The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY Ev ENING, JANUARY 3, 1861.

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THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE', Six o'clock,

[THE QUEEN VICTORIA, WITH TELE-
GRAPE CABLE, ASHORE.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.

The iron screw steamship Queen Victoria, Capt,
Lambert, laden with a telegraphic cable, shipped
for conveyance to Rangoon, but destined now for
connecting Malta with Alexandria, having received
instructions to go from Plymouth Sound to Key-
ham Steamyard for examination and repair, and to
have the electric cable submerged, got up steam
this morning, and in attempting to pass Stonehouse
Point drifted ashore in Barnpool, on Wilderness
Point, under Mount Edgecumbe, where she lies,
her bow being within 300 feet of the saluting
battery, and pointing about N.N.W., with a strong
list to port. It was high water at the time, and the
pilot in charge, after making the Vanguard or Fair-
weather buoy, put her helm hard aport, and then at-
tempted to back her astern, but she had too much way
on her, and, there being a strong set of tide down,
caused by freshets from the late heavy rains, he
could not get her head sufficiently north, and she
went ashore.

Immediately this occurred a lieutenant from the
guardship Impregnable came on board, and was
followed by Mr. Hoyle, master of the Queen's Har-
bourmaster's yacht. Communication having been
made with the dockyard, Mr. Brown, Master-At-
tendant, went on board the steamtug Pike, and
'with about 40 men proceeded to the Queen Vic-
toria. He at once placed a: heavy lump each side
of the stern of the ship to sustain her aft, and sent
two others forward to receive the anchor and cables,
for the purpose of lightening her. An attempt is
to be made this evening to float her, when, if suc-
cessful, she will be placed at a buoy off the Royal
William Victualling-yard. Unfortunately, the tides
are decreasing daily. The tide, which was 15 feet
1 inch high this morning, will be only 14 feet 1
inck this evening, 14 feet 6 inches to-morrow morn-
ing, 13 feet 3 inches on Saturday, It is high water,
loeb.l time (17 minutes later than Greenwich), at 9
22 this evening, 9 46 Thursday morning, 10 35
Friday, and 11 29 Saturday.

11 30 P.M.

The attempt to float the steamship Queen Vic-
toria has proved unsuccessful, although very power-
ful means have been adopted. The starboard chain
cable was passed under her fore foot and made taut
to the Government lump on the port side forward,
and the port cable was fastened to a lump on the
starboard side; both lumps were hove down two
feet below their ordinary draught. The Admiralty
steemtug Confidence was fastened to her starboard
quarter, the Zephyr on the port ; both backed
astern with full power. The Queen Victoria's pro-
peller was exexted to the utmost, and two hawsers
fastened to a buoy,were strained by her capstan.
At high water (10 o'clock) the combined exertions
of these forces did not start her one inch. She lies
on the sand aft, and on rabble and stones forward.
At high water the tidal mark on her stem was 12
feet 11 inches. Her hull seems to have sustained
no injury, and she !does not leak. To-morrow
(Thursday) part of the cargo will probably be re-
moved, and during the night another effort to float
her may be made.

PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, 10.30 A.M.

All attempts to float the steamship Queen Vic-
toria, which grounded yesterday in this harbour,
have been fruitless. The steamtugs and the dock-
yard lumps have left her. The cable on board will
have to be taken out.