A most distressing and altogether unprecedented disaster occurred within the harbour of Nay mn the night of Sunday, the 25th ult. The well-known British schoo Captain Cubbins, with his wife and four daughters on board, bound frown Shanghai to this port, arrived just inside nine o'clock on tie avenin, finding the wind unfavourable for sailing up the harbour, anchored in mid-channel. About half an hour afterwards a sudden north-west squall struck the vessel, causing her anchor to drag. A second anchor was immediately let go, but despite all efforts of the captain and crew, the vessel was finally driven upon the Hungry Rocks. A passing native steamer was lustily hailed with both voice and fog-horn, which signal the steamer apparently heard and answered, but passed without offering the desired assistance. This was indeed tobe regretted, as witha little help the vessel would have been saved, and those on board rescued from the anger and anxiety to which they were then exposed. Captain Cubbins, finding there was no fear of the vessel sinking, started for Nagasaki in search of assistance, where he arrived about 11.30. Having obtained the services of Mr. ©. they returned to the Mary, accompanied by a crew of native boatmen,' A third anchor was then with, dificulty carried out, and endeavours were made to warp the vessel off, but without success, Daring. this increased to a gale, and by four o'clock in the morning the seas' were bros vessel, causing her upon the roo threatening to fall, All available n ing Leen tried, and the storm she us of abating, it was deemed adv: endeavour to obtain the services of the Tan-kasha tow-boat, for which purpose My, Sutton went on board. Steam was quickly got up, but owing to the dilatoriness of the native captain, it was too late when the steamer arrived, and nothing could be done. It was not until Monday mid-day that, with the nce of the men-of-war boats, Mra, bbine and family were brought to Nagasaki, The officers and crews of H.M.'s men-of-war, with their usual alacrity in all cases of ency, also rendered most valuable aesiata in salving all movable effects from the cabins ani deck. During Monday night the storm gradually subsided, and on Tuesday and Wednesday the cargo was all taken out, and at high water on Wednesday night, with the afforded by the men-of-war, the wreck was got off the rook and towed up the har-hour, The damage ined is consi and is now visible at low w: rudder-post are broken away; tom planking is all chafed to was only owing to their soli the sole owner of the Afary, ad his lo partly covered by insurance; she w: first trip after being docked and coppered in Shanghai. She was built in Liverpool for the Confederates, during the American war, but was prohibited from leaving England. she was finally purchased by the British and Ars. Cubbine and family, who ave Great sympathy;
gularly unfortunate in this respect, as they some years ago suffered shipwreck' on the coast of Madagascar, on which occasion their Joss was intensified by family bereavement,
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