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No. 4904-March 26, 1879.] with stealing one gold finger ring valued at $20.

Mr Ross stated that at about 4 p.m. yesterday the two defendants went into the store and asked to be shown some rings, fle had seen the 1st defendant in the store three times before, who on each occasion went there to look at rings, but never made a puraliaso, Mr Ross showed the defen dants some rings, and the 1st defendant asked him to put the case of rings out, but be refused. He handed the defendants five rings which he placed on the top of the show case. They examined the rings; the ring produced in Court, Mr Ross said, was one of the five rings banded to defen. dants. The two defendants stood together bargaining about the price for about eight minutes. He (Mr Ross) know that the ging in Court was still in their possession bonge they had not replaced it on the case with the other four which they had been looking at. They moved towards the door, and Mr Ross then accosted them and enquir. ed what they were going to do with the ring, He spoke in English; the 1st defendant understood a little English. An umbrella was taken from the hand of the 2nd de fendant and turned upside down, when the ring fell from it to the floor.

When called upon for their defence, the 2nd defendant said he knew nothing about either the umbrella or the ring. The umbrella was the property of the 1st de fendant, and, was never in his (2nd defend- ant's) possession. Ha (2nd defendant) went into the shop to look at some men purchasing; he was a seaman anem ployed, and only arrived in the Colony the day before yesterday. He did not know complainant's house, and could not find it again. He never saw lat defendant before, And never spoke to him in his life.

The 1st defendant, who had been kept out of Court while the 2nd defendant was making his defence, said that he had known the 2nd defendant for 2 or 3 months, And that they went to the complainant'e shop to buy a ring. They red together at Second Street. The umbrella was the 2nd defendant's property. Complainant wanted $10 for the ring, and he (detendant) offered first $7 and then $8; but finding they could not come to termia, he turned to leave the premises when he was accused of stealing the ring. He was searched, but nothing was found. He did not see the ring fall from the umbrella, nor did be see it picked up from the floor at the 2nd de- fendant's feet. He (1st defendant) was a catto dealer; his cattle were all at Swatow. He did not know and defend ant's occupation, after he had given the defendants in charge, he found a revolver on a chair in the store, near the place where the lat de fendant had been standing; the revolver was not there before,

The case was remanded.

THE GRINA MAIL.

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Mr May:-Can you account for your to Lisjudging the distance -No. The light was quite bigh above the ees, and very bright, and did not seem more than a mile off. The night was extremely dark, and the light very brilliant. I have been four or five times through the channel at night by the Yesso,

Had this preternatural brilliancy of the Lammock light ever struck you before - No.

By Capt. MoMurdo-Looking through the glasses, I saw breakers, right ahead, but that was only immediately before we struck, too late to allow of anything being done to avert the ship striking. The rocks were almost level with the water.

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Balam, quartmaster, deposed --I was sent into the chalos at 10.90; found no bottom until, just immediately before the vessel strack, I got 7 fathoms. At the spond the vessel was going that night

pould get the bottom at seven fathoms It was a very dark night. 1 saw no rooks before the vessel strack.

It being held by the Court unnecessary to sali more witnesses, the whole fasta as to the wreck having been so fully deposed to,

Capt. Ashton asked leave to address a few words to the Court. He said You have heard the evidence, and I have no doubt you will be able to come to s just conclusion. My certificate is in your hands, and my character as a careful shipmaster depends upon whether you censure me or not. I should beg of you before coming to a decision, to take into consideration that coasting steamers of taking narrow are in the habit channels, and that also at night and in No matter strong and erratic currents. how careful one may be in his dead reckon. ing, every ship-master knows that it la always liable to error while navigating in euch currents. Most coasters get into the then to their dead reckoning. I think on this occasion my dead reckoning was not far from the truth; but my eye-sight de seived me, and I trusted to it.

Mr Ross, on being recalled, stated that boats there, I told them to drop astern, and Part of the ship, I told the Foochow men rally use the Namos Straits, except on almost under her bows, and just before she habit of trusting more to their eyesight

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Teang Afu, a cargo boatman, and Wong Akau, & coulis, were charged with piratically attacking flahing boat No. 430 and stealing $20 in silver, and clothing valued at $20, The case wAS ID- on the 14th instant. manded, as the fishing boat is absent from the Colony at present.

Marine Court.

LOSS OF THE 8.S. "YESSO." March 20.

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By Captain Ashton-When I took the bearings of the light I could not tell the exact distance off,

Court adjourned till to-morrow at 10

By Mr Gibb:-The distance from the wheel-house to the bowe is 80 or 40 feet.

The Court was then cleared, and after a deliberation lasting nearly two hours, the Court was re-opened, and the President stated that a conclusion had been arrived at which could not be made public antil approved by His Excellonoy the Governor,

Quotations.

HONGKONG, March 28, 1879.

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Sattu, a Mohammedan, quarter-master, the course to E. by N. & N. by compi; shapes ulear court for Amoy. Going to Chief Engineer, and myself had a confer-boats were being cleared away, I went who was at the wheel on the night in ques giving a true course of E. by N. N. This brought the light slightly on the starboard the North there were other rocks in the way;ence as to the advisability of backing off; down to the lazarette to see if the tion, deposed I was at the wheel, stear we come to the conclusion that if we did so vessel was making water. I found about fag, from 10 o'clock, I got the course at bow, and I steered on this course for 5 or 6 and for this reason he did not go to the N minutes, when there came a very vivid fash Witness continued:-I did not think I was she might sick in deep water and cause 12 inches of water and reported to the 10 o'clock E, by N. and she was kept on of lightning, and I saw, or feneted I saw, running any extraordinary risk in taking great loss of life. The boats were lower Captain. About ten minutes afterwards I that course until 10.46, when she was that we were much nearer the light-houss this channel, because I had the light to guide ed, provisioned and manned, and passed went down again and found only about 18 altered to E. by N, N. for five minutes, than I had at first supposed. The Lammock me. Had I dons what I naually de-run aetern. As soon as the ship began to make Inches, We began to work the after pump. then brought back B. by N. again; then islaud appeared not to be more than 3 of a for the light outil I made the island thin water rapidly the passengers were passed The Captain then gays. orders to lower twenty minutes afterwards the Osptain mile distant. I fancied I could see plainly accident would not have happened. I was into them, one boat coming up to the gang- down the boats.. I went into the glg, and oiled "hard sport," and the vessel struck, the dwellings of the light-keepers. I there- deceived by the flash of lightning which, way at a time. The Captain gave orders with two of a grow and 14 passengers, laid Her head was then E. From the wheel. fore concluded that I had allowed too much believed, showed me quite distinctly the that the boats were to remain by the ship off. The Captain gave orders to remain by house. I could not see the light on Lammock for the current. I then altered the course, dwelling houses etc., on ebore, and made till daylight. By the time my boat was the ship till daylight. My boat was made Island

Archibald McIntyre, the chief engineor, bringing the light on my port bow, intending me faucy that I was much more nearer It fall, the steamer had begun to settle down; fast to the stern of the second life boat, in to pass through the channel between Whits then I really was. The night was intensely the stern was under water. I then made charge of the tindal; shortly after we got deposed to being woke up by the shook, and Racks and Lammock island. About past dark, but I did not realise this until after fast to the starboard paddle-box. I remained astern I found my boat and that in charge lastantly going to the engine room; saw the 11 the ship struck on the reeks. I thought I we struck. The lights showed well enough. there until daylight, when I found my boat of the tindal adrift. I told him to let go my engines stopped, and safety valves released. was the only one remaining. I oume painter, and try to fetch up to the ship Captain Ashton then sent for him, and saw something black on the port bow about In foggy weather I would go outside, clear

on board the ship and reported to again. I lost sight of the tindal's boat asked him what distance off he considered three seconds before we struck. I thought of everything; but seeing the light so

were quite safe. the Captain that all the other boats were Failing to fetch the ship I tried to fetch up the light to be. He said a mile or a mile it was a portion of the island, and I gave the wall I considered we order hard aport," bat before the helm was Whan we struck, the engines were going gone. He told me to bring my boat to the to the rocks on the port side, which we could and a half. The Captain asked him whe altered the vessel struck. The night was a little faster than they were at 10 o'clock. port side. This was done. All the pas just see. We could not do so as there was ther he thought it would be advisable to very dark, but the light showed up brilliantly. The soundinge would have given me a sengers came on deck as it was intended to too much sea, and there seemed to be a cur try and back her off. He said it would not The bearings of the light altered very better test of our position, but as I did not send a rope from the ship to a rock close to; rent. I kept the boat's head to soa till bo advisable, as the ship had no water-tight rapidly after I brought it on the port bow.consider we were in any danger I did not but it was found that this was impracticable. about four o'clock, when the crew refused compartments, and be understood there The log was hove every 2 hours. She was stop the ship and round. The lead was As I found the passengers jumping into my to work,-there were only three men was deep water under the stern. It being going 8 knuts at 8 o'clock, and at 10 o'clock being hove, but found no bottom. I have boat, so as to risk awarping her, I pulled who could pull-and we had to drift: explained to the witness that the distance fa man in the chains passed through this channel perhaps some away from the boat, and landed the pas-At daylight 1 rigged a sal, kéoping much more than 1 mile, he said, when bo knots. There was

wind OR the starboard quarter found next morning that the light was from ten o'clock until she struck. There was thirty or forty times, at night. On a fine sengers I had on a rock a quarter of a mile the a man on the look-out forward. Two or night I should have gone through the off came back and managed to get up to intending to fatch Swatow. Isighted Groen much further away than he had calculated, three minutes after passing the red lightNamos Strait, but did not deem it prudent the ship and got more of the passengers into Island, near Cape of Good Hope, and rau he attributed his misjudging the distance We landed to the hazy and deceptive nature of the st which shows over the Boat Rocks, the on this occasion, as the night threatened to the boat; landed them on the rock too. The into Hope Bay for shelter. vessel struck, her head at the time be foggy. Loonsider it was quite prudent crew of ary boat said they were tired, and ask-there by simpan. I then went overland to mosphere, which he did not enspect at the being about E. I signalled to stop the to go koots an hour on a night like that, od me to get a sampan to go off. I thought Swatow, where I found the second mato time.

I did not give the order to go approaching the channel between the they wanted a rest only, and got a fishing had arrived, and left again for the wreck engines.

would in the Haitaong astern, becaneo I thought there was danger Listamook Island, and the White Rocks, boat to go off. I hoped ahe

The reason Capt. Goode and I agreed that bring off all those remaining. After sha By Capt. MoEuon-When the Captain of the ship going down in deep water. also know she had no water-tight compartit was useless to stand by the wreck then left the ship, however, I could ese altered the course, saying, "Oh I noa it,"

on were still people the how far off should you think the light was I gave orders to clear away the way that it was blowing.a gals of wind, that thera ments.

Then tried to induce these --About a mile. That course, at the dis boats, but not to lower them. I also ordered and that nothing could be done without wreek.

tance of a mile, would have taken us right to sound the ship, and to sound round the ship. divers and lighters; we thought it better other men to go off agato, and then tried to At first there was no water reported in the to come to Hongkong for assistance. I bully them into it; but all except one man through the channel. I must have been ship. The men sounding round the ship have no complaint to make of the conduct refused to go. There were six of them. considerably mistaken, found 6 fathoms abreast the paddle wheef, of the men, except the Chinese portion of I am afraid we would not have been able to both sides, and 6 fathoms over the stern. the boat's crew, who rofused to return again roach the wreck. Another boat, a fishing boat, wont, but could not fetch the wreck. The rocke under the bow were scarcely visi to the ship after the second trip.

Edward Sheppard, merchant, Fooshow, She anchored right astern the wreck. ble at the time she struck. I called my Chief Officer and the Chief Engineer up, and who was a passenger on board the Fessu, de- After belag there some two hours she conferred with them as to the advisability posed: We left Swatow a little after 6p.m. managed to get to the wreck, and saved of attempting to back off on the rooke. The Dined at 6.30, Capt. Ashton being on deck. Captain Ashton and the others, landing result of our conference was that we held He then came down to dinner. A little them on the rock where we were. About it unadvisable then. About ten or fifteen after eight o'clock I went on deck, and into an hour and a half afterwards the Gaelic minutes after this, the Chief Engineer his cabin, and was with him until 11.30. came up, and sent a boat ashore for us. reported to me that the vessel was making During that time the Captain asked the do not know if we were seen by the people water. I ordered the after bilge pump to officer on watch several questions, going of the Lammock Island; the steamer ought be used, at the same time the boats to be out on deck several times. After I turned to have been soon, at all events her funnel lowered, pareed aft and provisioned. By in, I heard the man who was heaving the and masts.

By Mr May have repeatedly been the time this was done the ship was making lead, but did not hear what. the words were, water rapidly. I ordered the passengers, i was awakened by a shock, and, golog on through this Channel since I have been in or as many of them as could safely go, to get deck, found the vessel was on shore. I the Yesso, nearly always at night, but

By Captain Ashton-I did not report to into the ship's boat. This was done quite returned to my cabin and dressed. We oftenest going from Amoy to watow. orderly; each boat was hauled up to the were told by the Captain to go to the fore Ronning from Swalow to Amoy we gene- you that I saw the white foam. I saw it starboard ladder, and they went into the

1180 the struck, in fact almost at the same mo- to obey the Captain's orders, which all did. dark dirty nights, when we gave them striot orders that they were to The boats were then get ready and shortly ahannel between Lammock Island and the ment.

I have experienced no By Mr May-There was a look-out man hang on to the ship till daylight,. Thereafter, as the ship began to settle down, White Rocks. were four beata; they were in charge re- most of the passengers were put into them. difficulty in making out the distance of the stationed right in the bows. I saw him spectively of the Chief, Second, and Third Some of us remained by the ship's side light. We have generally passed it about a relieve the other man at 10 o'clock, He Oficere, and the Boatswain. I do not know all night. The light appeared much closer mile distant. I have been in command of reported nothing. I cannot say I saw the man after 10 o'clook, but I believe he was how many people were in the boats. They when we struck that we found it sotu- steamer here myself, for two voyages. were loaded with dus regard to safety. All ally to be when daylight came. It appeared I came down the other way by the Namos attending properly to his duty. I taluk 1 the rest of the people on board. I ordered to me about a mile off. At night it Straits, Had I been in command of the would have nottoad his absence or inatten- forward. When I found she was mak- was so extremely dark that we could not Yesso I should have adopted exactly the tion to his work, ing water rapidly I ordered the engines to see the rocks from the bows of the vessol, couree Captain Aabtob did. I believe the be turned ahead slow, and also put out an except through the flashes of lightning. I misconception as to the distsace of the anchor from the bow. My great fear was got off by the first boat to a rook above the light was caused by the zasty misty rain The engines water, shortly after day-break, by which which was hanging about, haze, I should she would slip off the reeks. were kept moving until the water put out time the ship was breaking up. The chief call it, arising from rain. the fires, when we cased off steam. While ulicer returned once to the ship and brought the passengers were being put off into the more passengers of; the Chinamen in boats I had blue lights and rockets fired, in the boat's crew refused to go again. The bopes of attracting any passing vessels or fishing boat then went twies, and eventually

Edward Burnle:-I am a master mariner, fishing boats. In about an hour froto strik- they were all brought from the ship...

and have been on the China coast since ing, the phip was at an angle of 45 degrece, There were two fishing boats; the men were

1860. I have been in command of Fecond Day-March 26th. the after part of her being under water; taken over by one from the other. They ro-

steamer ainos 1868. I have been accus- The water was up to the engine room door, or fused to go at first as it was blowing so hard.

The Court sat to-day at 10 a.m.

tomed to run between Hongkong, Swatow, forward sponsors. At the time of striking, there was great risk in the ship's men going

Captain Ashton asked to be allowed to Amoy, and Fooehow. My custom, running the een was smooth; the wind and sea in- again; they were tired. I cannot say they creased towards daylight. At daybreak the were justified in refusing, The Chief Officer call witnesses, Captain Goods, and Captain between Swatow and Amoy has been, at chief mato, who was alongside, by the star- balloved they should be made to go. The Burnie, to corroborate bis statement that nights, in ordinary clear weather, to take the board paddle box, reported to me that the boat was one of the ship's life-boats. The the channel between the Lammock Island, passage through Namoa Stal's. In ralny other three boats had disappeared. I knew fishing boat took some hours to get to the and the White Rocks was the usual and dark weather, when it. in dificult to make The We-boat afterwards broke ordinary channel for coasting steamers. out the land, i dao the channel between the The fishing Capt, Burate had been through the Channel Lammock Island, and the White Rooks, at midnight that the second mate's beat had wreek. drifted away from the ship. Shortly after adrift and went out to sea.

where wo have had lights for the last four daylight the ship commenced to break up boats were deck-boats of considerable size; a great many times, and used it at night.

The President said he had, Individually, years. The lights are so powerful that rapidly. At daylight we saw rooks that I they would carry say 16 people without the knew, and judged our position. I sent the crew; more than that number were brought. no doubt that this was the usual channel they are liable to mislead you. You may be remaining boat away to land the passengers I did not see the boy drowned that was night and day; but for the satisfaction of quite near them or a good distance off; and the Court, and for his own satisfaction, Capt.great caution is undoubtedly required. a quarter of a mile to windward of as. (Europeans) on board with Captain Ashton,

Runnlag for the light on an E. I have been at sea 24 years, and on this const since 1857, and have held a master's They did that, and came back to the ship, and a number of Chinese, when I left, do, call any witnesses he chose, and the speed.

There was also a all the Captain's orders were carried out Court would be glad to hear them even N. bearing and not being certain of certificate since 1864. I first commanded and took another lot off. in 1866, and have been continuously in com- native fishing boat which came off to our promptly, and in an orderly manner. Every although it might be a work of supererogamy distance I should see the engines.

Ibave done so once.

I have passed mand of a steamer since that time, with the assistance. The ship's boat, after making thing that could be done was done to save tion.

The boats were Captain Ashton did not wish to call the through the channel five times at night exception of 2 years. The Fesso left this two trips, did not return; and I was then passengers and crew.

By ordered to lie alongside till morning, but witnesses if the Court considered it unne since the light was established, The oha about 10 am. of Friday, the 14th instant, left with 16 other people on board.

racter of the deception is that one imagines | for Swatow, Amoy, and Fooshow. The this time the water had risen, and it was in the morning only one was left. The Canary

Considering the The Court decided to hear the evidence. himself nearer to the light than he really ship's company consisted of 68 persons, blowing a heavy gale. We remained for- night was pitch dark,

Frederick Tickell, the third officer, whose is, It is very deceptive at a distance of You steer including myself. We had about 200 pas-ward until the ship broke to pieces, when short distance between Swatow and the eengars, 26 boxes of specie, valued at we took to the port paddle box, and when Island, and that the light was in sight certificate (second mate's, granted at Mela mile, or a mile and a half. $100,000, about 200 chosts of opium, that was washed away we managed to get nearly all the time, I do not consider that bourne) was lost in the wreck, said straight for the light until you edge away 60 tons of lead, and a general cargo, We on to the walking beam. During this time, there was any particular risk in Captain took charge of the deck at 8 o'clock on the for the channel; and I should be sure I night of the 17th, relieving the chief officer, was near the Island before bearing off, In anchored at Hope Bay on the night of the in endeavouring to get from the forward Ashton adopting the course he did,

Capt. McEnen,That is from a lands- Bir Hunter. We were steering E. 8, by thick rainy dark weather, when the lights 15th, got ander way again at daylight, and part of the deck to the paddle box, a small-

the compass, that is E. S. true, the sourse are visible, I should use this channel in got into Bwatow about 6 a.m. On Monday boyy some seven years of age was washed mao's point of view, of course i

given by the chief officer, who told me the preference to all the others. The father, or

Witness.-Yes.

By Captain Aehtoa :-If I felt certain of we discharged about 300 tons of cargo and overboard, and drowned,

Left Swatow person in charge of this boy, was one of

By Capt. Ashton-I was on deck soon vessel was going 8 knots. The wind was a number of the passengers. about dark the same evening (17th). At the passengers who remained on board, after the ship struck, and heard you con- about N. E. by E., a moderate breeze then; my position I should not slow my enginee 6.10 p.m. I took the ship out of the river. It was impossible to do anything to ferring with the Chief Mate and Chief night vory dark. We continued on that but if I had the least doubt I should reduce We had about 90 Chinese and one European save the boy. When the fishing boat Engineer as to the advisability of attempt source till about 9.80. There were no speed very considerably.

Captain Ashton: If you had kept away, passenger (Mr Sheppard). The wind was which eventually rescued us, came to ing to back the ship off. They agreed that lademen in the chains then, At 8.30, al- about N. E. by E. We cleared the land at wards the ship about noon, she did not it would be unsafe to attempt auything of tered the course, by Captain's orders, to E. and had the light on your port, would you N. by the compass, E. N. true. The slow -I would not keep away until I was about past 7. The wind was light and attempt to come alongside of us; she the kind.

Witness was thanked by the Court for Lammock light was in sight when I got on quite sure I was close to the Island, a dis sea smooth. The night was dark and in- anchored about 300 yards from the ship, clined to be foggy, with a falling barometer. About half-past two in the afternoon, when his attendance, and the information he had dock, and the course to which the vessel tance say of a quarter of a mile,

was changed was straight for the light By Capt. Meruen-There is no means I did not deem it prudent to shape a the water had fallen, she made a successful given.

William Young Hunter, the chief officer,About 9.60 the Captain came out on deck, of determining your position except aba

faland, The lead, is no looked at the light, and then ordered me to lutely seeing. course through Namoa Straits which is my attempt to come alongside, and succeeded in course E. 8. by the compass; that is, true were that had been landed by the Chief deposed I have been at sea about 17 alter the course to H. by N. Showery aqualis guide. The island is stoop to. nanal route. At past 7 p.m., I shaped a landing us on the rock where the passengers

Fradriok Goode, 'in command of the ES. At this time the high summit of the Officer's boat. About 8 o'clock a large years. (Certificates, Chief Mate's and Man- Cape of good Hope bere 8. W. true, distant steamer, which proved to be the Guelt, ter's, banded in.) I have been twelve were constantly coming over us. The effect abunt 2 miles. It was my intention then, came in sight. She observed our signals Fears an officer; six years in Chins, three of altering the course was to bring the light Haitoong, déposed I have roen of the

on this course till 10.45, when the Cap: January 1870, and in command since April BAROMETRE if it came on foggy, to go to the southward and immediately game to our help. Cap. years and a half in the Yereo. I recollectory little on the starboard bow. Kept since 1868 on the China Coast singe of the Boat rocks, At this time the tide tain Kidley anchored his steamer, and sent the vessel leaving Swatow on the 17t1 Lain ordered, the course to be altered. 1878. During the time I have always used about 6.10 p.m.; we proceeded down the to E. by N. N. by compass the channel between Lammock Island and Dat the second hour of the ebb. I then his boat ashore for there on the rook, who, river, antil we got clear of the Sugar Loat A few minutes after receiving this order, the White Hooks coming down from Amoy, TanEMOMETER 9 A.M.... went down to dinner, leaving the Chief some going off to the Gaelic with me in the Past. I took bearings of the high summit Oficer in charge of the deck. At 7.40 p.m. Hahing boat, were all relieved in two trips of the Cape of Good Hope at 7.16. It bore the Captain told me to put & man in the since the light was established, except in the Chief Officer came down, and reported to About four, or half-past four, the Heilcony S.W. I should say it was shout 4 miles off, baius, and we kept the land constantly heavy fog. I have been through at least Love from forward of the wheel on the this channel on the morning of the 18th, me that the Lammook light was in sight. wes righted. I then went on board her to

that would be E. 8. true, At 7.40 We were then steaming at the rate of 84 confer with Capt. Goode as to the wisdom of The course was then est E. by going, but got no soundings. The lead in 30 times, always at night, 1 seat through knots an hour; the light was distant about remaining by the wreck. As it was blowing sighted the high Lammock light bearing . tarboard side. He would have a scope in shortly after four o'clock

fathoms of line. With this scope botton E. N. E. I did not slow the engines, do 2 miles. About 8 o'clock 1 went on deck & gals of wind, and as nothing could be still being in sight, altered the course and devided to go to Hongkong, 1'came with minutes past 8, the douree was still the could be strack in 7 fathoms at the rate not remember over one aeeing the engines with Mr Sheppard, and at 5.80, the light done, without lighters and divers, Capt. Goode. true. When I left the desks, at 6 or 10 thing of two fathoms and some 13 dark, with heavy squalls of rain

hove the log in at 81 abe was then the ship was then going. About 5 minutes plowed there on any abip I have been sa steered direct for it, our head being E. N. him, and arrived here on the morning of

The patent log was afterwards the Capt. altered the course back offer of. So far as I know it is not the by compass, giving a teus bearing of the Wednesday the 19th. The Gaple had arrived also set and put over, when the big sum to a N. true; then the light was a little on general custom to slow the engines in xp.

The fishing boat people Light E. N. I then went to my room, an hour before us. leaving oiders with the officer of the watoh -behaved very well indeed, Tbs crew desorve / mit Hore 8. W. It was not hauled in at the port bow we could see it very plainly, proaching this channel. We generally pass London and Colonial Papers, &0

o'clock. The night was dark, the wind fthe Brd officer) to steus direct for the light. great praise for their astion. I do not know about N. E. by I, a fresh breeze; but not quite bright. So far as I know, this course in after I have taken charge of the watch. was continted up to a low seconds of the I have nearly always been on deck when I was several times on the bridge taking that, had she not helped us, we would have very much aes on, then, as we were maider me phe struck.

we have panged through. I cannot re- The Gaelic would probably the bearings of the light between 8,30 and lost our lives, 9.80 3. At 1.00 pm. went on the have seen us. After we as the steamer we the shelter of Ramoa Island. I turned in Anked by Captain MpEuen - Might member ever having used this channel) about 8.30, and know nothing of what wont bridge and remained there. The light was lost sight of her for half an hour through on till I fuit the chip strike. The gongs in the Captain bare altered the coure

Br Mr May I have nearly always asen sight ahead, I noticed that there was a equail Captain Kidley deserves great the engine toom were struck immediately. quarter of a point or so without your

knowing 1"

the island. I find my position by the bear southerly set of the tide, and therefore prafee for the way in which he brought his

Witness Bald -Zee, Imes keeping look ings of the light. I have used the Namos ses that the boats were all elsat, and ready hauled up Ei and by N. giving a true course ship up in such a quarter to say us. We at once went on deck, I went to scarcely expected that he would come in; Chart foot and the thig We received great kindness from the Captain for lowering; but was told not to lower out with the glasses 1 thought we were Strait once, and generally the Three Chim- chart-room and pricked of the ship's. position on the chart. I allowed the vessel of both the Graslin and Hailoong, and their thom then. 1 sounded the pumps, but she gaiti: goloss up to the light Between ten ney Bluff passage, going from Airoy to

W making very little water for the first minutes and a quarter past 11, there was a Swatow,

Lam Fook Too, déposed --I was a seaman to have made 7 miles au hour through the facers.

20 minutes. Sounded round the ship, and acord bright Bash of lightning and I water. I allowed one mile an hour current Asked why he did not shape his course over the stern found 6 fathomsi at the beard the Captain say "O, 1 mes it," on board the Yetso, and remember the night #gast her, so that I allowed 6 miles an

to the south of the Rocks altogether, witness fore-gangway I found about 8 ft. of water. eaning the Lammock Inland; he then gave she went on thora. Z went on the look out hour over the ground. There was also a said he did not think it necessary. There I took the beating of the light roughly, ten the order to port the helms and imme frem ten till twelve. It was very darki I alight set to the southward, but not a was the light as a guide, and this was the minutes or a quarter of an hour after she diately afterwards the vessel struck. The two lights, one white, one red, but I great deal, as the tearing of the light ohshme le bad always been in the habit atench; it bore N. E. neatly. It looked engines were at once stopped, and orders saw no land up to the time the vessel struck, Nas not very much altered. The fight of being, bud, to his knowledge, it was TEST&Elle and a bait off at first when I given to clear away the boats. The car I pelther saw rocks nor breakers, I could buru ir by Adiolaut & mass, but is my quently uned by steamers, Wasa through same on deck when I took the bearing it pontos sounded the well, I do not know not see the island on which the light-house bjpura ponitiva es 2010 when i wlisted i sam qbunuel be med iron of everything, and armed farther of; and later on it with what result A lead was cast over the mas

A Marine Court of Enquiry was held at the Harbour Master's Office this afternoon, to investigate into the circumstances attend ing the loss of the British steamer Fesso, official No. 48,343, which was lost on the White Doge rocks on the 17th.

The Court comprised:--Hon. C. May (Chief Police Magistrate) president; J. F. MoEusa, Esq., Acting Harbour Master; Robert Thom- Bon, Esq., Master British steamer Radnor shire; H. B. Gibb, Esq., Unofficial Justice of the Peace; and Captain McMurdo, Govern- ment Marine Surveyor.

Captain Samuel Ashton, sworn, deposed:

I was the master of the late steamer Yesse. on a large rook which was seen above water, after I left. There were two Engineers Ashton could, se he had a perfect right to Wore I in the least doubtful I should reduce |

same.

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Shipping Intelligende.

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VESSELS TO ARRIVE, AT HORGIONG

From

Cardi

Oth

Nov.

When Nome.

Left.

18, Rosine, 19, Hormann, 21, Fulds,

Bremén

Hamburg

29, Ronaire, Des. 18, Blenheim,

-Cardiff

Flushing

23, Glamis Castle,

31, Kong Bee (r.),

London

Cardiff

Jan.

81, Glencoe (6.),

London

Antwerty

London

Feb

2, Vale o' Doon,

Gianfalloch (6)

E Galley of Lemne (4), Tonder