Mr. J. Hingston, of Melbourne, 9 passenger by the Zokio Marx, which roxcled here yesterday from Yokolume and Nagasaki, has shown us a sketch of the perilous position of that vessel for between three and four hours on some rocks off the Island of Otata, about 30 miles distant from Nagasaki, Ue says:—"T joined the at Kobe and went down the inland sea in her. The captain (F. Dum) was so careful during the two days of this intricate passrye that he took his meals on deck. On the evening of the second, the 14th, the weather yot very foul and wintry, Only four of the passengers (we had over two hund ye to the saloon table, 1 was anuble to do so, and felt so qualmish that I retired at 7 p.m. Twas lying awake at 5 a.m., thinking only of whether 1 could eat breakfast, when thump, followed by a scrunching sound, turned the current of amy thoughts. 1 heard a noise in next cabin, and the door closed. 'Is that you, Allen?' I said, He replied, 'Yes, L'm yoing on deck to see what's the matter?' It was pitch dark and very cold. The ship now began to Dump about ina manner that made it not ensy to dress in the dark, Allen soon returned and disquieted one's nerves by saying 'Dress aa quickly as you can and "secure about you any fight valuables, and fyet on deck; we have gone on the rocks bony miles' from any kind 1 dressed somehow und stumbled on deck, which was slippery with sleet and frost. The fore part of the ship had gone up on the rocks and the stern Jay thumping an the water, We had yot somehow between two sugar-loaf-shaped rocks, and ran on the ledge that joined them beneath the water. It locked a most dismal state of affairs, was an hour and a half yet to daylight, It was bitterly cold tov, a ship's bumping, dimen, like to myself and other: ing sensation, The best order was preserved, and the Cap-orders were promptly acted on. 'The occurred in the second mate's ately, and the blame lies between him and the pilot, who are left behind at Nagasaki be forwarded buck to Yokohama, there swer for themselves to the' M. B.
mu pany and others. It was dificult to understand how the ship could have yone into such a narrow passage, with rocks only a hunsired feet off on each side, when there was so much sea room outside, The Vaptain's orders, that the forward cargo and coals should be thrown overd to lighten the ship, were promptly meted upon, Crates, cases, and barrels were pitched over and gulped down by the tossing waters. Coals were thrown out in hays and shovelful at both sides, The tide was providentially rising, and on that and in lightening the ship forward, lay our hopes of safety. She canted slightly side. 'Those who recalled the narrative of the wreck of the Strathmore off the Crozet Islands, in 1875, saw a similar accident to the Tokio, and' feared like results. Boxes and bags were wrenched open, and light valuables secured on the person, Rolls of Mexican dullers had to be left behind, os being too much dead weight on those who expected to have to jump into boats or be thrown into the water befure their troubles were over, Life preservers were looked where, And some strange peculiarities shewed Uhemselves among the passenger Some took to spirits to keep up their courage, and one shewed me a small bottle labelled "poison," that he had taken out of his portmanteau, He had carried it, he said, for years that it might some day ent the sufferings of a lingering death, time had now come, he thought, in have ty use it, Tt was me idea, and make one shudder.
nese and Japanese who were forward passengers, tri-d to come aft, but were restricted to their cabins, and strict discipline was preserved by captain, ufticers, and steward, Every five minutes or so the third officer came into the saluon and measured, from a hole through its floor, the depth of water in the hold. It was satisfactory to find that it did not rise more than an inch at each report he made.' Twenty-si niches was the last one that {heard h make.
Some ten or twelve cases of treasure that the ship carried, were got out and placed ready for landing. As daylight, so long wished for, dawned, a boat was got randy, and with eight man and a coxswain despatched for Nagasaki. The voyage would take them, it was expected, six or seven hours. It was hoped that the assistance of a tag might be procured. As they provisioned this boat with baskets and bottles of water, he passengers louked on with a personal interest, asthe same might be their case in a short time. Meantime the lightening of the ship continued and the tide was still rising. The ship bumped less with these results. I could now see the captain, and found him as cool and self-possessed as if nothing had happene It was quite reassuring. to hear him say that he hoped to get off at full tide and that there was no likely danger to life. It w: his intention, when the time came, tora all the forward. pa era suddenly aft, and make an effort, with full s Grag the Tokio bad His ideas were quite eight o'clock it was seen that the rocks that had been visible above water round about had disappeared, Sven after there was heard the now delightful sound of a serunch'—then another, and then a third. The paddles, that ad' been impotently revolving for hours, uow dragged the Tokio off the rocks, and a new lease of lifo seemed given to thosegof us who had been unused to such sea troubles. We really seemed to breathe a different atmosphere, Boxes wore repacked, life-bells put away, and we washed and dressed for " breakfast that three hours ago we had little thought of getting #0 comfortably, The passengers united afterwards in a well-deserved testimonial to Capt, Dunn,"
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