Left Chefoo on the 18th September, 1881, for Viadivostock with about 60 tons of general cargo and 90 tons of palla and 23 Chinese passengers, 10 of crew Captain, his wife, and myself being' the only Europeans on b Had light g easterly and N.H, winds to the Island of Quelpart, which was sighted on the morning of the 23rd. The Captain wishing to go to the northward of the Island hauled close to the wind and began to beat. During the day we had moderate N.E. winds an the wind fr to go under of the 25th at N.N.W.; moderate breeze and fine weather. At 6,30 tacked in shore heading E.3.%. at 7, wind freshened to a gale; put the vessel under lower topsail, refed upper topsails, double reefed maintop: fore-topmast staysail. At 8 p.m. I took charge of the deck, relieving the Captain. Blowing very hard, with very heavy sea and rain; and very dark, At midnight called the Captain. He asked me what course she was making, and how much leeway. I told him E.S.E. about 7 points, I then asked him if he was going to wear ship. He said no, Shortly after he came on deck and relieved me. Blowing very hard with very heavy sea and rain and and very dark. Took in upper topsails. I went below and marked down the log slate, and lay down, only taking off my boots and oilskins. At 3 a.m. Captain called me and told me to wear ship. I came on deck at once and went forward to get the hands along to take in the main-when I saw the high land and breakers close under the bow. Got the trysail in, when the Captain ordered to let go the anchor, which was all ready for letting go. The' boatswain and myself went forward and let the anchor go, when, 2) immediately after, at 3.30 a.m., the ves-sol struck heavily. The Captain then ordered to cutaway the mainmast, [cut the weather lanyards, the topmast going over the side, the lower mast standing. 'I'he seas were then breaking clear over the vessel. Wo then concluded to wait for daylight, At daylight found that the vessel was close to the shore, about 60 or 60 yards off. I then asked the Captain if we should get ashore, He said we had better wait a little, as the tide was falling. Waited little, when could aco that the tide was rising and the sea increasing. then went forward and got two men, viz., Ah Young and Ah Kun (Cantonese.)' The other sailors were all Chefoo men, and would do nothing to assist in saving thomor others. We then got a large rope and a small rope already. I told the Captain that I would try and swim ashore with the small rope, to bend the large one on and I would haul it ashore, and make it fast. I then went into the w: and after right great difficulty got ashore, having severely bruised my arm against the rocks, I then hauled the rope ashore, when just as the bend was hal bo-tween myself and the vessel it slipped It was impossible to get back to ti vessel, owing to the very heavy back wash. I then saw one of the Cantonese sailors, Ah Young, go into the water and try to bring another rope ashore; but he could not reach it, owing to the buck-wash. Then the Captain tried to get the rope ashore by making a piece of wood fast to it; but it was no use, Ithen saw the Chinese supercargo and another pai ger jump overboard and try to a ashore; but it was no use, and they were both drowned. I then saw the vessel was fast breaking up. The ger and crew that were saved went out on the jibboom and the Captain and his wife onto the bowsprit. Shortly fter the easel broke up, and, the jibboom and bowsprit fell. 1'saw the Captain and wife in the water for a moment and I never w them after, All the people on the jibboom were washed ashore. Chere wore then several Coreans on the bench, and one of them took off a mat that he wi wearing and gave it to me to keep the rain waited and saw the last of the house' close by and gave us some congee made of crushed wheat, made a fire for us, and sent a messenger to a village some distance off to inform the mandarin. In the afternoon the mands and took us to the village house and some food. We slept that night, and next morning after bren fast we went down to the wreck, when w found that the vessel was entirely broken up. In the mean while the Coreans had picked up all the bodies and put them out of the water. The mandarin ordered some of his men to dig holes in the ground and we buried them—16 in number. In the evening we were taken back to the lage, had some food, and slept that night. Next morning after breakfast we wore taken out of the house and had ponies provided; also 2 men for each of us to hold us on, and were taken to the town where the principal mandarin lives. We arrived about noon, and were taken into the presence of the mandarin. He asked several questions in writing of the Chinese as to where we were bound and what countryman I was. The Chefoo men informed him that I was a Tai Yen-go and that all Tai Yeu-go yén* were very bad men indeed. (It was not only at this place that they "er eotatly Fe HE BR A te sie sctito
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