The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-24 00:00:00

THE LOSS OF THE PRINELIA FLOOD.

On Thursday we announced the foundering of
the above vessel, and, with the exception of the captain,
the loss of every soul oa board. Our oorrespowlent at
Liverpool has been favoured with the perusal of • letter
written by a gentleman residing at Trim"; Carearvon-
shire, at which place the captain now lien, in the moat
precarious condition, in consequence of the dreadful suffer-
ings he underwent from the time the vessel foundered
until he regained the land. The writer states that the
unfortunate vessel, under the commend of ,Oaptaln Ander-
son, left Queenstown for Liverpool on the 19th instant,
with a favourable wind. On the afternoon of 'the 20th the
wind blew a perfect hurricane, and the ship became leaky
and disabled. Towards dark, lb* condition of the ship
became very sarbaus, and the water was gaining
rapidly near her. Everything was heist prepared to leave
the ship when a tremeodoue ma swept over and lioralPbed
her, washing every moveable thing overboard. This was
the last seen of the Rialto. Flood. Captain Anderson,
after being knocked about for some time, succeeded in
getting bold of • pima of the poop as a support, in the hope
that be could keep afoat until be was rescued. When the
veal foundered she was bearing E.& F.-, 12 miles off Holy-
head. This was on the 20th, yet for upwania of twenty
hours, during the height of a storm which has rot been
equalled in intensity for the last 30 years, Captain Ander-
son struggled for life ; but no: friendly sail hove is sight,
end just as life and bop were fading away, together
with the strength which bad for as fenny hours
supported him, the NS at ,last ant bi soa shore in the
neighbourhood of Carnarvon. After repining • little
strength the captain mule his way to where he saw some
men, who received biro kindly, and gave him some refresh-
ment. As soon as he was sufficiently recovered he pro-
ceeded to Tyree wr, where he now hen to • feeble state and
uader medical oars. He is unable to write in consequence
of his hands being severely lacerated sad swollen. In an
account of the wreck yesterday we stated that the cargo of
the ill-fated ship consisted of ship's Mena. This is incorrect.
The cargo of the Primelia Flood comprised 400 tons of
cotton seed cake, about 200 tons of hides, 30 balsa of cotton,
and 6,000 slaves.

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