Travel Diaries and Journals

are ashore in Garden Reach & one sunk a little beloow below the Garden House, with it is to be feared loss of life. The steamer "Bengal" is high & dry opposite the Peninsular & Oriental Companys moorings, the "Nubia" is dismasted & the "Nemesis" adrift. The old "Hindostan" which was used as a Hulk & Floating church, sunk this morning, it appears that having broken adrift she fouled the "Nemesis" doin her damage & finally rolling over & over went down opposite the King of Oude's house. The ships that foundered are as far as we can learn the "Lady Franklin" "Govindpore" "Asemia" "Anne Royden", "Loo Choo" "Vespasian" "Ville de St Denis" "Merrie England"; the tug steamers "Hercules" "Fire Queen" "Banshee" "Satellite" & "Linnet" & the Hindustan The "Moulmein" which was generally supposed to have been lost, is adrift. Great loss of life it is to be feared, has attended these founderings. Many European sailors were to be seen, during the gale floating down the river on pieces of wreck & we have heard the num- ber lost estimated as high as three hundred but this we are unwilling to believe. A man named Cleary whose heroism should be handsomely rewarded

swam off with a life line to the sunken ship "Govindpore" & rescued eight of her crew from drowning the list above given is it is to be feared very imperfect. While numbers of vessels that are still on shore will probably have to be abandoned. Many ships rode out the gale in safety, until run fould of others adrift, and carried away with them. In this way the "Grappler" buoy vessel was fouled by the "Princess Royal" & parted her chain. She was again brought up when five other vessels drifted on to her, & swept her away carrying away her rudder & all her masts except the Main Mast. A few vessels were fortunate to ride out the gale at their own anchors: among others the floating light "Sangor" which escaped without any damage but the loss of one of her boats. The Police hulks have all foundered with the exception of the one at Prinsep's Ghaut, which is high & dry. Close to her may be seen the government steamer "Adjai" with a broken back. The scene presen- ted by the shipping is indescribable. There must be at least a hundred ships ashore all huddled together in inextricable confusion. Yards & masts are hanging about in every conceivable form of wreck, & the scene