| At her houfe in the Oni gad 
82, Mrs.4Tafker, a widow lady. 
At Mayfield, Mr. Farmer, attorney } 3 igh . 
looked up to ter the a long courfe of pra&tice, 
by people of all defcriptions ; and though of 
late years in points ef conduct he might have 
been rather to himfelf a foe, he had neverthe- 
lefs in ditpofition been a friend to all mankind, 
Aged 7o, Mr. R. Edwards, of Qutkficld. 
AtRye, Milfs M. N. Meryon. 0! 
At Brighthelmftone, Mirs, srg relict 
of Mr. Glover, brewer. 
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