The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-11-02
The Loss of the Turret ship Captain.

The gunner and seventeen men from the Captain
have been landed here by the Voltage from Vigo Bay
The remainder OF the crew are all lost
The following the names of persons who es-
capped from the wreck of the Captain and landed at
Portsmouth to-day:-James May, gunner; James
Ellis, mate; Louis Merry, James HauIy, George
Bride, Charles Tregeman John Heard, Robert Heard,
William Lawrence, David Dozburgh. John Walker,
James Ferman, Henry Grange, Robert Tomlinson,
Thomas Herman, F. Merryman, James Saunders,
john Gribblc, Mr.. Mayer mldshipman was left in
vaided at Lisbon
According to reports received at the Admiralty
from some of the survivors of the Captain the ship
turned bottom upwards in a squall and went down
in three minutes
Tue Yolage screw corvette, Captain Sullivan. ar
rived at Spithead shortly before noon on Monday,
from the Channel feet, which she left on Friday
morning north Of Cape Finisterre, with the gunner
and II seamen saved from the wreck Of the Captain
on board. Soon after the Voltage had anchored at
Spithead, the Captains men were disembarked from
the ship and landed at Portsmouth, where they were
taken possession Of by crowd of excited people, all
anxious to inquire for husbands, sons brothers, or
other relatives aud friends who had belonged TO the
ship. Admiral Mines further report upon the loss
Of the Captain drawn up after the depostious Of Mr.
May, the gunner aud the II seamen, who gained the
Spanish coast, near Finisterre, in the Captains
second launch, had been taken on board the Lord
Warden flagship, and forwarded TO the Admiralty
in charge Of Mr. May, by the first uptrain after the
Volage's arrival, condensed report being in the
meantime forwarded through the telegrapbic wire
between the Port AdmiraI's office here and White
hall Immediately following upon the arrival of the
Voltage Spifhead, list Of the survivors OF the Cap
tain was posted at the dockyard gates. There will
most probably be little difficulty in the way Of az
riug at correct conclusions as to the cause Of the
ships loss afer careful consideration Of the evi-
dence given by Mr. May and the seamen In their ex-
aDiHations on board the Lord Warden. Sir Alex
ander Mines signal TO the feet after this ezamna-
tiOu we understand, was, THE Captain turned bot
tom upwards and sunk in FIVE minutes" Independ-
emily of what Evidence relative the loss ofhe ship
the depostions taken on board the Lord Warden NAV
contain, the men saved can now add nothing Of i'm
portanee. All the saved belonged TO the star
board watch The watch was called, the men say
a few minutes past midnight, and as the men were
going deck to MUSTER the ship gave heavy Iureh
to stsrhoard, bat righted herself again Immediately
John Gnbbie, hrs=elass boy, says that be was lust
passing round the espstan in mastering for his watch
after the ship had made the first Iuieh TO leeward
when he heard Captain Burgoyne sing out, 'sHow
many degrees does she heel now % Theanswer came
Eighteen" The ship kept on heeing over, and
never came up again. Went out on the weather fore
topsaiI brace the hnrreane-deck, TO haul on and
round in on the topsail, sheets being let go. Saw
the sea roll over the hurricane-deek hsmmock-net-
ting and was jammed By il under the hamockeloth
Could remember nothing more until be was picked
up. with another Of the men saved, BY the second
launch Robert Hirst, able seamen, was stationed
on the forecaste. and mustered with the starboard
watch There was strong wind, and the ship was
then under herthree topsaiIs. double reefs in EACH
md the foretopmast staysail The yards braeed