The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-17
Terrible Wreck of an Emigrnnt ship.

Late Sydney papers, by way of California, con-
tain detailed accounts of the wreck of the emigrant
ship Dunbar, on the Botany Bay Head six miles
from Sydney, with the loss of all Oh board except
one man. The following extract will be read with
interest:
Her officers and crew. Including boys numbered
ffty-nine; her passengers were thirty two in the
cabin and thirty-one in the steerage; mcking
l22 souls ON board. There had been no
deaths, no sickness or disasters on the voyage She
had not lost spar rope. All was pleasure at
the termination Of a most delightful passage In a
few hours the ship, il was expected would be safe
la Sydney harbor. The Botany light had been seen
for some hours. light wind was blowing and all
was passing happily on board. About IL O'Clock,
on the night of August 10th, all hands were called
upon deck TO "wear ship" She was then going III.
der easy sail In half an hour afterwards the yes
sci struck on Botany Head almost instant destruc-
| ton following. In a few minutes the ship breke
up.
The passengers had generally retired to rest at
the time, and they and every soul board, except
| aman named johnson an ordinary seaman, perish.
| ed He was standing the poop at the nome mt
| the ship struck, and was thrown down on the bull
| warks by the shock. The vessel was thrown on
| her beam ends Then first the mizzen went, and
next the main mast johnson went below aud GO.
out of the skylight to eeward and got up the side
sf the chain platee of the toreriging These being
broken, he was thrown over, holding by the chain
plates which held some of the fore panks together
n,
| ed some shelter behind projection and there he
slept He remained on this rock about 80 hours
before he was rescued. This man johnson describes
| the scene on board when the ship struck as beug
of the most terrible and heart-rending description
such indeed as may be supposed to occur Ia ali sim
liar cases, where the danger is deadly and the de
struction imme date. The Sydney Moriiag Hers aid
thus describes Johnsons situation, after his sleep
| on the second night, and when daylight appeared;
When the morning broke he saw the wreck and
the bodies OF his late companions. lie endeavorsd
| TO make signals, but was undiscovered lie utter
cd cries, bnt the boiling prevented their be-
| ing heard. careful search was, however making
| Every spot was occupied by anxious spectators
where there was chance for seeing asy object
below. At last n voice was heard s.there is a man
upon the rocks" rope was lowered without DELAY.
After some failures il was brought within his reach
There was danger from the projection of the rocks,
bat having eDtwined the rope with a seaman 5
skill around hinl, he gave the signal, and he was
drawn up some two hundred feet, and was re-
ceiyed by the crowd with cries of graduation and
joy. lie had passed about thirty hours upon the
| rocks. Mr.. johnson is native of Dreghedo in
Ireland, and is % years Of age. None but strong
man could have borne the exposure and ex-
citement Of these fearful nights. None but a sea
| man conld have been SO drawn from his situation
without peril.