THE ENGLAND'S GLORY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 233, 30 September 1881, Page 2

THE ENGLAND'S GLORY.

The following additional particulars to tbo?e we have already Dur.Hshed relative to this vessel appear in the SomMand Times:— Writing on the 26th July, Messrs Irehnd. Fraser, and Co . Lloyd's agent-, Mauritius, send details of the mi^ap to this vepsel to Messrs M'Ph*r B on and Co. agents here:— " Captain Krisht rppcrrs that all went wpH until 20th June, when in 30 dfg 39 mm S. latitude and lOdey 49 mm W. longitude he experienced a heavy westerly gale and higti sea, which cau?cd the ship to roll so much tbat th? iron in ths lower hold broke adrift. By employing srare spara.deck planks, deal? and rop°, which bad to be cnt up for tbr pnrposs of shoring J>n3 wedging it. the cargo was partially secured, but it was impossible to get at the en<is of the iron without removing tbe main batch, ard this could not bp done nt the time as the eea« were constantly "washing over it. On the 22nd, tbe wp.a*her havirp moderated and th*> iron still movine with pvery roll of the phip, tbe main hatch was re-nore-i, but in ord -r to get at the iron a qoHnMty of csreo, c 3tuimtrd at 200 pkg», mos*?y cpment, and <lie whole contents of tbe masr^znp, consiaMnsr of gnrpowder anr! firf w-rf-rs, wpre thrown ovprboird, it being corsHpred advisable ro j--t?i=on tbe whole of thp 'at'pr before a'lowing Ifshrs in the hold. Cap'.-.f- K-iaht hrprdst first that he had snec^doi in rrsakin? rvcrythin? pecure, huf tbe whole mqs- of iron continuing 1 to move bodily wirh evfry roll of the ve«sel csusinp a hea^y thuran or thud, he considered it un safe to prrs^cnto hU voyage, and after consnlfation wi.'h his effio-n ho decided on 9tb July to bear up for Miuritins, in order t« have the c»r^o rp-stowpfl. Captain Knight noted hJs pr-fest on arrival, and bad the ressel surveyed by on^ of the most competent Bnrvptynr 3 , w ijo or^r"^ the cargo to ba dis-cha-eed and rpstowrd." This work had hppn let by tender at 9r (say 1 8=0 \er ton This price the agents say is high, but tbe work conld not be done for less. Every effort •would be made to give the ship despatch, but ifc would be a month before she would be ready for sea, or 8b nt 26th August.