Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-04

tsThese two wretehes were at las, fon.a
by a man belonging 70 hunting par,r
sshos net expecting &c meet any hamaa
beings ln that dssolae region, and ,as;as
them at distance for deer, had conc-,I1s
himself bshiad a fallen tree with his ON
peinted at one fythsm, when his O.
Jumped towards one eff them, BEGAN =,
bark AID convinced him Of his error. sbs.
they related their shlpwreck aud suffering,
10 the huni.man, the tears stole dom h.,
cheeks ataking his naukasips from h.
fee, he gave them to he poor fellows, and
invited themto his hnniiag Cabin, which
he said was only one mile CA, bpt tds rsa,
distance was ct least twelve, in which. bv
degrees, be coticed them 10 proceed, -.
Whenthey approached the hut, four OF s.
men came out with iorg bloody knives in
their hands. add ny informant says, he
turned 10 his coanade and said" Al,-r
all that we have escaped We are broupa,
here 10 be.br,chered ard eatup!" Buss
soon found our mistake. the mes had been
cutting Up scme deer, TIE fruit Of the,
ehace, and our appearance soon drew the
PITY Of these bloody. handed men, & warn
they produced bottle Of rum, we were
convinced they were real Christians !! |!
appears TIA. they received every possible
comfort from these hunters, who from The
description they had received, SET out ID
search of the ofk.r:s; they succeeded ia
snding the man who remained the 6rs,
day on ths island, and the other two WEI:
unable to leave the shore. The two who
accompanied Nir. Dawson, bad not made
any great progress IN the 20 DAYS they
were travelling, tue places they were
feuad at, was act at any considerable dis.
sance from the apt where they SET off 81.
that lie the woody labyrinth thsy must
have nearly troa ever The same ground a.
gain.
= asked my informant if they tad given
any Instructions so The hunters wherr they
might probably mees With The REMAINS Il
poor Dawson, or of Faulkner aad hn
party ? He said they had but ltwas almost
falIy to follow any directions they could
have given; for they knee COZ vhsFs the!
lad been.
g Of thirty FIVE vha had survived 'h
wreck only these FIVE have been heard 81
excepting two sailors af Faulsae.ss parry
who were picked up by man % another
bunting excursion, abopt ninesy miles dis.
;ant, appsreasly life.css out aey Wstem
ken TO an adjaceas settlement where Asl
recovered. They ere alnosst certain MI
Faulkner and the rest Of his eonpanoas
must have perishea 10 the woods
& They all describe Fanlkne! 70 nave
been strong asiise and ealerPeizlHs and
eoald any shlag possibly have bssn elected
for their preservailoa he wouid nave AZ
complicated IL, The other officers Of Il"
tooth, expected mgch aid from 'nt'
unfortunate Yo:,ug men. Eeacb was p'0u9
of exef,ing t.insself, ahi!a ihe transports
where lying about three miles from FO ~,
mouth, they both swarm TO the shlP: ~"
Faulkner clisnDcd epshe SIDE .e'y It'e%' h
iigued, hut Mr.. Dawson was nearly q
haistec. /.
e.When tie surviving Ave arrived 'an' b
.barrack square 81 4uetecs how aisI 1s
was the sceecl Men aud womsn fO'1"s B
round them VITA despair anxioasly ''4u.
Ing for sane friend or bro her tna i. ""
on bead the unfortunate h.neas. =.
anssef was s,if you 10 not see h'm%. I'll
be safe he is dead TOR OF 3E7 sous H. 8
ave Irish Lads and two sailors a's 81,
whole tia, remains alive" Inc ssa'' - IL
exclamation, which followed arc n
nsouraEul 10 be observation-disclosures" Fl
could 60 on with minute particulars o. ., 'I
disastrous occurrences until ! had s"o .bsEs
this letter to a folio volane, which u .' -; Ia
os he poor fellows live 10 reach n'N'
probably be the case.H 81