Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-07-26
fsou the Tos,oh Evening Bulletin.

>nilcs south of the former which isconscr,blv coucrt
eu by vessels IN tho seal fishery. and affords
oeaS of human subsistence. This island is also LARGE
ana more accessible than the other their nanes are OF
W coh"uhued by navi@aors. Though their natural
ui'os are widely distinct the island of Amscra be-
ing cut mass OF rock, covered with thin layer of
eart sufficient merely t, support meagrc growth OF
shrnooery, pors!ay and grass, upon which feed
very lew WAC hogs almost the only animals found there
reas ish, and birds also rarothc petrol and tho
soa'ros sometimes visit this spot the former conceang
themselves In holes and and the latter
high precipiccs beyond the reach of man The lnpct
is the only shcl-sh and small fish called the trumpc-
III we ony sI'cl9s of the Scaly fry" known to inhab
OF the island is thought to h. from fifteen twenty
miles.
Upon this dcsolae place twd men, named Proudfoot
ana rame one fory and tho other twenty-five years Of
age were landed rom small sealing vessel in Sepem
Der 1926, having probably mistaken the island for its
southern neighbour st. Paul. They landed in the eve
nng, with but small quantity of provisions, and tho
ook returned for four other and further supplies
But gallo after the boat reached the vessel
which drove the latter to ecward, and she never
terEaEds seen by the poor fellows thus left behind No
or philosophy Taught them however to make the
best OF their situaon which indeed fororr and
uncomfortable az can well be imagined They lcs
utute OF firearms, tools, other inn PIGMENTS that
might enable them to pursue with success, such
VI earth arr and water, might occasionally with
IN 'hcir observation and them for food Luckily
they had finder box and enabled to kinde fire
In wrctched hut which they found already
the charitable bcqucst of former Adventures to all
alteconers. by dnt of extraordinary cxcrton in run
ming thor enabled once in two or three months to
Knock down pig with the trunk of sapling-wh n
large mail found on the beach, ana transformed into fish
nook they now and then caught small ashland with
long and patient searching they gathered a few birds
Eggs shell fish &c while their drink from the hoI-
lows o rocks the accidental pools discovered their
wander several miles
IN this manner they sustained life for the space of IA
which, besides suffering incredible priva-
TONS they times inconccvaby tormented If the
sight of distant SAIL the attention of those on board of
which they had of attracting. Once they sue
cceded IN making their condition known TO the people of
t, Van I,,l ,.i.
within a few miles Of the shore, and sent out a boat to
hs' The officer in the boat stated that he would repre-
sent the case TO the commander his 10 the shin
nn what were their feelings terccivng the vessel
weigh anchor and depart without paying more at
ten'ion to the circumstance! Tho of this vessel
was the Hope, and kope the captain has already re-
celreu or Will at future day due returns for
conduct 50 base and inhuman. On the 18th of Noyem-
Der 1897, however, they were released by the Palmrn
bound 10 Calcutta, which approached the island in
consequence of having discovered quantity of smoke
proceeding from fire made signal by these men
wEen they discovered the vessel When Sken off they
eEhbited most squad and miserable appearances hay:
HE long Boards being clothed with skins rudely fastened
a'ont the PERSONS and pretty thoroughly
ca having suffered the seventies of every variety sea-
con. Inc narrative OF their residence this torsaken
so' quite interesting and affords parallel to
me "is'icsses OF the fabulous ilcroe of Dcfoc.
ts!ric'pE-A young girl about ls, committed suicide
is sunday evening at Troy She dr;cn this act
w an unnatural monster for whom death would be- too
sc punishment. Tho following account is -;yea
Yin thc Troy Budget
The cause which induced her to DESTROY her liz ;s o,e
most cruel and aggravatng nature and calls bud for
'|j Just Indignation OLA civilized and an enlightened com
nny She dill Il to escape the brutal severity Of her
Mh iather For long timo past he in the ha-
ot q" bfatt"g her not Will. the ordinary weapons used by
parents ut witt, ropes cadan instrument the use of
"iic Is seldom KNOWN except board of vessels of
var On the afternoon near sunset of the last Sabbath
nc deceased went short distance from the fathers house
70 sec two female acquaintance 1t family which
last year lived in part of the house occupied by her ia
cr on hnding she had gone out, her father pursued
her home and told her to be prepared az 10 o.
clock for of the severc oronrs she had ever had
whip YOU, said he, g as oog as and oavc breath
IN your body: The girl told who lived tn ano-
Their part ofthe house. that she should rather die than
yc Tor she did mt believe her punishment would be so
great IN another world as it was in this" Before 10 o.
clock she had procured the auanum placed herself
beyond the reach OF cruel and unnatural father We
arc tod by one OF the women who assisted III LAYING her
out that marks of excessive cruelty plainly dscov
cradle about her person. and several spots appeared a
large kn0 in rope had caused them also Sc i'd that
those bruises must have been made week before as her
father had not beaten her since the previous Sabbath
The girls character was excellent Nothing except
innate depravty could have caused the brutal treatment
which led to her deatl,.--N. Y. Norm. Corr
EXPANSIVE FoRcE OF STEAM-A circumstance lately
occurred, rather of singular nature which strongly il
Illustrates the powerful effect of steam. A strong stone
bottle, half filled with water and tightly corkcd was pla
ced by servant girl in and forgotten The wa
ter of course began to be converted EnO steam (y the
heat of tho ovon which burst the bottle, was so ex
pansive to drive the open door, which of cast iron
from its hinges against the kitchen wall with such vio
ence, tina; it broken into several pieces The oven
ITSELF though of considerable weight, carried from
its seat, blew out both the kitchen windows and tore
down the Fireplace Several children were plaving in
the kitchen, but they fortunately escaped injury.
English Paper.
OS GLAss.-Plnny attributes the invention of glass
entirely to chance and relates that first made in
Syria by mariners who driven shore ON tho
banks of the river Bclus and who having occasion to
make large fires on the sands, burnt the Kali which A.
bounded that Shore and that the aka the plant u
hitting with portion of the sand which the fire stood
produced the first stream of melted glass that had ever
been observed.
An lrishman who some TIME ago was Committed to
Knutsford louse OF Correction for msdcuiea nour and
sentenced to work the trcad-whcel for month oh
served at the expiration of his task what great dale
of fatigue and botheraton it would have saved us poor
creators fthcy had but invented it to go by steam like
OIL other watcr-mills for ID burn if have not been
going stairs this four weeks but never could reach
the chambcr-door at all at all"
NOTICE.
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