CAPTAIN, DE, BILLE, -, AN, UNLUCKY, DANE, IN, MAYO, De, Bille’s, Rocks, Atlantic, Ocean, Melcombe, Bay, County, Mayo, Ireland, Newport, County, Mayo, Ireland, Court, of, St, James, London, England, Templeogue, &, Santry, County, Dublin, Ireland, Cookstown, County, Tyrone, Ireland, On, 14, December, 1781, a, Royal, Danish, Navy, frigate, called, 'Bornholm', left, Copenhagen, for, the, Danish, West, Indies, under, the, command, of, the, well-to-do, Captain, Mathias, de, Bille., As, the, ship, edged, out, from, Ireland's, north, coast, into, the, Atlantic, on, 17, January, 1782, a, powerful, hurricane, blew, up, driving, the, vessel, south., With, its, foremast, and, bowsprit, gone, the, frigate, was, almost, lost, to, the, treacherous, waves, beneath, the, cliffs, of, Clare, Island., A, columnar, to, the, north, of, Achill, Island, is, called, De, Bille’s, Rocks, in, honour, of, Captain, de, Bille., The, captain, miraculously, steered, the, ship, into, Melcombe, Bay, near, Newport., Having, already, lost, several, of, his, crew, he, was, horrified, to, see, that, the, remnants, were, now, stricken, with, malignant, fever., The, sickly, men, were, hospitalised, in, a, building, at, Mellow's, Point, on, Melcombe, Bay., Many, of, those, who, subsequently, died, are, buried, in, the, graveyard, beside, this, temporary, hospital., Captain, de, Bille, who, had, also, caught, the, fever, was, befriended, by, local, merchant, John, McLoughlin., He, died, in, John's, house, on, Newport's, Main, Street, on, St., Patrick's, Day, 1782., He, was, buried, with, full, military, honours, in, the, old, parish, church, yard, in, Newport., Colonel, Sir, Neale, O'Donnell, led, a, parade, of, Volunteers, at, the, funeral., From, 1860, to, 1865, Captain, de, Bille's, grandson, Torben, de, Bille, was, Danish, Minister, at, the, Court, of, St, James, in, London., His, wife, Louisa, Elizabeth, was, one, of, the, Domvile, girls, of, Templeogue, and, Santry, House, County, Dublin., After, Torben's, death, she, lived, at, Slaghtfreedan, Lodge, Cookstown, County, Tyrone., The, Danish, Royal, family, later, financed, the, building, of, De, Bille, House, on, Newport's, Main, Street, in, honour, of, the, captain., *, In, the, comments, below, Ian, Cantwell, recalls, an, article, on, this, subject, which, appeared, in, Cathair, na, Mairt, journal, and, was, based, on, the, relevant, Danish, archives., ********************************************************, If, you, enjoy, historical, photos, like, this, please, spread, the, word, and, click, the, 'Like', button, on, the, mainhttp://www.facebook.com/wistorical, page.