East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-24

10 be a chief led the officers through a
dense forest TO cavern, apparently OF
artificial construction, the entrance to
which was 80 nrtfully concealed that il
had hitherto escaped their observation,
though they had passed it several times.
Here they found six men, aud a lady pas
senper and her child. The captain and
/ two others were missing. Tho natives
said they had been drowned in attempt
ing TO escape in the boat which had been
carried of by the rest Of the crew. The
captives believed that they had been
murdered; but as this could not be proved,
and as, if any harm had been done to the
5avages, they would have revonged them
selves on the next unfortunate captiyes
that fell into their hands, it was thought
best to pretend to believe their own &C
count. rrgrr..
In this cavern was found the ships
bell, and quantity of ship stores and
provisions, all of which were seized and
carried away. The Joy of the captives
may be better conceived than described.
When they were safe on board Of the
boats, they informed their deliverers that
they had been two months on the island,
and had been compelled to work as
slaves, all but the lady and child, who
had been permitted to wander freely over
the larger island. The bell had been
suspended over branch of a tree on the
smaller island, and when tho man-ef'war
hove in sight they had all been compelled
TO retreat with their captors to the islet-
L Ill L. tbf,l Ia DIV
S but after having struck it the second
, time-'two bells'--in hopes of attracting
the attention of those on board the ship
she had been threatened with instant
, death if she went near it again Wher
the ship sailed they had returned to the
larger island, and again retired on the
: approach Of the boats, when the lady haC
Y watched her chance and at the risk o
a life had struck the bell again.
G They further stated that from four t
t five weeks before, the captain and chic
t mate, with three lady passenger, ha'
G contrived to eude the savages and max
d their escape, with small stock of pro
n visions, in a small boat, which latter ha
been totally destroyed within few week
after she had come ashore on a reef nea
n the island.
e The sloop-of-war, swinging with til
J. current, had lain with her head toward
n the islet, hence the sound, aided by tn
o still atmosphere and deadened by tn
n trees, had appeared to those on the quar-
3, ter-deck to come from the bow of tn
RS vessel, and to those forward on the fore
castle to come from the air over the vel
Of sells bow They carried the crew an
passengers-one gentleman besides til
70 lady and child--to Prince Edwards i
D. land, where they all landed in safety
Sometime elapsed before anythin
further was heard of those who ha
escaped in the boat, but at length INTEL
Or gence was received of their safe arrive
at Timor, after having suffered gre,
is hardships for want of food. 1t was ais
en- said that the captain and one of the sal
ors, and passenger, had been brutal
IN murdered by the savages while endeavo
e. ing to swim off to the boat after the
10 shpmates. SO the captives were real
nc correct in their surmises.
Id Thus the discovery of the wreck of Il
h. ship Martha of Bristol, set at naught Il
I'd old quarterlnaster Jackson's superstition
r. theory, and restored to the watch the a
n. lowance of grog which had been stoppe
from them for week, when the captai
" who had remained on board the Coquett
ne had heard Of the captives, and the inn
he cenee Of the men who had been unjust
en- punished had been proved. -.