The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-09 00:00:00

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Letter' have been received in town from Mr.
Aver- .the Pursur, and from other Officers of the
etsbalees, describing the isarticuh.rs of the loss of
that vessel. There are few rostatices on record of a
mote providential escape to the 'greater part ut the
persotas on board, thous this, snider all the citrons-
s'.ances, has proved. The crew of the Cubalcti con-
sisted Of nearly 140 individuals; the description of
their danger and sufferiogs rioull be given its the lan-
guage of eye-witnesses ; mean time, one camas.: re-
r ,
tlecrovithusit the t painful emotoms, that the rote
of so tuanv persoirs, after surinutustisig the less r",s
of Ilse I/soiling, depeuderl nu a,l event sonvely in
Ire calculates! un—* succea,firl voyage of '220 'mks,
irs be performed In a stormy Ilea, and by au open
boat of four tons burden. lied Mr. Ayers aarl his
little crew been lust, or even driven mitt of their
course as for as 'Madagascar, it is but too probable
shat all his unforturrate companions must have pc-
ribbed before assistance could have readied them.
The alluwas,ce of provisiosss to those left on the
islisial was restricted, heiore the departure of the
boat, to two 1111141:e21 of meat daily to tutu person ;
arid when the iVagicienne hove in sight, they had
conic to the resolution of limiting themselves to
hurl' that quantity. Of the zeal, activity, and ititre-
pidlty of Alt. Avers, it is impossible to speak too
highly; they hill its doubt receive their appropriate
',ward. 'Flue folfawii:g is an extract 110111 one of
11.111 letters, dated fort Louis, August -I, to a gen-
tleman its I.moduri :
" Arta strikisit; on the Cargados I had not Ilse smallest
idea that a single mail would be saved, as the Sort ran tre-
mendously high, and all arousal appcared a mass of naked
black rock; shortly afterwards, how, vet', we just discerned a
/mini-bank, about three or tour feet above the level of the
sea, and separated fruits the %seek by a torah reef of about
three males Su extern. IVe bad not ..truck long before the
cargo was floats:A out of the ship's bottom, Inwards the
shore (or rather dry rocks,`, and every one In gait to think tat
the ass suss of saving !Pawn% I ielnalned in my cabin, where
I haul beets joined by the Doctor and Mr. Hutson, until the
Chief Mate calk d out to rise to save myself as fast as 1
cuilld; Had lookii);.1. annuls! I found the ship smite de-
serted, and every one had takers sip his station lo eildt.aVOUr
to reach the shore. I succeedeli its gelittu lute a boat along.
aisleolnil the surf runtime mosrustaina Imps, the soon filled, and
1,4,1,1 y at iii was washed nut of Its r: 1 now felt myself drown.
Mg, its' drowned, but the surf followed SO heavily sisal its
a 1,,,,, I a minute I was dashed to the shore, tool soon recovered.
• 1. Ii e men immediately began to commit Ilie usual l',,etbSCll,
hilt in prevent aoy ill effects Isom them, we stove its the
heisds of all the liquor.csisks immediately. 'flu: greater purl
of us were naked, ntisig surprised in our Immortal:a alien the
ship struck. Tluc mess began to cu. sprit all the Company's
bales, and dressed themselves: unt 111 cloths and caintets of
every colons. and sieges swims We had now to a alk across
a coral reef of about three miles, to reach au atijuming
saissl-lesesk, hi dolor( a loch our lira macre,' et.-ttly, and
muse are seas eel!' receive-real yet. Oa reacting iiie sand-
bank, we traces) masks of retreat 111111144110::, so Ma we
might hourly rxpect to be swallowed up by the 51'a. Al-
st every thing devolves: out me, and I proposed smile.
diately et pairing the tam r (which provident:Wl had re-
rei veil very Mile el'image,`, and putting to sea to cads avour
to make the Alasirstius. Unfortunately we could find au
C.,lllllilSll, altlasegli the shorts were strewed anis almost
cies y thing rise. 1t e sated, however, Iwo seximsts, a qua-
drant, Ilirsbnigh's Direettely, and a Hamilton Moore ; and
with these the hart was last ender my clots gr, with a (Mace
es ew of eight ens a, and Mr Usatickets, sixth mate. iVe took
eight skys' provisiuns uss bunted, and on Ilse 14 It of July, at
ss vest, a. ses. I left my companions, in a small cutter of
about four lons Mosley, a dhow a eunspass, to ea tea an ex-
tern Of ocean of 220 milts to endeavour to reach the Mau-
ritius; failing whirls, I intended 10 try fur Buell:en ; and
tuassint; that also, 1 had resulted to stand fur the coast of
itledigascar, and getting a supply sal p 111,1811.11111, to coast it
round the north kid of Madagascar, milt' I reached the
Corona° Islands, Mt hit' i C 1 isiteude el to wait far a ship to
catty me back to my sinfortuaiste companions. Shortly
after we had left the sand Link, it carne 011 to blow a
fresh gale from the seutlacast ward, with a rely heavy
sea, stitch cutstinantly broke into the boat, and kept two
lianas cursatassny natirt; her out, and not oafs espreatly
Ili rea tenet! it. 01,,,i •• I.t.itt, ~$ all, and seed us to etriaily.--
I. ;dens. st the Almighty, lauweve r, to older it otherwise; and
011 the 10th, 1 made the land at Sl'Vtll u.m. having been 1111
more than furly.eight bomb tutu tn) pt rili.u., p„.„„g,.. It
blew vest' hard, however, floor Ike suutts ward all slay, and I
could isi al cely keep the shore ins board, having made the
Lod about five Inties.,to Ihe leeward. I got Illitl rue harbour,
Its ever, ma the followiag attuning at dayeliglst,ausl had the
satisfaction of discuss( ring that a particular friend bpd 111111
apl.nirshsl Company's agent. fle imintritutrly vatted me
Captain Purvis, of his Mau sty's ship Mag tcieutsc, also sit.
marts ly sasses eel his frigate to get stutter weigh, and takiag, urs-
der hies the Challenger g 4111•11114 4160, ;II I I the smiae mot fling
1 was agent tel sea its the fsigats, to inn my Ms Loris cumpa-
IMAM. 'Fix kiiell I IVA Meta, fls %%la :ss illy 111011/IA asiastatice,
wit received from the officers of these st 'awls, I cuts never
autliciristly acknowledge; they carried Iles genet...airy and
hospitality beyond all bounds; but there are wit b ds to
generosity and hospitality its the Dritisli 113%1, wheu a ease
ed. 'hipster ck or 1111111-t.ts occur.: tU call them 11140 adios.
011 again meetioz toy curapautosts, many of alsom haul bid
nue as, eternal adieu to their thoughts, massy of them we re
su much OVCICOiIIe its to shed tears, and all expressed as
much gratitude to tar as their ferhugs auntd allow them.
'I Isere aas no Isma*er any thonght of Ilse dassger Is we bail
passed, and had Capin iu Dalrymple lieeu preserved to
, us, we should have furgottess hatflllll. 11111.111‘45. Mr. Jewell,
. the Chief Mate, is still sentaiiniet out honed the fa gate
at Cargados, to give such iiiforaratiou and assistance its
raving any part of the cargo as sally be to his power.
The ICUILIII:log at Ice's mod 5:11 p'6 company returned with
me ill the' (Indica:lief', earl arrived I/11t on the 2slll
ultimo). 'the asaj..ri:y act metal snag to fiuglated by the
ll:Mugs ; Ma ts anntider have been thaughled till board the
ditterent ships in •the harbour inmost to Etglanil, end will
follow very shosl:y. I have sent to Mt . Cobb the particulars
of say voystee its the calks., assrl expressed a hope that the
'nave men allO 11CCO1111174111i sl suit' on that per:lusis renews ise
will not be 11 ))))) „vst unworthy the e/asides a heal of the lie.
Pourable Ccurt of Directs's s."

The follimilig is Ull extract of another letter,
written a grutirilimi ‘,llO tsti3 &atilt:ll4:d to the
Culndea _ . _

Port Louis, Aug. 5.

" As Foon as we recovered from the first shuck, .bans
milrs rust a aand.hassl; was sells, awl to wh:els tar nicks *1,14.
1.1111,i1/111; 11119 WWII/U(1141y har, ur shauld hart. email,-
rtl the slaug.-rs of Ilse rect.. Tl.v 111164'11141)f 16. 0.-t.l hour are
uul In be sicaterifird ; has( drowned, with us its
and c pis is.ly exhausted, I rut sul over th..• serf; had
Mess 11/ i1:11,..• and wady, • ills bast, t, ulnas hard sat ks, Its the
huls, • hrs•, ss::krti1111,11 fa/ MIIIOII slut :11111 11.11/1/er. only, awl
tam.. shwas., in cast trot. r, I • :ss att k.. 1 wish a ,rvrat lit of
the ague,litit 1 Isere stey Isar.i lot • sill liar resignation. Wc lust
Our cu 00000 minis r Susi 15 tallier perssous cusning thruuttli the
break% it. It is wisuars that a soul wain:teed 'the halts mid
past of thr %neck followed us sparkly it. the sand : a trot wits
Lit cat d, under winch, and upon wrt t wth, we pissed the hist
carotid highs; lists thy live sherp,eight bogs, roghty Metes
salt park, acres-al hogslit awl of beer, allll a quantity Of tcinrs
came Oil shore, and we be 7,441 • miserable sailtswanee of two
winces of no nt It mats daily. A remarkable piece of good
fortune chit IA nit. very at itch ; a small trunk from my
tabus follawsal Isle su the sausi-Irsoik ; it contained a ant,
iteks i,stial a pair of shars--0 Ise lasier assv.ilnable, for walking
upon tbs. base melts with laces ascii fct.t - bud altuust ditrett
Mc Its despaie.

" (tor iarge culler WAS seed; we repaired and dill:rotated
lo r to Putt-Loma 1,11 the 14tit, and au Oh: st wur
mice wu( tiiicteil."