The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-12-20
by TIE STEAMER COM,NBH
From WiIner's N.ivernooN Ncws Lnllnr

From Winners (I.iverpool) News Letter.
Ne1oncholy Loss Of The Coarid SHIP U,etA
bound far Sydoey--25O Lircs Lost OFT Of 7ro
Hupdrel "nd Thirty!
The following are extracts of letter which vge
received on Saturday, by her Majesty's ship Ilv.
cinth ria SiHlon's Day dated 18th August, 1872:
''Cape Town: have now to relate one orhe mot
awful events which ever occurred in the menOvd
the oldest inhabitants Of the town-Satcrday rgh
the 27lh inst, it blew very heavy gale in Table
Bay, which increased in force until the next morning,
and about four o'clock, during the intervals urcavo
thunder, the inhabitants Of Cape Town were aroused
by hearing minute guns of distress from vessel in
the bay. I Immediately dressed and proceeded to
the beach, and by the blue lights soon ascctlired
that two or three vessels were ashore at the read Of
the bay, and close upon both SIDES Ut was raining
in torrents, the forkcd lightning was W@Sms, he
thunder was stunning, IT was rs darN as V'n 4
About six O'Clock it was asccrtaincd tImGn7e
of the unfortunate vessel was the AbercrOnBsNVE
mson, 1II5 tons, from London, with ECO raM"a
file Of her Majesty's Dist regiment to relieve me
18th regiment ordered home. She had ahOmlot
band for the Cape corpse.
The vessel having been driven on shore athghE'
ter, we soon were able to communicate with %d
although this fine ship will! become n total wreck iii
Il life was lost, and every soldier was landed diT!
the day. About 800 yards from the Ab'TH''''
Robinson, was the convict ship Waterloo which la
arrived during the week, for the purpose Of F"+
ioning, on her way to Sydney, with about ~ nl'
convicts, guard Of so soldiers five women a'u 20
children, with the crew, about 800 souls,
She lay in very pecarous situation one Wa
within few yards Of the breakers, but 1t was 'I0'"
she might hold on until the weather moderated ""'"
she might be turned off, Under this impression ''
vast mu titude which had assembled on the Spot !"
gan to separate. About 10 O'Clock, howe''', Wv
Waterloo gave sudden lurch, and parted from '""'
anchors, and came broadsde in amongst Tie U''''
ers. The scene now took place shall 'e0'eu'' ~
the day of my death After two or three Ne"'! T ,s
her three masts went on the side Win U''''
crash. The matches were now opened anu '"'
victs rushed on deck. T.,
The sea was now making clean bFeac" O'''
Immediately on the convicts arriving 0" "''S'
Gfiv iumped oyerboard about fifteen OF We'' r.,
ed the shore; the remainder were o'0""'' h,,4,
cries of the poor wretches on deck wefu A.m
Tending Each sea- as it made 0Te''" Wv va.
fortunate vessel, carried dozen Or So i" .,rds Of
for who of course. were drowned. '~' bo
pooplc were on the beach, but could '''I There,
ieost assistance Oh? il was dreodfnIsI SIGHT ,
within stone throw, lay 200 or 800 beings ''
before our eyes. .lc-AbOnI
But now comes the awful part Oh NY In srrcs
eleven o'clock, within half an hour a'''' had legS
the Waterloo parted in two. They ""0 Wv. ork
thougbt or,heir God, or if they had "'' .s,e nov
t,kc his name in vain, and break his laws ,,n}, co.
seen with their hands clnsped' anu were SEQ
ling on him to save them. Soldiers w., :, osots'
casping the little ones to their OOso" .. holding Oh
with one hand to piece Of plank "' r,n,. her cries
held, pressed to her bosom, Il HUG - washed ~
we're piteous At last a sea came ana .ao no more
rromor =. little one of. They were &c., ,., and ihs
Tho ,v,,or was now full of the Struggling + could
,a boat wa. employed to pick up at. nn, orh'
1t could not approach the wre'" heart to vrt'
,o,vv sea. have neither time H0' embrace b'
cor,hor particulars. 1 saw one ma" ,oiIns saf
'ua."o na I;,o one then jump into the 1 ,.1, Of 81;
He soon rose again. could 'eP'