LOSS OF THE SCHOONER BLACK WATCH.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3057, 14 May 1867, Page 4

LOSS OF THE SC HOONER BLACK WATCH.

We regret to have to record the loss of the Auckland schooner Black Watch, which foundered at sea on the night of the 18th ultimo, off Cape Otway, whilst on her passage from Adelaide to Taranaki, with a cargo of breadstufia for that market. The master, Captain Stewart, and the crew were picked up 25 miles to westward of Cape Otway, Baring abandoned the vessel at 11 p.m. on the 16th ultimo, in a sinking state. Captain McLean, of the steamer Coorong, who picked up the men, reports that there were no signs of the vessel at the time, and it had undoubtedly gone down, there being one foot of water over the oabin floor whan the crew left the schooner. Nothing could be seen of her at daylight on the following morning. The .Black Watch left Adelaide on the 11th ult. The South Australian Register of the following day contained the annexed paragraph: — "The Black Watch made tail last evening, when the wind came off the land ; conbequently she was to windward of the craft which sailed in the early part of the day." Tb« occurrence is thus referred to in tba Warrnamboot Examiner of the 23rd April : — " We notice that the -onoouer Black Watch foundered at sea in this neighbourhood, on the 16th or 17th inst. The B. Coorong, on her passage fro.na Adelaide to Melbourne on the 17th insb., picked up a boat 25 miles west of Cape Otway. The boat contained Captain Stewart and the crew of the schooner Black Watch. They had abandoned the vessel the night before, at eleven o'clock, she being then in a sinking state, with the water a foot ov6r the cabin floor before they left. They saw nothing of her at daylight. The Black Watch sailed from this port for Adelaide on the 22nd March last, with a oargo of potatoes, and was returning to Melbourne when she foundered." The Black Watoh was one of our numerous coastbuilt fleet, of about 100 tons register, turned off the stocks at Mr. Alexander MoKenzie's yards, at Wangarei Heads, about twelve months ago. She fcaj lately been employed as an Australian ooatter,

and has done good service since she was bnilt. She wu the property of her builder, Mr. McKenzie, of Wangarei, and was insured with Mr. Mabin in the New Smith Wales Marine Insurance Office for the mm of £1,500. Her cargo of breadstuff's (Adelaide wheat), to the order of a Taranaki firm, was also insured in the same office to the extent of £300.