Star.
London, England, 1822-11-25 00:00:00

DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.

The brig George, Captain JOHN 1114Aseam, sailed from Qiteb
with a cargo of timber,lor Greenock, on the 12th of Septen.l.
lan, with a crew consistieg of nine persons, besides three p
'eaten. Early in the morning of the 6th of October, she w.. 1
overtaken by a violent storm, which continued without inter-
mission during the day; towards sunset the gale it:creased, 31.1
the vessel bemtne quite unmanageable. At two o'clock the te!-
lowing morning a tremendous sea broke over her, and swri.t
away three of her best hands, .with the companion, hieracle, a
table, and boom, and greatly damaged the hull: all 11311di wee:
then called to the pump, but only three were able to render any
assistance. At six o'clock they found the vessel to he watz-
logged ; nothing .then remained but to endeavour to gain tile
main-top, which with Immense difficulty they accomplislad, Cri•
rying with them one bag of bread, about eight pounds of cheese,
two citizen of wine, with a small quantity of brandy and rum.—
Before they had time to secure themselves in their perilous situ.
ation, the vessel fell on her beam-ends; but within hair au li-e.r
the hatchet blew up and she again righted. Their scanty cores
were now examined, when, to their utter dismay, all had beta
washed away except the bag of bread. At this period a dit-
tressing scene occurred in the midst of their afflictions; one of
the passengers had his wife on board, and a child fifteen months
old, which he carried in his aims; the infant, however, he seas
compelled to abandon to the merciless waves, in the view of its
distracted mother.! The mainsail was now let down to screen
them from the severity of the weather, which continued tem-
pestuous until Friday, the 11th, when they were able once more
to go upon the deck. Their thirst had now become exceisive,
and nothing but salt water to be procured. Having found the
carpenter's axe, they cut a hole in the deck, near to where a
water-cask had been stowed; but, alas! the cask bad been
stove, and nothing was to be found either for support or cot:.
venlence, but an empty pump-can, which they carried with
them to the main-top. That night the female passenger
became insensible, and next day, Saturday, the 1:1th, she dital.
This poor woman, whose name was Jorce Has, came p r.ia !ter
husband from between Belfast and Larne, its Ireland. 'lice
unhappy survivors were now reduced by raging thirst, to •
port nature by sucking the blood of their deceased compant,-,
and, shocking to relate, the miserable husband was necessitartd
to partake of the unnatural and horrid bevirage. Their su!'-
ferings. however, met with little allay from this temporary but
dreadful relief; they were now assailed by the most acute a:A
ungovernable hunger; and to preserve existence were cumpdl...!
to distribute the flesh of the deceased among the famishing set-.
elvers! While in the very acme of their sufferings, a she) hove
in view; but this joyful sight was uf7short duration, for it being
nearly darki, they remained opoerceived-by the vessel, which
contumedler own course, and WittiOon east of their teach. '1 dos
fresh misfortune threw them into greater despair than rh: bad
yet experienced. From.this time to the 2:ld, the followin; died:
John Lamont, a boy; John 111 ay, carpenter ;George I' Dow t 11,
passenger; Colin M'Kechnie, and the Steward, Gilbtrt,lP(el-
vray. Part of the Seth- of these wretched sufferers was 7,0 de-
veered like that of the woman. The whole number was IIJ'N
reduced to the Captain and one of the seamen, who,•by the help
of the main-sail, and the can already mentioned, coutrtved to
supply themselves with water till the I4th November (hash.;
been thirty-eight days on the wreck), when they were provider.
dally discovered by Captain Hobson, of the Saltom, of Cull-It;
but they were yet fated to suffer another shipwreck, thonih
minor importance. On -Tuesday, the 19th inst. this vessel,wli:ht
-tiding off Beckfoot, on the Cumberland coast, it blowing a ;,ale,
broke her chain-cable, when she drifted too near to Mayboroneh,
and was-considerably damaged, but all hands were saved, inclu-
ding the two unfortunate suffeters, who arrived at Annan ..n
Wednesday evening last, and,what is very remarkable, apparently
lin good health. .