Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1853-12-24
Wreck Of British Ship, and Loss of $50
Lives

Wreck OF British Ship, and Loss of $50
Lives.
We have received accounts of the wreck
of the British ship Lady Evelyn, Captain
Mcclellan, while on voyage from Hong
Kong TO San Francisco. No fewer than
two hundred and fifty lives were lost.
The Lldy Evelyn was fine vessel Of
SIS tons, and left Hong Kong on tie 29;h
June, with 220 Chinese lahoretS, for San
Francisco. In addition, she had several
passengers, among whom was an English
gentleman named Sutton, Major Poore Of
the American service, and two Portuguese
merchants; her crew, comprising22 Euro
pean sailors and two mates, MeSsrs.
Mackay and McRae. 1t was observed on
her leaving that she was down pretty deep
in the water, although not SO much as
some that had quilted the port.
After encountering several weeks of
stormy weather, in which she lost much
of her rigging, the ship was wrecked on a
reef known as Richards Rocks, off the
southeast end of Typnison. The vessel
broke right IN two, when the helpless
Cinnamon crowded the decks. Their
whole energies were devoted to iiing the
air with toss papers, and shriekrng fright
fully. The moment after she struck, the
stern and after part of the ship driitcd
away, loaded with human beings, not one
Of whom escaped, each succeeding sea
sweeping them of into deep water. The
long boat remained on deck, and some
twenty or thirty were collected around,
hoping to preserve themselves by it; but in
their efforts to get the craft clear, the
mainmast came down lengJhways upon
them, crushing the boat, and almost every
one who was near it, to death.
The second mate, Mr.. McRae, one or
two OF the cabin passengers, and about
thirty others, took to the fore rigging,
which, happily for them, continued in an
upright position, 70 doubt kept so by the
granite slabs which were in thai portion
of the vessel, which rested on the reel
They had scarcely taken up their posi-
ton before the fore part Of the ship open
ed out in two parts, one chain cable drag
ging the MINDLESS through the bows. The
chief mate, Mr.. Mackay, and three or
four sesmen, were swept away on the
bowsPnt; they were seen c.inging to it.
for some time aiterYard, and then dlsap-
peaied.
McRae-had sunk before he reached the
land, and but for two Of the natives of the
island, who swan to him and kept him
up, he must have persisted. On gaining
the shore they fonnd that one of the Chi
nese women had, by some extraordinary
means, been cast on the beach on spar
during the night, and had climbed up to
the summit of the cliff. The survivors
were taken into the interior by the natives
and were most kindly treated. OF the
wreck of the Lady Evelyn not a vestigo
remained.-LiUerpoOl Courier Of Dec. 8.
SEVERE SuFPERING.--As Daniel Sulli-
van, quiet and peaceable citizen of De-
troit, Michigan, was returning home about
nine o'clock Monday evening, he was at
tackled by three villains, who seized and
beat him, robbing him at the same time of
some money which he had with him.
After matreating Sullivan in this way
they threw him into well. Here Suli
van supported himself all night above wa
ter by putting his back against one side
and his feet against the other side. His
cries for aid were heard, but they sounded
at such distance that persons in the vi
cinity paid no attention to him, and his
situation was net discovered till the next
morning about four o'clock. He was ia
ken out much exhausted, and will recover
from his injuries.
A SAD SIGHr.-In passing up Broad
way yesterday afternoon, about I o'clock,
when all the world was en- promcnadc,we
met a well dressed lady, leading drum
ken man by the arm. His face was brui-