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stars, as well as they could guess, towards the east.•
When the sea became high, the?* being a cantinu-
ance of gales, they were driven to the poop, where
they held on by the ropes. This day also they had
nothing to eat. In this dreadful condition they re-
mained file' some days. Part of a cask of water was
got at, but it was at first two-thirds salt, and bitted/
no fresher than the wave that washed over them. lit
was, however, drank, except by two or three of the
men, and was eagerly resorted to by those in parti-
cular who afterwards died, who asked for it as fast
as it could be handed to them. On the Friday night
a boy and a man died; on the Wednesday following,
after a week of privation, another man died ; and on
Thursday a fourth.
The Captain had a dog on board, which being a
favourite, he was unwilling to kill until the last ex-
tremity. After being nine days without nourishment
or water, save a few drops caught on the poop when
it rained, and which, owing- to the spray, were little
,fresher than the sea itself, it was on Thursday repre-
amed to the Captain, that they must all perish unless
the dog were killed for subsistence. To this be at
length agreed, and the animal being bled to death,
the Captain directed the Mate (Mr. M'Cloud, from
whose information this narrative is drawn up) to
serve out every part equally and economically,
which he did by dividing the blood with a table-1
spoon ; three spoons-full to each man,•and the liver,
heart, and kidnies, were divided into 15 shares each,
and distributed for that day's subsistence. About this
time, the Captain, who had throughout suppressed
the expression of his sufferings, lest he should inti-
midate the men, became deranged—rushed upon
deck—bid GOD bless his wife and children—spoke of
mutiny in the ship, and used other incoherent language.
He was prevailed upon to go to his cot, where, after
twenty-four hours of insanity, and suffering, he ex-
pired. The whole of the survivors now became so
weak, that only the Mate, a robust young man, and
three others, could stand : these steered the vessel as
well as they could towards the east, the westerly
gales still prevailing. As they conjectured they had
sailed, since water-logged, about 600 miles, they
were in hopes of seeing the land of Ireland, or they
would have given up every exertion for preserva-
tion ; but on the afternoon of Friday (the 11th day)
it became more calm, and the wind suddenly
changing to the eastward, blighted all their hopes.
They had not seen a vessel during the whole passage,
and a glimpse of hope rushing upon them that some
one might fall in their way, they hauled up the fore-
sail, made fast the tiller, and committed themselves
the whole of that night to the guidance of PROVW
°sum By this time three-quarters of the dog were
consumed. At day-break next morning, they saw,
with inexpres-ible delight, a vessel to leeward. The
Mate, and the few who could drag their emaciated
limbs, managed to set the foresail, and with some
pieces of canvass made a sort of signal from the top-
mast rigging. As soon as the people in the vessel
pied t hem, they laid their sails aback. and hoisted
out their boat, which was soon alongside of them.—
The sea was so rough, that the boat had to make se-
veral trips to rescue all the survivors. The wreck
was of course abandoned, being then in lat. 45. N.
long. 28. W. a very great distance from any land.—
It was providential that the wind changed to the east-
ward, which threw this vessel in their way, as she
otherwise would have passed them during the night.
She proved to be the Ann, of New York, Captain
Crocker, bound to Liverpool.--" Everything," says
the Mate of the Barrett, " was done for us, which me-
dicine, meat, drink, and hospitality could supply, and
my own father could not have treated me with greater
kindness than Captain Crocker." The Anr. arrived
at Liverpool on Friday night last, a week after taking
the sufferers from the wreck, who, during this time,
with the exception of one or two, were unable to
rise from their hammocks. They are all of them so
weak and emaciated, having their limbs also broken
out in ulcers, owing► to the continued action of the
salt-water for eleven long days, that they will be
unable for some weeks, even with every attention, to
pursue their perilous vocation. The survivors are
twelve iu number. Among these is J. Caldwell,
son of Mr. W. Caldwell, of Frodsham, conveyancer.

ORATORIO.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—According to annual
custom, the regular performances of the two Houses
were suspended yesterday, in commemoration of the
death of CHARLES the FIRST, and an Oratorio was
given at this Theatre, under the able direction of
Sir GEORGE SMART.

The first and second parts consisted of selections
from The Messiah and Mount of Olives, and the
third was Miscellaneous. VRAHAM, as usual, took
the lead, and was ably Itspported by PYNE, MTS.
SALMON, Miss GOODALL, Miss Povsy, and Madame
Castroaltse. The last mentioned Lady made her
first public appearance, since her return from the
Continent, on this occasion. Her reception was most
flattering. She gave, at the end of the First Part, a
Recitative and Air, with great taste and science,
which obtained the honour of ati encore. A new
Concerto was then performed, in which Mr. LINDLEY
introduced the beautiful Scotch air of The last time
I came o'er the moor; and displayed his astonishing
powers on the violoncello, in a manner that called ,
forth the most rapturous applause. Mrs. SALMON
gave with excellent harmony " 0! ki eternal honours
crown his name." Miss Povev and Miss GOODALL were
honoured with warm testimonials of approbation.
Mr. BRAIIAM'S performance of LUTHER'S Hymn,
"Great Gen! what do I sec and hear was a most
splendid specimen of solemn harmony, and it was
called for again in a tone that admitted of no evasion.
In the third act, in " See, from the silent grove Alexis
flies," his powers of giving delight were most fully
called into play, and happily connected as they were
with LINDLEY'S violoncello, the treat was perfect,
and the listeners could imagine nothing that could
swell the triumph of harmony. PYNE and Nlgt.soN
sung with much taste, and Mr. H CUTLER with in-
finite science. The performance was successful
throughout, and honoured in all its parts with pro-
found attention and fervent approbation.