Brave Sailors Rescue in Gulf of Mexico Ordeal
After a shark attack kills most of the Magpie crew, two men endure thirst and hunger aboard a mastless boat. They pray, endure fear, and attempt signals to a distant brig. One man volunteers to swim to the brig to seek rescue, facing sharks. the brig eventually hove to, a boat was sent, and both sailors were saved. The tale ends with their court-martial, praise, and promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Ee
Epi
Tom
Jack
Gulf of Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Ito
Wil
Niles
Brig
Perpos
Wytlen
Hapa
Actelescope
Havannah
Port-Royal
Magpie
Extraordinary voyage of a British sailor after shipboard abuse
William Rinkle told magistrates at the Thames police court how, in 1852, after an accident aboard a South Sea whaler he was severely injured and falsely accused. He was confined, brutalized, and cast ashore on an island near Japanese waters where savages tortured him and displayed his European features. After nine months he escaped with natives’ help, endured further privation, and finally reached Ascension Island, the Sandwich Islands, and home aboard HMS Imogene. The case raised questions of illegal abandonment by a shipmaster under the Merchant Seamen's Act, with officers gathering inquiries but the captain yet at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rinkle
Thames
Rinkle
London
Rotherhithe
St. Andrew's
Offine
Batavia
Ascension Island
Sandwich Islands
Her Majesty
Imogene
Vesel
Birmingham
R.peex
J. Russet
Baronet
Home Office
Lord John Russell
Col. Rowan
Trowbridge
Woup
Metropolitan
First Annual Registrar General Report Abounds in England
Summary of births, marriages, and deaths ending June 30 1838 shows 399,712 births and 335,956 deaths with 107,201 marriages in established church rites and 111,481 otherwise. Regional contrasts reveal high death rates in dense urban areas versus lower rates in rural counties, and infant mortality ranges from over 270 per 1000 in mining and industrial districts to about 180 in northern and western counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Birmingham
Leeds
Liverpool
Manchester
Staffordshire
Shropshire
Northumberland
Durham
Cambridgeshire
Huntingdonshire
Lincolnshire
Wiltshire
Dorsetshire
Devonshire
Herefordshire
Monmouthshire
Wales
Riotous prowlers and fatal pistol shot end in manslaughter verdict
A Bristol Bedg Ashton jury hears a riotous night at a beerhouse where the deceased was killed by a pistol shot after residents refused beer. Witnesses describe riotous behavior and a sudden shooting. initial denial, later self surrender, and a verdict of manslaughter with the accused remanded for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anrin
sAingelilam
Ashton
Cogsiallg
Fontteck
Beerhouge
Bristol Infirmary
William Lemon
William Clark
Rowe
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT JAMAICA BILL PASSES THIRD READING
In a long sitting the Jamaica Bill passed its third reading. Education debates stir Parliament as bishops, peers, and ministers clash over government plans and dissenting views. The Budget and Canada measures trigger detailed financial and constitutional discussions.
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Extraordinary Adventures
Imperial Parliament
House OF Lords
Jamaica
Bell
Lancaster
Marquis of Lansdawne
Exeter
Duran
Earl Prrewilliam
Nonwich
Loxpox
House OF Companions
Fridat
Canada
W. Moresworth
Canadas
Coancellor
Army
Navy
Ordnance
British North America
Gentleman
Ireland
R. Psex
House OF Commons
Lord Asuierx
Lancence
J. Graham
Stan Xy
Joan Rosser
E CxarrMan
Bousmof
LORDS
Buckingham Palace
Marquis
Normanby
Upper Canada
Marquis of Normanny
Lord Brovenam
Admiralty Court
Lord Cuancellor
Earl of Shaftesbury
Ludlow
Alcock
William Downes
Royal Academy
Hume
R. Inglis
Lascettus
Abberford
W. Patten
Lori Joux Russut
Scotland
Jouy Russet
Presbyterian Church
Bank of Ireland
Lord Morpeth
Bank OF England
Hew
W. Willliams
Thomas Attwood
John Bar Berm
Kilkenny
Court of Directors
Excnearenr
Grote
W. Artwood
Eastacre
Wachacz
Committee OF Supply
Col. Srpruoni
F. Bantne
Cxlaneetas
Actionly
R. Peel
British Museum
TaLrourn
Warburton
Blackwall
Lord Broucuas
Kenyon and Portman
Marquis of Lauissury
London and Blackwall Commercial
Marquis of Landspowne
Bergat
Commons
Mrtvituz
Duke of Richmont
Supreme Courts (Scotland
Hawes
É&C
Glasgow
Black Sea
Danube
Pecuext
Brighton
G. Creex
Stamford
Spain
Lord Manon
Parsienstos
Turkey
Egypt
Miser
Pacha
Marshal Soult
Ibrahim
Lord Palmerston
Sir Robert Peex
John Colborne
Lanovonere
Sir John Colborne
Montreal
Jons Russrett
Rosery Peet
House of Assembly of Jamaica
Assembly of Jamaica
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