Horrible shipwreck! : A full, true and particular account of the melancholy loss of the British convict ship Amphitrite, the 31st August 1833, off Boulogne, when 108 female convicts, 12 children, and 13 seamen met with a watery grave, in sight of thousands, none being saved out of 136 souls but three! /Andrew C.A. Jampoler.

The story of the Amphitrite, a British convict ship which sank off Boulogne on 31 August 1833 after running aground in bad weather. The ship, bound for New South Wales and carrying female covicts and children, sank in full view of the French coastline and the destruction of the vessel was watched by onlookers from the shore. The event received sensational press attention in which the British Consul was accused of negligence and Captain John Hunter was blamed for the loss of life arising from his failure to accept assistance and his fear that the convicts might escape. A maritime tragedy was transformed into a national scandal and resulted in an Admiralty Investigation chaired by Lieutenant Henry Ducie Chads. While focusing on the circumstances of the wreck of Amphitrite, the author explores the wider history of convict transportation, the use of prison hulks and on board conditions on a transport ship. The author details prevailing weather conditions, the ship's history and the lives of some of the convicts on board as well as those of the ship's surgeon James Forrester and his wife (on board at the time of the wreck) and Captain John Hunter. A detailed bibliography is provided.