Yarmouth Roads

On the morning of the 9th October, 1799 with a large

amount of specie on board,

And was wrecked off the Island of Vlieland the same night,

When all on board were lost except one man.

The rudder of which this table was made and the rudder chain and the
bell which the table supports, were recovered from the wreck of the
ill-fated vessel, in the year 1859, together with a part of the specie,
which is now in custody of The Committee for managing the affairs of
Lloyd's."

The chair has a similar inscription, and these pieces of furniture
serve to remind the visitor that Lloyd's has a lost treasure story of
its own. The flavor of piracy is lacking, true enough, but the tragedy
of the _Lutine_ frigate possessed mystery and romance nevertheless, and
is worthy of a place in such a book as this. As the owner of a
treasure lost more than a century ago, the corporation of Lloyd's still
considers the frigate a possible asset, and as recently as May 31,
1910, Captain E. F. Inglefield, the Secretary of Lloyd's wrote the
author as follows:

"Various attempts have been made, with the sanction of Lloyd's, to
recover further treasure, but it was not until 1886, when steam suction
dredgers were first employed, that any results worthy of notice were
obtained. A number of coins and other relics to the value of about
L700 were obtained.

"In 1886, also, two guns were recovered from the wreck, one of which,
after being suitably mounted on a naval gun carriage, was presented by
Lloyd's to the Corporation of London and has been placed in the Museum
at the Guildhall. The other was graciously accepted by Her Late
Majesty Queen Victoria, and was forwarded to Windsor Castle.

"In 1891, a few coins of small value were recovered. Since that date,
operations have been continued at various times by salvors under
agreement with Lloyd's, but nothing of intrinsic value has since been
obtained. In 1896, a cannon which was afterwards presented to H. M.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland by the Committee of Lloyds, was found
together with some small pieces of the wreck, etc.

"In 1898, some timber weighing about two hundred weight was recovered
from the wreck, and was presented to the Liverpool Underwriters'
Association, whose Chairman, Mr. S. Cross, had a chair made from the
wood, which he presented to that Association.

"A company which was formed for the purpose of continuing operations
has made efforts at various times