THE SURAT INQUIRY.

Evening Star, Issue 3399, 13 January 1874, Page 2

THE SURAT INQUIRY.

■ Monday, January 12. 1 v , : [The following is the- cross-examination of the witness Robertson, which we were compelled to hold over yesterday] - By Mr Stout: The sailmaker was quite sober until about the time the ship anchored ; he yvas a Uttlo the woree then. I did not observe him drinkuntil the vessel*was beached. T do -.not r thinky tho /anchoring' shook'-the vessel. 1 T saWHhe ' about daylight, when a woman asked .him, what he.meant I to, do. Shortly after daybreak the steamer Njamb in sight.l was not at all excited. I was quite calm. It was only after the captain said he intended to proceed to Dunedin that’l; thought the® waslahy ]danger. The 1 improper conduct of the captain was that he did not signal the steamer, did not en- j -courage the passengers, and that he got drunk. He did not say how long the | veßßel waß likoly\to float. We could see the vessel was rapidly filling, and not likely to float long. Up to twelve o’clock he conducted himself quite properly, in my judgment. . Alterthat I-saw-toothing-wronguntil, daylight. I think, allowing the boats to leave/ ; the Snip,/ if. a //breeze,sprang up, we iniidit have been lost. ;The man wpa draql;—it.inf eludes all, I will offer no opinion- about beaching the, vessel. sooner. .. .i cannot say.

I heard, the captain give: any absuyd ordejr§: A I think it was wrong to anchor y,easel j at a 11:.;,' Under the circumstances, r I: wjpftlcn have beached her in Bloody lack’s Bay if, she I would have gone.-. Ido poiknow the sound- j ings. Iseryed my.apprenticeship inAberdeen; q The carpenter asked me to assist, in slipping the cable, given before 1 came on board. The foresail I was set, I suppose,'to, put her-further o? the/ beach. I believe she touched before, that, but I will not swear so. The lower were set to iorce her further on the [beach. The captain,was ;able to walk, whether pro.perly or not Ido not know. He was able j to; speak— [To. the, Bench—rathpr thickly. : j He did not seem very mdeh excited.] It is rather, a hard question to hpswor V What ; made me think he was diilnk ? ' I judged by his appearance. ~ X .would cpntfadmi him if he swofdhe knew what he was about, and perfectly able to do what he had to do. ‘He saw tile vessel'sinking and did nothing for ' her“safety, r is tfie, reason why I think he. did npt know what he was about! If a.mftn is ; drunk hje l is ■ incapable; . A'man'may' differ from ine' in ;:> #]Hnion, :; -' 'anti yeh-’be* quite sober.. Judging by the' and eyes of the capt!aifl:'i concluded he-Was'drunk’;' and ,|ie conducted himself so differently [ from wHat he did before. As for the third I mate, he had not much sense at any time, 1 and. ’therefore wethought -nothing/'of;' his j conduct. The passengers, under the circumt I stances, were; very quiet. Mr Booth was I very quiet, ! and so was Mr.lsitt.; :The third I mate was not more excited than the women I The first 1 mate,. I believe, seized the handle lof the pump to: atop it-, at .any .rate he tried Jto do it. When the vessel was beached I the captain seemed more sober thatt when I the steamer was in sight of us.Vl think he

was calm and collected—he ought to was no danger then* in my opinion.! : There ’, would have been , had she struck a rock. (The words were afterwards withdrawn, as • he said he did not know.) j I know ;no' other reason for the captain being more calm and collected than that he had not drank more, 1 suppose. X apprehended little i danger • myself. To the’counsel: You wish' to make it out that the chptain tfas excited by the circumstances;'. ■ I have no;i;“down” .upon, the captain. I have lost my tools and my clothes, but I do hot; think .very much about that. All I have against him is bis conduct on New Year’s morning. (In reading the evidence the witness corrected it by saying Isitt said he knew where the ammunition was, but it would be dangerous to get it, by which I understood himto mean it would be' dangerous ou acboppt 'the state of the captain and mate.), , ... .., ; ’ Robert Donovan, able peaiihap oja ’ board, the &Urht: ;1 J was bn 'the lobU-oiit oh .tb# night of, December SIV-at 8 ’o'clock!! 'T'saw-' the Dog Island light, and reported to the second mate,* who was: in ; chargehf the deck., It came on to rain short|yj after, and we lott sight of thedight and- saw, nothitig ;mere-oi/ it. At; half-past 9 Isawi lahd on the port 'bow. ,Ir reported it.tp ( the officer ’in change. I’sent; a i man ’.named,., ..Mopr,e to “’thej second mate to toll him that tbe |aud-was ’getting very close. -- He Jett me apparently for tßat purpose. Another bailor came;.up’j and 1 sent'hiih 'plcib A similar *meSsag ; i. ! . X suppose he went; because shortly after the bourse oft.Ke yes.sd ■ was , . The nqxt thing I felt was thp t jsh,ip touching', pn tjhe rocks..- 1 heAK&'j* the yards to: be. squared. • The ship humped three or four times on. the rwiffl,' and then went off a^ain.. ( I wont below,at I? h’gldcsk.' I hame "bn debk.a Uttlp before 4 o’clock, and everybody so fexcited' thht they !; did not kjapw, what they dping. : ' .There Was' ho one orders. The captain was on the poop. hht I fraard:. no orders .given by him. X assisted'so gejb - tfye , cable up, and, then,, hearing,.an fmjer. fam.' .t&.-/,PP.?P

ower the quarter boats, I went to cut the, lashings of the starboard boat, srii i.yro t seamen were helping.me to do it, I took my; knife to cut the lashings, The chief mate

was on thepodpAt the time. He. a revolver at me, and said, the/ kebipgß, or TIT hl6w, ‘. your 1 brains 'but?” I replied, “I do'.'nbt obey, your orders,” and W,eht bp f&fe“ttdop where he whs/ The doctor bnd My dbhir p/wpe up and spoke to the mate, and then to .say nothing to him, but to leave him'alpne. Itjhenweiftjjway. I think the captain was bd the popp at time, but I amnotrsure.. Thb port boat was ’ lowered, and the second mate'and five hands ;i had got into her; they were hanging astern. - The next I'heard was the report of a steamboat being in sight, and some one, asked for; the .ensign; I went below to fetch it., .Alter; searching, % ftmndthe ensign in one of the state-*fipms/.v,J found the;;ensign, vTbame on to the p0.0p.. -T,ts told ‘ hie; not to! hoist it, as-Jie w^,o'aptsh/9f.fthe ship,. 1 , and I was to obey bis orders . T&,? was stupified; that is, in my opipidh, ' ;he was drunk. I did not hoist the emsign .^II left it pit the poop. A,t that time we were jtecring down along the land towaVds the steamer. We were heading to the land. Shortly the yards were'braced round,; add the vessel’s head put to After Ibrought , the emtfgU ‘up/1 saw the steward 1 Kelly take Hie Wnkei. ; Jt was after‘this, ind while Kelly was at'thie wheel, that the vessel’s head -was 'turned. to . sea. . The cap- - tain was bn the poop at tbistime,' After*,, wards I» with others of the. crew,'and some went forward and tried to get., the two. out. .pf,/the skidsV. /Onegot smashed, | lefoyo yye got it ovef J ihp i ,side.'' A f tekW&feQt .those boats out I went for ward i to where the debtor and sbmeojf the gers were trying to •get’into the longboat. The chief mate pame with, aa axe, and tried to stop .up from potting! the long-boat 91ft, and' attempted, to , Philips with, the axe. The mate yya's in the same state as the captain, that is, ! Idome one took the axe from him/ The matecame on to the forecastle. I went up to him mi do? ge

replied, “What are you going to do?” I said, *• I am do the be-t I can to , save tb He replied,., “ They may all go to tho'’devib” _..1 said;:jbbv higi “ What sort of a \nan are/ybu ? any family to lose,?’’ I C said to him not able tp^do I ybnr duty, sir; you had better, Uetitos dp.it.”. HeipuUed put his ,to I me ; then I grabbed him, apd called for as--1 sistance> to take this revolver from . Him.

Phillips apd some one else came arid helped" me to take the revolver from him, I.thiuk it; was the, carpent&v. After---that went away, i and w'e lowered the- boat into- the water. We then got' the boat ready", and began to take in some of the women and children. After the boat was lowered, the j doctor, a seaman, and myself got into it, but some one on board let go the painter, and we were left astern'of the ship. We pulled alter her, because we could not land where I we were, 5 owing to the cliffs ; so we followed I the ship until she came to anchor, at . Jack’s Bay!' '"The captainV who'was standing bn"the j forecastle, called-ms-alongside, and the doctor went on board. I did not notice that the captain;RadjanytWngin’bjs hand; The boat was sent off to land the passengers in Jack’s Bay. We onlyJanded those we ori--1 ginally had in the boat. We returned to

thes,hip for As "we .came alongside the cable was slipped, and the vessel headed where .she. is now. We followed her until she was beached in Gatlin’s fiver. We cam^.alongside; and’took some people ashore. ; By Mr Sto..t: Whep I;got;ftito the longboat the vessel was heading Howards the coast. The ship could get to the coast quicker than f t(ip jboat. r ’X;hqatd.no! orders? j given for the vessel to be put on the starboard tack in r get boats on jbhe port side. Such an order would have been a groper jonp t f do Wind was. I think the yards were square. From the time tjhe.,yej*seiljdown the land until she sailed the same course agaijr> was - from. a, quarter: n of an; hpnr f ,to

twenty minutes. Ai i heardthe captam ; giving QO.other prders except about uutil ,We came to an anchpr.,- .IjsaWfthp captain • board after the vessel was anchored,’ and I did not hear him give any .orders at all atauy time ■ hfterwards. I assisted to get the cable up—ao,,pn(B;tp|d ,me ,t9 ;f get ;: it up.: ;djoal|edpoat, •“iiahd ,on the., port bow,” w%n-L first sajuri it,. , r The, second matp Replied ,{ ‘ All right,’’ ", Thfs was about, a quar|er.^r^t,wenty.minrites s beforej.the .vesselrat,rp.ck,Tjijbjtjme Mrag a, X cfuneoadeclt. nAR. the "'passengers were excited. ~ and j did, not ; . know what to do. I saw Air j&pjjh, ..hut. he did nob seem excited. I heard no drders at all given. I think I made a statement to the police in regard to thisjnatter. Detective

Shury and somb bf -the : present. I gave my statement as to whajb hap-, pened. Ido not t/ny ' were put to me. , , r . ' i -By 'Mr' Strode’: 'Whfeh T-callhd : bur Y ‘ Land'’ bn the port bow,” it was about When the, vessel struck,, [ could see the. Water breaking,- and X : think" th’e distant about a mile and a-half. o(J lt' iapjeared not tobehigh .land when I first saw .t. ;A wetb Wo '’Breakferk'where’the Struck, but I'could ‘ see' thb water -breaking bu.shore. The Dog Island light was oyer the portWuarter d; hen I last s'aw'it£-1 cahttlit’ say how ibhg before ive TnotiSed no alteratibh j.n the vessel’s course wheW .idrst reported land. When I reported land'the second time, X could see that thg course was altered., When the ship tbsc hj ,roimiI < iai^, ir hoththb Were putbut.^Notackl?’Was* Used for the'purpose. ' r ‘'' ! v 1 William Morris, able seaman on board the Surat, said he was in the'second mate’s watch on deck when the vessel struck. I had no particular; duty. It was my watch on !t deck.. iWamb on deck at eight' b’clodk that night!,' The' 1 ' vessel . struck betwbhu’ : bine and 'ten! p’clock.’ I' went below 'agaiii' at twelve o’clock, and came on deck again at four’ o’clock in the morning: It would be hard for any one .to tell the, state of things, on deck-; th&e hothiifg butubhf ilsion Avery,where. I givin'g orders. We were doing the best we could among ourselves. The carpenter was making the most noise. I paw the, captain on the poop at this time. 1 - I do hot'know who was at' the wheel. After I had "done with the boats land., squared the •yards! ! I isaw tlib steward at the wheel. I never saw him at , the wheel before:tHe-had! been.ship’s cook, and gpt promoted to the cabin. He did not look like Jib ;bughs.tib do. MHe Jserve'd ho gin to me. I heard the captain say, “ Hard up : and the up which

/ way ?” He did not appear me .to bo sober. , He appeared/tbcbeiout?6f his jhins.. It looked to me as if the wheel was supporting him. Lvthought it i'was? time to go and | take the wheel from him; so 1 did so. 1 * feo« n6; particular;.ubdera ftom) anyb6dy;: j. I Kept along the coast to find a place to land ' bhb ; passengers. : ■ ;Wb ran , r along>until; we reached; Jack’s Bay.,.i SometimeSrthe captaifi! kave orders. and bometimessthe shilluaker,. by waving ;tbfeir? handsi -The icaptain .was ktandiqg - with bis haiids in bis. pockets, arid ■ appeared stupified. He 1 did’ not seem-to-carO | for anVthipg at aIL I think thensailniaker ; was ’.thdn /right enough. When* We got :to i to m$ s? You' • priud thp steering: I intend jstjlp&jfe the ves i) ' sel i»' hj erey And 'lsold t/ble wdfabn and children

imdobi-pftii, fifid Me.ep 'so on hoard jib' phmp bek bh% nffditb&f.tdfce] the ship round ;tb. Pott Chalmers: 'o 1 1 steered the ship iatb ' Jabk's Bfty. theiiGaptaio.pm* ■ tiohing to -me * with his .'hands: '.which /way to ] keep I heard id ofdfer.igivea toiefc. go l the anchor,. : •• :: ! y.f , ,i 'I

| . Captain Thomson': After! the, anchor?. : : waS jlei'gq m j&ok’a Bay, tW ship, swung , |uuud stritck; the bottom 'two v&tbree times?i .X hfcafd’ th"b suur><£n the chains!re* port seven, fathoms' jdst before ,'the anchor ! was let go.; yWe took soundjtogs the

Usual hand-lead. When 'the ushipi swung round; J ; think she was’ about WO ;or 150 . yaids from’ the shore. ; Bbthv the lifeboats' when the ship teas; braced, up on;the starboard-tack-, ' i ;i i ]Fox depend was aailmafcer on. board v tbe %m an ablb’ seaman;: nl haye been to sip v during -'<l-was' in my oWn ■ quarters whep ; thd: 'ship; strucky I ■ I : WMJOaUe4; .at .tl»i captaia oa'the 'Btapbdard. Bide of .the deck. 1 1? spoke to the chief -mats, who on: ■. at the same time without his hat. - Hh told ■ ine to carpenter.' f were;ordered below when the wessel' was put away from the land. K bout four in the: morning - the chief mate to-baud' the cable. I did so. It took! anchor <^eady‘ fbr powering.! Mr■' Booth- Mr Isitt, and the doptbr me to take charge ' of-the vestal. This was about a;m.- ©r 5 a.m.; on January 1. 1 replied ft*-was - than "I dared do, unless-they’ had !the cappermission. ■ He wat- standing close' by„;and appeared to be a little *excited or. : inebriated, and to have a little liquorI mean a little too much for the occasion. The .first mat-eowas then forward,nidown the forecastle. He was getting “ pretty well; I- . ijhank;!you,f , i ahd ‘about three sheets in the ; wind.” 1 could not pbatibiyiaay.Twhat■ stath-1

I no was in at twelve o'clock. Ije $ pong qr two, and.so did'.l.*AlM hid itAhe time Was one thaj.fwquld never, paaks me in^^cated., ; mo, Y has gone below. i} I replied 1 did ho,t Jbhihk" the place suitable. Shortly after, tße secohd' ; mate pullechaway the sttamer, and • the captain'left the poop and went qnto the fore .had ap altercation■tpith^he docw. "t

there being none of the crew there except the man at the wheel. The captain came aft after the life-boat had gob away. I went below for the signal-bar, and brought it on the pert s>de of the poop, and took out the ensign, and had it hoisted. The captain stopped it, and said, “ What occasion is there* fqr that ? The steamboat is across put* bows, and she cannot •tee it-" He then walked aft on the port side of theppop, and I with him. I asked him what he intended; to do with the ship, as she in & smkmg! state. He said, “ What afe-ypu so anxwus about ?” I replied, “ Look at the number of lives there are here.” I said to the captain, “You are an Englishman; so am I. I have fought for the honor of England. Let you and I, as we are the oldest on board, save the lives of those passengers ; it Is- in our power.” We were then running into Jack’s Bay. After these words the captain went off the poop and t did not see him. for an hour after.. Morris was at the

wheel~air this time.' ’ The' starboard "boat was Stove in during thm while getting her but of;the.davits.,., I went to get some Vss^p^tepair’tHia/fepaVA*%i’ 1.-.was pbmipgf'’ bacfc jVsaw the matb 1 cppbefr hails to 1 give 'td'-tSe crew l to mend the b6&t/ second mate went forward' to ’ getthe boationt, bdt W,elßhmen(|umped'ihtb^e\gJigy

and put off., 'i’ i e MtiStobfe £They jfaerp'hot -EhgMshmeii!?-^' Witness: No, sir; they were ancient Britons; ■; subsequently they, •faerie picked ! tipi by; l the second mate. The mate went into the cabin, and I saw no more of him forati-hourl' t gave the orders to take the vessel into oatlib.?aißay. t. The captain was standing by, Snd did not contradict them, The 'anchor, Gatu'a’rjßay? , T do’uqt know/ whoghv'e the^ider; 1 it |- ; wa.e c ,given by some pnb'TOrfaar(E o: ''The ship grohnaed' goingHhtb'; Ratlin’s Bay. The . anchor was lob go . the tu&scabte Slipped-ivaCSlito pireVbiiti'the ship fifem gomg b!mr; - het ! nnchorv> sfaingi ... her anchors, but remained in the same posh l

fief t .in fhq WallakhnThp onlyj alternation abfo|f bb'e . hoisting of ; , , JLljad a glass: nt, twelve and another at four o’clock jin ( jih§( prerning, and a glass of-wine from the atew-, kdfljl? was ip*, th’eancKbr tfogletgbJ j ;>r.C -nil ,n>r7i.Hn' I y.\tp. 1 ‘V vr - 13" '' ni '" J i .>:-. -.n i««a- <; a ov 'at; it- -.-re/;.xjo-j

I ‘?Tfie» f Wquiriir cohcernihg 1 hf'iiie sukt : u 6om^W CdftrlT this ; fedt' , ..iwijJWiiiiSV' . .-m>n lit.: J; ditional evidence was given :—— . ------ | 'Picbori ; I^wasimn^hhl^^mlnX^ board the ship I ' Burafc;'/jf was : bn'ithe l second and rfiid? beehetdldithiitthe' jvatch went on board at eight. 'C'WShtaVi s)dj| 1 iBO-’i' 'Ewo'.ybburs ■,s thei uenajjjjifatpfi). y ‘fvts, at, vaa' I jE, ( 3hy. !tj\e", eoppa^J/ * had;> f i j Half an bef itnkmg. The light ihe binnacle pompasSi bn-tlib -port, the iug^‘i_Hb^lf^rtedF o -** < isa|^' , rigl^'4iheiw(. ,, 4 s T^^ r !niie t to/** PprlPthfe

helngif ,^’/ 'tTbe Wentjbff ahdthe same ’offifcer'tHlii called put, “Steady.” He sung out, “ Port” agaiii, and the ship’s head Went off ;f outpoints tmvb ; .He saidi: £* Steady’;’j once, mart, She waarthemtß*l&'hy::4 nffte wiixd was offi the starboard side/ TljO;^ailarWfirc^abaßlf, r ; she cro’jack yard.” The ship went on(aw fuijthoijjr- and \then ’Struck'bn.the 'port 4 quarter.,! The, ■ iQro’jack' .’ being squared at the.tiroPjthe -sbipfirat atrUok.:-: Sire struck, ,sij£ times 4 in all on ,thisroceasion», Dtt&tljp'tiie* ship* 'stru’clc,-. thj}' fcaipmn,'l flew* apjontoi''t&e;^oiq(^ ! > i4ad , 4 * f^. The’hejm l 'ihes ** kwffup;* the'prdisr' having been gft&Tßjr' '^h captain twice gavd'lHe'order ‘to “ Square the-marh-yar37 h ear it. Again he third order) waaj pttended" to ; but by the 'shipwas off th'e rocks.' The‘first tnuajip was not very heavs/thSi three next wat J a little heavier than the first, and the fifth bne- T ;whfe& T wfaiS,- very, feovere*—tbbki 7t84 wheel out of my hand, and a spoke struck i me in the cheelc 7 ' If the yessel was going clean from under me, I caught the wheel again, and the bhip cainb another pretty heavy bne,i ihtfixkh. hot so-heavy as -the previous one. the captain nowvgayeiiprders to shorten dail; and then called-nut, “ "Carpenter, fjound the pmnps.f The pumps tbeg4h a little tyefore j[ but I drfi hot think they tou,ched,!any''yater. The vessel was hpye?fc .relieved. When I iefffbe wbehi l went to the puipps ind feihained Jtheire't'Ul twelve. -T-fbeh.wt'u't to bed, and came ida deck agbin at four 6'clock. Everything; then-appeared to be V upsides down,” and the pumps still wofk* ; ihg, throwing* l pleftty of " ihe j: passengers yyere^.inpißg| ! - and L first and second, officers also being, fhere—

. sometimes'the brie and sometimes the 'otter. 'I heljted'to ■gpt‘ thb" chaiu\ap. u a &ad ; the wholS* Watch beOn 1 there', it w/mldt&'ke ah‘hour and . a>balfr^oget'both-airchors:oyei7*tDr-anr i.hmtrih smooth water. ; .til? was thereabout twenty

,j minutes assisting.- At about five o’clock itfcp /paoriting tfre .first ’ inate/jfoati 'Me I to the port dfy'fack 'braces; ptfU.'tp stand by. tQ.ktJhpw-gbi, ship ashore, ■srf.i djLd not ,seb anythjuig'’wrong totbc-toV-fafaimfo-ii tarn round, as there was nefc water/ ; A. little while ; after theboats' were ordered by the mate itoj bp. got mb <i * Dojiovan and! went to cut the starboard lifeboatß}‘adri£t.n

We had.cht the lashes whbh the mate said to Don, “ Don’t cut thosa lashes. ” • He replied, f‘ W p}J, §ir, I have done it now, but I'll obey your or|er# vpftAme." The mate said** "If you gay that to msagain, Jt’JJ shoot. < you." Don did »ot say this disrespectfully. The mate appeared to have had a glass! hut not enough to hurt him. The steward then stepped out and baid, - Sdy that again, Don, PllhkM^^yon!r.'b^~^y-iaiyepat. *’ The steward was : perfectly' drunk 1 {this * Ompbat'ically)*•■;-■ DonOvaa-then' >jumped off' the l • jaiirapd Wptttgd to fight the steward, but the ; (Thej port pnd stprboard lifejboatffwere Ibweyed. Threepf the ; tain told tjyo of us ;tp> The other two did so, ,aa,d I jsgi and,dropped astern; I saw ah ensign hoisted twigeV ftt rem.amed;.up,, /or., two on before /t healed’ «sw'fy .It wap hpWedi the second time"upside down jfcbe drst timp! it had been hoisted in the nsuaV way. About 0 two or .three minutes elapsed;'between the ensign being. taken down .and re-hoisted! ‘ The steamer was passing at tbis time! " Mr’ TobpTßoothv one. of the tpjjeU, t^aibQbnl|L.^a^Whb,w^i.hi.a boat’s 1 : ore jjr pulling gp ip thp . passed; thg prdpr to the second did f not go after thesteamer at th at time, butabouV ten minuses or a f of an.hdurafter- c •wards he did so. order was given. I tpwed‘ %tein of the ship till she vot into !^au£ J saw^iEiFc^am-sev^m^tiines^

on the poop. in Jack’s Bay, and'thexaptam told.me tp stop in the* boat and n'dt tp any’bha to Step into it Without hia orders,T di'd pot notipe any T thing Wrong 1 With' hW ; he gave niS ord4rs> , very /distinctly. v (<3Hart produced, t Witness sayihg: hO ’ cohid ' not pointout WHhr’e ’ tnejr /aiabhOre'd '* and; Mr Said ‘that 1 se6bMd’bffioer«''ahd peiithett'spettied tS;h'ave:'a : ; perfect loirbr tb'chkrts; appareHtly hbt hemg ■

itWM boatload saw the vessel: drift ttnSvpoint and go ashore ion Gatlin’s distance betwroni ithe place pfhvn was anchored and that fahire shp ran ashqre wjas abou% a i atquarter. Bjpdr Stout s •Tfie , light must v,heaping time \T. JS. W.--that is when I sight 1 of it.' Tptf captain frequently gave orders,-and-alfaays in a proper manner. I did not notice that the course of the vessel changed when the boats were put out, nor when the steamer passed.

By Capt. Thqmsonj, JEoy..were tha .yards, brimmed between eight o’clock and the time ‘ the vessel struck ?—Abqup;-* -pointyfree. There were two magnet 'on 'the* compass table-box. Do you know if those had heen'shifte Relieve they^a3> ~ iibybuknbfa' the difference betwefn the binnacle , and ih%l standard W that hoint oh Avhicn Mii]|p dtriibk bar' [ i aiaadV called-io N it.-f r -l tonlif?^^. Peif 'eii6%b jmhWhWr o^dpfan } tt^ri!d‘%eebb|huw f^3 i X Var- ste&iog^N.E^af'tK^timfr' bEW“ Vessel strqch., „ ... t .... • ( ~ , T ,, .etan»ra } By'Mrßtoui i The 1 ship’s’ 'headvwas not paicFberore-" Look-oioFl”-was called. ~~ 1 Fred e rick? !Nau&anhj tir£b%n : tihle 'se&marj ' * was off hr As soon**®' main fore.and aft helped to trim sbmb’qf 1 it was fully.’fivebt six mmuteshetwrenyixip . first and the last hump, I wai'otf the main; .‘ ‘ r T h« §fP nW e $ 0 ' 1 Mgf erepdhipgj appealipg jto he safe SBC»re; - hefieving there, was. no immediate

danger. I wasahroge hy one 6f the aaep. a»4 ' vhen - Fvi¥hf dbhk ligjjit ~ then .yftg in cohfhßion. Sope/of the |ailprs vrfre'jat'fbne boattj l he ? boats had' v P§eqdannched at this uih^ t officers warp giving, offiera ; *everyong ras (for..bimself)and]Qod lor.jjs ttetftiou. wa»rdirepted itb the |prebaldl>lbh(kß ketch of which wap open. 1 gaw the hold* end judged ttrerajfrcmtd be £ve wgis: feet of water in it, ; and ,the, I.uggage. was floating about.- JM»a Jte o In toj^e.tjtheistarboard boat chief nihatfc came rand With Dqnovdtf> -iandt threatened! itb bhoot a etdtdsof intopoatiihhißhd! didtl hoblknowlwhaVbej'was idoingurotSsmvbff thejn passengers and myselfdSteppedßetiteeh amidso parted them, whereupon, the mate tankedph me and pi'dsitithd fheireyhlrer at me. I took i ijt to.'be-thahßd.idijdhdt recognize me from the ijaabeihe iwaaltillmtbiioakd)^ \ > > #erb;beihg .'got'bht' abww an BburC aftpl’wkpie. ’bSe “ reckless” drunk then, qnd 'to’ipmf*T : - vent: the at jfcpm being o gpt o^i. i ¥?r tr i^ ; gallant rail, inade of iron, Vr’nicft we we|>n—dobigiii pw vent ‘thbfhdkl? if «|lh. ' | He said the 1 beat should nbt Be'feotipftrti wi»» ~ cjut'hiebtdqta. (, Bohie f bne getting it out, as the others wereposHb r 'a^sSfeiWr ; again till I went into his cabin. for theseeing him on the poop when the s&hm&'tf of us., :v He bracmgtbe but ns,soon as they were, given 4)nhterinahded tfie&i? whilb ; thb' }; 'ciptaffi’' ' order, was carrieiL out.; the.. rnatk'a/^rdiilS? T haying; be*n carried pat.d When IKS I' cfpfein

t|ieyaiw e f e « noofiugthtottotdeidtf oUOsringx'if: &. ra . jsawthp mate asl Jboistifa^dihaietw^gniißo ?heu the steamer was almost op qur quartw%lf!o down. Thb pp altld h'aWhoietedi the ensign? llo:then"told';me 'to^baul-It<dbm i wgain! didii»dfe‘;b l auJ<dt''^d#nj'Vi(^i l g>^ time something was done to get rtte aiacii .of the steamer. The~&ctbr,!wd"3ti_" Booth; v ‘tni r miamf r ujp,' ihd’hi^ ! time JsaW-Bim‘Was wlibti handdead' I fotind hiftt lyihg'on' b'ii C(hiSl£jp :Thb ! ¥ourtb mate ‘sit-ttlw timlr We. lifted him into his bed. ;

a drunken' Bleep; and-we Ocinld'hoifc Wikbrbftai/ Ip - was' by; the captaii’s -orders':! fagot tnev . hahd Jeadbtft. .-The' baptaik ' did' hot>antep3/f fbrg of-

idAt's werC’ befog that tbWJL Be was standing at tbb b^k' o brthe'pbptf „ venbpifliern' tiaiea heltpomF Ap me, . The xmau iwis hwb.^Vhh^he'ODlsuaH^f

was. At timea ? be seetfaed to bb etupifibaf ~ aacTjtpt lordprathp gave tp me o jyere, correct enpbgh. stobdlaVt^A^J I '#? ,r|^^-M|d < thaTead; - This was, when wp- were about a d s where wiiitfiitidpd' Bayi;- I’kept m thw! wms. position, oscasionally imtU; wo got .into. jack’a Bay. the spnndinga to the captain AS] I'topk the^i.f Sometimes xthe..sailmake« ( wh%waa/!w#«> wr paaaed along the wp,rd r . r We.dropa«d^ : af* bthpins of w^c the.tat d^k , 8 ! Day‘ i/: Bfe l^^ wWe h^^lAtid.edU 11 The ahbh^V&%if7 ’held-,, driltinf! aW wls otkerT - Mgr-shg had pot got the w a & bf thb'iideKhf I :'' fulint /{mg. W«f dropped by the < pw#x^Uett&e., T /shilnwere full ’i he next-tiihe l-weh4>to t> - take a jook at tHb lead d'/ffohnd ObheMidAJ drifted three parts of ' tha ■' ( diit»iico. r >Scr«fif Jack’s Bay’ towardsthe iheictipoint^uiLW3ent- l| < .op the pnop and tbld' that nnlew something. were,dope,. she 'BPP9i. y •rep^s!iße.sent, .me foij^^.to ses Aow W that the ch^, ( was f wtraight upland tie then told me tb keep iV c^eh. J ahd!.ffo J6rwaid!,‘aiid, ! tell thbm Jtb'Tiiy (Mt‘‘Sable. -gave oirdera 3 aegordaftfly, ahd' vtf paid out. • h Thh m»obor'bm^he'Bnip. 4 -Y i l went aft, and pointednnt^ ■was-right where she was.'but eventuaHy thk--cable? Was slipped. cV The me ;toJgetr r (Soma handsi to getfythe. yarew/

crews of the agoing out. The aecondmate’a J3oaLcamealongaide,.and.-I told him that to get t%'y^^;Tti^pe,d,TOund. ;! t ,jf saw-him aftei| wards’, of the passengers, no assistance was given me tp brace, them;. Aftferthey were braced round, tfcOj ihip grjwiualijn backed • out, As soon as she was clear of the point, tji© yards were braced round -again, by-the captain’s orderaptheVsails'''*feere' filled again, atfd'-thb vessel steered for the other bay. 1 then noticed ,the -dJagataff. for the-first time, and told the captain I thought they had a fl j g up. He said, “ Never itriihd,” She was then run into the shore. I then hove the lead and found there was little better than three fa thorps, of- water. There ypa?! a heavy.' swell. This" is* the place where the vessel; now lies v I; remained onboard ,tiil.rthe last boat was lowered' from the ship. She was wijtlpu a quarter, of a,mUe of the*Bhore,wl?en, the'an chor dropped. 7 T fibre were J two blight’ shocks to the forward,... T , . By Mr. Stout do'not'believe the anchor touched the bottom,.. I do not think it was paid out. I cannot account for it not holding. .wW!hdh:(Btold tire captain' tifSt the ship-was drifting r ho said -that could not be,- r y&te thirty la thoraa.l ;The depth'ibf the bay yarie^fWpii fi»e: J#; seven J*nd a-half ; fathoms. When J told-tiieiff to prepare the anchor it was held. The windlass did not appßar *#lAsteii»ble, as it bad tq b© lifted. . ... , . ifle snddW brii& ing up of the #^el : ':bjNup^ba6r'tbnching 1 thejrpckjwouldiprodueeta shoolt Similar,>tb, ’vessel retouching rthe' bqttbm r fv. ti)out!this >time.' would betas* "Whilefhp iconfusion lasted the ,speed woiHA uqfcccbkj aaf/Jftudh..!aß).tbi3i uSohletiineSvahel wouldibft*tbsjrjng oonb toay,;.nndi:soibbtirhtaj Therchief imaibiitbldlius: to cufc - the ofc th® Bench apd Mr Haggfttfl tit# a*w& aiightf RP adjourned -till - Friday,- as he -had other SOr? mm tp pan. He had given ;.MjBPV 3 having the therefore rvlusuV "in W, Mr Strode said, uwftqe .civil,,qases at the (or Friday Tast ana yesterday, hadjbeen adjourned §S 18 hfe. ,n fi^g?g® d at tnik Court with the inquiry ; and it would therefoßa-jjjqfqp him. on MVthb"- busiueßßaW£»’acqumuiat“g He auggestpA that the Court yitj fof a Sport tiffiP this evening, if they could from seven tiu tPn' wowiL '.aina. thfn'2d journ till .Saturday- it oe^e^'di^cW(ilude / hg’~t6aV d&^jj" ' } '•