TERRIBLE DISASTERS IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL.

lOBS OF SIX LIFEBOATMEN AND A VESSEL'S CBEW. (Home paper, February 17th.) Swansea, Saturday night.— The Glamorganshire coast was a scene of two terrible disasters to-day, whereby at least twenty lives have been lost. Afresh gale from the southwest arose and blew with great violence, causing a very high sea to lash the northern coast of the Bristol Channel. The German barque Admiral Prince Albert drove on the rocks near the Mumbles. The lifeboat from Mumbles, which went out to her assistance, was also driven on the rocks and stove m, four of her crew being drowned. The crew of the German vessel managed to get ashore safely, except ono man, who was drowned. The vessel is a total wreck. The men drowned are 'William Rogers, William Mack, John Jenkins and William Jenkins. The captain of the lifeboat and another man were badly injured. A still more disastrous wreck occured at Port Eynon Bay, abont ]5 miles from Swansea, the steamer Agnea Jack having been wrecked and all her crow (numbering about fifteen) engulfed within sight of land, and m spito of every effort made to, save them. The steamer left Cagliari, m Sardinia, on the 12th January, with a cargo of lead ore, consigned to Swansea, but to be unshipped at Llanelly. The vessel experienced stormy weather m coming np Channel, consequently the captain made for the Mumbles Eoad3 for shelter, and lay thero till early on Saturday morning, when he left. The vessel was afterwards seen coins dead slow, and was subsequently^ sighted by Lloyd's surveyor at Port Eynon m a distressed state. By-and-bvo ho could discern nothing of her, with the exception of one mast, clinging to which were about ton of the crew. Efforts were at once made to render the men help by means of the rocket apparatus, but the line failed to reach the vessel, and m the meantime the exhausted crow were seen dropping one by ono from the only yardann left into the terrible sea which was raging, until finally the mast itself snapped m twain. ThU was the last seen of cither crow or vessel until dead low-water, when part of the deck was visible. The vessel was then lying on the rocks about 100 yards from lani The log-book waa afterwards picked up, together with other articles, including some of tho captain's apparel, and it 13 supposed the captain had thrown off his clothes m order to try and swim ashore. One of the steamer's lifeboats was also disovered on tho rocks a short distance from where the wreck is lying. The log-book gives the following particulars of tho crew : — John Williams, aged 40, Liverpool, cook; James Owen, 40, Towport, Pembroke, steward; David Willie, 26, Pembrey, donkeyman; George Cook, SC, Belfast, fireman; John Finn, 57, Sligo, fireman ; Augustus Hall, 43, Boston, able seaman; John Yeo, 35, Plymonth, able seaman ; Eichard Roberts, 35, Novin, able seaman ; W. C. Wakina, 25, Waidstone, chief mate ; William Morrison, 32, chief engineer ; John Dorm, 29, Talbach, eecond engineer ; James Jones, 20, Cardigan, fireman ; Win. Smith, 45, Finland, able seaman ; Wm. Whalen, 30, Finland, boatswain ; Giovanie George, Trieste, able seaman. The master of the wrecked vessel was John Jonea, 38, of Neath, and her owner is Mr John Bacon, of Liverpool. Tho wife of the master U at present living at St. Thomas's, Swansea, and but for sudden indisposition aho and her children would have accompanied her husband on this fatal voyage. Swansea, Sunday night. — There are still two others of the crew of the lifeboat missing — viz., William Rogers and William MeNamara, and only the coat of the latter has »o far been recovered. Tho body of the carpenter of tho barque was found on the east side of the Mumbles Lighthouse lock, underneath tho landing-stago. It seems that thora were four of the Jenkins family m the lifeboat besides thoir father, and McNama^a is a son-in-law of Perkins. The eldest son, John, had his neck broken, and his brother William was battered about the Bead, so that these two men wero not drowned, but died from the effects of tho injuries they sustained. Tho two other sons wcro afterwards found m Bob's Cave. They were seen hanging to the rocks for two honrs, and tho youngest, Georgo, who is sevoroly cut about the head and has one of his legs broken m three places, is not expected to survive. It is reported that eight of tho crow of the Agnes Jack have been washed ashore m Orwicn Bay. Swanhea, Monday. — A Coroner's inquest was opened here to-day into tho circumstances attending tho loss of life by the stranding of the barque Admiral Prinz Adalbert, and of four members of the lifeboat crow. Tho bodies of tho two brothers Jenkins, of the lifeboat, have been recovered, and tho inquest was npon them, and upon tho carpenter of the Gorman vessel. Tho ovidenco showed that the lifeboat crow behaved with great courago and determination, but tho conduct of the captain of a Swansea steam tng was severely blamed. It appeared that he left the vcshgl and tho lifeboat m distress withont attempting to assist them. Two of the lifeboat crew deposed that the barque was first seen abont 9 a.m., six miles below tho Mnmblsa. At 9.30 siho was observed heading for the land m au utterly helpless condition. The lifeboat then went out to the windward sido of tho vessel, and endeavored to rescue the crew. If tho anchor ropo hud held without chafing against tho sharp rocks, or if the tug-boat had stopped and lent a ropo to the lifeboat, it was alleged that all lives might hayo been saved. Captain Ludwig Lcibaner. master of tho barque, deposed that be agreed with the steam-tug Flying Send to give .£SOO to be towed into a plaice of safety, but tho tcrar zopeE parted, and (m ship drifted on the rocks- The steam-tog, he aliened, mad*

nade no further efforts to save her, J rat Bteamed away leaving the barque :o her fate. Tho inquest then adjourned until ruesday. Ten bodio3 of the crow of the kgnas Jack have been recovered, and await 0 m inquest, whioh opens to-morrow. Those idontified aro Captain John Jones, David Willie, donfceyman ; John Dorm, second engineer; Philip Beynon, pilot of Llanelly.' J A. watch and chain on another body bears tho w name of James Owen. , ti Swansea, Wednesday.— The Coroner a jury who inquired into tho circumstances uttonding tho loss of a portion of tho crow ot <- the Mnmbles lifeboat, and of tho carpentor of ci tho wrecked vessel Prinz Adalbert, returned ol to-day a verdict of accidental death ; at tne 0 : 3amo time censuring the ownor of the steam p tug Flying Sond for neglecting to have on board ropes oapablo of towing ships,, and also oonsuring the captains of tho Flying Soud o nnd Flying Cloud for not rendering more g assistance. o [By Telsqbai-h.J