Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1822-06-11
TPoulson's finn.
"WEpNEspAY, 2Olh June, 1891

WED~NESDAf, EOiu JuHcs 1911.
eft being quite calm, and fearing there
was not sufficient water on board, the cap
tain put the boat out, with two casks, to
procure some if possible, from the Great
Salvage, called Great because it is the
largest of two or three small islands,
known by the name of the Salvsges; it is
about FIVE miles long, and two and an half
bread; distance from the Pleiades about
four miles. The Capt. tour hands, and
Mr.. Smith, g passenger went in the boat.
and took fowling pieces with them TO shoot
gulls, When they were within a mile OF
the land, they were encompassed and so
annoyed with gul!s, that they we're oblig-
ed to beat them off with their oars and fowl
ing pieces They had not fred more than
three shots, when myself and all who re-
manned On board, saw with glass, a small
hut, and several men "a dozen at @least,)
running to the highest parts OF the land, to
look from whence the sound came.
1t Immediately occurred to us, that they
were the crew Vt some vessel wrecked on
the rocks, which surrounded the island, ex-
cept on the side by which we had APP
preached IL On the return of the boat
we received the following account, viz {:
that alter they mad fired two OF three times,
! several men were discovered On the head
lands; that they dare not proceed TO seek
| water or even 10 the top of the cliff land,
but kept near the boat, fearing that the
men might come down and sieze it. That
the men made signs, and invited them up
ip an unknown or rather in foreign tongue
but they would not accept the invitation
4 Eo- fhn rnasnnc nhnyn and fhaS h. fhnU
were entering the boat, two OF three came
down in great haste, hallooing after them,
| apparently to return, which they did, with
in an oars length from the shore, and
learned from them that they were Spa
niards; but could not possibly understand
more of what they said. That they threw
! them biscuit or two on the beach, when
a struggle ensued tor them, and they cal
led out "Bueno lnglss." That they saw
one fishing with rod and line, about five
hundred yards from the place where they
landed, who continued his employment so
long as was possible TO see him from the
boat.
After | had obtained all the information
] could tom those who had been in the
boat, | proposed to the captain, the icea
that these men might have been cast away
which he would not hear, but suggested
that they were fishermen from Madeira to
TenerIffe, or otherwise connected with one
OF those Islands. This | think very un.
likely. After an impartial consideration
of this matter, concluded that these men
mus. have been wrecked-snd unless it is
made known in hat way which will send
them deliverance, the men may remain
there twenty years, with out being seen
again in all human probability. Mr.. Mil
Ter, the mate, had crossed the Atlantic six
times before this, and had not seen the
land itself until now. If there had been
the least breeze, we should have passed
the place in sight, it is true, but withou,
Knowing Of its inhabitants, and it is posi-
BILE for a thousand ships TO 60 to South A.
merica from England, without seeing this
little Island"