New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-21

had 10 witness an swf1l scene; one nstve tred 10
wrench the bolt thst father hsd, while t~s others got
on The top Of him, having club hainEDer with which
lhey gave him an awful blow over the ief eye, which
kpoeEed il out and split bis brsns all bis face.
AT the same time George had three moro on hin, bat
be Knocked two over, than run spear through the
sleeve OF my left arm. Seeing ta'htr on the ground
ran 10 him and tried to put him In The boat but be
was too heavy. Georxe seeing father ON the yround
sad, take me-take my clothes-bat don't XII
me-" Said l., "Nc, jump into the boat. We
showed Der or snd jumped in but he fcI into the
water The natives sesing that escaping, ran
on a point of land and threw spear ~ me, bat the
Almighty guided IL, and Il passed within few nchee
Of my body and struck in the boat and broke IN
pieces then George got in. Finding that they could
Lot reach rs with spears, they began 70 throw ROCKS
AZ us-one of which struck noe on the head gave me
cash and The scar of il viii remain through he. We
vo ked our bosi another island eose 10 who're the
shin struck and there the fore part Of the ship and
some cspv.s bur not q soul ~as there or any pro-
visions We made boats sail, ard after committing
ourse,hts 70 the Almighty, We started oack 70 our ISL
snc 10 set The bread. When we arrived there we
found fathers dead body stripped naked. We OBJ
famed two barrels of brea1, and having GOT tnen
Into he bcst We EFF as Obi ky as possible, as we
didn't kuow but WI at the natives might he concealed
We also lef fathers body on the rocks We got osck
10 the hulk and there we renamed hu nearly sh our
bread was out, waiting fos = far Wind and good
weather; at as 1t came and We ftarted Tor ~ Csros
with one half barrel of bread.
We managed TO get 100 miles siong the coast al
last our provisions out sad we lived sx weeks on
raw musses berries and roots On the l3th Of eeoru-
ary '55 we saw some natives sDo they being friendly
we gave ourselves up 70 them and renamed with them
till MAY 25. IS. Nhle living ~ith them We hved
trinci, ally on q dead whale which had been buried
for months and therefore rank and puird. On
the s5lh OF Nav we the Caian bris-of-s hets-
oro Capt NsrteuaE and brough 10 this port, arriv M
June "a. The COnfu has taken care Of me, and me
American csptsins here very kind to me. We so
lone in the bark Eliza Capt Philips, OF Baltimore.
- ba M
sayed out of uinets Robert Wells-caied George
on board the shp-and myself, and feel thankful 70
nv God for his kindDees In spatlDg my Ilte. nave
fonpd three letter 3 from home. Tel Louisa 10 be
good girl and mind Aunt l., da, for now she bas no
dear father or mo,her. | would write to Ihaddeus
and Aunt Lydis, but the story is too awful will
now bring this to a close by biddiag yo1 good-by.
Please excuse all blupders ami b. Il writing.
THOMAS EDWARD CoEFN
The following the names of ths officers and creE
Alexander H. Coffin ma'ter Charles H. fismsn i,i ms,si
David Fvsns "a mss; Joseph Frencis, seward John Alex
snder cook ell Of Nsn'ueke sesmen-J "a Butler Of
tdwsd Bennett and m JoansSo oi hh9ss as"a' ~
F,her Deswslc Thos Nunss New Oresnsi Mm Richards,
Nv yTs az Coasn tcaptsas sonl OF nantucket
Pseeuses Ms. hIa AN 6 aa te.P'.n' ~iel daughter
Loss OF THE BARN l.. NJ. HUBBY. Wei have no
further adyiccs concerning the loss Of the bark L. W.
Hubby off Point Betsey, ear Manitou Islands Lake
Aichigan, than that furnished by The telegraph o yes
teroaN She was and fine vessel, butt last
Spring BY Stevens Il PIese, for Hubby, Hughes N Co.
Of ihis city, She left Chicago about the 9th inst. IN
ballast for Saginaw She commanded by Capt.
LYMAN Roberts, who resides near Ere, Pa he, with
ten more are reported lost. The drt mate, NJ Cot
terel lives il OHIO City, and saved. The balance
of the crew were shipped at Chicago Just previous to
her lsst clearance. She was insurd IN company of
of this city for $4,000 The hags OF the shPpDg are
AZ hsmast to-day in token of respect TO Capt. Rob
erfs, who i highly regarded by ali who knew him az
a sailor and gentleman, and 10 the others who went
down with him. [Cleyeland Plaindealer.
NAyAL.-1he frigete st Lawrence has dropped
down frem the Navy.Yard 70 tho lower part OF the
berbor near Craney Island. She has on board the
officers end crew Of the Penus,lyania. Il was 1t
f,st intended TO send the Peuns, lvaDia down, away
from the chances Of infection, but her crew we're al
terward treuferred TO the frsate The st. Lawrence
wos towed TO her berth by the United States steamer
Engineer. Master Olmstead commanding and the city
ferry boat Princess Aune. Nor. So. Argus, Aug 10.