Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-14

on i'rc, crying or; us before, ~uurrcc Bhoie!' /
IN which ejaculation hc was Joined by most I
oil the relations, who at the same time con-
uhueu 10 throw large quantities Of pounded |
already kindled.
Inc Whoic IN an instant was one sheet Of /
'Uc-.and now, when interference was too
ia'c Tor The preservation OF the woman, d cir !
cu'hStahce occurred that made me 81 the only
TWO other Europeans who were present, bit
tcriy regret that We did not endeavor to pre-
vent tins brutal sacrifice to Il savage and hru-
tai superstition. as soon as the pile had
been tired, the band Of native musicians,
chiefly consisting ofplayers on IA species of
uFum, called Tom-tonl, and on cows
iofnS and other Instruments, more renarka-
Die tor their dlscordant noises ttun for any
mus!ca; quality, struck up din well calcu-
lated to drown all human cXclamations
Notwithstanding the uproar, rs | stood very
near to the pic, | distinctly heard the wo-
man shriekin@ loudly and calling for help
repeatedly Tor near a minute, when happily
either the smoke or the flames put an end
! to her lite and dreadful sufIerings!
From the time OF her leaving the palan-
gum, TIL her death, wJs about fifteen MIL
Utos.
/ Nhca the whole was consumed, and the
risln@ tide had nearly reached the spot where
/ II had stood, the ashes were carefully col
icctcd and thrown into the Holy Gangcs.
| Hmm suffering. The barcue Princess ROYAL
t''' arrived nj Q"eber, tlio i&th utimos poke at
! the onttance of the Gulf, the Cahsrine and Ann
bound Ia N9anlChi. This vessel had Hen i'm ,;h
boat q" The Superb Chm, from Bris Quebec; out Of
seTNr hands IN the boat, al tie time she left The wreck
l"ny two then survived, of w'oin died soon after
&e'tng on board; the Other Benjamin. Orcharcil had
been severely iTostbien mp to the knees: he stated
iI"i ths' tad been DAYS ia tte boat during which
pe'ioI, ueinG uapIoI 'dfu with any article OF subsIs
ehce they compelled Ike painful necessity of
N'ng the irresistible cravings of nature BY Kvicg
or The bodies Of such of their unfortunate conlrauions
- ma elhatey sunk under the weight OF their sui
ierings. The boat of the Catharins and Ann on ncar
rig That IN Witch these unfortunate men, was ~
l;st, unable 10 discover any livlr being in her the
Survivors henS much reduced ty cir suFeri5n~ As
10 &c scarcely able 10 move. Orchard was with diff
cniti enabled To raise ns head above the eunwale of
e Goat ]Sst as bis dciy ecrs, struck with horrible
sight OF the ,nangicd bodies Gre about To return io
Their vessel Captain Townsend boa rdsd Tie Ca,harine
anu Ann, and couversed with Orchard, who was under
oe care oil tie Master and receiving comfort and
attention which in hrs power 10 afford him gbc
auoefo, soon after TIC boat left her, vent down.
characterization The FOLLOWING facts gc received
rom Captain george Kelley, OF the ship Washngton
zap t"llns erratic, perhaps should say autqre-
@c cruIsc, was published in The Valparaiso Rlercurv
anu tar II. gives the to!!osing from rccoi!cction-
! C6lt. Coffin was formerly Of this town.
! The ship Heron Capt C eo Z. Conln sailed from
ra5ta cVast OF Peru Tor Gibraltar about the 1st of
sept The sun being north Of The c1uatur ie declna-
0oh vas sl5trated TO ascertain the latitude. The
sun crossed the equator yet be still absroctcG The de-
cinat'on, which stoned very great error 10 tLc
latitude; so tha The 9Th of October Can't c. found
' snip completely enclosed with &C. and unnanagea
Die ~ tins situation, he furcd the sails ard lay or
uays his snip frozen into Re ice. winch ms people
went many miles. They hume r0us seals sea c!c-
phans, and many ether animals which they knew no.
thing about BY lis reckoning, Capt. G. vas IN lat
90 . and could not account for The immense ouantv
OF ice that surrounded him, After lying several DAYS
III that situation. the ice gave way, and he succeeded
in forcing passage thruus it :no an o7en sea- steer.
G. nnTh"ard for Valparaiso TO repair damages Whcu
hy Es reckoning lie in fbe latitude Of that mort
(1S = he S!cered iva d and rs he tl.ourt made
iaTc which however, upon approach he found
10 be ice. THIS occasioned him 10 make closer in
yea:igaion Of his reaoning and he found he had M
pied the decthf!ioa ;he wrong way, winch when right
y applied to his zenith distance, made his latitude
~ D lie corrected bis proceeded lie ,vcr
Plata, and repaired lie damages sustained in The i,e
From e5tiInanHs made Valparaiso II was sYr-o-
sod Capt. Colin vert az far soul, as Il DEGREES
fe above account of INSTRUMENTATION which we c1py
from Tive %aniuCEe! iUqUtcr. reminds Us of similar
mistake made many years ago " sh'pmastcr ont of
this port. lie sailed, hcrce bound To the Ne;i,e5ra.
mean, and The Grsi land lie made Gas on a. coast m
NoF"ay.-.S: j. Ca
Tho p7i"aiecr Niger was captured by tie Brazilian
squadron Oh The 2,id March Tho EiTe- ,oo,a,I
big fer more liaD two hours with great guns and
small arms and cndeayorcl 70 r,,; ayHrsr!a and hna,d
but the privacsr I'D not answer her helm and was
placed between her or2oHcut and the aud. The resi-
of tie BraZ'ian squadron did MT make any eGi,r; f.;
C!oso bat -, Of tarn cent The ccycits n ,oss.,
continued firing within grnsho!; b.. for f!s circru
Sa"ce' thc Iahncio, ii IS saa. woni certainly have