▁limit ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Bar rier ▁Re ef . ▁J ard ine ▁pers isted ▁with ▁his ▁option ▁that ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁Spanish , ▁so ▁it ▁appears ▁that ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁bell ▁was ▁not ▁found . ▁Spanish ▁dollars ▁were ▁widely ▁accepted , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁unusual ▁for ▁ships ▁of ▁many ▁nations ▁to ▁carry ▁significant ▁quantities ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁goods . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁most ▁likely ▁the ▁Sun ▁( 1 8 1 9 ▁ship ), ▁brig ▁of ▁Cal cut ta , ▁Captain ▁G ille tt ▁which ▁depart ed ▁Sydney ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 0 ▁with ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Spanish ▁dollars ▁for ▁Bat avia , ▁Singapore , ▁Cal cut ta ▁via ▁Tor res ▁Stra it . ▁She ▁was ▁reported ▁w reck ed ▁May ▁ 2 7 ▁on ▁a ▁det ached ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Field s . ▁The ▁ship ▁went ▁to ▁pieces ▁almost ▁immediately , ▁ 2 ▁boats ▁head ed ▁for ▁Mer ▁( M ur ray ▁Island ). ▁The ▁long ▁boat ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁were ▁all ▁lost ▁on ▁a ▁re ef ▁within ▁sight ▁of ▁Mer . ▁The ▁ship ▁John ▁Mun roe ▁picked ▁up ▁Capt . ▁G ille tt ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁others ▁Jun ▁ 1 ▁at ▁Mer ▁and ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁Cal cut ta . ▁ ▁Later ▁life , ▁death ▁and ▁legacy ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁J ard ine ▁was ▁recommended ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁General ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁the ▁p ear l ▁fish eries ▁in ▁the ▁Tor res