The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-08 00:00:00

Shipwreck and Loss of Life.

The Palinurus, 1,081 tons register, Capt. Berry,
belonging to Messrs. R. Allen and Co., of Liver-
pool, left dock on Tuesday, Nov. 21, and having
lain in the Mersey until Monday, sailed for New
York, with a cargo of coal. Though everything
went well for some weeks, in spite of very boister-
ous weather, she subsequently sprang a leak when
in long. 30.30 west, and lat. 42 north. This, to-
gether with a heavy gale which lasted about 30
hours, induced the captain to seek for shore. He
had 24 men under him, who exerted themselves to
the utmost at the pumps, but such vt as the leak that
the water continued to gain upon them for weeks.
In the attempt to save the vessel more than half
the crew were disabled by over exertion, and the re-
maining half had to work at the pumps and attend
to their sick comrades. One of the cre iv was washed
overboard during the gale. In the beginning of last
week they sighted the south coast of Ireland, but
such was the state of the sea and weather that they
failed to make for any of the Irish harbours. Then
the hazy state of the atmosphere prevented their
seeing any light whatever, though they endeavoured
to make for Holyhead. This, however, was impos-
sible for two reasons. The South Stack could not
be seen, and the vessel was- so logged with water
that it was expected every hour on Wednesday and
Thursday that she would founder. The captain,
therefore, sailed towards the nearest shore, the ves-
sel being already 10ft. in water below.

Cwmerran is a bay on the west coast of Anglesea
by land seven miles from Holyhead, and eight from
South Stack. Thither was the Palinurus run about
three o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday last.
The sea was at the time running mountains high,
and on this exposed part of the island, facing the
Channel, it was still more dangerous. The masts
were hurled from their places by the force of the
wind. The vessel struck on a rock—a backbone that
runs far into the sea—and the sailors made signs by
rockets and bluelights for assistance from shore.
When this was noticed a special messenger was de-
spatched to acquaint Mr. Cunnah, of the Customs;
Capt. R. Jones, Lloyd's agent ; and Mr. Rowe,
chief officer the Coastguard at Holyhead, who in-
stantly repaired to the spot, which they reached be-
fore 6 o'clock p.m. It should be here stated that the
Rhoscolvn lifeboat had made two unsuccessful at-
tempts earlier in the day to reach the vessel, and our
reporter learnt from one of the officers of the ship
that they were made at great hazard. An attempt
was made by the lifeboat crew to reach the wreck
for a third time, when the ship had stranded ; but
the breakers were so terrible that they failed to
bring their boat round, and several of them, failing
in this attempt, followed the course of the vessel,
and were in readiness to join in any attempt to save
the lives of those on board the ship. Near the point
struck by the vessel the coast is almost houseless,
with two exceptions, one of the houses being inha-
bited by Evan Hughes, a fisherman. This man has
already been the means of saving the crews of 13
vessels, and he did not shrink from another attempt
of the same kind. A committee Was formed of
Capt. Jones, Mr. Rowe, and Mr. Cunnah, and not
a minute was lost in preparing Evan Hughes's boat.
He, with his two sons and four of the crew of the
Rhoscolyn lifeboat, entered their boat at half-past
8 at night and made their way through a terrific sea
to the stranded vessel, which was within 100 yards
of the shore. It was not long before a hearty shout
reached the shore from the ship's crew when they
sighted the amateur lifeboat. Twenty of the crew
were saved by means of the boat, and the other five
came afterwards in a boat belonging to the ship. At
10 o'clock that night (Thursday) all the crew had
reached shore in safety, and received from those
who had saved them and of the officials every suc-
cour. On the day following the wreck (Friday)
Lloyd's agent and the Customs' officer took active
measures to save everything they could from the
vessel. For this purpose a large number of persons
were engaged. Some of these were engaged on board
the wreck, others in boats conveying the salvage to
safety ashore. Much was saved, though the sea
was fearfully rough. On Saturday two boats had
to leave shore about 8 in the morning ; one was
that of Evan Hughes, and the other a smaller boat,
also belonging to him, of 22ft. in keel. The former
had about 25 men in it, and had reached the wreck,
leaving four men behind to row the salvage to shore,
but they had scarcely commenced working when the
smaller boat nearer the wreck was caught by a
squall and capsized. The crew, 12 in number, were
thrown into the water, two of them being Evan
Hughes's sons, and four men who had been con-
cerned in saving the ship's crew on Thursday. The
sight is described as heartrending to those who wit-
nessed the catastrophe from the wreck and from
shore. Two of the boat's crew reached the wreck
and were slung on board. These were owen Jones

whose exertions to save himself were witnessed by
his brother, Richard Jones, who was on board the
vessel. He was saved by Oien Williams. Richard
Jones also, with another person, whose name we
could not learn, assisted in saving William Roberts.
Robert Jones, William Hughes, Owen Jones, and
Hugh Hughes managed to swim or to clutch the
capsized boat, and to hang on by it until the larger
boat (belonging to Evan Hughes) picked them up,
and took them on shore. In spite of every exer-
tion, however, six persons lost their lives, being
either carried out to sea or drowned amidst the
breakers. The capsized boat, to which a few of the

men clung, was carried by the sea in every direc-
tion, and it is a matter of surprise how any of them

succeeded in keeping their hold under such circum-

stances.

Those who have lost their lives are Thos. Hughes,
Cwmerran, aged 20 (unmarried), son of E'ran
Hughes, brother of Hugh Hughes, who was saved,
coxswain ; Edward Griffith, aged 20 (unmarried),
Bryn-bar ; John Roberts, aged 32 (unmarried),
Llain-y-brenhin ; Richard Owen, aged 35, leaving
a wife and eight children, the, youngest but a week
old ; Dinas Bran, and Robert Eml. Williams, about
40, unmarried, having an aged mother dependent
on him for support, Rhoscolyn ; and Win. Owen,
Holyhead, aged 30, leaving a wife and three '
chil-
dren. Up to 10 p.m. on Saturday only one of the ti
bodies—that of W. Owen, Holyhead—had been
found, and the coast was being explored by the re-
lations and friends of the unfortunate men. Too
much praise cannot be given to Capt. R. R. Jones,
Lloyd's agent • Mr. Rowe, chief officer of the Coast-
guard; and Mr. Cunnah, of the Customs, for their
efforts to aid the sufferers.

EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION TO MEXICO.—We have
associations. were being
already stated that the
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move-
ment progresses,and during the month of November there
landed at Vera Cruz from ships which left Havre, 290
colonists, including 33 women, of whom 15 were French.
Of the male immigrants, 120 aro French, 53 Mexicans, 45
Spaniards, 13 Americans, 10 Germans, nine English, three
Italians, two Bavarians, and two Prussians.
A MODEL CONGRESS.—The new United States'
Congress is thus described by the New York corres-
pondent of the Morning Herald : —(4 What time the
loyal gentlemen in Congress assembled aro not en-
gaged in the contemplation or laudation of their own
patriotic virtues and advertisement of the sacrifices
that they have made in putting down this unholy rebel-
lion they are busied in perfecting schemes for confiscating
the property of Southern men, and for bringing Confede-
rate leaders to punishment, or in the general execration of
everything Southern, or everybody wko believes that the
South may still have some "rights." Absolutely nine-
tenths —yes, ninety-nine one-hundredths of the legislation,
or attempted legislation of Congress, thus far, has had as i
its object the further punishment of the South; while the
"resolutions " adopted (with trifling exceptions) have been
expressions of the belief of our patriotic Congress men in
their own eminent loyalty. Two laws have been passed
by both houses, and have received the signature of the
President ; one of these is the act to prevent the importa-
tion of cattle, known as the " Cattle Plague Act ;" the
other is an act declaring that no person shall be incompe-
tent to serve as a juror in auy court in the district of
Columbia by reason of the formation of an opinion upon
the subject engaging the attention of the jury; which is a
help towards securing the speedy trial of Jefferson Davis.
Aside from the passage of these laws, Congress has accom-
plished nothing in the matter of law making. It has done
much, however, to block the wheels of justice and impair
the vitality of 'the fundamental law. Since last I wrote
three new amendments to the Constitution have been
proposed, thus we have reached the first scene. Twenty
amendments in ten working days ! Why, it is enough to
revivify the dust of the now almost forgotten fathers of the
republic, and bring them trooping forth from their graves
to rebuke di() Madness of the hour." .

THIRD EDITiOi.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

TAT TERSALLS'S—This Evening.

DERBY.
7to 1 agst Rustic (taken)
8 to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken)
20 to 1 agst Redan (taken)
25 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken)
25 to 1 agst Janitor (taken)
66 to 1 agst Wolsey (taken)
66 to 1 agst Westwick (taken)
100 to 1 agst Laneret (taken)
Rustic in great demand.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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In The Sun of Saturday we published the list of entries,
as far as they could be then ascertained, for the Chester
Cup and Liverpool Handicap. The following is the com-
plete list of entries for those two important handicaps :
CHESTER MEETLNG—APRIL 24.

Entries for the Tradesmen's Plate of 200 soya in specie,
added to a handicap sweepstakes of 23 soya each. About 2
miles and a quarter.— Ackworth, Alberta, Aldcroft,Attache,
Attack f, Auditor, Baragah, Barege c, Beelzebub, Beigrave,
Belmont, Black Prince, Blithfield, Blue Riband, Billet-
doux,:Bosworth, Bradamante, Brewer, Buckfoot, *Cambus-
can, Castanet, Charley, Chimney Sweep, Claxton, Convent,
Copenhagen, Countess, Crown Prince, Cutaway, Dark
Agnes, Dalby, Delight, Don Basilio, Doralice c, Dr.
Swishlail, Dr. Syntax, Dubiety, Eccleston,Elastic,Eltham,
Endsleigh, Fan, Fantail, Fidelite, Gay Tom, Genetyllis,
Goojerat, Ghillie Callum, Glendale, Gomera, Gong, Grap-
pler, Harry Brailsford, Hawkswell, Helen, Hollyfox, Hol-
stein, Honesty, I Dare, lon, John Davis, Junius, Jupiter,
Justice to England, Kangaroo, King Charming, King
Fisher, Lady Durham, Lady Florence, Lady of the Manor,
Lansdown, Leprochaun, Life Guardsman, Lion, Lord
Zetland, Lima filly, Little Goy, Lively, Lizard, Mail Train,
Marco Spada, Mephistopheles, Merry Hart, Messmate,
Miss Harriette, Miss Williams, Monitor, Morris Dancer,
Moulsey, Mr. Pitt, Mrs. Allan, Nukuheva, Nutrition,
Oracle, Palm Leaf colt, Pearl Diver, Pepper's Ghost, Per-
fumer, Persuasion, Pintail, Planet, Plutus, Queen Mary,
Rather High colt, Real Jam, Redcap, Redmire, Rose Cheri,
Salpinctes, Saladin, Sandal, Scarborough, School Girl,
Slieve Came, Solon, Sportsman, Staghound, Success, Sur-
nen The Buck, The Clown, The Czar, The Grinder, The
Primate, Todleben, *Tommy Jones, Treachery gelding,
Treasure Trove, Vacuna gelding, Valiant, Vandervelde,
Vanguard, Victorious, Vulture, Watz.hbox, Wildair,
William-Pitt, Windham, Wolf Dog, Xi, Zambesi, Zenobia,
Whip, Malvern, *Balham, *Breadalbane, *Double Stout,
*Gladiateur, *Gibraltar, *Hopvine, *Lytham, *Provisor,
*Richmond, and *Welbeck.

Those horses marked thus (*) having been entered with-
out the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at
the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in.

LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING.—TUESDAY, March G.
The Liverpool Spring Cup of 200 sovs. in specie, added
to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each. One mile and
a half :—Arbutus, Begum, Blithfield, Bradamante, Bramah,
Caithness, *Cambuscan, Charmian, Convent, Cutaway,
Dalby, Dark Agnes, Delight, Double Stout, Drum, Dun-
sany, Eltham, Fan, Fantail, Farce, Filbert., Grapeshot,
Helen, *Holstein, Hopvine, Jezebel, Joker, Junius, King
Fisher, Lady Durham, Lima filly, Littlo Goy (h b), Lord
Conyngham, *Lord Zetland, Lozenge, Mephistopheles,
Merry Heart, Miss Harriette, Miss Williams, Nizam,
Oracle, Palmleaf colt, Pirate, Provisor, Salpinctes, Sand-
ford, Sergeant Pacquot, Side wind, Shove Carne, Three
per Cent, Tina, Twilight (h b), Valiant, Wandering Min-
strel, Watchbox, Welbeck.

TIIE ROWING ALMANAC FOR 1866.—The present number
contains many new features, among which we instance the
following :—Maps of the River Thames ; portraits of Harry
Kelley (the champion of the Thames), R. Cooper, T. Hoare,
and F. Kilsby ; a detailed account of rowing at the various
universities and public schools in England, as well as those
in Australia, Hamburg, and elsewhere. Fishing and swim-
ming—sports so intimately connected with an oarsman's
pleasure—have also been made to contribute to the general
usefulness of the book. It is to be hoped this compact
little almanac will meet with that support that its merits
richly deserve.