IMPORTANT ASIATIC NEWS. WRECK OF THE LORD MULGRAVE

Wellington Independent, Volume XV, Issue 1381, 18 November 1859, Page 5

IMPORTANT ASIATIC NEWS.

WRECK OF THE LORD MULGRAVE

(From the Melbourne Correspondent of the Herald.)

. Melbourne, Thursday. The following important news is supplied by an Extra to the Bombay Times .— "Bombay Times Office, Moudiiy, Aug. 8. " The Constance, H.M. Indian navy, arrived in harbour this morning, at 7.15 a.m., bringing important intelligence, it is believed, to the Indian Government. Brigadier Coghlan is said to have despatched the Constance in pursuance of orders from the Indian Government to forward the news instantly. We learn simultaneously that the Russians, under a convention with Persia, are marching 60,000 men upou Khira, and that the Persians are concentrating their forces on the Turkish frontier. The telegraph line from Kurrachee to Lahore, a distance of 1101 miles, has been completed, and the Governor General has desired his thanks to be given to Sir W. O'Sbaughnessy, and aleo expressed his great satisfaction. " Nana Saib has written to the Lieutenant Governor at Agra, slating that if the Government will give him back Poonah and Sattara he will desist from hostilities! "It seems to be understood that Lord Clyde will return to Calcutta very shortly. His return thither will in all probability be preparatory to bis departure lor England.

Messrs. Blown, Atkinson, and Cα, of Hull received intelligence of the loss of their fine first-class barque Lord Mulgrave, and five lives off Stroraness, on the 9th March. The following is the mate's statement:— "On the morning of the 9lb, the ship laid to; sighted Dunnet Head, bearing south-east At six, wore ship, with the light still bearing south-west, about ten miles distant, the wind outward; proceeded again to the westward ; bent another maiutopsail, but before we could get it set, it blew away. At noon the wind veered to the westward, and we bore up fur Hog Sound, when both the tepgallantinasts blow over the side; also lost the main course in trying to set it. At tiro p.m., the foresail and the foretopmaststaysail blew away, when within about two or three miles of Hog Sound. The wind hauled to the southward, and ebb tide Iα consequence we were unable to reach the Sound, the ship being unmanageable, nnd find--1 ing she must come on the rocks, we got the lifeboat out, which was immediately swamped, and two men drowned. Finding the ship coming broadside on to the rocks we let go the best bower-anchor to bring her end on to the sea. At sunset the ship struck on the back of Brakeness rocks, with immediate danger to all on board. A fewminutes afterwardsth'einaiiimast went by the deck, and the ship parted between main and raizen rigging. At half past seven p.m. nine of us succeeded in getting ashore on part of the wreck, without any serious personal injury. The names of those lost are Captain Robert Atkinson, Chas. Dollaud, Thos. M'Cios , key, E. Kirk, and F. Chatham. The names of those saved are T. Anderson, first mate, Bobt. Taylor, J. Knight, XV. Appleby, T. Sinitlison, H. Sellars, J. Holmes, J. Campbell, and (r. Glew. Up to the time of the intelligence leaving Stromness (March lOtli), none of the bodies have been found. Captain Atkinson, when last seen, was apparently very much hurt, hiving received a severe injury from the fall of tho mainmast, and his last exclamation was, 'Is it true, or is it a dream ?, One of the sailors heard him say this as lie passed, him, and the next sea, it is supposed, washed bimnwny." An eye-witness, who saw the breaking up of the ship and the drifting of the stern towards the shore, thus describes what followed: —

'• The scene was terrific, the sea rolling in, mountains high, making it a matter of great

difficulty to stand on the beach. The gallant slip, which only a fcvr huurs previously was battling with tho waves, was now lying in heaps about the beach,every sea sweepiug fragments to the land. At this time nothing was seen of those who chanced to be saved, and every one bad given them up for lost, as it was thought impossible they could have survived the violence of the sea which vow had dashed long over them. But all at once a cry was hoard in the direction of the wreck by a few ot the mure anxious of those who had assembled on the rocks nearest the place, and two or three dark objects were seen floating in upon a part of the wreck which had broken off. The party 011 shore shouted with all their might, and. headed by a young seaman named William Lrtiittil, a native of this place, determined to strain every nerve to save them, and after extraordinaiy efforts and great risk, he and some otheis succeeded in saving several of the men, displaying throughout their exertions a boldness and bravery which do them the greatest credit. The writer of this was told by one of the rescued men, Why, I was so far gone, another sea would have done for me, had it not been ior that young fellow Loutlit. Do try and get some reward for him.' We hope the grateful wish of the seamen may be fulfilled. After the nine men were landed, they were conveyed to the farm-house of Breckness, where "every attention was paid to them till uext day, when they were conveyed to town and provided with comfortable lodging and clothing." The presence of mind of the captain (a Wesleyan) is said to have been great. In trying to save the boy Chatham, the son of a solicitor, who was placed under his care on a trial voyage he went down for his mm life-belt (though he could not swim himself,) and attached it round the hoy, who, when last seen, was floating, but is supposed to have been dead, as his head was down; thought to have beeo bruised in the upsetting of the boat.