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LOSS OF THE FRENCH WAR STEAMER PAPIN, OFT' MAZAGAN.—EXCELLENT CONDUCT OF THE BRITISH CONSUL.The Mesia^er at Monday evening publishes the following distressing account of tbs loss of the French government steamer Papin:—“ The government yesterday received the painful intelligence of the loss of the steamer Papin, with one half of the persons on board. She left Cadiz at two in £hs aftegnoon of the 5th inst., bound for Senegal, keeping a steady course of south-west half-west. The weather was fine during the 5th and 6th, but during the following evening the wind changed to west, and blew with extreme violence. Abont half-past 11, in the night of the 6th, the vessel struck on a sand bank nine miles to the scrth of Mazagan, within three cables’ length at the utmost of the 2spd. It was impossible to back the engine as the paddles were imbe4ded in the sand. For three hoars, however, she resisted all the force of the waves. At four in the morning of the 7th she was fall of water,_tne sea sweeping her deck. At five the -*:nnel fe.i an-,., crushed several who were beneath it. At half-past five M. Marev Monge, the French Consul at Mogador, who was at the extreme eifii of fte poop, was washed by a wavs down info the hold, and there perished. Lieutenant Demi met with the same fate a few mijrutes afterwards. I, p on this, several of the crew threw themselves int? the sea with the hope of saving themselves by means os spars floating around; but most of them perished also, and it was only by making the most desperate efforts that some reached Azimour, a small village three miles to the north of the place where the Papm struck. On -he landing of those the Moroccomen hastened to receive and assist them. One gave his burnous to M. du Bonrdieu, Commissioner at Goree, who was a passenger in the Papm. Camels laden with brushwood ^ere brought down, a great fire was lighted, and the natiyej? did all in their power to console and relieve the unfortunate sufferers. At 11 in the morning the persons who had succeeded in getting to land were only SO in number. The mra-mastofldte vessel, which, until then, had remained firm, although the Papin was cut in two, fell and crushed about SO oersons. Inspired by a generous devotedness, Doues-nard, the second master-gnnner, Mirabean, the second matin deniaiimtvm, Desforges and Natalani, seamen, an| Rovol, a voltigeur of the 3d Regiment of Marine, who had reached the land, fitted out, with the authority of M. du Bonrdieu, the whale-boat, which was thrown on the coast, in order to make an attempt to save the persons who were still alive in the vessel. They succeeded in getting through the first breakers, but were afterwards upset and thrown on the shore, which they reached safely. In the meantime, Mr. Redman, the consular agent cf England, at Mazagan, and our own, who had left on the same morning for Rabat, heard that a French vessel was wrecked on the coast, immediately turned back, and arrived at the scene of disaster. After having provided with the most active solicitude for the first wants of the shipwrecked persons who had reached the land, Mr. Redman exercised his influence to induce the Arabs to go on board,' and bring off the unhappy persons who were still there. The Arabs showed on this deplorable occasion as much courage as humanity. In less than two hours they had brought to land 44 persons, carrying them on their shonldersTand swimming whilst the tempest was still raging dreadfully. After convincing himself by the information of three different envoys that there was no longer any living person on board the Papin, and after having given the burial rites to eight unfortunate persons, who had been washed ashore. Mr. Redman conducted all the shipwrecked persons to Mazagan, where the most eager and attentivecare was paid to them by himself and his three brothers. The letters which have been received from Mazagan are fall of eulogium of the admirable conduct of Mr. Redman. Forty-fonr persons, who remained on the vessel, certainly owe their b'ves to him, and even those who had reached the land are equally indebted to him for life, considering the state of suffering and destitution in which he found them,“ hen the news'of the loss of the Papin arrived at Gibraltar Sir Frederick .Nicholson, cpmmandant of the British naval force, hastened to write to onr consul, offering to send to the spot the English steamer, Flamer, with'the necessary succours. The Flamer, in fact, left immediately for Malagas, The government ship Espadron was also to leave Cadiz for the same nlce on the 20th. Mr. Redman has established a guard of 30 men to save as much as may be possible of the niatcril of the Papm.“ M. Marev Monge, the Consul at Mogador, M. Fleunot de Langle, the commandant of the vessel, ana all the staff of the vessel,' with the exception of M. de St. Pierre, a volunteer, ha*e perished, with about half the crew, in all s o.The persons saved are 76 in number. The following is alist:—“ Passengers saved.—Messrs. Du Bosrdien. Commissaire Ordonnatenr at uoree; Delaporte, 'Consular agent at Mogador; Posset, the Consul’s servant, and a Moor. (Hers follows a list of the persons of the crew, including Marat de St. Pierre, 6 volunteer officer, and of the soldiers who were saved. . . .“ Passengers dead.—Albert, Lieutenant of VoltJgejTS , Dubree, Garde do Genie; Tisserant, a missionary joriest; Marev Monge, Consul at Mogador; two Moors and a Jew.‘'Staff of the Vessel.—Fienriot de Langle,_ commander; Dienl, capitaina en second; Herente, enseigne; Vicard, enseigne anxiliaire; Charbonnier, commissaire; Broc, surgeon,” (Here follow the names of the crew and soldiers.)° The Papin was of IfJQ hsrse-power, and the machinery had been made in England. This vessel was constantly employed in conveying troops and letters in the Mediterranean,
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London St James Chronicle Whiteltall and General Evening Post
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Tue, Dec 30, 1845
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