Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-02
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steamship City If Para. Captain George
Il. Carpenter, reached tho Robortaon soraJ 10
bfn' kiyn shortly alter noon Friday, having
maio her voyage in twenty ono days from Rio
Jancito. She brought twelve cabin and ten
sicGIarr Passengers, amorg whom were two
sCamcn who had had hairbresdth eic,po
ff3in death hy starvation. Captain Herbert L.
Eutriil, OF Falmouth, Chpn Cod, who has bocn
almost rcm childhood seaman, had resd with
lively interest the accounts Ct VOYAGES in smsll
boats on tho Atlantic aud from these ho con-
c.lvc'l tho notion OF making q loI-gsr voyage
than had brch mG1o by uuY ulher person and
10 :malrr beat tlan had yet casaycd (c:sn
nHvIGat'OD. Accordingly he built the Golden
GATE, OF ton nGd n Halt burden, ioro ard aft
riSeCd and choDgCahIo at pleasure from fcio0n
'r 70 siCor. aud having engaged Andrew Coco,
Gi Nantucket. to accompany him on voyage
{" Australia, ssIIcd lar Roston to rut in IraTi.
SI|ns. IL was Captain Burrilrs dream that if
hn coni'! make his contemplated voyage prcvi-
"u4 Ia .Ir close OF tho Nlelbnurna EXpGsiiinD
hr and kjs ciatL might bo lion;z!d, mad ho
nl%ht max ,h" tip pccunlnIiy profitable.
tic ticlicn Case sailed from Boston on Tho
?ilr ot Jny lo9t. with provisions snh water for
n four months voyage. Shn waa tlfckcd over
tho tnrrcastlc, mi tho bcGding Has slowed on
the ErHv! l0us ad water tanks in TIC iutccastlc.
Thc bed was Only for ono man. "a thcrc were
t9o IN Tho llttlc crGt,, and one would BE- alWsYs
navigating her. Ga tho fifty eighth day cut
CertsIn Enrrll put inio San JaGO, 10 Tho CAPE
90 Vrrdcs, aud after five days 10 quarantine put
his boat up iJr repairs. and then, taking aboard
fresh provisions. sailed seven days later, on tho
lith CT September. iOr the African coast; but
nc or rc3untcrcd heavy weather and tho storm
vet his provisions uotiI they began to fermeut
and burst tho GAGS 10 which they were
stored. Most OF them wcre therefore thrown
overheard. it became evident, on tho llth Of
December, that what vas lcft of tho provisiods
would cot last until tho Golden Gate could
reach the coast OF hilaa. and hcnoo the was
headed Tor the nearest land Of st. Helena; but
lght winds aUd strong current sent her to tho
eo@ard and Captain Burrill was obliged to
point his prov iOr the c)as! OF South America.
lie Wfs GUD miles distant from Brazil when his
pToVnl1ns gave OUT, and for twenty five days
thereafter ho and hia companion subsis ed on
water and half p0uLd Of COCOA. Their
strength failed day hy day for Is fortnight, and
Wien t!ty w2lc withn about weeks sail tf
Bahia nature WAS so nearly cxhau, cd that they
were no longer able in stand ven fot tho short
time qnircd Tor atjGs log their Instruments
and ttks:g observations, anh thereafter ihtv
Ssii"d ny drsa rcckn'iig
Fa1n!shnK and barely nb.o to atcir their
cSi3 shall, Al length they ian into q small
creek about tTcGIy milrS GOrlll of Bahia, md
Iioppcu apchor at pailVo settlement called
Terry; but slter twcntyAfi9n days of voyueins
*hhcut ncuTlshmcrs they could hardly mgk.
their ganIs known. Their ern"ciatcd fcoc, lid
that, hGwcVcr, and III; pativ; s speedily took
III: III ashore nad gave 'hrm food aud shelter.
Tho two msu thus rescued from the very j .xs
Dl death were uaaElc to cst heartily until they
had been nufsld for L week 10 Tory; but they
seen yrgaiGed their Il :hii AID vigor, and the
skipper at cargo lighter ,GOk thIir boat ia tnw
and gave them passage down to Bahia. Ir
that place Mr. kichard A. Etcs, The United
STATES ICbSUl, took their caso in hard. and
with the assistance Of some Ecgiish erd hner
lcGu captains Made up purse and sept them 10
i hngcl. to avail the arrival Of the City of Para.
Consul Elca provided lor tic pussage Of Can.
niG Bunii ard sca!nao Cnon 10 New York,
aud Chpiaiu Cargo ntrr slnwcd tha Gcl.cn Gat0
10 tbs hold OF the City Of Psla and brought her
~ frse t:oiSht. The two mep arc utterly desti
tuic, iaVi0g oay tho beat aud the clothing in
which t"cy W2fc saved. but Captain Boreill
says that ss 5000 az hIa boat is takcu out Of tie
hold oi the Ci!y Of Fara, he tan manage to
make his way 20 Falmouth. Tho officers of
tho Ei'y Ct Para will keep the tYo s:auea IL
the IsrI uul! ;lGy orc ready 10 embark fer
Eone. Captain REiriil is tlir,y,tour years Of
aec and hf. Cucr twenty ght.-NGw IOrk:
WyoR.