ADVENTURES OF A SHIP'S CREW.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), 7 January 1881, Page 3

ADVENTURES OF A SHIP'S CREW.

The Cr-iai 1 ..! .•■•tcaniev Algeria, which arm.-' ;■!' !:,; ;■;vr-;.-y ■ from Sew' York, b'.v ',i >.■..* (~ : ; '-■.:• i-r;'--; of tho Snlcornbe b !, w e''di'o OiMn.. /iri-ii was wrecked near W*-- 1 - r 'au'"i,. ">V:"-;: "i'l'ilies. The men report that ■■■!' I'HJ: '.•>'■'.'• ''-,)v,i.id from (Jape hlavti to (he- li.'n<-li?h (''h.-itmcl f.-.r oi-ders with a eavg.-) <..f ]«igwo;id, wiu'ii she struck or. Malas-se.-t ~>','j\:£. The tvew. nine in number, took to -.ho }>o:i[.i, and remained near the vessel all ni;;ht,. but next morning it was seen that she'was breaking up, and they, therefore, pulled in the boats for an island about ten niik"., off. They landed, and seeing some hcvi--\-! in the district, the mate and two others rande for f-j.e place, having to travel twelve miles through the bush. "When they g.,t ie. tJi<- - .'-A they found tho houses to be all in viih::*. and tho island appeared to be who.is uninhabited pave by wild cattle and other animals. The men* had to return again through the woods, though darkness sul; ii), r.r.d when they reached the shore they found Idu.tiheir comrades had gone off to the vessel, and the men had to swim out for son ■■•} distance to a boat which tlioy had left at anchor. After great hardships, however, the v. hole of the crew eventually reached St. Tb.::v-eri!. v.'her.ee they were taken to New Yo-.l:.