The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-10-31


an acco,n, of the dreadful sutftrings rxperipn.
ccd by the captain aud three Of the crew 9th.
American bark Jpanner, engaged in The wlnls
fishery in the Pacific, who were exposed in the
opeir float far twenty days to the rigor Of tn"
elements, without food or drink exrrnt what an
occasional shower of rain afforded, AID l""hy
and & dolphin which they canah'. u relates
TIE frs hfnl necessity wherein "re of The men
was killed {" tprd his c"npani"ns
Our whale bark J"anrt. Capt. 'osInrr. of
Fair Haven Mass. nrt uih wLa'rs t" tie
sonthwa,d and westward of Cnc,ls Island They
lowered their beats and ,,ccrrGed in ap'Iirihg
a whale which was brought alongside. the cap.
Tain still remaining dif in the boar. Before sun.
sci he succeeded in Capturing anhhrr wha!r,
hnI in taking it to the sbip the heat WAS cap
sized, and two nf The mrn were dr"wnrd.--
The remainder. four IN number including Capt.
!Io<urr, lay at the lrllom Of the boat all night.
The next morning, al daylight, the Lark wa'
seen yng abark. taking in ~" whale they In
captured, and less than three mics hi>tan',
hradng t"r them. Contrary To rules and Gu.
toms of whaling ships, the matc. Instead Of cat
;irg from thr whale aud having men AT tho n:a>l.
head 10 look ont for the missing boat, still con.
tnued most of the day in taking care Il H.
whale which had been iakrn. As so"n rs Il
was disposed al, they wore ship and stood away
from the buat. The captain aud his c"ni'"L.
ions, were on the boat forty eight hour, before
they succeeded in Eailiug her out. Having at
! lenglh succeeded in righ,ng her. they mn!t Il
sail "rIhr ceiling boards and stood 10 the nortl..
ward, in order tn get nio the rainy lal;ludr,
having no water or provisions on The boat.
"'rnry were tArnly one days without f~,,
except the body Of dophn which they car,gLr.
! Durin. this time one ni the men died from eA.
liaus,on. arl an"lhrr ErlI victim To The ca>tin.
of !ols. 10 lie eaten. Al thp expiration Of IL
'lays they reached C:uc.is island, anh shortly
afterwards wrre taken uf ltr truiIsi"ul shin
io'Ichins there for warirr They were an'lrd
al Pay'a and there c'rlar krd OF tsit ship George
! ilrwlanh. f,r New B"tlcnrd."s
The Mcrnry has also irern furnished with
, an extract ola lrr-r fun james t. Crowr!,
lalc first male of tie Jannen. which explains
the rrason bc.urc iinacc.amahir Of leaving Ito
boats crew. Mr.. Crnwpl, after mrhinning
She fact Of the three toats putting otf for whales
a, 3, p. nj, I had my whale alongside and
soon he ship came to nr, and whrn ] got on
board there was but "ne h,at iu sight, an'l that
was five mile la the lreward Of the ship.
went dawn 10 Il 0h the ship, and found that
it was the , rn,trs's boat. H.. h,ul seen Capt.
II. two hnurs previ"'sly. fast TO u whale. and
went to the lreward o him whrn la,l seen from
his hnai. -'=.'.' -'''R' ~
I'VE pr"cccdmI inthr direction IN which the
captains boat had heea lasi seen. and lay TO
all night with al, sails set and with all spr lights
! fixed. in hr nurnng saw nothing nfihr lmat.
We r'uis"d three days, ktf Gnfnfhnnlrly with.
"u, meeting any trace her. IL III. mean
time fnr Of our hands erre .ick from fatigue,
and wr were under the Necessity ornaking the
best Of our waF TO this p"r, (Payta
Il expected the Captains Inrtt was taken
down by foul line. a kr had new fine in his
b"ai Nv" days previous, 10 the accident"