The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-05 00:00:00

TLIE SCHOMBEAG.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIM 00
SlR,—More than four months ago I wrote to 3:0
contemporary the Times, enclosing a letter I reset ii
from a late colleague of mine, which was addressoo
the editor of that journal. The purport of my friel3.io
letters was, that he had taken a second cabin passsro
the Schomberg for Adelaide for himself, wife, and "0
obildren (and a good round sum their passage rtno
amounted to), being persuaded by the agents of gesso
Baines and Co., in London, that a second cabin in
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ins ship would be equal to a first cabin in any ordiso
ship. " Mark the result," says my friend (having
been about three weeks at sea). The sea was rough, °,O
the vessel rolled much ; we is " wereck ;" I want
buy brandy, but was told it was not allowed
econd cabin. My children were sick, and some of 0
very ill. I tried to buy arrowroot, but was answered A
before. My cabin was nearly ancle deep in water,
my clothes were wet, and my wife and children recit;
to their last change—l had to employ all slops rhYttiol
and had no more respect or attention than one of
iteerage passengers. Our lights were ordered out Ow
early hour, but, on the contrary, some females ocotillo
the same cabin were conducted to their berths ble,o,
captain at 2 o'clock in the morning. My friend 05r
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tulated, which was met by the captain with three;
"irons." That this statement was well founded is '0
dent from the report of the meeting convened bY
passengers of, the Schomberg, and it is to be hoped
Government will take such measures as will teach 1134
sere of merchant ships that they are not to treat 1'
passengers as "dogs" with impunity.-.-I am, silt; 1°
most obedient servant, R.
Llanelly, April 4, 1866.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 'l5O
Office, 6, Cook-street, Liverpool-street, April 4,
Sir,—Owing to the non-arrival of the regular: ;te
we are not in possession of any advises from our ageehs
it Melbourne, qr any letter from Capt. Forbes 00,1*
subject of the loss of the Schomberg. Unfortunop,
however, copies of some of the local journals have A ti
ientally arrived by way of India, containing stateel.
made by a few of the passengers, condemnatory ef_dt
conduct of Capt. Forbes and his officers during the
age, which have been reproduced in the columns of doll
Sun. In the absence of Capt. Forbes we feel it our
bo ask the public to suspend their judgment on whetetbi
they may have read, until his defence is known. la
meantime we take the liberty of publishing the pea
communication we have received from the Eohonw.,4
ince she sailed, the writer being a member of the Le§ij
tative Council of Tasmania, and a stranger to us
ae took his passage in the ship for himself aid farailf '
" Ship Schomberg,
"Lat. 7.33 deg. north, lon. 27 deg. welt
" Messrs. James Baines and Co., Liverpool. tif
"Dear Sirs,—As a vessel is in sight, apperevoil
homeward bound, I have much pleasure in sending 10
1, few lines to let you know how well I am satisfied lv/
the fir* vessel ; she has passed every ship we haveed
snd but for calms and light winds, we should this.°
ter'
lave been as far south as we are north of the eque4l
[ think it a pity we had such a heavy cargo in the no
rip ' • if we had not we would have made the passage
fifty days.
" I have much pleasure in stating that I have fore
4 very high opinion of Captain Forbes as a most 470,
seaman, and well qualified in every respect for bi 0.41
iortant charge. He is kind and attentive to all Cl*
,f passengers, and he has showed every attention t 0 °0
amily. I have not time to add more, but you will
ny opinion in some of the colonial newspapers._ 0,,
truly, (Signed) "Joni; WALssit-
Regarding the doctor, he made the voyage with C°Pri
Forbes in the Lightning in her first trip, and gave ele
.atisfaction, and was appointed to the Schoenberg'io
:onsequence. He is a man of nearly 60 years of sgd
,sas a large family, is .a grandfather, and we underell
that he is an elder of the church at Kirkaldy, where
family resides.
As to the complaints about the quality of the pr°/bi;
lions, they were not only ordered and paid for 0.0:41
)est , passed the Government inspection as the best, v„i
,xactly the same quality as were supplied to the prevlo;-•
hips, James Baines and Lightning, and which eho
-very satisfaction. With respect to the quantity)
ihip was supplied for 120 days out, and for 230 00
gers for the same time home.—We are, &c.,
JAMES BAINES & CO.,
Owners of the Schomberkio
P.S.—Capt. Forbes made three previous voyages_r
the Marco Polo and Lightning to Melbourne, vith 13:70
sengers, in a most satisfactory manner, carrying up WS to
of 2,000 people, and it lb neither just nor generous
condemn him on an ex parte statement.

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