408 On the Cyclones of Tasmania, &c. 
the passengers, that the only way to save life and property 
would be to run the vessel on shore while it was daylight. 
“TJ then went up to the mast-head to look out for the 
best place to beach the vessel. At 4h. 80m. p.m. the helm 
was put up, and the passengers called up from below. In 
ten minutes the vessel struck the ground, and carried away 
the rudder and false keel. At the same time a tremendous 
sea broke over the poop, carrying all before it on to the main 
deck. The next sea took the vessel inside of the reef, about 
50 yards from high-watermark, where she now lies, with 
her head to the North, on a rocky bed covered with loose 
stones.” 
In a published letter of one of the passengers, written on 
the 8th August, at King’s Island, it is stated that “ the 
Captain ran the vessel ashore over a tremendous reef in the 
most seaman-like manner. She grounded firmly upright, 
about 200 yards from the shore. All the passengers are 
saved, 250 souls, but we have only three days’ pro- 
visions, &c.” 
The mate of the steamer arrived in a boat on the 12th at 
Circular Head, whence provisions, &c., were sent. All the 
people, including several very fortunate gold-diggers, were 
got off the island; and the steamer itself was recovered about 
four months after. A testimonial was afterwards presented 
to Captain Saunders by the passengers expressive of their 
gratitude for, and admiration of, that calmness and presence 
of mind by which he was instrumental in preserving the 
lives of all on board. 
The North Eastern quadrant of the Cyclone appears to 
have passed between Moreton Bay and Sydney. On the 
18th August, the Thomas Lord left Moreton Island in 
company with the Zone. She had heavy 8.W. gales from 
the 18th up to the evening of the 19th. The Zone had 
