▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁by ▁the ▁own ers ▁Alex ▁Young ▁and ▁John ▁Howard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Harold ▁Sel w yn ▁Smith ▁in ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁registered ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁there . ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁final ▁voyage , ▁in ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁John ▁Mc Ar thur , ▁it ▁depart ed ▁Ad ela ide ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁with ▁three ▁passengers ▁and ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁tons ▁of ▁bran , ▁ 1 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁poll ard , ▁ 4 4 3 ▁tons ▁of ▁bar ley ▁and ▁other ▁goods . ▁It ▁entered ▁King ▁George ▁Sound ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁and ▁was ▁le aking ▁badly . ▁The ▁crew ▁had ▁already ▁j ett ison ed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cargo ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁being ▁un loaded ▁in ▁Alb any ▁before ▁it ▁sa iled ▁to ▁E mu ▁Point ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁▁ ▁Lady ▁Ly tt leton ▁was ▁h ove ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁shore ▁by ▁tack les ▁from ▁the ▁m ast head ▁but ▁the ▁ship ▁sli pped ▁and ▁then ▁found ered ▁and ▁s ank ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁abandoned . ▁The ▁w reck ▁was ▁redis cover ed ▁by ▁divers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Museum ▁survey ed ▁and ▁partially ▁exc av ated ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁with ▁several ▁arte fact