THE WRECK
ON
THE ANDAMANS:
BEING
A NARRATIVE OF THE VERY REMARKABLE PRESERVATION,
AND ULTIMATE DELIVERANCE, OF THE SOLDIERS
AND SEAMEN, WHO FORMED THE SHIPS’ COMPANIES OF
THE RUNNYMEDE AND BRITON TROOP-SHIPS, BOTH
WRECKED ON THE MORNING OF THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER,
1844, UPON ONE OF THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS, IN
THE BAY OF BENGAL.
TAKEN FROM AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS
BY
JOSEPH DARVALL, Esq.
At the request of
Capt. CHARLES INGRAM, and Capt. HENRY JOHN HALL,
Owners of the Runnymede.
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