The Litchfield County post., 1828-10-30

bod' Ouls "hICH Ioi tdhh' civ swung Clear o.
the brig, with about 80 passeR ,ers in her;
they held OH ali night " rope from the
bows, and the following morning the mate
ana three seamen dropped from the jib-
boom with Two oars INFO the boat, and Lam
died on the main those in her. The stern
of the brig fortunately fell on the rock
when she parted, and the majority of the
passengers got to the rock by rope from
il. From Friday to Tuesday evening was
occupied in getting them off in small par
ties, through tremendous surfto the main.
Four men and ten
children persisted from fatigue on the rock,
and between thirty and forty were washed
OF or fell between the brig and were drow-
ned. Those who are saved are indebted
for their lives to the exertions of fisher
man named Harvey, residing with wife
and children on Dead Island, about four
miles from the spot where the acct lent hap
pened. He had picked up, on Saturday
evening, keg and straw bed, close 10 his
house, which led him to suspect ship
wreck. The following morning Sunday
at daylight, he started in a boat only IL
feet long, with his eldest girl, aged II, and
eldest son only 10, as his crew, and by 6
O'Clock reached the spot where those Ian
ded at first in the long boat, and only six
others, who had got off the rock, with the
wreck of the jolly boat, which had been
thrown on shore. Haryey's Knowledge of
the place and tides enabled him to direct
the exertions of the mate and three sea-
men, in placing the boats. On Sunday
evening at 8 P. M, 90 men, women, and
children, were saved that night; during
Monday, 80; and on Tuesday all who
were alive the whole were obliged to
strip TO enable the seamen in the boat to
drag Them with small line through the
surf, and were afterwards barely covered
with clothes washed on shore. Harvey,
during each night, had conveyed those most
IN want of support to his house land shared
with them half of the stock of provisions
provided for the support of his family till
the autumn; the other h If he gave to those
on the beach. After all were saved he
made two trips to Port-aux-Basques,
with the first party, and was about to re-
arrived in consequence ofintelligence he
forwarded to Cape Ray, where this ship
was.
remain, Sir, your obedent servant,
r. GRANT, Captain.
To John Bennett, Esq. Secretary.
Lloyd's, London.
PRINCE ABD) HI RAHHAMAN.
In pursuance of publick notice, meet
ing convened last night AT Masonick Hall,
for the purpose of taking into considera-
ton the most effectual mode of releasing
the family of this Moorish Prince from
bondage. A numerous assemblage Of the
most respectable citizens attended, and the
meeting was organizad-Judge Plat in the
Chair, and Hugh Maxwell, Esq. Secreta-
ny. Jour. Of Gem. Oct. 16.
Dr.. Wainwright ~ b 'lieve the object
otthis meeting is perfectly known, and |
shall nor detaln you any longer than to
congratulate you on the circumstance of
your being peculiarly favored in this even
ing being enabled to hear the one best cal
culated to speak on the subject of the Afri-
can prince. The Rev. Mr. Gallaudett, of
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum of Hartford,
has especially for the last fortnight, made
hmselfacquainted and devoted his atten-
ton to this individual in tour through the
New England States. During his inter-
course, he has felt confirmed. in the truth of
his history, and from the interesting narra-
tive, which few of US, the other evening,
had an opportunity of hearing, / cannot
but conceive it to be Of he greatest impor-
lance to the charitable world and to the
world of commerce in particular, that this
unfortunate Prince should have a speedy
opportunity Of returning to his native land.
| shall not detain the meeting from now
listening to what must be in the highest
degree interesting and important.
Rev. Mr. Galaudett.---Mr. chairman,
ladies, and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES attempt
to give you this evening any statement re-
lative to the history of the prince, pro-
pose laying before you the testimonials be-
fore me-.and am sure if any one pres
ent will take the trouble to examine them,
he will see he is what he has represented
himself to me. / shall not read the proofs
at length, but merely allude to them. The
first is certificate from the managers of
the American Colonization Society, Prov
! II