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BRISTOL, Arum 7.
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LIV ERPOOL, APRIL 7•
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RAILWAY TRAFFIC RE URNS.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—RetIiaI O
Traffic for the week ending April 4:—
Passengers, parcels, snails, &c. £24,456 16 1
Merchandise ... 17,694 16 8
Cattle .. ... ... 1,094 19 0

Total ••• ••• 11 9
Corresponding week last year ... 43,027 11 10
Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire nailways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.

GREAT WESTERN RATLW.4iY.--Return of traffic for the
week ending April 4 .£16,784 7 7
Corresponding week last year... 15,523 15 2

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260
open.)—Traffic for week ending Apr. 4...X15,608 8 2
Corresponding week in last year (260
miles open) .. ....£15,154 9 3

THE GMT NORTHERN RAILWAT.—. (Miles in work, 241 i
—Return' of Traffic for the Week ending March 28, 1852 ;--
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £4,766 1 11
Merchandise and minerals ... 6,227 10 1
Cattle 324 1 1

Total .. £11,317 13 1
Corresponding week, 1851 (236 miles) :
Passengers, parcels,' &c. ... £4,013 12 2
Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 3,608 4 0

Total ... ... £7,621 16 2
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—AMORRI of
Traffic for the week ending April 4 ;
Passengers £7,107 11 51
Goods ... ... 2,573 6 1

Total ... £9,680 17 61-
Corresponding week last year... 9,309 3 4

NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. —( Miles 0pen,112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending March 28
Railway and canal .- £4,903 0 0
Corresponding week last year ... 4,813 0 0
Note. —The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.
weekending April CHESTER
p ril
ILLYIIIZAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the

MAIN LINE.

Passengers Parcels, U. C. andD. . ... £9Bl 10 8
Goods, cattle, &c. ••
...
4t31 74 11 10
12 5
•••
•••
Mails ••• ...
...
... 60u 0 0
Total ._

1.1 0 .G. •.• £2,117 14 11
PaSiengers •••
Parcels, H. C. and D. ::: ... £4l 17 4
Goods, cattle, &c. ... •••
1 12 1
••• 103 11 2
Total ... ...
... --_-_i_________
STEAM-BoATs. 1; 47 0 7

Passengers ...
...
... R 142 6
Parcels, H. C. and D. ... ... 25 ogo

Total £167
CALIDONIAN RAILWAY.... (169 i miles opened.)_Ret
arn of
traffic for the week ending March 23 :
Passengers, &c. £2,835 6 1i
Goods, &c. "'5,293 14 2
Total .. £8,129 0 31
Corresponding week last year ... 7,498 0 2i

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THE LOSS OF HER MAJESTY'S
STEAMER BIRKENHEAD.
The following dispatches and enclosures were yes-
terday received by the Board of Admiralty, from
Commodore 11'yvill, containing the painfully inte-
resting details connected with the loss of the above-
named steamer. It appears that the total number of
lives that have been lost on this sad occasion, amounts
to 438. Melancholy, however, as this loss must be,
it is gratifying to learn that 193 persons were saved
from those who were on board at the time when the
wreck took place :
(No. 12.)
Castor, Simon's Bay, March 3, 1852.
Sir,-1. It is with much pain I have to report for
the information of my Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty, the disastrous wreck of her Majesty's
steam troop-Whip Birkenhead, on the morning of the
26th of Fehr:eery, at two o'clock, on the reef of rocks
off Point Danger, about fifty miles kern this anchor-
! age, by wleieh catastrophe I lament to state that the
lives of 438 officers (naval and military), seamen,
soldiers, and boys, have been lost, out of 630 who
were on board the ship at the time. The circum-
stance', as fez. as I can collect, are as follow :-
2. The, Birkenhead reached Simon's Bay from
Cork, on the 233 ult., ia 47 days. She was imme-
diately prepared for sea, received coals to 350 tons,
some provisions, and the officers' horses, disembarked
the women and children (except those taking a pas-
sage to Algae Bay), and was reported ready on the
25th. That afternoon Mr. Salmond received the Go-
vernment dispatches for his Excellency Sir Harry
Smith, my orders to proceed to Algoa Bay and Baf-
falo,Mouth to laud the drafts of the differenteregi-
ments, and steamed on his passage at six o'clock in
the evening, which was fine and calm, with smooth
water.
3. At half-past two on the afternoon of the 27th
of February Mr. Culhane, assistant-surgeon of the
Birkenhead, arrived at Simon's Town by land to re-
port to me the loss of his ship near to Point Danger,
that two boats with, as he stated, the only survivors,
were cruising about at a distance from the land ; vide
his statement, annexure No. 1. I immediately dis-
patched Commander Thence, of her M.jesty's ship
Castor, with 25 men (to form boats' crews) in the
B,hadarnanthus, the only steamer in port, to the scene
of the wreck. That evening he foil in with the
schooner Lioness, of Algoe Bay, Mr. Ramsden
master, whose report is attached (No. 2). This
vessel had on board the persons who were in the
boats and forty others, whom they had succeeded in
taking off the maintopsail yard of the ship, which
was the only part of the wreck visible above water,
altogether 116 in number, as per lists. It being
calm, and the schooner some distance from this an-
chorage, the Rhada.manthus towed her in, and pro-
ceeded afterwards to Point Danger in search of any
people who might yet be clinging to the spars and
pieces of wreck floating about ; also for any who
might have landed. An examination of the coast
having been made for upwards of twenty miles by
land sea, and no other persons being found, except
those who had landed during the night and day of the
wreck on Point Danger, the Rhadamanthus received
them on board and returned to this port on the
morning of the Ist instant. The persons so saved
were 68 in number, of which six were officers (four
military and two naval). They reached the land by
swimming and on pieces of wreck, &c. These, with
nine other-, who escaped in the gig, and were rescued
by the schooner, make the total saved 193.
4. It appears that her Majesty's ship Birkenhead
was duly pricked off on the chart at eight o'clock on
the night of the 25th, within False Bay, by the mas-
ter, Mr. Brodie, and officer of the watch, Mr. Spear,
second master; that the course was shaped S.S.E.
E,, and Cape Hat ;cliff giving a berth of about four
miles. The man at the wheel, John Haynes, A. 8.,
from ten to twelve o'clock of the first watch, states
that he steered that course, with directions not to go
to the eastward of it. A leadsmen was on the paddle
box, and look-out men were placed. The night was
fine, starlight, and calm, but a long swell setting in on
shore. The land was seen all the night from three to
four points on the port bow. At about ten minutes
before two o'clock, iu the middle watch, the leadsman,
Abel Stone, ordinary seaman, got soundings in twelve
or thirteen fathoms, of which he gave notice to the
officer of the watch, Mr. Davis, second master. The
ship was going about eight knote. Before he could
get another cast of the lead the ship struck, and he
found seven fathoms alongside; there were two fa-
thoms water under the bows, and eleven by the stern.
5. Is appears that Mr. g'.Arnond, who was roused
by the shock, went on deck ; inquired the time (a
few minutes to two o'clock), and the course steered ;
it was reported to be S.S.E. E., which he stated
was quite correct. He immediately ordered the en-
gines to be stopped ; the small bower anchor to be let
go ; the quarter boats to he lowered, and lie off along-
side the ship; the paddle-box boats to be got out,
and a turn attern to be given by the engines. He
ordered the military officers, who were all in attend-
ance (Nlajor Seton, of the 74th Regiment, and Cap-
tain Wright, of the 91st), to send the troops to the
chain pumps ; the orders were implicitly obeyed, and
perfect discipline maintained. So soon as Mr. &al-
mond heard there was water in the ship, he directed
the women and children to be pt into a cutter, in
charge of Mr. Richards, master's assistant, which
was done. In ten minutes after the first concussion,
and whilst the engines were turning astern, the ship
struck again under the engine-room, bulging the side
in several feet, and tearing open the bottom ; the
water rushed in, drowned the fires, and stopped
the engines ; the engineer, Mr. Renwick, and
stakers, making their escape to the upper deck. In-
stantly the sbip broke in two abaft the mainmast, and
sank, leaving the maintopmast and topsailyard only
visible above water. Up to this awful moment the
resolution and coolness of all hands was remarkable.
Mr. Salmond gave his orders with much presence of
mind to the last. The three boats, which had stayed
by the ship now left her to seek a landing or to save
themselves, and at daylight they were out of sight
from the wreck. The two cutters were picked up by
the schooner Lioness, and the gig landed with eight
men and Mr. Culhane, at Port d'Urben.
6. Having called upon the surviving officers for
their statements of the circumstances attending the
loss of this ill-fated ship, I have now the honour to
lay them (thirteen inclosures) before their Lordships
for their information, together with lists of the people
saved ; but I regret that I cannot furnish the names
of the unfortunate individuals who have been drowned
on this most melancholyoccasion, as the muster books
and rolls have been lost.
7. There is no doubt but the course of the ship was
shaped to hug the land too closely ; and as it does not
appear that either Mr. Salmond, or the master, had
attended on deck from ten o'clock in the first watch
until the accident occurred, it would infer much in-
attention and extreme neglect of duty on their parts ;
and when soundings were first struck, had the helm
been put to port, the ill-fated ship might have escaped
the danger. It is much to be lamented that not an
officer has been saved, who can give any satisfactory
information upon these points.
8. It is also to be deeply deplored that a young
officer, Mr. Richards, master's-assistant, should have
been the only executive in command of the boats; as
from the circumstance of their leaving the scene of
the wreck before daylight, the landing place disco-
vered on Point Danger by those who reached the
shore on rafts would have shown itself, and the hap-
less individuals who were clinging to pieces of wreck
and spars might have been picked off and carried to
the shore by the boats, and thus many more lives
would have been saved. Also when the schooner
visited the wreck, had the cutters examined the coast
in the locality, it is probable they might have found
a few others. I can only- a.ttrieute this fatal error
to want of judgment, and to the excited state of the
people in the boats under such appalling circumstances.
9. Captain Wright, of the 91st Regiment, who
landed on a piece of the wreck, lest no time in pro-
curing and sending assistance to his fellow sufferers.
Ile walked several miles along the coast, obtained the
use of a whale boat, and returned again to give all
relief in his power, taking charge of all who landed.
The civil commissioner, Mr. Mackay, and a Captain
Smales, residing near Stamtord's Cove, were most
hospitable and active in clothing and feeding the poor
fellows as they reached that place. To Mr. Ramsden,
activity prevented
the master, I have expressed my thanks for his hu-
Smeane kindnees and exertions in proceeding in his
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officers and
and I purpose sen g the remaining
crewen ead to England
opportunity (her Majesty's ship
by the first opp _
last nigh,, and will aboutsalAulazon,
which arrived here the
regiments,
12th instant), to be dealt with as their Lordships may
see fit.
10. I am glad to state that subscriptions IT •
ere Ira-

mediately raised to relieve the distress of the unfor-
tunate widows and children of the soldiers, who are
comfortably housed in the barracks of this place.—l
have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant,
C. WYVILL, Commodore.
I have deemed it advisable to entrust this dispatch to
Mr. Fresbthald, the late clerk of her Majesty's steam-
ship BirkenlY:tad, who, from his knowlf-dge of the cir-
cumstances, though not
present at the wreck, having
been left behind at my residence, sick, will be able to
give their L,)rd,,hips every information, and particularly
as to the names of the drowned officers, &c. It will
xlso enable the accounts of this unfortunate ship to
be closed. C. Wyvitz, Conmodore.
J. Parker, Esq., Secretary to the Admiralty,
&c., London.

T..;NCLOSURE NO. 1.
This enclosure is the statement of Dr. Cu'hare,
assistant-surgeon of her MajF ity's late st(tull-ship
Birkenhead, dated Feb. 27, which was printed in rei-
terciay's Sun.

REPORT' OF THE MASTER OF THE
SCHOONER LIONESS.
ErtcLosuitE No. 2.
Schooner Lioness,
Simon's Bay, Feb. 27, 1852.
Sir,—l beg to report to you that when the Lioness
was off Walker's Bay I observed a boat in shore pull-
ing towards me on the morning of the 26th inst., at
about ten o'clock, which I picked up, and found her
to contain 37 survivors from the wreck of the Birken-
head. On hearing that there were two other boats I
proceeded in search of themt arid, three-quarters of
an
cutter, with the women and children ; but, after cruis
iog about for the third boat, I -made for the wreck, which
I reached about two o'clock in the afternoon of the same
hour after wards wing tap tilt, other
day, and sent the cutters away to pick up the men
hanging to the spars, by which we rescued 35 soldiers
and sailors in a nearly naked state. The wreck had
disappeared all but a piece of the maintopwast and
topsailyard, to which the men were clinging. Nothing
else could be saved. I observed that some had suc-
ceeded in landing on the point, but only to the riutnber
of about ten. Finding that I could do no more at
the wreck, I made for the anchorage, and was towed.
by her Majesty's steam-vessel Radamanthus when
about nine miles from the anchorage. I was glad to
have it in my power to relieve the sufferers of this
unfortunate ship, who were on board me about
thity-s and children were
delay,
e tl
o a
y be,
replaced, and the
provided with suitable clothing by my wife, and all
that I and my ship's company could spare were rix hours. Tne women
sup-
plied to the men.
my voyage to the
I beg you will be
pleasedw eAstsclo
atasomt
oodrfdeAfricaof
provisionswithoutprosecuting
defects of the ship made good—my boat and gunwale
being injured by getting in the cutters. The unfor-
tunate people have been put on board the Castor at
nine o'clock.

I have the honour to be, Sir, &a.
(Signed) THOMAS E. RAMSDEN,
Master and owner of the Lioness.
Commodore Wyvill, Commanding-in-Chief, &c.

LIST OF PERSONS SAVED.
ENCLOSURP, No. 3.

Tbis enclosure contains the list of officers, ship's
company, &c., saved from the Birkenhead, which was
printed in The Sun of yesterday, which included 7
officers, 42 seamen, 5 boys, and 6 marines, making a
total of GO persons. Mr. Fresbfield had been left at
Simon's Bay, on sick leave. This enclosure likewise
contains the following
LIST OF OFFICERS, SOLDIERS, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN
SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF HER MAJESTY'S LATE
STEAM-SHIP BIRKENHEAD.
Officers.

Wright, Captain, 91st Regiment; Gererdot, Lieute-
nant, 43d Foot; Lucas, Lieutenant, 73d Foot; Bond,
Cornet, 12th Lancers; Bowen, Staff Surgeon.
Soldiers.
2d Regiment—Private John Acore, Michael Malay,
P. Peters, John Peters, Thomas Chadwick, Robert
Page, Henry Double, Henry Vernon, James Gildea,
Benjamin Patrick M'Crery, A. Anthers, W.
Badd, G. White, John I3auden, John Smith, T. Glee-
son, S. Hales.
6th Regiment.—Sergeant Dile; Privates W. Bushe,
Clark, Thomas Coa, James Goldin, John Her-
rich, James Wade, William Welch, John Kitchen, R.
Hunt, Thomas Hortby P. Gleeson, E. Walahe.
12th RPgithent—Privates Daniel Walters, Thomas
Saugan, John Irvin, James Johnson, Robert Dolan,
John:rale, John Simon, Patrick Ward, C. Kerrigan,
Michael Hearty, George Bridges, George Welle, William
Thomas Higgina, John M`Donald, G. Walker.
43d Regiment—Privates John Herin, Edward Am-
brose, James West, Harrison, Thomas Ginn George
Peters, George Lyons, Geo. Brackley, Michael Hornet,
Peter Allen, James Woodward, W. Sharp, D. Bunker,
H. Huai, y.

45th Itegiment—Private Adam Keating.
60 h ltdes—Se.rgeant D. Andrews; Privates William
Burkn. Thomas Nutall, Thomas Smith, William Sooter,
A. Lackie, Henry Foss, J. Hanlon, Henry Mather, J.
Stanfield, Laffey.
73d Ro4inaPiat—Sergeant Kilberry ; Privates William
Bushe, Thomas Cash, Jurnes Fitzpatrick, William Halt-
penny, Patrick May, Michael O'Brien, Patrick Lynch,
John Sullivan, William Wood, I). Sullivan, J. O'Reillr,
W. Dobson, Patrick Taylor, D. Malony, J. Malony,
Green.

74th Regiment—Sergeant Harold ; Privates William
Boyce, Charles Ferguat), James Henderson, D. Kirk-
ford. Walter Taylor, John Smith, Charles Walker,
Daniel Shaw, George Taylor, Thomas AlCullin,.Richerd
unro, James M'Grigor, John
M'liee. A. Nathaniel, J.
~
Sharp.ai
91,t Regiment—Privates John Stanley, David Carey.
Patrick Mullins, Patrick Cunr.ingharn John Cougham,
John Holden, Patrick
Nl•Kay, Mark Hudson, John Lancey, John Haggtrt,
J. Robinson, John Lazb, John withasley, Frederick
Winterhottom. John' Cordie. Allen

12th Lancf,rs—Privates John Dodd M. Schofield.
Ladies and Women--Mrs. Darkins, Mrs. Nesbitt,
M M
Mrs. Mullins, Mrs.
--ontgomery, Mrs. Guichar, Mrs,
Spruce, Mrs. iluchon.
13 children.

, 12th Re im ent, left behind
laeutenant Faitlough
:sick) at Simon's Bay. g

AlisTne.cr.
Officers ... 5
Soldiers ••• •••
••• —•
••. 12
••• 6
Women ... 7
•••
Children ... ...
••• •••
13 •••
••• ..•

151
Of whom seventeen soldiers wera left sick at tho
Naval Hospital.
TOTAL NUMBER 81:VED FROM WRECK.
Naval persons
59
military persons _

.. 134
T,
"--------I____Vrvie• Ix, Commodore.
STATEMENT OF DR.
-D OWEN, STAFF-SUR-
GEON, SAVED By
EszeLso irao
sttR:%Tb,IIIo.E4.CUTTER.
Sir,—ln obedience to Town, March 1, 1852.
Your command I have the ho-
nour to state that I was on
deck of the Birkenhead
shortly after she struck, th
aboute two A.M. on the 26th of
February. I remained in
the
hoses,
till she parted in
two, just before the paddle,
and then, seeing 710 hope of thles, as it seemed to me,
Salmond saying that those who e ship floating, and Mr.
try and save their lives, I lowered could swim had bettor
and swam. The ship went down
ill myseelf fro
foum r
the poop
thre or minutes
after I left her, as far as I can judge, I was picked up by
deck the conduct of the
During the time I was on
officers and men, both naval and
displayed the
greatest coolness and the perfectiol military,
it
la, and carried into
Salmoncrs orders were given, answellretf discipline. Mr
effect with as much quietness as if had ad been only an
Salmond a short time
ordinary occasion. I spoke to Mr.
before the ship parted, and he was
as cool and self-pos-
sessed as possible.
After I got into the cutter we took in as many men as
r
she could with safety carry, and the c
behaved with
the greatest courage and propriety, wievth?
the exce
Mr.
ption
grumble
to
of one marine, whose conduct was
disrespectful_rnW
Renwick, and who appeared to
e rather than
assist. 'u
orders of
in com-
pany first and second cutters and gi
of Mr. Ri-
pany for Cape Usngcliff, under the
rwale found the
' chards. As, when we neared the shore,
surf breaking heavily., at daylight we all
along
led seaward
for a sail which was in sight, but after
there seemed no chance of reaching her, wa
_lung pull, as
too, sprung up
for H ingcliff. A north-westerly breeze r
Ougain pulled
and freshened, with a sea that was rathermuch for
which
our deeply-laden boat, and after hailing the gig
was ahead of us, and waving hats for some time
being able to attract the attention of the
crew,a we put
_b
the boat before the wind, and Pulled for without
which appeared to be standing in. This proved schooner
to e
the schooner Lioness, and she took
us
.13 about half-
Winomsheore for
past 11 A.M.
The master of this schooner then stood
picked them lien:,and
the second cutter, with Mr. Richards, the
children, and some soldiers; we they
were like ourselves, pulling for the schooner; when
we
first made them out they appeared to
aa be under
which proved to be a woman's shawl spread
hook. We could see nothing of the gig, but aasnsahebsohaitld:
a picked crew from the first cutter for the purpose of
chasing the schooner in the morning, we were not in
much apprehension on her account.
The schooner then visited the wreck, and took many
men from it. This was done by Mr. Renwick and Mr.
Richards. and the cutters' crews; these two gentlemen
displayed the greatest courage, determination, and in-
telligence in getting the men from the wreck, as well
as
f
during the whole affair. Their conduct Was that
brave men.
Mr. Richards's duty in the boat, with the women and
children, Was arduous in the extreme, and Well per-
fornsel,„

Mr. Hire, who was on the wreck about thirteen hours,
displayed the greatest courage and coolness.
Mr. Renwick was nearly exhausted, and much biuiscd,
when we in the first cutter took him out of the gig for
the purpose of lightening her to chase the schooner, but
after sunrise he soon rallied end behaved nobly.
Nothing could exceed the kind.w:ss and attention of
Mr. Ramsden and his wire on board the Lioness; nothing
was too good ftr uQ, and he made every eff)rt to save
many souls as possible. He des;:rves the highest
praise.—l have the hocour to bc, Sir,
(Sigeed) ROBERT 13owEN, Second Staff Surgeon.

STATF.:',IEN l' OF MR. RICHARDS,

MASTER ASSISTANT OFFICER IN COMMAND OF TIIL

BOATS.
ENCLOSURE No. 5.
Her Majesty's soeate-vessel Rhstio.manthus,
Simon's Bay, March 1, 1852.
At the time the vessel e;,sask I was asleep in my
hammock in the fore cockpit. I immediately ran on
deck in my shirt, and on looking down the fore hatch-
way I saw the (Xi:Tit, was half' full of water. It rising
very faer, I then vent aft, and heard the captain give
orders to rig the cbainpumps. I went b_dow in the after
cockpit, and with the purser's steward and carpenter
shipped the pump handles. I then went on deck, and
assisted in clearing away the first cutter, and starboard
ohze
pna
tv
eai
in a
thenarin orderedet settling
manner.t
he
down
sHo
ledb yit
eh
rteshn eonh
callede thea d
palvoeeor,pya,
nfwadhe toi.er
which was
e"wrr head,B3
paddle-box boats' falls. The vessel was then rolling
me to get the women and children in the second cutter,
and save them if possible. The boat wos lowered with
a quantity of water in her, and nearly swamped along-
side. The women and children were then passed into
her, and some of the soldiers also jumped.isieff the gang-
way, in all thirty-five persons. I then got clear of the
vessel, which immediately parted in two just before the
paddle-boxes. I then heard the captain calling for a
boat to save Mr. Brodie, the master. I pulled to the
wreck, but could not see him. I was obliged to get
clear of the wreck again immediately, as the
boat was nearly swamping, and a great num-
, oer of men swimming towards her. I then
c
saw the first cutter and second gig astern of the
wreck. I bailed and asked
they they
could ty
in zs many as
towards me. I then heard Mr.
toamnde tiouipli(f
pick him
and to go on a little
widercearrfyull. inansdafetotyld
them to
coi i, takecna l
up t pulled
up. I told him we were
nearly
farther to the gig, which picked him up shortly after-
Rrehlleyw
then
sinking,e
wards. We stayed by the wreck about an hour after
she parted in two, and having as many in as the be.s'
could carry, I stood in toeards the shore to see if I
could land those that vrere in the boats. We got in as
far as the breakers, and I feued the surf was running
too high to land without staving the boats and endan-
gering the lives of those that were already saved, es-
pecially those of the women and children. I then hailed
the boats to keep further out, as I was nearly in the
breakers, and should be swamped; we, however, suc-
ceeded in getting out of them, and thee proceeded along
the shore to the N.W. six or seven miles, but could not
see any place we could laud. At daylight wo observed a
schooner in the offing, five or six miles off. I consulted with
the other officers, and we considered the best way to try
and come up with the schooner. After chasing her
between two and three hours a breeze sprung up from
the westward, and she stood off the land; the first cutter
and gig were then very nearly cut of sight a head of me,
as we could not keep up to them, only being able to
null six oars. I found it was useless my proceeding any
further in chase, so I stood in towards the land; we
a ere then in sight of the wreck, but could not distin-
guish any men on it; we made very little way towards
the land, and the breeze freshening we were obliged to
keep the boat before it to prevent her sinking; we were
within two or three miles of the land when we again saw
the schooner standing towards us; we pulled the boat
round, and with a woman's shawl for a sail, succeeded
in making a little way towards her. She hove to, and
picked us up at about two P.M., when I found the first
cutter on board, with Mr. Renwick, Dr. Bowen, and
thirty-four men. We could not see the gig, and there-
fore made all sail towards the wreck, which we hove to
off at half-past three; Mr. Renwick and myself then
proceeded to the cutters, and succeeded in saving forty-
five men off the topmast and topsail yard; we could not
see anything between the wreck and the shore, and
thinking all that wore saved had reached the shore, 'we
proceeded in ,the schooner to Simon's Bay, having on
beard 116 people.
(Signed) R. B. RICHARDS, Master's Assistant.

STATEMENT OF MR. HIRE, CLERK.
WHO WAS TWELVE HOURS ON THE WRECK,
ENCLOSURE No. 6.

H.M.S.V. Rhadamanthus, Simon'd Bay,
March 1, 1852.

I slept in the fore cockpit, and between two and three
A.M. on the morning of the 26th of February, 1852, I
was awoke by the ship striking against something. I
got on deck and went aft to the commander, who told
me to get the books ready to go in the boat, as he did
not think there was any immediate danger. I did so,
and went again on the poop. I had hardly got there
when she went in halves amidships. I stopped by the
commander, and Mr. Spear, second master, at the wheel,
until the poop went down, taking us with it. I came
up again close to the mainyard, and from there to the
topsail yard as she settled down, where I remained. I
did riot see any officer or the boats; there were I thiek
about fifty men on the yard witn me, some of whom
dropped off during the rest of the night, and at daylight
some went on shore on parts of the wreck. We saw a
vessel about five or six miles to windward, which after-
wards proved to be theichooner, Lioness.. I tried to get
one of the gigs which appeared above water, but could
not. At about halt-past three P.M. 'he next day the
schooner came down close to us, and the two cutters
with Mr. Richards, master's assistant, and Mr. Renwick,
engineer, came and took us off to the schooner, where
we received the greatest kindness both from the master
and his wife, who did everything in their power to assist
and make comfortable.

(Signed)

G. W. S. HIRE, Clerk,
RM S.V. Birkenhead.

STATEMENT OF MR. REN WICK, CHIEF
ASSIS rAN r ENGINEER,

AS TO THE STOPPING AND BACKING THE ENGINES.
ENCLOSURE NO. 7.

Rhadamanthus, Simon's Bay,
March 1, 1852.

I was awoke by the vessel going ashore, and water
rushing from the main deck into the fore cockpit; I ran
into the engins-room in my shirt only, and found there
Mr. Whyham, Mr. Kitchingman, and Mr. Barber; the
engines were stopped, cud water pouring from the main-
deck through the door, over the starboard cylinder. I
shut the door, and about a minute afterwards orders
were given to go astern. The engines, after making
from 16 to 20 revolutions, stopped, the water rising so
high as to extinguish the fires.
While opening the starboard injection-cock I observed
a large portion of the starboard bilge buckled upwards,
plates and ribs both started, and water rushing in.
Mr. Whyham having reported to the commander that
the water had risen above the level of the air-pump lids,
ordered all hands out of the engine-room. I then went
aft and remained on the poop until she broke in two.
Oa rising in the water I swam towards the shore for
about fifteen minutes, but observing what appeared to be
two boats, about a hundred yards to my left, I proceeded
in that direction. On nearing the first one I hailed, and
was answered by Mr. Richards, who told me to go ahead
to the other boat, as his was full. At this time I was
seized by a boy, who took me down; after struggling I
rose, and was picked up insensible by the second gig;
on recovering I found Dr. Culhane, and six or seven
others in the boat. The three boats being full, closed
and pulled in towards the shore, to pick out a landing
place, the surf breaking very heavily as far as we could
see. At break of day we saw a sail standing towards
us, distant about five miles, we being then about four
or five miles from the wreck, and three or four from the
shore. We comulted together, tied decided to pull to-
', wards her, as we were unsuccessful in finding a place to
land without smashing the boat. We palled two hours
or so after her, but made very little progress in nearing
her. Dr. Culhane then proposed to close the first cutter,
select eight good men, and continue to chase, the second
cotter, at this time, distant about a mile astern. We
did so, and no officer being in the first cutter, I took
charge of her, and continued to follow the gig. A
breeze sprung up, when the vessel quickly left us. Both
gig and first cutter pulled in towards land, obliged to
being in her 36 men. About I_l A.M. observed the V_CtBslool
run before the sea to prevent the boat swamping,
standing towards us on the port tack to leeward. A
schooner
was picked up by her, which turned out to be the se
Lioness, of Cape Town, Captain Ramsden. of
I pointed oat to him the position, as I.9111)PaOr"
direc-
the other boats; he immediately made sail in
the second
tion, and at two P.M. succeeded in picking ti.pe
charge
of
cutter, with men, women, and children,
unable
Mr. Richards. A! man at the mast-head
wreck, and
to ace the gig, we made all sail towards the there
arrived off the reef about 3.30 red.
Mr. roceeded
Hire, clerk,
to the wreck, and succeeded in troe stchuet
main topmast and
and 36 men who were cling
Having closely eg
x the coast
topsailyard.%naminedone afloat,whole made sail
without perceiving any othe
board in all 116 persons.
for Simon'a Bay, having on
(Signed)
cnAs. IC . R ENWICK,
First Class Assistant-Engineer.
Mr. Richards and myself, in the two cutters, p

BOATS.
which I did; after
STATEMENT OF MR. ARCHIBALD, GUNNER
aroused from my bed by a severe shock,
s::On RELATIVE
n tbe TOr 0
rGnEi GETTING Nco Gr
tsohuUenTE2
6TILEisTLho .
of February
PADDLE-BOXFebru y I
was
I instan!lyyan
on deck, found the ship had struck on a rock, and was
rapidly sinking. I was ordered. by the captain to fire
port sponson to clear away the
port paddle box boat.
We had canted the boat, when the fore part of the
sthoedrooinckgeltawaeundt
obaurinhtehe blue lights,
ship went down; at the same
_time 1 and Mr. Brodie
(master) were washed overhoard. When rising to the
surface of the water, I held., I
o'ltam towards a truss of
on to part of the wreck.
Finding it impossible
to hold on with the straw any longer, I made for part
u
of th® wreck, whore I found Captain Wright, 910 Regi-
hay, Leaving
si• here the
I pfoiecunedo mf wreck, r
Brodie.

;
went, and nine or ten men; they assistecime on the raft'
floating towards the shore. We picked 'nplkir,. Barber,
assistant-engineer, and a boatswain's imate (Lacey
James). We arrived on shore about one or two o'clock.
Previous to landing on shore, I observed a sail in the
offing, distanrahout two miles. Afar landing, I saw
the schoc,ner making for the wreak. We then proceeded
on to 'Sandford Bay, at which place Captain Wright left
us, and procured some refreshments. Next morning
proceeded to Captain Smales', where we were clothed
and fed until sent on board her Majesty's steamer 11116-
dammuthus.

Memorandum.—ln respect to the boats, I saw none
but the port paddle-box boat, bottom up, with some
seven or eight hands on her, drifting towards the shore.
I heard several voices calling loudly, and in that strain
of voice that I fancied some boat or boats very near at
hand; and if there had been any boat or boats present to
have taken the men from the floating pieces of wreck,
they might, with good management, hf.ve been safely
lat:ded iu the•samF cove where Gaptain Wright and my-
self were landed, and could have made several trips to
and fro to the shore, end saved a largo number of men,
as they were some time kept upon the surface of the
water by the floating pieces of wreck. My opinion
upon the boat that bad the women and children in saved
time and lives by getting the assistance of the schooner,
there being a great number on and about the wreck.
(Signed) JOHN ARCHIBALD, Gunner,
late Birkenhead.
To Commodore Wyvill, Simon's Bay.

SECOND STATEMENT OF MR. CULHANE,
- ASSISTANT-SURGEON,

AS TO LEAVING THE WRECK IN THE GIG, A.,LSO. LEANING
THE BOATS.
Eivccrosnxx-
Naval Hospital, Simon's Town,
March 1, 1852.
Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that 1 was the
last person who left the wreck of her Majesty's steam-
vessel Birkenhead when she got on the rocks off Danger
Point. The poop was on a level with the sea when I
swam from her, and at that time I could not see any
of the boats. I succeeded, after swimming about•a
mile or more, in reaching the second gig; and when I
got into her we mustered ten. I rt mained there for some
time; could not see the wreck, being dark, and did not
see any men near. The two cutters were near, and th. y
left, and we followed, thinking to make the shore, but at
daylight Mr. Richards saw a sail, and we all dwermined
to pall for it, but after chasing the schooner at least
twenty miles in the gig, as I had eight men who vo-
lunteered from the cutter to pull for the schooner,
she got ahead of us, and we did not get up until she was
out of sight, and then thought it the most expeditious
way to reach you, in order to let you know the melan-
choly loss of the men and officers who were on board,
except those who were on the mast. When I left the
wreck we pulled for ten hours before we reached the
shore, and were six miles ahead of the cutter, when
we gave up all hopes of reaching the schooner. The
people in the cutter say that they made signals to us,
but the eight men and myself can assure you that we
did not see any signal to us. I reached Port 'd'Urban
about three o'clock, pat. The day after the wreck
rode on horseback from there to Cape Town, and arrived
at Simon's Bay is about twenty-four hours from the
time I started, and atter pulling a share of about fifty
miles, and riding about 110 miles across the country, I
am sorry to hear that it has been said that I left the
boats. We saw the schooner tack and come in the
direction of where we last saw the cutters, and she hove
to, as if to take them on board, and afterwards to steer
towards the wreck. We should be very glad to be there
at the time, as we dreaded that we could not get a land-
ing-place. I assure you that I tried every effort to
roach you, in order that you may be able to send a
steamer to the wreck, and that was the object of the
other eight of the boat's crew.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
(Signed) Wat. CIILHANE, Assistant-Surgeon.
C. Wyvill, Esq., Commodore, Commanding-
in-Chief, Simon's Bay.

STATEMENT OF MR. BARBER, ASSISTANT

ENGINEER,
AS TO THE ENGINE TURNING ASTERN, &C.
ENCLOSURE, No. 10.
Her Majesty's steam-vessel, Rindsmanthus.
Simon's Bay, March 1.
About two A.M. on the morning of the 26th February,
1852, I was awoke by the ship striking, nod ran
into the engine-room, where I found Mr. Ititchingman,
who was on watch, :landing by the starting gear. He
informed me he had just stopped the engines. We re•
msined there until Mr. Whyham ordered the safety
valves of the three boilers to be opened, which I did.
Shortly after the order was given to turn astern, which
was done. The fires wore afterwards extinguished by
the water rising rapidly in the engine-room. We then
wentlalleck.— Sam-after the ship parted. I went to
the dinuili.44l; and lowered myself into the water, but
the weight of the soldiers who clung on me forced me
to let go and take to some of the main rigging, where I
remained until the ship went down, taking me with her.
I came up again, and held on to some of the wreck until
picked up by Captain Wright and some more men on
a part of the fore spenson, on which we succeeded in
reaching the shore about one P.M.
(Signed) BENJAMIN BARBER,

REPORT OF COMMANDER BUNCE,

SENT IN F.HADAMANTRUS To TUE SCENE OF TEE WRECK,

TO AFFORD RELIEF.
ENCLOSURE No. 11. "
H.M.S. Castor, Simon's Bay, Feb. 29, 1852.
Sir,—l beg to acquaint yon that I proceeded, in obe-
diunca to your order, in her Majesty's steam vessel Rha-
damanthus to Danger Point, arriving off there on the
morning of the 28:11, and after examining the wreck with
her maintopmast al ne above water, I proceeded in the
boats to Stanford's Cove, where I found four of the menwho had reached the shore from the wreck, and from
whom I received information that many more were at a
farm called Klyne River, about fitteu miles distant. I
rode out to the farm and found 60 more, all of whom hid
been clothed, fed, and !lensed most hospitably by Cap-
tain Smales, the proprietor, with whom I made arrange-
ments for sending them down to Stantord Cove in the
morning, to embaik th€m in the Rhadsmanthus—the
sick to come in waggons-
The next morning I proceeded with Captain Wright,
91st Regiment (the senior surviving military officer),
and Mr. Mackay, the civil commissioner of the Caledon
district, to the neighbourhood of the wreck, and, travel-
ling the beach for some distance, found it strewed with
small spars, pieces of deck, &c., and the paddle-box
boats, both of which were rendered unserviceable when
the vessel broke in two pieces; numbers of dead bodies
had been found and buried, and great numbers must have
perished by getting entangled in the large kelpweed
which fringes the coast about Danger Point.
From the information I have been enabled to collect,
it would appear that the Birkenhead rounded Cape
Hauglip at about 9.30 P.M., on the 25th ultimo, at the
distance of four or five miles, that a S.S.E.
26th she
by compass, was steered, and at 2 A.M. on Lacer
Point,
struck on a i E course,
pinnacle rock on the reef off
rock
through her into the engine-room, and, the engiLlC6 being
immediately reversed, rent her bottom,t
the engineS being
immediately reversed, rent her bottom, and is twenty or
deep water
thirty minutes from the time she
_fiorwsn tiarnutcok she broke
in midships, tho bow part going d
The two cutters and
one way, and the stern the other.
ginned and ordered to
were put into one
one gig had been lowered and
.
lie off. All the women and children
~c- Richards', master's
cutter, under the charge of ~..r.,,4_,_. Some thirty
. oome thirty or
assist-
ant, the senior surviving naval
laden, the
forty of the men clung to the getting and rigging
some swam to the boats, d
an
' wreck heavily
boats pulled out clear of the
, many were below
when the vessel broke,
and wont down in her, and the
rest on bundles of hap
spars, stools, doors, tables, and
boats. bottom up, worn drifting about be-
sixty-eight officers
the paddle-box
inrithhee Rhadamanthus are
be-
tween the shorelabordounthgoeh_twdr.eoci,kn,
and men whom
the only survivors )oattst, those who were on these rafts
and t paddle-box, b fze. Many must i have been
exhaustion, and many have been knocked
drowned from
n the ledges of roc -
to pieces ° h . is over which the sea was
• g By t 0 exertio
breakin . ns o Captain Wright and the
civil commissioner of the Caledon district (Mr.Mackay),M
a whale boat was procured the day after the wreck to
search about, and five men were landed by her from
bits of wood drifting about, one soldier after being 35
hours in the water.
In communicating to you this d• t
. . isas.roua occurrence, I
cannot bate express my opinion that if the boats had kept
by the wrck
until good daylight, landed the extra
hands in one of the small
_creeks about, and then given
their attention and assistance to the poor fellows float-
ing and struggli
ng in the water, a great many more
might have
been saved, for the weather was fine, the
tea quite smooth, and not a breath of wind.
Mr. C
ulhane, the assistant-surgeon of the Bit kenbead,
svl s in the gig, and went in pursuit of a smell schooner,
which was seen at daylight, but as he could neither
reach her nor succeed in drawing her attention, he bore
up for Port d'Urban, about twelve or fifteen miles from
Danger Point, whence he communicated to you the loss
of the Birkenhead.

The two cutters succeeded in getting to the English
schooner Lioness, which vessel came up to the wreck,
and took off all those who were hanging to the mast and
yard; making, in all on board her saved from the wreck,
117, which, with the 9 landed in the gig, and the 68
in the Rbadamanthus, makes a total of 194 of eli de-
nowinatious saved out of the 630 she left bimon's Bay
with on board.

I enclo.se to you a list of the officers, soldiers, sailors,
women, and children who have been saved.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) B. H. BUNCE, Commarder.
To Commodore Christopher Wyvill, Commanding-
in-Chief, &e.

STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN WRIGHT'
913 t REGIMENT, OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES CONNECTED
WITH THE WRECK AND SAVING CF LIVES BY 111,1T$, &O.
ENCLOSURE No. 12•
Simon's Bay, gareh 1, 1852.
About six P.M. of the 25th February'''. M. ship Bir-
kenhead bailed from Bay► on her passage to

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! oa Bay, to land the drafte4(the 12th, 91st, and
.74 , and then to proceed to the Buffalo to land the re-
inder of the drafts, viz., 12th Lancers, 2d, 43d, 73d,
'sth, 6th, and 60th Rifles. About half-past ten I was
deck, and the officer on watch, Mr. Spear, observed
• me that ho had passed the light, at the same time
ioi
pointing out to me a light on theport side of the vessel.
4-inade the remark at the time, "Surely that is not
.i.i..Agulhas light, for if so the Cape Joust have moved
`-Hearer the Cape (meaning Cape Point) than it was when
-I was here five years ago. From the appearance of the
light I was satisfied that it was from a lighthouse, and
not from a fire on the hills, many of which were burning,
and therefore I concluded that another lighthouse had
' been built since I was here in 1847. I then went to bed.
' About two IX, on Thursday I was awoke by a severe
shock, and on getting up found that the vessel bad
struck. I came up on deck and found the commander,
Mr. Salmond, and' Mr. Davis, second master, on the
poop. I was standing alongside them. The ccm-
mander asked Mr. Davis how the light was bearing
when he last saw it: Mr. Davis replied by naming
some point of the compass. When the commander'
turned awny Mr. Davis remarked to me that it was odd
where that ',gilt was, and he gave me distinctly to un-
derstand that he alluded to a lighthouse light, Bed
not a fire on the hills. I have tow every reason to sup-
pose that the light which was seen was a fire lighted-of
dry wood on Cape Madge, to act as a signal fire to the
fishing boats which go out from that point. I saw the
light for a long time myself, and certainly considered it
a lighthouse light, as I have before stated. After. the
vessel struck the commander retnahei on tbt poop, and
gave his orders to Major Scion and myself. The utmost
order wee observed by all on board, and until the vessel '
totally disappeared there was not a cry or murmur from
soldiers or sailors. . It struck me as being one of the
most perfect instances of what discipline can effect, and
almost led me to believe that not a man on board knew
the vessel was likely to go down. About ten minutes
after the vessel struuk, the commander sent me to Mr.
Brodie, who was on the bridge, to know what assistance
he required to get the paddle-box boats out; he told me
to get thirty men put en to, each tackle, so as to get the
boats off. I did so, and then went to the commander
on the poop to see if he had any more orders; he told
me to get twenty more men to the chain pumps. • I die
reeted-Lieutenant Girardot, 48d, to do • this, and .it was
done; Almost immediately the -vessel's bows egnaWed
off, the how part going up ist-Aitt.*.147441 the tore. -:
inset; the funnell fell ever ter Y. tritsitoard at the same ..._.
time, almost carrying away the peddle-box and beat on 4
the starboard sidc:; the other paddle-box boat was being. .-'
canted over just at this time; and Mr. Brodie disap-
appeared from the bridge, having been knocked over
somehow or oiler.

Just before the vessel broke at the bows. the com-
mander had ordered the horses to be pushed overboard,
and directed Mr. Richards to get into the outter to re-
ceive the women end children. All this was done with
the utmost regularity, and the beats stood off shout
100 yards from the ship; the commander alko ordered
~ut the 'urge boat
. iu the centre of the ship, but, it
ci,uld not be moved as the ship was breaking up st
the bows.

Just bt-fore the vessel broke a second time, which was
in about twvaty minutes from first striking, the com-
mander called out for all officers and men who could
swim to jump overboard and make for the boats; Lieut.
Girardot was standing alongside ot me, by the poop-rail,
at the time. We called out to the men not to go over-
board to the boats, as we feared their being swamped,
they being full of women and children (at least one of
them we knew was). Very few men went, and the rest
remained on the poop till that part sank, and then down
we all vent together. Every officer was on board the
vessel when she sank, except Mr. Richards, who was on
board the cutter, and Dr. Culhane of the ship, who got
into one of the gigs; and then made the best of his way
to But River, some fifteen or twenty miles from the
wreck, rowed there by eight of the crew. I cannot ex-
press how much the loss of this boat was felt, as, had it
returned after landing Dr. Culhane, I have ro hesitation
in saying that nearly every man of the two hundred
(about) who were on the drift-wood between the wreck
and the shore must have been saved, as they could have
been picked off the spars and wood on which they were
when they were outside the seaweed, which prevented
them from coming in to shore. The boat could have
made 40 or 50 trips to shore between daylight and dark,
and landed the persona in the boat in a cove just to the
eastward of Danger Point. As soon as I got on shore
the party I was with (on the driftwood) and myself pro-
ceeded to Stanford's Cove, where there is a fishing
station, about six or seven miles from, Danger Point.
As there was nothing to be had to eat there, left the
men and went to a farm-house about eight miles from
thence, and sent provisions for the men. I also did the
same next day, and then had the men removed to Capt.
Smales's farm, about 15 miles further up the country,
sending Lieutenant Girardot and Cornet Bond with
them. I then went down to the coast and put up in a
hut, and was occupied during Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday, in examining every part of the rocks for at
least 20 miles. I fell in with the crew of a whale-boat,
who were employed sealing at Dyer's Island. I got
them to take the outside of the seaweed, about a quarter
of a mile from shore, whilst the purser's steward of the
Birkenhead and myself examined the rocks. The boat
got two men, and we also two, who had been 38 hours
in the water; they were sadly exhausted, but a night's
rest in tho hut made them all right, except a few
bruises. On the second and third day that I was on the
coast, I was joined by Field Cornet Villiers and Mr.
Mackay, Civil Commissioner of Caledon, and they had
with them a number of men to assist in burying the
dead, and collecting what things were washed up on
shore.

Very fcw bodies were found. On Sundßy, at 6 r.m.,
hitviog perfectly satisfied myself that no living soul
could be along the shore, and the men who were at Cep-
taio Smalcs's having been ordered down to the cove, to
embark on hoard the Rhadamanthus. I left along wilh
them, and arrived in charge of 46 solditis and two
officers at Simon's Bay, at 3 A.R. this morning. En-
sign Lucas, of the 73d, being uneble to trave.l, I Itt.d to
kayo hint at. Captain tjnatiles's farm. I cannot conclude
this memorandum without alluding to Mr. Archbold,
the master gunner, who was on the same rift with me
ftir some time. Whilst there he WC.3 as mina!, active
to a degree, and encouraged the other 15 men who
were also ou it; but this was no more than his daily
custom when on board the ship, for shire he was per-
petually at work. and to some purpose coo. Tne ship's
steward, ebirnes (1, iffey's, although much tyzhausteo,
after having been iu tne wan r so long a time, accom-
panied me in my search round the rocks on the coast,
and did his best to give me all the, assistance in his
those
powfrr. lam happy to say that hardly a man
ofworse,
save a
f saved
oefwthebrpuairsteys. with
me
are
anything
the ex-
cept(Signed) E. H. C. WRIGHT, Capt. 91st.

STATEMENTS OF RE LOOK-OUT MAN,
MAN AT THE v‘IIEF.L IN THE FIRST WATCH, THE SER-
GEANT OF MARINES WHO CARRIED THE ORDERS OF
THE CoMMANDER, AND OF THE STOKERS IN THE
ENGINE -ROOK.
ENCLOSURE No. 13.

Castor, Simon's Bay, Feb. 28, 1852.
John L.
„eYc es able seaman of her Majesty's steam-
ship he_ had the first watch, and took the
whee
Birkinbead, states that on the night of the 25th
February,sttenlBos2:eck , it was a starlight night, smooth
water,
with a long rolling swell. Mr. Speer, second
master, was officer of the watch, keeping it on the poop
and latterly on the paddle-box, looking out for a light
(vAgulhas). The course he was steering was S.S.E.
II) That the officer of the watch frequently looked at
the compass, and gave orders not to steer to the east-
ward of the course, but a quarter of a point to windward
of it. Ho was relieved by Francis Holditch, A.B. There
was a leadsman in the chains all the watch, but no
soundings given. The course was the same for two
hours previously. A particular look-out was kept. On
being relieved he turned in.
The first intelligence of the ship striking which he got
was by the hands being turned up to save the ship. He
thought she struck twice. On the first cutter being
called away (to which boat he belonged) he turned out
and went into her, and remained by the ship, as or-
dered by the captain. Mr. Richards,
master's
was officer of the boat, but afterwards went into the
cutter, to take charge of the women and chil_dterroa,
war by
assistant,
the captain's directions. The cutter was afterwards
picked up by the schooner Lioness. The ship struck
the rocks about two o'ciock
his
(Signed)
Witness—C. A. PRITCHARD, Secretary.

JUIN pel HAYNES.
mark.

Thomas Daley, ordinary seaman, states that he WAS
look-out matt on starboard bow when the ship struck;
he had been on since one o'clock; the water smooth and
a starlight night. Ho saw the land about three points
on the port bow. The ship struck about ten minutes to
two o'clock, and there was no appearance of breakers.
On the cutter being called away, to which boat he be-
longed, he went into her and remained by the ship. Mr.
Davis, second master, was officer of the watch. The
cutter was afterwards picked up by the schooner Lioness.
his
TEIONAS DALEY.
Witness—C. A. PRITcuIRD, Secretary.

(Signed)

Abel Stone, ordinary seaman, states that he wit-
leadsmen in the chains at one o'clock, but got no
soundings. At about twenty minutes to two o'clock
he got soundings in twelve fathoms, but before ho got
another cast the ship struck, and he got seven fathoms
alongside. Mr. Davis was officer of the watch. The
night was fine, with smooth water. The laid was seen;
on the port bow about four points. On the
crews being called away he went to tbo to which
boat he belongs d, and lay by the ship as or. erect.
hca

ABEL k' STONE.
nark.

(Signed)

Witness—C• A. PRITCHARD, Socretary.

about a quarter b. fora two
ut four poicts on tl e
Sergeant Drake, R.,111.• st,u-a that ho was on therore-
oca,caltoicek.wheill,,tshtiews%pt, ahtrnudoka,b, ,
On strilunt, he p or-
to the quarter-d,ck, sa
Brodie,
.ciree,
i bow, the water perfrel s.moo . : , h .
a back turn. He
ed bY the ' went
carry his orders to Mr. Br(piatd.,dime.ab‘utr.
let go the small bower
had been atupped, and ordered to take
boar,
tigeteo:
carried
to
to Mr. Brodiri to
into the boats, T 1
boator t could. not be got over by a P:n
ttahhcaecth,iatinagdaeditlideo-ucbthoixtihder e tn,
an to tiulc•
two, the He states Suet
that'
jamming; that about twentyminutes after striking the
ship broke into
bow and stern cocking up; that
and the captain
the ship beg
•,,he found himself in the water,
water 1; Zr, Salm.ond, close to him, swimming
for a plank •
yard out
he went down, Li
in the After being about four or five. minutes
e observed the mainmast and mainto.paail.
thirty
_v' the water. He swam to it and got on ti With
vr forty others. The hull of the ship wit utidsr •

water. He states that the military officers, with Major
Seton, of the 47th, were in attendance on the captain,
and had sent the soldiers to the pumps as ordered;
that ail hands were study and obeyed ordsrs with ala-
crity until the last moment; that the ship struck twice;
the first shock stove in the bows and drowned many
men forward; that the second shock broke the ship in
two. The ran, on the yard behaved with great coolness
and firmness; several swain to the shore on pieces of
spar, and about thirty in numner reached the laud. Mr.
Davis, second master, W 53 officer of the watch; he was
picked up after being twelve hours clinging to the spars.
(Signed) JOHN DRAKE, Colour-Sergeant,

John Ashbolt, stoker, states that it was his watch in
the engine-room when the ship struck; that Air.
Kitch-
ecmaa was engineer of the watch; the first order given
7743 to stop the engine, and shortly after to give a back
torn, which was done, and the engne made kbont eight
or ten revolutions and ltie ship struck again, the water
began to rush into the engine-room and put the fires
out; when the engines stopped he went on deck, the
ship broke in two, and he found himself picked up by
one of toe cutters. William Chase, stoker, states the
The engineers were all in tho engine-room.
(Signed) WILLIAM CHASE.
JOHN ASIIBULT.

samo,

TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
IN, April 13, 1852.
Madile.
nor BEL LEFTEca. since his return from
First appearance of Sig
Ameri
'it is respectfully announced that „kis Theatre will Re-OPen on
TtiE.sDAY next, April 13, when will—be revived Rosslni's Opera,
L,ITALIANA IN ALGIERI.
Mustapha, Signor Belletti ; Taddeo, Signor Ferranti ; Holy, Sig.
Mercariali ; Lindoro, Signor Caizulari; Livira, Madllo. Feller ; and
Isabella, 3ladlle. Angri.
Between the. acts will be presented the revived favourite Diver-
tisiement, L'AL;RORE.
Principal Dancers :—Madlle. Guy Stephan (who will make her
2d appearance since her Engagement at Madrid), Mdlles. Rosa,
Pisper, Allegrinl, Pavales, Lydia, LaITIOUIGUS, and M. Mathieu (his
23 appearance in this country).
To conclule with a new Spanish Dallet Divertissement, entitled
ITN BAIL E DE CANDID,
In which Mdlle. Guy Stephan, Mdlles. Rosa, Espar, Allegrini, La-
moureux, M. Di Mattia, and M. Mathieu will appear.
The Opera will commence at Eight o'clock.
Application. for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera
Box-office, Colonnade, Ilaymarket.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
Production of I MARTYRI.
The Directors have
DAY , the honour to announce that, on
TUEI 13,
will be produced, for the first time in this country,
Donizetti's Opera, entitled
I MARTYRL,
As performed at the Aeade:n!e Royal, Paris.
With new scenery, Costumes, and Appointments.
Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the
Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open
from Eleven till Five o'clock ; and of the principal librarians and
musiciellere.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN.
Thts Theatre will Re-open on EASTER MONDAY, April 12, with
the Dramatic Romance of the
CORSICAN BROTHERS.
After which will be produced, for the first time, a Fairy Tale, in
Two Acts, entitled
WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS;
or, The
Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Melnsinc.

STRAND THEATRE
JACOB'S WONDERS. FOR THIS NIGHT ONLY

_
THIS EVENING., April Bth.
The Wizard of Wizards, Ventriloquist, and Improvisatore.
Jacobs will present his uurivtlled Entertainment on the above oc-
casions. The astounding experiments he has to introduce are be-
yond conception—they must be seen to be accredited—he will throw
into oblivion all competitors, whether styling themselves from the
East, West, North, or South—native or Foreign. None but Jacobs
can give Jacobs' Entertainment—h is the ne plus ultra of the mo-
dern magi. See him and judge for yourselves !
Stalls, 43. Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Amphitheatre, 6d. Commence
at Eight o'clock. Private Boxes and other mformation to be had at
the Tneatre.

TI4.EATRR ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Bromptons
On EASTER MONDAY

Will ho presented a new Opera entitled WHITE MAGIC. Prin-
cipal characters by Messrs. W. Harrison, W-eiss, Misses Pyne, and
Louisa Pyne.
After which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to
be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Course. Characters by
Messrs. Euckstone, Bland, Woolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col-
lins, Caulfield, Honey, &c.
With a new Farce, in which Mr. Keeley will appear.

THEATRE ROYAL, A.DELPIII.
Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Directress, Madame Celeste.
On EASTER MNNDAY
Will be performed a new Drama of powerful Interest, called THE
QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, 0.
Smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey ; Mesdames Chaplin, Harding,
and Keeley.
After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO-
PHELES. Characters by Mr. honey, Miss Fitzwilllam, and Miss
Woolgar.
And WHO STOLE THE POCKET-BOOK?

ROYAL LYCEUM TIII.:ATRE.
Under :)'". Management et Maiinme VestTL.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews.
On EASTER M.)NDAY

Will he produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A
CHAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews,
Frank Matthews, Robert 80,b;,, Belton, Baker, Suter ; Madame
Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St.
Geor4e.

AnTLEY'S 110YAL AMY tiITILEATIcE..
Under the V?..trinexce ntner Majesty and tie Rays.: highness

Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
The 'mud su,ccesstut and popular Theatre In London.
This popular place of resort will he open for the amusement of the
public 'rts IS EVEN INO,
On which occasion will be produced the most astounding FEATS of
EQUESTRIANISM ever witnessed, introducing the high talent of
the present stupendous company of Olympian competitors.
In addition to the '-cenes in the Circle, Bedouin Arabs will exe-
cute their pleasing and wonderful performances, together with Sig.
Ilemino, the celebrated Tight-rope Dancer
To commence at .-even o'clock precisely.

On EASTER MONDAY the Theatre will re-o:en with a new
grand 3filitary Spectacle, which is now exciting all Paris, entitiel
EON APAILTE I EGYPT ; or, the Lattle Ct Ab,,ukir.
":“:...elds to oo taxi At We Pox-oltice trou, tilevt, tan Z-our dally.
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