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DISASTER AT SEA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1888.

sind landed the distressed crew there on account of being short of provisions. From Barbados the Para brought the crews to Plymouth. The crew of the Earl Wemyss state that they saw the red light of the Ardencafle and ported. The Ardencapie afterwards luffed and showed her green light instead of keeping on her courte, and thus the collision occurred.

The crew of the Ardencaple had given up that vessel as lost, with the captain and chief officer only on board. They were astounded to learn that these two gallant officers had succeeded in taking the disabled Ardencaple to Fernando de Noronha, near Pernambuco, where she arrived on September 8. This is one of the most remarkable feats ever known in the history of navigation, and Captain Guthrie and Mr. Cameron, chief officer, will doubtless receive the reward they so richly deserve. The conduct of Captain, Kennedy, of the Creedmoor, which had nearly all her sails blown away in a squall off Barbados, is also much to be commended.

The Times of the 29th ulto reports that the Roval Mail Company's steamer Para (Captain J. Brander), which arrived st Plymouth on Satur. day morning, (October 27th) with the fortnight's West India and Pacific mail, landed Captain Colquhoun and it men, the survivors of the crew of the full-rigged iron ship Earl Wemyss, of Glasgow, and the second and third officers and 16 seamen of the full-rigged steel ship Ardencaple, af Glasgow, which were in collision in the South Atlantic on September 8. The circumstances of the disaster are as follows-The Earl Wemyss foundered in three minutes after the collision, and unhappily 16 persons were drowned, including Captain Colquhoun's wile and three children, under circumstances of a peculiarly distressing nature. The Ardencaple was built in Glasgow in 1885, by Messrs. A. Stephen and Co., for Messrs. Edmiston and Mitchell, of Glasgow She was 1,737 sons register, and sailed from Liverpool on July 31 with a cargo of salt for Calcutia. Captain Alexander Guthrie, of Glas- gow, was in command, and the Ardencaple had a crew of 28 hands all told. She had a fair weather passage to Madeira, which was

In the Queen's Bench Division on October reached on August 15. The winds fell light and the Line was not crossed until September 29th before Mr. Justice Stephen and a common 7. At 8 p.m. on the following day the crew was jury, the rather sensational libel case of Roberts mustered and the part watch took charge of the. Danial Owen &+ Co. was brought forward, deck. Almost immediately, on the look-out man (george Wilson) going on the forecastle-head, he reported a light on the port bow. This light had not been reported by the look-out man of the dagwatch. The night was Gine clear moon. light, there was a fresh south-enst breese blow ing, and the Ardencaple under fall sail close hauled on the port tack, was going about seven or eight knots. She was steering a south-west by west course and the light, when reported on the port how was about two miles distant, Shortly after Captain Guthrie ordered the helm to be starboarded, and to the honor 'and

-INTERESTING, LIBEL SUIT,

PARSON RECOVERS HEAVY, DAMAGES,

This was an action, by. Mr. E. G. Roberts, late minister of the liannah-street Congregational Chapel, in Cardiff, against the proprictors of the Western Mail, a daily paper published in that town. The plaintiff claimed damages in respect of certain alleged libels published by the defendants in the months of February and April of this year. The alleged libels took the form of certain articles and letters published from time to time in the Western Blail. The deferidants in the statement of defence elected to justify.

Mr Lockwood, QC, and Mr. Abel Thomis were for the plaintiff Mr. Finlay, Q.C., Mr. amazement of the captain and crew of the Arden-A. T. Lawrence and Mr. Jackson for the caple, the Earl Wemyss, which had been running defendants." before the wind, also fuffed, but not immediately on sighting,About two minutes afterwards the Ardencaple's bell was violently rung, the signal for all hands on deck," and almost immediately the bell of the ap roaching ship was also sounded. The moon was then obscured by passing clouds, but those on board the Ardencaple saw a large ship (which afterwards proved to be the Earl Wemyss) coming dead on to them, IShe had all sail set and was going fast. Captain Guthrie, seeing a collision was inevitable, gave the order" hard up with the helm" and the man at the wheel(Karl Nicolaysco) promptly obeyed the order. The, ship was beginning to acs under port helm, but it was too Jate and the Ardencaple rising on the top of a port side of the Earl Wemyss between the main and mizen rigging, nearly cutting her in two. The Earl Wemyss at once began to fill, and the Ardencaple backed and then ranged alongside the port side of the doomed vessel, Captain Colquhoun gave the order for the boats to be lowered, but before the men had time to execute the order he shouted Men, look out for your lives." With that he turned to run aft to rescue his wife and children, and almost at the same moment his eldest girl was observed running along the poop towards her distracted father, but before the father and child met, the ship gave a heary plunge and sank stern first carrying with her Captain, his wife, three children (two of whom with their, mother were in their cablo). the mate, and 19 sailord. Only seven rose to

ime. That was not true, however. I left of iny own account. I never made any complaint shout plaintiff to Miss Roberts or to any one. I did say before the magistrates that he seduced me the first night. I do not know why I said it. It is

true. No'one suggested to me what to say there. I did not see Evan after I left Mrs. Davies until I went home in July, 1887

Mr. Harris, sub-editor of the Western Mail, was. then called and said that none of the

letters published originated in the office.

M. Fully and M. Lockwood having addressed the jury.

Mr. Justice Stephen summed up and said: This is a charge of libel against the defendants. Now, libel is anything intended or calculated to expose a person to the harred, contempt, or ridicule of his fellowmen. In this case we may consider ridicule as being out of the question, as the charge is of so horrible a nature that one can It nothing could be more calculated to hold a hardly conceive any one trenting it in that light; man who was a minister of religion up to sCOIN than a charge of seducing a young girl under his care, At the end of one of the articles I notice this phrase "It is to be hoped that the revs gentle man may be able to reinstate himself in the good graces of his congregation as well as in the love af the young, wife who is now broken-hearted."

anything. It is not for a British Judge to say that would appear to justify the taking of the aw into one's hands, but I cannot help think- ing that if such an expression were used penly by one man to another, the man using it could not be heard afterwards to say that other made of his whatever use fiets, boots, or walking stick was not fully justified. On the 8th February, the heading

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Fears were entertained as to the safety of the Ardencaple, which had her bows torn clear away from the water line down to the keel. The fore compartment was full of water, but the collision bulkhead, only in. thick, held, and the ship made no water. Fortunately the weather was fine and the water comparatively smooth. It was, however, deemed advisable to share up the balkhead, and this was done an much as possible. The wreckage of the fore and main rigging which had been carried away by the Earl Wamyar having been cleared away, a large sail was put over the bows, the cargo from the fore-hatch brought aft to lift the ship's head out of the water, and a quantity jettisoned. The Board of Trade regolation night signals of distress were hoisted, but nothing appeared in sight. At dawn the crew, set to work to take down the fore and main masts, About 6 am, a welcome cry was beard from the look-out "sail on the port bow." The crews went aft to Captain Guthrie and asked him to hoist signals of distress. He at first demurred, but eventually holsted the Union Jack apside down. This was afterwards changes for the commercial code flag, "We are in distress and want assistance." Shortly after the sail to the delight of the distressed crews, was observed to Alter her course and bear down on them. She proved to be the ship Credincer, of St. John's, New Brunswick, about 1,400 tons register, Cap tain Kennedy, bound from Manila to New York, with sugar and hemp Her captain at once offered to Lake bots crews on board his ship, provided he was supplied with provisions of which he was short. During this time a steamer loomed in sight on the Ardencople's port quarter and at once made for the disabled ship. She turned out to be the French steamer Savoie, of Marseilles, 2,520 tons regislet, owned by the Société Generale de Transports Maritimes, laden with emigrants for Brazil: On being told of the Bituation of the rescuer as well as the rescued, the captain of the Savoie refused to take either of the crews on board his ship or to lend any Assistance whatever. He advised Captain Guthrie to make the ben of his way to Per- nambuco, 480 miles distant, syonhon he knew that the unfortunate, ship could not master sufficient sail to steer, and then the Saveis steamed away on her course, The crews then set to work to get provisions on board the Creedmoor. At first Captain Gubris refused to allow his crew to leave the ship, but on being pressed by all bands and advised by Captain Kennedy be consented Night was fast coming on and the last höht was 94 the point of leaving the Ardentaple, when the captain and chief officer of the Ardenciple refused to leave their ship, Intimited that they were:

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Mr. E. G. Roberts examined, said he had been five years minister at Berriew. In August, 1886, he bad a call to the Hannah-street Chapel, in Cardiff. Up to that time he and his sister had not kept a servant, but they then deter mined to do so, and took Mary Jane Gittins on the recommendation of a certain Mrs. Davies She remained with them from October, 186, to September 15, 1887. During that time he WB never guilty of the slightest impropriety towards her. He never had the nightest idea that she was enceinte till he heard of her confine meat in February of this year. He was then away and returned at once on hearing from one of his deacons. As a result of the articles his friends cut him and his wife in the street, and he had to leave Cardiff and his chapel, where his stipend was £156 per annua

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