The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

LONDON, June 16.

Extract of a letter from Dublin, June 3.

"Early yesterday morning the following melancholy accident happened to Mr. Spalding, proprietor of the diving-bell, and to his nephew, who came lately from England, in order to attempt getting up some of the valuable effects from the East India ship, which was lost some months since near this Kish in this harbour. The weather would not permit these unfortunate adventurers to make any effort before Sunday last, when they went down in their bell to the ship, and staid above an hour under water. On being drawn up, they expressed anger on being drawn up so soon, as they said they were making some considerable progress in the recovery of several articles. Early yesterday morning they again descended in their bell, but never more to come up alive; for after the bell had been down an hour and an half, the people above finding no motion below, nor any signal given in the usual manner, drew up the bell, and found Mr. Spalding and his nephew both suffocated in it, and quite dead. Their bodies lay all day yesterday in a vessel opposite Wybrant's on George's Quay. It is thought some of the tackle got entangled in the ship—and so prevented any signal being given when they found themselves in danger."