Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-03
PAINFUL. NARRATIVE.

Quebec paper this morning. Had there been
one survivor Of the shipwrecked crew, what
a recital of human suffering from the perils OF
the deep, from hunger, from cold, and the still
more terrible horrors, Of cannibalism, and the
lingering approaches Of death, would he have
had to relate. Even from the melanch holy eyi,
dences OF the accumulated suffering, While h must
have been endured by the wretched crew, which
have been discovered, the Imagination pictures
forth scenes OF suffering, of woe, aad despair,
which sends The blood chill 10 It's fountain
The heart sickens, aud the mind turns from
It's owl thick coming faneies with anguish aid
terror, and revolls from the contemplation. Fer
tile as the German mipd is acknowledged TO
be in terrific and horrible conceptions, their
whole school may be challenged TO invent bic.
ture more appalling than this dreadful reality.
N Y Commercial
1t has seldom happened 10 US TO repor, more
horrible disaster than thai which we this day
copy from the Old Gazette, Of the discovery
Of a number Of human bodies aud skrle 'nns Oh
The island OF Anlicosti, with articles ahording
sufficient evidence 10 prove ,ha, the suH. rers
were the crew and passengers OF the ship GRAN
Icus which sailed hence the 29th October
las, for Cork, aud Of which no previous iidings
had been received. We hope This dreadful e
ten, wilt call the attention Ut the Legislature,
to The necessity o: making provision for main
enance OF an adequate establishment on that
d .ngeruus coast tor the relief Of those who NAV
be VIZ .cked upon Z. The unfortunate persons
whose y mains have been now disco, cred We.
in all probability hv ben p}estrved 10 the
world, had not the hGu-e which they reached
been abaudonCd, ard destitute Of provisions.
MOST MELANCHOLY sHIPwREcK AND LOSS OF LIVES
Letters were received on Satui day from Mr.
Dawson, az, NJ to Lloyd's Il, the Mag!slen Isl
suds, in ,ht G. elf of ST. LSwrence, addressed 10
Mr. Finlay, tn, agent here, from which, aud
from Information gwen by DesJardins, the
captain OF the schooner, who arri' ed here aud
aw thr parties OH the island, we have collected
| the following parri' ulaTs:--
About the middle of May number of ,nen belong
ing to the Magdaien slsnd, who had associated them
Ives in a sailing voyage, were overtaken by Storm
off the North East eu of AaCost, and the ice DRIFT
ing forced them to take SHELTER, choosing the place
where they knew that Colin Kept Of the provision
posts In landing they observed boat on shore which
was not damaged. They proceeded TO the house, and
on entering were stFuc with horror at the sight OF
number of dead bodies and quantity of bones and pu-
trid hcsh. Upon further examination they conceived
that they could discern the BIO lies OF IL or Is ndvi
dua!s-S grown females, 5 children, and or men.
he last survivor appeared 10 be man who had died
of famine and cold in his hammock, and from his APP
pearance above common sailor (h's name was B
Harrington AS will be below; the men began 10
gather the chest clothes and other articles in the house.
and auriel the remains of the bodies and largs box
of cleank p cked bones which lay IN corner ct the
room. On the fire there pot in which flesh had
| been boiled and part remained IN It's bottom lhey
ssterwards went to a small out house, where they were
surprised TO fad FIVE more bodies, suspended by
rope thrown beams the en'rails had been
removed and lutte more than the skeletons remained,
the rsh having apparently been cut off These they
leA unbuied and sailed, taking the boa, for the Mag
dalcp Islands.
Extract from Mr. Da,rson's letter, dated Sd June.
"The Frenchmen buried the bodies, and brought
away what property the, found, which they have di-
vled, as they do I'LL o,her such property, among the
crew: they account for Esq sterling, in sovereign,
quadrans, some wa,ch. and gold rings, the boat,
quantity Of books and clothes ihe boat has no name
on her, and the who has the books has taken them
out hi, vessel TO the wreck; tina, have discovered
M clue to find the name OF the vessel Hy two
newspapers can show that she was from YOUR place,
as hev arc the Quebec Gazetteshe last date was the
2Sd OCTOBER The boat appears tn be carved built -
The foluw;n g are few Of the marks tie articles
have seen: ,anle cloth AB-S apalr OF stocking, n
NJ; whi., cotton shirt v; lady S pocket ~ par
- Stockings IT: silver tea spoons is There were
=
aye ct ta years; same ladies' silk and popsn gowsi
also nett and lace grapes "
Anoher deserted ship has been in the ice near this
place all wihter and the inhabitants stripped her ot rig
/ g;ng sndevery tinngthey could A. provisions
| Frircc, from M, Da,rson's }stier daied IN June.
"S,nce writing on ,cs,erday, have seems finger
ring brol ut irsm the scene OF death at A"tcoS with
the following Inscription inside Married j. S to :.
r6h ,pr Is %, and paper has been discovered winch
accompanied he soveregns mentioned, with the FOL
i -. naI SIvV m I'm "
rreens IN belt in nv hammock, send them home to
MARY Harrington Barack street, Cove, as they are the
property of her son. .
! (Signed) Is. HARRINGTON
| From all the known circumstances Of this
wreck, there can be LILLE doubt hat he yes Ell
was The Ba.k Granicus, Capt, Martin, which
! SAILED hence for Cork on the 90 h O"'oher,
! about the syme time as The J@hn Howard ior
he same port. which. with the amrock ano