Gazette gives the following particulars of the loss of the Albay On Monday, the 24th December, at about 5,30 p.m., the ateamer Albay, of the Douglas Steam Ship Company, left' this port for Hongkong. It was blowing strong at the time, with a good sea on. When near the Cape of Good Hope the steering goar gave way; the anchor waa let go, but the wind and high seas caused the anchor to be of Tittle avail, and the steamer was driven on the rocks abon way bette Sugar Loaf and Cape of Good Hope Lighthoun he now is hard and Phe sea is washing ove leaving only the bridge and rigging clear when the tide is in. Soon after getting on shore the boats all went to pieces, except one, into which the third Officer, two seamen and six passengers entered." This boat was a small one and appears to have soon gone to pieces. In such @ sea, and amidst rocks and breakers, no ordinary boat could possibly have lived.
sidering what a strong wind and high a there was, to attempt to make their way to Swatow or to either of the Ligh houses was a mistake. Two dead bod wore seen on the beach yesterday morning. The Pilots of Double Island wo: e on the spot to render assistance the fellowing morning (Xmas Day). and took twenty-one perso off in Gnpt. Piersdorf's boat. Capt. Lin Tater lao rescued nine persons from the stranded vessel. The Lighthouse keeper of the Sugar Lonf seems to have seen the steamer stop and turn, and also burn blue-lights and send up rockets, but he had no means of making known the disaster. Mr. Soolberg has only a small sampan, which he tried to launch but which was turned over every time, the water was 0 rough. He heard the' gun fired, but could render no assistance, even' to make it known to the people living on Double Island. Captain Pieradorf saved a fow things, and whilst he was on board the sea carried away the door of the en ral other doors. 'I' able amount of treasure was in her.
Europeans were soon on shore very mi The steamship Chi Yuen Sth, and are supposed to hi
left about the same time as the Albay as the keeper of the lighthouse at Sugar Loaf was watching them.
The body of the late third officer of the Albay was found jammed in amon; rocks near the wreck. The natives had stripped the body, as it he had a Jot of money in possession at the time ho was drowne "The funeral took place on the evening of 27th December, when a number of residents and crows steamers in port attended Salving operations huve begun on the wreck.
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