"About day-light this morning, blowing a gale from WSW a Ship (apparently 400 tons) with a poop and figure-head, painted yellow sides and ports, was observed under her topsails, in a direction towards the South Sand Head, standing in on the larboard tack; almost immediately afterwards (6.30am) she struck on the Goodwin, with a tremendous Sea going over her;the masts soon fell and the crew asembled on the poop, from which every succeeding sea lessened their numbers. Seven Deal boats went to their assistance, but such was the violence of the Wind and Sea, that none of them could get near enough even to obtain their name; the whole of the crew drowned. She was under English colours having first struck hoisted her English colours having when she first struck hoisted her English Union downwards. The ship entirely broke up at noon." Supposed to be an `Extra Indiaman'. Bales of cotton marked "G.G. and Co. F.L." landed at Broadstairs.(1) 300 bales of cotton, 14 bales and 4 boxes of silk, a case of tortoise shells, 3 cases of beeswax, 3 hogsheads of madeira, a pipe of sherry, a case of gum, and some "trifling articles" landed at Ramsgate, Margate and Dover.(1) "...Last from St Helena, laden with cotton and other valuable Asiatic products, drove ashore on the middle parts of the Sands in a furious WSW gale which demolished part of the Ramsgate Pier. After striking, the ship went over on her beam ends, her bow to the coast. She lay in this position for about 12 minutes, then her head swung to the north, leaving her starboard side and inclined deck facing the gale. Within 20 minutes her forefoot was deep buried in the sand, so that her masts were only 10-12 feet above the waves. Five minutes later her masts broke off and her head swung to the west, passengers and crew being washed off the deck, praying out loud and imploring the Deal boatmen to save them, but none could get closer than two cables length. The vessel went completely to pieces and all on board, thought to be 100, drowned. The sloop AERA brought in several bales of wool, cotton and silk as well as despatches which identified the wreck."(3) Master: Weynton (2) Owner: English East India Co Crew lost: All Passengers lost: All Date of Loss: A Additional sources cited in the United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: KC 08-NOV-1825 p4

<1> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945, ENGLISH EAST INDIAMAN, 1825, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<2> Lloyd's, 1969, Lloyd's list 1741-1945, 6061 04-NOV-1825, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6342.

<3> United Kingdom shipwreck index, 6062 08-NOV-1825, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.