The British barque Lari of Elgin arrived outside the Red Buoy on Monday night, on her voyage to this port from Puget Sound. She left the Sound on the 17th of Tune, and, getting into the Trades, had fair weather to the vicinity of the Liuchia Islands, Then the weather commenced to change, and hor crew, consisting of twenty-one persons all told, had such a time as they never wish to experience again, The violence of the wind and sea was terrific, ally the sea, which made clean hes over th vessel and washed away 4 a portion and plan square. washed clean overboard, notwithstanding that they were strongly lashed to the deck, Tucompany with Mr, Simpson the owner, the Captain, the Pilot and others, we pai visit to the Hast of Elgin on tuesday afternoon, in Me. Simpson's steam Jaunch the Nora, which is the handsomest and fastest craft on the river. The water was very rough outside Woosung, but the little steamer roasted the waves like a duck, and behaved admirably, We left the Old Dock at 1.45 pam. and returned to the same place at 5.45 pan, having gone some thirty-fi miles in four hours, Tess abotit an hour board the Hlyin and stoppage at Woosun Pho Elgin was anchored several mil beyond the Red Buoy, and considerable dilticulty was experienced in yotting alongside and then on board. We found the vessel water-logged and her deck nearly level with the water. Everything on deck was "confusion worse confounded." Big holes had been torn in the deck, and the Deams—over a foot thie were it some places snapped in two, wi intered. On the port side, the bulwarks of of the mizen-topmast, which went by the board at the same tine as the mainmast, The mizen itself had sunk six inches, while the pumps were disabled and the capstan was lifted several inches and the main hatches were washed away. Guing further aft, the cabins under the poop presented a scene of confusion which we are unable to fully describe, All the partitions had been smashed up like match boxes, and the splinters, provisions, clotling, charts, sails, ropes, boxes, cabin furniture and crockery ware were go intermingled that we had great difficulty in getting over them. At the stern of the ship, the whole of the planking from the top of the cop to some inches below the water-me had, by the fury of the waves, been carried away, and some of the frames wore split, It isa wonder how the captain ever managed to get the vessel into port. Had it not been for the nature of the cargo and the skill of Captain Morrison, she never could have reached these shores.
Down in the vessel's hold, we wore told, are beams 115 fest long by 24 inches square—the finest pieces of timber that have ever been sent to Shanghai. As the Elgin draws 26 feet in her water-logyed condi. tion, it is impossible for her to cross the Bar, so the vessel will be beached outside ang her cargo discharged, The following extracts relating to the vessel's adventures are taken from the Ship's Log The British barque Earl of Elgin, 979 tons, Captain Morrison, left Port Townsend on 17th June bound to Shanghai with a cargo of timber. She experienced the usual weather pret gat this time of year, and came across with the Trades in latitude 26 N. most of the time. On 20: h August, sighted Yeirabu Island of the Liu-chu group in hazy weather, At 8 p.m. it was squally, and the main and main top gala were furled. 21st August commenced with a fresh breeze, the wind being N.E. and the barometer 29.80 at 4 a.m, At noon the breeze was stronger. At1p.m, the breeze freshened toa gale, with hard squalls and high sea, the vessel labouring heavily. In consequence of was shortened to lower topsails. 8 p.m., the gale increased, the wind being still N.E. Furled lower fore-top-Aten lit the same weather coned, 22nd—The wind was easterly, with strong gale and high wind and a confused sea running, the vessel labouring heavily and shipping large quantities of water. At the barometer was 29.70. Furled weather clew of maintopsail; 8 a.m, wind blowing " hurricane and the ship coustantly covered with water and labouring heavily; 10 a.m., shipped a succession of huge seas which carried away part of deck-load. Noon, barometer 29.60; a hurricane blowing with blinding rain. In the afternoon all hands were set to the pumps, but they wouldn't suck, At4 p.m. the vessel shipped a heavy sea over the poop, which carried away all of the lee poop bulwarks, and alor of the deck-load was washed away. At 8 p.m. hurricane still blowing, with a fierce sea and incessant rain; the men were at the pumps and deluged with U Midnight, the hurricane still continue the vessel was found to be full of water; in fact was waterlogged. 23rd—Territic seas made a clean broach over the vessel, fore and aft, the vessel at the time being under bare poles iding the vessel waterlogged and heavily listed to port, endeavoured to waur ship, and tried to yet deck load off; but the refused to wear, and came to og w the starboard tack. The sea then washed the deck-load off after the lashings had been cut, at the same time tearing awa; ing, bulwarks, ote., and the boats forward skid: At 4 a.m. th barometer was 29.70, and the hurricane abated violence; the ship was elements, By this time all, forecastle and poop were gutted. A small quantity of biscuits and some water were collected, and the ship's and captain's papers were lashed in the mizen top for security. Thronghout the rest of the day the crow remained on the poop as the only place of refuge. The two remaining boats were prov sioned. The sails were fast blowing adrift, and as they could not be secured, they were blown to pieces. The pintle of the rudder broke and the main hatch was sashed off, and at 8 p.m. the vessel was an utter wreck as far as the decks were concerned. At midnight the hurricane continued. 24th—The vessel was in a deplorable condition; the decks started and the beams commenced to part; at 8a.m. astccession of squalls, and there was evidently a break in the weather. At noon got the ship before the wind and steered a course for the Saddles, and set lower topsails a the afternoon the wind shifted to S.E. ther; 2a.m. carried away, went by the board, taking with it the mizen-top-mast, and all hands were employed to clear away the wreck Ga.m., set foresail and upper foretopsnil and kept the ship before the wind. 2Gth—At daylight sighted Barren Island 8.W.; at noon sighted East Saddle Island. 27th—AtQ am, tugboat Rocket took the Earl Elginin tow, and Mr, Pilot Braun boarded her, and she anchored outside the Red Buoy at 8.50 p.m. the same day.
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