Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-10
with consideration, SC.
"JUAN MARTIN DE PUEIRRED0N,
"Geaerdi Of the argentine Repu6lir,'e

YUAN MARTIN DE PUERREDON..
"GeaerdI Of he argentine Republic
AONTnEAL, JusE 25.-The annual religious pro-.
ees.ion in celebration of the F-te de Dieu. took place
IN this city on Sunday last, and attended by as.
great multitude as recollect to have seen assem-
bled upon similar occasion. The Roman Cathoiicf
Gentlemen of the Bar in this city, in their professional
robes and with his Honor Judge Foucher at their head
followed in the train The band Of the 6Sth Regiment
was allowed to attend This year, we believe, is the
last occasion upon which the procession will move
through our streets understanding that it is the design
hereafter merely TO march round the New Catholic
Church. upon the terrace which is to surround that
edihce There was also procession from the Chapel
oil the Bishop OF Temesse escorted by formidable arr
ray Of militia men. This procession, however was
marked with much better taste in its arrangements &C.
morally than that from the Parish Church. TGas.
The Old Quebec Gazette of the 22d ult gives the
following account OF most melancholy shipwreck &c.
eompanied with great loss Of lives "Letters were
yeceiyed on Saturday from Mr.. Dawson, agent to
Loyds at the MagdaIen Islands, thu Gulf of ST. Law
renee, addressed to Mr. Fnlay the agent a, Quebec
from which and from information given by Desjardins
hc Captain OF the Schooner who arrived here and saw
the parties the island, have collected the follow
ing particulars About the middle Of May number OF
men belonging TO the Magda!en Islands, who had as
socated themselves in sealing voyage, were oyera-
ken by storm of the North East end of Ancosti and
The ice drifting forced them to take shelter choosing
The pioce where they knew hat Godin kept Of the
provision posts. In landing they observed boat OH
shore which was NOT damaged. They proceeded to
the house, and on entering struck with horror at
the sight of number OF dead bodies and quantity of
bones and purid flesh Upon further ex aminaon thew
conceived that they could discern the bodies of twelve
or thirteen ndivduals-wo grown females three chit.
dren and seven or eight men The last survivor ap-
peared to be who had died of famine and cold i,
his hammock, and from his appearance was above "a
common sailor, (his H. Harrington az will be
seen beov the men began to gather the chest clothes
and other articles in the house, and buried the remains
Of The bodeS and large box Of cleany picked bones
which lay in corner Of the On the FIRE there
pot in which flesh had been boiled, and part re-
manned in its bottom They afterwards to small
clubhouse where they were surprised to find Eve more
bodies suspended by rope thrown across some beams:
the entras had been removed and little more than the,
skeletons remained; the Ii sh having apparently been
cut of These they left unhuried and sailed, taking
the boa, for Magdslen Islands Extract from Mr..
DAWSON letter, dated 81 June The Frenchmen
buried the bodies, and brought away what property
they found, which they divided, they do all such
property among the They account for f52 ster.
ling, in soyereigns quadrants, some watches and
gold ring. the boat, quonty OF books and clothes
The boat has no name on her. and the man who has
the books has taken them in his vessel TO the wreck
so that have discovered no clue TO find the name OF
the vessel Two newspapers saw shew she w ~ from
your place. as they are the Quebec Gazetos the ast
date the 23d Octobe the bout appears 10 be caryef
built the following are few marks OIL the articles
have seen: table cloth, A Is s pair of stockings
II. Ma whit cotton shirt, L. Ma laiy's pocket a.
j "a pair OF stockings T. II. F-2 silver tea spoorg
j. s. There were severa! boys and girls dresses, APP.
parently from the age of TO years. some isdies' silk
and popn gowns, also nett and lace grapes Another
deserted ship has been in the ice thi, place ali
winter and the inhabitants stripped her Of rigging and
from MIR Dawson's letter, dated 4tL June:-sSlnce
writing you yesterday, have finger ring brought
from the Of death at AnticOsi with the ollowin
inscription inside, Married J. $. To a. S. 10th April
1922, and paper has been discovered which accom-.
panied the sovereigns mentioned with the following
label pencilled on IT: Sir you will hnd IS soverogns
IN belt IN my hammock send them home 10 Mary
Harrington, Barrack-sreei Cove, they are tho pro
perry OF her son.--B. HARRINGroN.' From all the
known circumstances Of this wreck, there can be bur
little doubt that the vessel the bark GTdnicus.
Capi Martin, which sailed hence for Cor, on the 2yt,
October, about the time the John Xo,card for
lhc reri, which with tho ShaHr0ef and the Fclir
SoulignV still uDaccounied for. Mr.. Godip who
stationed AZ The post, where these unfortunate per-
sons have persisted, Quebec in October last and
did not return The following articles in possession
Of COlbec, &c Justice Of the Peace, and Sub.
Collector Of the magdaen lsands and in safe custody
until called for "Weddng Ring stated in the above
estraci, Portrait Of boy, girl, and infant in glt
frame OF about IL inches square, silver spoons marked
J. 5 soveregns, dollars and change about G55 and a
number Of other articles"
This doubt tho Erie, which stranded On Mani
last fall, diiod from there this spring onl WA
soenin May by number Of vessels arrived horo "