Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-04
FROM II LONDON PIPER.
Loss OF THE ENEAss TRANSPORT.

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Loss OF THE ENEAss TRANSPORT.
Extract Of letter fran an oJfcer at 92ne-.
J bee, 70. his friend IN the.neig h60rho0a Of
Bath.
/ aQUEBEc, July 6, 1906.
Yesterday FIVE soldiers Of the 1oosh
regiment. who embarked on board trans.
port, which Was supposed 10 have been
lost, from the length of time she hadbeen
missing, arrived in a brig. from Pool. that
touched at Newfoundland, aud brooght
1.-THE above men from that islaad. They
give a more melancholy account OF ship
wreck, aud circumslapcsa tnat followed II,
I than ever heard either 10 real or Gcsiti.
Gus story; from one Of them are collect.
ed The following particulars. lie says. that
about a clock on the morning Of the23d
l'of October last, their vessel. the Gsneas
transport, s,iacs or rock with such force
| tbs! they saw she must 5000 become a
wreck. For she first five minutes al the
~women & children chung to their husbands,
and fathers but in short iime, q wave
came with such violence as SWEPT, he sup.
|, poses, $50 OF their people from lac deck,
OUT Of $40, which wasthe uumber Oh Loard
I before. The rock soon, forced i1way .hIo'
al the decks, and SO Of the suryis ors we're
before o'clock driven on saaa,l island,
|sabou,a quarter of naile from where the
yessed stuck - al thai time she WIGS gone
entirely 10 pieces. He cannot positively
say how they got on shcre; bat he suPpo,.
| es hey were aoased on part OF The wreck.
He remembers TO have seen one Of The
boys eIdssvoring 20 save major Bey,ram,
who havieg his atm broken by some tim.
her was on the point of sinking; he aeld
him upas long as hrs strength permitted,
but to save his own life, was at lepgrh O..
biiged to let go his hold. and tbs naor
persisted. The IS who lauded on the is.
/, land consisted CT srssu sailors, and part
!. Of the 100 hregimens, two OF which were
/ officers, lieutsuant Dawsen aud ensign
Faulkner They had the modification TO
End The wind changed Instantly as they
landsd. and drive every thing 70 sea, so
that net an Implement OF any kind was
saved from the wreek. Mr. Faulkner was
.currec. in his idea of the situation; he
/ knew that the main land which they saw
| aboul mile distant was Newfoundland.
and that they were 600 miles from. ST..
John's.
! :. After passing one night on the little
| island, they formed raft, add thirty OF
them arrived safely On the main land -four
had previously died, one Of whom was
the poor fe!l3w who had trisd TO save The
| rna;;r, aDd another was missing who
orswled frog, his comrades tina. he might
die In quIesness, having had both bis lsgs
broken; ,but he was found about s DAYS
aftef in a shocking state. with his fee4
frozen off he stiii niraeelousiy Survives,
and IS one OF the Ave who arrived here
The greater part directed their corssc to
where the sun rose, leaving behind then
,hc above man and two eihers, who were
unabls &c walk from their bruises. Lieu,
DawsoH was not able TO keep up with the
patty after the first day. and two OF the
soldiers stayed back to attend him, one Of.
"toai' - 'aS esisoa .@Sao gave nc tGcae
particulars
HAtler ,oil,ng Oh ferl4 days. aishou..
eating any thing .bus berries, poor Day
! son was unable 20 stand without support,
and on their reaching the banks Of ariyer..
iiShs Che inf; rG an'l attempted 10 carry him
ever on bic back, 80, having waded ia IS.
high as his neck, be was obliged 10 re,
turn and lay him down on the bank, where
he ensreaied the faithful fellows. 10 make
The best Of their way, and leave him to
his .fate--as the same time squeezing them
atectionasely by the hand, and intreasiagY
ihem TO inform his father Of hts meiancho.
~ end. Here the hosest Hibereiaa (the.
locih regimen. was raised entire!yia that
klrgdoaJ barst into food of tears be.