The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-25 00:00:00

~IIIPWItECK ON A DESER I ISLAND.

l'epLein Bernard, commending the France et Breen,
lat.; y returned from Ril Janeiro, gives the following
ace. not of the delivery of four unhappy English mariners
who bed been cast on a desert isle in the midst of the
omen, • del.verantre effemed through the courage of that
worthy cantata. On the 30th et November, he reports, we
saw Cape Prue and cm the MA of lic-easber Trinity bleed,
hams been unul then delayed by calms, or opposed by
contrary winds. On the 30. h the weather was fine, a gentle
brim, vim blowing from east north east, 1 mused as clime
as I dated to the Isle of Trinity, in order to obsetve
whether any shipwrecked or lost persons were on tat
shore. Abnut ten o'mock we perceived a smoke on the
matb•east rent of the island, and concluded that there
must be some sae there; presently we perceived signals of
ffistrise. The first c,ji et which caught our right was ama
tied to the end of a broken piece of ni.st, and waved
in the air. Presently we sae two men oo the shore Having
brought tel I approached at near so possible to the coast. I
sent out the long best, having on board lour sailors of tried
courage. I tied plac..d some prairies& in this boat, and
recommented the mate who accompanied the impatiens to
use all remade precaution, in order that no perms might be
too news exposed to danger, the sea rolling heavily at the
time, sad threatening to render communteattem with the
unfortunate am impassible. I watched the boat
aid the men whom we were attempting to sate
cos-. Immediately that the latter saw the boat

their sign,..l dropped, and they ran to the point for
which it was making; but the toes', bordered by • reef on
which ite sea broke with mice, could sot be approsched on
that side, and tail mate was compelled to look about for a
more coututient after. The shipwrecked men, four in
number, toll,wed th. boat alowly slurs the crest. Arrived
at the mouth side of the lele, the mate resolved to 'Let the
embetlimion where two rake afforded an creating. The
boat Tamagnig without the buskers, a sailor lumen Amine-
his leaped out of tie boat with a ;oag piece of sail cloth
for the purpose of forming a communication with the
shore. The poor men was unable to swim; he l
was often covered and much beaten by the wane,
but at last he pained the shore, and each man basin
laid bold of the sail cloth the aufortunate mea were
drama into the boat, but not without geese difilval,y, es
they were so weak, from hunger and exposure, that they
mad make so movement in the water. They were English-
mai. The 'aberration ended, and the host being provided
with proviaiors, the wed. ly touted saw threw themselves on
the latter with eagerness, and would have eaten tne whole
had they Lot been awaited by the mate, who (nisi the
injurious cuaaegteenees to be apprehended to their heal h.
They wen so week that probably two more days on .
the rland would have caused their death. Ile gave I
them clothes and his crew were eager to pay them all I
the attention that their sitaatioa requited. As soon!
ea they had eomewhat recovered the mate of the
English vestal made the following statement:—" We left
London, B.ptember 28, 18.50, in the Eagliak ship Lath,
Captain Roberto, for Valparaiso. Nothing resaakable
eccurred on our voyage until we came within view of the
isles of Maria-Vas, at fear in the morning of November 2tt ;
these isles were on the south•weot ef us. I informed the
areas that we were mu the Trinity Island, he arose and
ordered the boat to put to ors, saying that there were pigs
and pate to be found there' and directed those who were
setting out to take pits for the purpose of shooting some.
The carpenter was also to take his sue wad cut
staves. 1, the mate, Macgregor by name, O. Challis,
the carpenter, Manguel Hower, • paiwenger, David
11, gram sod George Shipp, sailors, the latter of
whom was drowned, embarked in the heat to go to
the island. Immediately we got on shore I set out to look
for aaimals, but could not find one. I Mimed to the boat,
but the we had beanies° rough that tt was imposeiole for
us to go out, notwithstanding &hour atoms. We then made
• great tire, hoping that they whom we had lot in Unship
we old see it dtirag the night, and thus be altered that we
were not drowned. Uaksppdy during the night the wind
was very violent; it rained abundantly, and the eta woe
high. In the moraing I ascended an 'miaow". Wesew
the brig at some distance. We made 'ignite by
means M • handkerchief fattened to the end of
my bedeck. Presently we raw the vessel bearing away, and
at Loon she was is tall mil to continue her voyage, no one
haring been seat to the island to is. what had become of as.
To•ards stetting two ship pealed the We. As the ore was
now more calm I and G. Shipp got into the boat to put out ;
the boat was half fall of water beton we had cleared the
bream; we attempted to gain ems of the ships but could
net. We turned beck foe the isle, but the sea was too rough
that when the beat reached the share it wee sepaizal by the
waves. It was then that my compaaloe was drowned. It
Ina roe Maass to be saved, sad the boat was thrown
es thks. I sought ley oompseiews is misfortune, whom
I Lead ea the earth beak of the We sagged is 'amuses.
iag a mese, I. whisk we remised until the 9th of Dv-
(ember, the day when we were caved by the seneraity of
Casella )exceed. The Aid astrimeat daring the twenty
days we wen ea this Woad wasided of makes, grebe, and
pm* ads."