Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-04

address, resolutions, &c. the convention adonrnsS
until 10 o'clock on Friday.
The convention met at 10 o'clock and after som,
time nominated OSEPH RITNER of Washinoton
as candidate for Governor.
Adjourned sine die.
PAINFUL NARRATNr.-Seldom, indeed. have onr
feelings been painfully excited, as in reading tho
following dis, ressing narrative which reached us in
Sueoec paper this morning. Had there been one sur
vso' ., inc shPwrecked crew, what recital Of hu.
man suffering from the perils of the deep from hun
ger, from cold, and the still more terrible horrors
oil cannbalisu and the lingering of death
would ne have had to relatc Even from the mel
anchoiy evidences OF tho accumulated SUFFERING,
which must have been endured by the wre, cIed crew
winch nave been discovered the imagination picture,
forth scenes oil suffering, of VICE. and despair which
sends the blood chill TO its fountain The bea,t .;ct
ems, and the mind turns from its own tbick covern,
fances with anguish and terror and rcyolts fo ,be
contemplation. Fertile the German mind ia nc.
knowedged to be in terrific and horrible copcention,
their whole school may be challenp ed 10 invent nc
ture more appalling than this dreadful reality.
Commercial .adverfirey.
hhas seldom happened report more horrible disas
Ter than That which this day copy from Old Caxee of
the discovery ofa number bodies and Skeletons ON the
ann OF An'co with articles afoing sufficient evidence TO
ship Grantees, hence on the ash oc.oser a G
sna Si Which no ngs had been received We
to the necessity Of making provision OF
adequate establishment that coas, for the sS
othose who may be wrecked upon The unfDrtna,. rr,
sons whose remains have been discovered would n all
probability have been preserved world had not tho house
provisions. 'S 70
MOST MELANCHOLY SHIPwREcK AND LOSS OF
LIVES.
Letters were received Saturday from Mr. Dawson agcn,
TO Lloyds at the agdaen Islands, ST. Lawrece
addressed to MIR Fmlay the agent here which and fom
maiion gwen by Desardns, the captain schooner
who arrived here and the parties tile island c hay,
sSoS, . se % oSS." q s5v "as1e .,
Nasdaen Islands who had assoced themselves scaling voy
age were oveaken by off the North East end of Ami,
co anu the ice drifting forced them take shelter
the place where they kept one of the proyisos
posts In landing they observed boa which was not
damaged They proceeded to the house. entering were
struck with horror NJ the sight of number dead bodies and
quantity of bones and putd flesh Upon further examination
iiv'dusls-3grown females 3chldFcn, or men, Tbs
last survivor appeared be died of famine and
cold IN his hammock and appearance was above a
com'man sailor his b. Harrington as win he seen
below the men began to gather the chest clothes other
articles In the house and buried the bodies and
large box of Clearly picked bones which the
J % on ,ne nIe there was pot IN which sch had been boil
TO small out house where they surprised find more
bodies suspended by rops thrown ACROSS some beams the IN
trails had been removed and ue than the skeleton, re
naed tho aesh having apparently been Off These they
Islands ~
ExtLac, from Mr. Dawsou's letter, dated Sd June
ne eneamen buried the bodies and brought what
other such property among the they Sal ster
the boat, quantity Of books clothes The boat has no
name on her and the who has taken them
OUT in his vessel the wreck have dcovered no clue
TO find out the of the vessel by newspapers
show she was from your place they Quebec aze,es
the las, date the 23d October The appears 20 be
carved built The following marks on the a
Giles have seenA table cloth rs; pair stockings NJ
White cotton shirt ladys pocket pair of stockings
silver spoons There were several bows and g;r
dresses apparently from the age Of tod years; ladies'
Another deserted ship - has been Ia the ice place
thing they could move provisions"
- EHtrac, from MIR Dawson's letter, dated 9Th June.
from the scene Of deaih at Ancosi Win ,h s lung noug
ton inside, Married "A s. I6, Apr 1872 and uanr,
toned with the following penced on il: .S vo, VIII
ind az soveTeigns belt hammock send then, home 20
other (Signed) B. HARRINC;TOH "
From all the known this wreck there oan
Martin which sailed hence for Cork 10Th Octoer about
e as ,he 'Ghn Howard for the port, which,
with the Shamrock and the Felix Soulgny still
MIR Golin, who stationed at the post, where these
tunae persons nave perished came Quebec in October
last and did
The following articles possession nj r. Coesk Fec
Justice Of the Peace and of the Nardal .l,nd
and IN safe custody until called for:
wedding as stated in the above extract Portrait of a
boy girl and an infant in gilt frame of II inches
square silver spoons marked S. sovereigns, dollars aud
change about ISL and a number Of other articles I"
This vessel is the Erie which was stranded IN
Manicouagan shoals last fall drilled from this spring and
was seen in May by number of vessels arrived
TUpstsonment far De5t.-Thcre is bu, one Wow az
the subject which we have been, or probably
ever shall be, able to takeand that is n very simple
one. We consider iusDrisOnnent IA having no rnn,o
TO do with debt than it has with rheumatisrn or anv
other unavoidable calamity IniprisonD ent for dcJi
Is nothing more or less than puniSment for porert7
AS the law now operates, refusal neglect of pay.
ment is considered as fraud and so PUNCHED. Tie
grand desidcratum then, is to discriminate between
misfortune and crime. We therefore, and ever
have bcen for striking at the root of present bar
barous laws relating to debtors and crcditors-for a.
polishing the whole system, and the very uhrase of
imprisonment for debt" and substituting as much
severity as tue most rigid may Demand as means or
coerelng or chastising the knavish. Pho strange
m nf nIy lrFI Ian,
ing creditors aud cbtors is cnormty that reflects
dshonor upon the age, md ridculc upon the boosted
freedom Of our institutions.
boston Evening DuIIefta.