The Casualty List

Seventy-five sailed on the ill fated expedition, five officers in the cabin, 66 passengers between decks and four sailors in the forecastle.

After the wreck, the captain and six men got away in one boat. Of that company, three were killed by Aborigines and four survived. In two other boats there were 28 casta ways, all more fortunate than their fellows for they survived. The large raft held 13. Five drowned at sea, one died a week after rescue and seven survived.

There were eleven on the small raft but all perished, either at the hands of the Aborigines or by drowning. One more drowned while swimming to a raft. Fifteen either stayed with the wreck or were unable to swim when it sank not one survived. The final roll-call was 36 dead and 39 survivors.