WRECK OF THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1753, 27 September 1875, Page 2

WRECK OF THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

This magnificent iron clipoer, which started on her maiden voyage fr^m Londoa to Melbourne some 18 months ago <.r more, but canae into port a dismantled hu'k, has, on her second venture to these colonies, come to a sudden ar-ii irr.mediable disaster, on Tuesday night, the 7th irstaut, when bound to Sydney, she ran on the n-rth side of isight fcland rocks, near Pr^se v.-.tton Island, Tasmams, heeled river, and filed, and. the coptain andtuew landed on Pre? 'rvatioa Isl-.n iin the ship's boats. DuringWedneedsy night severe weserly. gales set in, and on Thursday the miin and mizen masis weat over the s-de. Continuous westerly gales, with heavy seas. were experienced during tfridsiy nigh', and the bull of the ship disappeivrei, having previously parted in two or more places, and slipped into deep water. It is stite*' thtit; lar^e quantities of cargo are on-Baien ar.d Clark's Islands, but nearly all that came ashore on Preservation Island has been completely, smashed on the rocks. The crew <ould not communicate with the ship after Wednesday night until the following Mo day. They then pulled over, and found only floating wreck visible on the sutface, hut could see the hull and a pirtion of the cargo was apparently lying ia between deck 3. They left Preservation Mar d in the Straits k«tch Summer Cloud oh Monday at midnight, and arrived at Low Beads at ten o'clock ontfceieth They s .iled and pullel up the Biver Tamar to Spring Bay, when t l ey were overtaken by the Derwe> t and brought to Launces on. '.There were no passengers on board