The wind-at the time was blowing light from the northwest.  Capt Wake had on board his sloop six boxes or cases of family effects, such as plate, clothing, books which had arrived from England. On rounding Jack’s Point, the sloop was seen in a “gibe”, as though struck by a sudden squall of wind. Nothing further was heard until on Friday eve, when Mr. Wake, son of Capt. Wake arrived in town and stated that his father had not arrived at home. On Saturday, Constable Stewart went to Thetis Island in the Steamer Nellie Taylor and there found the sloop.  Mr. Curran, a settler on that island,   

  stated that he  found the sloop adrift on Sunday night.  It was found that the mast had been broken short of close to the deck, and that the small house of the sloop had been carried away. The sail was trailing in the water at the side of the sloop and was fastened to the boom as though a reef had been taken in the sail.
Nothing was found of the boxes or their contents, although the stove and stove pipe remained intact.  In a small bay, a short distance from where the sloop was found, some of the broken boxes were found on the beach, but none of their valuable contents.  The covers of some books were found, and strange to say, the glass of a looking glass was found intact, although the

 frame could not be found anywhere in the vicinity.  It is quite evident that a robbery has been committed, but whether the robbers found the sloop abandoned or put the gentleman out of the way is at present a mystery. We incline to the option that the Captain either met his death at the hands of the elements, for it came on rough and cold that night, or the "jibing'" of his sail. The robbery was committed after the sloop was found adrift. No trace has been found of the body of Captain Wake.