The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-08-27
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The captain of the brig made
every effort to sail away from the
shipwrecked mariners, and when the
mates boat came up to him would
not allow it alongside, but passed a
rope to the crew aud for some dis.
lance towed them astern.
When Captain Winslow's boat
went alongside he explained to the
captain, through an interpreter,
their condition and circu INST ances,
and asked permission for his off
this GERS and crew to go aboard. But
was peremptorily refused. Equa-
ly futile we're the eudeavors to in
duce him to take them to Monte
video or ST. GATHERINGS, or even for
one or two days sail towards land.
The stony hearted man with a re-
Gnement Of cruelty entirely foreign
to the nature Of seamen, paid no
heed to their entreaties, nor would
he even permit them the solace they
would have derived from one nights
rest and sleep on board his vessel,
which would have enabled them the
better to withstand the further
fatigues and hardships in store for
them.
Against the express wishes Of this
monster, Captain Winslow sprang
into the main chains and aboard OF
the vessel, but the aid which the
unfortunate men wanted the cruel
Spaniards could not be induced to
give; and the crew of toll worn, fam
ishing abandoned men proceeded
on their voyage left cruelty to their
fate.
Who would not have been justi-
fed in saying, if the sea, which
proved more hospitable than these
Spanisrds, had swallowed up these
forlorn and miserable shipwrecked
men, that their deaths were not di-
rectly chargeable to Captain Dim
erick Of that Spanish brig?
The night of the 9Th was the most
perilous OF the voyage, for the wind
blew in a quick succession OF heavy
squalls and the boats were hove to
by making them fast to each other
with lines and paying them out
ahead. In this situation they lay
until dawn. At IL o'clock they again
used sails, but the wind blowing a
heavy gale from the northeast they
were again compelled to heave to.
At o'clock our captains boat was
swamped, but the occupants were
all rescued and divided between the
other two boats, bat by this I'M
timely accident the nautical instru-
ments and the water in the boat
were lost, and the two remaining
boats became so crowded that the
gunwales were not more than six or
eight inches out of the water.
Thus we passed the night and
nothing was heard save the awful
roaring of the tempest, and occa-
sionally the voices of the officers
and crew Offering up prayer to the
Almighty Ruler of the winds and
waves for their safety. He heard
their prayers, for in the morning
the wind moderated and the sea was
beaten still by heavy shower of
rain.
From this time on we were favor
ed with fine weather, and on the
10th of May we landed near Con-
ventus in the province of st. Cath
crime, Brazil, without food or water
and nearly exhausted. We were SO
reduced in strength that a boat
steerer was drowned by the capsiz-
ing of the mates boat, he being too
weak to extricate himself from the
surf.
The rescued negro confessed that
the ship had been fred by his lost
companion and himself. Their fears
OF being sold into slavery induced
than To commit the dasnerata daad