Southern Christian Advocate

Dreadful Shipwreck. The British brig Saint John, Capt. Oliver, from Galway, Ireland anchored inside Minot's ledge, about 5 o'clock a. m. on Sunday, dragged her anchors and struck on the Gurnpus rocks about 9 a. m. The Capt., officers, and crew, (with the exception of the first mate,) took to the boat and landed safe at the Glades. The passengers who were saved, got on pieces of the wreck and landed near Whitehead, north end of Cohasset harbor. The number of passengers on board was about 164, out of which about one hundred and forty-five are supposed to have been lost. There were 14 cabin passengers, mostly women and children. Another account states that the captain took to the jolly boat, which soon swamped, and he swam to the long boat and was saved, with 10 others. The 2d mate, 9 men, 2 boys, were lost. The rest of the crew were saved.