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2lst OF that month, IN lat. 80, long. 1913 IL
east, on Eliza Reef. The crew mmedi-
atcy took the boats. and put to sea, with
the intention of making Repulse Bay
The two boats parted company on the
third day. One portion of the crew, con
sisting Of the captain, his wife, chief mate,
and some of Inc sailors, were thrown on
an unknown island Inhabited by snvages,
aud the following interesting narrative from
the mouth of Mrs. Fraser, the captains
wife, who escaped, is from the australian
of October 49,
Mrs. Fraser called at our office on Sat
urday, afternoon aud gave us the following
particulars The long boats company
consisted of Capt. Fraser, Mr., Brown, (the
chief mate.] Mrs. Fraser, and Mr.. Baxter,
the I'd mattel After they had been on
shore some time, a great number Of the
natives were observed, and Mr.. Fraser
suggested giving themselves up quietly to
the natives, as they were entirely defence.
less. and, Of course, already IN their power.
They had scarcely time to make the
suggestion when several tribes came down
upon them one Of which Immediately cap.
tured Captain Fraser another tribe took
Mr.. Brown. and the third Mr.. Baxter.--
The natives would not allow Mrs. Fraser
to 90 with either of them, and left her alone
upon sandy beach, aud the next morning
number of Did women, with some child
rem came down, and they gave Mrs, Fra.
ser to understand that she must 90 with
them and carry one Of the children upon
| her shoulders, which Mrs. Fraser, Of ne.
cess'y, compiled with. Mrs. Fraser states
that she travelled many miles into the
bush with these women and the child, and
was frequently exhausted upon The road.
| She remained about three weeks in the
bush with those people, when she fell in
with her husband, Capt. Fraser. who was
dragging board for the natives, in which
he ad been principally engaged since the
time he parted with his wife. Capt. Fra.
ser who was so drcadfully fatigued with
heavy labor that he could not move the
load that had been consigned to him, and
lmplorcd his wife to assist hm.
i Mrs. Fraser states that she had neither
tue strength nor liberty to do so, she her
self being employed in the same manner at
the time, aud The natives keeping sharp
look out after her. She was under he ne.
cessity of leaving the captain. When she
returned, shortly afterwards, she found he
was spearcd in the back Of the shoulder,
"NIII ottb li'li'CtNU uPoI lllli III uOt
making any progress with the wood Mrs.
) Fraser remained with her husband until
sunset, when be expired of his wound.--
The last words he uttered, were, "Ellza, !
am gone" The savagcs immediately drag
gcd Mrs Fraser away from the body, dog
hole, and buried it. In eight days from
, this brutal affair the same cannibas ais;
5 KILLED Mr.. Brown, the chief mate, by hold
Er,b nd knr inn
e him upward. The cause of their destroy
ing Mr.. Brown was in consequence of bi
= showing some signs Of dissatisfaction q
h the death Of his captain The party now
d consisted Of only Mrs, Fraser and Mr. Bax
S ter, but they were parted from each othe
y by many miles distance, large river run
e nlng bctwecn them.
r. These two unfortunate creatures remain
h ed with the natives about two months be
fore they were rescued, enduring the great
e test misery from hunger and fatigue. Mrs
= Fraser was employed in cutting down an
= carrying wood, fetching water, and tishin
l for the natives, and Mr.. Baxter was Ell
o. gagged in the same manner, on the olhe
I'd side OF the river.
N The steward Of the vessel had wade
Of overland to Morctown Bay, and the s'u'
ton of Mr.. Fraser and his unfortuna
'g companions, when man named Grahar
N who was well acquainted with the bus
as volunteered to head party to the sh
as wrecked people, and pledged himself
as rescue them from The savages Lieute
ss All Oter and party were immediate
p despatched and, with Graham, went
he search of the unfortunate people. Nj
Fraser states that he went inlo the mic
rlt Of the natives, and, at the risk of his Ii
ne sna'c hed her up and ran away to his par
- with her, and afterwards recovered I
W second officer in the same courageous ma
Ter ner --Lirerpool Mercury.
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up MUNGo PARK AND THE Moss.-I ha
ith often been struck with passage in