Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-29

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..xiident She would quickly 50 opieces. ,
The mistaken mind of our comm u l
,vas now emirnentIy displsyed. Finding that
easlip must certainly so to pieces, and that at
| tlfe people could nolongerc continue on board
With safety, he ordered the long boat to be
cot out, himself experimenting the opera
tion. which was not effected without dlttl-.
Guilty. AS soon as the boat was In readl-
ness, the supercargo, myself and as many
Of the people as she could carry, were en-
barked; when the captain, unnindful OF
his own safety, ordered us to quit the wreck,
and II axe the best Of our wayto the shore.
/ AS the beat could not contain all the peo-
pie, some sought their safety on spars,
planks, hencoops, &c. while the captain and
Eve or SIX Of his people continued with the
wreck endeavorirg to prepare q raft. We
who were in the long boat passed dreary
nisht, ignorant Of the fate of our compa-
Mons, and despairing ourselves of reaching
TIE shore alive, the gale still continuing in
all its fury. At length the sun arose, when
we had the modification to find that our
brave and faithful friend, our late command
er, had voluntarily sacrificed his life to a
sense Of duty he who so well deserved a
better fate, and the men who were with him,
persisted with the wreck, which went to
pisces in the night.
The long boat did not get on shore till
n0oa, when we landed and were soon at
forwards seized and conducted by the na-
tives, as prisoners, to the presence OF hsajail,
inthe capital OF Saduha, where we were de-
tanned for four months, daring which time
We experience, every privation and indlgnl-
t., from barbarian government alike IN
sensible 70 the claims ofjustice OF humanity.
Atlensth, after incessart intreaties, we,
! with the exceHuonof tn supercargo, his bro-
| ther-in-law, the pulsar, andiour others were,
on the ,7th of last month, set at large. The
| persons detained were to be marched lid TO
/ the presence OF his majesty at Ava. They
| were to be accompanied hv some of the
chests Of opium and bales of Gotten which
/, Ioated on shore from the wreck. Of the
cargo that came On shore, tie chief part was
| seized and soldby the inhabitazts of Saduha.
| We who were released, to the number OF
[ forty six, we're provided with small fishing
( BOAT, IN which we fastened to quitthe inhos-
| pitable Shore OF Saliafa. In our eagerness
to embark, we neglected a proper supply Of
4 water and provisions, and overlooked the
insufficient accommodation OF our boat. We
were however but shorttne al sea, before
! We found ourselves SC cramped FOR room and
50 much exposed to the inclemency OF the
/ weather that we preferred going on shore,
wholly unproyided for a journey, as we
--ere, eictc'uiined 10 traverse the WOODS and
to seek cul way to Chittagong, CT foot
| Having landed, proceeded alongthe coast,
and after waking day and night, without re-
! ireshinent or food, we arrived at the end Of
the fourth day, more dead than alive at Chit
| TAGGING. Here ourwants were doomed to be
+, completely removed. Here our suferings
were soothcd by the tender>st Offices of hu-
I1anity.
! James Bruce LANG, esq. iudgs and ma
I gistsate OF Chittagong, animated by senti-
nlents honorable to humanity, and conge,lial
to the British character, succcred our dis
] uesses with zeal, pronlpiitude, and liberali-
ty, calculated! to excite both our graft
| tude and admiration. have no expressions
| equivalent to my Sense, ct tie henoiccnce s.
! generosity, SpeG:cnced from this gentleman,
! IL the kindnesE CT whose attentions, all nv
companies and myself lost every trace Of
our late dlstresses, except in their remem-
brance. trust that my couIt:y,nen, whe-
ther in Europe or in India, viii Justly APP
| preclate such benevolence and that they
will be proud to acknowledge its claim to
our national and individual gratitude, by
employing every opportunity tnat may pre-
sent, TO relieve distressed shipwrecked
( Briton.
/ Mr.. LANG was DESTROYS to detaia the
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