Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-16
INTERESTING NARRATIVE.

INTERESTING NARRATIVE.
Among the vessels lost on the Florida
reef dufing the memorable gale OF the 7ih
and 9Th Of September last. our readers NAV
rcmelnher the brig OLsEy. Captain Thorn
as. This vessel, which had le6 ST Jago de
Cuba few days previous. with a cargo
composed Of millionsof cigars. quantity
loticpacco, aud large number Of cedar logs,
wos wrecked on Friday. The 7th September,
about 20 miles to the north OF Cape For-
da. She had attempted to unchor. but the
tempest was so violent tina, both her anchors
snapped like pack thread, and she was drv-
en- high and dry on the Florida shore. The
persons on board. comprising the crew OF
seven men, and a single passenger, remained
| in the brig in the continual expectation that
the wreckrrs ia the neighborhood would
come to their relief Two days after the Oh
ney had gone ashore, while the captain and
crew were nt breakfast, the report Of rifles
was heard. Every one rejoiced in the belief
that assistance was at hand On ascending
the deck, what were the surprise and horror
OF these poor fellows. at beholding the brig
in possession Of some twenty ferocious and
well armed Indians, who had collected on
the siarbonrd quarter. and who mcnnced
them with immediate death in case of the
slightest resistance The crew were totally
unarmed, and implicit obedience to the mer-
CHESS savages constituted their sole chance
| Of ultimate safety.
They were ordered by signs to remove
the cigars from the hold and lh-ow them on
the beach About one hundred half boxes
had been removed. when csp,uin Thomas. a
bold aud irritable man, refused uncond,ion-
asiy to throw away any more Of his cargo.
One Of the savsges, cnraged at his disobedi.
ence. knocked him down with the buu end
ofhis rife This WINS the signal Of attack.
a vollcy of bullets was Immediately discharg.
ed a; the unfortunate commander, and huy-
ing been pierced BY two rife balls, he was
hurled, yet breathing, on the beach. One
Of the wretches. perceiving lha, he still liv-
ed. seized The hatch bar and plunged il into
his breast. extinguislling every remnant Of
life The crew were then commanded 10
90 ashore Scarcely had they touched the
land. when second disc ha.ge OF rifles was
made, By which five was killed OF the re.
manning two. zone who had escaped un
wounded, fled so Iast that the Indians were
unable to oveuake him. The other, John
son by name sprung towards some low
bushes which grew al short distance, and
having heard that green branches were con
sidered by the sayagcs as n token Of peace
fortunately bethought himself of making az
effort 10 have his life spared. He plucket
one Of the bushes from The ground fell OF
his kpsss and hsIS i up with signs Of sup
\ peal, and he was for moment safe Thee
j gave him on axe, and pointing TO smacl
which was lying at some distance on III,
j shore, bottom upwards, he was commando,
to cut hole into it. He obeyed, aud III,
Indians took a quantity of beef out Of il
which they made him carry to their encamp
4 meni. which was some miles from the spot
Having arrived there J, appeared that tn
savages had only postponed the death OF tn
poor fellow. for several Of them levelc,
their rifles at him. and were about to fire
when squaw rushed out ola wigwam, pla
ced herself before him, and inieTceded S,
powerfully for his life, that the Indians lei
him unframed, and entered their tents.
As soon as Johnson found himself unob
served, he started with all the speed which
The love Of life could iniuse in his frame, AN,
soon reached the brig. He assembled be.
sides. aud slowed himself among nnmbe
OF cedar blocks which were on the deck
He lay there for "a hours. trembling Will
apprehension. and expecliI,x momentarill
the return of the Indians. when most happi
ly, two wreckers came in sight; the crew
jumped on board the Olney, and were felici
tating themselves ON the excellent prize the,
had Obtained. when The Indians were ono,
more seen approaching, johnson immedi
ately appeared from his hiding place. an.
4 called to them TO save themselves The,
all jumped on the shore from the bows OF tn,
brig, which lay about two feet from the wa
ter, Johnson followed, and such was hi
/ desperate resolution produced BY the drea,
Of death. that though be knew nothing o
swimming. he boldly struck Out into III,
deep water, reached the wreckefs' boats, wa.
taken. conveyed on board the America, from
thence was carried 10 Key West, aIierward:
to Havana. in the United States schooner
Wave and was eventually conveyedto New
4 Orleans The other individual who saved
himself by running, was likewise taken vi
by the America, and is now in Mobile.
sWe have this simple but thrilling nara
tive from the lips Of George Johnson him
self and have little doub, Of its entire aecu
racy. We have given il almost in the very
language employed by him AS is not I'M
4 common, he is indebted for his life to the in
terposilion of woman.--N o. Bee. ca
i ANOTHER Auction SHAvE.-A com
plaiut was yesterday made at the police, by
la gentlemen named John X Barton, of Or
ange County Vermont, that he had been