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accomplished, under most trying circumstances, the lives of 
the 250 persons on board were all saved. When the Emigrant 
Ship Cataraqui was wrecked on King’s Island, in 1845, 
only 9 lives were sayed out of 423! The following is the 
statement of Captain Saunders, of the City of Melbourne, 
steamer :— 
“ August 6th.—8 a.m., left Port Phillip Heads, wind N.E. 
All possible sail set. 10 a.m., fresh breezes—in foretop- 
gallant sail, outer jib and mizen. Noon, wind increasing, 
close-reefed the foretopsail, stowed the jib, and in two reefs 
of mainsail. 8 p.m., strong gale from E.N.E. with a heavy 
sea. Midnight, blowing very hard, with much rain. Close- 
reefed the mainsail, stowed the foresail and foretopsail. 
“ 7th.—2. A.M., gale still increasing. 4 a.m. shipped a 
heavy sea. Carried away the weather main gangway, a 
great quantity of water went down into the engine-room and 
into the cuddy. 5 a.m. wind East. At daylight repaired 
the gangway, and wore ship to the North ;. took in the fore- 
_ trysail, which had split. Set the mainsail, close-reefed. Gale 
still increasing from East, sea running very high. 10 a.M., 
wore ship to §8.8.H., the gangway haying broken in, again 
filled the deck with water, a great quantity going down below. 
At Lh. 80m. p.m. saw breakers on the lee bow, supposed to 
be Sea Elephant Rocks. Wore ship to the North, set fore- 
trysail and square foresail, to claw off the land. The gale 
at this time was awful. Obliged to call up about 60 of the 
passengers from below to get the fore-tack aboard. At 4 
p.m. saw breakers a-head, and the land about two points 
on the lee-bow. ‘The weather was so thick that it was im- 
possible to see half a mile from the ship. Jinding that the 
vessel could not clear the land on either tack, for she was 
not more than half a mile from the breakers, and night 
setting in fast upon us; IT determined, after consulting with 
