Horrible Shipwreck!: A Full, True and Particular Account of the Melancholy Loss of the British Convict Ship Amphitrite

摘要

From 1788 to 1868, 779 British convict ships were sent to Australia; five of these transports never arrived. This book chronicles the first of these losses, the destruction of the bark Amphitrite. Amphitrite was the first British transport carrying women and children. Purposely run aground near the French port, Boulogne-sur-Mer, during a storm on August 31, 1833, Amphitrite became trapped in the sand and broke apart overnight. Of 136 crew, prisoners, and children, 133 perished. The devastation of life and property associ ated with the sinking of Amphitrite drew attention from newspapers throughout Europe and North America.