Loss OF THE COLOssEuM
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The Liverpool papers of the 4th December. con-
firm the loss Of the ship Colosseum. The ac-
count says:-The Colosseum, ship Of $50 tons.
left ST. Petersburg, on voyage to ST. Ubes, and
that on Sunday, the 26th inst. about o'clock in
the afternoon, they went on shore on the Kentish


hnock.-Ihey Immediately hoisted their colors,
and fired signal guns for assistance, and the same


was observed by the schooner Robert, Captain


Hunter, of South Shields, who bore down as near
as possible, with view of rendering aid. The
mate and four seamen put off from the ship
and boarded the schooner, requesting the captain
to lay by the ship, and keep light up, which
was done. The wind and sea having greatly in
creased, rendered it impossible for the boat to re-
turn to the ship: night and gale coming on, the
captain OF the Robert, unable to remain longer by
the ship, stood off for the night. AT daylight
next morning, (Monday, the schooner showed her
colors, which were seen by the Ramsqate lugper.
the Ranger, cruizing on the bank Of the Goodwin.
when they, (the mate and four seamen,) were put
on board the lugger, and at the particular request
OF the mate OF the ship, they proceeded to the
Knock Sand, if possible to regain their vessel.
They could not discover any vessel. They then
spoke schooner, the captain of which informed
them that they had passed the broadside of large
ship, with other wreckage, which circumstances
leave but little reason to doubt the Colosseum
having gone to pieces, and that the captain. with
ten men and one passenger perished.