(most oun CORRESPONDENT.)
'A most sad calamity has ushered in the New Year. About 7 "clock on Thursday evening the steamer Marie, from Hongkong ith x general cargo—principally sugar and old iron—struck on "Stick-up Rock it is reported) and being bucked off, at ence began to founder. The captain, first and second officers were on the bridge at the time, and the ves-el's head was immediately turned towards the shore and an attempt made to beach her. She was run upon what is known locally as the 40 i beach where she now lies in about four fathoms of water, her funnel, masts, and the poitit of her stem being the only parts visible. The night was intensely ould, the wind was high, and nasty sea was running, while fog enveloped the already dark night with a more gloomy shroud.
The story is" short one: three boats wore lowered with grest danger and diffi culty, and the entire crew, drenched by the frozen spray and benumbed by the biting could, ug off from the now blast, scrambled into them as best they
fast sinking ship essayed to reach the shore, Que boat succeeded in doing mong. the breakers but, torta: ately, without mishap; another boat was cai
the occupants managed to reach the beach and drag themselves up on dry land. In what' direction the third buat steered after she left the steamer's side, nnd how it happened that she capsized will never be known, for her crew are strewn along the beach, their frozen bodies mangled by the cruel rocks and thole fixed and. agonized expressions bearing awesome testimony of their aad and terrible fate.
The boat contained the second atticer, the third engineer and nine Chinese, sai and firemen, all of whom have perished. I learn that there is no possible hope of saving the ship, though, should the weather continue fine, some of the cargo muy por-haps be salved, In the meautie, a mandarin from Ninghai with a number of soldiers is guarding the wreck, which in the event of a moderate gale from the North or North-east is nearly sure to go to pieces. The officers and mon have of course lost everything they possessed and are in a sad plight. Some of the poor sailors trudged jato Chefoo barefooted, half naked, and early dead from cold and exposure.
Chefoo, 2ud January.
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