The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-04-20

disengaged himself, levelled his rife-kill
ed one man, and, while rising his pistol at
another, fell dead from bali received in
his back. Alexis PiIlon was also killed
Joseph Papin and four others escaped and
found refuge in Camp.
Meianchoty Ship,oryek. schooner
Elizabeth, of Bordentown, N. j., Dough-
lass, master, from Plymouth, N. G. with
a cargo of slaves and shingles, bound to
Kingston, Jamaca, sailed from the former
place on the 7th March, from Ocracock
on the 18th, and on the 10th following,
sprung aleak, and Immediately filled with
water. On the next day her foremast
was carried away. The crew, with the
exception Of Thomas Bozman, mate, who !
was drowned, Nathan Phelps and Samuel
McCarty, scamen, who perisho cd for want
of water--were taken off the wreck ten
days after, during which time they had
nothing to subsist on but few potatoes,
by Capt Harding, Of schooner Banner,
from Plymouth, bound to Kingston, ia
maca, who transferred them, on the 3Ist,
lat 26, long. 69, to the schooner Jason,
Duncan, Of and for Folly Landing, from
St. Thomas, which put into Hampton
Roads yesterday, for the purpose of land
ing them. The surviving crew lost every
thing but the clothes which thcy had on.
Mr.. Bozmam and Phelps belonged to
Plymouth, N. c.. and McCarty to Balt-
more. Captain Doughlass takes this op-
portunity, in behalf of himself and sur
viving crow to return thanks to the above
named gentlemen, for their kind attentions
to them.--.Noyfolk Beacon.
Another Melancholy Ship,crcck. THE
schooner which was sunk below the Light
Boat, in the heavy gale on Sunday night
last, was the Friends, Captaia Anderson,
from Newport News, with cargo of sand
for the Dry Dock. AH on board (four
in number) ,rent dorn ,rith the 'ressel.-
She lies in about eleven fathoms water.
The schooner belonged to Captain Free
man, of Portsmou.h.-.Nor6ik Beacon.
Ship Marion. our Marine list il
will be seen that the ship Marion, Capt.
Yeaton, arrived below on Thursday, in
distress. She sailed from Havana on the
Gath March, bound to Cowes, with sugar.
When she left, all on board were wcll.-
Fifteen hours out, Mr.. Gregory, THEN
first officer died; on the third day, +,
Chion, the steward died. For the first
week, the ship was perfect hospital-the
well not being able to take care Of the
sick. The crew are now all well.
The Marion experienced very severe
weather in the gulf and ngain two days
before her arrival. In the gale in the
gulf the ship commenced leaking. The
captain having no other navigator on
board, and the crew being disabled,
thought il best, under these circumstances,
to make port. The ship is in rigid quar-
antine, and no one allowed to leave her.
Portsmouth, Journal.
Suicide. Daniel T. Curtis, believ-
cd to belong to Brighton, Mass. was
found hanging, TO bedpost, by the neck
and dead, on Saturday morning, between
six and seven o'clock, in his room, at the
Providence Hotel, in this city. There
were three doors to the room, in which
he lodged, all Of which were fastened or
the inside-one locked, the key remain
ing in the lock-one bolted, and one with
his knife sticking over the latch. The
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