The chief facts I will state, in a few words, from the deposition at the India House of one of the surviving officers.

She struck at 5 P.M.Guns were fired immediately, and were continued to be fired.

She was gotten off the rock at half-past seven, but had taken in so much water, in spite of constant pumping, as to be water-logged.

They had, however, hope that she might still be run upon Weymouth Sands, and with this view continued pumping and baling till eleven, when she went down.

The longboat could not be hoisted out, as, had that been done, there would have been no possibility of the ship being run aground.