The National Register.
London, England, 1821-04-23 00:00:00

lATELLIGILAE.

MELANCHOLY BHIPWRECE.
DIAL, APRIL 16--Arrived this meriting. sod smiled fee the
river Thames, the Lapwin,t. Captaia Gentili. in in days from
. St. Domingo. On the Id mat. to hat 36. 30. lontiin eltei. the
Lapwing schooner in with the schoon Three Beebers. • W.
Hutchins. of St. Andrew's. Aran ladle's*. bound derbies.
luien with stares. At the time the Lapwing fell in with the
Throe Brothers, the latter wee a complete wreck. and had en
board only one individual. Janice Munson. whose sitaation was .
u..e the powers of' human description. The accesiat
hick as furnished will, in some degree. enable, you to
emotive the horrors to which he and his fellow wanes wave
exposed :—The Three Mothers wiled on the 23d of r
and proceeded smoothly in her coning until the gal of
when they experienced & dreadful squall early in the inernia..
A tremendous sea burst upon them, the vessel eitpeised. and was
soon Allen with water. The captain. who was at the time
endeavouring to right the ship. was washed into the sen. and
sunk for ever. The vessel then lay on her beam ends. and bee
mast and bowsprit were instantly carried away. These Petitallt& •
upon the wrece us parsons. one of whom sae the empties son; .
this young man survived until the fled day. during which the
crew were just able to keep life within than by means of amt
beet root and bread. huff a barrel of flour. a id • cask of want.
On the emit of March. just as they were ruminating ea their
fate. and mourning the loss of the captain's son and the
Mr. Neil, who had both died; when in flies wry hop=
escaped them. and they were looking upon each other with
honor, the chance of life vim revived by the appearance of a
brig, but she passed by them without notice. and they wets
plunged into all the honors of increased despair. Previous to •
this time all the provisions of the unhappy crew was consumed.
and such was their case that they came to the melancholy
meat to cut up the body of Mr. M. Ned. the mate, part of
they were under the necessity of esw.g for the purpose of pro-
longing their existence, in the hope of assistance. On the
following day, three more of the little crew died. and one wee
washed ove,board, leaving only James Munson, who. by an .
extraordinary providence. remained alive until the old imitane.
when the Lapwing fell in with the wreck. and brought him so
this place to relate the melancholycatastroplie w • betel his
suffering companions.

1,1011 • taw TORN PAPER.]
The following are the particulars of the mutiny and dmotruction,
ot the British slip Rate. of Loudon. furnished to Capt. Jones. of
the brig DiNassiee. hem Guaidaloupea--
The crew (eight in timber) of the ship Rase.. Capt. G
Purdy, leaded Most Out milieus windward of d lit e ele.oeoarg:
tech atJearipxy.shent 11'clock. pia. They depts. dos heado
that night, anti sant nsandeg a plaster is dig soighinnollood
elms se dam ma hank thou se his Mtge. A.bsetber et die
said pilaw wenttoisamlMeonsomn nt et the ems. •
Their Arley was agreed 111111 sash balsam the env s and tiny
all said " they ledeaded IMAimless ship Radom Captain .
Jacob Haws. lieleedreg to Moses Sepia and Ittposiß user-
chasm of New Ye& s that she ids wale ho losseens weather.
set hag able se lap the ship free. the being weep kaki. the
captain bed gives wises so rot the bast is essiiiima. and that
they wore le doing. and rpiang into dos host about 10 eels* at
night. what the captain a asst, about 10 yam elk tryloast:
get into the hag. oeseissaid. end *et the sepsis
himself into the us to uyto awe hint' but thly hitatherhblde
and the ship grostaiire I that Om being two days a night
M the bat. they radial the heath sais the Mole. with gr at
hazard of their lives."
Next day they were interrogated by the judge and faterpreter.
in presence of toe Kinds mammy; but they perolond is therms
story. A few days arm. threo @then were Wee& him tin
Mole. and interrogated is *aunt niaaase. wee of who smog
state's evidence, and declared die truth ; from which it
that they belonged to the ship Rain, of London, Captain=
Purdy, which snip had been delainsd in Augur' Irst.e hleaterr,
by the bouseof iteklar.lll.4l: Co. for a wpm aslehlne.
to and beck Halifax: the took • largo of flak hest, mod
some leather. consigned to the of &kiwi Rise. of &ado g
they reached Bethke. where the gar was add ler webs.**
orjoeoio waist put on board in two bowie. from bord. wark.4
Sloe. I and it, containing 3400 damn. The p ailed be
Halifax in ballast; the mate had been discharged
after having had some rowel wall the captain. Six weals ease
sailing, finding constantly high winds, and in want of provident,
the water nearly consumed. the CM, asked the captain Ant h•
intended to do; the captain told them he had still sane i=
which he would give than for their support, and that he
try to get to Bermuda; but after 24 hours. the winds against
them. they tried fur New York, but without swam Next
morning, at 8 o'clock, the Sth January. three of the crew went
and seis;xl the captain as he was walking no the desk. and Kai
him; then they said that he and those that heel in the sleben awe
either jump overboard or go in the jolly boat &kepi& They
then embarked the captain. who wished and asked to rain. the
cabin for cloak and boots, but he was not allowed; Mew
neatly reqaestod a comma, his lady RllO went on heehaws. sin
Jagged for a compare, but this was refused also. His lady. with
their two children, one a boy two years old. the othes a girl four
years old; Mr. Robert Meredith, a passenger; and a roulette
y. named William, lament in die cabin. and forced into. the
lint. with 20 pounds of bread. two trunks belonging to elle
captain, Mr. Meredith's trunk. and two oars, and seat atria
!'tee crew were ignorant of their latitude at that time.
After ten days sailing ler the West indite, Doscala is the dist
land they discovered, when two of the crew went below. and
scuttled the ship ; the had riggod the long boat as a sloop. put in
their baggage and money. which had been equally divider atroug
them. except the two lads, woo lull one share for them both;
they landed, as stated above, near the Alole, on Wednesday. the
nth of January. • .
All have confessed their crime. Ahoist 1,400 dollars have bees
found, and lodged at the Registrar's Murdock ..sys he
buried in the yard of the tavern at the Mole, &to dollars; but
the money cannot be found. %fur I..ck has an American prom-
tion. saying he was burn in New Brunswick. State of s'ew
Jersey, and has payers from the Grand and Private Lo.lies tf
New York. The cook is • negro. of Philadelphia. from whence,
Ee went in a schooner to hlshfmx; his name is Philip Fi•her ;
has an impediment in his speech. There is a French lad, a
London boy, one Welchmath en Irishman, and two Somehow%
it is supposed they will be sent to li.u..iatloes fur trial.

Philadelphia papers to the 4ist of March have
arrived. The Washington Gazette, of the VUtlt ult.
says, " Another ►nsurrec of a serious nature has
taken place in Mexico, under the direction of a dea-
tendant of Montezuma, and that all tends to lode-
-I•endettce and a representative system."
.1. Ho, W./04i, C••uv el .1 at tnr Itto.ol assizes, fo• the
,tlisai rdrr 0! Ei sa 8.1114111, WAS LXVCIIO.I. au 8i1..11
011 F11.171V, 011 a drop ill ilia 1 I uki ortv 'on
me 110111. 111 tile neer. 'Tiger.• ennhl iutn. oil a 111,041e141e
C0111I01;•11 iiiii be less than 40.01)0 ikisfins Ass. weird
tit sqoal lot tilt falling 01 the illatlinnt was to 0e gitro
by the plisoner, by the drooping of a handkerchief; and
:le kept the Apectitors in 411switil state of sosprose lor
wady ti it i i iiii ies before he appeared to ha►e courage to
it tall His *smacks then were speedily tau vied.
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