On Saturday, the Sth instant, the s.s. Dragon passed the Tungsha light-vessel at about 10 pin. bound toward Shanghai, but as it was full moon and a very clear night, the brilliant light on the large Kintoan beacon appeared much nearer to the vessel that it actually was, and as a natural consequence she was further to the Northward of her course then si ould have been, and thus entered the false channel to the North of the Block House Shoal; until, at 11.30 p.m. she took the hard sand' of the North Bank, within half a cable length of the wreck of the brig Georgiana, and there remained a Gxture at the top' of high water spun; tide. On the Gth and 7th, it commences to blow very strongly from the S.E., briuging in a heavy swell from seaward, which ridered it impossible to get boats al fe. The vessel in the meantime havi got broadside on to ide, a heal sand bank formed on the lee side of her, making it very dangerous to remain on her spar deck, as she had heeled over nearly on her beam euda with her decks exposed to the heavy seas which constantly broke over her from half flood tide to high water; at low water she was perfectly dry on a quicksand, which became quite ye near the water, and a person standing thereon had to shift his position very often or gradually sink down into the san On the 8th and 9th, the aspect of affairs was not much altered, the vessel still remaining broadside on to the sand bank. On the J0th, the tug Fuh-lee was despatched by Mesars. Jardine, Matheson and Ca. to the relief of the stranded vessel, having on board Messrs. Farnham and M.C. Adams (the omer of the Drago); Capt, Roper also accompanied the Fullee, with instructions from Messrs. Jardine, Math son and Ca, to uso such means to get the vessel atfoat as his experience might gest. Having taken on board 30 coolies at Woonung, the Ful-lee arrived abreast of the Dragon' at 8 am., but could not approach her nearer than one mile, as the Ful-lee was drawing 10 feet water. Therefore the coolies and Capt. Roper were to a flat bottom boat and made on board as best they could, the coolies walking on the sand and towing boat the principal part of the tug could be of no possible us the stranded ship, her services were ed with and she returned to town with the disconsolate owner of the Dragon and Mr. Farnham. As the weather had now somewhat moderated, one of the bower anchors and 150 fathoms of chain cable were laid out in a S.E. direction to seaward, and at high water on the 11th her head' was have round in that direction but to keep her head in that direction it became necessary to jetsam all the cargo from the after part of the steamer in order that with the flood tide her stern should float first; otherwise all the cables in the world would not have held her head to seaward, On Sunday, 13th, it was lowest neap tide, and no person on board thought for a moment she could be got off before the next spring tide; but by steady perseverance at the capstan bars manned by the united strength of the 30 Woosung coolies, the vessel was have through the live quicksand into deeper water, and the engine being put full speed ahead, she steamed out of her unpleasant berth, much to the surprise of all on board, and a rived safely the same evening at Shanghai —not much the worse for the heavy bumping she had had in her late perilous situation.
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