The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-18 00:00:00

HORRIBLE CALAMITY.

The following letter and affidavit, taken from
he Arcadian Recorder of the 20th ult. relate to
very distressing shipwreck, which has recently
xcurred at the island of Anticosti. We hope
he marks enumerated will lead to the discovery
)f the name and destination of the vessel, and
.he number of hands on board. The affidavit
n•ill afford matter for close, and we trust, suc-
essful, investiaation, on the part of the proper
mthoritics

" PICTOU, JUNE 12.
" DEAR Sift, —I take the liberty of sending you
the enclosed affidavit for publication, showing the
melancholy fate of a number of human beings (sup-
posed to be 16 or 18 in all). I have just returned
from the Magdalen Islands, where I saw a number
of article, belonging to the unfortunate sufferers, but
trot one of the ship's papers, or any thing to show
4511'61151y what she was, or where she was owned.
14 publishing the annexed marks, which appear on
ab le
'ne of the articles, the parties concerned will be
to ascertain what vessel she was.
,
" I cannot close this account without noticing tne
e'renmstance of the occupiers of the post of Anti-
"tt being absent. I have been informed that this
°lntldtWct tither posts have been kept up for a number
'f Ytalt (luting the winter by the Government of
tnwer Canada, for the purpose of affording aid in
the many cases of shipwreck which happen on the
island; and they also posted up, at a certain dis-
;tance along the coast, signal-posts, with suitable
403 directing the reader is what direction the
n "'s
es were, the distance, &c. It remains to be
shown for what reasons these houses were aban-
cloned ,
the by their keepers, without notice being given
PublielY; and I trust it will point out most forcibly
and necessity of having them in future well supplied
attended. " I am, &C.

" JAMES DAWSON, Lloyd's Agent.
" MARKS ON A PART OF TUE PROPERTY.—A
t4le-cloth, A. B. S. ; a pair of stockings, R. M. ; a
cotton shirt, J.N.; a lady's pocket, A. 8.; a trunk
!Dade by M. A. Broxholm, Soho, London ; a pair of
stockings, J. H. F.; some silver tea-spoons, J. S.;
2 Quebec papers, latest date 23d of October,
Gazette; a shirt, P. Vaughan; one ditto, William
Nash, No. 8, September 17, 1827; a finger ring
engraved inside, nirried J. S. to A. S. 16th of
April, 1822.' On a blank leaf in Blank's American
€7;,a4ting Pilot, was written, J. Stickney, Esq.'
'l. S. Campbell, Esq., Quebec.' On another leaf
af the time book was written, ' Ship Granicus,
Cook.' On the African Coast Pilot, and two other
nautical books, appears Robert Martin, Barn-
mouth, by Ayton, near Berwick, N.B.' Below two
:nn" of poetry, in the Seaman's Daily Assistant,
Adam Willis.'
" On a small piece of paper, found with some
money, was written in pencil, ' Sir, you will find
48 sovereigns in a belt in my hammock—send them
home to Mary Harrington, Barrack-street, Cove, as:
they are the property direr son.
COPY OF AN AFFIDAVIT.---TO all whom it
may concern, be it known, that Jaques Bourgois,
Joseph Boudroit, Joseph Bourgois, and John Ches-
Ion 3 all of the Shallop Victory, of the !Magdalen
slands, have personally appeared before nse, P. F.
Colbeck, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the
Peace for the district of Gaspe, and made oath that
on Tuesday, the 12th of May, instant, they landed
on the north side of the island of Anticosti, about
six leagues from the east point, and visited a fur
Nation there which they had previously known;
that they found the door of the house shut, arid tied
inside With a rope; that on forcing the door, they
Perceived the carcasses of four human beings, with
the heads,
legs, and arms cut off, and the bowels
extracted, hanging
by the thighs in the room, and
two others on tne floor cut up in the same manner;
that they found a human body in a .hammock, who
appeared to have died there; the body was habited
like a sailor, and there was two trunks in the room
with human flesh in them, cut up in small pieces ;
there was also a pot with human fleh in it ; round
the house pieces of human flesh ands bones strewed
about ; there was no appearance of bread, flour, or
animal food in the house. Two brands of fire were
ill the fire-place and some ashes ;in the house were
!tvo axes and an adze ; on the shore was a jolly-
boat, but the name was defaced. From the clothing
there appeared to have been both women and
children of the party. The Frenchmen interred
the bodies,
" In testimony whereof they have hereunto set
their hands and seals, this 29th day of May, 1829,
at Magdalen Islands.

, " WitheSSeS)
i GEORGE IRVING.
ii
I. T. MuNem

" JOSEPH BOURGOIS.
" JACOB BOURGOIS.
"JAMES CHESSON.
" JOSEPH BOUDROJT,

ROWLAND STEPHENSON.

TUE EDITORS OF TILE NEW YORK MORNING

• HERALD.
mr8.1,,115,--Having had occasion to correspond with a
kiastoa in consequence of receiving by post
vaueru ent anonymous letters, from the town of Sa-
. nah, stating that Mr. Gaston had, as agent, re-
ceived large sums of money in Exchequer-bills, in
deposit for Rowland Stephenson and his clerk
Lthieqd; andwith.a view to ascertain that fact, as
aforesaid.2ro,ooo/. in parties had purloined from me nearly
Exchequer-bills, I desired a gentleman
Gamy,es acquaintance at New York to write to Mr.
on the 27th March last, since which time I
inna'cme received several letters from Mr. Gaston ; and
letteY last
letter I inclosed the original anonymous
ra' toe nable him, for his own satisfaction, to
trace. out their author; and I also sent him an ori-
i,a,tutial letter (of which, fortunately, I hare kept an
attested
W. W je. PY) to me from Messrs. R. R. Cuyler,
"I°ll, and John C. Nicol, who subscribed
themselves as solicitors or counsellors to Oates and
Whyte, who are charged by the legal authorities of
Georgia with being
concerned in the abduction of the
unfortunate R. Stephenson, alias R. Smith. The fol-
lowing extracts from my letters of the 18th and 16th
MMay, show the object I had in view in writing to
r. Gaston, viz.—" I am perfectly convinced of
yotir honourable intentions, and am sorry the money
was not in your hands, as whatever came into your
Possession would have been safe, for the benefit of
myself, and the rest of thecreditors." At the same
time I had not the least doubt from the conversation
I had with Stephenson, whilst in gaol here, that he
brought funds to this country. This conversation
took place whilst under the fear of being sent to
England and hanged, which he admitted to me, on
toI.IIY putting the question, would be the case if sent
oPutting England, as he committed the high crime of
I then assured him that, whatever might
li the consequence to me, he should not be rendered
able to that punishment ; and, Mr. Editors, I im-
reediately applied to a professional gentleman to
write to his friend Mr. Van Buren, the governor,
Who did so, arid I afterwards read the letter, and
'_l,Proved of it, I then inquired what Stephenson
done with mine and other Exchequer-bills, to
e ninount of about 100,000/. He replied that
I Loyd had taken them, and that he had also sold
Pc'
r eezeeallanged them, and that he had put the
tokee of the said bills in the till of the house
do eu
ePtip its credit. I soon convinced him from
cre
meats ( received from London that there was no
• tilldit due to tits statement of putting money in the
of the
been
Ile"e. And I am convinced if he had
h detained a few days longer in prison he would
have found means to pay me all the money of which
e had defrauded me. I must now advert to the
most important part of my
letter to Mr. Gaston :
, seiLl you the original
letter sent to me by the
'4wyers, and in case he, Oates, does not inform you
What inducement lie had to give Stephenson up to
Air. Bochum; who had no legal or other authority
Lands
demand him, you may put the letter into the
ands of the public prosecutor to proceed against
themi
(the abductors) according to law, as I
have no consideration for the abductors, who
"r e by their outrageous and avaricious conduct
uaanded against the law of the laud, and thereby

deprived me, perhaps, of the only opportunity to re-
cover my money." The foregoing extract I con-
ceive to be sufficient to expla'n the object I had in
view in my correspondence with.Nlr. Gaston, whose
last letter I enclose for your information, as every
thing connected with so horrid an offence against all
civilized laws as is abduction cannot be too well
known.

I trust that, at last, the abductors will be made to
reel the consequences of their daring conduct.
I remain, Sir, your most obedient,
New York, June 18, 1829. J. W. PARKINS.

SAVANNAH, JUNE 2, 1829.
DEAR SlR,—Your favours of the 10th and 16th
ult. are at hand, and their contents meet particular
attention. 1 feel obliged for the original copies of
the anonymous letters, but cannot obtain any clue
whatever to the authors.

In relation to obtaining any thing from Oates, on
the subject that you requested, I have not as yet
succeeded, and, as a peace offering, I have voluntarily
delivered over to the three lawyers their letter ad-
dressed to you on the subject of the abduction.
These gentlemen are counsel for Oates, and I am of
opinion that the only motive they can have for his
not giving any information before his trial, arises from
a fear of prejudicing his cause. After his trial lam
of opinion that they will obtain from Oates all the
information you desire. Hence I have thought it
best to press nothing further on the matterat present.
There is a probability of the trials of all concerned
being put off for a month, in consequence of the ap-
pointment of one of the bar having become Judge at
the commencement of the present term, who had
taken a fee as Counsel on the part of Stephenson,
and feels scruples as to sitting on the trial (the
Judge that presided in the cases of the habeas corpus
hearing, of our sheriff, having died suddenly within
a few weeks caused the new appointment of the
present Judge.) The delay will make it necessary
to send for a Judge from an upper circuit.
I have called on- Mr. Molyneux, the British
Consul. He informs me that he has done nothing
whatever by way of proceeding in your case; that
your affidavit reached contemporaneously with the
abduction of Stephenson, and that nothing could be
done. His Counsel advised him that it was use-

less to go to any expense against Lloyd. Mn
Molyneux will send you the papers by the mail.
Yours, sincerely,

Per Statira. .J: W. Parkins, Esq. WM. GASTON.

IRISII LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 15.

[AYDN CORRI V. BUNNY PROPRIETOR OF THE DUBLIN

THEATRE.

This was an action to recover compensation for
le services of the plaintiff, his wife, and son.
Mr. ARTHUR BUSH stated the case. The plain-

tiff was a teacher of music, and his wife an actress
of celebrity, of whose services Mr. Bunn bad availed
himself, and now refused payment. Mrs. Corti
was engaged by Mr. Bunn, at a salary of 31. 10s, a
week, and he had paid her up to the 21s: of March
last, but for the week ending the 28th of March she

never received payment. That being a particular
week in Lent, the theatre was shut fin. two nights,
and, making allowance for these two nights, her
claim was reduced to 2/..55. 4d. Mr. Corn on two
occasions presided at the piano-forte, for which he
claimed a sum of three guineas for each occasion,
and these sums, with the claims of remuneration for
the services of his son, and the expellee of his
dresses, which the manager ought to have provided,
made a total of 171., for which the present action
was brought.
Mr. Calcraft examined—Am stage-manager. The
plaintiff is a teacher of music; his wife is an actress.
Their son is about 12 or 13. Mrs. Haydn Corri
performed in Mr. Harris's time, and has now the
same engagement-3/. 10s. a week. She was ill
in February for a week, and did not perform. Mr.
Bunn ordered her not to be paid, but I afterwards
paid her on my own responsibility. Mr. Corri
attended, and presided at the piano-forte, at the per-
formance of Artaxerxes., and also at the rehearsal.
A guinea, I think, would be a fair remuneration for
each. The son performed in the Beggar's Opera,
and on three or four other occasions. I think half
a guinea a night would be adequate remuneration
for him.

Re-examined—The custom of the theatre with
rormer proprietors was to pay performers while ill.
William Gray—Am a performer at the theatre.

Am conductor of music, chorus-master, ballet-mas-
ter, and occasionally act.—(Laughter.)—Mr- Corri
presided at the pianoforte. His salary ought to be
three guineas for each attendance. Recollected
young Corn having performed one night in the
Beggar's Opera, and four in Paul and Virginia.
His parents, I believe, supplied the dresses.
Mr. Stapleton—Am treasurer at the theatre.
Have paid Mr. Corri. Recollect Mrs. Corri being
ill when her salary was not stopped. Have always
understood it to be optional with the proprietor to
pay or not during illness.
Mr. M'Keon—Am nine years a performer in
Dublin, and never knew salaries stopped for illness
till Mr. Bunn's proprietorship.
Verdict for the plaintiff-10/. 13s. 4d.
It is said several actions of the same kind are
pending against Mr. Bunn.

- - -
MYSTERIOUS MURDER NEAR RIPLEY,

On Friday week a horrible murder (all notice re-
specting which has escaped the Reporters) was per-
petrated at South Stainley, near Ripley, on the
Leeds and Harrowgate road. These are the parti-
culars :—On that day some boys, sons of the neigh-
bouring cottagers, were looking for birds' nests in an
unoccupied barn, a short distance from the Lodge
of Richard Lacy, Esq. While thus engaged they
discovered a man laid down, apparently asleep. To
satisfy themselves as to who and what the man was,
they proceeded to the spot, where they found a man,
not, indeed, as had been sipposed, asleep, but with
the purple current of life fast ebbing away, and in
the last agonies of death. An instrument similar
to those used by blacksmiths for the paring of
horses' hoofs, and a formidable bludgeon, were found
near the unfortunate man. A dreadful gash was in-
flicted on his head; his throat was much swelled
and inflamed, and had the appearance of having been
repeatedly struck, as if with a large stick, or violently
with a man's fist; and there were also marks as if
the most desperate attempts had been made to pro-
duce death by strangulation. The appearance of
the man thus weltering in his blood, and who
gazed upon those who had come unexpectedly to his
assistance, will never be forgotten by those who
witnessed the melancholy scene. He looked " un-
utterable things;" a gleam of hope animated his
eye for an instant; but it was fast sinking in death,
and then closed in despair. He essayed to speak,
but nature was too much exhausted by mental an-
guish and bodily suffering, and bis tongue refused to
do its office. The poor man was immediately con-
veyed to the Red Lion Inn, in Stainley, where some
cordials were administered, and a surgeon sent for
from Ripley, who arrived shortly after. On seeing
him, however, the gentleman despaired of his re-
covery, and in answer to inquiries made of the man,
he stated with great difficulty that his name was
Joseph Harper, and that he came from Wolver-
hampton. He further said he had been very ill
used, and that he was robbed of Is. 3d. This was
all the poor man was able to articulate, and he sur-
vived but a few hours. After an investigation into
the case, a verdict was returned of " Wilful murder
against some person or persons unknown." The
man is an utter stranger in that part of the country,
arid the affair is involved in the greatest obscurity.—
Leeds Paper.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANSFIELD RACES.

SATURDAY, JULY t‘' SON,. for any horse, &c.
that never won the vane Of 50/. Heats, twice round.
Mr. Thompson's Zekie Houle pun, 1 yrs
Mr. 'toper's Butterfly, fi
Mr. Eyrp's Chance, aged 3 3
Ten sous. for any Lois., &c. that never won the va'ne of

60/. Heats, twice round.
Mr. Thompson's Fanny Kelly, 5 yrs
Mr. Drury-'s Marygold, aged
MoNnAv, JULY 13.—Fifteen sovs. for any horse, &c.
that nevi r won the value of 50/. Heats, twice round.
Mr. Roper's Butterfly, 6 yrs
Mr. Eyrp's Chalice, aged 2 2
Mr. Thompson's Fanny Kelly, 5 yrs 3 3
Seven sovs. for any horse, &c. that never won the value of
.50/. Heats, twice round.
Mr. Eyrp's True Blue, 5 yrs
Mr. Drury's Marigold. aged
TuEsnar, JULY 11,—Ilandicap Stakes., of 10 soya

One tnile and a quarter.
Mr. Roper's Butterfly, 6 yrs
Mr. Thompson's Fanny Kelly, 5 yrs
Mr. Drury's Marigold, 6 yrs