The evidence of the British engineers on board the Murillo,
Mr. Bethel and Mr. Goodeve, and of the English passenger, Mr. Bell, leaves no kind of doubt that the Murillo was the ship which sank the Northfieet. They all testify approximately to the place and time—a quarter to eleven—the bright light at the mast-head of the ship into which the Murillo ran, the cries of "Don't leave us, send boats !" and to the fact that they steamed away under the captain's orders without paying the least atten- tion to the cries. It seems very doubtful, however, whether the Spanish Court will regard the evidence as sufficient. The Murillo was very slightly injured by the collision, and the Spanish Judges may choose to believe that on that particular night many ships were in collision in the Channel at exactly a quarter to eleven, and that in all the cases the passengers of the ships injured cried out in an agony of entreaty, "Don't leave us, send boats !" In any case, we fear the captain offending could not be condemned to the punishment his cruelty and guilt deserve.
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