PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 35" on her course, but she appeared to go very slowly; the passengers were not aware of the cause neither were they aware of any danger for some time afterwards. On en¬ quiry they were informed that the engineers were not able to get up steam, and hearing it said that there was a want of fuel, some of them went to work carrying down a quan¬ tity of wood that was lying on the forward part of the deck. They did succeed in get¬ ting up the steam a little more briskly, but only for a short time, when the engines ceased working altogether, the fires having been put out by the water. Previous to the engine stopping finally, the captain, who ap¬ peared to be on duty most of the time at the wheel, gave it in charge to the mate. The vessel during this time, and before the pas¬ sengers generally were aware of the real danger, continued gradually to settle, and broached to frequently. When all became aware <>f the danger, I proposed to the mate to run the boat ashore on ; the mate said that it could not be done on ac¬ count of a reef that was near the shore. Various attempts were made to get the ship under way before the wind but all failed. At length the passengers all began to work at bailing, and endeavoured by their exam¬ ple t<> amuse the crew to act with energy. A few of the crew worked well, but general¬ ly speaking they could not be got to work, except only at short intervals, ceasing as soon as the passengers' backs were turned. The crew appeared to he in an undisciplined condition, the captain having no command ' over them. The passengers express their firm belief that had the crew worked as they should have done, and aided the efforts of the passengers, the vessel could have been kept afloat until daylight by bailing. "A great deal of confusion prevailed dur¬ ing the whole time. It was proposed by a passenger to Mr. Turner , the clerk, to hoist a signal light, but it was not attended to. After the first boat was lowered four or five of the crew got into it and remained there, towing astern, at least an hour and a half before leaving the steamer. The boats could have been kept there without any difficulty until the steamer broke up. Had the boats remained by the vessel, in all human prob¬ ability every soul might have been saved. It was believed that the captain was willing and anxious to have put the ladies into the boats, and as many more persons as the boats might carry, and after getting into the boat, on being hailed from the steamer, he re¬ turned an answer to that effect. The boats were distinctly seen when they went adrift, and no efforts appeared to be made by the parties in them to reach the steamer although requested to do so. They quietly drifted away—had their oars out, but apparently used them only for the purpose of keeping the boats steady, and head to the wind. " Mr. Power and Mr. Lydiard used every entreaty to induce those in the boats to pull up alongside the steamer and take the ladies with them, at the same time assuring them that none but the ladies would be allowed to enter the boats unless they desired it; and that, if any more could be taken, lots would be drawn to determine who should remain. To this proposal, and to every other they refused to give any answers. All the male passengers could have got into the boats but refused to do so, until they could get the ladies in before them. On perceiving that the boats were leaving the steamer. Mr. Lydiard cried out to the men in the boats, 'You are not going to leave us;—I cannot