Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-06-14
.saGseeltamtous Departsaemt.

The supposed fate of he Hasp- Our readers will recoI-
ieci that in giving, few days ago, of
of the Spring Grove Whaling ship Goa st of Africa
IN November last, and the deverance of from
captivity amongst the Arabs, Into whose hands they
ialem we founded, the crew o,
what was related to him by Arab Chief wreck
GA the same coast, OF armed ship and the murder
the crow, "sorne years ago., conjecture that the ship
referred to- was probably lamcne sloop WASP,
whose mysterious tsappearauce in the 1911, i'm
parted to her of gallant crew a !cpre.
of interest greater in proportion To the obscutv in itch
II has remained involved. When expressed oIu.
ion, IT had escaped that Captain Paddock shin
Oswego whose narrative read years ago. relates
similar story, which he received from the Arabs. as sr
back as the year 1900 friend having reminded
the incident related by Paddock, turned to it, and
hni tn correspond nearly the given lately
o. Inc sailor OF the whaling ship doubt they both
refer TO one event and of the Wasp could have
been the unfortunate ship, by the Arab whose
crew murdered by barbafians of the African
desert AS however, the story Of the sailor proiucci
IN oui readers, interest history the unknown
ship and the melancholy fate OF the hundreds human
beings that composed her have thought the
account furnished by captain Paddock would also accep
table 10 ho who have not before therefore
subjoin i-yhut. Intel.
Captain Judah Paddock, of New York commander Of
the ship oswego, voyage from Europe Cape de
verbs III the year lG0O, wrecked coast
{near where Captain Riley afterwards met with a similar
dsaser) and himself aud his were captured bv the
Wild Arabs ntabitns the desert Capita i'm r. and some
diners tell I" the 10" of old Chief named Aharned who
sat out with them or Mogadore, with the view of obtaining
los them good ranSom In the of the Journey the
following conversation took place between capt. P the
Chief:
The Oh man said, if he got money for US as he
ought, "a" ,h'uId De rich replied to hrn, that should
oc wen pdid and that danger apprrendd on
that After few minutes silence he accosted me in
the following manner There is confidence to be placed
III Christians for whenever they come ashore ON o cont
and are not Immediately discovered by US, they bury their
in the sand you yourself done to prevent il
from falling into the hands of the believers This
do you no good and IS property We pray earnestly
to the Almighty 'oi send Christians ashore here: he
hears prayers and often good ships and
ii you did you ought should have the fun hau.
fit of them"
then asked him il happened that the crews Of
the ships coming ashore there had al perished ot been de-
soycR TO that question he answered. ut has hapuencd
and 1t was the will of God If they had been spared
they would have eceted their whereas by drstrov
ing the whole OF them we got all they had After ne
went on TO relate to the following story: "Once" said
Ahaned' there came ashore very large ship. 1t being
some time before the discovered they had uded
all their property, and had covered themselves with their
sans men they were discovered, small tribe went
down to take them into their possessions bot they fired ~
our men, and some Of them they killed. Exaspeated by
being fred by such dogs, they fell upon them fItio
aud many killed both sides Our men 6nd NO tIe
enemy so strong fell back and, sending up help another
tribe
they endcavourcd to shcy to the enemy by io.
HAT themselves belonged property and fbev "s
give ii up But not being able come to an understand
ng with these by signs, what the b,d
with ihrn U that way they drew up towards them in order
TO take II by force. As within rum
shot they fred by teIn the fire returned and
dH fought bard, but not being able 10 oct ~
them with their long knives repuscd the second time
they tcu up again, and l. getting information of il,
went down, with all my fighting There was now
tniee tribe" 0f and had than the Chris
i'ns Ani as my tribe the largest, the command Of
Inc whole given We got down tho night. and
having bee" miug for three days, thought it best to
attack them until morning, Judging that when they
should see ou. Numbers they would yield At day
iStl saw ttn; aud made signs them to Ia down their
afu UPON which their camp an seemed IN confusion At
inc moment Wc were prepared attack them they formed
themselves INTO close body, and began to march off east
""d we 10 nou ourselves into three divisions, according
80 hrs aud the Chief Of each tribe led ON his own
~ tribe, together with of the other two rot i'm their
ou, and the remaining tribe their side VIC ali
"ngrn our aiiook at and after fighting long time we
Hd NiIlci hail of those dogs and then the remnant left
olive laid down tio We all dropped our runs
aud ic upon them with long Knives and every one Of
.c'n we klci; and licir whole number found 10 be
Upwards OF five hundict.