The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-22 00:00:00

WRECK OF THE AMERICAN BARQUE JULIA

ANN.

PANAMA, FEB. 20.

The muter (Pond) of the Americas barque Julia
Any, of San Fronciev, who arrived in Panama by the
'anthers steamer, ha furnished the following molest of the
total loss of his meal on the nets of tees Scilly Island, on
the 3rd of October lest, sines whieh time he has been ender"-
Towles to make his way back to San Franeisoo, after
placing his npre end mew under the care of the Con-
sul at Tahiti. TOO barque Julia Ann was from Sydney for
San Promisee (weal), having ever 40 passengers on
hoard, most of whom were women. On the night of the
3rd of October, whilst off the Scilly Mande, she struck on •
reef, and it war found impossible to get her off. As there
was every prospect of her goieg to pieces speedily every
effort was directed to semis the of these board, fo
r
which • Iv*,
which purpose • tope was taken to the reef by
one of the alien, and mate fast to • rock, by
' which • portion of the people effected • landing on
the reef ; the rope, however, soon parted, leaving the
' remainder of those on board, including the captain, to what
appeared ieevitable destruction. Justin their last hopes were
dying out the vessel broke in two, aid • heavy sea ertkilig
bee euried the quarter deck, upon which they were collected,
high up on the reef, this enabling them to escspe beyond
the reach of the breakers. Oat of 66 perms on bleed, five
were lost in getting from the wreck; those who were saved
remained on the reel 48 holm, up to their waists in water,
without food or drink, sods:posed to a scorching sun. The
captain succeeded, after much difficulty, in oometructing a
couple of rafts (ram the floating spars and pieces of the
wreck, and filially the patty reached one of the adjacent
uninhabited islands, some ten miles &out, where they re.
mewed two moot's., subsisting principally oa turtle, sharks,
and erecoanuts, ant • supply of water which they procured
by digging. Hari.' saved one of the mall boats in a
damaged state, it was repaired, and after waiting eight
week' for a liftable opportunity (the trade winds con-
stastly blowing boot the east), she captain with the nine
men undertook the exceedingly haandou attempt of
reaching one of the &aid, Islaads, some 350 miles
distant, dead to windward, which they accomplished af-
ter fear days' incision* labour at the oars night and
day, and reached in safety the Island of Bo;abors. Mr.
Chisholm, the British Consul at Restos, having beard of
the Muster and the deplorable stets of the passengs re and
crew and finding no means of consmanicatiog with the
United States Consul at Tahiti, immediately deopetehed an
mums to Capfuls Leilms, of the @choosey Zama Packer,
in Hume, who started without delay he the relief of
' sue suffuses. Towable, at Boratora, be took Captain Poad
on beard and proceeded to !icily Island, received the pee.
roman and crew on board, and ouveyed them safely to
Tahiti, where they unwed Tahiti, in the most destitute weadiden,
bevies saved literally nothing from the wreck; from the
captain to the sable boy they were shotlets, and with barely
sufficient elubiag to cover their Dumas. The residents of
Tahiti provided them with clothing, and every possible aid
wurenedered to make them comfortable mail an opportn-
nit might offer to *lovely them to San Frensimso.
Captain Pond got a free pump from Tahiti to Callao in
the Preach ship Africaise, Captain Jai, from whom he re-
ceived the greatest kindness.