Part 6.
Rescue of part of crew from Albemarle Island, Galapagos.
Boston Daily Atlas
(Boston, Massachusetts)
October 8, 1852
BOSTON DAILY ATLAS
MARINE JOURNAL.
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WHALERS.
A letter from Mr. Shubael P Edwards, 2d officer of ship Susan, Howland, of New Bedford, dated at Paita, Sept 11, states that a short time previous they touched at the Island of Albemarle, one of the Gallipagos group, where they found five of the crew of the George Howland, of New Bedford, which with three others, succeeded in making their escape from the convicts at the time of the capture of the George Howland, as before stated. They had been five months upon the Island, subsisting upon terrapin and water only. Three of the number had died, including the steward and cabin boy of the ship, and a Spanish seaman. The survivors were taken on board the Susan. Their names are William Maxfield, William Tillinson, and Alfred Peabody, American seamen, and Jose Francis, boatsteerer, and the cook, both Portuguese. The Susan spoke the Congaree, of New Bedford, on her passage in, and Alfred Peabody shipped as seaman on board of her.
Whalemen's Shipping List
(New Bedford, Massachusetts)
October 12, 1852
Rescue of a Portion of the Crew of the George Howland – A letter from Mr. Shubael P. Edwards, 2d officer of the Susan of this port, dated at Paita Sept. 11, states that in August they touched at the Island of Albemarle, one of the Gallipagos group, where they found five of the crew of the George Howland of this port, which with three others who had died upon the Island succeeded in escaping from the convicts at the time of the capture of the Geo Howland, as before stated. They had been five months upon the Island, subsisting upon terrapin and water only. The three that died were John McDevitt, of Pittsburgh, Pa., steward, the cabin boy, name unknown, and a Spanish seaman. The survivors were taken on board the Susan. Their names are Wm Maxfield, of Fairfax, Vt., William Tillotson, of Jersey City; and Alpheus Peabody, of New York, American seamen, Jose Francis, boatsteerer, and the cook, both Portuguese. The Susan spoke the Congaree, of New Bedford, on her passage in, and Alfred Peabody shipped as seaman on board of her.
Albany Journal
(Albany, New York)
October 12, 1852
Rescue of a Portion of the Crew of the Ship George Howland. – A letter from Mr. Shubael P. Edwards, second officer of the ship Susan, Howland, of New Bedford, dated at Payta Sept. 11, states that a short time previous they touched at the island of Albemaria, one of the Gallipagos group, where they found five of the crew of the George Howland, of New Bedford, which with three others, succeeded in escaping from the convicts at the time of the capture of the George Howland, as before stated. They had been five months upon the Island, subsisting upon terrapin and water only. Three of the number died, including the steward and cabin boy of the ship, and a Spanish seaman. The survivors were taken on board the Susan. Their names are William Maxfield, William Tillinson, and Alfred Peabody, American seamen, and Jose Francis, boatsteerer, and the cook, both Portuguese.
Boston Daily Atlas
(Boston, Massachusetts)
October 14, 1852
Rescue of the Missing Portion of the Crew of the Ship George Howland – A letter from Mr. Shubael P. Edwards, second officer of the ship Susan, Howland, of New Bedford, dated at Payta, Sept. 11, states that a short time previous, they touched at the Island of Albemaria, one of the Gallipagos group, where they found five of the crew of the George Howland, of New-Bedford, who with three others, succeeded in escaping from the convicts at the time of the capture of the George Howland, as before stated. They had been five months upon the Island, subsisting upon terrapin and water only. Three of the number died, including the steward and cabin boy of the ship, and a Spanish seaman. The survivors were taken on board the Susan. Their names are William Maxfield, William Tillinson, and Alfred Peabody, American seamen, Jose Francis, boat-steerer, and the cook, both Portuguese.
New York Times
(New York, New York)
October 14, 1852
Rescue of the Missing Portion of the Crew of the Ship George Howland – A letter from Mr. Shubael P. Edwards, second officer of the ship Susan, Capt. Howland, of New-Bedford, dated at Payta, Sept. 11, states that a short time previous, they touched at the Island of Albemaria, one of the Gallipagos group, where they found five of the crew of the George Howland, of New-Bedford, which, with three others, succeeded in escaping from the convicts at the time of the capture of the George Howland, as before stated. They had been five months upon the Island, subsisting upon terrapin and water only. Three of the number died, including the steward and cabin boy of the ship, and a Spanish seaman. The survivors were taken on board the Susan. Their names are William Mayfield, William Tillinson, and Alfred Peabody, American seamen, Jose Francis, boat-steerer, and the cook, both Portuguese.
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