The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-29 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

RESCUE Cl TEE CREW OP THE 812 0.N4P1111,
OP tirINDERLAND.

Her Majesty's government, through the Board of
Tithe, have presented a meat to Copula Death, and a
teleasepe to Mr. Thomon, the mead mate fir
Lath of Cortege, forte gallantry they alibiale
Me from cl of the island Path Demo, wan (hay ip Me-
tsarelhad
bestedmil and detained by the pirate and maim ; 810
hew also been awarded to Captain Data by the Bout
tanalaialniagtheshlperreanderew.TesthrOberies
Napier, left 00, May , ter Pethemh, agg
teeth* end sly showed Reapindicate= 17
of eththg spr usg a /say
teemed Wag made a steady leak at alit MD atm Mem
pa boa tem the time she left Ragas math the daambaoes
the masa, nese ft greatly inerared. Osplan
finding the saw mesas to keep the war ewe
sal the skip sleet, gas or kw the beats is be'Jai
and awe perteils seethes a amid b zeimaff to
think; and attire L. 14 on the lad of has lee the.. boats
Wee IrtrufrA then bay at this time deb' iet of weer in
the beid. Tee septan, his wle, immite Gals (SW
mem), Cheats Matra, sad JaMIS J•lmicAlomalirdir
cease la tee longboat ; in the gig were
(sesend mate), Meath Gardiner, Alexander theeklatesh,
Jobs Chaziat. ad William Dixon ; sad in the ,kiLbeLt
Athmader Pent, Thome Wilson, John Drown,
Miler, sad Teams Smith. The theft were cedes& by Om
angthin es puma towards the nearest had, append abe
tes Wind d Pato Basso. Oa the ems dezze
was the Ind, which proved to be the
a strong bream springing up, WWIWId the beam.
The jollyboet first got into Palo Brats, the gig read,. ai
the Impost made the ,ether aide of the island. The two
tomer boats were in company all the first night, amine he
Mims; at the same time they were cam' by two armee
=under oars. Owing to the darkness el ties sight they
Daylight next morning the two peens wee sees
at assent off the mouth of the non, and wash Bea *brew
dim tee emend bad ball at it to sresin4niffeekkeilled
the beat, heave en The two MOWS ems up ter
lath ad Meet the mamma of all layette The boa
Mega tete A. The gig wee hy both paha,
the mew tionskeing of as to nemeer. The PM*
lima* tee shipmates' akerloina • darrik gave them alma
ant end arm tal aent tantoder aapies ftleme of three
Thera
to the Leg a Mese, often smnithedtwo er
ss a ato thew* set ere so ; for
mi Wain at Pas Bteas, the mph, Na wile, and
biota en
the methery and barbarity of the netiva,
sent fair a being stabbed. All tear aleamwe
aide's ehresamaer, were taken from thime, mil say were
at allowed any hod, at to mail away, ad ex two digs were
In the boat eceseemgy on watch, kering the waves awe
eating to put ea end to their existence. At this the. it wea
reported to aptale W. Barton, of the *hip Melaka of
Cottage, and to Captaba Petition, of the Prate alp ;eat
Victor, that the am of an English ship were in the bands
of the natives, sod they forthwith volunteered to beer down
for the ideal. The Melanie arrived off Palo them, having
on hosed the Malay who had given the information, and
Mom they forced to go with them. Oa land-
ing on the south•eat mat of the island, the
Malay told them the white ma were on the other tide.
=tab'Barton and his second mate, Mr. Thompson, took
cuaree through the woods over the island, when they
met same of the natives, beteg the same who bed phiadered
the bate. Captain Barton spoke to some of testa, he being
their , when one of that went
="htm, and drawing his knife was abort to stab temp-
ts* bat laproeived the fellow's intention, and desires his
own awed, be told him that although they were many he
me not staid of than an. Re demanded that his mum

matures Amid be &Meted up to him, and if his request
wee compiled with Ise would make them a handsome pr
seat; but if not, be and he second mate were detatmined to
sell :their lives deerly. Mr. Thompson having promised
Captain Barton to share his fate, be It what it might, Cap-
tain. Barton, sword in hand, caught hold of the head man by
the arm, and forced him to show where the losgbost was
lying at anchor inside the surf. It is impossible to describe
the _Meting. of Captain Baled* his wi e and fellow-sal-
firers, wham they perceived Captain Barton and hie mate.
' Captain Barton compelled the natives to give up the ship's
chressonsett< and many of the articles plundered, bat, as
night was coming on, it was not-thought prudent to remain
on shoes, and seal was made for the Melanie, which was
reached at o'clock that evening. Captain Bakillis, la
company with Captain Barton, want to the Aches
River to learn the fate of the other boats, when they met the
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east. d the Freaoh chip Jean Victor, who informed them
the remainder of the mew hod boa tabu frees the shore to
that ship by Captain Petibou. It appears that he had heard
of the detection of the am of the ir Charts lls 4r, and
of the conduct of the natives towards there ; •and being ma
Indust' tames with the Ling of Achsea. he went up to
Admen end his ineiseence fa procaring the libera-
tion cd the The King seat a messenger to where
the boat bed been plundered, and Captain Petibon having
promised the natives a mast if they delivered tap their pri-
soners fres from any farther moleetation, a boat wea seen
soon afterwards to leave the shore and ultimately the men
were taken charge of by, sad pieced on board the M 111412111,
which proceeded with them to Madre& These facts having
been represented to the Foreign Oilier, they were communi-
cated to the Marine Depulassitt of the Baud of Trade, and
the testimonials mentioned was awarded. The Foreign De-
partment are about to present Captain Petibon with some
suitable ecknowledgment for his services.

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