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by throwing overboard a great deal cepting their colour, which was of a of lumber, and two casks of water. light copper, they bad the form and The three boats kept close in com- features of the natives of Europe: pany, the long-boat having the jolly- they were entirely naked. We saw boat in tow. Finding, at day-lighit, a number of women, who were wellthat the cutter sailed considerably formed, with mild pleasing features. better, I directed Mr. Robson to “ We were received on the beach take the jolly-boat in tow. The wind by about twenty or thirty of the naincreased as the morning advanced, tives, who immediately supplied each and a beavy swell rising, at 10 A.M. of us with a cocoa-nut. We then the jolly-boat sunk, while in tow by succeeded in making them underthe cutter, and all on board, to the stand that we wanted water, upon number of sixteen, unfortunately pe- wbich they made signs for us to acrished. It was lamentable to witness company them towards the interior the fate of these unhappy men, and of the island:-we did so; but after the more so, as it was not in our walking about a mile, they conducted power to render them the smallestus into a thick jungle; and as their assistance.

number was quickly increasing, I “At noon on the 22d we saw the judged it imprudent to proceed fur. Admiralty Islands, bearing N. N. E. ther, and returned to the be distant three or four leagues; and as where I was alarmed to find t'i we had run about fifty-eight miles in tives had assembled to the the boats, upon a N. by. E. half E. of one hundred and fifty, (* course, the situation of the sboal on

armed with spears, eis which the Sydney struck was accu- long. One of them rately ascertained, and will be found of venerable ap as above laid down.

seemed to be t1 “ From the Admiralty Islands we

and threw ! continued standing to the westward; pressive, and on the 25th made a small island: should we stood towards it, and from its appearance I was induced to land, in the hope of obtaining a supply of water. Mr. Robson, myself, and twenty the best of our hands, armed heavy clubs, brought from New ledonia, our fire-arms being renderet. useless from exposure to heavy rains, approached in the cutter, and landed, si through a heavy surf, to the utmost boa, astonishment of the inhabitants, who, haps as far as we could judge from ap- they : pearance, had certainly never before them seen people of our complexion. The On m men were tall and well made, wearing their hair plaited and raised above threaten the head-they had no appearance when I w of Malays, nor Caffrees; and, ex- of them.

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“On the night of the 2d of Ja- themselves for the niglat. My poor nuary, 1807, we were suddenly children complained much of their awakened from slumber, by the hi- feet being swollen, but I was not deous yells of savages, who before we permitted to give them any relief, could put ourselves in a situation to nor was their father allowed to disoppose them, succeeded in forcing course with them. As night apthe doors of the house. They were proached, we took each other by the to the number of forty or filty, hand, expecting never again to witfrightfully painted, and armed with bess the rising of the sun. Contrary tomahawks and scalping knives. My to our expectations, however, we had husband met them at the door, and a tolerable night's rest, and on the in their own tongue asked them what succeeding day, though naked, and they wanted ?– The scalps of your half starved, travelled with much family!" was their answer. My hus- more ease than on the preceding one. band entreated to have compassion The Indians occasionally allowed us on me and his innocent children, but a little raw food, sufficient only to his entreaties availed nothing; we keep us alive. We this day travelled, were dragged naked out of the house, according to the reckoning of the and tied severely with cords. By Indians, nearly forty miles, and were, order of one who appeared to be the about sun-set, joined by the remainchief, about twenty of the Indians ing savages who were left behind; took charge of us, who were ordered they were loaded with the spoils of to conduct us with all possible dis- my husband's property: among other patch to their settlement (about 200 articles, they found a keg of spirits, miles distant), while the remainder of which they had drank plentifully were left to pillage and fire the house. -as they became intoxicated, they We coinmenced our journey about exercised the more cruelty towards midnight, travelling through an un- us; they beat my poor children cultivated wilderness, at the rate of so unmercifully that they were unanear seven miles an hour. If either ble to stand on their feet the next of us, through fatigue, slackened our morning; the Indians altributed their pace,

most inhumanly inability to wilfulness, and again rebeaten, and threatened with instant newed their acts of barbarity, beatdeath.

ing them with clubs, cutting and “After a tedious travel of more gashing them with knives, and scorchthan forty miles, the savages halted ing their naked bodies with brands in a swamp-here, 'for the first time of fire. Finding that their hellish from the time of our departure, we plans had no other effect than to were permitted to lie down ; the In- 'render the poor unhappy sufferers dians kindled a fire, on which they less able to travel, they came to the broiled some bear's flesh, of which resolution to butcher them on the they allowed us but a small portion. spot.

“ After they had refreshed them- " Six holes were dug in the earth, selves and extinguished their fire, we of about five feet in depth, around were again compelled to pursue our each of which some dried branches journey; we travelled until sud-set, of trees were placed. My husband when the Indians again halted, and at this moment, filled with horror at began to prepare a covering for whiat he supposed was about to take

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were

for a few trifling articles, furnished therefore, searched for an eligible us with an abundance of roots and situation for that purpose, and sedried salmon, the food to which they lected a spot on the south-side of a were accustomed, we found that we little river, called by the natives Necould not subsist on these articles, tat, which discharges itself at a small and almost all of us grew sick on bar on the south-side of the Columeating them; we were obliged there- bia, and fourteen miles within point fore to have recourse to the flesh of Adams. Here we constructed some horses and dogs, as food to supply log-houses, and defended them with the deficiency of our guns, which a common stockade work; this place produced but little nieat, as game we called Fort Clatsop, after a nawas scarce in the vicinity of our tion of that name who were our camp on the Kooskooske, where we nearest neighbours. In this country were compelled to remain, in order we found an abundance of elk, on to construct our perogues to descend which we subsisted principally during the river. At this season the salmon the last winter. We left Fort Clatis meagre, and forms but indifferent sop on the 27th of March.' On our food. While we remained here I homeward-bound voyage, being much was myself sick for several days, better acquainted with the country, and my friend capt. Lewis suffered we were enabled to take such prea severe ipdisposition.

cautions as in a great measure se“ Having completed our perogues cured us from the want of provision and a small canoe, we gave our at any time, and greatly lessened horses in charge to the Pollotepal- our fatigues, when compared with lors until we returned, and on the those to which we were compelled 7th of October re-embarked for the to submit in our outward-bound Pacific Ocean. We descended by journey. We have not lost a man the route I have already mentioned. since we left the Mandians, a cirThe water of the river being low at cumstance which I assure you is a this season, we experienced much pleasing consideration to me.

As I difficulty in descending: we found shall shortly be with you, and the it obstructed by a great number of post is now waiting, I deem it undifficult and dangerous rapids, in necessary here to attempt minutely passing of which our perogues seve- to detail the occurrences of the last ral tinies filled, and the men escaped 18 months. narrowly with their lives. — How

“ I am, &c. ever, this difficulty does not exist '“ Your affectionate brother, in high water, which happens within

“WILLIAM CLARK." the period which I have previously mentioned. We found the natives extremely numerous, and generally Remarkable Instance of Propensity friendly, though we have on several to the Savage State. Occasions owed our lives and the fate

[From a Jamaica Paper.] of the expedition to our number, which consisted of 31 men. On the To the Editors of The Royal Gazette. 17th of November we reached the Gentlemen, ocean, where various considerations I request you will have the goodinduced us to spend the winter; we, ness to insert the following extraor

dinary occurrence in The Royal Ga- distant from this place; in that time zette; it may possibly lead to some never saw a white face or human ha, important discovery. With great bitation; had enjoyed perfect health, respect, I remain,

When he was asked, why he had Gentlemen, abandoned society ? he shrugged his Your obedient servant, shoulders, and lifted up his hands,

W. W. as if in the act of adoration. When Greenwich Park,

a cordial was given to him, he was St. Ann, Jan. 22.

cautioned not to drink much, as ex

cess would kill him ; he replied, “A few days ago, it was men

• death to me is welcome. He was tioned to me, in the shape of a clothed, fed, and encouraged, and complaint, that there was a wild the writer of this retired to recomwhite man resident in the woods of mend him as a fit object for the this property, who had interrupted hospital. In a minute afterwards, the negroes in working their provi- he was told the wild man had ession-grounds, &c. Upon inquiry, I caped. It seems

It seems he had watched found his residence in the woods had for an opportunity of being unobnot been a secret; but some late out- served, when he seized his victuals, rages which he committed, prompted and ran with amazing celerity tothe sufferer to complain.' It ap

wards the woods. The dogs were peared that he occasionally molested alarmed, and pursued him; as they the women, but always ran from the approached, he threw down pieces men. Upon this information, I sent of meat to stay them.When he out a party, with a guide, who knew found his efforts to escape , unavailhis haunts. The party divided, with ing, he stopped suddenly, and ran a view to surround his hut; and, in to his pursuers. When he was exthe deepest recesses of the woods, postulated with on his want of conthey saw him sitting on the point of fidence, after the kind treatment he a rock; he fled, but, after a short had met with, he shook his head, pursuit, was overtaken, and brought sighed deeply, and said, “man is hither. He was naked, save the my enemy; I am afraid? His inscanty remains of a doublet; his tellects appear to be sound, although beard had attained the utmost point he speaks with great reluctance; he of its growth; his feet and hands is well måde, has blue eyes, is in were callous as leather: his skin was stature about 5 feet 8 inches. · His discoloured with filth; and, alto- hut is fashioned much like an Indian gether, he exhibited the most hu- wigwam, and he has contrived a miliating object that monkish de- subterraneous kitchen, with great basement could furnish. When first ingenuity; his habitation was surtaken, he affected dumbness, but rounded with springes to catch birds, afterwards I obtained from him the one of which he had prepared for following particulars:-His name is his breakfast. He had displayed Charles Martin, is an Italian, born talents in fabricating divers sorts of at Florence, thinks he has been two baskets; and, what is strange, no or three years in the woods; he en- iron, not even a knife, was found in tered them at Port Maria, 30 miles his possession."

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he felt himself happy, because he Gentlemen,

Was safe. The writer of this acPerhaps the following additional count asked him, were he permitted particulars of Charles Martin, ile his liberty, whether he would abide wild white map, mentioned in your in the court of the hospital? He paper of the 1st instant, may be in- said he would make 110 promise. teresting to some of your recers: When he was cuestioned why he

When retaken as saled in the bad deserted the comforts of society, former communication, he was sent to submit to the privations of a sato the hospital, where le occupied vage and solitary life? he eagerly a room, was kindly treated, and in- replied, that the very sight of maldulged with an extra allowance of kind gave him pain. He persists food; but his habits are so incorris that his nanie is Charles Martin; gibly savage, that what civilized that he was born at Nice, in Piedman considers comfort, is to bim mont («t at Florence, as before intolerable insipidity. On the night stated); that he was educated at of the 241 inst. he made his escape Caer, in Normandy; that of the through a small aperture in the wall fornier place bis father is a wineof the room in which he was con- mercbant; and that himself kept a fined; he left not a vestige by which store at Port-au-Prince, in St. Doto trace bis fight. A fortnight af- mingo, some years ago. He writes terwards, he was found by accident, a legible hand, and speaks Norman in the centre of a cane-piece, about French with great fluency. His unihalf a mile from the hospital, sur- derstanding on general subjects is rounded with cane trash, the refuse unimpalied; but he is possessed of a of bis subsistence; he had divesied votion that he is reserved for some himself of the incumbrance of dress, ignominous death; and neither the and bad, for fourteen days, been encouragement nor the kindness he exposed to the inclemency of the bas received, has been able to eraweather, which is here peculiariy se- dicate this impression, which seems verę at this season of the year; his to be indelible. appearance was squalid and ex- I understand the former account tenuated; and although a nudity, of this miserable self-devoted outhe' appeared before numbers of cast, was treated by some as fabupeople unabaslied, and with an un- lous; if there be still sceptics, they blushing composure of countenance, may bave their doubts removed, by which evinces that the sense of shame application to, in him is entirely abolished.

Gentlemen, was reconducted to bis old quarters,

Your humble servant, and asked in what manner he lived ?

WM. WESTON. He answered, that he had never St. Ann's Bay, moved more than a few yards from

Feb. 26, 1906. the spot he first occupied; that he eat two canes daily; that he had · P. S. On re-examining the but, slept well (although, unsheltered, his former babitation in the woods, and nightly exposed to “the pelt- around it were growing 13 Alicada įngs of the pitiless storm;") and that pear plants; from the size of the

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