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‘turnpike road .leading to New York. The
ontairs about 45 acres, propo2"tione,tl with
On the
miscs are a good dwelling House, Barn and
Also, a Grist Mill with two
ones, and a good run of cus-
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Norwallt, Oct. 13.
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1';{)YJ’l‘ forty acres of LAND, handsomely
situated on B«:lden’s Hill, about 3 miles
The above Land is of
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ment. An indisputable title and immediate pos-
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Spring Establishinciit.
Eliza, Eennoyei‘,
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.Passeugers, having three elegant. and spa-
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regular trips from this place to New-York, on
Tuesday, 30th inst. ‘ The proprietors assure
their friends and the public, that no exertions will
be spared for the accommodation of Passengers.
The bar will be furnished with the best of Li-
She will leave here
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- tience, and compassion-g-an hospitable Woman.
Of t/zc s/iifzwreck a7zd/m7'ticu[a-r.s- qf the l.').v.v of the
Eziglislz .9/12'/2 Jam.-, 2'72 z/_zc river La Plant, (South
./!merica,) by George FTUC/t‘(.’7‘, o_f11o.s-to7z,./lI¢z.s-s.
. CONCLUDED.
It was now three days and nights sincecl had
tasted food, and my taper of life began to - glim-
merin the socket. How I survived these scenes
of accumulated misery so long, when but barely
alive on first gaining the shore, Iscarcely can
ttll; the retrospect even now astonishcs me--—
But frail mortality could resist no longer. "My
strength had utterly failed. I hailed the ap-
‘ proachingnight as the termination of my cares;
considered the mean covering over_me as my
shroud, and the cask as my coliin, and waited
with fortitude the hour of dissolution. But the
next hour was the hour of deliverance! About 4
o’clock in the afternoon of Saturday, the ‘auspi-
cious 20th of September, I was aroused from my
reveries by the sound of a horse’s feet. Uncer-
tain and careless who appeared, whethera friend
or anenemy, I waited his approach with calm-
ness, being absolutely indifferent in my choice
‘to sleep or die.’ At the next moment,a horse
with a rider stopped before the cask, I hailed in
Spanish faintly ‘ .,-irimgo,’ friend. He instantly a-
lighted, and, struck at such a ghastly spectacle,
as'I then exhibited, he recoiled a few paces back-
ward. Ilecovering soon from his dismay by see-
i_ng my helpless condition, be advanced, and
stopped to learn by what strange means I l_iad
outlived the general wreck. He was a young
man, a Creole, or half Indian, of benevolent feti-
tures, and dressed partly in the Indian method.
I told him my tale in few words, co:-icluding by
asking him the distance of a habitation, and the
possibility of my reaching it, if he could bring
assistauce that day, and promising that he should
be rewarded for his kindness. ‘ In a few hours,’
said he, ‘ I can return with assistazic-3, as the
next ra-izc/10, or hot is but a little more than a
league.’ He then expressed his surprize at my
providential escape, made the sign of the cross
on hisbreast, praised St. George as my special
preserver; saidl was fortunate in speaking the
language so fluently, and that I was greatly so in
being discoveretl by him, whose mother, he said,
lived at the nearest cotttige, wliitlier I should be
conveyed. He said if I liat‘.fallcn into the hands
of the savages, they certainly would have dis-
patched me, for they were merciless and fero-
cious. ‘But fiist,’ added be, ‘I’ll bring you
something to eat, for you look half starved.’ In
about an hmn-. he re-appeared bringing a warm
sausage. 2 - . ~ » I , iread, wrapped up in ;
Ll towel. " it, [l)ll‘r.i{In;';‘ I co.u't?
devour it isappointcd to find I
could I10! lZlI‘- :r~_ , my throat being
contractecl, close, and sore. As'lie’"\‘w-is planning
the means of my rcmoval,l' left it wlib-lly to his
care, and only requested to be come mid to a
place of shelter and safety. He then made his
lat.-so, aline of green bid, with which they catch
wild horses, fast to the handle of the largest
trunk and drove ofi‘. Shortly after he had gone,
a savage, or Guac/ia ‘of a fierce and murderous
countenance rode up,alighted from his horse, and‘
roughly asked who I was. I replieda shipwreck-
ed seaman. ‘Are you the captain?’ ‘ No,’ I
answered, ‘ I was the mate, and had Pl'eviously
been discovered by a person who had just left me
to return with assistance.’ He asked me the
road he took, I told him, when he sprang upon
his horse, and galloped off in the direction the
other had taken. ’
He soon after re-appeared‘ at the cask, with
some others, seemingly with a resolution of put-
ting me to instant dcatli ; but most happily, the
re-appearaiice of my deliverer with his father
and several slaves compelled them to alter their
"design, and they went offto plunder, abandoning
their horrid purpose._ My friend advised me to
permit him to dress me in some clothes from a
passenger’s trunk, wliich -‘they then broke open,
' alledging that in my: present appearance, I should
be_ taken for a common sailor, and that, clothed
in a decent manner, I should’ gain among them
more advantage, respect and comfort. I accord-
ingly suffered the painful operation of dressing,
but my leg being so greatly swelled, prevented
my getting over it any thing but a pair of loose
drawers. I also got on a surtout and waistcoat.
I was then with difficulty lifted upon the back of
a horse, and my discoverer got up before me.—-
Holding on to him, I had strength sufficient to
keep myself in an upright position. I had just
been seated on the back of the animal, when the
general (Ortigues) who commanded the troops
in that quarter, came up with a guard of soldiers
and several others.
VVC al‘i‘lV€(l, at last, Dear dusk, at a sfnall cot-
tage. A number of large dogs gave notice of
our approach, but were soon silenced by my com-
panions, who assisted me gently to dismount. I
was welcomed with many blessings, by the old
woman_, carriedinto the house, seated in a chair,
and stripped of my wet clothes, and put into as
got;-tl a bed as the house afforded. This rmzc/zo
was a small place of only one apartment, built
like all others, of cane fastened together with
‘strips of green hide, plaistcred with mud, and a
thatched roof. A fowl was killed by the old wo-
man, and some good broth made and given me.
After this, my leg was washed with hot vinegar,
and my wounds dressed as well as circumstances
would admit. I considered myself as peculiarly
fortunate in falling into the hands, and being un-
der the care of one of those alleviators of calam-
ity, those indispensable attendants of thetbed of
sick“r_iess,‘where is developedtlie most estimable
and endearing traits _o£_,cl'iar'acter, usefulness,‘pa-
ped two junk bottles, filled with boiling water,
and placed them against my feet, at the foot of
the bed. My feet were much swolcn and wrink-
led, and almost without feeling. The sudden ap-
plication of artificial heat to the blood, though
well intended, had a most pernicious effect, stag-
iiating, corrupting, and destroying its natural
temperature, and causing great pain ; its effects
‘.'-‘ere felt for many months aftervards. This
night I slept but little. The rays of the Sun
bieaking into the room, announced the morning
of the sabbath, and I could in truth, hail it as a
welcome and sweet day of rest.
I now look a view of the apartment and furni-
ture. The room was partly separated by a par-
tition of cane poles ; inside of which, slept the
old woman and her two younger sons, upon the
floor, as there was but one bedstead upon which
I lay. Her eldest son, my discoverer, lay near
me wrapped up in his f1(l£U2(‘/H) or b1an1.;et.* A1
the farther end of the hovel was kept constantly
burning, upon a table, on each side of a crucifix,
two candles, which is an invariable custom when
any one lies dangerously sick. A separate hut
for the kitchen was built outside. The furniture
consisted of a few hide bottomed chairs, some
hide sacks and baskets, a hide seive, and a few
other articles, of which hide was the principal
material.
The next day the General again come bring-
ing‘ with him sever-at bottles of wine and cordial
taken from the beach. I d.~.-sired him to inform
me if it ‘s possible to send a letter to Monte Vi-
deo. He replied it was difficult, as there wasbut
little intercourse, but that he knew of a patriot ol-
licer, who, liaving a passport, would in a few days
go to the city. I therefore, next day, procured
of the Uili woman materials for writing, and a
chopping block ; this I placed between my legs
on the bed, covering; it with a piece of baize,
and co'mmei:.ced writing. It was a I.€(iI'_)U.5' busi-
ne:-..<, anti I could sit up no longer than to write
one line at a time. I, however, finished this ne-
cessary duty, and wrote two letters, one directed
to \V. P. VVhite, Esq. who was the only person
,1 xvasticquaiiited with in Monte Video, and an-
other to the owners at Buenos Ayres. These I
;_{:.:\'c to the General, who in two days forwarded
them to the Capital.
My discoverer, Pedro, was employed this day,
with two slaves, in recovering some articles and
previsioiis from the beach, which, he said, was
now covered with natives, breaking open trunks,
chests and bales of goods, staving in casks of
= me vdten any wanted to drink, and exhibiting a
.-.n'ifaisetl scene of plunder, fighting and wanton
4 ; te. '.i.‘i‘l‘:;“ ts.-zi..i.s iiL'l'C are g-enerally of great
lsize, long black hair, hanging like snakes down
i their shoulders, long bushy beards, and musta-
ches. a course lzlaéiikct wrapped round the mid-
\i!=i '.-ixd another, with a hole, through which they
thrust. their heads. hung down their backs, a tur-
ban, or handkerchief on their heads, liorse-skin
U001-‘_=‘a stripped from the animal’s leg, and worn
raw into the sliape of the feet. These, with a
sword nearly a fathom long, in an iron scabbard,
gave them a most horrible appearance. They,
indeed, looked like demons. All wore large
knives stuck in a sheath in their blanket behind,
which they made use of for every purpose, to
kill cattle, cut up beef, eat meat, and stub their
lgllow creatures. The General camc,in the eve-
ning, with several soldiers, and at our earnest re-
quest, left a guard of three for our defence, who
were well armed.
I had: about this time, a great many visitors,
who all_considt-red me highly j‘,,v0,~,,(1 by my pal,
ran saint, to whom they attributed my * hair.
breadth ’scapes.-’ Among them were many old
women, who came upon liorscback from different
parts to barter their comiiioditics. A consulta.
tion was held among them respecting my fever,
leg, and bruises; and they recommended alarge
leaf of an herb which grows in those countries,
which, dipped in hot oil and vinegar, had :1 won-
derful and salutary effect. Although the appli-
cation was accutely painful duringseveral nights,
the swelling gteatly subsided, excepting about
the knee. During this time I could ‘not shift po-
sitions without great pain ; and I could instantly
perceive a change of the wind upon the least
motion, from electric pain. It was the work of
half an hour to turn sometimes in bed. My ap-
petite was raging, and though Icould not get so
much as I wanted, owing to the care of my at-
tendants, I ate immense quantities, and drank all
that came within my reach, always keeping bot-
tles of liquor under ~my pillow, for my niglit’s
supply. I kept one small boy constantly bring-
ing water, of which, during ten days, I believe I
...-..c -3-... .-
of cordial, a dozen of wine, ten gallons of the
same in a keg, and several bottles ofother liquors,
allof which Pedro had saved from the beach.—--
I would frequently whistle and sing to bcguile
the pain, and the old woman would ask the reason.
I told her I sung to kill the pain ; but I saw she
often thought from my strange behaviour, that
my fever and anguish had rendered me deliri-
ous. My apprehension, however, of the sava-
ges in this weak state, anti nervous dcbility of
body and mind, gave me incessant anxiety : ex-
pecting every night that they would break in,
and knowing their merciless ferocity. The con-
stant barking of the watcliful dogs, giving notice
of their approach, sounded like a summons bell.
One night when all had retired to rest, and the
guards lay snoring upon the floor,‘ the dogs set
up a roaring yell, and soon after we heard the ap-
*‘ The old man, lzisfat/zer, -who was a S/zcniard,
lived in anat/pm‘
_Gaz:c!zac.
. . .. ..-. ...
drank fifty gallons, besides half a dozen bottles,
for defence. I saw by the moon shine, five hid-
eous looking fellows, armed with swords and
bayonets, standing before thedoor. A sharp
parley ensued between them and the guard.—-
They thought proper to make a speedy retreat,
stealing in their way, a horse from the field.
On the eighth day, I was agreeably relieved
by the arrival of two clerks, an Englishman and
a Spaniard, from Monte Video, in consequence
of receiving my letter, from the house of the
consignees, in order to affect my removal to the
property. The latter they found totally impos-
sible, nothing of value being found on the strand,
every thing having been carried off up country
by the natives. I was extremely rejoiced at
their appearance, and we concerted plans for my
departure. They sIept one night at the but, and
next day, ‘Sunday, departed, having seen sulfi-
cient of the character of the natives, and glad
they had escaped the knives of the guaciias, and
vqwing they would not venture their lives again
among such a murderous crew for the value of a
ship and cargo.
The Cannibals were daily and hourly growing
more inexorable, and the danger every moment
increased. I had every reason to believe that on
this night they intended to make a desperate at-
tack upon the cottage, and to have murdered all
in their power, had not the fortunate arrival, a-
bout sun-set, of the long-wislied-for cart, with a
driver and guide, both armed put them in fear.
Tliese were a valuable addition to our force, and
this night, during which they slept in the but, I
felt less appreliensive ofdanger. To death, and to
danger the most terrific, I had been exposed, and
had faced them with manly fortitudc.—-I had es-
caped from wild -beasts, and met the fury of the
elements without shrinking ; but the horrid pros-
pect of having my flesh gashed and lacereatcd,
and my limbs cut asunder by the knives of the
savages, gave me infinite anguish, and lw-Hing‘
with rage and indignation, I could alinosnat
times, had it been in my power» l\'d‘/5 591'/«“tl 1”‘
discriminate tlestruction, and, },{i“-’ ’
old, have sacrific-3d my life to re
a state of torturi: -suspense, av
upon the l)l()O(l-l."‘~,f‘Sty rufl’iaus.
The tenth day came, and we were 1...-
A great number of blankets‘ and coverings
thrown over me after I was in the cart.——-I shook
the hands of the kind old woman and my deliv.
erer most heartily. A crowd of rising emotions
almost stifled my expressions of gratitude ;:n¢
started the tears of overpoweretl feelings. I left
them with fervent benedictions, and we drove off
slowly on our way, and arrived about two o’clock
at the gates of l\lonte Video.-—The novelty of
the sight drew many to the windows, as I lay up-'1
on my back in the cart, fairly exposed to their ._
view and wonder. \Ve stopped at the house of
an English merchant, the consignee, who imme-
diately came out, and with many friendly con-
gratulations, assisted his slaves in carrying me
up stairs.
Here I was confined for nearly twenty days,
and my leg was now shrunk and withered to as
great an extreme as_ it was swelled before. By
unexampled kindness I daily improved, and in
three weeks was able to leave the room, and sit
outside the chamber upon the walk. One of
the owners of the ship happening at this time to
be in Monte Video, speedily came to visit me
and hear the account of the loss of his ship.--
Vlfhen I had linislietl, and when he had heard of
the hospitality of the old woman at the cottage,
he immediately proposed a subscription among
the T11Cl‘Cll'c:IitS'fOl‘ her recompence and relief, re-
gardless of his own loss, though he was half
owner of the ship, and that uninsured. -
V\7hile under this hospitable roof, all that
could contribute to alleviate pain, every thing
that could add to my convenience and comfort,
kindness, which left not a wish ungratilied, I on-
Joyed in its fullest extent. Though a distressed
fol‘?-ignei‘ I was treated as a brother, and though
81 5U‘€1Ugel‘s Wei welcome to their board. -For
three W<3€kSa\Vi‘i‘-ts on the bed of sickness, I was
Visiitd ‘3VC"Y m°"“i“s by the worthy merchant,
W110: with his OWN llaflfib would dress my wounds
thus emulating the example-.q{ me good Samar-
itan. .
It would be well if here I could c\|1cl‘Jde’ and
if here the hapless tale was ended. 11.” as a
faithful narrator, I am constrained to givoits
melancholy sequel. After I had been in Monte
Video about six weeks, I received the shocking
intelligence, that, on the night of the same day
on which Ileft the cottage, the barbarous and
merciless savages attacked and entered the but
of the old woman, and finding no opposition, as
the guards had gone to the encampment, plun-
dered the lint of all she possessei, wounded the
slaves who opposed them, and .i'ter rep‘eatc-dly
stabbing my worthy deliverel‘. finisllt’-d With Clit-
ting his throat from ear to ear ! I--low just are the
words of the poet, ‘Tlic ways of Heaven are
dark and intricate. Man puzzled in mazes and
perplexed with errors, sees not with how much
art his windings turn, nor where the regular con-
fusion ends.’ . p /
I was now rapidly gaining strength; my leg
I could bear my weight on, and after remaining
here for two months, I was able to take passage
for Buenos Ayres, distant about a liundrcd miles
further up, and upon the opposite $l(l(‘."0I"1i]e
river. I arrived there next day, and found a
great number of acqnaintances,_who were.very
kind and friendly. A: subscription was direct-
ly handed round among the English meI‘ChahtSa
by the goodness of the own_eI‘Sa
‘ ‘no If
hut, at a rclatz'on’s,for fear qf the
II -0-: ""‘"“"‘- ' "'
city, and endeavor to secure some part of the 7
and about tbu‘_r,_,
Norwalk Chronicler