were 3: fangue. vered been e DESTRUCTISK OF THIS reached in hope, but were be damned. There were sant narren bushes, and many rocks on the inom spot. provisions that we cocid procure were a few birds an eggs: this supply was soon reduced, he sea-fowls mezre have been frightened away, and their nests were muger we had once or twice pidered them. What ANTESSA I MOs was the utter want of fresh water: we PHIL DE DIM A Crap any where, till, at the extreme verge of el lit, à Sma Song was discovered in the sand: but even th. kas in scar to afford us sufficient to quench our TPS, HOLD" I was covered by the waves at their tam. Ihre mug na raspect but that of starvation here, we defernunë, të pa të sex again. Three of our comrades, now. Pef, Chest & Tyman, and we pledged ourselves to send a yager 1 tong them off, if we ourselves should ever escape 16. Cirishar nars. With a very small quantity of biscuit for war, an 4 link water, we again ventured out on the wide arani. 1: the course of a few days, our provisions were consuma. V me died; we had no other alternative than to al ther remains. These were roasted to dryness by menis a Iras kinite or the ballast-sand at the bottom of the boats. Who this sma was spent, what could we do` We lookes n. each other with horrid thoughts in our minds. hil: we hel, air tanges. I am sure that we loved one an other as brothers al the time and yet our looks told plainly what must be done. V: cast jus, and the fatal one fell on my poor cabut box, 2 sumes forward instantly, and cried out - My ina, my dat, †`ym am` the your lot, I'll shoot the first man that touches Vol. The poor emaciated boy hesi tated a moment or two, then, olety laying his head down upon the gunnel of the boat, be stal - I like it as well as any other.' He was soon dispatched, and nothing of him left. I think, then, another man died of use, and him, too, we ate. But I can tell you no more-my head is on fire at the recollection; I hardly know what I say. I forgot to say, that we company with the second boat before now. After more days of horror and despair, when some were lying e bottom of the boat, not able to rise, and scarcely move a limb, a vessel hove in sight. We - and treated with extreme kindness. picked up at sea, and the survivors ailed in search of our companions ought them away. The following particulars respecting the three men left on the island, are extracted from a tract issued by the London Tract Society, in Paternoster Row. On the 26th of December, the boats left the island: this was, indeed, a trying moment to all: they separated with mutual prayers and good wishes, seventeen venturing to sea with almost certain death before them, while three remained on a rocky isle, destitute of water, and affording hardly any thing to support life. The prospects of these three poor men were gloomy; they again tried to dig a well, but without success, and all hope seemed at an end, when providentially they were relieved by a shower of rain. They were thus deliver. ed from the immediate apprehension of perishing by thirst. Their next care was to procure food, and their difficulties herein were also very great; their principal resource was small birds, about the size of a blackbird, which they caught while at roost. Every night they climbed the trees in search of them, and obtained, by severe exertions, a scanty supply, hardly enough to support life. Some of the trees bore a small berry which gave them a little relief, but these they found only in small quantities. Shell-fish they searched for in vain ; and, although from the rocks they saw at times a number of sharks, and also other sorts of fish, they were unable to catch any, as they had no fishing tackle. Once they saw several turtles, and succeeded in taking five, but they were then without water: at those times they had little inclination to eat, and before one of them was quite finished, the thers were become unfit for food. Their sufferings from the want of water w vere, their only supply being from what r among the rocks after the showers which and sometimes they w these occasions they were saved. Five of that number never recovered of their fatigue, and died at St. Louis. Those who yet live are covered with scars; and the cruel sufferings to which they have been exposed, have materially shaken their constitution. DESTRUCTION OF THE ESSEX BY A WHALE. My first shipwreck was in open sea, on the 20th of November, 1820, near the equator, about 118 deg. W longitude. The vessel, a South Sea whaler, was called the Essex. On that day, as we were on the look out for sperm whales, and had actually struck two, which the boats' crews were follow. ing to secure, I perceived a very large one-it might be eighty or ninety feet long-rushing with great swiftness through the water, right toward the ship. We hoped that she would turn aside, and dive under, when she perceived such a balk in her way. But no! the animal came full force against our sternport: had any quarter less firm been struck, the vessel must have been burst; as it was, every plank and timber trembled, throughout her whole bulk. The whale, as though hurt by a severe and unexpected concussion, shook its enormous head, and sheered off to so considerable a distance, that for some time we had lost sight of her from the starboard quarter; of which we were very glad, hoping that the worst was over. Nearly an hour afterward, we saw the same fish-we had no doubt of this, from her size, and the direction in which she came-making again toward us. We were at once aware of our danger, but escape was impossible. She dashed her head thi ship's side, and so broke it in, that the ve soon became water-logged. At the sec her to go down, we lowered our three expedition, and all hands, twenty in th -seven, and seven, and six. In a lit sink, we ventured on board again, an were enabled to get out some biscu sextants, a quadrant, and three com with some rigging, a few muskets away; and, dividing the stores am tinguish it. We cooked some fish and eat them with extreme avidity; but our hunger was such, and our portion so small, that we added to it some of the sacrilegious viands, which the cooking rendered less revolting. This some of the officers touched for the first time. From this day we continued to eat it; but we could no longer dress it, the means of making a fire having been entirely lost; the barrel having caught fire we extinguished it without being able to preserve any think to rekindle it on the morrow. The powder and tinder were entirely done. This meal gave us all additional strength to support our fatigues. The night was tolerable, and would have been happy, had it not been signalized by a new mas sacre. Some Spaniards, Italians, and negroes, had formed a plot to throw us all into the sea. The negroes had told them that they were very near the shore, and that, when there, they would enable them to traverse Africa without danger. We had to take to our arms again, the sailors, who had remained faithful to us, pointing out to us the conspirators. The first signal for battle was given by a Spaniard, who, placing himself behind the mast, holding fast by it, made the sign of the cross with one hand, invoking the name of God, and with the other held a knife. The sailors seized him and threw him into the sea. An Italian, servant to an officer of the troops, who was in the plot, seeing all was discovered, armed himself with the only boarding axe left on the raft, made his retreat to the front, enveloped himself in a piece of drapery he wore across his breast, and of his own accord threw himself into the sea. The rebels rushed forward to avenge their comrades; a terrible conflict again commenced; both sides fought with desperate fury; and soon the fatal raft was strewed with dead bodies and blood, which should have been shed by other hands, and in another cause. In this tumult we heard them again demanding, with horrid rage, the head of Lieut. Danglas! In this assault the unfortunate sutler was again thrown into the sea. M. Coudin, assisted by some workmen, saved her, to prolong for a while her torments and her existence. In this terrible night Lavillette failed not to give proofs of the rarest intrepidity. It was to him and some of those who have survived the sequel of our misfortunes, that we owed our safety. At last, after unheard of efforts, the rebels were once more repulsed, and quiet restored. Having escaped this new danger, we endeavored to get some repose. The day at |