Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-10-13
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Bile time, and when she recovered her senses
she found herself along with the tribe which
she was obliged to serve, bot what became
OF the body Of Captain Frazer she never
could learn. Shortly after this catastrophe
the first officer Of the ship having been In
formed that the Captain had been murdered
by one Of the tribes. formed, in a fit Of des-
peratol, a plan of revenge, ieitered, and ex.
hausted with labor as he was This inten-
ton was, however, discovered, and horrible
was his punishment Mrs Frazer had Just
lighted fire by order of her tribe, and the
unfortunate mans legs were thrust into il
and consumed, while he, by The violence of
his contortions actually worked for the rest
of his body grave in the sand in which it
was embedded
| Two days after this horrible event fine
looking young man, named James Major,
was disposed Of Captain Frazer, who
knew good deal of the character and hab-
its Of the savages on this coast, had men
toned TO Major that the savages would take
of his head for figure burst for one of
their canoes. 1t seemed, too, that il was
usual for the savage who contemplated that
sort of execution TO smile in the face OF his
victim Immediately before he struck him 10
the earth While Major was at work, the
chief Of his tribe approached him smiling
ly, and tapped him on the shoulder At
that instant the poor fellow received blow
on the back Of the neck from a waddle, or
crooked stick which stunned him. He fell
to the ground, and couple Of savages set
10 work, and by means Of sharpened shells
severed the head from the body with fright
full ordinations. They then ate part ofthe
body. and preserved the head with certain
gums and affixed it as figure bust to one
Of their canoes The rest of the crew of
course expected nothing less than Death
Two Of the seamen, named Doyle and Big
Ben, con,riyed to steal canoe, and endeav-
ored to cross to an island, but were drowned
in the attempt.
There was black man named Joseph
who had been steward on board the Stirling
Castle. When the savages seized the long
boat in which the crew had entered White
Bay. they stripped this Joseph as well as
the rest. but as he was OF their own color
they inflicted no punishment upon him. and
he had the privilege of going about, which
was denied TO any other Of the wreiched
strangers This man. who was constantly
watching for an opportunity to escape, had
assured Mrs Frazer that If he could get
",
ing should be that of his mistress. Hesuc
ceeded in stealing canoe. in which he row.
ed or and in six weeks he reached Moreton
Bay, where he informed the Commandant
Of the penal settlement Of the horrible cir
cumstances which had taken place at White
Bay, and Of the servitude in which the sur
vivors Of the crew were detained. BY this
time Mrs Frazer was separated and at u
IL. r. a. I
bers Of the crew, and she had given up all
hopes Of being liberated from the frighuul
r bondage in which she was detained.
/ The Moreton Bay Commandant inquired
in the barracks whether any Of the military
would volunteer TO save lady and several
Of the crew of the wrecked vessel from the
savages in the bush and a number offered
their services at moments notice. BY a
system Of maneuvring entered into by con-
vict who had been for some years in the
bush amongst the savages the object was
effected. All the survivors were, 10 the best
of Mrs Frazer's belief rescued from the
savages.
At the camp the commandant and the
commissary, and in fact all the individuals
who were in the service of the government,
treated Mrs Frazer and her companions in
misfortune with degree OF kindness which
it is evident the former has very warm
recollection Of She was placed under me-
deal care Immediately, and every thing that
was considered likely to abate the sense of
what she had undergone in Witnessing the
murder Of her husband and the other hor-
rors with which she had been surrounded,
was done.
The captain Of the Mediterranean packet,
! in which Mrs Frazer arrived from Sydney
at Liverpool, stated that he was ut Sydney
at the time of the arrival OF that lady, and
that the circumstances detailed caused the
greatest excitement there. The convict to
whose extraordinary exertions Mrs Frazer
owed her escape, obtained free pardon
from the Government there, and reward
of thirty guineas.
The Lord Mayor asked what were the
circumstances of Mrs Frazer. le was con-
WINGED that il she were in necessity the la
dies in London, who were constantly look
ing for such objects, would speedily relieve
her. m
| The Captain said that the unfortunate la
| DIV was not mistress of farthing. The
clothes on her back had been given to her
by the commandments wife; and Captain
Frazer had been the sole support of her and
three children. who were in the Orkney Is
lands. 10 which she was anxious to go as
soon as possible. She was lame, had al
most lost the use Of one arm, and the sight of
one eye. BY the severity of the infiicilons to