Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-02

The Boston snip, General Grant, sailed
from. Hobron's Bay, Australia. May 4,
1866, for London, with full cargo ano
eighty three PASSENGERS. Not being heard
OF, she Was given up as missing vessel
more than q year ago, and was supposed
70 have foundered with all on board Now,
however, it is discovered that the vessel
was wrecked, when only nine days out, on
one of the Auckland Islands, where ten of
the survivors have been found and res
cued. Tue vessel was wrecked at the en-.
trancS To q cave, and only a boat-load of
her living freight escaped. We now pro-
ceed with the original narrative furnished
to the Boston Adcestissr:
Slowly and sadly the survivors pulled
away from the dreadful cave, wherein SO
many Of their fellow-passengers had found
their last resting place. The coast, ss
far as they could see, consisted Of high per-
pendicaLar rocks, and there was no posi-
biliry o. eftectlng landing. They were
many times in peril before they landed !;
they were all the day pulling, sometimes
in the teeth OF the wind, and 1t was night
before they reached large rock about one
and half miles northeast of Disappoint-
ment Island In trying t. effect landing
for the purpose OF obtaining fresh water,
men got safely on the rocks OF all their
provisions, only three pieces of pork, and
nine ties OF bouilli were saved. The boat,
however, was recovered On the morning
of the 18th of May, they got some fresh
water. They had been unable TO procure
any wood for hire, and even if they had.
they woull have hesitated before rikkine
their last match on rocks where il would
have been impossible tor them TO live.
They were Obliged TO keep on their OARS
all night SO as TO prevent being blown off
the land.
About noon Of the 18th, they entered
place called North Harbor, but they cid
not think it q tit refuge, SO At daylight the
next morning they started again, and
reached Port Ross. There they camped
and set about the anxious task Of lighting
q tire, In which they were fortunately sue
cessful The IRE they lighted that even
ing was NOT allowed To go out for eighteen
months. they caughttWO or three birds,
gathered few limpets, and these with
tin OF bOuilli were cooked aud heartily
enjoyed by the poor shipwrecked people.
the next day they discovered some old
huts, which mad doubtless afforded shelter
for other sufferers, and gathered limpets,
and killed four seals on the beach at En-
derby q Island They saw some goats, but
did not succeed in catching any. Knowing
that ships had been wrecked there before,
and thai the isl and they, were on had been
. refuge for men in the same condition as
themselves. they passed the next few days
in searching for iood, tools. and clothing,
which they thought might have been left
for the benefit OF future castawayA They
were not successful.
= They were very badly off for clothing.
There were some who were without coats,
hats, and shoes and stockings. From this
Gauss and from the want of nourishing
food, the party for many days were in Z
state of dreadful suffering. They were
attacked with Gysentery, and became so
reduced and emaciated that they feared
none would be ieft to tell the story. One
day when they were out in the bay search
ing for the hut left by Captain Musgraye.
who with some Of his Crew had bus = few
months before escaped similar peril
after twenty months suffering, they de
scribe themselves ss being 50 weak that
they could scarcely Lift their oarsou of the
water; when. after an absence OF eight
days, they returned to their companions,
they were startled with horror at finding
the men they had left reduced to bare skin
and oopeA ahey knew then how they
themselves had changed. But sfter a time
they rallied they got more accustomed to
the food they succeeded in msking liz
tie salt, and from the skins Of the scale
they INSIDE moccAsins, for the shoeiess.
They also managed 10 make q sail from
Euso' thi0o. sp-zsuzun-u.s..-sa-....s--.
On then11ths Of 1uly they came upon
Musgraves hut their Joy was great. for
hey thosght they you'd find there . we'll.
stockeds depot But their dissp pointnnent