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BYEDITORS USDWRECK. OF THE TIGER MERCHANTMAN.passed away, and still no sign of delivermmj y —~ Oance. To mark the days, we cut, likeA •lt;hCrusoe, notchesonecue,ere buoyed up with theat anotherglt;asteeped depths of wretchedness.in the lowest ILconsequencev of our num-Dsuffered greatly from diarrhea thoughP*uiCrew and Passengers Seventy dayconsequenceseiCoral RockThe following brief account of the (—------------ * . \of the Tiger which tailed from Liverpool, by which we were taken to Mahe, an Isl- glt;At the expiration of seventy days ourA A 4 ’ I I___ ai.s.lla UlkAlAadiscoveredsouth whaler, tobound for Bombayand or rather a cluster of islands, the Govafosse I called the ernorof which supplied us with necessaries,_ . a di as I • j* * i .i __a _aMrofWriiehtson, of the firm of Wrigbtson andi. Rirminuham. He wasA ftX ft S AAA V I ^ J ft * ft fT ft ft ft ■ ft ft £ J , ^ r^ — w — - w » —— - —of 16, a son of Mr. and forwarded us to the Cape, from whence ___ II ■ V'ft ft ft __ a ■ i ii rift n ISitook passage to England in a vessel I hrWeb, bookselieiinboard the vesse account of the wreck, as relatedthat touched there shortly after our arrival.”Cidohaeffect“Nothing of more than ordinaryoccurred for the first few week. WeFrom the Globe of the 30th ult.anPUBLIC LANDS.mlt;and held onTrigris getting ahead sometimes, at othersftt (ftftk the lead. Soon however, theA sharp debate took place yesterday inr . ■ r. ,._A. A billthe Senate, on the public lands. A• R -m m. ■ ft M A R-R 1 .-ftdewas on its passage to repeal the old law,. . I I ft I a .nl A I ftthTigrisdays we lost sight oif her. Upon— A ft ft ft ft Xf* 1L A A M n't ICaptain who had beforeactivity, was observed to grow gloomy andr « • *___ar.aa mifn n rvreserved; end the surmisepensels.on the sailing powerschagrindrank spirits in large quantities, toms of insanity were speedilyOne night, pacingincorherently, he suddeotlylifting up his dog, who crouched at his feet,applicable only to the old five years’creditofboundmitax the lands sold by the United States unitetil five years after the sale, a law which. . .1 -1__..I J nni Ia In vnrtthmerely meant that they should not be taxedtill paid for iuntil which time the U. Statesuponft SJ ftCft I ft I VJ U ft* ft ft W ■ ■ U ww— —--- R—r1credit now, and consequently no lien, thereA _ Aa a tu a Im Aft ftftwas no longer any reason for the law, and_ ft 1 1 I rtL A CftMfttAllflnua uu lUH^vi ----- — ^ •its repeal was demanded by »sthe Senators**- ClAYfrom the New States.floor against tha bill, and spoke some fireI a Mi m A A ASA A ft A I V AA I O ^^ftiftirvi u^u ■ w • ----v------» -or six times, not merely against any planA « • J.raiIam nf nn/o nr nrn.the neck, flung him overboardsoonAiwa tc bedgeon of the vessel not consideringJVVN ftftftw » — — — — ---justified in putting him under arrest, nor1.......... • •*---------- Heof reduction, or graduation of price, or preJ J a am a i« a ft ft lt;1 Inn riemtion to settlers, and denounced the doctrines of President Van Buren’s Message. __ft I AM l UAftft t/kMIHe was answered by several Senators,mat All _ _ A aft L mL/kamong the rest by M. Allen, of Ohio, wholid be think it absolutely necessary.contrivedind a few days after bis exclamatiou threwhimself overboardinstantly put out, he sank beforeedThe command of the vessel nowdevolved uponconducted but inexperienced seamsafterot out of bis latitude; andmanyweeks of wandering were eventually ^wreckeditedHiiivug Aftftw - — — — j .principally spoke to Mr. Clay s attack up-|-----| Jon the formation of the public land cotn-oflncGofvisprencaththtothmthmittee, as being too favorable, to the NewStates. Iu reply to Mr. Allen, Mr. Clayenoughqimnlt;psnation for rude personality, and subjected himself to a reply which he will not forget j during his existence. Nor will those ^who heard it forget it; nor will there be a* • ft I _ - - A. A OR A • aftdissentient voice in describing a scene inA A _ --- ■ 1 ft-R a A ft ft%wthwhich the young Senator from Ohio, ina a.__iL A A.A an/1everv thing that constitutes the orator findV -----------the statesman, appeared at such an 1m-. a f _ _ Aaa A M a M lt;« ftf A t nnlt;HCl ftSftCllaU, ||IVII ti9 v ft*• 1 I 1 *1, was 10 degrees south of the line, and mense elevation over the waning vetranirthbetween 6 and 700 east of Madagascar; of Kentucky.raw and passengers, 26 in number, in^ I I.. «La Mtlfn a! a noiinl nmIn return from Mr. Clay’s hard day’ssionef fourVIAboard, all being51 VU Uvai ftj, »«■ vvawg v | Vihe Island,called Astovia,was a coral rock, gainst the billa ft ft* |his own, was the totality of tho vote a-thcouldwStlace of vegetable matter. After hoisting° ° C________C__— lt;U a.odLsomeCivil War in Canada—Its Causes orPeople—Conduct ,ni three different parts of iHe island, whicha a • ft ft A ft_ _— — _ ft a. r a .aGovernmentA brief but C(asaboat six miles long, by three or tour I authentic synopsis of the origin and pro-^ we eet out in quest of fresh water, bull grese of the trouble, in Canada, cannotour inexpressible anguish the search was but prove •“*eres,l8 ‘‘'™r r®fad^ ^ita! ithout success. Our thirst became in-1 present crista of the affaira °f gihlt;UIwaireto appeasewring off the heads of sea fowls (with• I a ft • 1 J A..!JMMtanllvr nkAHVt/lorlted dependency of the British crown, theWtistg WM 1MV |hich the island providentially abounded,% t • « i_____ma«aa Inpossession»onqial.aisummary of the events which have prece-the scenes of blood ,biid which were by, no mean, difficult to ded, and given rise to, «e wene, m nioon tch', and drink the blood. Our food was shed now enacted, will be loterestmg^^rue; and we used lo lane n vy gwiog r—; -- - nf nniiona aresmall oarties of six or seven in number, much imbacility the affairs ot nations areH^LPnTou/h a creek, on the bank, directed,and that the satrapsof a monar-pointbandof which they congregatedin constant danger of ourP«emattersotIIIIDI VUVUIH..—— ... .completely as Presidents and their under-u|irkspaddledlines. The same events spring from the •[O « * Jma^a tm ftfiaalu Ion PnoH P*creek and on one occasion, a poorLT3S«:i3»SS'S' »r«'low, too daringpsarseized andpiececome:ra.it will be necessary to take up the threadIAfter the lapse ofU Will uo uwvw / ^ . j _ ft 00,1of circumstances as far back as 1834,iheagreedlongboat when theLowbarrelpecuniary concerns oi first assumed a serious aspectvision saved, with a solemn promise^ to ich at the first island to ~L“Land gaveIBwhich theyne, if possible a to us.dayBia aw mdi a* f — — *i us two of the crew picked up a bar- ^ had been washed a-and for some timeupon Spurzecovering it, and upbraiding them with tne selfishness of their conduct, they in their inebriatioa drew their knives and wouldburnings wntcn nav« uuwresulted in opcn revolmion. There was a- ii 0f £12,000, arising from a par-which the crown Bticular revenue, ofclaimedHouse of Assembly laid pretentions. Ldemand was firstGovernor,Lord Dalhousietcand the Lieutenant Govornor, Sir I? ran-dispached him on the instant, had notsome of us rushed to his rescuepooronly female, sufferedBurton, was left in «he .^ministration.Sir FrancisAvtm *—of the affairs of the Province.manmanners,and notwithstandingpast uncontested£possible under the circumstancesmis body proceeded to vote awayof contention according to its discretion, the^ _ Aft!__ftftiitk iKa rnvAi afi.Tiate her condition* and while she indeav-jw* vwaj.«« th« rnvalc■sken. With the cimvass and spars from the me resumed tn0 reigns of gov-wreck we erected a tort of tent, where | returned, end ”i(.rh 5iggati,fiedsome measure protected fromitk« intense heat of the tropical We had now been three weeks on mei*1nd, and our only drink was blood, andfor thelaat few days, the spirits which hadsecreted bv the men anddiscoveredeminent, he was veryR m ft Slocum tenonstiiencroachment uponiprerogative, and procured from LordSthuM Colonel Secretary,a despatchinfinite joythe^^pmate fresh watermenwhen topremanding Sir Francis BurtonZ! supio®nes9 andspring was ati$1
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Wilmington Democrat And Herald
Wilmington, Ohio, US
Fri, Jan 19, 1838
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