Washington telegraph., 1847-12-15


HoRRInLE SUFFERING on SnrBoARp-
ONE OF ruE CREw KILLED AND EATEN.
I'VE gave on Thursday morning. says
the baltimore Sun, brief account Of the
sitlafings 0l the crew ol the schooner Car,
olIna, derived from lwo ei the crew WIN
had arrived at Philadelphia Cupl Smith,
nne oil the survivors, has since arrived nj
Boston. aud has furnished the Traveller
with The particulars Of tho horrible tales
Gapl. Smith states Ihal le len Is bee
Light, mouth Of the Savannah river, 0e.
lohef u. On the 26lh. lolk heavy gaIe
ol wind and sprung leak BY the dsas
ter, halh provisions anl water were car
ried overheard, save lhal below, which il
was mpassIble ta get Al. Thus we were
without luoi or drink. Our only shelter
was 0ne berth, which remained o, the cab
in on deck, the hnId haing tail Of water.
three d1s after Henry Hughes, one Of the
crew. went on deck and was never seen
afterwards; he was probably washed over
b0ard.
oulhe 81 inst, we caught water eu
ough lfam rain 10 last l~snly four hours
ffom thai time To the lnlh We were totally
without water or lood, aud began 10 lrei a
II death vas very near Us. fne gale had
lasted eight days. Wa had nothing 10 eat
Tor Ten, or to drink idr ss days, We then
brgan to discuss the question Of dIaw.ng
L.. a.. -, a. h.. sl,,.fA ii - i4gh a. -,4.t
the IiFes OF others. Ne drew, ani il I'll.
10 tue lot ol an lrshman. named Charles
Btpwn, who had 5 ID. marked IN hi. arm.
lie was a large, athletic man, weighing
about l7a or l>0, had shipped al Savan
nah. aud was unknown To the rest Ol the
crew. lie alone was aimed with a shra'he
knife, which he drew aud declared he wuuli
plunge Into the h,ah ui the ifsl one who
approached To carry oul the fatal chance
Upon this the captain retired 10 The cahin,
saying he would have nothing more To On
with The altar, thinking that they We're
all mar their end. Wine Captain SIN h
wss lslow, Henry RISE, Wr.ch boy,
tan inIo the cabin exeIaimng thai The lfzh
maa va ii!lns To XII hun alleging lhal
the youngest should die lifsi; whrlrupan
the eapain seized an alza, apl c0,lnlns
un deck shortly alter the bay, saw hin
srizad ronnd the waist by The nov drspr
rue Bfaan, with the intention of making
hIfn tie victim, Al ihis moment tine cap
ain sIales that be let gilled wiIh rNlmaa.
dnafs strength, stepped iafWsai aud dlose
The aaze twice into the head ui Brown, aud
he le.l dad upln tie deck.
II IS supposed by Capl. Smith. ton III
fact lhal :. ID. was markell upln the arm
q Bnsn. that he shipped m i.f a i.isnrd
uams. lie was about ihiIlf.lre lrar ali
Alter he Wa dtil, the captain bic snl
dfessel hIm. LIS ilrsh va. patty cul Ia.
Il iain strip, and laid upon The Jsck 10 dry.
Bil the crew di not haasef laf looi, vi
ter beng their chicl dasfe hi, bluol was
used iof drink uHi.. the morning hat lhel
Nuiv iaAen uli when aboH a piuI remain.
ed. winch hal ia ned blaak
0n the morning OF ths l3h, early, three
yessHs hove IA sigh, une 0i WHICH, lhe
bai. laIHpiep, Ca i.ifasa, bunl from New
ii4sea 10 lie West IuJIss. took MI Tie
thee survivors,. w: Nm. Saith, u DiI.r
iowa. Main, the captain, liiracr Sui'h, ul
do. lhc mate. and llrny Rose, Of Bangor,
The hoy preserved nom death hy the action
ul the captain. The two lorncr were
transferred 10 the Brili,h schooner Spin.
,liI, and arrived a, Philadelphia, as stated
10 ihr ollsr aliir'r.
Cap Saith slaics Iaai Il Brown had
-nbml,ci qu.r,y lu hi. Gle. they Wop.I
mi ha.e hal the heart Ia have Killed h.m
An lea may be- iurm-d 81 the nraness Of
death, from the fact Thai N, cap'an's 'eel
ali nails both turned back, anl hi, najls
nave not a, yet ub,a.nrd lh,ir natural col.
ur.