The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-12 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.

The l'hare du Ilavre, contains the following details,
which l`llll/10t be read without exciting the most lively
interest :

The Mere-aux-Huit-Erifans sailed from Cape Hayti for
Havre on the 31st of July last. She directed her course
so as to pass between the Caiques and the great Inague.
The day after her departure the weather became overcast,
and it was impossible to observe the latitude. Being,
however, anxious to land as soon us possible, the Captain
VIM induced to run into the channel by night; but the
wind having risen and continually shifting about, and a
heavy sea coining on, the ship, about ten o elock.at night,
was driven with inconceivable rapidity through the shal-
lows of the CaiqUes, and struck violently upon a rock,
When daylight approached, it discovered to the crew the
extent of their danger, and the inadequacy of those mea-
sures which they had reckoned upon for safety. The crew,
12 in number, accordingly got into the long boat, taking
with them the papers on board, a compass, a chart, a quad-
rant, a sack of biscuits, and a barrel of water. A mast
and a sail were put up as well as could be done, and
they steered their course towards the: first lud in sight,
which lay N.N.W., at about six leagues' distance. After
sailing in a very perilous manner for some hours they
reached land, hut were disappointed to find it completely
'barren. They again put to sea in the most horrible con-
dition. The whole crew were compelled to sit, not being
able, froM the confined space of the vessel, to take any
other position, and they had nothing whatever to protect
them from the scorching rays of a tropical sun. They now
directed their course towards Mogane, for they were then
more than 40 leagues from the coast of Hayti, and had no
hopes of reaching it, with the wind and sea against them,
and with a bark without a deck, and so heavily laden.—
The land which they next arrived at was still uninhabited
and a►id. They there took some food, such as crabs and
other kinds of shell-fish, and then went to sea again at
quickly as possible,for their water was rapidly diminishing,
and their biscuits were rendered useless by the.overdow-

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place from
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possible for them to return to Europe. They got ready
lint without further prortsions for
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„trollied these unhappy men en exquisite drink, after hay-
;lig been exposed for more than eight days to such hor-
rible privations. At length they arrived at La Provi-
dence on the eleventh day, without having partaken of
bread for 48 hours, and without indeed food dopy kind for
t one whole day.