Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-09-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MASSACRE OF THREE BOATS' CREWS.  EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCE. On Friday week J. Sampson, late mate of the Glasgow barque Roseneath, of Glasgow, arrived in Liverpool. Semi 53n is the only survivor of a boat's crew of the Roseneath, his comrades being brutally murdered before his eyes. It seems that the Roseneath was abandoned while on a voyage from Mexiliones to the Channel for orders about the middle of April last. The disaster happened off Cape Horn, Sampson, the carpenter, and three others having to leave their vessel before the captain and the remainder of the crew could get away, as their boat was being stoved against • the side of the vessel. After being a day and a night in their small craft, Sampson and his own! rades were met by a party of natives of Terra del Fuego, who were in three canoes. The shipwrecked men were not far from land when fallen in with by the natives, the latter of whom appeared to be very friendly. After obtaining several articles which were in the boat, the natives suddenly attacked the sailors, with the exception of the mate. The shipwrecked men were unarmed, but the natives had surreptitiously become possessed of huge clubs, which had been secreted at the bottom of their canoes. After killing the mate's companions, they divested the bodies of the clothing, and then pitched them into the sea. Contrary to expectation, they did not attempt to eat the corpses. The natives afterwards made for the shore, taking with them the boat and the mate, who was in an extreme state of uncertainty as to the fate reserved for him. Strange to say, Sampson was not molested, but was allowed to go about &lie beach and rocks at leisure. The natives gave him no food, but, like the istanders, he Dad to subsist on the shellfish which were to he captured by the rocks. The men never did any work, the food gathering being performed by a woman, who sometimes accompanied the men in their canoe expeditious. The natives were continually upon the water, and were always on the look-out for any small boat with occupants. It appears that while Sampson was with the islanders he saw two whaling boats come in view. These were iutercepted by the natives, and in each case the whole of the crews were murdered by the treacherous Fuegians. Sampson remained in captivity 55 days, and was rescued by the merest chance by some Patagonians from an adjacent island. The latter bad visited Terra del Fuego,and had managed to steal the boatwhich the Fuegian had taken from the mate and after getting a short distance off beckoned the mate to follow. This he did, and got away with the Patagonians, the Fuegisna giving vent to yells of mortification at theiug their prisoner escape. During his stay on the island Sampson on several occasions saw steamers and sailing vessels pass hy, but his captors would never allow him afloat when any ships were in sight. They themselves would go off to the vessels if they could get up to them. The day after Sampsou'semapefrom the Fuegians the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Aconcagua was spokes, and the mate was received on hoard of her, the Patagonians receiving tobacco, &c., for their kindness. The Aconcagua took Sampson to Valparaiso, where tie was received on board the same company'e steamer Galicia, which brunght him to the Mersey early on Friday moruiug. Sampson, who does not seem very much, if any, worse for his exposure (as he was not allowed to sleep in the native tents, but under any sheltered spot he could find), left for L.teion soon after arrival. lie belongs to Portsmouth,  HOLIDAY BESolYra—For the convenience of con• gainers and the general public, a list is put', of all the principal English sea-side resort- ; watering-places, with the names of app,,, Agents supplying Horniman's Tea. This list be forwarded gratis and poet free on appiication to HORNLYAN it CO.. DIEFORIEIts OF Pilate Vs. The increasing demand for the Pure Tea is highlY 'satisfactory, as it not only exhibits a growing desire for and consumption of a non-intoxicating beverage, but also a true appreciation of thowy good qualities and that perfect pittity and reliable good value for which Hornitnan's Tea has for the last forty years been so celebrated. Horniman's .e.fients.—Middlesbrough: Middleton, 18, Cleveland-terrace; Taylor, Linthorpe-ros'l Hall, Marton-road. Stockton; Clarke, chemist; Pickersgill, confectioner, Co-operative Society. South Stockton: Stonehenge. chemist. Stokes le,: Scoteon. bookseller. Itedcar: Cooke, diem". lirotton: Walker, chemist. Skelton: Ellis. cheniiets North Ormesby Gray, stationer. Whitby:Brooks chem4st. edi  Wil, $OOll sew Bre goo, the She