Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-29

launched him into the deep. On tne
2slll day Of the l2th moon the next I
death occurred. and the corpse<Sas dis
posed in like manner. On the 10Th oi
the LIST moon (some time in JAN, 1859
tho owner of the vessel and cargo died.
He was the owner o. three Other vessels,
all trading 10 Malsmny. The fourth man
died on the 81 day Of the 2 moon; the
fifth on the l2lh Of the same moon; the
sixth, on the l4lh; AM on the 20h the
Caplain died. On the SIh an l2h OF
the 81 moon two Others die i; and on the
9th Of the 4,h moon the tenth man dcJ.
On the 10th Of the same moon (April)
the eleventh man died; and was 10 low.
ed on the II llh by Inc twelfth man, leav.
Ing only one survivor. The latter now
gave over all hope, AMI spent his time
mainly in crying ami praying, until he
was nearly exhausted. His mouth and
throat were SO much swollen, from the
use of sal, fish, that he had at last be.
come unable TO swallow. Meanwhile
the only water left him was rain water,
or such as himself and companions had
been able to obtain by distllalion, by
means Of cooking utensils. On the l4Ih
day of the 4th moon he conlrivci TO
spear dolphin, and get it on oarl;but
when he hal cooked portion, he found
his throat in such a con iilion that he
could not swallow. On the l7lh day Of
the 4,h moon he lay down iorwarl TO
sleep. in a mos, miserable situation, an
) impressed with the opinion tha. he could
moi survive more than three days. When
, he aroused he was surprised to see
strange people arounl HIM, who soon
, placed him in boat, AMI conveyed
him TO strange vessel.
From the foregoing account ii will be
} seen rha, the disable vessel must have
, been floating abou, II, the mercy OF the
a wnl AMI waves for seven AMI hall
/, months; durin, this long Per'oi those ol
& the crew who survived had little else OF
0 ,us,enance than salt fish, and the poor
' excuse for water afforded in the manner
!. described. The las, man that died was
n in The hold of the vessel at the time OF hi 5
/ death, anil the sole survivor was too
J. much relucei in strength TO &c, him o
K verboarl.
II The nam. Of the rescued man is Dee
wee. no skee. He was cletk TO Jln'sha
IL ro, the owner of the vessel and cargo
IL The rest OF the sufferers We're namei n
Is ioll,ws:-Cap,a,n, koo.ma' giro; hfs
'' officer, Kats. 90 no.skee; second oIllcei
n Ee so kee .chee; third officer; Yu'au' Sc
Dc 10; ships COOK, Tho. koo.dho; sea'ne'
he That. nos skee, Yee.au.ki ki.chee, Giro k
e. chee, E..chi.ji anl Soo.kay.yo-h"n,
us Dee yee no skec, since meeting vii
at his countrymau Oh boari the Argus, hi
lis acouirel a confidence that he dll NJ
n' before possess, having at first reear'e
'f' his rescuers with Suspicion. On the I'll
ms up TO Benicn, he seensl much aslonisl
eh eli the movement OF the steamer; al
M al,hou.,h shown the engine, could NJ
ne conceive by what power the ve'sel WI
vs. propellsl lhroush the water. lie
me Dresent seems very grateful 10 those vi
al nave belrenlc him; says he was Il
pa ten le very carefully by the officers al
the crew of the Emma Packer, snA is sor
that it is 40. in his power to recol
90, pense them for their Kindness.
, -, On meeting with mis- conntrymen
',L board the revenue cutter Argus, at he
e.. c cia. there wa, mutual astonishment {
a. pressed by the two parties, though
~ cook shovel the stranger much del
",' M ence; the latter belonging to a hit
''n, class of society than the other. l
~. latter fact was shown in their manner
.Sa ''S" bowing. In performing tbs ceremo
'"o ..,o the enIs of grille which they W,
" "" must touch ,hs grounl, The cook,
u. LONGING 10 the lower million, WEI
:, ~, ~, very shor, grlIe, and consequently
!, q. "s I, bow veIy low. The clerk. belong
=. somewhere in the nei.hborhood OF
o. per.,en dom, wore long srile, so
W." gentle inclination only was nee
nher sary.
Dee.yee.no skee is about twenty.
,,h.r wears of aye, an thou n he expresses
lime much wonder a, every thing he sees,
and pears to be possessad of much ma,
,nr,h iuleliseuce. He has entirely reco
ii a. ct from the ef:c, Of his protractel
four va,ions. and is quite healthy. Bes
came the cook referred to, thee is a Japa
, the bow, abou, fifteen years of age, On b
rain the Argus, who is one Of the party
car. ell from >hipwreck about three year
stern, so tina, Lieut.. Pease has quite q ia
tanks esc party around him.