THE S. S. JEDDAH.

A letter from Aden, dated August 14, contains the following notice of the reported loss of the steamship Jeddah, announced in our cable messages, which was afterwards, It » <"• turns out brought safely into port : — " The

steamship Scindia, which arrived on August <■. '■ 10 from Akyab, brought the master and 21 of the crew of the steamship Jeddah, of Singapore, bound to Jeddah with pilgrims. 1 It seems that the engines of the Jeddah broke down off Ras Hafoon, in consequence ' . " .o£ the boilers shifting from their seats. All sail was 1 made on the ship, which began to leak badly through the supply pipes in the bottom. Between Socotra and Guardafui the masters and officers determined to abandon the vessel, which they did in the middle of the night. The pilgrims did their utmost to prevent the crew leaving, and tried to smash the boat. In the row which ensued several of the crew were drowned. About six hours after leaving the ship the Scindia sighted the boat, and brought the crew to Aden, when it was reported that the Jeddah •had' foundered with all on board, only one boat getting away safely, while the vessel ■ was going down. Twenty four hours after the steamship Antenor towed in the Jeddah with all on board safe. It appears she wa3 found 30 miles inside the Gulf of Aden going at. three or four knots, and as land was in sight the pilgrims were'trying to beach her under the cliffs near Ras Feelok. A boat from the Antenor boarded her and found that the only European on board was the second engineer, and that not a soul under- . , stood anything about navigation, or, in fact, could steer. The Antenor took charge and , ■ passed two lines on beard, the pilgrims turned to and pumped and baled, and eventually she was got into port all right. The Jeddah is now in the hands of the authorities, who have landed all the passengers, and are holding an enquiry into the matter, which has naturally caused a good deal of excitement here, and is the subject of much discussion."