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As soon as the horses were got over the side, the women and children were passed into the cutter, and under charge of Mr. Richards, Master's Assistant, the boat then stood off about 150 yards. Just after they got out of the ship the entire bow broke off at the foremast, the bow-sprit going up in the air towards the fore-top mast, and the funnel went over the side, carrying away the starboard paddle-box and boat. The other paddle-box boat capsized when being lowered. The large boat in the centre of the ship could not be got at. It was about 12 or 15 minutes after she struck that the bow broke off. The men then all went up on the poop, and in about 5 minutes more the vessel broke in two, crosswise, just abaft the engine room, and the stern part immediately filled and went down. A few men jumped off just before she did so, but the greater number remained to the last, and so did every officer belonging to the troops. All the men I put on the tackles, I fear, were crushed when the funnel fell; and the men and officers below at the pumps could not, I think, have reached the deck before the vessel broke up and went down. The survivors clung, some to the rigging of the LOSS OF HER MAJESTY'S STEAMER mainmast, part of which was out of the water: BIRKENHEAD. As Feb. 26 will be the sixty-ninth anniversary of the wreck of the Birkenhead, the subjoined official report, taken from The Colonist, dated at Graham's Town, Mar. 20, 1852, will furnish fresh particulars of that disaster, and refresh the memory as to the regiments which suffered loss thereby, and the names of their officers. After striking the ground, she filled and went down in twenty minutes. Simon's Bay, 1st March, 1852. SIR, It is with the feelings of the deepest regret that I have to announce to you the loss of Her Majesty's teamer Birkenhead," which took place on a rock about 2 or 3 miles off Point Danger, at 2 a.m., 26th February. and the others got hold of floting pieces of wood. I think there must have been about 200 on the driftwood. I was on a large piece along with 5 others and we picked up 9 or 10 more. The swell carried the wood in the direction of Point Danger. As soon as it got to the weeds and breakers, finding that it would not support all that when the others, and also those that were on the were on it, I jumped off and swam on shore: and other pieces of wood, reached the shore, we proceeded into the country, to try to find a habitation of any sort, where we could obtain shelter. Many of the men were naked and almost without shoes. Owing to the country covered with thick thorny bushes, our progress was slow, but after walking till about 3 p.m., having reached land about 12, came to where a wagon was out-spanned and the driver of it directed us to a small bay, where there is a hut of a fisherman. The bay is called Stanford's Cove. we We arrived there about sunset, and as the men had nothing to eat, I went on to a farm-house, about 8 or 9 miles from the Cove, and sent back provisions for that day. The next morning I sent another day's provisions, and the men were removed up to a farm of Capt. Smales' about 12 or 14 miles up the country. Lt. Girardot, of the 43rd and Cornet Bond, of the 12th Lancers, accompanied this party, which amounted to 68 men, including 18 sailors. I then went down to the coast, and during Friday, Saturday and Sunday, I examined tne rocks for more than 20 miles, in the hope of finding some men might have drifted in. I fortunately fell in with the crew of a whale-boat that is employed sealing on Dyer's Island. I got them to take the boat outside the sea-weed, whilst I went along the shore. The sea-weed on the coast is very chick, and of immense length, so that it could have caught some of the drift wood. Happily, the boat picked up two men, and I also found two. Although they were all much exhausted, two of them having been in the water 38 hours, they were all right next day, except a few bruises. It was 86 hours, on Sunday afternoon when I left the coast, since the wreck had taken place; and as I had carefully examined every part of the rocks, and also sent the whale boat over to Dyer's Island, I can safely assert that when I left there was not a living soul on the coast of those that had been on board the ill-fated Birkenhead. On Saturday I met Mr. Mackay the Civil Commissioner of Caledon, and also Field Cornet Villiers. The former told me that he had ordered the men who had been at Capt. Smales', to be clothed by him, he having a store at his farm. 40 soldiers received clothing there. Mr. Mackay, the field cornet, and myself, accompanied by a party of men brought down by Mr. Villiers, went along the coast, as far as the point that runs out to Dyer's Island, and all the bodies that were met with were interred. There were not many, however, and I regret to say it could easily be accounted for. Five of the horses got to shore, and were caught and brought to me. One belonged to myself, one to Mr. Bond, of the 12th Lancers, and the other three to Major Seaton of the 74th, Dr. Laing, and Lt. Booth of the 73rd. I handed the horses over to Mr. Mackay, and he is to send them on to me here, so that they may be sold, and that I may account for the proceeds. On the 28th of February. Her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus was seen off Sandford's Cove; so I went down there, and found Capt. Bunce, the Commander of the Castor frigate, had landed, and gone up to Captain Smales, to order the men down to the Cove, so as to embark in the steamer to be conveyed to Simon's Bay. On Sunday, when I was down on the Coast, the field-cornet told me that at a part where he and his men had been, a few bodies were washed up and buried; also a few boxes, which were broken in pieces, and the contents strewed about the rocks. I then ceased to hope that any more were living, and came down to the Cove to join the other men. We arrived there at about 6 p.m. The order and regularity that prevailed on board, from the time the ship struck till she totally disappeared, far exceeded anything that I thought could be effected by the best discipline; and it is the more to be wondered at, seeing that most of the soldiers were but a short time in the service. Everyone did as he was directed, and there was not a cry among them, until the vessel made her final plunge. I could not name any individual officer who did more than another. All received their orders and had them carried out, as if the men were embarking instead of going to the bottom; there was only this difference, that I never saw any embarkation conducted with so little noise or confusion. I enclose a list of those embarked, distinguishing. those saved. I think it is correct, except one man of the 91st, whose name I cannot find out. The only means I had of ascertaining the names of the from their comrades, who are saved. You will see men of the different drafts, was by getting them by the list enclosed, that the loss amounts to 9 officers and 349 men, besides those of the crew; the total number embarked being 15 officers, and 476 men (one officer and 18 men were disembarked in Simon's Bay). I am happy to say that all the women and children [7 women and 13 children] were put safely on board a schooner, that was about 7 miles off when the steamer was wrecked. This vessel returned to the wreck at about 3 p.m., and took off 40 or 50 men that were clinging to the rigging, and then proceeded to Simon's Bay. One of the ship's boats, with the assistant surgeon of the vessel and eight men, went off and landed about 15 miles from the wreck. Had the boat remained about the wreck, Danger Point, about which there was no difficulty, or returned after landing the assistant surgeon on I am quite confident that nearly every man of the 200 on the drift wood might have been picked up here and there among the weeds, and landed as Where most of the drift wood stuck in the soon as eight or nine were got into the boat.* weeds, the distance to the shore was not more than 400 yards; and as by taking a somewhat serpentine course, I managed to swim in, without getting foul of the rock, or being tumbled have done so also. over by a breaker, there is no doubt the boat might One fact I cannot omit mentioning. When the vessel was just about going down the Commander called out, "All those that can swim, jump overboard, and make for the boats." Lieut. Giradot and myself were standing on the stern part of the poop. said, as the boat with the women must be swamped. We begged the men not to do as the Commander Not more than three made the attempt. On Sunday evening, at 6 p.m., all the men at Captain Smales', and the four I had myself on the coast were embarked in boats and taken on board the Rhadamanthus, and we arrived in Simon's Bay at 3 a.m. on Monday 1st March. 18 of the men are bruized and burnt by the sun, and the Commodore has ordered them into the Naval Hospital. The rest are all right; and 70 In justice to Asst-Surgeon Culhane it ought to he stated that there is a letter from him in which he denies having left the wreck in the gig. On the contrary he was the last to leave the ship, and at length succeeded in swimming to the boats, which were then a mile from the wreck. That 24 hrs later they landed at Port D'Urban at least 30 miles from the wreck-later rode 100 miles through strange country to Cape Town, and then proceeded to Simon's Bay to report the disaster. require to be clothed: I need scarcely say that Itm for makinge 3 newe markett Stalls and everything belonging to them was lost. UNFORTUNATELY, the Chamberlains' Accounts are missing for the last twelve years of Elizabeth's reign, and only a few pages for those of James I. have been found, but it is hoped that more may exist amongst the unsorted papers in the Mcot Hall. The Accounts for the whole of the reign of Charles I. are beautifully written and kept, but the book itself is in a very dilapidated condition. There are a great number of proclamations, as might be expected, in this reign, and in consequence frequent repairs to the ** drum are entered. Several entries occur referring to Irish travellers. mending 1 01 04 06 Itm to willm Bardwell ii daies att the Chamb Itm for Comunyon wyne and bread a Christ mas Itm for settinge the stones in the mkett when 00 04 06 00 05 00 00 00 08 00 05 00 00 01 00 Itm to page for a load of thatch for the Itm to Beales the mason for work about the 1624. .. Itm the 29 of jan. 1624 paid Mr Bences guift Item to Arthure Blowers for mending the Item to John Orvis the Sexton Febr. 3. 1624 for his quarters wages for ringing the Item to the Princes players Itm to Leon Reynolds for glassing 01 02 00 00 08 00 the 00 08 06 00 02 00 00 00 03 Itm for a lock for Scruttons howse dowes Itm for naylinge the town howse windowe Itm to Beale for mason work att the 00 01 06 00 00 06 00 03 00 00 02 00 00 09 06 Itm to goodman Boone for diet and lodginge for Mr Choner the Minister.. 00 00 08 Itm for dyed and wyne for Mr dades man when he came to take bond for the shippinge Itm to Newson the Thatcher for layinge half a load of thatch on the Butchers stalls .. 00 03 00 Itm to John Catmer the younger for Repacons of the howse he dwells inn.. 00 09 01 Itm to Mr Baliff mshall for pelam laide out by him 00 02 00 Itm to John Parker for reparons of the howse 00 19 00 Itm to Thomas Incent for ii pierses.. 00 04 00 1824 for 00 06 08 Itm to Thomas Clark upon an accompt since he was Chamberlyn Itm for wyne att meetinge at Baldwyns 00 02 06 00 01 04 Itm paid to the watchmen att the Fayre mche 00 04 00 00 07 03 Itm to Willm Bardwell for wyne and died att the assessinge the subsidye March 3 01 05 00 Itm to him for Comunion wyne 00 03 00 Itm to Thomas Cooke for pailes and nayling them up in Francis Scrattons yard 00 01 9. 00 06 00 Itm to Mr. Thompson for his q' wag' then due Itm paid to M Jell for keepinge Itm to Mr Meene S William wicherpolls Itm to Nicholas Murford for Bell Itm to a poore Captive that gathered may Itm to John Orris for Ringinge by the Itm for Caringe ii bar of powder from that use Itm to Richard Lilborne for bread att that 00 15 00 Itm to willm Bardwell for wine and bere when Mr Deeks was in towne 00 05 00 Itm to him for Comunion wyne Aprill 3 00 04 08 Itm to M Baliff Cheney for ii barrells of Itm to Richard Pootye a skynne of pchmt for the drum when King Charles was pclaymed Kinge gunpowder Itm a latch for the Marshe gate 00 00 05 about the 00 10 00 Rope 00 04 00 00 00 06 00 05 00 00 00 04 Itm to Bridge for Cariage of bread and beare on the pambulacon daye 00 01 00 00 02 06 Itm to Mr Baliff Cheney for pelamacons 00 02 00 Itm to the Constables for caryinge a prisoner to melton Itm geven to a poore woman.. 00 02 00 00 01 06 Itm to Robt Baldwyn for Comunion wyne for 2 daies Aprill 25 01 03 00 Itm to Thomas Andrewes the same day for mending the tyles on the goose hoose viz newe tyles and other stuff Itm to John Lowday for Caryinge awaye the broken tiles Itm to the Constables for Composicen money for the Towne Marshe Itm to him for a barrell of bere geven to hefferinym Itm more him for bread beare and wyne and 00 08 10 ARTHUR T. WINN. (To be continued.) 00 10 00 00 00 09 00 06 00 Itm to John hullocke for Caryage of lead from slaughting to the Churche .. Itm geven to the sgeants for help up of it Itm bestowed of them in bere that 00 01 00 Lyme Itm to mr John Bence April 29 for lead of drum and case and for other charges as appeares by his bill.. Itm to Mr Baliff Cheney weh he laid out for sending a woman out of the towne 06 02 00 09 01 08 ('Englische Studien,' xv. (1891), pp. 348-9) written by the author of Acts III. and IV. accepts Beaumont's authorship of The of 'The Queen of Corinth,' in which BeauTriumph of Love,' but gives the Induction mont's collaboration has never been alleged and The Triumph of Honour' to Field. and is, indeed, ell but impossible, since Prof. Gayley (Francis Beaumont,' p. 303) Act III. contains an allusion to Coryat's further assigns to Field three scenes (i., ii. Greeting,' not published until 1616, the and vi.) of The Triumph of Love.' I go year of Beaumont's death. The two further still, claiming for Field the whole of Triumphs are so closely related to these both Triumphs," as well as the Induction. | two acts of 'The Queen of Corinth' that If the two authors collaborated in the same I propose first to show that they are by thepiece, I should have little faith in the ability same hand, and afterwards to identify that of any critic to distinguish them by the hand as Field's. characteristics of their verse, and as I find in every scene of 'The Triumph of Love suggestions of Field's vocabulary and imagery, I see no reason for assuming that Beaumont had any share at all in the Four Plays in One." Moreover there is, as will be seen, strong presumptive evidence that they belong to a considerably later date than is usually assigned to them, and it is more than probable that they were not written until after Beaumont's death. If a critic with a knowledge of Beaumont's characteristics as intimate as Prof. Gayley's cannot find Beaumont's hand in the Induction or The Triumph of Honour,' one may rest satisfied that there are substantial grounds for rejecting his authorship. But the reason given by Prof. Gayley (Op. cit., p. 302) for attributing them to Field can bardly be called satisfactory. After remarking that they are full of polysyllabic Latinisms such as Field uses, he adds : Beaumont never uses: 'to participate affairs, torturous engine,' &c., and they are marked by simpler Fieldian expressions, wale,' gyv'd, blown man,'' miskill,' vane,' lubbers,' red, and a score of others not found in Beaumont's undoubted writings." In sc. ii. of 'The Triumph of Honour,' Martius, the Roman general, makes advances to Dorigen, the chaste wife of the Duke of Athens, and she reproaches him for his violation of "friendship, hospitality, and all the bonds of sacred piety" in an eloquent speech that contains these lines:When men shall read the records of thy valour, Thy hitherto-brave virtue, and approach (Highly content yet) to this foul assault Included in this leaf, this ominous leaf, They shall throw down the book, and read no Though the best deeds ensue. more In Act IV. sc. ii. of 'The Queen of Corinth,* Euphanes, the Queen's favourite, says to the Corinthian generel Leonides : .when posterity Shall read your volumes fill'd with virtuous acts, And shall arrive at this black bloody leaf, ...what follows this Shall be quite lost, for men will read no more. Deciphering any noble deed of yours There are only two possible explanations of the resemblance between these pessages ; either both were written by the same man or one is a deliberate imitation of the other. Any doubt as to the correct inference to be drawn will soon be dispelled if the two and the acts of 'The Queen "Triumphs But the of Corinth' referred to are compared more closely. It is true that not one of these words or expressions is used by Beaumont. first two, though they occur in Field's 'A Woman is a Weathercock,' do not occur in either of the two "Triumphs," while the ther words (with the sole exception of "vane," which is significant) occur in the Triumphs" but not in any of Field's Undoubted writings, and to call them "Fieldian expressions" is merely to beg the question. On the other hand 'basilisk,' roted by Prof. Gayley as one of the few ords slightly suggestive of Beaumont, is cally characteristic of Field, who has it twice in A Woman is a Weathercock and ree in Amends for Ladies.' What led me to the conclusion that 'The Triumph of Honour' and 'The Triumph of Love had been wrongly attributed to Bmont was the discovery that they were To begin with the Induction, the Queen of Portugal in her first speech thus addressesthe king:: Majestic ocean, that with plenty feeds Me, thy poor tributary rivulet; I came to tender you the man you have made, In The Triumph of Honour' note first. |