Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-06-05

searching one of the Numerous wigwam.
| inthe neighborhood we read on one OF thpii
poles, ga bottle under this pole,n but we
could not find it, although we sent fol
shorcls and crowba!s, and dug deep and
carefully for it but ii was evident, from
some fragments of stores found on the spot
that the mission had rested here. Fl.
Accordingly, the next morning, Jan.
81. | sailed early for Spanish Harbor, and
entered il on the same evening at seven
O'Clock. Our notice was first attracted by
a boat lying on the beach about one nilr
and half inside OF Cape Kinnaird it was
blowing very fresh from the south, and the
ship rode uneasily at her anchor. in
stantly sent Lieutenant Pigott and Nh
Roberts, the master, 10 reconnoitre and re-
turn Immediately, as was anxious TO gel
the ship 10 sea again in safety for the night
they returned shortly, bringing some books
and papers, having discovered the bodies
of Captain Gardiner and Mr. Maidment
unburied. .... af aa
From The papers found Mr.. Maidment
was dead on the 1th of September, and
Captain Gardner could moi possibly have
survived the 9Th ofSeptember, 1851. On
one OF the papers found was legiby, but
Wlthou! date, 'lf You viii walk along
the beach for mile and half YOU will
find Us in the other boat, hauled up in the
mouth of river at the head Of the harbor.
on. the south side. Delay not, we are
starving.n Atthis sad intelligence it was
impossi5leto 10 leave that night, although the
weather looked very threatening neither
the aperoid barometer nor symperzomeIer
being very unlavoyabIe, held on for the
night. ......-.-. .... ....
! landed early the nest morning Jan.
90 and visited the spot where Captain
Gardiner ana bis conrade were lying, and
then went to the head Of the harbor with
Lieut.. Gadsson, Mr.. Roberts, and Mr..
Evan Evans, the surgeon. We found
there the wreck of boat, with par, oi
her great stores, with quantities. of clothing
with the remains of two bodies, which /
conclude to be MIR. Williams (surgeon) and
john Pearse Cornish iiSherman,) as the
papers clearly show the deaths and burial
Of all the rest Of the mission party. \. ..
The two boats We're thus about mile
and a half apart. Near the one were
Captain Gardiner was lying was a large
cavern, called by him 'Pioneer Cavern,H
where they kept their stores and OCCASION
ally slept, and in that cavern Mr.. Maid
ment's body was found.
Among Capt. Gardiner's papers, which
l will notice presently, I extract The fol.
lowing -" Mr. .Nlidmrnt was so exhaust
ed yesterday that be did not rise from hi,
5rd TIA nooa, and have not seen him
since" Again, on the 4th Of Snplrinber
a.luiing to MIR. Mailmcnt, he wrlcs,-'.lt
was mereiiul Providence he left the boat
as | conij not have removed the body p
Captain Gar,lncr'S body. was lying beside
the boat, which apparently he had LEFT
and, being too weak 10 climb into il again
had died 10y the side of it. We were d.
Fected TO the cavern by a hand painted or
the rocks, with 'PsALM LXII., V. 5S,n un-
der it. ... . ..... Pc. ..aa
Their remains were collected together
and buried close TO this spot, and the. funcr.
al service read by Lieut.. Underwood; a
small inscription was placed on this rock
near his own tent; the colors Of the boat'
and ships struck halt-mast, and three vol
! leys Of muskctry, We're the only tributelo o
respect I could pay 10 this lolly-mindeC
pan and his devoted companions, who
have persisted in The cause Of the Gospe
( for the want OF Timely supplies; and befor,
noon thc Dido was proceeding safely OF
heT voyage. ..H las -.--.sJ .. ..,. "a.
In looking over the papers found in th'
( caycrD, ] am enabled 10 trace out the wan
. dcFings and many Of the suh7rings whicl
1 byset the party up to the time OF their AN
happy end, Some of the papers are OF
| private affairs, unconnected with their po
| sition, and some on religious subjects, but
| quote only from those which bear upoI
their fate.
| Having arrived at ,Picton Island on tn
/ 5ih Of December, 1880, they landed am
/. pitched their tents on the 9th, but wer
compelled 10 re-embaik in consequence 0
the annoyance Of the natives, until thei
boats could be got ready. Their boat
were named the Pioneer and Specdwell
and they finally disembarked, and slept /
them. on December IS, The ship saie
| the next day, and their troubles seem t
have commenced. .r
Both boats Immediately got under weig
for the opposite shore, on the south Goa!
of Tierra-de!-Furgo, TO place they hay
named Bloomfield IIarbor, as the native
annoyed them but before clearing th
anchorage the Speedwell got on the rock
lost her anchor, and injured her rudder
il appears to have been blowing fresh, B,
both boats swamped their dingics and 10
them. The Pioneer reached Bloomiel
harbor, but returned again the next day
and Joined the Speedwell. Both boa
then weighed for Bloomfield harbor, b,
on this occasion the Piopeer. grounded, an
the Speedwell having been out all nigh
rtioined her the next morning. On Jal
uary 6, / find both boats in Lennox harbo
; where they had gone 10 beach them ar
, stop their leaks, but in tacking. the Pi
: he6r was thrown by sQlall into a nest (
: rocks, and she was not afoat till the III
OF january. They left .LeDox harbor (
tthe 20lh of January for BlosWfeld harb
Z; TO reft their boats, but, finding the native
/, there in great force, they bore! up 4
. Spaniard harbor, which they reached
: the 2lfh Of January, sitog lai.q ogiIl ?
4 Here they seemed 10 have exPenene'
!, many vicssitudes from the suris aud storl
: till the st of February, when the Phone
d was driven ON the rocks, her bow stove !