Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-03

means, stoulj be punisi ed iii, death. Ills
law was executed on the moment; and the two
culpritS thrown into the sea- Thus there re-
manned only % of us. Out of this number I,
alone appeared able to exist for some DAYS Ion
ger ali the others, covered with iarrc Wounds
had wholly lost their reason However ,l,ev
had snare I'M our rat,ons, and might before
their death consume 20 bottles of Wine these
~ bottles VI wine were 10 us OF inestinable va
luc. We heida council: TO put the sick ouh,it'
rations was To delay their death by :, few ,,,n
menis toleave them without provisions was to
put them to Il slow death After Iony d.i;be-
ration we resolved to throw them into the Sen.
Ms inoue, however repugnant TO our feelings,
would procure to the survivors for q tjavs nj
the rate OF quarts of wine adav. The resoh,
ton taken, who was TO execute itS The habit
ofseeiny death ready TO pounce upon ms. de
SPAR, the certainty ofour infaliibic destruction
without tuis fatal cxpedient, every thing. ina n
word haahardened onriearts. so Is 10 be,on,e
insens,bie to eyeryot feeling but that ot'self
preservation. :,
Three seameaand soldier took upon ,henA
serves tie cruel execution. We avcrted our
eyes, and shed tears of blood over the fate of
these unhappy creatures. This sacrticesaycd
me 10 who reniaincd; for when the brig Arrus
tel III with US, we had only one repast of WINE
left. ana this was on the 9TH day after this cru
e. event, which 1 have lust described. The
Hiciims had not more than Is hours to live:
anu by Keeping them on the raft our sibsist
ence would have been gone two DAYS before
our uenVefanre. After this catastrophe we
threw all the arms Into the sea : they inspired
us with horror that we could not conquer
we iiau scircelywherewthal go speud ) DAYS
on the raft theywsFe The most painful of iii
Oul minus were soured even IN the arms of
sieep, our imagination depicted the manoIpd
limbs OF our unfortunate comrades. and we IN
vvked death with load cries y burning thirst
reuoupied ~ the rays of fiery sun. consumed
as; II was such that our parched lips sucked
with avidity the urine which we eudenvorci -
ttDS t.,tr.
idy II by drinking sea-water; bat this diminish
Z" thifst only Tor a moment to renderit more
acute the neAtinstant. Three DAYS passed il.
anguish IneXprossible: we ,!espiS.t; Il IL to such
degree that several Of us were, uot afraid m
pathe even IN sight Of the sharks which snr-
iouhusd our RAFT. We were convinced there
renamed IN our cask only about II orlJ hotties
OF VINE we BEGAN to eyperence an i,,v,ncii,io
uisSnst at the flesh which had fed us hitherto.
On the 18th III the morning capt. Dupont
ensuing MS eyes towards the horizon perceiy-
ed ship, and announced il tous BY a CRY of
Joy we perceived II to be brig but it WAS
at very great distance we could ONLY dis
unSuish tine top Gifts masts. The sirht ofthis
NeSSel spread amongst us Il 10Y which il Nyould
DC diihcuit to describe. Fears. however. soon
mixed win our hopes; we began to perceive
tldt our rait, having veryii,tlcelevat don above
the water, 1t was impossible 80 distingushit at
SHch distance. We did all we could to,nake
ourselves observed we piled our casks. al
me TOP OF which we fixed landkerchicf$ OF
un'e rem, colors. Unfortunately, in spite of
Az these signals, the brig Disappeared From
the dehriun OF JOY, we passed to that of dejec-
uon ana grief. or my part, i eIvied the fate
OF those whom had seen perish AT my ode =
uhsit propose'i TO trace an abstract oil oHr adj
ventures, 10 write all our names at the frot Of
At, and To tiN lion the upper part of the mast
IN tic nope that 1T might reach government *
our families.
Two hours after, the master-gunner of the
iflSate uttered loud cry; joy was depicted
lneyery visage: his arms were stretched to-
wards tile sea he scarcely breathed and all
he could say. was" " e are savedl Wonder i.
the orig coming towards u.s." 1t was, in fact
not more ttan third of league of havi,,g,
all sails spread, and manmuyring to pass ouiie
cioSe TO US. Tears of JOY flowed tr0niour ewes.
Every one laid hold of h;ludkerchiefs or differ
cut pieces OF linen, III order 10 make signals to
ine brig, winch was rapidly approaching. Our
JOY was AT ITS height when we perceived at its
nlzen large white tlag-we- exclaimetl-.s Ii
Is 10 trenclmen. then, that we are to owe our
deliverance" The Argus had now conc with
IN Two I1usket shots OF us 'fhe crew, upon
ueck waving their hands and hats ANNOUNCED
TO Us the pleasure they felt in bringing relief
10 Their unfortunate cOuutrymen. In a short
time, we all found ourselves on hoard the Ar
gus. Figure 10 yourselves 10 miserable cred
tuieS, almost naked, with bodies and faces sea
riied with the suns beams, ten of whom could
scarcely move, the epidermis being rubbed
from all their limbs; orr eyes hollow and
herce, our long boards gave usa more hide
Nu9 .-si'eSt. nc inost generous care and at
tenIion were layished on board. the brig; our
OF the sich. got ~, and were able TO walk a few
PAGES.
IN closing this recital ofthe unhearC-ofsnf-
ierlnss which we enduredior II days inay lie
allowed 30 mention the names OF those who sI,a-
red them with mysef-viz Mesyrs. HuDont
j. Heureux, LOzac, Clairet, officers OF Inc
troops; Correal, engineer for Cape Verde
Srihon du Beiiay, secretary OF she governor:
Coudin, midShipman Otthe first class; Sayignv,
second surgeon OF the irigate and sergeanr-nla-
Jor; ioultad, master gunner; Iavlictte, pas
senSer for Cape Verde; CoSte seaman tho
mas, pilot; Francois, Inspector OF infantry
and Jean Charles, soldiers
SAVtGNY, SURGEON.
." On board the Corvette, he Echo, august
%, 1916"
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