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" In our paper of Friday, we stated the loss of the Sylvia,
of Cork, Captain Pugh, front Liverpool fur Curk, ow the
Boveseign's Islands, near the harbour of Kinsale, and acme
circumstances cstmeeted therewith ; amongst others, therlins
of three Passengers, two Of whom, a man Ind his wife, wee
believed4O hermit+, M. tnbabitahts of Youghel, ad tie
third a rola( person, whose amine was unknown.
‘• Toward* the close of Wednesday evening, whets * fog
which had arlsini eat in louse measure dissipated, and when
lit sea had somewhat Abated. the.mast of the vessel could
be &ceded from the shore of Oysterbaren, with something
of the appeirance of a matt chattier to. the rigniag. • Night,
however. and the tempestuous ass which still prevailed, res.
dead It Impossible to make any effort to afford amistaaell ;
and those who witnessed the periling. *Antonia of the unfor-
tunate badly did tut doubt • but a 'few Lam nap 'Mantes, •
woOldteeniliate their suspense sod hfs life. The rigkelosed :
it was Gee of great horror; there was a high wind and heavy
Merv; it was generally dark, save whew- now-anit maims
gleans of moonshine ensile the setae more visibly terrific.
The morning broke :without Way shateineut having taken
place in the violence of the elements; but the boats from
Oyaterhsvrn, which bad titnesaed the scene ep( thepreced-
jug night, were earl* in motion, and rowed, II a Tremen-
dously heavy sea. towards the islands. As they proceeded,
they encountered several pieces of wreck, and did not doubt
that lie nnfortlmate penult. who had been seen elidgibg to
the rigging. bed met that fate which appeared to be iueei.
table; upon Nearing the islands, however, they could dis-
creet, Wpm, was of theft, llSMlllibillit with the appearance of
a limner being, aortae backwards and furw suad.atiou
1111 approaching as close as the heavy surge wosYd admit them,
they disthicHy saw that twos • man or a boy. To relieve him
at the moment was impossible. The destruction of the bust
and crew would have been the coasequeoCe of soy at.
tempt of thw kind; for the sea still continued dreadfully agi-
bled, end the wind extremely high. These .eineumittaacei
beittgcommanicated to Mr. Cramer, living near draterhaven
Rs%, hr immediately had them made known to Mr. Newman;
the Sovereign of Kinsale; and about ern o'cluCk on Thurs-
day morning the King's boat, itatioued at Oysterhavea, with
Mr Mauisell, a gcutlemaii of the revenue from Kinsale,
)(Mint Mr.' Holmes, sad the crew, proceeded lowaads the
Wised with a small pent in tow. Oa aiming as close within
its reneges the surf allowed them, the (twiner gentleman and
two of the crew took to the punt, sad were alined Immedi.
ately lifted upon the veep, rocks of the island, at the Very
spot where the miserable taihabitant was watching them with
the Most Mena& snide'''. The wave which thus shies. Hirai
is, receded, and left the punt for • few minutes on the ruck,
daring which time they threw out a rope, which the person
caught, add illinoit at the seine moment another ware bore
off the peat filled with water and nearly capsited. They
were then with difficulty taken on board the pinnace, from
whence signs were matte to the rioj (for they had befit site to
•disiover that be was quite a young fad; to lie the Cope round
his body and trust himself to the waves. Afraid, however,
or ignorant of the meaning of their gesture", be wound the
rope round his baud, but Ina whiniest hastened to take it off,
threw it sway, sod, again notated the cliffs.
m Night was now fast closing in, and the sea aid wind
continued rumbaed. The ',ants were reintiontly obliged to
retire, and to leave the unforinsiste boy for, the 'Vetoed night
upon the reek, without food or abetter, and with all the
fearful anticipations that before morning cold sad- hearer
weak, tertainate his existence. As thew reirenterl, be was
sego collecting in a particular spot (ii kind of ca'sera)• quan-
tity of weeds, with the intention of making a bed, sod pick-
lag Fria the teeth motneurilil vegetables with *lnch the rock
abounds, mid which be was observed to eat. A fug suddenly
ciiiicealed him from further observation while thus employed.
" Reluctant to suffer such an interval is between . sight
and murals( to pass without making a new effort in behalf
of the buy, at eleven o'Cluck at night, Mr. Oilibou's whale
Mat was again mastrieti, and attempted to get out, bat could
out sueceed. In the inorningt long before day, site again
started with Lieutenants Bevau and Nunn, of the Royal
Nasy, amt Juba Heard base, Eaq. and rowed towards the
island, bat with an hope of reaching it, as the sea and
wised were still higher than on either of the two preceding
isorningi, nod the *erne ollogither more terrific. The worst
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apprehensions were entertained for the b'iy, who bad been
then two days and two i.ights un the nick, without any
usher fond than the wild vegetables Which It yielded. Those
feats, however, were in some degree relieved, when he
was (guilt seen keel the boat, moving shunt ; bit hope
derived so support from the aspect of the moruing, which
promised 10 be as tenspesinuus a slay as the preceding. After
renewed liwt-fraittess elftwils to gain any point of the island,
tie whale-boat was again tibliged to return to kinsele,.which
it reachetlimbout twelve ii'cluck, after being repeatedly in
danger of seramping. litre a most interesting scene took
place t the mew of am American vessel, the Dryad, which was
undergoing repairs its the dock-yard of Messrs. Gi'..bons and
Cik vtildistetted, to go out in the whale-httat, and make an
effort to rescue the buy. Their services were gratefully ac-
cepted, and they swore they 'lever would return if they did
not succeed. They (lieu proceeded to make an experiment,
by fir's*, a ismsketAsall with a rope attached to it, which was
Nitwit to oilier, it with ease as far as they considered would
be siecessat y ; awl thus provided they proceeded to sea.
In the mean time the busts from Oysterhaven had gotin
to aetivity, sod they could be seen fur three hours in seems
sine, contending wails, but scarcely living the breakersat
the base of the ruck. As the situation of the ;to y betarnu more
hordes*, tbsit exert Mos increstsr4, and their desperate dar-
ing was visible. It was i lupin:stole that be entail have sur-
vived another night, mid die knowledge of this circtunistaece
seemed to infuse oe,y resolution iu the hess Is of the mess.
Two bums were for a swig lime aces aupporliiii: carts nther
in their perilous iiinteriaking ; y. they were fin fluently con.
crated fur minutes togrthei, in the slip of the sea, or in the
serge of the breakers. The flay was then far advanced, and
to these who were um the coast piiiviiied with glasses, and
who could /We What was going furwintl, there appeared as
tone hope of reseuttle the luny ni im she preceding slay ; and
his late 'reined inevitable. They did out know the resolim
Inns which she crews torched etlbrr to sueceett or perish;
anti the interest of the mieste was excited into intense and
fcveriM agitation, when one of the limo, a Wave and daunt-
less witui..l lack Catty, the wailer of one of the