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 I was born at Lochgilphead, in Argyllshire, in the year 
 1793. My father, who was a wright in the employment 
 of Mr. McNeill of Oakfield, wished to bring me up to his 
 own trade, but my inclination for the sea was so strong, 
 that afte^ a few months, I bound myself apprentice to 
 Captain M'Lachlan of the brig Lord Collingwood, belong- 
 ing to Greenock. Having served my apprenticeship, I 
 engaged in the Robust, Captain Landells, for Jamaica, 
 at which place I W5\s impressed into the Navy, and put 
 on board the Cleopatra Frigate, Captain Gill, where I 
 continued three years cruizing off the Spanish Main. 
 Thid frigate was ordered home, and for two years after, 
 I served in several of His Majesty's ships, when I was at 
 length paid off from the Sophia sloop of war, at Deptford. 
 Having again returned to Greenock, I embarked on board 
 the Montreal, Captain Rayside, of that port, for Montreal, 
 in Canada. 
 
 Here, I and ibur of the crew, entered on board the 
 schooner Rebecca, Captain Maxwell, about to sail for the 
 coast of Labradore, for a cargo of fish, and afterwards to 
 proceed to Cadiz. We accordingly sailed for Cape 
 Charles, where we took in part of our cargo, and returned 
 to Quebec to take in some other goods. We again sailed 
 from thence, oa the 8th of October, 1816 ; and, as the 
 vessel was not full. Captain Maxwell intended to complete 
 the cargo with fish at Cape Charles. On the 17th No- 
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 heavy gale coming on, blowing right out of the harbour, 
 and the entrance being very narrow, we could not carry 
 sail to beat the vessel in, we hoisted the Ensign, Union- 
 down, as a signal of distress, but the inhabitants made us 
 a signal to reply, that they could afford us no assistance ; 
 and being on the larbour tack, we run along shore E.N.E. 
 a few leagues farther ; the gale still increasing, we were 
 obliged to heave the vessel to, about six o'clock, the same 
 evening. We lay to for the long space of three days, 
 the gale blowing tremendously, accompanied with heavy 
 falls of snow. On the 20th, the wind shifted from N.E. 
 to N.W. and it became necessary to bear up, for the pur- 
 pose of clearing the land ; we bore up, accordingly, about 
 seven in the evening, and ran under bare poles till near 
 midnight. The night was completely dark, and the gale 
 continued with unabated fury, with heavy showers of 
 hail and sleet. 
 
 Being now off Cape Norman, in the Straits of Belleisle, 
 the starboard watch being now on deck, the man who was 
 keeping a look-out forward, was heard to cry to the watch 
 below, " Bear a hand upon deck men, for we are close 
 upon a rock." No sooner had he uttered these words, 
 then the vessel struck with a tremendous crash ; she then 
 recoiled, and on continuing to strike, both of the masts 
 fell over the side, close by the deck. Nothing could be 
 more dreadful than our situtation at this moment ; our 
 vessel was fast filling with water, and the sea broke over 
 her with such violence, that we expected every instant 
 she would be dashed to pieces. 
 
 We could discern the land covered with snow, about a 
 gun-shot a-head, and in order to reach it, the jolly-boat, 
 
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 which was stowed inside of the long- bout, was launched 
 overboard, but was swamped and sunk alon«^-side. Mr. 
 Thomson, a passenger, and two of the crew, then attempt- 
 ed to reach t' e shore by a boltsprit, but a heavy sea in- 
 stantly swept them off, and they perished. Soon after, 
 the boltsprit itself was carried away, loosening the stern- 
 head, and tearing up the forecastle. In a few minutes, 
 the vessel filled and went down, by the liead ; the keel 
 still resting upon the rock, left; the taffrail above the water ; 
 the survivors now got into the long boat, and the gripes 
 which fastened her, having been previously cut, she drove 
 clear of the wreck, and reached tlie shore in safety, but 
 immediately went to pieces : I was dashed against the 
 rocks and ice, with which it was environed, with such 
 violence, as to be completely stunned, and lay for some 
 time insensible. On recovering myself, I found both my 
 knees and elbows severely wounded, but contrived to clam- 
 ber to an eminence out of the reach of the sea. 
 
 The spot on which we were thrown, was a small island, 
 not more than a quarter of a mile in circumference, com- 
 pletely covered with ice and snow, and affording us neither 
 provision nor shelter from the storm, which continued to 
 rage with unabated violence. Our spirits were somewhat 
 revived when the day dawned, at finding the jolly-boat 
 had been thrown ashore without much damage ; we crept 
 under her, and although we could not prevent the wind 
 blowing under the gunnel, she afforded us* a certain de- 
 gree of shelter, and we were supported by the hopes that 
 she would afford us the means of escape, when the gale 
 should abate. 
 
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 cask of ciicrry brandy ; on opening it, it was found frozen 
 into a solid mass ; we broke it, and constantly kept a 
 I)iece of it in our nioutlis. We remained in tliis dreadful 
 situation three days and three nights ; during which time, 
 the mate and two of the men perished from cold and 
 hunger. We buried them, and the bodies of the two 
 sailors who wc^re washed off the boltsprit, which were 
 thrown ashore in the snow. 
 
 On the morning of the 24th, the gale had greatly abated, 
 and we determined to attempt to reach the coast of New- 
 foundland, which is about two leagues to leeward. The 
 Island on which we were wrecked, is named Duck Island, 
 and is situated in the straits of Belleisle, which separates 
 Labradore from Newfoundland. At nine o'clock in the 
 morning, Captain Maxwell, Charles Donaldson, Richard 
 M'Fie, and myself, the only survivors of our crew, em- 
 barked in the jolly-boat ; as we had only one oar, we 
 were obliged to run before the wind, and to land upon 
 whatever spot we might be driven. In about three hours 
 we reached the land, but the surf ran so high, that the 
 boat instantly filled, and Captain Maxwell, was swept 
 into deep water. From the state of my wounds I 
 could give no assistance, but Donaldson and M'Fie suc- 
 ceeded in bringing him to the beach. He remained 
 speechless for a few moments, then dropping down, and 
 giving a deep sigh, bade a last adieu to his fellow-suflerers. 
 In vain did we lament our helpless condition, in vain 
 did we look in every direction for an asylum to our house- 
 less heads, surrounded on one side by a barren wilder- 
 ness, and on the other by inland lakes and rivers. Don- 
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 evening, \\hiU\ they went in search of some subsistence 
 or place of refuge, promising to return, if in life, the fol- 
 lowing day. Being unable, owing to my wounded knees 
 and elbows, to go with them, I sat down by the remains 
 of my Captain, brooding over my helpless situation ; the 
 night freezing very hard, with strong easterly wind. Now 
 again the day appearing in the East, aftering passing a 
 long and dangerous night, expecting every moment to be 
 devoured by some wild beast, I got up on my feet, and 
 looking around me, I saw the jolly-boat tossing amidst the 
 surf, upon the beach. I then thought upon my shipmates 
 who had left me the night before, what might have become 
 of them, thinking that they had been killed by the wild 
 animals that inhabit this country. At a loss what to do, 
 I considerfid it best to follow. Accordingly I set out, and 
 crawled to the top of the cliff, and directed my course to 
 the westward, along the shore, following their footsteps in 
 the snow for three miles. I continued my journey till 
 night, and betook to rest under a leafless tree. I passed 
 a very restless night, being frequently disturbed by the 
 howling of a wolf, and imagined by the sound that the 
 animal was approaching me, I climbed up the tree for 
 safety. At daylight I looked round me, and I was. as it 
 were, completely blockaded, for the snow which had fal- 
 len through the night, had filled up their footsteps. Be- 
 ing now without any guide whereby I could trace the 
 course of my shipmates, I resolved on my departure from 
 the tree, and returned to the place where I lefl my Cap- 
 tain's remains under the cliff, where I arrived about eleven 
 fl. m. I sat myself down by the back of the cliff, and 
 soon fell fast asleep. My Companions returned about 
 
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 noon that day, with the intelligence of their having fallen 
 in with the vacant hut of an Indian, to which place they 
 conveyed me, supporting me between them ; we reached 
 it about six in the evening, and next morning determined 
 to tra^^el in one direction, till we should meet either death 
 or assistance. 
 
 We accordingly set out on the 26th of November, about 
 eight in the morning, and continued journeying for ten 
 days without seeing a human being, subsisting all the 
 t" Tie on the withered fruit, of the rowan tree, which we 
 easily fell in with, and reposing in the night close to each 
 other, with the shelter of a leafless tree. 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 to the top, and I being lame, was unable 
 to keep up with my shipmates ; the snow giving way un- 
 der me, I came down o the bottom of th.e hill. However, 
 I tried it again, taking care of my steps. By this time 
 Donaldson and M'Fie had reached the top, and began 
 shouting and waving with their hats for joy, having seen 
 a house. I hurried up towards them with enlivened speed. 
 We then sat down, on the top of the h'^ to rest ourselves, 
 uncertain whither it was inhabited or not. We then 
 saw a person coming down towards the b^ach on the 
 other side of a deep inlet or bay ; we shouted to him, 
 thinking he might hear, and come across with a boat to 
 ns, the distance round being about two or three leagues : 
 however he did not hear us. We then set off again, and 
 sliding down the west side of the hill to the bottom, began, 
 journeying round the head of the bay, till we came to 
 
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 a narrow part that divided the island from the mainland ; 
 here we saw the marks of men and dog*s feet in the snow, 
 and a small boat hauled up on the ice. Overcome with 
 fatigue we sat down to rest ourselves, in hopes some of 
 the Inhabitants might come to our assistance. In a short 
 time, four large dogs came up barking furiously, and were 
 followed by two Indians, armed with muskets. We en- 
 treated them to lead us t / a habitation, which, after some 
 hesitation, they agreed to, and led us to a hut, at a short 
 distance, which we found inhabited by a fisherman, nam- 
 ed Isaac Isaacs; the natives whom we had met with, 
 formed part of his establishment. It was situated at Cape 
 Carpoon, about fifty miles from the place where we were 
 wrecked. By this time, I was so far spent, I could hardly 
 drag one foot after the other, and my legs were swelled 
 to an unweildy bulk. 
 We reached the hut on the 1 4th day after our shipwreck, 
 and were kindly received by Mr. Isaacs, who placed U8 by 
 a good fire, and treated us with some bread and spruce 
 beer. He then ordered one of his Indians to bring a tub- 
 ful of ice-water to soak our boots, and with a knife he 
 ripped them down behind, and turned them over our feet, 
 and in drawing off the stockings, the skin and toe-nails 
 came off along with them. He next applied a poultice 
 of fish blubber and Castile soap, and laid us by the fire, 
 with a boat's sail over us. Our situation now began to 
 excite the sympathy of our host, and he showed a great 
 deal of commiseration. Donaldson, in a few days was 
 seized with mental derangement, and died in a fit of de- 
 lirium. M*Fie and I were now looking to meet with the 
 same fate as poor Donaldson, both our arms and legs hav- 
 
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 ing mortified, and our host told us, that to save our lives 
 we must lose our limbs. Poor Richard, with a regard- 
 lessness of his doom, said, " I will willingly risk my fate, 
 hoping one of us may be left to tell our friends what we 
 experienced. " The mortification was rapidly spreading, 
 and from my natural timidity, I begged Richard to suffer 
 first, which he did, but no stoppage could be made to the 
 great effusion of blood, and death in a short time termi- 
 nated his existence. I then was placed for the awful ope- 
 ration, which was performed on Christmas morning. 
 
 The surgeon, being a fisherman, first began with a large 
 seal knife, by carving the flesh off both legs about an inch 
 above the ancle, then breaking and severing the bones, 
 and afterwards applying a preparation of hot pitch 
 and rosin, as the only remedy to stop the discharge of 
 blood, which happily succeeded. He then proceeded to 
 my arms, which he treated in like manner. During this 
 torture, I was lulled as it were into the arms of death, in- 
 sensible to every act, save the amputation of my left 
 hand, which, as well as right hand, was cut off by the 
 wrist. Next morning, my extreme personal torture, 
 and the reflection of my miserable condition, unable to 
 convey a particle of food to my lips, lying at once a com- 
 plete object of sympathy and disgust, the prospect of a 
 lingering death, in a desolate region, far from the consol- 
 ation of a friend, excited a combination of ideas which 
 filled my mind with despair. 
 
 Notwithstanding the severity of the operations, my 
 health began almost daily to recover, and in a very few 
 days, I was able to bear a journey of twenty miles, to a 
 hut in the midst of a forest, to which it was usual ta~re- 
 
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 tire in the depth of winter : I was carried on a sledge, 
 drawn by twelve dogs, and did not feel any bad effects 
 from the journey. 
 
 Our winter quarters consisted of a large hut built of 
 logs, which was so completely buried in the snow, that, 
 on approaching it, nothing could be seen but a flag-staff 
 erected on the top of a chimney. It was entered by a 
 large covered porch which protected the entry from cold ; 
 and, as the windows were blockaded up with snow, it was 
 only lighted from the chimney, which was made large on 
 purpose. I was placed near the fire, on a bench, and 
 covered with a boat's sail. 
 
 The winter party consisted of Mr. Isaacs, three English- 
 men, one Dutch sailor, and the two Indians already men- 
 tioned. They employed themselves, during the day, in 
 cutting wood, and setting traps for deer, beavers, and 
 other kinds of game; and, in the evening, in making 
 mokassons, or Canadian boots. As the season advanced, 
 I began to recover my strength, and to be able to move 
 from my bench, rolling myself upon an empty flour barrel, 
 placed under my breast. Upon one occasion, I ventured 
 a few paces beyond the porch, when the whole party 
 were out ; the cask unfortunately gave way, and I fell to 
 the ground, but, by dint of exertion, I was able to creep 
 back to the hut. 
 
 On the return of the fishing season we again return- 
 ed to our former residence, where I remained from the 
 20th May, till the month of September, 1817 ; and was 
 pretty well taken care of by Mr. Isaacs, who being an 
 old man was seldom absent with the others, and who 
 dreaaed my sores in the best manner he was able. 
 
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 In this melancholy condition, I remained about eight 
 months, till the arrival of the schooner Lilly of Quebec, 
 Captain Stewart, who received me on board, and who 
 treated me with a kindness I can never fWrget. He had 
 a medicine chest, and dressed my sores daily : he even 
 gave up his own bed in the cabin to me, and cut his pillow 
 in two to make cushions for my knees, bringing me on 
 deck every favourable day, and by this kind treatment, 
 my health was greatly restored. We arrived at Quebec 
 on the 23d September, I was convoyed to the hospital of 
 St. Roque, a^d attended by nuns, by whose care the 
 sores in my arms were healed ; but it was found necessary, 
 to have both my legs amputated again. The operation 
 was performed by Doctors Hicket and Homes : I remain- 
 ed here till the 28th of June, 1818. My wounds being 
 only partially cured, broke out again on the passage, and 
 on my arrival in this country, I was sent to Glasgow In- 
 firmary, where it was found necessary to amputate both 
 my legs for the third time ; the amputation was perform- 
 ed by Doctors Corkindale and Cumin : and, thank God, 
 my limbs are at length skinned over. I am still, how- 
 ever, in a state of great debility, and must remain for life 
 a helpless object, dependent on the bounty of the humane. 
 
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