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CRrsIEs OF the OCEAN,
Startling Adventure on a Voyage
India.

CRIMES OF The OCEAN. ii
Startling Adventure on a Voyage TO
u India.
The following startling incidents are
4 strictly true. We copy from an English
paper the deposition itself Of the hero OF
the story. he says:
My name is Austin Gray. am an
Englishman, and the son Of Clergyman.
Two years ago i met and loved Miss Flora
Locke, the youn9 and beautiful daughter
Of an Indian officer. | became engaged
to her, and we were to have been married
shortly, when her mother died, and her
! father wrote for his child to come To. him
In India. - ?. -
In her desolation and sorrow, she could
I not endure the thought of long voyage,
unaccompanied, and decided to be her
companion. hoping that her father would
give his consent to an Immediate union on
/ our arrival.
we sailed on the 18th of -, and for
the first week Of our voyage there was
nothing amiss.
The eighth day out I noticed, for the
first time, that the Captain-a coarse, but
rather handsome man-appeared very
much interested in my betrothed. | felt
I strangely uneasy at the looks of admir-
alton he cast upon her from time to time,
and finally mentioned my observations to
| Miss Locke herself.
To my surprise, she turned very pale,
and could with difficulty refrain from
] bursting into tears. - ~ So
81 know it." she said; The has looked
at me constantly for the last three days,
and seized every opportunity to speak to
me-"
was very much annoyed at this. We
were the only passengers on board, and
Captain Clark looked capable of any crime.
A week after that Flora came to me,
sobbing and trembling. and told me that
the Captain had asked her to be his wife,
and that when she had refused,
had threatened her with his VEN
geanee. My first impulse was to give
the rascal a good thrashing, for he knew
we were engaged; but Flora was timid,
and begged that would act as if in igno-
rance OF the fact. | consented, but was
sorry for it afterwards. 1t was only the
next day that, walking the upper deck, l
4 heard low, frightened cry, and saw Miss
! Locke endeavoring to escape from the
arms of Captain Clark.
Without stopping to think of the conse-
] quences, struck the villain a violent
/ blow. which felled him to the deck. He
rose to his feet Immediately, however,
and, calling the crew about him, COM
manded them to seize me and put me in
irons. resisted, but resistance was use
less against so many. For six DAYS was
1 imprisoned in the hold Twas scarcely
allowed enough to eat, and was in con-
\ slant darkness. On the seventh day was
4 brought in the presence of the Captain,
and face to face with Miss Locke, who was
4 WeeDipp bitterly IA
The monster then asked Miss l.. which
/ she would do-marry him, or see me put
ashore on desert island, at which they
would arrive in few hours, 80
Almost crazed with grief and anger,
Flora told him that she lOathed and hated
him, and would sooner die than be his
wife. - asEErg AZ WEnF q. go
VERY well, said he, then you shall
both be put ashore"
! We did not believe that he would exc
I cute his threat but found that it was
really his intention. AT noon, that day,
they cast anchor. and Miss Locke and my
self were put into a boat and taken
ashore, together with the Captain and
about dozen of his crew. To my amaze
ment | saw that the men had brought with
them iron and various tools. | under
stood what it meant, however, when Isaw
]
| faSten her to a rock by belt of iron.
The poor girl wept and implored them
to have pity upon her but the wretches
| had not the courage to disobey their mas
ter; besides, they believed her guilty of
some horrible clime-I know not what.
/ The Captain had told them. AT last, as
| they were fastening the last rivet that
| bound her to the rock, succeeded IL
bursting from those that held me, and,
Selling a sword, sprang to her rescue. 1t
was useless. My sword was dashed from
my hand by a gigantic sailor, and in few
moments more should have been a dead
man, had not the Captain commanded him
to forbear.
"Do not hurt him. he said. eve
! leave him get his sweetheart free, and
4 then-they can starve together" The
whole company then took their departure,
I leaving, as if in mockery, two days pro-
vision.
/ was so worn with my Imprisonment
that it was a long time before could rise
and try to release my bride. | resolved
| TO loosen one of the rivets which bound
her iron belt TO the rock, if possible, with
my clasp-knife. sf
worked for hours, but with very poor
success. Poor Flora wasin terrible con-
4 ulllOu iTlSul anu ucSpdH buOh away uCI
| little strength, and she was barely con-
/ scious most of the time. ~
By noon, next day, she was free, but /
despaired of her life, even if we should be
rescued, for she was so weak.
The provisions which they had left, we
made last three days, but at the end of that
time made up our minds to die, for there
was no fruit upon this dreadful barren is
Hand and though we scanned the horizon
daily we could see no ship.
The sunset of the fifth day, however,
Providence sent the good ship Albatross
to our rescue. Under the kind care of the
Captain and passengers we both recover
ed. We reached India in safety and were
married Immediately. returned to Eng
land last week, but on trying to find Cap
tain Clark found that he had disappeared.
mean to find him and punish him before
return TO India. AS
So ends the most remarkable statement
of facts we ever heard. The paper from
which we make this extract adds that the
! notice are on the track of CaDtain Clark