The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-01-08 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE ENCHANTRESS.

The following are further particulars of the wreck of the
emigrant ship Enchantress, bound to Van Diemen's Land:
At about ten o'clock on Friday night, July 17, the vessel was
proceeding up D'Entrecasteaux's Channel with a foul wind.
Captain Roxburgh had just descended from the deck to the
cabin, and was in the act of looking at his chart. The chief
officer was on deck, when the man who was stationed at the
head of the vessel called out, stating that they were close on the
land. The captain went immediately on deck, but before he had
reached it the vessel struck upon the rocks in such a manner as
rendered it altogether impossible to save any thing except the
captain's chronometer, sextant, and the small box containing
the manifest. He immediately ordered the gig and the jolly
boat to be hoisted out, and the passengers assisted each other
into them; the sailors were at the same time clearing away the
long boat to save their own lives. The captain and chief officer,
after seeing the passengers in the boats, with the steward and
three boys, one got into each and made their way from the ves-
sel. Mr. Anstey, oue of the passengers, being on the wreck af-
ter the boats had left it, jumped into the water, and was picked
up by one of the boats. When they left the long boat, they be-
lieved, was clear, hot if not they expected that when the vessel
went down she would swamp with the sailer; whether it was so
or not appears unknown, as they had not been since, and the
vessel went down immediately the boats had left her. The two
boats proceeded rowing about till the next morning; they made
several attempts to land. but were unable so to do. They got
the next morning to Partridge Island, were they landed at
seven o'clock in the morning, and remained during the day.
Towards morning they saw a sloop on the rather side of the
water, they immediately despatched one of the boats to her,
which, returning with provisions to the island, brought the in-
telligence that she would come to them as soon as she could
make the island, the wind being contrary. The sloop Friends
made the island during Saturday night, and about six o'clock
on Sunday morning the passengers embarked on board her and
proceeded tswards Hobart Town. Capt. Roxburgh with Mr.
Bogle and the boys proceeded in the gig, and arrived af Hobart
Town about nine on Sunday evening; and about eleven the
Governor Arthur stoumer was despatched to meet her, and fell
in with the Friends between seven and eight o'clock on 'Mon-
day morning, and brought her safe to Hobart Town.
From the first imminent of striking not more than fifteen min-
utes elapsed ere the vessel was a total wreck, and not a vestige
of her to be seen. Thekoats during the night were several times
near swamping, and had it not been for one of the females who
sat in the stern of oue of them having a shawl on her arms,
spread out, which received a tremendous surf, which had it,
come into boat must have sunk all would have been lost, All
of them during Friday and all Friday night, were without any
refreshment except a few muscles, which they cooked in a tureen
one of the passengers had saved. Fortunately there was plenty
of excellent water on the island.

The cargo of the Enchantress is said to be the most valuable
that has come out for wine time, and Capt. Roxburgh is the
principal owner of the ship.
The following is a list of the passengers saved :—Cabin—:Mr.
cid Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Yates, Mr. Bugle, Mr. Anstey, Miss
Dixon, Miss Smith, Madame liens, Nlrs.,and Miss liens, Mr.
M'Arthur, Mr. Lightfoot, surgeon. Capt. Roxburgh, and Mr.
Toby, Chief Officer. Steerage—Mr. and Mrs. Burns and three
sons and one daughter, Mr. Edwards, the cabin steward, and
three boys.
Of the fate of the crew and one steerage passenger not a sha-
dow of doubt can be entertained.—Hobart Town Paper.