Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-12-04

fsw winter greens which ate and soms tof The In
side bark which I pealsd from a a r tree.
About noon, Saturday Nov. / / overlook tie men
who had bean landed, they having got down OF the
rosks on TO point Of sand putting into the bay
We were now IN hht Of house At the foot OF the
bay. the distance 10 which was about two miles
across BY watcr, and s'x or seven around by land,
given up and laid down, intendingio wait till some
boat should CONS to their relief. proposed going
around tho bay that night. To this proposition no
one Of theia would acesde at first, After shverng
en- the sand about two hours and getting little
rested, two Of the namher cohcIodsd 10 accompany
me-
We started at O'Clock p M, walking on the
beach and wading 10 the water We had then, l
should judge, about four miles 20, bur the night
was unususliy dark and the tangled underbrush
and fallen timber rendered the travelling ex-
srsmely painful and difficult with our swollen
I feel and exhausted frames My two companions
soon fell behind, that by o'clock A. NJ. hoard
\ nothing of them. was at this time much ex-
hausted myself as to be unable to travel more than
| twenty minutes at time Then would ait down
| and nap This scarcely dared to do fearing that
should be unable to proceed, Should sittoo long,
or perhaps, th at should not awake az all
Painfully, indeed, was the remainder OF my Jour.
ney performed Alone far from home and beloved
friends. In bewildering forest, with my feet swo-
| lon and benumbed to be incapable Of feeling,
/ felt almost at times about 10 give up. About an
hour after daylight, however, succeeded in reach
ing the house Of MIR. Powell, who Immediately took
the scattered suffering party whom l had left be-
hind, he brought them all ia, seven In number in
the course OF m hour and never did behold anch
aswretshed wo kegone set OF human beings. We re-
joocd together over almost miraculous DELIVERY
ance but soon The pain caused by the warmth to
our limbs, became almost intolerabe. For three
days suffered the most exoruciating pain in my
feet They were black to my aucles, and these were
80 much swollen as 10 nearly I'LL up the legs of my
pants. We were treated with the greatest kindness
by Mr.. Powell and his wife, their Kindness SCENT
to me the more appreciated ms provisions IN those
regions arc never very abundant. Ga the following
Thursday the First Engineer. Mr. 0oolehan, with
four hands started tor Marquetts 40 miles distant
in order 10 intercept boatto take us toward home,
AT Marquette, Capt. Ryder, Of the propeller Gen.
| Taylor, heard tho story, aud came down and TOOK
! us off He alss picked up the mate aud his com
pany, who had made their way to the lighthouse. 4
We left Grand Island harbor on Sunday, the 9TH
and landed at Detroit on Friday, the l4th Nov
On arrival at Detroit We were kindly furnished
those who wished to 60 to Chicago-with passe
/, over the Michigan Central, and myself with ont
over the Great Western Railroad. Oh arriving a
/, Buffalo, my home, called physioian, who pro-
, Houncsd my feet so badly mortified from exposure
and chilling to tho loss Of part ofny toes
! This Is probably owing to my having travelled on
night longer than the rest of the men. subse
quently learned that the boy Sissons and colore
! boy died after We had separated. The body ofUapt
Jones was brought down to Detroit by the Gen. lay
/ | lor at the time We came down.
a Words are inadequate to express my joy and gra
! titude at arriving az my home, where could pro
cure medical aid, which had for tho past tire
|, weeks 50 much needed Add to this the sympath
!, Of kind relatives and friends. My physician tel
! me that doing as well as, under the cireun
I stances, san be expected have the prospect
being laid up for the winter but this contrasts fl
vorably With the one which We had at one time COZ
templated that Of being Obliged to remain durin
that the OF terrible shipwrecl
the horrors of which will never never be oblitera
!, ted from my memory. The number lost shoul
4 compute at about AZ. JOSEPH W. DENNIS.