The Sydney, which arrived from Japan on Friday with the homeward French mail, appears to have had a very narrow escape between Yokohama and Kobe, and Captain Delacroix has courteously favoured us with an extract from his log, of which the following ig translation:
oft Yokohama on 13th September at 9am, Fine weather, heavy swell from S.W. In the evening the weather became gloomy and squally; rain at intervals, On the 14th at 3.a.m., in a moment of clearness, land was seen ahead on the starboard hand, at a short distance. The helm was put over directly to keep the ship off. During this manceuvre she struck lightly on a bank of muddy sand, with " depth of 11 metres, in the trough of the sea, At the same moment, a huge sea, taking the ship abeam, came on beard on' the port side, causing some damage on the deck, and sending a flood of water into After ascertainingthat the water and was not seriously dam: tinued our course. During the morning the breeze increased to " gale from 8. to S.S.E.; sea very heavy, obliged to hence to at8a.m. at the entrance of Kii Channel, Under way again for Kube at 11; the ship not labouring so much, but the weather still very bad, and the gale continuing, Anchored in the port of Kobe on the 14th at 5 p.m.
We should mention that while there was considerable alarm on board, many of the passengers putting on life-belts, it i animously stated that the highest praise is due to Captain Delacroix for his coolness and courage, and the skill with which he extricated hin ship from the peril she was in,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.