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completely embayed ; clewed up 
the sails, and cut away three an- 
chors; the two bower cables 
parted shortly after, when Lieu- 
tenant Brice, agent for transports, 
recommended the Captain to cut 
the sheet cable, and run the ship 
ashore, the only chance of saving 
the people’s lives; the cable was 
then cut, and the ship put before 
the wind, and in about eight mi- 
nutes after, she struck forward, 
the ship heeling to windward; 
cut away the guns in order to- 
heel her the other way, which 
could not be effected, consequent- 
ly she soon began to break up: 
about eight o'clock the masts 
went; and the ship, in a very 
short time was quite in pieces. 
Many people were drowned be- 
low, in consequence of her heel- 
ing to windward; and others 
clung to the wreck, endeavour- 
ing to reach the shore, about 14 
mile distant. Out of the whole 
crew, consisting of near 350 per- 
sons, only six men reached the 
shore, with great difficulty,’ upon 
planks, being much bruised by 
the surf and wreck, which was 
very high. At day-light the next 
morning the stern post was the 
only part of the ship to be seen; 
the beach was covered with wreck, 
stores, &c. and a number of dead 
bodies (which were buried by the 
survivors) and among whom were 
lord and lady Molesworth, the 
agent, and captain, with some 
children. On the next day, the 
first. of June, considering our- 
selves to the westward of Cape 
Point, it was agreed to coast the 
beach to the eastward, which we 
continued to do for four days and 
a half, subsisting on shell-fish 
from off the rocks: but fearing 
we had taken a wrong direction, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
it was agreed to return to the 
wreck, and we accomplished it in 
three days and a half, where we 
remained six days, subsisting 
chiefly on a cask of oatmeal which 
had been driven on shore; by 
dryingit inthe sun we experienced 
great relief from it. The pin- 
mace had been driven on shore 
bilged, which we proposed to re- 
pair in the best manner circum- 
stances would allow ; and endea- 
vour to coast along shore ; at that 
time, the 14th of June, being at 
work on the boat, we were for- 
tunately discovered by a farmer’s 
son, John Swarts, who was out 
shooting, and humanely carried 
by him to his father’s house, 
where we remained with every 
comfort he could afford us, for a 
week ; and then set off for Cape 
Town, where we arrived on Mon- 
day evening the 26th of June. 
Before we left the country we 
were informed that 331 bodies, 
thrown on shore, had been in- 
terred near the beach. 
(Signed) C. Stewart, Scort, 
and Party. 
This declaration was made be- 
fore me at Cape Town, the 27th 
day of June, 1815, of which this 
is a true copy. 
(Signed ) J. MERES, 
Lieut. R. N. and A. T: 
JULY. 
1.—Mr. M’Kenzie, supervisor, 
accompanied by Messrs. Gorie 
and. Macnaughton, officers, dis- 
covered a private distillery, of 
considerable extent, under the 
arch of the South-bridge, Edin- 
burgh, which has been working 
these 18 months past, to the great 
injury of the revenue. The par~ 
