The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-12

depend upon the exsrtions of those having the power
The following narrative Of facts, 80 far q hsv:
learned than, may be depended on full and perez
narrative am not abls to give you, not having A.
seen any Of the unfortunate su6erers IL appss and
about the 18th Decsmber, nine men, I'VE .bst h
two Indians In the employ Of Capt sutcer, Sst.in
sd in th ountiys nv the snow with the intention OF
reaching this settlement driven 10 .n ~ mountxins
certain death which ava ted sns without provi-
They started in a manner OF speakins 5000 os bsef
sons Zone of the having only two mo bsing
and will unasrsssnss feet deep few days after,
wsrds two of the became 80 weak snss snsy
cuded back These 81 sw9 on While every
Sour bshoding them getting weaker and weaker unti
last they obliged 70 throw away the ns %isrcns
rnd which in those regions is intense AT what time
thew got entirely out of provisions am unable TO say
hnt n the midst their suherings snow storm came
on which lasted days and nights and during the
whole of that they without fire, and as far as
have understood, without food. During these three
dreadful days and nights they sat hudded together in
the snow their heads resting upon their
to the pitiless storm Great God who can imagine the
suerings of these helpless houseless beings at that
time without food and without fire mo prospect be-
fore them DEATH and that death the most horrible
which can fall to the lot of man
After the ceased they succeeded in getting fire,
and again endesvored to pursue their painless course
through the newly-falen snow Whether any 81 tne
death there lowering fearfully over them Again
they camped-
&c - and each safe sulenly apart
All earth was but one thought and that was death,
Immediate and inglorious and the psng
or famine fed upon all entrailS Men
Died, and their bones were tombless ~ their nesh-
The meagre by the meagre were devoured
Yes stern necessity, and that love of life which
suerpgs the most intense cannot vanquish, compelled
them to devour their dead. .
Let close this tale of horror Suffice It to say that
the sixteen reached this settlement forty
miles above me-fve women and two men, The rest
died at different times and sixef them became food Tor
isv,n rto Indi bO hal bpan
early in the by Capt Suffer- with provisions wer
the last that died and they likewise were eaten, will
arrived with hardly sufficient clothing to cover the
nakedness their clothes being nearly burnt from ths
BY 70
month on the road the distance travelled being on,
about one hundred and ten miles They report thos
bullock hides and being on short allowance may have
| provisions up to the middle Of next month
Mr. Kern, Capt Suffer, Mr. Mckinsty and myself,
are doing ali we can to raise to the assistance OF
those in the mountains and have pledged 70
start until thew return provided the emiersnts them
selves should not be able to pay we likewise noo our
feel confident that our will be willing to pay
all the expenses incurred In such case as thi ana we
know that there is not one OF our fellow out
who is willing aid and assist in saving the lives OF
those helpless women and children
By the I'd of February, think about fourteen
ble-boded in this vicinity, and would urge the
proprety of calling meeting OF the Inhabitants OF
Yerba Buena and from among Them ehdeaVor 10 raise
about twenty able bodied men to form second party to
to their assistance the men who are going from
here will not be able to 20 back. Capt Hull viii! like
wise undoubtedly exert all his influence and authority
in furtherng such an undertaking.
You will excuse this hasty sketch Of their suerings
have not time to be more explicit. leave here to-
morrow, foot for the starting point distant forty
miles to bring and complete every thing FOR the expe
dtien.
You will obige me by making this communication as
public possible wish every one to know the situa
ton these unfortunate people, in order that it may
stir them to exerton In their behalf
remain, yours, respectfully,
(Signed) JOHN SINCLAIR.
We informed our readers a few days since of
the result OF the expedition, and do not consider
it necessary to repeat what we then published.