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DEWAR, (who has lost both his LE08 AND ARMS,) SOMETIME SEAMA'N OUT OW GREENOCK, BUT LATI or THK SCHOOWia, f WRECKED ON THE COAST OF JLABRADORE, ? . 90th November^ ^Bl6, AND or THJE PAINFUL IBNTBRFRISBS AN]> DEATH OF CAPTAIN MAXWEZJti AND OREW, BELONGING TO THE SAID SCHOONER REBECCA* t^ttmn etfUimt Mii ^Klfmani. iRXfagflbi t PRINTED BY WILLIAM LANG, 63, Sell'^treeU 1822. Prke Sixpence, ' n.^- ?^ -\ c K AFFECTING NAERATIVE, &c. Having been frequently asked what part of the kingdom I belong to, and other particulars respect- ing my life and parentage, I think it proper here to state, that 1 was born at Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, in the year 1793. My father was a wright to trade, and chiefly in the employment of Mr. M'Neill of Oakfield. After having received the usual education of a tradesman's son in Scotland, my father, when I was about twelve years of age, intended to teach me his own trade, but after a few months, I thought of trying the sea, and bound myself an apprentice with Captain M*Lachlan of the brig ^ord Collingwood, belonging to Greenock. Having served my appren- ticeship, I engaged in the Robust, Captain Landales, for Jamaica, at which place I was ikiipressed into the Navy, and put on board Ithe Cleopatra frigate, Captain GilU where I continued three years cruizing off the Spanish Main. This frigate was ordered jiorae? and for two years after I served in several m J ■ , ,;■ 7 ■.v^^^%> .*^'- ..s 5 n- If t •A'- ; ilere I imcJMr <^Uw^ tbr tarei 1»^ to Q^ t bee, Md cmbai*6d tM ISbard thr Rebecca, >Gapt»il i»la3t#^^l^ &pe Chai^ the isoast of tabw* dore, for d cargo of fish. Having returned to Qtte^ bee, we took in ibme other goodfe* and <^r tiur^v^ age to Cadiz; the Rebecca was ^jrredced #ilihe-eo08| of Labriidore, where my painful aa»d i^rtumt^ dis^teris/ from tb^ incletn^^sy ^f the aeason, it Mmg winter, and the Itehospitatije climate, commsmxd* For a^mbrfe particular acoplint^ what foltDwed,'«id kny ^tcat sufferings and jp««^«^'b€lldess sitUattOfiV >I r^ferthereato to my Narrative, and t^^ tp^meet >ith the chaiitable assistance et^*berj| 1816, in'theRelfecca, Captain Maxwell, bound fcir Cadiz, intendfng to call in at Cape Charles Tbr some more fish, to mak6 up the cargo, for it consisted chiefly of fish. Oiir voyiige was prosperous, till the i 7th of November, whfen being off the harbour of Cape Charles^ on the coast of Labradore, it came t^o blow so very hard," that we had to carry very low caitvas. 'The wind was about nortb by west, and ii^ i^ui<^»«* ivririitf ''dVkniif nnvtfk and south, and the i,ii\: iiBiiiJwiM 'J-^^o ••.*^.!^, ••'""_r~^ — '■ — ~"^-'Z'l '. t' s 1 .-v^"; :> s ■^.ff^ lUitiiliHI 'arMP fPli'^ <'l^ 4ie'-aif«i -ditt mtf -#' < «■■■'«- >> ^ '""Vr- Hi 4 !• c. ■It- -~1.J ^ ■.J{^..^ .:' i' .v<-W, '■'-"', - •" thing but present death was presented to bnr'vidWs oar ressel being full of watef, and th6 sea breaking over her to such a degree, that she was in danger of breaking iip in a thoumnd pieces every moment. We now remained mocionless, surrounded with all th^ hideous terrors of unavoidable destructibn* By diis tiriie two of >oUr crew, James Alla;^ and DaniU Morrison, with Mr. Thomson our only passengei*, got upon the boitspritto make for the island, whidi was distant about a gunshot, but were all in^tantfy whirled to the bottom, there b^hrg sist of lis rediaiii*' ing to meet our doom — to stay we cotild not — to prd- ceed was daithi At last filing our tefiipest-beaten vessel begining to give way, uticertaih of our doom, wd took to the h)ng boat, as the only resource^ for th^ preservation of our precious lives, and, under ^ sofe protection of the Divine Being, reached the MmH about cme htnir after we first struck. ^ ; On attempting toland^the boat upset, and I, ItfeH Dewar, the most unfortunate, Ivas precipita^' b% the rugged face of a rock which%as n^ked by the re* percussion of the surge: then dashed prostrate on th6 beach, where I lay for some time insensible, and on recovering a little, found both my knees and elbows severely wounded by the fall. Here we remained for three days, destitute of a morsel to eat, or any thing to cover us from the inclemency of the tempest, which, with frequent showers of snow and hail, kept pelting at us with redoubled violence. Meanwhile, our mate and one seaman died from fatigue and hunger. l'h<£ bodies of the two men who leaped with Mr, Thom- \-i 6 son on the boltsprit were washed towards us; and hiv- ing no method to bury them, we covered them with the others in the snow, out of our sight. On the 24th, the tempest being now greatly abated, Capt Maxwell, Charles Donaldson, Richard M«Fie, and myself, the only survivors, agreed to leave this island, and steer for the main-land. Accordingly, about nine, a, »i., w6 set sail in the jolly-boat, which had driven from the wreck, steering her with an oar, and bailing her all the way till about one, p. m., when we reached the land, being a distance of two leagues. On preparing to land, the surf which ran very high, took the boat in the stern, filled her with water, and swept Captain Maxwell into the tide, Donaldson and M*Fie hast- !ened to his assistance, but I, from the effects of my similar fate, was incapable of rendering him any aid. They however succeeded in bringing him to the 'Strand, where he remained speechless for a few mi- nutes, then dropped down, gaye a deep sigh, and bade a long adieu to us, his fellow sufferers. In vain did we lament our helpless condition, in vain did we look in every direction for an asylum to our houseless heads, bounded on one side by a barren wilderness, and on the other by inland lakes and rivers. Donaldson and M^Fie, compelled by hunger alone, left me in the evening, while they went in search of some ijubsistence or place of refuge, promis- ing to return, if in life, the following day. Being ^ unable through n»y wounded knees and elbows to go >^ with them, 1 sat down by the remains of my Captain, brooding over my helpless situation j the night freez- f ' / t ing very hard, with a strong easterly wind. Now again the day appearing in the east, after passing a long and dangerous night, expecting every moment to be devoured by some wild beast, 1 then got upon my feet, and looking round me, I saw the jolly boat tossing among the surf, upon the beach. I then thought upon my shipmates who had left me the night before, what might have become of them, think- ing that they had been killed by the wild animals that inhabit this country. At a loss what to do, I considered it best to follow. Accordingly I set out, and crawled to the top of the cliff, and steered my course to the westward along shore, following their feet marks in the snow. I continued my journey till night, and betook myself to rest under a leafless tree. I passed a very restless night, being frequently dis- turbed by the howling of a wolf, and I imagining by the sound, that the animal was approiiching me, I climbed up the tree for safety. Daylight coming on, I looked round me, and found I was, as it Were, completely blockaded, for the snow which had fallen through the night, had filled up their feet marks. Being now without any guii^ * whereby I could trace the course of my shipmates, -I resolved on my de- parture from the tree, and steering my course back towards the place where I left my Captain's remains under the clifF* where 1 arrived about eleven a. »i., I sat myself down by the back of the cliff, and soon fell fast asleep. My companions returned about noon that day, with the intelligence of their havmg fallen In with the vacant hut of an Indian, to which place 8 they conveyed me, snpporting me between tbem, v^q reached it about six in the evening, and next morn- ing determined to travel in one direction, till we should meet either death or remedy. We accordingly set out on the 26th of November, about eight in the morning, and continued journey- ing for ten days without seeing a human being, sub- sisting all the time, on the frost-withered fruit of the rowan tree, which we casually fell in with, and repos- ing in the night close to each other, under the shelter of a leafless thorn. On the eleventh day of our journey, and fifteenth of our calamity, we came to a place called Nady Bay Head, the hill being so high and steep, and covered with snow, that we thought we should never get up to the top, and I being lame, was unable to keep up with my shipmates; the snow giving way under me, I came down to the bottom of the hill. However, I tried it again, taking care of my steps. By this time Donaldson and M