Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-07-09
Extraordinary Adventures.

i wrecked crew, and the terrible fate OF all ex
cept single survivor, whose adventure
equal those of Robinson Crusoe, appears IL
the New Orleans Picayune: "In the montl
of August, 1868, the French ship Adelin'
Eliza Quilted Bordeaux for Hong Kong. A
month afterward she was spoken off Cape o
Good Hope. She was never heard of agar
until few days since her history and thu
history of all her crew became public. A
typhoon in the Indian Ocean threw her ou
Of her course, dismasted her, broke her rud
der and tossed her toward Oceanica. Bac
weather lasted thirty days, and when fail
weather returned she struck upon a cora
reef, and the exhausted crew were scarcely
able to take refuge in boats. TWAS moon
less, starless night when this accident occur.
red They rowed wildly and thanked Goo
when the breaking day showed them har-
Dor, surrounded by charming landscape
They reached land and laid down to sleep
When they awoke they found themselves
bound hand and foot and surrounded by saw
ages, Their captors proved to be cannibals
Eleven of them, their captain included, were
slain and eaten Three others contrived
Chow does not yet appear to make their es-
cape, but they were mutilated. The one
who succeeded in reaching Europe has one
arm cut off and one eye torn out. The three
reached remote point of the island, where
they found canoe, and embarked in it,
preferring the risk of being devoured by
sharks to the certainty of being killed and
eaten by cannibals. Fortunately, they
found themselves in an archipelago, and
were enabled to 60 easily from one island to
another. After wandering for some time,
moving as rapidly as possible away from the
cannibaPs home, George Samazon's two
companions died ofexhaustion. He remain
ed alone, mutilated. hopeless, upon a frail
canoe. He, nevertheless, continued to push
on, touching only when absolutely necessary
to sleep and to get water and food. He eat
she'll fish and roots One day lie reached
the last island of the group, and nothing lay
before him but the wide ocean. He set to
work to build raft. It took him year.
He launched it. The waves threw it back
on the island. He several times tried to
put it out to sea, but constantly failed. He
resolved to turn his footsteps landward, but
in a different direction from cannibaP home.
! He climbed a mountain, crossed desert, fell
again into savages hands, once more escaped
from them, fled through forests, his feet
were bitten by venomous insects, his face
scabbed with the bites of mosquitoes, at last,
nearer dead than alive. he came upon white
men. He had been walking for three years,
and had crossed South America on foot
The white men received him kindly, and
did what they could for him. He.embarked
upon small Portuguese ship and at last
reached Europe. His family had long
given him up for dead.
| In one of the villages of Kentucky recent
ly a Baptist minister and a young Presby-
terrain clergyman preached in the same house
| night about both preachers being present
at each meeting One evening the Presby-
terrain. after a discourse on Ilfapt Baptism
proceeded to baptize several babes. The
little candidates made general cutlery,
which, Of course, was noted by the Baptist
man, Next day number of the converts
of the latter were to be immersed in the river
near by. At the appointed hour large
concourse gathered on the banks, the Pres
byterian being of the number, and standing
close by the waters edge. After the can
didates had been immersed the Baptist took
hold Of his Presbyterian colleague. and said :
Nov, sir, will immerse you ..,,,Ia 81,
The latter, amazed demurred. b..
! Come along, Tn in hurry. replied the
damp divine, and dragged his brother into
| the wafer to-. ,.4. r
/ Alarmed and indignant, the young Cal
whist declared at the top of his voice that he
did mot believe in immersion, was opposed
to it, and would not submit to it,; So.
The audience were much excited at the
scene The, Baptist released his hold, anG
said: q a,a. lr-.. III ~ ..s,j.., II.
Young man, I will not immerse you to-
day !; but if I ever again see you baptising
little ones against their own will, and spite
of their cries and kicks, as I saw you do las
night, I will dip you into the water as sure''
there's God in Israeli You bet! Let u
pray !--Harpers Drawer. ,,.. vi. 9:to., III
/ Curious MAER1AGE--A LONG ENGAGE
MENr - "A curious marriage took place il
this town yesterday. The parties were en-
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