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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 767, 24 January 1871, Page 3

On the night of September 17, a man fell from the mainyard-ann of her Majesty's steamship Papid, on her passage from Tarragona to Gibraltar. He struck heavily against the gunwale of the boat, and fell into the sea. With the rapidity of lightning one of the officers, Sub-Lieutenant Forbes, plunged in after the poor fellow as he drifted astern, and with great difficulty succeeded in supporting him until a boat could come up. So nearly, indeed, had his heroic self-devotion cost Mr Forbes his life, that when rescued both he and his burden were already sinking beneath the surface. When brought on board the man was perfectly insensible, having sustained a fearful gash on his head, and his gallant deliverer was more than half drowned. Such golden deeds are the glory of the service. The " New York Herald " reports the departure from that port of the steamship Yille de Paris, with a great quantity of war munitions on board. She was very deeply laden, her draught being seven feet more than usual. She had on board about 100,000 stand of Spencer and Peming ton rifles and repeaters, 40,000 short cavalry carbines, 20,000 pistols and revolvers, 500 cases of angular sabres, 3,800,000 cartridges, 4,800,000 percussion caps, a large number of cases of packed gunpowder, and other articles for use in hospitals, &c Her passengers expressed their sympathy for France on the departure of the vessel.