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Title: The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine ..
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Ellms, Charles
Subjects: Shipwrecks
Publisher: New York, Collins, Keese & Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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bes his deliverance: — An Indian came to me, with a carving-knife, to cut my throat; but, as he was about to do it, having seized hold of me, I grasped the blade of the knife in my right hand, and held it fast, struggling for my life. The Indian then threw me down, and, placing his knee on my breast, tried to wrench the knife out of my hand ; but I still retained it,although one of my fingers was cut through to the bone. At last, I succeeded in getting uppermost, when I let him go, and ran into the sea, and swam out; but, being much exhausted, and as the only chance for my life was to return to the shore, I landed again, fully expecting to be knocked THE HEADS OF THE SHIPs COMPANY ARE ROASTED. 21 on the head. The same Indian then came up, with an infuriated gesture, and shot nie in the right breast with a narrow, and then, in a most unaccountable manner, suddenly became quite calm, and led or dragged me to a little distance, and offered me some fish and water, which I was unable to partake of.
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Little George D'Oyley, and the Ship's Dog Portland. Whilst struggling with the Indian, I observed Sexton, who was held by another, bite a piece of his arm out; but, after that, I knew nothing of him, until I found his life had been spared in a manner similar to my own. At a short distance off, making the most hideous yells, the other savages were dancing round a large fire, before which were placed, in a row, the heads of their victims, whilst their decapitated bodies were washing in the surf on the beach, from which they soon disappeared, been, 22 THE LOSS OF THE CHARLES EATON. probably, washed away by the tide. Sexton and I were then placed in charge of two natives, who covered us with the sail of the canoe, (a sort of mat,) but paid no attention to my wound, which had been bleeding profusely. The next day, the Indians collected all the heads, and, embarking, removed to another island, where the women lived, which they called Pullan. On landing there, Ireland saw two of Captain D'Oyleys children,

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