The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-03-03

Acting Lieutenant Glynn, Midshipman AL
den, and two men then volunteered their SER
vices to proceed to Canacoe to procure assis-
lance. They accordingly embarked in the
small boat and, at the risk of their lives sue
ceeded in reaching the port. They informed
the inhabitants of the situation OF the Ferret,
but not being able toprocure assistance, Lieu
tenant Glynn procured horse and guide,
which were kindly afforded him, andproceed-
ed to Matanzas, where he arrived at two o.
clock in the morning, and communicated the
distressing particulars to Lieutenannt Comma
dant M'Keevef, of the Sea Gull, who instant
" directed Lieutenant Engle to proceed IN
the Jackall, in search Of the wreck. He
accordingly repaired on board, got under
weigh, and with much difficulty, owing to a
heavy sea, succeeded in reaching the wreck
IL. half past eleven o'clock, and was tortu-
nate enough to rescue all the officers and
crew, except FIVE men, and the vessel went
down shortly after The Sea Gull also got
under weigh, as soon rs the steam could be
raised. followed the Jackall, and received
the rescued persons, where they received the
professional attention of Doctor Dubarrv.-
They were all very much exhausted, having
been twenty-onc hours on the wreck, the
greater part of which time she was nearly
under water.
After the vessel capsizcd, every man sue
ceeded in gaining the weather SIDE OF the
wreck, except the wardroom steward John
Gregory who was asleep below, and conse-
quently drowned. As it was expected that
! the vessel would Immediately sink, exertions
were made to collect all the sweeps and
spars as we'll as the boarding pixies to de
fend themselves in case of getting ashore but
owing to the sea running so high, they did not
succeed. A raft was constructed but was
soon washed away About five A. Nj. the
vessel began to settle very much, and
they every moment expected to SO down.
The foremost shortly after went by tbs
board which came in contact with rail
and the officers and crew who were all lash
ed to the wreck, were in imminent danger
Of being dashed to pieces. At day Eight the
wreck was fast drifting towards the land, an
iron bound coast, and the unfortunate suiler-
ers had giving up all hopes Of being saved
the officers, however, exertcd themselves e
keep up the spirits Of the crew, who behaved
remarkably well. AS the wreck continued
to approach the shore, several OF the men
who were good swimmer, after lashing the
mainboon and forcmast together, made fol
the shore, at which moment the Jackall hove
cued as above mentioned.
The crew of the Ferret consisted of five
officers and % men, together with a sick
gentleman, passenger bound to Key West
The following persons were lost. John
Gregory, Peter Wheeling and George Cor
don, ordinary seamen; Stephen O'Connor
landsman, and Joseph Campbell, seaman.
Two hundred and twenty associations tOi
) promoting the gradual abolition OF Negro
slavery within the British dominions have
been already formed in England. and nearly
, niue hundred petitions on the same subject
were presented to Parliament during its tive
, last ses sions
According to the last annual Report Of tho
London African institution (for 1924 i'll one
year, 1922, there were shipped from Africa
for Rio Janciro 81 $40 negroes Of whom 49,
died on the passage. Into Bahia, 5000 were
: imported the same year. In 1928, the tota
, number shipped for Rio alone amounted tc
: 21,472, of whom nearly 1900 died on the pas
+ sage, and there is reason to think that thcr,
5 was at least an equal importation into tht
other Brazilian ports, attended BY An equa
l mortality. in the first SIX months Of 1924
b, the number imported into Rio Janeno alone
! was not less than 1866. with a mortalit'
of 2247.-The trade for Brazil is carried o,
, North as we'll as South of the line, in spite @
treaties
The last number ofthe Edinburgh Revie,
O accuses the French government of still con
), nving at the equipment and escape {
French slave vessels. 1t calculates that " a
bout forty thousand wrctched Africans vci'
d carried away in a short period by the conui
p vance Of the Most Christian Kings gov
ernment, notwithstanding his laws and trea
II ties" and supposes that of these forty thous
o and above 5000 must have persisted misera
c bly, on the voyage.
Yesterday Tom meeting was called Z
9 O'Clock in tile County Court House,
y '.the Democratic citizens Of the city an
\ county Of Philadelphia, who dsapproved {
the corrupt election of John Quincy Adams.
The doors Of the Court House were shut
" gainst the meeting, which was nunerou
and assembled in the State House yard
y tablc and chair were put on sort Of pen
house erected over two of our most usefl
% public Offices, as a sign, that it was in thi
:, vicinity the meeting was to do its bushes
IA The person who called the meeting, who
10 name from dclcacy We suppress, propose
= and the meeting approved Of three sever
: persons as Chairmen OF the meeting, b
" none of them appeared. There was muC
., disposition for fun and laughter but little f
y business. This person, and he was the on
"a t,er.oo win, Cepmpd GpSirolS have SanN