'The following is a report of loss of the late British bark Alice Thompson, and other circumstances connected with' and following that disaster Sept. 22nd, 1870, the late British bark Alice Thompson, VW' Selavo, master, left Foochow with a cargo of Poles for Shanghai, in charge of Pilot Johnson, and anchored off the White Dogs about 2 p.m. After the Pilot had. left the ship at about 10 a.m., a very strong wind blowing, and a very high' sea run-1g. The ship remained here at anchor until 8 p.m. on the 23rd, when she parted her chains; the gale by this time having increased toa typhoon, reported in Coast newspapers on several occasions. Sails were set, viz: close-reefed fore-topsail, fore-topmast_staysail and mizzen staysail, to keep her on the Reading S.E. by S. At 2 p.m, 24th, the gale ort tack and to clear the land, the ship then
had increased to its highest, with a very turbulent sea from S.E. to N.E. The ship then was kept before the wind, and course shaped for Amoy, to reach this port if sible. Sept. 25th, 6.a.m., Chapel Island ing West about 6'mi A not being able to reach Amoy, we steered for Swatow. At 5 Rorthern and Eastern horizon overcast, and.m. passed the S.E. end of Namoa, the the clouds being in a perfect revolution, that the worst of a typhoon was imminent, Bar. 29.32. 'The horizon from to N.W. being then quite clear, we had good. bearm seeing. the land. all along from aloft. steered then W.S.\. for Bill Island, to go into Swatow. At 6 p.m. a heavy squall' struck the ship, accompanied by a deluge of rain and an awful darkness; the sea running high and heavy from the S.E. At 7 p.m. made Bill Island, about mile distance, bearing S.W. The ship's course was altered to N.W. 7.10 p.m. more heavy squalls and rain. "At 8 pain. the vessel struck on the rocks near Pinnacle Point. She got off, but immediately after struck again. "11 p.tn. the flood tide making, and bringing the ship up alongside the beach, seeing there was no hope to save her, we determined to leave her and seek our safety on shore. On landing we, all of us, were seized by the Chinese, who had assembled by thousands on the beach, robbed of everything on and about our persons and very much ill-treated, till rescued by the tidewaiter Mr. L. P. Muller and the Rev. Mr. Barnow. After arriving in Swatow, the following affidavit was made by the Captain before H. B. M.'s Consul:—
—That on the evening of Sunday, 25th Sept., after the vessel grounded, I was in the afterpart close to the shore, and, after havin; secured about my person some valuables, jumped overboard and swam for it.
2. That immediately on landing I was surrounded by a crowd of Chinese, who seized and dragged me for some distance along the each, there they robbed me of everything stripping me completely, leaving me quite naked at the same time, and beating me se-yerely.
3. Being afraid they would murder me, asked them what they intended doing, telling; them that I was the Captain of an Englisl vessel, and that if they harmed me any further the English Consul would certainly have them severely punished.
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