Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-15

and Alghf, they could make NO discovery.
In che morning the who'd breezed, and It
became necessary to put the boat before the
sos, and they passed 10 leeward OF the ves-
sci witkous seeing her. The wind sill
brssxing, the boat required constant ball
ing when just at nighs they discovered a
small islaad, sand key ofthe Caicos bank;
where they landed and stald abou, 20 days
without fresh water. or fire, or aay means
Of subsistence. excepting birds, which they
killed aud used, ehieay the blood and iiysrs,
and a few Priekly pears, which they soon
consumed Thsy made small boeth OF
bushes, which they cut with pea kniyss,
and ,hougkt they found refreshmeut ia OF
TIA bathing in the sea, They tried various
ways to eb.aia trs, & hoped 20 succeed by
means Of The crystal of wa.ch, bns failed.
In the mean time they made several ezelr-
sioAs in the bear, 10 order 70 fnd shx great
Csieos, bat in vala. 81 leagth they were
drivea to the aecessity y. committing sEsem.
selves 10 the ses, without drop OF wafer,
or any provisions but raw birds.
La ,his situation they were carried fare
the wind and sea for four days. al the
exer.ioa they attempted, was merei. 70
bail, which required constantly one hand,
and to hold cut an oar to steer the boat /;
aad even this thsy were sso weak to COST
nue; when they toek means, by sying
ballast stone to an oar and sinking II, tas.
srned by The Fs;aisr to the steaa. .obrlng
tae hoat 70 the wind, tia: she nighs uot
ali, WALTZ saey res3ad aud Steps; bar ~
.hs way .he painter was wora elf. snd they
were left.Wiih bat one oar, Iva such :yr
lorn condition they discovered land undrs
their ise bas whsn they came oear, iRsy
found she shors WAS q steep ledge, beet BY
tremendous seiE VI, such ~ .i.~ir ne.
cssssy to'gs' On ahore, sha; they ven. ursd
Up to she ledge wi,ain yeach OF their oar;
whsn the SEAMAN, beiGg coed sagimmer,
Jumped oat and reached :he sock, boz at.
tempting To clisib up, il was so ssesp i0at
b. ic:l back In thc surt, aud was supposed
20 be lost, Ssung this, h other tsso
made al! sxerslon 10 save themselves; one
By crouding he boa. fran :he rocks ,si.h
the oar, ard the other bY baliing. for s3Ie
was tass Alag @h!!al the,!es current ear
ricd them to q p!ae5 where she shote was
low, boz was sliI rock Here ,ary set
the boat In, bs. such was the vioi~oce Of
the SUIT, thar she a. 0ucE stove 10 pieces.
Mr. Bradshaw held az; DER ana s;eered he
beet, whilst Mr.. - !xua stooa forward.
He therefore jumped oas wi'neui much in.
Jury bat Mr.. bradshaw was ,h1own by
the shock and force !: he sea with VIC.
lsace against nc rocks, ADD received stan.
uing wuuad oa his bead, and other deep
brusrs; batsTiking at inc top of the su't,
by The assistance OF IIt. II zon, he yeeo
vrred ground before he ssa returned.
This proved 70 be .Acklend's island. IL
shis situa.ion ssa1e tirue pass the rolddir
OF the day, Mr. Sra. shaw was ls!s lying
OF the sand, aa, M. NlXoa wenr 10 scar ca
.os inhabitaats, bus made no discovery lha,
day; az nghthe lay down among The bush
ss and 10 he morning renewed hls scarch !,
and IN she latter part Of The cay discover.
&c q hcuse, walca was Gil plantation be.
longing 10 James Mess, esq wac lives az
Crooked island, Esar 10 Aekland's Ir
Mess hsppeaed 10 be there, and izanaeti.
ately sent his servants to laok tor captain
Bradshaw, but he was not found tina, day;
he had crept into the bushes /; the search
was renewed the sexi day and he was ioapi
10 coalition 10 which he coad lct hay :
survived but a few hours. MIR Moss was
very attentive and prudent in administering
10 them uourshment.
Four days after they landed, the u,a.,
whe was left at the cliffs, came 10 the
same house. He had again recovered the
reck aud climbed up, aad had been wan.
dering till that time. Tbs writing desks
of captain Bradshaw and Mr.. Rogers had
both washed ashore on this island, aad had
been picked up some time before the msu
arrived, aud also several pieces Of the yes.