Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-10-11
Domestic News.
From the Druns,rick Ga. Adrocute Extra. Oct. l.
LATESTsFROM FLORIDA.

Terrible Ship'crtcks dnd Indian .NuSSu-
cres'-By the U. S. Revenue Gutter Madl-
Z son, Capt. Howard, which arrived jIsi ~
Z the impression oil this days paper Was com
pleici, we hear OF IA mOic extensive lnss oi
: llfc and property, than was ever before ell
fected in a single hurricane upon the South
ern coast. Between thi iy and forty YES
sells are said to have hcen lost upon the
bahama Banks ON The 7th OIL Seplember;
aud tho hurricane is represented 10 have.
--eeeH snI0re -terrIfc- than was ever before
known even in those latitudes! M par,-
Of fcanvass could withstand the force oil The
the gale and the survivors represent thai the.
baro masts and spars were blown uui ui
staunch and new vessels Aud beside ih..
extraordinary horrors of shipwrrck upon il
y desert shore, many OF the numerous >urvi-
syors Of the wrecks upon The Florida cu:,>i,
after tIieir escape from IiIe hnrr.nic battle ol
the elements. only reached the land 10 ,lirc;
a more 'ffighliuI death III in,ssacrc by TIE
Indians oil Cape Florida.
We give the following, which are all the
few particulars nj the wrecks. that we nave
as yet asccrtaincd.
The ship Kentucky. New York and New
Orleans packet, was lost nu Gun Key, Ba-
hamas,-a total wreck, hui passrnec,s
and crew all saved.
The hcrnaphrodte brig Victory. Dan
ham master. was also !o,t on Can Key,
total loss of vessel and cargo. Crew ANA
passengers saved
We have tho following from he Snurh
Floridian Of the 10Th ull.
The French Brig Courier dc Tanpico,
Jules julian, from liavanui,, b. and to Enr-
deauX, with cargo Of sugar. seS .rs. DC,
Il IL.
about twelve miles north oi Cane FLriia
hght-ony seven on, If 81 Xtcen souls saved:
Brig and Cargo totally lo.,;-tI,e SURVIVOR,
rescued from the devourins ocean were
soon visited by large party of armed indi.
aus, who spared their lives because they
were Frcnchmen. saying thai they only
killed Americans. The Captain aud the
six other survivors were taken from The
beach after the gale was over. by smack
from the North. hound 10 This place.
The names of The persons saved from
the brig are: Capt. Jules Julian. I'd Capt.
Charles iiuppir; Toulon, apprentice; Z.-
nou, Boaswain; Dupni, apprcnlw.
Observation-Disclosures Legrand. Arram
bria.
Names Of the persons lost-Cussiner, Car
penter; Gaudin, Cook; BaIlex, Aliani, Gou.
va, sailors; Raymond. boy.
Observation-Disclosures Durepal. A. La
cavre, San,atan
The brig Alua, Thomas, of Por,lanrl
Me-. from St Jago. went ashore about the
aine time and near the same place E1rery
man on board, ercept one, II Dutchman. ,r1s
massncred by the Indians. H,Swas spared
at the time of the general slaughter aud
subsequently, hid himself in thr hold of the
brig. During all one day and nleht The
Indians KEEP, up Il horrible po'O ,co,O aboard
the brig; there were ahou, fifty. in rumher
The next day the Indians left The brig for
short time, when the poor man crcp ont
from his hiding place, discovered and hailed
the wrecking sloops America and Mount
Vernon, and by them was taken off. the
Indians again appearing in spirit after he
had left the brig. The Indians will wreck
the brig.
We are happy TO be able to state there
nre two more survivors Of the wreck OF the
Alna, who are now on hoard the Madison
at this port, viz: Eleazar Wyer and sam
ueT CnmmeIt both of Portland Wycr
was shot through the thigh aud hand, but,
ha. nearly recovered.
The brig Export, AMI ship. went ashore
at the same time nearly of Itesar's Greek.
The MASTER and crew Of the brig have arr-