The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-09-30

continuance, and we got dry again-the night
becamc serene and starlight. We were now
certain of our course, and the men behaved
manfully--they rowed incessantly and with
rood hearts and spirit, and never did poor
Yortas look out more for daylight and tor
lnnd than we did. Not that our sufferings
mr. grounds of complaint were any thing to
What has often befallen others, but from So
nhia's delicate health, as we'll as my own,
and the stormy nature of our coast. felt
ncrfectly convinced we were unable to un-
dcreo starvation, and exposure to the sun
and weather many days and aware of the ra-
piditv uf the currents, | feared we might
f.il to the sonthwarc OF the port.
At daylight we recognized the Coast and
Rat Island, which gave us great spirits, and
though VIC found ourselves much to the south
ward of the port, we considered ourselves al
most at home. Sophia had gone through the
nirht better than could have been expected,
and we continued to pull on with all our
strcngth.-About eight or nine O'Clock, we
s,w a ship standing to us from the Roads,
thcv had seen the fame on shore, and sent
out vessels in all directions to clir relief, and
hero certainly came 4 Minister Of ProS j.
dcncc in the character of Il Minister of the
Gosncl, for the first person recognized was
one of our Missionaries. They gave us Il
bucEct of water, and We took their captain
on board as q pilot. The wind, however,
was adverse, and we could not reach the
shore, and took to the ship, where we got
some refrcshmcrt, and shelter from the sun.
l}y this time, Sophia was quite exhausted,
finting continually. About two o'clock we
landed safe and sound, and no words Of mine
can do justice to the expression OF feeling
sympashy, and kindness, with which We were
hailed by every one. Ifany proof had been
wanting that my administration had been
satisfactory, here we had it uncquivocally
from all there was not a dry eye; and as
we drove back to our former home, loud was
the cry Of 4" God he praised"
But enough; ana ! will only add, that
we are now greatly rcycrencctl, in good spir-
its, and busy at work in getting ready made
clothes for present use. We went to bed al
three in the afternoon, and did not awake
till six this morning Sophia had nearly as
sound a sleep, and with the exception OF 4
bruise or two, ard little pain in the bones
from fatigue, we have nothing to complain of
The property which l have lost, on the
most moderate estimate, cannot be less thar
10000, might almost say G30,00o Bn
the loss which have to regret above all, Is
my papers and drawings; all my papers O
every description, including my notes ant
observations, with memoirs and collections
sufficient for 4 full and ample history, not
only of Sumatla, but Of Eornco, and every
o.hcr island in these seas, my intended ac'
count of the establishment of SINGAPORE tht
history of my own administration, grammars
dictionaries, and last, not least, grand MAJ
of Sumatra, on which | had been employed
since nv first arrival here, and on which
for the last six mcmtas, | had bestowed al
most my whole undivided attention; this
however, was not all-all my collections
in natural history, and my splendid collcc
tion of drawings, upwards of a thousand II
number, with all the valuable papers an'
notes of my friends Arnold and Jack; and t
conclude, / will merely notice, that there
was scarce an unknown animal, bird, beast
or fish, or an interesting plant, which we ha
not ON board A living tapir, new specie
OF tiger, splendid phcasants, &c. &c. all do
?ncsticatcd for the voyage. We We're i
short, in this respect, a perfect Noah's All
All, all has pcrishcd but thank God, on
lives have been spared, and we do not re
pine.
Our plan is to get another ship as soon a
possible, and think YOU may still expect Y
il July There is a chance of a ship, callc
the Lady Flora, touching here on her wa
home, ana there is a small ship in the Road
which may be converted into packet, an
take us home. have Captain and Gre
at command