The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-25 00:00:00

land was observed to the northward, which we cop-
eluded was about Thunder Point. Hauled off S.E.

by S., steaming slow and sounding frequently till

midnight, when with the distance made and course

steered, together with the soundings, which were

65 fathoms, placed the ship S.E. of large Mingan

Island, 12 miles. Shaped course E.S.E.

Tuesday, sth, 1 20 a.m.—Blowing half a gale of
wind from S.E., with thick rain and a considerable

sea. Ship struck a reef and continued to strike
heavily, so much so that in less than an hour sho
was full of water. Boats were cleared away imme-
diately after she struck, and women and children -
'placed in theni, with ciders 'to remain under the
lee of the ship till daylight. Bat long before that
time they had all been cut adrift by those in the
boat., and up to the last moment of our leaving the
island Nos. 2 and 6 were missing, with their crews,
and two or three passengers that got into them be-
fore they were lowered. They did not reach the
ship again. After being lowered into the water at
daylight, discovered we were wrecked on one of the
Paroquite Islands. No. 4 boat then got alongside,
after pulling hard all morning to regain the ship.
Ctimmencedlanding all thepassengers. No.l boatre-
L gained the ship about 8 aim., and No. 5 some time
I afterwards; landed all hands and passengers on the
filand and a portion of the mails. Ship striking
island and a portion of the mails. Ship striking
heavily. In dread of the masts falling. The main-
iopmast came down about 6 a.m., broken short off
at the caps. At about 3 p.m. a schooner hove in
sight to the northward. Launched No. 5 and
boarded her ; engaged her to remain by us till day-
light. Picked up No. 3 boat on the adjacent island,
full of passengers, women, and children. Took them
on board the schooner Violet. It being calm during
the night, came to anchor with the schooner, and
at daylight the following morning,
Wednesday, 6th, rejoined the wreck and landed
a quantity of luggage and some sails and tarpaulins
to rig tents with. Afternoon, wind and sea rising ;
obliged to leave the wreck early. Captain Grange
engaged two schooners, the Violet and Breeze, to
take passengers to the main land, and afterwards
proceeded to intercept the s. s. Anglo Saxon. All
the passengers were landed on the mainland this'
day, crew remaining on the island by the wreck.
Captain Grange arranged with Mr. Hamilton, a
gentleman stationed down here at Mingan, to look
after the wreck, save all he could, and do the best
he could for the benefit of all concerned.
Thursday, 7th.—Former and middle parts mode-

rate weather- . Visited the wreck again. Captain
Grange engaged a third schooner, the Two Brothers
to take a lord ashore. Hauled her alongside and
filled her with stores, luggage, and other valuables,
also several mail bags that were picked up from the
mail-room, which was under water. During the
night it blew a gale from the southward. The Two
Brothers, after parting two cables, was driven
ashore on the main land, when they were obliged
to throw most of her lading overboard. Luggage
nearly all lost, and what has been saved is nearly
useless.

Friday, &b.—Strong gale all day, with rain c:lid
high sea. Nothing done.
Saturday, 9th.—Fine weather, but high sea.
Could not reach the wreck.
Sunday 10th, 9 a.m.—Fine weather throughout.
Launched the boats and took all hands to the main
land, so as to have them all collected together should
the Anglo-Saxon arrive.
Monday, 11th, daylight.—The screw steam-ship
Anglo. Saxon hove in sight,having been intercepted
by the Violet. She came to Anchor, and took on
board all hands and passengers that remained.
Captain Grange remained behind at Mingan to
satisfy the claims of the schooners, and do the best
he could for all concerned under the eircumstance:,.
The second, third, and fourth officers are also left
behind, having been despatched in different vessels
to intercept the company's steamer.
The Anglo-Saxon reports having passed on Sun-
day morning, the 10th, a brigantine bound up
towards Quebec with a large boat astern and a num-
ber of men on board. She hoisted signals, but pro-
ceeded up. This, I have no doubt, was the missing
portion of our crew.
ROBERT BROWN,

Late chief officer screw-steamer North Briton.

The following is a list of the persons who have
not arrived :—Captain Grange, Mr. Lang, second
officer ; Mr. Browne, third officer; Mr. Borland,
fourth officer. Mr. Macfarlane, John Mackican, and
a person name unknown, steerage passengers, re-
main by the ship on the island.
Seamen, &c., missing in the boats :—David
Colley, carpenter ; Joseph Armstrong, boatswain ;
Thomas Bryan, lamp trimmer ; John Ferris, Thos.
Riley, Samuel Parry, Andrew Flint, John F. Bar-
row, and George Sewell, able seaman ; Charles
Edwards and Jos. Jenkins, ordinary seaman.
Captain Smith, cabin passenger.

TIIE HERRING FISHERIES.

(From the Northern Ensign.)

Dulness continues to reign in our local herring market.
No sales have taken place for a considerable length of time,
and few inquiries are being made. Accounts from foreign
markets are by no means encouraging, as the following
letter will show
STETTIN, Nov. 9, 1861.—Iteferring to our last report
of tha 2d instant, we have to advise a weekly supply of nine
cargoes from Scotland, containing 9,220 barrels, and besides
241 barrels arrived per steamer from Leith, making 9,461
barrels in all, and bringing up the total supply of this sea-
son to about 85,200 barrels, against about 90,000 barrels
eSacro.tch herrings may be estimated
timstenelakstnfy
at
Thepthe saremseent
at about 11,000 barrels against 13,500 barrels at the same
time last year, and 20,000 barrels in 1859.
Our market has been somewhat more animated during
these last days of the week, and sales of full crown brando
have been made at 10 dols., 101 dols., 10 7-12ths dols., 10
dols., and 101 dols. per barrel in bond, this latter rate being
asked now. For Firth of Forth full crown brands, 10
7- 12ths dols. asked. Unbranded, full of good northern
quality paid with 101 dols., and crown branded lanks sold
at 10 dols., 10 1-12th dols. being asked per barrel in bond.
—A. & F. RAIIM NACIIFL.
We have no further advices from Dantzic, but we learn
that at St. Petersburg, where the navigation is now closed,
there are 4,000 barrels still unsold.
Nothing is doing on this coast in the way of engage-
ments fir next year. On the other side a few continue tu
be made, but only for fishing on that coast, the bulk of the
crews that generally come to Wick being still unengaged.
Four cargoes of Norwegian timber havearrived here
since our last, three of billets and ono of staves,
the last fOr
d vstood that the billets Save been
Mr. Methuen, and it is
sold at 10d. per foot. It un
is seldom that so man cargoes
come here at this advanced period of the season.
More coopers are out of employment here than were at,
one time anticipated. We believe that nearly GO arc un-
employed in this locality, or about a sixth of the whole,
while on the coast the number is still greater. At Fraser -
burgh also the great bulk of the coopers are idle, and many
of them have gone elsewhere.

THE NASHVILLE.—It is understood that, as a
result of the deliberations of the Cabinet Council on Friday,
orders have been given not to permit the Nashville to be re-
fitted as a man of war in Southampton Docks.