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M^^V^^N^^^^» NEW-IORK: LEApTT & COMPANY, 191 BROADWAY. 1850. i M f :^ aMMtfNMidiiitaMiiouaw^ •iWM-Mi - -• --iiiitff^"-'^"-'- iifiif- -'' "' - - - ■'■'■-— ir^ia.i.yaaa lp\ J. ■ ^ '' -^^i^»-Jli..W ' ■ji--.WW--.~. IP"-*? «' tBAVWT, TEOW fc CO. h tta Onk'i 01^ of thj W*** Ctamt for % fortlw «MHf^^ \J \\ \ ■■ v^ I • ; ■ii-ci!»>«<*i>i»s*»iii**i'*vas believed that a miscellany of the Mud, which by its variety might not readdy tire, and which might be laid down and resume.1 at fre,»ent intervals, with-^-n losmg its interest, would not be unacceptable to the intelligent mar- incr. • . U will be seen that no defmite arrangement of materials has been attempted in this work The dilTerent articles are thrown together for the reader 'SSBSm \ f I ' ■ ^j ^'KasMjf^i^rt fefcaflrJtifl^l^-ifV^'SgJ'' how ty, to iding, The- iftings which M,"— iccess- ecn to .etches, to the his lei- scellany . readily resumed interest, int mar- mcnt of •k The le reader 4 .. \ PREFACE. ^^ to choose and digest according to his own inclina- tion and capacity. The distinctions between the historical and the fictitious are, however, sufficiently apparent, and the plan of the book would hardly admit of a different disposal of the contents. Many ^ voyages of interest have doubtless been passed over; but an apology for the omission must rest upon the ' infinite number and variety of materials, all com- ing within the scope of the work, which presented themselves. The limits of the book have been already extended beyond the original design. To seamen, it is believed that the work will prove an instructive as well ai entertaining one. It embraces nearly every subject of importance in the history of navigation and maritime discoveries, while the sketches of nautical manners and adven- ture are from the most authentic sources. From the examples presented, it will be seen of what astonishing advantage are the virtues of decision, temperance, perseverance, and unwavering hope, in mcmi'nta of extreme peril and despair. It is the coward only, who at such times deserts his post; w^»-^ ^ PEEFACE. Ms defiance to orders, and surrenders himself to • file and degrading intoxication. The cflects of mA conduct are almost universally destructive and fiR>!. To transient passengers across the deep, it is Hoped, that the volume will not be an uninterest- ilig and unsought-for companion; while to that very Nipectable class of persons who live on shore, it will be found to present an ample and genuine representation of the habits and excitements, the pteaiures and perils of a mariner's life * % «t I I ^.,**U«^«B"*»»^iSte*«»ii»A"5^''»*i*i*^''*^^ i\( to ts of e and it is tcrest- it very shore, ;cnuine ts, the ^ ^ V I .*"irA*-fAyJ ,;i*.-,S-.i CONTENTS Early Discoreries Columbus • * ' Magellan - • ' Sir Francis Drake The Spanish Wreck Danipier - ' * A Man Overboard Captain Woods Rogei-a Story of Alexander Selkirk A Scene off Bermuda - Captain John Clippcrton Ferocity of the Polar Bear Le Muiro and Schoulen The Florida Commodore Anson Fishing on tho Grand Bank Byron - - ' * A Tale of the Sea Wallis - - • * Voyage from Halifax lo Bermuda De Bougainville History of the Buccaneers Voyage of Captain James The Pirate's Treasure - Missionaries in Greenland Dolphins and Flying Fish Henry Hudson Famine on Board the Le Jacques Law of Arrest Captain Cook V^- IS 14 i 17 "i 20 23 26 27 J 29 31 34 i 38 ■1 I r 40 1 \\ 43 1 44 45 1 50 53 S7 CO &1 OS 71 # 78 85 100 lO-i 105 105 110 • ua \ mmsmemmi % captain Cook'i Second Voyac* Third do. • Siiffbrings of Ephraim How* An Escape through the Cabin Wlndoiw The Fatal Repast Captains Portlock and Dixon Curiosity Baffled Shipwrecked Mariners Saveti Through a A Polite Sea-robber Feelings Excited by a long Voyage Forty-five days' Sufferings Monsieur de la Ferouse Midshipinai-.'s Pranks The Loss of the PlicBnix Mutiny of the Bounty Bird Catching in the Shetland Islands Dangers of a Nova Scotia Fog The Eddystoiie Light House John Paul Jones James La%vrcnc« Early Ainftrican Heroism Captain O. Vancouver - A Visit to Rockall Captain Inglefield's Narrative A Monkey Trick Captain Kanncdy's Narrative Tom Cringle's Log Nolson The Cumberland Packet Captain D'EntrcrjiBteaux Captain Riley Adventures of Captain Woodward Shipwreck of the Blendeuliall The Cliffs of Dover An Accciunt of llie Whale Fishery The Lossofthe Pegary - The Medusa Tlie Main Tnick, or a Leap for Life The Harjiooner Tnins|)ort ComnMxlora Barney • Dream 118 134 1^8 140 144 153 1(]0 171 173 176 180 185 203 219 «K1 2:« 238 243 2i6 249 2r)3 27(5 282 285 291 307 3()l) 315 310 lia STirt am "^ l^ CORTftXIB. 118 134 1^ 140 144 153 1(J0 171 173 176 180 185 203 219 223 2:« 238 24n 216 249 ari'i 253 978 98S 284 m S01 307 oou ai9 819 'in m t^ Navnl Battles of the Uoitwl Statca Captain Parry's First Voyage of Discovery Second Voyage - - - Tliird do. - * " LoBsoftho Alceste - - * Kiitzcbiie - - ' ' Wreck of the Rotbsny Steamer Narrative of Captain W. L. Cazneau New York - - ' ' NuntitivR of Captain Lincohi Creenwirh Hospiml . - - Lobs ofthsSliip Boston The Loss of the Kent - - * l*ro|)ert;eB of the Sen, &c. Classification of Clouds Literary Pursuits of Siiilore Atwtract of American Nautical Laws - POETRY. Tlie Beacon Light The Ocean - " ' Nautical Philosophy Tlie Wreckers - The Dying Dolphin A Shh Song Ijim«'iit for Long Tom - The Return of the Admiral Till! Sea Bird's Song The (Jrecian Mnriiit'r's Song Till- Soimd of the Sea - A Sen Bttllrtd Aihlrcss to the Ocean Till" Su'.iternuipan Streiim As Fast and Far o'..r Waves wu Ciwiliiniica Thr M:iriii«'r's Addn-ss to liis M The Mariner's llymii Till! AtinM-icMm Flag Old InMisidea . - I'y i-tro.« - 371 381 389 40d 411 43» or m 47« 478 480 4M 488 » 34 57 77 104 113 144 170 17G 184 211 237 2.->i »*l 287 :iOO 314 :«» 381 4« xii COVTBin* ENGRAVINGS The IjiniVing of Columbus Straits of Magellan. Peak of Teueriffe Cape Horn 8u Helena I»ir»te'« Treasure Dentil of Captain Cook Hiril Cuicliiriii on tlie Shetland Islancto Tlie Kil.lystone Liglit House - RoiknII The Wreck of the Cunilwrlund Packet D«)verCnsile - - * ««iit L'pw^t hy ft Whale View of Ikmton - - ' New York - • " Cn-enwich Uocpiial CkwBificaiioii of C louds 16 18 30 43 50 oy 133 2.10 244 270 309 a"-".) 814 '.mo 430 40!) 461 *i i^ft; n ■^If "^^1 !]■ nll i illtrif""'^'"'''' '■■■■■'-'■-"'-'""' "" "■niifiiir i i .- 16 18 30 43 50 90 133 270 309 3'2l» 311 3>fO 4-50 409 4bt * -z'^. •ii ^ ■*l{i EARLY MARITIME DISC0^^1RIES. The Portuguese were among the fi"t to signalize tbemselves in the career of geographical discovery. At the begmn n^ of the fifteen h century. Prince Henry, son of John I. was at the head of he n.arin 'Portugal. Un'der his i"-ediate daecUon sev- cral vova.^es were undertaken to the coast of Africa; r.. one ot wh^ch the" voyagers were driven by a storm out of their usual course along ^8h!,re, and for the first time the terrified mariner, found themselves in the boundless ocean. VVhen th« «;orm aba - ed ihev were in sight of an island, to which, in their thanktul- ness to Heavei for the succor it afl-orded, they gave the name of Puerto ?ancto" or the Holy Haven-the least of the Mad^^^^^^^^^ The voyages of the Portuguese now succeeded each ot.>er rapidly. „„d other^avigators of this nation, either S^ov'nbol^y, o^J^^^^ driven off the coast, discovered the Azores. In 1433. tno ror fuiuTse passed Cape Nun. hitherto the limit of their courses, and arfived at rcapo. which presenting a frightful barrier to the st. I Siiid seamen in he terrible surf that broke on the shoals near it lS;;'^nard Cdor, signifying its projection into the sea and the consequent circuit it required to double it. iHucceedine expeditions, Cape Verd Y^^. '[^^^hed and the fi/npAl aJrived at and Lisbon saw with astonishment a different face Tom the Sloors Cape Mesurado was the limit of the Por- uTue e di^c'evSatthe Seath of Prince Henry n 1403 which damping the irdor of discovery, it was not ""^'^ ^4. 1 that t^^ EquktoF was crowed, and the islands in the gulf of Guinea were ^'The*[e?rors of the burning zone, and the belief of the union ox Aflica S Asia being dissipated by these successive voyages the Airica ana /i»ia » Africa was no loncer deemed impossible, ^„;?a'flee"t was fitted o^utuS Bartholomew Diaz for the express "« p5se ofJem Ungil. The captain coasted Africa to wiOiia Llit of its southern point, to which he gave '^^ "^"'«//fl,^;P'' °5 all Torments from the violent storms he experienced off it, and w" ich a 'well as the want of provisions. o|>''gedT5i-„*;;j:»;7,,^^ limbon after an absence of sixteen months. ^ "« "*"%*'i, *"1 Cane of all Torments was changed by the king to th8t,of Good Hope, from So prospect it afforSed o/accompl^bing the piu^ige lu India. ^ .1 - I 4> 14 COLUMBUS. Ten years however elapsed after the d«wvevy of the Cape before this passage was again attempted; and Jas^co de Gama had the honor of doubling the promontory the 20th of i^oy'mbej, 1497 Sailing along tlie east coast of Africa, he Passed though he Mosambique Channel to Mombaze and thenee to Mehnda. whe he procured pilots, and crossing the Arabian sea arrr^^ S ot Callicut the 22d of May 1498. It i» thought that the ridiculous ceremony of duckiag. &C. on crossing the line was first oractised in this voyage. COLUMBUS. While the Portuguese were attempting to arrive at India by the east ctlumbus conceived the idea of reaching .t by the west Jh^h produced a discovery that was totally to alter the face of Europr Sy inundating it with the treasure, of a "^ jo'-ld^ r hristouher Columbus was a native of Genoa. He seems to have beeTacc' slomcd. in a degree, from his y<'H;J. »° ^X'^^'ir^/ once commanded a ship in an engagement '^''^J^J';^^^^^^ when both vessels having grappled took fire, and he saved hiuiseU bysS acroJs the Atlantic towards the ^est. new countries S rued the mited kingdom, of Castile and Arragon H.. nmnosa 8 were listened to with respect, and an assembly of all Srirarnermen of the realm was called to listen to h.s reason- n^ and weigh his arguments. He rose before this earned bod/, and «xpSd to tbSm his project and the probabilities of .rs Juccess But his propositions were re ected as absurd. On« of fhpir assertions was. that if a man should sail away westward ffoina down: and that r.oming back would be like climbing a SKhich a vessel could not do without the strongest gale! B,rLunh baflled by these prejudiced men, he finally found an advSfn the Quein Isabella who P-^.-J . ^ --'Si. To the undertaking. After much delay and difficulty, an ex d^ f. o 1 C o d tl ( c < f 1 I ■^'^^yj; COLCMBCS. ■ 1 of the town of Huelvn, oa the morning of the third f }^S»*^' Tm They steered their course in a S. W. direction tor th« Canary Islands. The day after their departure, the rudder of ono of the caravels was unshipped. This was supposed to have been done through the contrivance of two men on board who disliked fhe voTge Her captain however repaired the ^d^er by meauj of ropes, so as to be able to keep on their course as far as the Grand Ca' ary Here three or four weeks were opent in repairing the vesse and in taking in supplies of wood and water; after which, on the sSah of September, they departed in a westerly direction. On the fifteenth of the same month, at night, they saw a wonderful flih of fire fall into the sea. On the next day they fe" in-'th « large quantity of green weeds, among which they found a »'ve ^rab . anisoon after great flocks of birds were seen flying towards the iest The saifors watched, with the greatest «"««»>'./«;, «;;;«7^ Bign of land. But being often disappointed they began to murmur ""TfwaTd^Snight of the 22d, two or three land-birds came singing on board the vessels, and fle^v away at daybreak. O^ie thing tliat terrified the sailors was that the wind always blew d rcct- y To their stern. Th^y believed that in those seas they should Zcier havVa wind to carry them back again. It fortunately han- pened however, that about this time the wind .started up freshly from another quarter, with a rolling sea. The signs of l««d having continually failed, the <=rews grow more incensed agamst the ad- miral. Provisions were falling short, and the general wish seemed The to turn back. Some of them even proposed to thjow Cdum- bus into the sea. and give out on the.r return that he had fallen overboard, while engaged in taking some observations. On the eleventh ^October they experienced signs of and which could not be mistaken. A cane and a log were picked Ip and a branch of thorn full of red berries ^^V'Trnl.mbl Convinced, by thpse token., of the vicinity of land, Colut. bus iftrreveningVnvers, made an address to h.s crew reminding Sejn of the morc^v of God in bringing them so far. «nd encourag^ ing^hemto continue. About ten o' clock that evemng wh. e keeping an anxious look-out from the top of the cabin. tJie ad- miral thought, he beheld a light glimn er.ng at a F'-«'^\,d,stance S at two in the morning the signal of land was given by a sailor MmedRodrigo de Triana. When the day dawned they behold SrZeUienlllarge island, quite '-el, full of gre^n trees and delicious springs, and apparently wel inhabited. The hJm.s im- mediately came to anchor. The admiral went ashore in lus bon^ well-armed, and bonring the royal «*^"d«[d_ After fonall^ taking possession of the island, he named It San &«'^"dor It s now called Cat Inland, and belongs to the group of the Baha- mas Ho also a-ACovered Cuba, Hispaniola, and several other smaU lA COLUMBUS. iilandH and having left a colony in a fort at Hispaniola returaod lo sSiin "n Xiarch. 149.-3. In September foUowing. he set out in hJaTecond vo;'4e and sailed b? the Leeward 1« ands to H..- ;;„i3a?tn athirdloyage undertaken ^- ^^f^J'^^^ZV:,^^" Continent of America, but in consequence »J ««'"« «""«"J *''^*^ « T*^ '"'J'^'ll S;or suppoBed to be the Rio Janerio, where they contmued TfortnigT On their first landing, the inhabitants fiocked to the beach in creat numbers, beholding, as they imagined, five sea^ monsteS SJpJoaching the shore. Vhen the boats put out from Te sWpl. ?fe natives set up a great sliout conceiving them to be young sea-monsters, the offspring of the others. „,,-j-o„ Proceedina along the South American Coast, the squadron JivTil K mo. at a large bay. now called by the name of h 18 MAGELLAir. St. Julian. Here they sa^v a wild, S'g'^.'l.t.craje of great Bge and fierceness who made a roaring not unlike that ot build. Une oi fhem came on board the admiral's ship, and was wel P eased wlh S: reception; but happening to cast his eyes on a lookmg^^^^^^^^^ he was so terrified, that starting backwards, he beat totUe grouna Sirniu o( MagtUan. two men who stood behind him. Others subsequently camo on board, and their behavior afforded great cntertai.ament to he offi- cers. One of these savages, ate a b^ket lull o^^'^.p-biscuits and drank a cask of water at a meal. They wore sandals, or a kind ;Scs, made of skins, and this caused their feet to appear hko those of an animal. Magellan n med them Patagonians, Irom the Spanish word pata, signiiying a hoof, or paw. Ma.^ellan determined to continue here till the return of spring. a» it is winter in the southern hemisphere during our summer. He had ordered the allowance of provisions to be shortened to meet this exigence, which caused much discontent amouj,/ the Trews A inStiny soon followed, which was not quelled till one of the othcers was hanged, and some others were sent on shore to be left amon- the Pafagonians. Five dreary months were pas- sed in he haibor of St Julian, during which, every exemou was made to insure the successful prosecution of the voyage On the i24th of August, the squadron again set sail, the weather be nrfine and proceeded southward, till a violent gale from the Sa" !lrove one of the vessels on shore, but the crew was l.app.y saved Coasting south with the four remaining ships, th«y "P- nroached a cape, near which an opening was discovered which S^ found afteUards to be a strait. Upon this, Magellan gave \ i ^ ^#- i i ., ^ MAGELLAN. ^ orders that all the other ships should carefully «^^™n^ ^he Mrait oromisin- to wait for them a certain number of days. Wh.lo 5ieThree%e9sel3 were employed in this expedition one of thetn E^E.£s^Jhrs^^^L:te^;^^/^.^^ aSout no leagues infensth, is very wide in some pl;^ces and m o?hers not more than half a league from shore to shore. On both SdeTthe land was high, and the -°""'-'-;-[J/,X„ce •now. on advancing about 30 leagues west from the ^''trance. In about six weels they found themselves agauun an open sea Jcoast ierminating weWard i" ^ -P,^^ ^f -^ ^^^rje pl. fie continent taking a northerly direction. ^ ^^«. ^'8 '^^'L \f EuJone- Ocean gave Magellan the^^t 3^^^^^^ Tad^oLttr to whic^hTela^^^^^^^^ name on account of the *'Sy ato^m thl'La"d"rs on the lOth of March. 1524. and aftlrvlsitin' a number of islands, entered the port o[Lf " ^^h. Sh of Anrif From Lebu they sailed to the island of Mathan, which beini'goveTed by two kings, and one of them refusing to nav tribute tf the king of Bpain,'^Magellan prepared to reduce K?r He marched ini the interior of the inland accompanied hi livtv Eurooeans. Here he was attacked by three distinct bJdiefo'f tl Xde's. whose united force amountec to upward. «?«;« thousand The battle was for some time doubtful, till ivia- aXn'SeSosity carrying him too f.ir, he was killed by being gellan 8 impetuosity carry,. ^^^^^^^ ^j^^^^^g "oe"J7.o mike »,e«f me to repair tl,...>lier wo fnd with fifty-nine persons on board, for Kurope. 1« double the Cape o Good Hop' with the greater -fety , ey sn.led as lo^v aa ^decrees S. laiitude, where they were obli.^cd to Nvait seven weeks for a wind On doubling the cape they were niuch drs- t«MPd by hunser and sickness. For two m.nth. they held on their couSe Sthelv. W. without touching at any port, durmg which 1 " 90 8IB rRA^rCIS DRAKE. time they lost twenty-one persons, and the rest were on the poiat ° iTthiT^situation they arrived at St Jago one of the Cape de Verd Islands. Finally on the 7th of September, they entered St- Lucar in Spain, with their number reduced to "bo'';/'^»f;" P"* sons. According to their reckoning, they had sailed 14,000 'eag"", and crossed the equator six times, having been absent three years wanting fourteen days. This was the first voyage round the vorld that had ever been made. SIB FRANCIS DRAKE. Mr. Drake was first apprenticed to the master of a small vei- wlSding to France and Zealand ; at the age of eighteen he went Jirier oA ship to the Bay of Biscay, and -t;-e.ily made a vo kge to the coast of Guinea. Havmg obtained Queen El^/^abeth s pirmission for an expedition agamst the Spaniards, five ^hips were Stted out. having on board 164 able men and ji large quantity of proviaions. ThU fleet sailed out of Plymouth Sound on the 6th of November 1577; but meeting with a violent storm, they were Sd to put back and refit, 'on the 13th <>f December they .ailTd again, and on the 25th passed Cape Cant.n, on he coart of Barbary. After visiting numerous islands and meeting with varhTus a7;entures. havin| passed _the line, they at length d«. covered the coast of Brazil on the 5th of April it being brty-W" days since they saw land. As soon as the people on shore saw the ships they made large fires in different parts, and performed cere- S;i tJ Trevail on the gods to sink the vessels, or at least to prevent thel landing. Sailing southward ^hey anchored in fort &. Julian, whore the admiral going on shore with six «""».•<>»• of the nat ves slew the gunner, whose death was revenged by the commander, who killed^ the murderer with his own hand At this place Magellan having executed one of h'^ c°mpany who conspired against bis life.l)rake caused one of the crew named Doujhty tobetried for the same offence agamst himself; and %Trh?o'StSVfX-t''tt;'fell in with the.strait of Ma- geSn whi'chJh^y ente^ed.'but founds., 1«" o^ntricate -n^ng. that the same wind which was sometimes in their favor, was at otJes against them. After several difficulties they entered the South Sei on the 6th of September, and on the next day a v.oj lent storm drove them 203 leagues south of the strau where they anchored among some islands; abounding in herbs and water f T \ Bel for car shi tio lay an< tat on qu at foi ■hi tw sh wi le th w b tl S I V i i t 1 I I ' mmif-- ^ SIR FRANCIS DRAKE. 21 \ Being now arrived at the other mouth of the strait, tW :"*"!*! for the coast of Chili. On their course they met an !"<»'»"'«« canoe who informed them that at St. Jago there was a large bWd tad^n for Peru. The admiral rewardeS him for this mforma- Sn whereupon he conducted them to the place where the «h.p av kt ancho? There were only eight Spaniards and three ne- l7oes on board, who mistaking tLm for friends, welccnned them ind invited them to drink Chili wine. Drake accepted the invi- S?on and going on board, put them under hatches; arriving on shire he ?ifle§ the town and chapel, from which he took grea^ quantities of silver and gold P'°««^'?g,*,Vaoii/on shore At the nort of Tarapaxa, where some of them going on snore found aCniard asle'ep, 'with eighteen bars of silver laying by • his side which they took without waking. bim. .. /. j EntSing the port of Lima on the l3lh of February they found twdve saU of ships at anchor unguarded, the crews being all on Bho e Exam niJg these vessels they found much plate. together wirrich silks an"d linens, which they took away; hut ^^"g reamed that a rich ship called the Cacafucgo had lately sailed froji S harbor for Taili, the admiral determined to follow her. Havin" come up with the chase, they gave her three shots which brought awavthemizzen-mast. whereupon they boarded her. Tnd found^thirleea chests full of rials of plate, eighty pounds I weight of gold, a quantity of jewels; and twenty-six tons of Mlver '°They subsequently took several other rich prizes, and Drake havingCw revenged himself on the Spaniards, began to think of fhe bfst way of rfturning to England. To return by the strait of Magellan would be to throw himself into the hanos of the Soaniards- he therefore determined to sail westward to ti.o Last InTes and return by the Cape of Good Hope. But ^v^nt.ng wind, he sailed toward's the north, and in 38 degrees N- hUitude discovered n country, which from its white cl.rts he called ^ew Albion, though It is now known by the name of California. He e they w;re received with much hospitality by the natives, and the kiS made Drake a solemn tender of his whole kmgdom. Sad- iXnce, they saw the Ladrones on the 13th of October rhe Smiral h^ld on his course without delay, and on the f^th of jNo- vember, fell in with the Moluccas. Having arrived at a little island S of Celebes, they staid twenty-six days, m order to repair he 5^"ps Setting sail hence, they ran among a number of small isl- 3s andthe lind shifting about suddenly, drove then, upon a rock Jn the cvcnina of the 9th of January. 1579. where they stuck fast, Sn four intLe-aftcrnoon of the next day. . In this extremity they ghtened the vessel, bv taking out ei^ht pieces of ordnance and thrcetons of cloves. On the 18th of June, they doubled the Cape of Good Hope, and on the 22nd of July arrived at S.erra Leo.^. where they found a great numbw of elephants. They staid ^ .\ THE BEACOX LIGHT. here two days, and liolding on thcii- course for Plyninuth, arrived there on Nonday, the 2Ctn of Scptemhir, 1580; but according to their own reckoning, on Sunday tho 'Jjtii, liaving gone round the world ii) two years, ten moiths, and a few days. The honor of knighthood was conferred en Drake, and a cliiiir was made from bis ship which is still shown as a curiosity at Oxford F THE BEACON-LIGHT. Darknes.<5 was^deep'ning o'er the seas, And still the hulk drove on; No sail to answer to the breeze, Her masts and cordage gone: Gloomy and drear her course of fear, Each looked but for a grave, When full in sight, the Beacon-light Came ctrcaming o'er the wave! Then wildly rose thegladd'ning shout Of all that hardy crew — Boldly they put : ho helm about, And througli t.ie surf they flew; Storm was forgot, toil heeded not. And loud the cheer they gave, As full in sight, the Beacon-light Came streaming o'er the wave! And gaily oA the tale they told, When they were safe on shore, How hearts had sunk, and hope grown eoM Amid the billows' roar; That not a star had shone afar. By its pale beam to save, When full in sight, the Beacon-light, Came streaming o'er the wave! / V rived ng to dthe or of from THE SFAMSU WSECS. THE SPANISH WRECK. ^ About the vear 1683. Sir William Phip«, afterward . celebrated for hid attempts to take Quebec, in 1690, :-phedto i .,e Lnglish Government for aid and permission to fit out a suitable, vesse fnr th(! purpose of searching for the wreck of a Spanish sihip which iu„l been lost near one of the West Lidia Islands, rich \y laden with silver. His request, after some delay, was granted an^ j a ing- ate called Airier Rose, carrying eighteen guns and maim^od with ninety five m^en, was placed under his command. He arri ved in New'Kngland the same year and proceeded forthwith to the, place where the treasure was reported to have been lost. Hs eac «"n- tered manvditficultiesia his voyage and came nigii, more than once losinr hh lilc by the mutinv of his crew. It is reported of him that while his ship lay by an island^ for the purpose of enabling his men to take on board a fresh supply of wood and water, they agreed among themselves to take the ship into their own hands, and tnake a piratical expedition into the South Seas, f hey were all on the island with the ercception of Captain Phips and eighv or ten of the crew. Among these was the carpemcr, whose service* they could not well dispense with, and they accordingly sent to the ship, requesting him to come to them, as they had something for him to do. ^o sooner had he come among them, than they disclosed to him the cruel project, which was to set the Captain, and tho above named eight or ten men upon the island, and then leave them to perish, while they would take the ship into thoir own hands and perform the proposed voyage. They gave the carpenter half an hour to consider of the subject, whtther .19 would join with them or not, and sent him back accompanied by a seaman to prevent any interview between him and the Captain, by which a disclosure could be made. While at work on the ship, iie suddcnlv feigned an attack of the cholic, and rushed into the cabin for the purpose of obtaining relief, and while there, gave the Captain an account of the determination of his crew. He direct- ed the carpenter to return upon the island, and give his consent to ioin the conspiracy. . , , .. When the carpenter had left the ship, the Captain ordered the men on beard, to prepare the pieces for action, removed the plank by which a landing had been effected, and ordered them not to permit any one of those, save the carpenter, to approach the ship. A quantity of provisions had been carried on shore and covered with a tent, and two or three guns placed near to protect them from the Spaniards who might be passing that way: these guns were all charged, ready to be made use of in the event of an at- tack from the conspirators. The disaffected part of the crew no«r returned to the ship for the purpose of executing their plana. ir „-..,^...».,.,..a^-am«.»w»~ra=ieMS-1^^ f I i >» 34 THE SFANISH trSECK. No sooner had th-ey come in sight, than the captHin ordered (hem nut to approach, saying tc them that their intentions had been discovered, and tliat*th^y were to be left upon the island, there to remain and p'drish. Seeing how hopeless their condition wm become, they gathered courage from despair, and resolved to rescue the "provisit^ from the ship, and began to make a bold push. As lioon as they began to approach, the captain in a res- olute manner, cried out, "stand off, ye wretches, at your peril!" — They quietly relinquished their determination to attack, and fell upon their knees, imploring pardon, and offered to comply with any disposal he might make of them, provided he would re- ceive them on board. After having kept them on their knees long enough, he granted their petition and received them into the .,nip, and sailed immediately for the island of Jamaica, titer* put them on shore, and employed other seamen in their place. He now commenced an examination for the wreck, and after spending a long time in an almost fruitless search, sailed for Eng- land. By the advice, however, of an old Spaniard, he had satisfi- ed himself of the prospect of succeeding in accomplishing his ob- ject, and determined to return again and prosecute his plan. His crew being composed of strangers, made him think it advisable to change them for others in whom he could have greater confidcnco ui the event his labors should be crowned with success. On his return to England, his conduct gained the royal appro* >blttion, and the applause of the nobles, and many distinguished men encouraged him to engage in a second expedition and under more favorable and promising circumstances. His projeot was opposed, however, by many powerful enemies: but, promoted by the proverb, he who can wait, halh what he de tireik, he overcame every obstacle and disappointment, and, under the patronage of the Duke of Albemarle, had a new ship fitted out with a more -honest crew, furnished with instruments and c<-»n- vcniences suited to the nature of the expedition. Arriving at Port de la Plata, he made a large canoe from the cotton tree suf^ ficient to carry eight men, and with the old Spaniard for a guide, again commenced examination for the wreck. There Miey float- ed about, fishing for their treasure among dangerous reefs and shoals tor many weeks without success. So fruitless was the search that more than once had he, as well as his men, determin- ed to abandon the work. At length, when returning to the ship, discouraged by repeated disappointment, and the hopelessness of a successful issue of the project, one of the men looking Into the water discovered a feather, as he thought, growing out of a rock. Thinking that they would not go back to the Captain without something to present hira, they ordered an Indian to dive down and bring it up, which having done, he gave an account of many large guns which he saw in nis descent. The diver again wont down, and. to the joy and nsteaiihincnt of the men, returned with THC SPANISH WRECK. 26 d them i been here to >n WM vcd to a bold a rea- peril!" :k, and comply Lild re- knees m into ., titer* lace, d after ir Eng- sntisH- hifl ob- . His nhle to Fidcnco appro- ;uishcd I under emiua: he de , under p fitted td c--»n- ing at eo BuF* guide, Y float- ifs and as the erniin- e ship, lesa of ito the n rock, vithnut I down r many n went Bdwith a sme or lump of silver, which turned out to be worth from ton to twelve hundred dollars. They buoyed the pJdce and returned to the Captain oveijoyed with their good fortune, as it was well known that the wreck was one of the ships belonging to the king of Spain, which had been lost on a returning voyage from South America richly laden with silver bullion. The loss of4he ship is supposed »o have happened about the year 1637, and the immense treasures which were reported to have been sunk with her were often made the subject of ingenious speculation, and many had sunk their own fortunes and efforts to find it. It was reserved, however, in the silent depths, that Capt. Phips might be the fortunate finder of it at so late a period at\er its loss. He now found in the bullion brought to him full assurance that destiny liad allotted to him to suck of Ihe abundance of the seas and of treastirea hid tn the sand. Having prepared his instruments for fishing up the contents of the wreck, all hands were now busily employed in the work, and in a short time they succeeded in procuring the astonishing amount of thitiytwo tons of silver. In addition to this Captain Adderly, an adventurer from Providence, and particular friend of Captain Phips, obtained six tons more from the same wreck at the same time. It was by an agreement that Adderly met Phips at the place of the wreck with a small vessel. He was so oveijoyed with the extent of his riches and so elated at such unlooked for acquisitions, that he lived but a little while to enjoy them. It is said that he went to the island of Bermudas where he became insane and died about two years after the six tons of silver came into his hands. Phips, however, made a more profitable account of the expedition, and lived to enjoy the proceeds ol it without prejudice to his health or destruction of his mind. In a few weeks after leaving the wreck, he arrived safe in London, in 1687, with a cargo valued at near fifteen hundred thousand dollars. He made an honest distribution of it among those who aided him m fitting him out with a vessel and proper conveniences, and receiv • ed about seventy-five thousand dollars for his share of the profit ,. The Duke of Albemarle, out of respect to his honesty and fide i- ty, presented his wife, who was then in New England, u gold c jp worth "near a thousand pounds." And King James as a reward for his important services in bringing such amount of propeity into the country conferred on him the honor of Knighthood. Sir William Phips was born Febuary 2, 1650, at a despicable plantation on the river Kennebeck. He removed to Boston w-here he married a daughter of Roger Spencer, and pursued the busi- ness of a smith, which was the occupation of his lat.icr. It is said that he frequeutly promised his wife that he would one day command a King's ship and be the owner of a fan' brick house tn the Oreen lane of JVbWA Boston, all which proved true, for after the discovery of the wreck, he returned into New England, in the summer of the year 1688, "able after five year's absence, to mtmmmmtttmMbmfftn" rn MiflMrtBin his lady with some Bceomplishment of his predictioiu: mad then built hinneir a fair house in the very i lace which he Itoetold." Sir William Phips was industrious, courageous, and persevering: ^ria principal fault was, occasionally indulging his temper. This ^Kng he did not overcome until late in life. It is this day said by the very aged people living at the north part of Boston, where he tended, that when he was governor of Massachusetts, he had a ailarrel with a truckman, at which time he was in so great a passion, lat he threw off his coat and dared the man to fight. After this, trowerer, he became very serious and devout, when ho joined the -'C^rch, made a written acknowledgement of his past errors, and in 'tenm of deep humility, gave evidence of a pious mind. Phips was made "Captain General and Commander-in-Chief «f Mawachusetts Bay," in 1690. The Brick House which he built stands in Salem Street, and it lBproY«d as an asylum for orphan boys. i ->i«f' voy £n| 169 ofn pric oft con and exp this ficu Eas war the DAMPIER. Ifmiiam Dampier was born in Somersetshire, England, in the year 1662. He lost both his parents when very young, and was Mboond apprentice to the master of a ship at Weymouth, with -^hom he made a voyage to France and another to New England. In 1673, he served in the Dutch war, and was afterwards an over- • iwr to a plantation in Jamaica. He next visited the bay of Cam- Machy as a logwood cutter, and, after once more visiting England, engaged in a band of Buccaneers, as they called themselves, al- tliongh in reality pirates, with whom he roved on the Peruvian eoatts. He next visited Virginia, and engaged in an expedition "•gainst the Spanish settlements in the South Seas. They accor- I'Sigly sailed in August, 1683, and, after taking several prizes on ■-*e coasts of Peru and Chili, the party experienced various fortune < but no very signal success. Dampier, wishing to obtain some knowledge of the northen coast of Mexico, joined the crew of a 'Captain Swan, who cruised in the hopes of meeting the annual '■ *oyal Manilla ship, which, however, escaped them. Swan and 'Dampier were resolved to steer for the East Ind.es, and they ^'•eeordingly sailed to the Piscadores, to Bouton island, to New t^olland and to Nicobar, where Dampier and others wero loft *^uhore to recover their health. Their numbers gave them hopes "^ baing able to navigate a canoe to Achin, in which they suc- ^Wtdad, after encotmtering a tremendous storm, which threatened -"^^llMVi irhh unaToidabla dtvlruetion. After making sevaral trading -4- i»( I* t S any com eral mil opp that fusil the on I one one the •wh are c whc wit! and full mor —•] •itc ast dre^ ■ . . 1 . —jiAfi^ ctioiu: ich he vering: This said by lere he I had a tassinn, er this, led the , and in fChief :, and is , in the ind was ;h, with Ingland. m over- ofCam- Inglaud, Ives, al- 'eruvian pcdition Y accor- rizes on I fortune in some •ew of a ; annual van and ind they to New irero left m hopes hey 8UC- reatened tradiog i •4^ ^- ▲ MAN OTIRBOABD. ST voyages with a Captain Weldon, Dampier entered, as a gunner, the English factory at Bencoolen. Upon this coast he remained until 1691, when he found means to return home, and, being in want of money, sold his property in a curiously painted or tattoed Indian prince, wno was shown as a curiosity, and who ultimately died of the small pox at Oxford. Dampier is' next heard of as a commander, in the king's service, of a sloop of war of twelve guns and fifty men, probably fitted out for a voyage of discovery. After experiencing a variety of adventures with a discontented crew, this vessel foundered off the Isle of Ascension, his men with dif- ficulty reaching land. They were released from this island by an East India ship, in which Dampier came to England. He after- wards commanded a ship in the South Seas, and accompanied the expedition of Captain Woodes Rogers aa pilot. A MAN OVERBOARD. Sailors are men of rough habits, but their feelings are not by any means so coarse ; if they possess little prudence or worldly consideration, they are likewise very free from selfishness ; gen- erally speaking, too, they are much attached to one another, and Avill make great sacrifices to their messmates or shipmates when opportunities occur. I remember once, when crusing off Terceira in the Endymion, that a man fell overboard and was drowned. After the usual con- fusion, and long search in vain, the boats were hoisted up, and the hands called to make sail. I was officer of the forecastle and on looking about to see if all the men were at their station, missed one of the foretop men. Just at that moment I observed some one curled up, and apparently hiding himself under the bow of the barge, between the boat and the booms. 'Hillo!' I said, •who are you? What are you doing there, you skulker? Why are you not at your station?' ' I am not skulking, sir,' said the poor fellow, the furrows in whose bronzed and weatherbeaten cheek wdTe running down with tears. The man we had just lost had been his messmate and friend, he told me, for ten years. I begged his pardon, in full sincerity, for having used such harsh words to him at such a moment, and bid him go below to his birth for the rest Sf the day. ---•Never mind, sir, never mind,' said the kind hearted seaman, 'it can't be helped . You meant no harm, sir. I am as well on deck as below. Bill's gone sir, but I mustdo my duty.' So saying, he dr«w thq aleeve ofhia jacket twice or thrice acroas bis eyes, and ■iiillHililii ?"i. r . '' WJ" (|: t^ ' fl A MAN OVtRBOARD. muBtcring his griefwithin his breast, walked to his station as i^ nothing nad happened. , .. .u i In the same ship and nearly about the same time, the people were bathing along side in a calm at sea. It is customary on such occasions to spread a studding-sail on the water, by means of lines from the fore and main yard arms, for the use of those who either cannot swim, or who are not expert in this art, so very important to all seafaring people. Half a dozen of the ship s boys were floundering about in the sails, and sometimes even venturing beyond the leech rope. One of the least of these urchins, but not the least courageous of their number, when taunted by his more skilful companions with being afraid, struck out boldly be- yond the prescribed bounds. He had not gone much farther than his own length, however, along the surface of the fathomless sea, when his heart failed him, poor little man; and long with his con- fidence away also went his power of keeping his head above the water So down he sank rapidly, to the speechless horror of the other boys, who of course, could lend the drowning child no help. The captain of the forecastle, a tall, lUie-looking, hard-a-weath- er fellow was standing on the shank of the sheet anchor with his arms across, and his well varnished canvass hat drawn so much over his eyes that it was difficult to tell whether he was awake or merely dozing in the sun, as he leaned his back against the fore-topmast backsttgr. The seaman, however, had been at- tentively watching the young party all the time, and rather fear- ine that mischief might ensue from their rashness, he had grunted out a warning to them from time to time, to which they paid no sort of attention. At last he desisted, saying they might drown themselves if they had a mind, for never a bit would he help them; but no sooner did the sinking figure of the adventurous little boy catch his eye, than, diver fashion, he joined the mlms of his hands over his hend, inverted his position in one instant, and urging himself Into swifter motion by a smart push with his feet against the anchor, cbot head foremost into the water. The poor lad sunk so rapidly that he was at least a couple of fathoms under the surface before he was arrested by the grip of the sailor, who soon rose npain, bearing the bewildered boy in his hand, and cali- ins to the other youngsters to take better care of their companion, chucked him right into the belly of the sail in the midst of the party The fbre-sheet was hanging in the calm, nearly into the water, nnd by it the dripping seaman scrambled up again to his old birth on the anchor, shook himself like a great Newfoundland dog, and j^en jumping on the deck, proceeded across the forecastle to shift himself. , . .u • ^e people Y on such ne&ns of hose who , so very lip's boys venturing thins, but ed by his boldly be- rther than mless sea, h his con- above the rror of the Id no help, i-a-weath- (ichor with drawn so er he was ick against d been at- ather fear- ad grunted ley paid no ight drown Id he help dventurous he lalms of nstunt, and rith his feet The poor horns under sailor, who id, and call- companion, nidst of the irly into the again to his iwfoundland ie forecastle rine officer, t across the rying to get idthesoldier 1 CATtklV WOOOKS B00B&8. 29 to the sailor " That was very well done of you, my man, and right well deserves a glass of grog. Say so to the gun-room steward as you pass; and tell him it is my orders to fill you out a stiff noi- wester.'' The soldier's offer was kindly meant, but rather clumsily timid, at least so thought Jack: for though he incHned his head in acknowledgment of the attention, and instinctively touched his hat when spoken to by an officer, he made no reply till out of the marine's hearing, when he laughed, or rather chuckled out to the people near him, " Does the good gentleman suppose I 11 take a glass of grog for saving a boy's life." — Capt. Hall CAPTAIN WOODES ROGERS, This voyage was undertaken chiefly by the merchants of Bristol. Captain Woodes Rogers was appointed commander in chief, and William Dampier first pilot of the expedition. They sailed from King-road, Bristol, on the 1st of August, 1708, their force con- sisting of the Duke, a ship of three hundred tons burden, thirty guns, and one hundred and seventy men, commanded by Rogers; and the Duchess of two hundred and seventy tons, twerity-six guns, and one hundred and fifty-one men, under the command of captain Courtney. They entered the harbor of Cork on the 6th of August, where they enlisted a number of seamen in the room of about forty fel- lows who had ran away. They set sail on the 1st of September, with a very mixed crew, and on the morning of the lOth discover- ed a sail, to which they immediately gave chase. On conimg up with her she proved to be a Swedish ship, and was permitted to proceed unmolested on her way. During the time the shin was u custody, a design had been privately formed on board the Duke, by four inferior officers, to make a prize of her; and when they found she was given up, they began to mutiny; but the boatsman, being displaced, and, with ten others, put in irons and a severe whipping given to some of the leaders of the disturbance, all was quiet again. On the 14th, however, some of the ship s company, headed by a daring fellow, came up to captain Rogers at th«} steerage-door, and demanded the boatswain out of irons. Ihe captdS gave them good words, and having taken the ringleader, as if to speak with him on the quarter-dock, had him suddenly seized by the help of the officers, and lashed by one of his own followers. On the 16th the captain released the prisoners from grons on their acknowledging their sorrow for what they had done. On the nth, gained sight of the peak of Tenenffe, and the next day took a Spanish bark of twenty-five tons. On the 26th of September passed the tropic, when about sixty of the crew, wbo ■MK rf/T m ao C ATT AIM WOODBS BOOBBa. had never been this course before, were ducked three time*, by hoisting them up halfway the main-yard, with a rope to which they were made fast, and sousing them into the water. Alter visitinc the Cape de Verd islands, where they took m water and provisions, the ships again set sail on the 8th of October, m the evening. On the 14th, they came within sight of Brazil, and soon after came to anchor before the Uland of Grande, in eleven fath- oms water. Wliile they lay here another quarrel arose on board the Duchess, and eight of the ringleaders were put in irons. Un the 25th, two men deserted and made their escape into the woods; but. in the night, were so terrified by the noise made by the baboons and monkeys, that they ran back, plunged into the water, and pray- ed to be taken on board again PMk of TaMriffe. The ships sailed out of the bay of Grande on the first of De eember, steering for Juan Fernandez, and on the 5th of January, encountered a violent storm, wh'ch drove such a quantity of water into the Duchess, that they exptcted she would rmk every moment. As the men were going to supper about nine o clock at night, she shipped a sea at the poop, which beat in the bulk- head and all the cabin windows. On deck the yawl was staved in pieces and one or two of the men severely hurt. On the 17th, took an observation, by which they found they had got round Cape Horn and were to the northward of Cape Victoria. About this time the scurvy began to make great havoc among the crew^ They now bore away for the island of Juan Fernandez, which appeared in tight on the last day of January. On going on ■hore hme they diioovered a man clothed in goat-ikina. whoae nune i (i^ '■4**«-"< s^ L STORY Of ALUUXDlft ISUtlBX. •H WM Alexander Selkirk. His "tory will be found at the end ^ this narrative. They remained at this island till the Hth oO^ February, having fully refreshed themselves, when they weiglM« anchor, with a fair gale at south-east. . ««j r a -i After taking a number of valuable prizes, on the 23d ot Apni, captain Rogers with some of his men made a descent in boats ana. barks upon the town of Guiaquil, which they took with but litUe resistance and plundered of great quantities of money, jewels, and provisions. He then marched out of the town, and returned on board his own ship, where he was heartily greeted by those of hM people whom he had left behind. They afterwards obtained ». considerable sum as a ransom for the town, and bore away for the, Gallapagos islands, with a strong gale at S. S. W. ; discovered lanl on the 17th of May, but found it barren and destitute of water. Continuing on their voyage, they took several rich prizes, yisite* Gorgona and the Gallapagos, and sailing for the East Ind»e« ar- rived at the islands of Serpanj. and Guam. They left the latter place on the 21et of March, and on the 25th of May, made Bou- ton They sailed from this island on the 8th of June, and on the 23d of July, they hove down upon Horn Island to careen their vessels. Having supplied themselves with such necessaries •« they wanted, they left Batavia on the 12th of October, and sailed for the Cape of Good Hope. They came to anchor in the Cape- harbor, on the 28th ot De- cember. The English saluted the Dutch fort with nine guns; which compliment was returned with seven. At this P>*ce the* waited for the convoy of the Dutch fleet till April, on the 6th ^, which month the Dutch admiral hoisted a blue flag, and loosed We fore-top-sail, as a signal to unmoor; and the next day the whoJ#. fleet s£ed with a Hesh breeze at S. S. E. On the 23d of Jnljr, they arrived in the Texel, and sailing hence with seven prae» came to the moorings in the Downs on the 2d of October, 1711 STORY OF ALEXANDER SELKIRK. Mr. Selkirk, whose adventures gave rise to the celebr^d stery of Robinson Crusoe, was a native of Scotland, and bred a sMlWf from his youth. He was left on the island of Juan Femandes, on account of a difference between him and his captain, which, together with the ship's bein^ leaky, made him at first willing t» stay there; but afterwards wishinff to go on board, the capt»i» would not receive him. Selkirk had with him his clothes en« bedding, also a firelock, a little powder, some buUeU and tobeeoot a hatohet, a kettle, a knife, a bible, and a few mathemtticel i»» v., f 92 ITORT Of AttXANBl* VUXOX. he killed v.ith lu3 gun, as he wanted, !^ '°"6 ^ ^ by rub- Mhich there was but a pound, lasted u^AneT he feared, ho should ever beapun. ,4 ^i„ both large as our lobsters Of the goajsfle^^^ ^^^.^^^ j^^ ed them on the car, let them go usam. Jj^f" T "a^ r.ad%?e"„::'e'rhSr;cfr»«.a iji-vf .ometL.e.»Uh cuUioB hi. »«n. on "•«"««■• '«g'f;'Ji\'S the^rZ He likewise tamed some kids; and. to divert himself i A > -^ 8T0RT OF AtBXA:« on »..» H. was found. . , , r. years and four months, when Selkirk had been on the f^^dfoury'^'he kindled a fire, and the one day behold.ng a ^^'P at ^ »^'^^^^^ „«„ woll-ar.ned ap- „ext morning saw ^ya^vl containing « ^^^^^ ^,^^ ^^^. proach the shore It P'^^*'.^ '•^^%eenthc fire and supposed it to Land of captain Rogers, ^^^^^ seen the ^^ i p^^ ^^ ^^^ be from thecre.v of ««!y« ^1 under apprehensions of an enemy island. Next day whUest.llu.^eaiP ^^^^^ ^ ^^^ left on seeing ^heir approach. ggiuirk seemed much rejoic- At first gomg on b««J ^h^ "^^^^^^"^^^^ for want of use that ed, but had so fur forgot ^'« "^'^•^^J"^'?"^^^^ A dram was otTered he could not speak plainly or connectedly. ^ ^^^^ So'ig a ti::: anS il l^ a'go'd wfile before he could relish the victuals on board. creature on the island, nor any sort Selkirk saw no ver^omous creatur ^^ ^^^_.^ ^^ j of beast but goats, which «» board blinker, (his other sUy-light had been shut up ever Bmce Aboukir ) De'adeyo gave orders to '• clear away the we»ther-bow gun;"aAd a, it was now getting too dark for J*8» »*» J^ ^^"^ Sistinctly, he desired that three lanterns might be got ready tor hoisting vertically in the main rigginc. . ,. „ -u.. u^^^ "All ready forward there?" "All ready, sir. 'Then howl away he lights, and throw a shot across her/?"^"?*":?;*' Ba4 wenJlr carronade. but our friend to *'»/*«* p«d no regwd to the private signal; he had shaken a reef out of bis top- vails, and was coming down fast upon us. ) i rt>'B>f"'i > I ^ L \ 36 A (CBMB orV BBMfVDA. • The enem^f, for tuch he evidently was. now all at once yawed, and indulged us with a sight of his teeth; and there he wa* fifteen ports of a side on his main deck, w.th his due q««nt"™ oj carronadcson his quarter deck and f»««f *»« j, Y»;'!«V^'» « J° * lower masts, white cunvass. and the tremendous hoist m his topsail, showed liim to be a lieavy American frigate; and it was equally certain that he had cleverly hooked us under his lee, within com- fortable range of his long twenty-fours. To convince the most unbelieving, three jets of flame, amidst wreaths of white smoke glanced from his main deck; but, in this instance the sound of the cannon was followed by a sharp crackle and a shower of splinters from the forcyard. Tonkin. It was clear that we had got an ugly customer; poor Jenkins now called to Treenail, who was standing forward near the gun which had been fired, " Och, «r, and its badly wounded we are hero " The officer was a Patlander, as well as the seaman. " Which of you, my boy; you orthe yard?" "Both of us, your honor; but the yard badliest." *' C°r ^"''"' m'"' "Vfp nolr the top, and I will have you looked after presently. The poor fellow crawled otf the vard into the foretop, as he was ordered where he was found after the brush, badly wounded by a splinter '" Jonathan'' no doubt, " calculated," as well he might, that this taste of his quality would be quite sufficient for a little eighteen- Bun ship close under his lee; but the fight was not to be so easi- ly taken out of Deadeye, although even to his optic it was now hiirh time to be off. . . . ■l c •• All hands make sail, Mr. Splinter; that chap is too heavy for us Mr. Kelson," to the carpenter, "jump up and see what the loreyawl will carry. Keep her away my {"«">. t"'*** «;''";f° at the helm; ' Crack on, Mr. Splinter; shake all the -reefs out set the fore-topsail and loose top gallant »«'^; ?*«"K,il^'l.!ur' home, and see all clear to rig the booms out, »f t^-e *»««f .'" "f; I- less than a minute we were bowling dong before it, but the wind was breezing up again, and no one could ^ayji^ long the wounded foreyard would carry the weight and drag the sails. To mend the matter, Jonathan was coming up, hand over hand, with the freshening breeze under a press of canvass; it was clear that escape was next to impossible. .. ^ ^ , ^ : . .j „«• ♦!,„ •' Clear away the larboard guns!" I absolutely jumped ofT the deck with astonishment ; who could have spoken it ? It appewed such downright madness to show fight under the very muzzles of the guns of an enemy, half of whose broadsido was sufficient to sink us. It was the captain, however, and there was nothing *^'ln an instant was heard, through tb^ whistling of the b/ee?^ ^he creaking and screaming of the carronade slides, »»»« rattling ot the carriage of the long twelve pounder amidships, the thumping i- I \ i .a*i4t\ .-, 0tw k> i l u r^ i pi ii Cj i i ■awed, B was, lum of short opsail, iqually 1 com- e most smoke, und of fver of renkina he gun we are eaman. s, your ret into Jie poor rdered, splinter hat thia ghteen- so easi- vas now eavy for Arhat the seamen efs out; ic sheet e lulls.' but the long the :he sails, er hand, vas clear d off the appeared izzles of Scient to I nothing eeze, the ittling of thumping T A SCINE on BB&MODA. •'^ and punching of handspikes, and ihe dancing and jumping of Jack himself, as the guns were being shot and run out In a few aec- onds all was still again, but the rushing sound ot the vessel gomg through the water and of the rising gale amongst the nggmg. The men stood clustered at their quarters; their cutlasses buck- led round their waists, oil without jackets and waistcoats, and many with nothing but tb ir trousers on. . , - u-^ "Now, men, mind your aim; our only chance is to wmg him. I will yaw the ship, and, as your guns come to bear, slap it right into his bows. Starboard your helm, my man, and bring her to the wind." As she came round, blaze went our carronadea and long guns in succession, with good will and good aim, and down came his forctop-sail on the cap, with all the superincumbent spars and gear; the head of the topmast had been shot away The men instinctively cheered. " That will do; now knock off, my boys, imd let us run for it. Keep her away agam; make all sail. Jonathan was for an instant paralysed by our impudence; but just as we were getting before the wind, he yawed, and let drive his whole broadside; and fearfully did it transmogrify us. Half an hour before we were as gay a little sloop as ever floated, with a crew of one hundred and twenty as fine fellows as ever manned a British man-of-war. The iron shower sped: ten of the hun- dred and twenty never saw the sun rise again; seventeen more wjre wounded/three mortally; we had eight shot between wind and water, our main-top-mast shot away as clean as a carrot, and our hull and rigging otherwise regularly cut to pieces. Another broadside succeeded; but, by this time, we had bore up, thanks (o the loss of our aRer sail, we could do nothing else; and, what was better l-.ck still, whilst the loss of our main-top-mast paid the jria off on the one hand, the loss of the head-Sail in the frigate )rou2ht her as quickly to the wind on the other; thus most of her aho' fell astern of is; and before she could bear up agam in chase, the squall struck her and carried her main-top-mast overboard. This gave us a start, crippled and bedevilled though we were; and, as the night fell, we contrived to lose sigut of our large friend. With breathless an.xiety did we carry on througa that iiight, ex- oecting every lurch to send our remaining top-mast by the board; but the weather moderated, and next morning the aun shone on our blood-utained decks, at anchor off the entrance to St, George a harhot.—ScoUi$h Magazine. i f •" ekrtkin JOHir clipwrtok. CAPTAIN JOHN CLIPPERTON. A»,„.,f the beirinnina of the year 1718, some English merchanti, fort^eefng wa 'S^^^^^^^^^ and Spain, resolved to fit o«^ two ships for the South Se^. Two ships were accordingly pro- 15th Ld sqSy w^^^^^ rain; inthe evening, ""bent the a-^tss;eS^J?;^^^^ an opprrtunfty of striking down some of h.s guns mto the hold ^'i!br JeT^'clTck at night, on the 19th. there arose a f-h breeze?so as to oblige both ships to take m ^^e^r X' J, J' J ffale increasintt. the Success made a signal for the bpeeaweii lo bSsTo and by seven o'clock both «hip3 were under bare p^s. nor Sble to bear a rag of canvass during the night. On the ^th r storm\bated. whin CUpperton made sail^steermg ^ ^^ E whereas Shelvock stood away to the IN. W.. so tnai irom hub day They never saw each other till they met by accident m the ^°The Canaries being the first place appointed for a rendezvous r'Trs\tr„ccT and ne'xt moTnln^^ i„ the bay i\\Vrla'ned heTeten d'ays. but not melting with their consort.. P'orttVsthofKTundthemse^ pomt of tlu '"a .1„ llhTSntcmber eMt .'ohor offtho island of 3™n Fomt°d I XWSri:i.nd o» .he 8th of October, l..vmg 1 1 i CArtAIl* JOHN GLirPERTOir. ^ rchantt, fit out gly pro- I. The on and They ith a fair jors, for On the ibent the lors, and leedwell. Success, p, which lore, de- give him :he hold B a fresh lis. T.ie edwell to ire poles, the 20th, 3. and by from this mt in the ndezvouB, ive on the ) continue t place of ithe2l9t. \ the bay ir consort; oint of tlu ntered thf )f August, id of Juon er, leaving nd. After ! away for Votk Road t anchored 1 with a prize they had taken, at the island of Lobos de la Mar. While here a conspiracy among the crew was discovered and punished. „ - « On the 1st of November, sailed for the Bay of Conception; and in the passage took a ship, laden with tobacco, sugar and cloth. They made the Bay on the 6th in the afternoon, where they saw three men-of-war lying, with their topsails loose, who no sooner discovered them than tfcey cut their cables, and stood in chase. At this time captain Clipperton had one prize with him, which, as well as the Success, hauled close upon a wind; on which the best sailer among the Spanish men-of-war, gave chase to the prize, which she soon came up with and took. The other ships crowded all the sail they could for sometime, till the largest, having her mizen-top-mast carried away, fired a gun, tacked, and stood in for the shore; which gave the Success an opportunity of making her escape. . In the Spanish prize, Clipperton Jost his third lieutenant and twelve of his men. They continued cruising to the northward, and on the 4th of December found themselves very near the Gallapagos. On the 17th saw the island of Cocos, and most of the crew went on shore. On the 19th of January, 1721, sailed from this place, and on the 25th arrived on the coast of Mexico, where, discovering a sail, they sent their pinnace to give chase, to whom he struck. On the return of the pinnace they had the surprising account, that this was a Spanish ship, called the Jesu Maria, now commanded by captain Shelvock, who had lost his ship and most of his men, and taken this prize. These ships again parted, and on the 31th of May, Clipperton anchored in the road of Guam. On the 5th of Juiy entered the port of Amoy, where the crew demanded that the prize-money should be shared. Clipperton not comply- ing, they applied to the chief mandarin of the place, requesting that he would do them justice against the captain. Clipperton was therefore summoned before him; and on the mandarin s de- manding a reason why he refused to comply with the desires of the crew, he produced the articles, by which it appeared that the prize-money was not to be shared till their return to London. The mandarin decided that the shares should be settled, and this dis- tribution was accordingly made on the 16th of September; 7,000(. sterling being setmside as belonging to the owners. This sum was immediately put on board a Portuguese East India man, which ship was afterwards burnt and the greater part of the money lost. - -^ . , ■ t\ . • Clipperton afterwards took passage for England in a Dutcn ship, and arrived there a bankrupt in health and fortune, after a 'ong and disastrous voyage. 40 VBROCITT OF THE POLAR BEAR. * I'i /^i FEROCITY OF THE POLAR BEAR. The annals of the north are filled with accounts of the most oerilousrd fatal conflicts with the Polar Bear. The first and one Snie most tragical, was sustained by Bareutz ««/ Heemskerke in 1596. during their voyage for the discovery of the nortlv^ast passage Having anchored at 'an island near the strait of Way- ga". two of the sailors landed and were ^"^''^•"8 «"/**Th jj^'; one of them felt himself closely hugged from behind. Thinking this a frolic of one of his companions, he called out in a corres- pon^ng tone. "Who's there? pray stand off" Hi. comrade fookedfand screamed out, "A bear! Abear!" then running to he ship, alarmed the crew with loud cries The sailors ran to the spot armed with spikes and muskets. On their approach the bear verv c oly quitted the mangled corpse sprang upon anothei Hailor, carried him off. and plunging his toeth into his body began drink ng his blood at long draughts. Hereupon the whole of tZ stout crew, struck with terror, turned their backs, and fled nrecipitately to the ship. On arriving there they began to look SeTh other, unable to feel much satisfaction with their own prowess. Three then stood forth, and undertook to avenge the Fie of their countrymen, and to secure for them the ngh ^ of buriol. They advanced, and fired at first from so respectful a distance that they all missed. The purser then courageously pror eeeded in front of his companions, and taking closer aim, pierced the monster's skull immediately below the eye. The bear, how- ever merely lifted up his head, and advanced upon them, holding itill in his mouth the victim who n he was devouring .but seeing him soon stagger, the three rushed on with sabre and bayonet and won despatched him. They collected ami bestowed decent se- JSture on the mangled limbs of their comrades, ^h.le the s^^^^^^^^ the animal, thirteen feet long, became the prize of the sailor who had fired the successful shot. . /• _i ui„ The history of the whale-fishers records a number of remarkable escapes from the bear. A Dutch captain. Jonge Kees. m 16b8, undertook with two canoes to attack one. and with a lance gave him so dreadful a wound in the bellv. that his immediate death seemed inevitable. Anxious, therefore, not to injure the skm, Ke™8 merely followed the animal close, till he should drop down dead Tha bear, however, having climbed a little rock, made 8 spring from the distance of twenty-four feet upon the captain, who, taken completely by surprise, lost hold of the lance, and fell be- neath the assailant, who, placing both paws on his breas , opened two rows of tremendous teeth, and paused for a moment, as it to •how him all the horrors of his situation. At this critical instant, a •ailor ruthed forward, and with only a scoop, succeeded in alarming mmKmm mm FEROCITY or THE POLAR BEAR. 41 B roost ndone kerke, th-east Way- , when linking corres- 9mrade ning to ran to ach the anothe? , began liole of and fled to look eir own nge the »hta of ectful a isly pro.- pierced ar, how- holding eing him met, and icent se- ) skin of lilor who narkable in 1668, nee gave ite death the skin, rop down :, made a ain, who, id fell be- t, opened t, as if to instant, a t alarming the monster, ■«ho made off, leaving the captain without the slight- ""iIiTtss Captain Cook of the Archangel, when near the coast of Spitzbergen, found himself suddenly between the paws of a bear He instantly called on the surgeon, who accompanied him, to fire, which the latter did with such admirable promptitude and precision, that be shot the beast through the head, and dehvered the captain. Mr. Hawkins of Everthorpe, in july 1818, having pursued and twice struck a large bear, had raised h's '?««« <<" * third blow, when the animal sprang forward, seized him by the thigh, and threw him over its head into the water. Fortunately, it used this advantage only to effect its own escape.-Captain Scoresby mentions a boat's crew which attacked a bear in the Spitzbergen sea; but the animal having succeeded in climbing the sides of the boat, all the sailors threw themselves for safety, into the water, where they hung by the gunwale. The victor entered triumphantly, and took possession of the barge, where it sat quietly till it was shot by another party. The same writer mentions 4e ingenious contrivance of a sailor, who being pursued by one of these creatures, threw down successively his hat, jacket, handkerchief, and every other article in his possesion, when the brute pausing at each, gave the sailor always a certain advantage, and enabled him finally to regain the vessel. TlK)U"h the voracity of the bear is such, that he has been known to feed on his own species, yet maternal tenderness is as con- spicuous in the female as in any other inhabitants of the frozen recions There is no exertion which she will not make loi the supply of her progeny. Ashe bear with her t^ c«b«. ''f'«8 pursued by some sailors across a field of ice, and finding that, neither by example, nor by a peculiar voice and action, she could urae them to the requisite speed, applied her paws and pitched them alternately forward. The little creatures themselves as she came up, threw themselves before her to receive the impulse, and thus both she and they effected their escape. 4* 4 \ /a 43 11 MAIM AND ICHOOniT LE MAIRE AND SCHOUTEN. FIRST VOYAGE ROUND CAFE HORN. A belief that to the south of the strait of Magellan there woui be found an open sea, or some other passatfe leading to the Soutli Sea, bad many years been gaining ground, when a company of Dutch merchants determined to make the experiment, which, if Bucctissful, would open to them, as they believed, the trade to India, by a new, instead of an interdicted passage, which the strait of Magellan then was. Jacob le Maire was appointed principal merchant, and prem-' dent of the ships; and Wilhelm Schouten, an able seaman, ro- ceived the charge of patron or master mariner. The vessels fitted out were the Eendracht, n ship of three hundred and sixty tons, nineteen guns, and sixty five men, and a galliot, named the Homo, of one hundred and ten tons, eight guns and twenty two nmn. The president, Le Maire, and Patron Schouten, sailed in the former; "the latter was commanded by Jan Schouten, brother to the patron, with Adrian Claesz as merchant. June the 4th, 1615, they quitted the Texel, and in three days anchored in the Downs, where an English gunner was hired. On the 30th of August, dropped anchor in the road of Sieri a Leone, where a stock of twenty five thousand lemons was purchased froiw the natives, for a few beads. On the 5th of October, were in latitude four degrees seventeen piinutes N. when a great noise was beard on board the Eendracht, and immediately after the sea around it became red with blood. Afterwards a piece of the horn of some sea animal was found sticking in the bottom of the ship, seven feet below the water line, havmg penetrated through the planking, and into one of the ribs: about the same length remained without; it was similar in shape and size to the end of an ele- phant's tooth. ... - Having passed the line, they struck soundmgs in seventy-five fathoms ( pth, on the 4th of December, and two days after saw the Ameiican coast. On the 8th, anchored in Port Desire, where they took a large supply of birds, &c. On the 19th, the Home caught fire, and was totally consumed. On the 13th of January, 1616, the Eendracht quitted Port Desire, and on th« 20th, passed the latitude of the entrance of the straits of Magellan. On the 24th saw Terra del Fuego to the right, not more than a league off, and on the 29th passed to the north of some rocky islets: Terra del Fuego appeared to the W. N. W. and W., all hilly land covered with snow, with a sharp point which they called Cape Home, in honour of the vessel which they had lost. On the 30th, having passed to the south of the Cape, steered west 11 1 i ail W£ an foi th< of bj tr wi LB MAIRB AMD BCHbOTBH «* •countering great waves with a current to the westward; and allerwards steered north. The ship continued to advance north- ward and on the 1st of March, made the island of Juan Fernandez, and caught two tons offish, but could find no anchorage. Steering for the East Indies they visited a number of small islands, and on the 5th of August came to the Isle of Goley, subject to the King of Tidore. Sailed again next day ; and, after being much delayed by calms, met, September the 7th, with a ship of their own ^un- try anchorinr the same day at the Island of "^rnate. Ihey were kindly icceived by the people in power: the Eendracht had Ca|>e Horn. not lost one of her crew in her long cruisings and they had dii- eoUred a flew passage to the South Sea; yet these merits did niavail them, For on the arrival of the ship at Ba tavm she was seized and condemned, on a supposed infnngement of the r ghts of the Dutch East India Company, the officers and crew being put on board other ships to be conveyed to Europe. On the 31 St of December, during the passage home, died the president, Jacob Le Maire, a victim to the unworthy treatment Ko had received-a worthy man and a skilful navigator; and on the 1st of July len, his companions arrived in Holland, b> the way of Good Hope, having bsen ab. «nt two years and seventeen day* r ' is > 1 TMB rtoaiDA. THE FLORIDA. IVIany of the vessels which formed the Spanish Armada, inten- ded for the conquest of England, perished on the north and west coasts of Scotland. The ship Florida appeared to have been more fortunate than any of her consorts; she found her way to the bay of Tobermory, on the sound of Mull, one of the finest harbors in the world. Scotland being then a neutral country under James the Sixth, of that name, the Spaniards considered them- selves perfectly secure, and remained long in that station, repair- ing the damages they had sustained, and refreshing the crew and troops. The Florida was, no doubt, an object of great mterest and curiosity in that remote situation, and all the principal families in the neighboring country and islands were received on board as visiters, where, tradition says, they were hospitably and splendidly entertained. Elizabeth, the ever watchful and well-mformed Queen of England, had intelligence of the Florida through her ambassador at the Scotch court, and it was ascertamed that this ship was extremely valuable: she had on board a large sum of money intended for the pnv of the army; she contamed besides, a jrreat quantity of costly stores. The law of nations should have protected the Florida from injury; but Elizabeth resolved on her destruction; and it was accompanied by one of the most atrocious acta, perhaps, ever recorded of any civilized government. The Enslish ambassador soon found an instrument suited to his pur- pose po.e, and his name was Smollet. We regret to state, that he was an ancestor of the celebrated writer of that name, who himself alludes to this circumstance in one of his novels, apparently un- conscious of the inference which followed. 'This agent of the Enslish Queen spoke the Gaelic language, and wore the High- land dress. He went to Mull as a dealer in cattle, and easily found his way on board the Florida, where he formed an intimacy, •nd, along with other strangers, had frequent opportunities of leeing every part of the ship. He at length found a convenient time for his diabolical object, and placed some combustible sub- stance in a situation where it was likely to produce the desired effect. He immediately got ashore, and made the best of his way southward. _, . . , ., . . He had travelled to a distance of six or eight miles, when he heard the explosion of the Florida; and the spot where he stood ii still marked for the execration of mankind. The ship was blown up, and nearly all on board perished. Together with the crew and troops, many of the first men in the country were des- troyed by this perfidious aod bloody act, which reflects eternal COMMODORE ANSON. 46 ten- vest teen • the bore nder kem- ^air- and and es io d as lidly rmed her this n of ides, have 1 her ciouB The pur- 9 was nself r un- •r the iasily nacy, BS of inient I sub- ssired B way en he stood ) was h the a des- ternal disgrace on the planners, am' 'nfamy on the perpetrator. Tradi tion states, that the poop of th« ^hip was blown to a great distance, with six men, whose lives were saved. Some Spanish marea and horses had been landed, to pasture, and these remained in the island of Mull. The breed of horses in Mull has ever since been superior, and it still continues so, probably from this cause. The English ambassador at Madrid having procured mformatioii of the precise amount of the treasure which had been on board the Florida, a ship of war was sent by the English Government to Tobe/mory in the beginning of the eighteenth century with divers, for the purpose of recovering the specie. The wreck was soon found, and many articles were raised, but no money was acknowledged. The ship, however, never returned to England, and it was suspected that she had taken refuge in France, for evident reasons. -, ,,. j In the year 1787, the celebrated diver, Spalding, made an attempt to recover this treasure, but he failed entirely as might have been expected, the remains of the ship having sunk into the clay, and totally disappeared. COMMODORE ANSON. The expedition under Commodore Anson was fitted out by the English government in the year 1740, to attack the Spanish set- tlements in America. The squadron consisted of six vessels of war and two victuallers. These were the Shipi. Centurion Gloucester Severn Pearl Wager Trial Sloop Men. 400 300 300 260 160 100 Ctmmanders. Gun*. George Anson 60 Richard Norris 60 Edward Legge 60 Matt Mitchell 40 Dandy Kidd 28 xriBisj.uup John Murray , ^' , , . .u On the 18th of September, seventeen hundred and forty, the squadron weighed from St. Helens, and reached Maderiatho 26th of October. Having sailed hence, they discovered the [and of Brazil, on the 16th of December, and on the evening of the 19th cast anchor at the island of St Catharine's. Having repaired their vessels, they quitted this place on the 18th of January, and on the same day of the following month came to anchor in the bay of St Julian. The squadron again stood to sea on the 28th of February, when the Gloucester not being able to porchaie h«r anchor, was obliged to cut her cable, and leave her best bower COMNOSOBK ANSOX. behind Having reached the •outhern eitremity of the straiti Le Mairc, the wind shifted and blew in violent squalls, and the tide turned furiously against them, driving to the eMlward, with such rapidity, that the two sternmost vessels the Wager, and the Anna Pink, with the utmost difficulty escaped being dash- ed in pieces on the shore of Staten Island. , j For above three months, they struggled with severe gales and terrific waves, and on the Ist of April, the weather, after having been a little more moderate, returned to its former violence; the sky looked dark and gloomy, and the wind began to freshen and blow in squalls; and there were all the appearances of an approaching tempest. Accordingly, on the 3d, there came on a storm, which exceeded in violence and duration «" they had hitherto encountered. On the 14th, in the mornrng, the weather clearing up a little and the moon shining out on a "«"«»• 2«^""* Pink mtde a signal for seeing land right a-head; and it being then only two miles distant, they were under great 'PP"!**""""" ^[ running on shore; and had not the wind suddenly lifted, or he moon Ihone out, every ship must have perished. They found this land, to their disappointment. »o bo Cape N<>ir, though they imagined they were ten degrees more to the west. On the even- ingofthe 24th of April, the wind increased to a prodig mus storm and, about midnight the weather became so thick that the whole squadron separated, nor met again till they reached the island of Juan Fernandez. To add to their misfortunes, the scurvy began to make such havoc, tbat on board the Centurion onJX.'t ^^ off forty-three men in the month of April, and twice that number in ^X&v On the 22d of May the Centurion encountered the severest storm it had yet experienced. Almost all the sails were split; the rig- ging was destroyed, and a mountainous wave breaking over them on the starboard quarter, gave the vessel such a shock, that seve S ofthe shroudslere br'oL.and the ballast and stores bo strange- ly shifted, that she lay on her larboard side. The wind at lengh abating a little, they began to exert themselves to 8ti""P. J? shroufs, reeve 'new lanyards, and mend the Bails, during which they ran great risk of being driven on the '''^n*! of Chiloe After maJy difficulties they at length reached the island of Juan Fer- nandez, in a most de'sponding condition. Here many of the crew died ofweariness and disease. . . , ,,,„ TrinI nloon A few days after the Centurion had arrived, the Trial sloop appeared insight, and on the 21st of June the Gloucester was SEered to leeward. The Anna Pink arrived about the middle of August, which, with the Trial and Gloucester, mentioned above were the only vessels that ever joined the squadron; for the Severn and P.^rl. having parted from the commodore off Cape Horn with diffiSulty reached Brazil, whence they made the best of tS r w»y back toWpe; wbUe the Wager w*i wrecked on the -^ coot take the A cov< war< they 12tli upoi be s tOW) for I a m the four It mer com ord( shot weij ber, Val C tak( On brin his tive upo thin tied off: the was foui torn befi gov ima orl tot bus to] con wai coe I Wf 1 COMMOOOBl ANION. •«r raitt the ard, ash- and ving the and f an OR a had ither Vnna then 8 of r the bund they Bven- torm, vhole nd of teg an irried imber storm le rig- them seve ange- length p the which After Fer- 5 crew sloop r was niddlo ibove, yr the ' Cape le best on the - coast. The Anna Pink being judged unfit for service, was taken for 'he use of the squadron, and her men were sent onboard the Gloucester. About eleven in the morning or the 8th of September, they dis- covered a sail ; wlicn the Centurion, being in the greatest for- wardness, made al\er her as fast as possible. Night coming or they lost sight of the chase. About three in the mornin» of the 12th, a brisk gale springing up at W. S. W. obliged them to lie upon a N. VV. tack, which, at break of day, brought them within sight of a sail, at about five leagues distant. She appeared to be a large vcHsel, and upon hoisting Spanish colors, and bearing towards the Centurion, the commodore ordered every thing ready for an engagement; but upon coming nearer, she appeared to be a merchantman, without a single tier of guns, and had mistaken the Centurion for her consort. She soon surrendered, and was found to be a valuable prize. It appearing from letters on board the prize, that several other merchantmen were at sea, between Callao and Valparaiso, the commodore sent the Trial sloop, to cruise off the latter port; and ordered the Gloucester to cruise off the island of Paita, till she should be joined by the Centurion. The Centurion and her prize weighing from the bay of Juan Fernandez, on the 19th of Septem- ber, took her course to the eastward, proposing to join the Trial off Valparaiso. On the 24th, in the evening, they came up with the latter, having taken a prize of si.x hundred tons burden, laden with a rich cargo. On the 27th, the captain of the Trial came on board the Centurion, bringing with him an instrument, subscribed by himself and all his officers, setting forth that the vessel was so leaky and defec- tive, that it was at the hazard of their lives they staid on board; upon which, the commodore having ordered the crew and every thing of value to be put on board the prize, the Trial was scut- tled and sunk. It was now resolved to join tiie Gloucester off Paita. With this view they stood to the northv/ard, and, on the 10th of November discovered a sail, which Lieutenant Brett was ordered to chase, with the Trial's pinnace and barge. They found her to be a Spanish vessel of two hundred and seventy tons burden. From the prisoners they learned that, a few days before, a vessel had entered Paita, the master of which told the flov«;rner he had been chased by a very largo ship, which he imagined to be one of the English squadron, and that the govern- or had immediately sent an express to Lima, to carry the news to the viceroy, while the royal officer residing at Paita had been busily employed in removing both the king's treasure and his own to Piuza, a town fourteen leagues within land. It was at once conjectured that the ship which had chased the veMel into Paita was the Gloucester; and, as they were now discovered, and the coast would soon be alarmed, ao as to prevent cruising to any %H 4Jjlmu..JMliiu%. * -^ 48 COMMODOKE ANSON. HI II im • l advantage, the commodore resolved to endeavor to surprise the place that very night. When the ships were within five leagues of Puita, about ten o'clock at night, Lieutenant Brett, with the boats under his com- mand, put ofT, and arrived without being discovered, at the mouth of the bay; though he had no soone: entered it, tlian some of the people on board a vessel riding at anchor there, perceived him, and immediately getting into their boat, rowed towards tiic sliore, crying out 'the English, the English dogs,' &c. by which tho town was alarmed and the attack disovered. The town was, however, taken in less than a quarter of an hour from the first landing of the boats ; with the loss of one man killed and two wounded. They weighed anchor from the coast of Paita on the 16th of November, the squadron being increased to six sail by the prizes. On the morning of the 18th, they discovered the Gloucester with a small vessel m tow, which joined them about three in the after- noon, when they learned that captain Mitchell had taken two ..rizes, one of which had a cargo consisting of wine, brandy and olives, and about seven thousand pounds in specie ; and the other was a launch, tbe people on board which, when taken, wore eating their dinner from silver dishes. Notwithstanding this circum stance, the prisoners alleged that they were very poor: having nothing on board, but cotton made up in jars, which, being re- moved on board the Gloucester, were examined, when the whole appeared to be an extraordinary piece of false package; there being concealed among the cotton, doubloons and dollars, to the amount of twelve thousand pounds. The cargo and crews of the several vessels were aflerwarde divided between the Centurion and Gloucester. Quitting the coast of America, they stood for China, the 6th of May, 174''2. The Gloucester, which had become decayed, was cleared of every thing by the loth of August, and then set on fire. On the ^7th they arrived at the island of Tinian, where they remained somo time. On the night of the 22d of September, when it was exces- sively dark, the wind blew from the eastward with such fury, that those on board despaired of riding out the storm. At this time Mr. Anson, was ill of the scurvy, and most of the hands were on shore, and all the hopes of safety of those on board seemed to depend on immediately putting to sea ; all communication be- tween the ship and the island being destroyed. About one o'clock a strong gust, attended with rain and light- ning, drove them to sea, where, being unprepared to struggle with the fury of the winds and waves, they expected each moment to be their last. When at day-break, it was perceived by those on shore that th6 ship was missing, they concluded her lost, and many of them begged the commodof6 to tend 'the boat round the itland to look for the wreck. In the Wifk/t of thoir gloomy reflec- The I appa the thouj 01 mio '»:■•• .iV,' COMMODORE ANSON. 48 irise the bout ten his com- le mouth ne of the I'ed him, le shore, hich tho >wn WU9, the first and two e 16th of he prizes, jster with the after- aken two randy and I the other ore eating IS circum r: having being re- the whole ige; there lari<, to the afterwards uitting tha May, 174-2. ed of every >n the 21th lined some was execs- such fury, 1. At this ' the hands tard seemed lication bc- n and light- to struggle ach moment ed by those ner lost, and at round the oomy reflec- I tions, the commodore formed a plan for extricating them from their present situation; which was by hauling the Spanish bark on shore, sawing her asunder, and lengthening her twelve feet ; which would enlarge her to near forty tons burden, and enable her to carry them all to China. But a discouraging circumstance now occured, which was, that they had neither compass nor quadrant on the island. At length, on rummaging a chest belonging to the Spanish bark, they found a small compass, which though not much superior to those made for the amusement of school-boys, was to them of the utmost im- portance. When this obstacle was removed, and all things were ready for sailing, it happened on the afternoon of the 11th of October, that one of the Gloucester's men being upon a hill, saw the Centurion at a distance. She was soon visible to all, and the next day cast anchor in the road. On the 14th, a sudden gust of wind drove her to sea a second time, but in about five days, they returned again to anchor. On (ho 20th of October, they set Are to the bark and proa, hoisted in their boats, and got under sail, steering away towards the south end of the island of Macao. About midnight, on the 5th of November, they made the main- land of China, and on the morning of the 9th, a Chinese pilot came on board, and told them that he would carry the ship into Macao for thirty dollars, which being paid him they proceeded, and on the 12th entered the harbor of Macao. On the 6th of April, the Centurion again stood out to sea. On the last day of May they came in sight of Cape Espiritu Santo, where they continucc to cruize till the 20th of June, when about sunrise the great ManJla ship came in sight, having the standard of Spain flying at the top-gallant-mast head, and to the commo- dore's surprise, bore down upon him. The engagement soon began, and lasted an hour and a half, when the galleon struck to the Centurion, after having had sixty-seven men killed and eighty-four wounded. The Centurion had only two men killed and seventeen wounded. The prize carried five hundred men and thirty-six guns, and her cargo was worth 400,000/. sterling. It is impossible to describe the transports on board, when, aflcr all their reiterated disappointments, they at length, saw their wishes accomplished. But their joy was very near being suddenly damped by a very alarming accident; for no sooner had the galleon struck, titan one of the lieutenants coming to Mr. Anson, whispered him, that the Centurion was dangerously on fire near the powder-room. The commodore received this shocking intelligence without any apparent emotion, and taking care not to alarm his people, gave the necessary orders for extinguishing the fire, which was done, though its first appearance threatened the ship with destruction. On the 14th, the Centurion cast anchor olT Bocca Tigris, for- ming the mouth of that river; and having got under sail on tho 16tb 6 ■(|h)l^|i^«fM|M( MMn atk nsUINQ ON THE GRAND BANK. _ ■ I! * of October, 1'743, came to anchor in the straits of Sunda on the 3d of January, and continued there till the eighth, taking in wood and water, when she weighed and stood for the Capo of Good Hope, where, on the 1 1th of March, she came to anchor in Table SL neleu. Bay. Mr. Anson continued here till the 3d of April, 1744, when he put to soa, and on the 19th of the month, was in sight of St. Helena, but did not touch at it. On the 12th of June they got sight of the Lizard, and on the evening of the 15th, to their great joy, came safe to anchor at Spithead. On his arrival Mr. Anson learned, that under cover of • thick fo(^, he had run through a French fleet, which was at that time cruizing in the chops of the channel. FISHING ON THE GRAND BANK. On crossing the banks of Newfoundland, the ship was hove to, for the purpose of sounding; and the quarter-master having tied a baited hook to the deep-sea lead, a noble cod was drawn to the soriace, from the depth of ninety fathoms. Upon this hint, the captain, very considerately, agreed to lie by for an hour or two ; and •Mie fifty lines being put over, the decks were soon covered, fore an nei rar tha of swi any we and / how It ia or cl suce hiind sight banki Halil as fas stanci day fl Th( he in to the humai the lin fisherr domgj on the] and d<[ ed pla| while the fisi friend I now hi The certairi to ihati researl taughtj practic or a da who, the Gri thine Ah, across I the 3d wood Good Table r44, when jht of St. nd on the anchor at ir cover of vas at that iras hove to, aving tied a rawn to the tis hint, the or two; and overed, fore FISHING ON THS OBAND BANK. jH| and aft, with such display of fish as Billingsgate has rarely wit- nessed. People who know nothing of a sea life fancy that fish is not a rarity with us; but there is nothing of which we taste so little; so that the greatest treat by far, when we come into port, is a dish of fresh soles or mackerel; and even the commonest fish that swims is looked upon as a treasure. It is only in soundings that any are to be met with; for, in the open and bottomless ocean, we meet nothing but whales, porpoises, dolphins, shark.s, bonitav and flying fish. I never could conceive, or even form a probable conjecture, how it is that some persons manage to catch fish, and others none. It is easy to understand, that in angling, a certain degree of skill, or choice of situation, may determine the probable amount of success. But when a line is let down to the depth of eighty or a hundred fathoms, or even to twenty or thirty feet, quite out of sight, what has skill to do there? And yet, in a ship, on the banks of Newfoundland, or in a boat on the Thrumcap shoals in Halifax harbor, I have seen one man hauling in cods or haddocks as fast as he could bait his hooks; while others, similarly circum- stanced in all apparent respects, might fret and fidget for half a da^ without getting more than a nibble. There can be no doubt, of course, that intellectual power must be in operation at one end of the line, otherwise no fish will come to the other; but the puzzle is, by what mysterious process can human intelligence manage to find its way, like electricity, Hown the line to the bottom of the sea.' I have often asked s' otssful fishermen what they did to make the fish bite; but they i ould sel- dom give any available answer. Sometimes they said it depended on the bait. "Well, then," I have answered, "let me take yours and do you take mine." But in two minutes after we had chang- ed places, my companion was pulling in his fish as fast as before, while not a twitch was given to my new line, though, just before,' the fish appeared to be jostling one another for the honor of my friend's hook, to the total neglect of that which had been mine, now in high vogue amongst them. There is some trick, or sleight of hand, I suppose, by which a certain kmd of motion is given to the bait, so as to assimilate it to that of the worms which the fishes most affect in their ordinary researches for food, But, probably, this art is no more to be taught by description, or to be learned without the drudgery of practice, than the dexterity with which an artist represents nature, or a darcer performs pirouettes. Uninstructed persons, therefore, who, like myself, lose patience because they cannot catch fish at the first cast of the line, had better turn their attention to some- thing else. Almost the only one I ever caught was during my first voyage across ths Atlantic, when, after my line had been down a whde BYRON. weary hour, I drew it up in 'l-P ^ „taltr:L"^'t?pre8int?y; Tned the line must have been accidentally broken Du ^p ^^ ^^ ^.^ andgreatlytomy.astomshment I beheld a gi^^ of ^p, Swollen to twice the usuad^^^^^ its'^sound. as the «\-J^agJ ««»^^^^ this singular apparatus At the depth of eighty or "'"ety laino ^f fifteen or sixteen atmos- i« compreLed ^he enomous add t.o„ ^ ^^ been blown up with gunpowder. [^ i . \ BYRON. I. the year 1764. the IJo/^irutinlX" ^^^^^^^^^ ir ^'i^t'roaSlotS:^^^^^^^ and Captain Mouat -SXll«eco..^^^^^^^ they sailed iu P'°«ec"tion of the voyage ^^^.^^^ ^^^^^ ber they came to an anchor m the roaa oi «- governor, clt of'Brazil. when the--74Teirhed anchor on thi 16th of who received him in state^ iSrand on the 2l8t of Novem- October, steermg for Cape B anco anu ^^^^odore in hw ber entered the harbor of Port l^esire, an landed, Srat. attended by Uvo o^er boats wenUoj^^^^^^ J^^^^ ^.^^ ^„, and they had a sight of four beas«, n ^i^oes. in shape like a deer, ^^ich they took to g ^^^ ^^ ^^^ On the fifth of December the ^^V^^^ ^„d came to an an- 20th, ran close '"-sboreto Cape Virgin m /. horseback, chor'. The commodore observed a numbe^otm ^^^^ ^^^^ riding to and ft". oPP°!'^«.Jl\*^ ' to jand and as he was anxious to which he took to be an 'n^'taf " ^^J.^ij, ^ boat with a partv of know what people hese ^Z^' »« wen^ m j.^j|^^. men well armed; the hr^heu^^^^^^^ ^^^ hole ap» ing m another. When tiiey ^^" j „„ on a stony point pearedtoamounttofivehundredper^ons d aw^ of land that ran far into the sea. «y'o» '' therefore, made signs ^ he approached, the Indians retreated he th^^^^^ ^ ^^^^ that one of them «b°"W e^e lorwa^^^^ ^J^^^ ^Ir Kr i^S intS -ndTnt If his eyes wa, a circle of ■1 BTRON. 5S 1 1 imag- iresently, oat to the insion of ack-bone. apparatus ten atmos- approa«h- lequatc to ansion not as if it had f-war, were n the South )tain Mouat tendant, and I of Septem- leiro, on the [\e governor, ; the 16th of t of Novem- (lodore in his He landed, kds high, and IS. I, and on the ame to an an- n horseback, nething white iras anxious to ith a party of I party, follow- tho whole ap" n a stony point iced alone, but re, made signs complied with, and was very vM a circle of black paint, und a white circle round the other; the rest of bis face was painted in streaks of various colors. He had the skin of a beast, with the hair inwards, thrown over his shoulders. The commodore and the Indiau having complimented each other, in language equally unintelligible to either, they walked together towards the main body of the IndJans,_few of whom were shorter than the height abovementioned, and the women were large in proportion. On the 21st of December they began sailing up the Strait of Magellan, with a view to fake in a stock of wood and water. On the 26th, came to an anchor at Port Famine. In this place, they found drift-wood enough to have supplied a thousand vessels. The quantity of fi.sli that was daily taken was equal to the supply of both the crews: and the commodore shot as many geese and ducks as furnished several tables besides his own. On the 4th of January 1765, they sailed in quest of Falkland's Islands. On the 12th they saw land, and on the 14th aflat island, cover- ed with tufts of grass as large as bushes. Soon after this they entered another harbor, to which Byron gave the name of Port Egmont. This harbor is represented to be the finest in the world, and capacious enoi'gh to contain the whole navy of England, in full security; therf; is plenty of fresh water in every part of it, and geese, ducks, snipes, and other edible birds, abound in such num- bers, that the sailors were tired with eating them. The commo- dlJre was once unexpectedly attacked by a sea-lion, and extricated himself from the impending danger with great difficulty ; they had many battles with this animal, the killing of one of which was frequently an hour's work for six men; one of them almost tore to pieces the commodore's mastifi-dog, by a single bite. The com- modore took possession of the harbor, and all adjacent islands, by the name of Falkland's islands. On Sunday, January the 27th, they left Port Egmont. Next day the commodore gave the name of Berkley's Sound to a deep inlet between the islands. On the 6th of February stood in for Port Desire, at the mouth of which they came to an anchor, and had the pleasure of seeing the Florida, a store-ship, which they had expected from England. On the 2(>.l., at Port Famine re- ceived orders to sail tor England. Having narrowly escaped the dreadful efiects of a storm on the 3d of March, at length the Do'phin was moored in a little bay op- posite Cape Quod; and the Tamar, about six miles to the east- ward of it. On the 28th the Tamar narrowly eocaped being dash- ed to pieces against the rocks, by the parting of the cable to her best bower-anchor. The Dolphin, therefore, stood again into the bay, and sent her proper assistance, after which they both an- chored for the night; a night the most dreadful they had known. The winds were so violent as perfectly to tear up the sea, and carry it higher than the heads of the masts: a dreadful sea rolled -.•*i-H>«* * »' ' i » "j#^ j^^>a !' ^.iiiiWnM !)||| a^^ 64 BTRON. over them, and broke against the rocks, with a noise as loud as thunder. Happily they did not part their cp.bles, or they must have been dashed in pieces against these rocks. The ships, came to anchor on the 4th of April, in a bay \vhich had been discovered, proposing to take in wood and water. While they were here, several of the natives made a fire opposite the ship, on which signals were made for them to come on board, but as they would not, the commodore went on shore, and distributed some trifles which gave great pleasure. Four were at length pre- vailed on to go on board; and the commodore, with a view to their diversion, directed one of the midshipmen to play on the violin, while some of the seamen danced ; the poor Indians were extrava- gantly delighted; and one of them lo testify his gratitude, took his canoe, and fetching some red paint, rubbed it over the face of the musician; nor could the commodore, but with the utmost dif- ficulty, escape the like compliment. They sailed from this bay on the 7th, and next day tlic wind blew a hurricane. On the 9th, passed some dangerous rocks, which in Narborough's Voyage are called the Judges. This day a steady gale at south-west carried them at the rate of nine miles an hour, so that by eight in the evening they were twenty leagues from the coast. On the 26th, they sailed westward, and bore away for the island of Masi afuero and anchored at seven o'clock on Sunday morning. , -t j- On the 30th of April they sailbd, and on the 7th of June discover- ed land, being then in fourteen degrees five minutes south latitude, and one hundred forty four degrees fifty eight minutes west longi- tude. The commodore steered for a small island, the appearance of which was pleasing beyond expression. Several natives ran along the beach, with long spears in their hands. The sailors made every possible sign of friendship— but they retired to the woods, dragging their canoes after them. The commodore pro- ceeded to the other island, and brought to, at th^ee-quarters of a mile from the shore. The natives again ran to the beach, armed with clubs and speais, Msing threatening gestures. The commo- dore fired a cannon-shot over their heads, on which they retreated to the woods. This paradise in appeariuice; was named the ISLAND OF DISAPPOINTMENT. . , j Quitting these on the 8th of June, they discovered an island on the day following, low, and covered with various kinds of trees among which was the cocoa-nut, and surrounded with a rociv of red coral. They now sailed to the westward, and soon discovered another island, distant four leagues. The natives pursued them in two large double canoes, in each of which were about thirty armed men. -At this time the boats were at a considerable \vay to leeward of the ships, and were chased by the cauoes; on which the commodore making a sisnal, the boats turned towards the Indiana, who instantly pulled down their sails, and rowed away — — „_:> ii i. ii iwMi i i i II I i i > y ijtiff ijiiii*'*'
  • * 1 with islan't ■ of th( This ■^ SoutV r minul King 1 sailec anoth that i butti degr< utes Or the ] coast 29th and t disco other numl 'i« in ab the e of th its si most coul( This ^ in a devo the I: over Indii and some carri were azo oft! latiti mini und Aigi othe Tini thou groi whi< ,L """•r BTRON. 96 i ] with great rapidity. On the 12th of June, sailed to another island, and as they coasted along it, the natives, armed &8 those ' of the other islands, kept even with the ship for some leagues. This island is situated in fourteen degrees and forty-one minutes South Latitude, and one hundred and forty-nine degrees Afleeti minutes west longitude ; and both the islands the commodore called King George's Islands. The boats having returned on board, they sailed westward the same day; and the next afternoon descried another island, towards which they immediately sailed, and found that it was well inhabited, md had a fine appearance of verdure; but that a violent surf broke all along the coast. It lies in fifteen degrees south, and one hundred fifty-one degrees fifty-three min- utes west, and received the name of the Prince of Wales's Island. On the 24th they discovered another island, which was named the Duke of York's Island. A terrible sea breaks round the coast, but the place itself had a pleasing appearance. , On the 29th sailed northward, with a view to cross the equinoctial line, and then sail for the Ladrone Islands. On the 2d of July they discovered a low flat island, abounding with the cocoa-nut and other trees, and affording a most agreeable prospect. A great number of the natives were seen on the beach, many of whom, in about sixty canoes or proas, sailed, and formed a circle round the ships ; which having surveyed for a considerable time, on© of the Indians jumped out of his boat,. swam to the ship, ran up its side in a 'r. -'.nt, sat down on the deck, and began laughing most violent. : ' t^fn ran about the ship, pilfering whatever he could lay ham. i' lich was. taken from him as fast as stolen. This man havii ;. ^ " my antic tricks as a monkey, was dressed in a jacket and novvsers, and afforded^'exquisite diversion. He devoured some biscuit with great eagerness, and having played the buffoon some time, made prize of his new dress, by jumping over the side of the ship, and swimming to his companions. These Indians are of a bright copper, with regular and cheerful features, and are tall and well made. One of them, who seemed to be of some rank, wore a string of human teeth round his waist. Some carried a long spear, the sides of which, for the length of three feet, were stuck with the teeth of the shark, which are as keen as a azor. The officers named this place Byron's island, in honor of the commodore. It lies in one degree eighteen minutes south latitude, and one hundred and seventy-three degrees and forty-six minutes east longitude. They sailed hence on the 3d of July, ur.d on the 28th had sight of the islands Saypan, Tinian, and Aiguigau, which lie between two and three .leagues from each other. At noon, on the 31st, anchored at the south-west end of Tinian. The water is so wonderfully clear at this place, that, though one hundred and forty four feet deep, they could see the ground. The commodore went on shore where he saw many huts, which had been left the preceding year by the Spaniards. The »ajjj* -r rme^ 'v . ti i'y.m^W ' iiUS " mmt^ 56 BTBOK. commodore remained at Tinian tUl the 30th of September, by which time the sick being tolerably well recovered, he weighed anchor and stood to the northward. On the 5th of November they came to an anchor off the island of Timoanon which Byron landed the day following. The inhab- itants, who are IjIalayH, no sooner saw the boat approaching the shore, thun many of them came to theu beach, each having a dag- ger by his side, a spear in one hand, and a long knife in the other. The boat's crew, however, made no hesitation to land, and bartered a few handkerchiefs for a goat, a kid, and a dozen of fowls. Nothing worth notice happened till the 14th, when a sloop being seen at anchor in the harbor of an island, named Pulo Toupoa, Byron, having anchored in the same harbor, and obser- ved that the vessel hoisted Dutch colors, sent an officer on board, who was received with great politeness. The commodore sailed the following day, and held his course till the 19th, when he spoke with an English snow, bound from Bencoolen to Malacca and Bengal, in the East India Company's service. At this time their biscuit was filled with worms, and rotten, and their beef and pork were unfit to eat. The master of the snow being apprized of the circumstance, sent Byron two gallons of arrack, a turtle, twelve fowls and a sheep. During their run h^nce to Prince's Island, in the Strait of Sunda, they were so abundantly supplied with turtle, by boats from the Java shore, that the common sailors sub- sisted wholly on that fish. They staid at Prince's island till tue 19th, when they sailed for the Cape of Good Hope. On the 13th of February they came to anchor, and were treated with great politeness by the governor. They sailed on the 7th of March, and, on the 25th, crossed the equinoctial line. About this time an accident happening- to the rudder of the Tamar, and it being impossible to make a perfect repair of it at sea, the captain was ordered to bear away for Antigua; in consequence of which they parted company on the Ist of April; and the Dolphin, without meeting with any other ma- terial occurrence; came to an anchor in the Downs, on the 9th of May 1766, after having been rather above twenty-two months in the circumnavigation of the globe. i lay tint the an( mil wa A TALE or THE SEA. « NAUTICAL PHILOSOPHT. One night came on a hurricane— The sea waa mountains rolhng— When Barney Buntline turned his q'ud, And cried to«illy Bowline— " There 's a sou'-wester commg Billy, Don't ye hear it roar now ? Lord help 'em, how I pities them Unhappy folks on shore now. Fool-hardy chaps as lives in towns, What dangers they are all in— At night lie quakiug in their beds, For fear the roof will fall in— • Poor creatures, how they envies us, And wishes, I 've a notion. For our good luck in such a storm, To be upon the ocean. Now, as to them that 'b out all day On business from their houses, And late at night are walking home, To cheer their babes and spouses, While you and I, upon the deck. Are comfortably lying, Mv eyes! what tiles and chimney tops, About their heads are flying ! You and I, Bill, have often heard How folks ore ruined and undone, Bv overturns in carilages, Bv thieves and fires m London— We've heard what risks all landsmen run, From noblemen to tailors, Then Billy, let 's bless Providence That you and I are sailors. -1? A TALE OF THE SEA. 1 -i 58 A. TALE OF THE SEA. The crew were collected in small parties about the forecastle and main deck listening to the " long yarns" of some gray-headed seaman, about the " Flying Dutchman" of the " Black River of Gatand," while now and then some favorite sea song was bawled forth from the laughing crowd. The officers were walking about the quarter deck smoking and conversing, and occasionally extend- ing their walk so far as to listen to the stories of the forecastle. This was my first voyage on the " wide, wide sea," and as I was the youngest of the mids I found particular favor with several of the oldest seamen, with whom by-the-by I liked to associate better than with my brother middys — I always loved to listen to their tales of murder and battles, and would sit for hours on the coils of rope, and hear old " Jack Transom" our second mate, an old man of sixty years relate his adventures and "hairbreadth escapes." We had left Port Royal on the south side of Jamaica the day be- fore on our way to the mouth of the Amazon, and were at the time of this writing passing between the small islands of Munts- Krrat and Guadaloupe: in the distance you could sec the wbito moon beams playing on the fort and beach, and glistening on the low roofs and white walls of the little capital of Guadaloupe. I was standing on the capstan with a small night glass in my hand, looking at the opposite shore with its long low beach with here and there a small slave hut or mound of loose stones piled up as a covering over the grave of some drowned sailor whose body had been washed on shore. I dropped my glass and was getting down from my station when Jack Transom stepped up and asked for a squint, I handed the glass to him and after looking through it a moment he handed it back saying, " Ay, ay, there it stittidM with its creaking chains and dry bones rattling in the still air u.s if a ten knot breeze wa3 ripping over it." " VVniU'sthatr"*aid J, eagerly catching the glass and pointing it where ' old starboard' as he was familiarly called, directed me. It was some time be- fore I saw what lie meant. When I did, I was at no loss for his abrupt speech. A little north of the town on the white beach, stood a tall gibbet with its chains, and even as old Jack said, its white bones, for I plainly saw them even at that distance glimmer- ing in the rays of the bright moon, and I almost fancied I heard them rattling and shaking against each other, although as I said before, there was not a breath of air, not enough to move h feath- er; I shuddered nt the sight, for I was young and easily affected by any thing terrible or gloomy — we all knew that. ' old starboard' was on one of his ' long yarn tacks,' and in a short time a group was formed around the old fellow, as anxious as the crowds of coiTee drinkers in the saloons of Constantinople to listen to the wonderful adventures of the Caliph Haroun Alraschid or Sindbad the Sailor. "It's now forty years ago or thereabout," began 'old starboard,' stufiins a huge quid of the true Virginia into his left oheek, " since I first laid eyeaon that same death telling gallows. itle and ■headed tiver of bawled » about extend- ecastle. s I was eral of e better ;ir tales )f rope, man of [japes." day be- at the Monts- e white on the ipe. I y hand, :h here iled up !e body getting I asked hrouok for ;et that in, and I took ever I md the ved or- Prince it, and, adeira. ember, nd the On the ley saw re, and I pleas- ed the women greatly by the distribution of some ribbands. The tallest among these people was six feet seven inches; but the general height was from Hve feet ten to six feet. They were muscular and well made, but their hands and feet very small, in proportion to the rest of their bodies. The captain took eight of tlicm into the boats: when they came into the ship, they expressed no surprise at the novelties they beheld, till a looking-glass being observed, they acted many antic gestures before it. The marines being exercised before them, they were terrified at the firing of the muskets, and one of thgm falling down, shut his eyes, and lay with- out motion, as if to intimate that he knew the destructive nature of these weapons. On the 21st, they turned into the Strait of Magellan, and on the 26th, anciiored in Port Famine Bay; and the sick were sent on shore. On the 28th, the empty water-casks were landed. When they arrived here, many of the people were very sick with the scurvy; but, by the plentiful use of vegetables, and bathing in the • sea, they all recovered in a short time. They sailed on the llUh and on the 3d of February, came to an- chor in York Road. The next day, Captain Wallis, with a party, went on shore near Bachelor's River. There is a cataract near this river, the noise of which is tremendous, as it falls more than four hundred yards, partly over a very steep descent, and partly in a perpendicular line. On the Ist of March sailed again, and an- chored in a place called Swallow harbor, whence they sailed the next morning; and, on the following day, the Swallow, being dri- ven among breakers, made signals of distress; but was happily relieved by a breeze from the shore. On the 10th of April the two ships sailed in company; and, on the 11 th, lost sight of each other, and did not meet again during the whole voyage. This day the Dolphin cleared the Strait of Magellan, m which she had labored with innumerable difficulties, and escaped most imminent dangers, in a passage of almost four months, viz. fijom December the 17th, 1776, to the 11th of April following. The Spaniards, it seems, built a town here in 1581, which they named Phillipville, and left in it a colony of four hundred persons. They were all starved to death except twenty-four; and the place was called Port Famine, from the melancholy fate of these unfortu- nate men.* , • r The long wished for relief waj now fast approaching, tor on Saturday, the 6th, the man at the mast-head cried, "Land in the west-north-west." As no anchorage was to be found, the captain steered for the other island, giving the name of Whitsun Island to this, because it was discovered on the eve of Whitsunday. Having approached the second, the lieutenant was sent on shore, with two boats, to take possession of the island and to call it Q,u::en Charlotte's Island. The boats returned loaded with cocoa- nuts and scurvy-grass, after having found two wells of excellent D I ! 1^ r 62 WALLIS. i water. Provisions for a week were now allotted for an officer and twenty men, who were left on shore io take in water; the sick were landed for the benefit of the air; and a number of hands w>re ap- pointed to climb the cocoa-trees, and gather the nuts. An adjoining island, lying in nineteen degrees twenty minutes south latitude, and one hundred thirty-eight degrees thirty minutes west longitude, received the name of Egmont Island. On the 1 1th, they observed about sixteen persons on an island, which was called Gloucester Island. This day they likewise discovered an- other, which was called Cumberland Island; and on the day follow- ing, a third, which received the name of Prince William Henry's Island. On the 17th, again discovered land, but could find no place in which the ship might anchor. This was named Osnaburgh Island, and having soon discovered high land, they came to anchor because the weather was foggy ; but it no sooner cleared away, than they found the ship encompassed by hundreds of people. They sailed along the shore, while the canoes made towards the land. On the 21st, the ship came to anchor. The boats having been sent to sound along the coast, were fol- lowed by large double canoes, three of which ran at the cutter, staved in her quarter, and otherwise damaged her; the Indians, at the same time, armed with clubs, endeavoring to board her. The crew now fired; and wounding one man dangerously, and killing another, they both fell into the sea. The ship made sail the following day, and was piloted round a reef, into a harbor, where she was moored. On the 24th, she sailed fiyther up the harbor, followed by many canoes. In the evening, a number of very large canoes advanced, laden with stones; on which the cap- tain ordered the strictest watch to be kept. Soon after a large canoe advanced, in which was an awning, on the top of which sat ode of the natives, holding some yellow and ic'i feathers in his hand. He delivered the leathers; and, while a present was pre- paring, he put back from the ship, and threw the branch of a cocoa- nut tree in the air. This appeared the signal for an onset, for the canoes, approaching the ship threw voUies of stones into every part of her. On this two guns, loaded with small shot, were fired, and the people on guard discharged their muskets. The number of Indians now round the ship was full two thousand ; and though they were at first disconcerted, they soon recovered their spirits, and renewed the attack. Thousands were observed on shore, embarking as fast as the canoes could bring them off; orders were therefore given for firing the cannon, some of which were brought to bear upon the shore. The scattered canoes soon got together again, and threw stones of two pounds weight from slings by which a number of seamen were wounded. At this time f!^i^.-a ^i{ ft jyAM ^JT^-:^aittaipjiB«.the creeks, while fresh water is easily to be obtained. After waitmg at these islands till the 2d of June. 1'67. m expectation of the Etoile itore-ship from Europe. Bougainville steered ^^^ ^'^^'^^^ZV' which place he had appointed the Etoille to join him. TJiey had fine weather from the 2d till the 20th of June on -»"«h d^XjfY had siaht of the mountains on the mam land of Brazil, and enter- ed Rio-Janeiro the day following. At the same time a canoe w^ despatched from the captain of the Etoile, with information of the safe arrival of that vessel, which now lay in the port, and on the 14th July, both vessels sailed, and on the 31st came to an- chor in the Bay of Montevideo. As it was necessary that Bougain- ville should remain in his present station till the equinox was pass- ed his first care was to build a hospital for the sick, and to take 'fel4torNo"::mber. 1767, they sailed from Montevideo, with a fine gal. ..f wind at north. On the 16th, and the five fol- lowing days, the sea ran high, and the wind was contrary. The ^ ofl)ecen ber they had sight of Cape Virgins, with a fair wind DE BOUGAINVILLE. 69 Thev now saw a number of albatrosses and petrels, the last of which are said to be a si?^ of bad weather whenever they arc Teen They made their best cfTor'- W each the entrance of the StraitsofMagcUan; and Bougainvi.'«v.as seven weeks and diree days in passing through it, the whole length of winch from Cape Virgin Mary to Cape Pillar, he computes at about three hund- rod and forty miles. , , , On the 2'id of March, land was discovered, and when they Had coasted one of the islands for about two miles, they had sight of three men, who advanced hastily towards the shore. They at first imagined that those were part of the crew of some European ship, which had been wrecked on the coast, but discovered then^ conjecture ill-founded, for the people retired to the woods, from which, in a short time, issued a number of them, supposed to be near t venty, with long staves in their hands, which they held up with an air of defiance. This done, they retreated to the woods. These islanders were of a copper complexion and very tall. Siring the night between the 22d and 23d they had much ram accompanied with violent thunder, while the wind blew almost a tempest. At day-break land was discovered, which was called Harp Island, and in the evening a cluster of islands, eleven of which were seen, received the name of the Dangerous Archipel- • ago. A steep mountain, which appeared to be encompassed by the sea, was discovered on the 2d of .April^ and received the name of Boudoir, or Boudeus'e Peak, from Bougainville's ship. Bearing to the northward of this peak they had sight of land, which extended farther than the eye could reach As Bougainville coasted the island, he was charmed with the appearance of a noble cascade, which, falling unmediately from the summit of a mountain into the sea, produced a most elegant effect On the shores very near to the fall of this cascade was a litie town, and the coast appeared to be free ('om breaUors. It was the wish of our adventurers to have cast their anchor with- in view of such an enchanting prospect; b"t, after repeated sound- inira they found that the bottom consisted only of rocks, and they ' wfre, therefore, under a necessity of seeking another anchoring olace, where the ships were saiely moored. , ^ , ., , ^, •^ They remained at Otaheite, until the 16th of April, when they departed, and in the beginning of May three .slants were discov- ered On the following day another island was seen to the west- ward of the ship's course. To the islands the commodore gave The general name of the Archipelago "^ the Navigators. On the morning of the llth, another island was discovered, which re- ceived the name of the Forlorn Hope. The ships now steered a westerly course, and early on the morning of the 22d two islands were discovered, one otwhicji re- ceived the name Aurora, from the early hour on which it Mfas first wen, and the other that of Whitsuntide Isle, from the day which 4 ■ '-l^ 70 DB BOUQAJNVILLl. if i i'l ard vera 008, ney, rere part the sing \ sun Having come to an anchor for the night, the ships sailed early in the morning of the 27th and on the next day came to anchor in the port of Batavia. The ships sailed thence on the 16th of October, 1768, and cleared the straits of Sunda on the 19th in the afternoon. By this time the crew were all perfectly recovered of the scurvy, but a few remained ill of the bloody flux. On the 20th the ships were in sight of the Isle of France, and, on the 8th of Novemuer, the Boudeuse anchored in the port of that island; the Etoile, which had been unavoidably left behind, anchoring m the same port on the following day. , . ^, They sailed from this the 12th of December, 1768, leaving the Etoile behind them to undergo some necessary repairs. Without encountering any singular accident they had sight of the Cape of Good Hope on the 18th of January, and came to anchor m 1 able Bay on the following morning. Bougainville quitted this on the nth, anchored off St. Helena on the 4th of February, and on the 25th, joined the Swallow, commanded by Captain Cartert. jMoth- in-^^;^^i ' -TTrfni(mrnrw.t J V ■i wmmffftr r j i -r^' t^ HISTORY OF THE BUCCANEERS. IS •P of their cruizes being soon dissipated in rioting nnd delauchery, necessity drove them to the same desperate undertakmgs for further supplies. . . „ . . r Tliese associations continued, with but few mtermissions, for nearly 150 years, peace or war in Europe being of no import in the eyes of their leaders. The principal of these were Morgan, Sammn Wilner, Towley, and others, among the English; Mont- bar, L'Olonois, Grognier, Picard, Le Sage, and Giammont, among the French; Van Horn, a Dutchman, and Do fiasco, a Portuguese. Morpan, the most renowned of the English freebooters, atter a variety^'of minor exploits, conceived the bold project of subdumg Porto-Bello, which he accomplished with great skill and no loss, gaining a large booty from its plunder and ransom. Panama, aowevcr, a large town, situated across the isthmus of Uarien, ontlie shore of the South Seas, promised still more wealth. Having re- duced the island of St. Catharine's by a secret understandmg with the Spanish governor, who wished to have the honor, though not the danger, of resisting the adventurers, he proceeded to the mouth of the river Chagres, leading part of the way to las ulti- mate destination. Here was a fort situated upon a r^ck, against which beat tlie waves of the sea; and defended by an officer and a garrison, worthy of the trust committed to their courage. Ihe buccaneers attacked it with desperation,, and were as vigorously resisted but this resistance only stimulated the energy of men ac- customed, not merely to expect, but almost to comumnd success For some time the contest continued doubtful, till a lucky shot killed the commander of the fort, while, at the same tune, it took fire, when the besieged, losing courage, surrendered. Morgan leaving his vessels at anchor under a guard, proceeded in canoes up the river, thirty-five miles, where being no longer navigable, he disembarked, and marched towards Panama about thirty miles distant. On a plain, without the town, a considerable army appeared drawn up to oppose his progress. Ihis was no sooner attacked than dispersed. In the city, in boats and in the neighboring forests, were found vast treasures concealed m caves and cellars, the inhabitants having had time to retire themselves, but not to carry off their wealth; added to these were immense auantilies of valuable articles of commerce, which, being unable to remove, were, as well as the town, according to tlie barbarous practice of that age, set on fire by the adventurers, who regained their ships with a prodigious booty. Among the French, who distinguished themselves as much tor cruelty as bravery, was Montbar, a native of Languedoc. He had in early life, conceived a strong prejudice against tlie bpan- iards. on account of their cruelties to the Indians; this spirit in- creasing with his years, he embarked from Europe to join the buccaneers. In the passage out, a Spanish vessel being met with, 7 B MMtnn i WJBWMtea.i""'*'''*'-*"''-'*^""'"'*^^***'*-' ' "'-''"''*''^^^ ^ mmm ^^'O- i if r T4 HISTORY OP THE BrcCANEERS. WH attacked, boarded, and taken, Montbar leading the way to the decks of the enemy, along which he carried wounds and death, nothing being able to resist his desperate fury ; and when submis- sion terminated the engagement, his only pleasure seemed to be to contemplate, not the treasures of the vessel, but the number of dead and dying Spaniards, against whom he had vowed a dead- gand eternal hatred. This inveterate enmity never subsif" ,u is opponents suffered go much and so frequently from it, during the whole of his life, that he acquired from them the name of the Exterminator. Another of the same nation, named L'Olonois, from the situa- tion of bondsman, had raised himself to the command of two boats and twenty-two men, with which he was bold enough to attack, and fortunate enough to capture a small Spanish frigate on the coast of Cuba. With this vessel he succeeded in taking four ships fitted out at Port-au-Prince to destroy him; but cruelly threw their crews overboard, excepting one man, sent back to the governor of the Havannah, with a message that all Spaniards who might iall into his hands, not excepting even his excellency himself, should experience a similar fate. At Tortuga he met with Michael de Basco, already celebrated for having taken a ship under the guns of Porto Bello, valued at JE220,000, and a variety of other enterp<-ises both daring and profitable. Between them a new ex- pedition was planned, supported by 450 men; in the bay of Venezuela they reduced a Ibrt, sinking the guns, and cruelly put- ting the garrison of 250 men to death. Re-embarking, they reached Maracaybo, built on the western shore of the lake of that name, a city which had acquired wealth by its trade in skins, cocoa, and tobacco. The inhabitants, at the first alarm, fled with their principal effects ; enough, however, remained to keep the buc- caneers in drunkenness and debauchery for some time ; in the mean while works were thrown up to impede their progress, which they reduced at the expense of blood and labor, but without any profit. Maracaybo itself was ransomed; Gibraltar, situated near the extremity of the lake, wu:: burned, owing to the exasperation of the adventurers at missing the expected plunder; and, at length they retired laden with crosses, pictures, and bells, more than witk wealth. Van Home, in 1603, formed the design of an expedition, which promised a rich harvest to his followers. He himself was at once their admiration and terror, being not only remarkable for intre- pidity but for punishing the smallest want of it in others, oflen go- ing round the decks during the heat of an engagement, and instant- ly shooting those who, in the smallest degree, flinched from their guns. In other respects he was equitable and generoun, sharing equally with his crew the produce of their courage, though sail- insin a ship wholly his private property. To aid in the present scheme, he took Gramont, Godfrey, Jon- que, and D with 1200 I and in six ^ of the armi eight mile: day-break, diers capab fuge in the gunpowder der to desti work of pil nothing bei A proposal not tasted : for a sum compelled i and the otfa a large arm teen ships to intimidal no other ei quietly wit half of the Spanish fle escape froi For a 1 Scarcely a in the intei for the fori attempted i the decline considerab found 800 I who were close behii non they < ed what fo buccaneer EngUshmc disdained i it appeare highly did assailants, that they i only with For tw searching the countr I. ':>~i!B ,_ i .ai i iri i rfHri i rr"*''^ ''" fiffif^annwi i p DMoiiiil i ii iii CT-uHirr'^f IflSTOBY OF THE BUCCANEERS. u que, and De GrafT, all commanders of approved skill and courage, with 1200 men, the largest force which had yet been mustered, and in six vessels sailed for Vera Cruz. Night, and ignorance of the armament, favoring their design, the buccaneers landed eight miles from the town, entered it undiscovered, and, before day-break, secured the governor, forts, barracks, and all the sol- diers capable of making opposition. The inhabitants sought re- fuge in the churches, at the doors of which were placed barrels of gunpowder, guarded by the invaders with lighted matches, in or- der to destroy the whole in case of insurrection or tumult. The work of pillage, in the meantime, proceeded without interruption, nothing being left which it was possible or desirable to carry away. A proposal was likewise made to the imprisoned people, who had not tasted food for three days, to ransom their lives and freedom for a sum of JE430,000. This, whether able or not, they were compelled to accede to, half the money being paid immediately, and the other half promised in a few days. Suddenly, however, a large armed force appeared before the town, and a fleet of seven- teen ships from Europe before the port, which though sufficient to intimidate a regular army, if not to desert their plunder, had no other effect on the buccaneers than to induce them to retreat quietly with 1500 slaves, as an indemnification for the remaining half of the expected ransom, and to push deliberately through the Spanish fleet, which, instead of intercepting, was itself happy to escape from such terrible assailants. For a long series of years these depredations continued. Scarcely a town escaped, except such as were situated very far in the interior; forts and soldiers were of little use on the coast, for the former were soon reduced, and the latter, whenever they attempted a fair contest in the field, always conquered. Towards the decline of this predatory warfare, Gramont embarked with a considerable force for Campeachy, and landing without opposition, found 800 Spaniards drawn up to dispute the approach of the town, who were attacked, beaten, and pursued into it, with the invaders close behind, till stopped by the citadel. Against this all the can- non they < Id find was directed in vain. Fear, however, effect- ed what force could not. The garrison dreading the name of the buccaneers, evacuated the place during the night, leaving only an Englishman in it, (a gunner,) who, with the spirit of a soldier, disdained to desert that which he had sworn to defend, and which, it appeared, was capable of being obstinately defended; and so highly did this principle of honor and courage operate upon the assailants, who were held together solely by the same feelings, that they received him with distinction, and rewarded him, not only with praises and liberty, but likewise with wealth. For two months the conquerors kept possession of the city, searching not only every nook and corner in it for plunder, buV the country, for thirty or forty miles round discovering what had ■ «ife» ! !'jtiai^wiii>iBiiMOM«J.»**w* ■~Vi ■ \ ■! TB HISTORY OF THE BUCCANEERS , l\ III 4 ■ ',' »■< been hidden in the earth or in the woods, to the great loss of the inhabitants, who vainly believed they had, by this means, secured part of their property. Tiie plunder, as soon as collected, was deposited on ship-bof.-d. The governor of tlie province kept the field with nearly a thousand men, but dared not interrupt men who seemed as desperate, wherever booty was to be procured, as they were insensible to danger and regardless of death. His refusal to ransom the city caused its immediate destruction by fire. The citadel, likewise, was levelled to the ground. A more extraordinary sacrifice on the part of the free-booters was by a bon- fire, made of logwood, valued at £\ ,000,000 and forming part of the plunder, which, in celebrating the festival of St. Louis, on the anniversary of the French king, whose subjects they principally were, was given to the flames in the intoxication of folly rather than of loyalty. The last memorable attempt of the buccaneers, on a large scale, in this part of the world, took place in 1G97, when twelve hun- dred men joined a squadron of seven ships from Europe, in order to attack the city of Carthagena. Their commander was named Pointis, a man of little honor or generosity, but intent on aggran- dizing himself. The enterprise was arduous; the place the strong- est in the new world; the port difiicult of approach to enemies; and, if not immediately reduced, the climate so bad, that were the Spaniards even to do nothing more than to contrive delays, it woult* soon destroy the invaders. This, however, the latter knew. They, therefore, proceeded vigorously to work, seconded by that zeal accustomed to contend with and to conquer next to impossibilities; of guns they had no want, and theii- men were prodigal of their blood ; each fought as if his individual honor and interest were at stake, which, indeed, formed the life of these associations; and their good fortune, as usual, prevailing, the city yielded to their arms with a booty calculated at £1,750,000. Of a great part of this they were deprived by tli^^ knavish ra- pacity of their commander. Exasperated at his tricks, a party proceeded toward his siiip, determined to inflict summary punish- ment on the offender, but recollecting this could be of no imme- diate service, cried out, "Brethren, why should we pollute ourselves with the blood of this knave ? He is unworthy the in- dignation of honorable men! Let him live to be despised and hooted, rather than die lamented by any one who may hear of his fate, without knowing his crimes. Our share of the booty is still at Carthagena, and there alone must we look for it." Returning to the city, which was re-entered without opposition, the inhabitants were shut up in the churches till the sum of £220, 000 should be paid, the amount of the sum of which they believed themselves defrauded. Possessed of this, they promised to retire without molestation to property or person; without it they threat- ened the most frightful destruction to both. Unable, or unwilling, to satisfy m was darinf to do. A by the fore which it ws and which destructivt expected,! with riotin ables of ul afterwards in alliance being tak« of due ret which had unsanctioi From tl coming sse they were war to cle which ha regarded who pers others, m encourag The renc the more the great name of obliterati be forgo It mu some mi the Spai the Indi despoilii far from merely all! ,:4H i ..iiijury-rL i - "'tT'"-*" ■■ifn;iiiijiiiiir' i nii i ii1iM li jjj)i^mi.'j|ijiii)iTT ir - I' I ' ,•* * THE WRECKERS. n tn satisfy men whose wants were as boundless at. their conduct waf darinTand unprincplcd, the pour people knew not what r La venerable pries . at length, mounted the pulpit, to aid b°v the f^ce ofrel giouB doquenci,, the exactions of that rapacity ^ih:£:t^t::^^^^^ : =r t:« "S^ n;;?rSreSi;i:a^^^ r;wlr"in5 ced by th'S can powers, sending out ships-of- lers mo ' Ispose'd to'acquire wealth by honest means rec-ved ?ntu;agement Lm the local gove.^^^^^^^^^^^ in grants^ oMand. SrieSrrnrai. but the Spaniar'lls, by whom they will never ^^uTust "also be admitted, that, these adve.iturers acted ij «ome retire, trom P-ciple Ma-X ---^^^^^^^^^^ the fPji«^P-;le on a-oun^^ol^^^^^ JSd'they were only the Indians. In plunaerin i , j ^^^^^ ^^^ tr So'^JSg £ '^cS: ".fcLnes. .,.eeU .hem no. merely honorable but just. THE AVRECKERS. " A storm ! A storm !" the Wreckers cry > As they look from the shore-yet no storm seems mgh , But wind and billow, wreck and ship, Along Jie main seem all asleep ^ mU imunMiim miimm«i>tfMitmiitmttitmm •mmu'- » ' r" 78 VOTAOB or CArTAIlf JAMES. But where is the day ? — ' Tin gone '. Not. a trac» Of the sun ! Thn cloud lias taKen his place, And moves not — breaks not — hanging there, Aa 't were fixed in the sultry, thick'ning air! A flash I — AnoLhcr I — sky and main Begin to move ! — a flash again ! Thunder — wind — the storm is come, The sea. 's a smoking sheet of foam ! Rain ! — it pours in floods, as though The clouds did mock tlic floods below ! And the Vessel, from her anchors torn. Towards the sborc by the laging billows is borr.e Hurra ! — Hurra ! — a wreck — Hurra ! She strikes — by the board her tall masts go ; She reels — recoils, and strikes again ! They hoist the long-boat out — In vain — ' Tis swampt ! She now beats broadside on — Another sea — she links ! she's gone ! Masts, cordage, planks, the breakers strew ! May heaven nave mercy on her crew : r VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN JAMES. FOR THE DISCOVERY OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. In the year 1630, several wealthy merchnnts of Bristol unitea IE fitting out a vessel for the purpose r,f accurately examining' the » lole northcn coast of America. 'I'lio command of this vessel w.-.ich was small, only of seventy tons burden, but one of the stiongest ships of her size that had ever been built, was given to Captain James. She was provisioned for eighteen months, and manned with only twenty-two seamen, but these were all excellent sailors. His stores having been all shipped, and the men on board, Cap- tain James left Bristol in the month of April, 1631. After pass- ing the southern coast of Ireland, he sailed in a west-north-west- erly direction, and on the fourth of June discovered the coast of Greenland. Two days subsequently to this, his vessel was encompassed with ice, many immense pieces of which beat so violently against her that the captain was fearful she would have been staved and sunk. The boat that accompanied her was crush- ed to atoms. In one instance he was obliged to order the ship to be made fast to a great piece of the ice, and during a day and night to employ men incessantly in pushing oft' such masses of ice as floated against her; but in this labor all their poles were bro- ken. The wind at length blew a perfect hurricane, and, though ^ ■wif-mimi^immsM wmmm r • | ii. iii !i ni »»; i '"^" l ' i '" VOYAOB or CAPTAIN JAMES. m the broken ice on almost all sides rose higher than the decks, and the vessel was beaten about in a most alarmmg manner, »he ""oTtlirmorrng of the tenth of June, these hardy adventurers passed some masses of ice that were as high as th« topmast of heir vessel, aad left Cape Desolation, in Greenland, to the east- ward The weather was now so cold that at one time the sails and riegiug were all fro/.en. On the twentieth, the ship reached the southern point of the island of Resolution, at the entrance of Hudson's Strait, but she was several times earned round by the current, and floating ice, a.:d was in imminent danger ot being crushed to nieces before she could be brought to anchor It now began to snow heavily, and the wind blew a storm from the west- ward This drove the ice from the sea into the harbor where the vessel was stationed, until it was choked up. For «7«/"?« Jj ice seemed to be perfectly firm and immoveable, but it floa ed out again at the ebb of the tide. The various dangers to wh ch the vessel was exposed in this harbor, of being thrown against the rocks, crushed to pieces in the ice, and sunk, were so great that the captain almost gave up all hope of bemg able to save hen He describes the thundering noise of the masses of ice beating against each other, the rushing of the water, -"d the fury of the current to have been tremendous. After much difhculty and the most persevering exertions, however, she was navigated into a little cove or harbor, where, being made fast to the rocks, she was at length rendered tolerably secure. , , . uu u ti,- Captain James landed on the island, but found that, although he summer was far advanced, the ponds were yet Irozen The ground was rocky and barren, and no traces of amnmls were visible in the snow, though it was evident from some hearths and remains of fire-wood which were seen, that human beings had not long before visited the place. Captain James continued here two days, and then sailed westward; but the masses of ice were still almost fmpenetrable. They grated the sides of the vesse wUh such vio. lence that it was feared they would burst through the planks. Un looking out from the mast-head scarcely an acre of open sea was visible: nothing was to be seen but a continued and irregular .ange of ice, towering in diff-erent places to an immense height. The ship was thus surrounded till the twenty-seventh of June, when, by a gale from the south-east, the ice opened, anjl she was enabled to make some way. . Though exposed to incessant danger by tne immense masses of ice which floated on the surface of the ocean. Captain James and his associates proceeded st"' ^f t^'V. ' r Vftl'nfh of thai son's Strait about the beginning of July O" the fifteenth of that month, they arrived betwixt Digg's Island a»t,^°.u'1^ ♦ w,« Zi but the summer was so cold and unfavorable that it was now evident there would be no possibility of proceeding much further .-^rfitiMUMMMMHi MMfMNIMii mmsmiMfiia*^ ■■-^'^-^h .■•■ I 80 VOTAOE OF CAFTAIN JAMES, northward this year. About a fortnight aRerwards, they were so fast enclosed in the ice, that, notwithstanding the ship had all her sails set, and it blew a strong breeze, she was immoveable and as firmly fixed, as if she had been in a dry dock. On this, the cap- tain and many of the men walked out of her to amuse themselves upon tlie ice. Several of the crew now began to murmur, and to express great alarm, lest they should not be able either to proceed or return; and lest their provisions, which were beginning to fall short, would soon wholly fail. The captain encouraged them as well as he was able, and though he was aware their murmuring was not without reason, he affected to ridicule their fears. Among other contrivances to amuse them, he took a quantity of spirits up- on the ice, and there drank the king's health, although there was not a single man in the ship, and though she was at that time under all her sails. This was the twenty-eighth of July. On the thir- tieth, they made some little way through the ice, part of the crew heaving the vessel along with their bhoulders, whilst others, at the same time, broke ofl' the corners of the ice with mallets and iron crows, to clear the way. This labor was continued on the fjllowinfr day, and after much fatigue, they got the ship into thirty- five fathom water. All this time they were in latitude 58 deg. 45 minutes north, and a few days afterwards they were in an open sea free from ice. The captain and his crew now joined in devout thanksgiving for their deliverance from the dangers to which they had been exposed. A few days subsequently to this, whilst the ship was under sail, she struck upon some rocks that were concealed by the water, and received three such terrible blows, that the captain was fear- ful her masts would have been shivered to pieceo, and he had uo doubt that a. hole had been beaten through her sides. But such was the strength of her timbers that she received little injury, and in a short time, was again f^-X of danger. On the twentieth of/ .gUst, and in latitude 57 dsg. north, they came within sight of land, part of the continent of North America, which the captain named New South Wales, in honor of Charles, Prince of Wales, afterwards King Charles the second: and on the third of September they passed a cape, to which be gave the name of Cape Henrietta Maria, after the Queen. In the ensuing even- ing, they encountered such a tempest of thunder, snow, rain, and wind, as none of the crew had ever before been exposed to. The sea washed completely over the decks, and the vessel rolled so tremendously, that it was not without great difficulty all things could be kept fast in the hold, and betwixt the decks. As the winter was now approaching. Captain James began to look out for some harbor, where he and his companions could pass that cheerless season, with as little discomfort, and in as much security, as possible. Landing, on the third of October, upon aa island, in the bay that has since been called James's Bay, hf I and ij < «iy« y ff'-ffv i 'im*'* ^ a pi J L ii in l M i; ^ m^fumMmM*-' ' !!^^'*'''' '' ^'^' I VOTAGE OP CAPTAIN JAMES. .^ found .h» ...cu, «f t'i^,": rp"cltl"'.;™.'rwut"th! able to d scover a safe anchorage, ne pru ^^ Vessel, and two days afterwards moored J Y^';Pj„^;,,d'without tolerable security near the jame islancl ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ months. It was found mconvmentj^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^ crew who were sicW, *« con Un^e e, Ure^^ ^^^^ ^.^^^^.^^ ^j. of house wa.. tl'ff^^'J^me the captain and some of the men the carpenter. In the •"^^^"^^•^J^.'J'he/could discover any traces went into the woods to eej^^ J" ^JJ, j ..^h, they might be on of human beings, th"*' "'^""'^ 'T^l^ ...^re found. The top-sails their guard against '^"^[„'^;. .^^.^ Uunvcd, and dried by great were novv taken down f "'"J^^^^ ^^' Vom wet between the decks, fires, and then folded up andsecureo ^^ ^ ^^^.^^^^^^ j.^, The main-sad was carried «« f ' f*^^' j^^^^^^ ,,^^ ,eady, and a p^r- the house. In about four days ^^^^ ^^i^l. muskets to de- tion of the crew slept .n it «ve^y n'.l^'. ^ .^^^ ^y two buck- fend themselves m case ot •^"'icK, aii ^ ^^^.^ ^^ Lnds. which had been ro^^^^^^^^^ J ,, ,e taken :-, m^: ^^fi^:^t^:^:^o. with the On the fourteenth ot October s^ ^^^^^'^^^^sofwhich they had dogs,inthehopeofk.lings^ne^d^^ ^^^^^ twenty imles over previously seen. 1 '>7, ''"'""7^,.„ ,vith one small and lean an- fhe snow, and returned the extday^um on ^^^^ _^ ^^^ imal; having passed ^.^"^^^Xrw^ds aid to a still greater d.s- Others went out a lew days f't^nva ds ana fe ^^ ^^^,^ tance; these were not only "ns"'^;^/;"'' ^.^11 frozen lake, fell companions, who. on "^tt^^^ -grr^ieVuenlly gave directions in and was drowned. Ihe captam h atttnnpted. that hunting to such f'^tances ^louW be no ^^^^ ^^^ l ^^^ The crew at fust brought beci asUoi^ ^^^^ j^j even in their house, and e lose by^^^^ tate ^vhich they obtained r,o«, tho ,Wo,c, like n p.coo of ,c« ™ 'h°J^™„j .ij„. ,,'er, cov- liwiiiitfiliiitfiiiMM HHHiMHiW M,: 0* VOTAGE OP CAPTAIN JAMES. calking iron ; and in these operations the water would freeze on their clothes and hands, so as very soon to render them unequal to ulmost any exertion. The ship was found to beat so much, that the captain could devise no other means of preventing her from being shattered to pieces and destroyed, than by directing holes to be bored through her sides, and sinking her in shallow water; where, in the ensu- ing spring, he might have a chance of -again raising her. This was a fearful expedient; but, after all the provisions and thiitgs re- quisite for use on shore had been taken out of her, it was adopted; al- though it was the general opinion of the crew that she could never be floated again. They, however, had so strong an attachment for their captain, and so much confidence in him, that, even in the midst of despair, they obeyed implicitly all his commands. With true christian confidence, he exhorted them not to be dismayed. "If," said he, " we end our days here, we are as near heaven as in England; and we are much bound to God Almighty, for having given us so large a time for repentance, and having thus, as it were, daily called upon us to prepare our souls for a.^etter life in heaven. He does not, in the meantime deny that we may use all proper means to save and prolong our lives; and in my judgment, we are not so far past hope of returning to our na- tive country, but that I see a fair way by which we may effect it." He then said that there was timber enough in the island for them to build a pinnace or large boat, by which tliey might endeavor to effect their escape, in case their vessel should be destroyed. This was on tlje thirtieth of November. The sufferings and the hardships which these brave men en- countered for many successive months, it is impossible to describe. Happily, they had a tolerable store of provisions from their ship, and had not to depend upon the precarious subsistence to be ob- tained by hunting. Their liquids of every kind, wine, vinegar, oil, &c. were all frozen so hard, that they were obliged to cut them with hatchets, and then melt them over the fire for use. In the beginning of January, the whole surface of the adjacent soa was so entirely frozen, that no water whatever was to be seen. Some of the men were obliged to be out of doors a considerable part of the day, in fetching timber, and in other necessary em- ployments. Their shoes were all destroyed, except some that had been sunk in the ship, and which were now, of course in- accessible. They were, consequently, reduced to the necessity of binding up their feet, as well as they could, in pieces of cloth. Their noses, cheeks, and hands were sometimes frozen in blisters, which were as white as paper; and blisters as large as walnuts ro»e on different parts of their skin. Their mouths became sore, and their teeth loose. Timber was cut down, according to the direction of the captain, .( ', ■' u W il l lll f).'^ 1 1 WH W IIH" ! TOTAOK OF CAPTAIN JAMB8. ^ "„ end of 'w.rcli, «hen the carpenter became so weak and tU, nlThE^^n^hellnr^rd'yetwhentheirM \y solemnized Easter day, the twenty-sixth of Apr. 163i, and it ^ *u„ Jo„ wViilat thpv were sitting round their tire, inai mc wo ron ba'stne of which was brolen), and four broken shovels. aoDarently very ineffectual instruments for such a labor ^Ket me passed miserably and slowly on, till the sixteenth ol Mav when they had a comfortable and sunny day. Some effort. nfl-hvthp ice they were not able to find. JJy ttie iweniy louiii of May they had labored so liard in clearing the vessel, that he? ca J t?a cask, and could perceive that t^ere was -me wa ter in the hold. They pierced the cask, and found it lull ot good beer; which was a cause of great joy *» them. Their next object was to di e "west of theJe, a considerable quantity of water flowed out The holes were hou prevented from admitting any more woter, V Jiving Sonrhoa.dH'nailcd on the outside. Five days afterwr^^. the weather became much warmer than it had been. The ^vat«r .iT, ;« ,1 nf the vessel tended to tlinw llie ice; and, by 'i-r ;-■ Iff n4S it wt gradually cleared. Several butts of beer, one /fSU;- 'aid another of wine, were found perfectly sound and 5^^ 84 VOTAOE OK CAPTAIN JAMI8. ^P ♦ ( good; as well as many barrels of salt beef and pork. A consid- erable store of shoes and clothing was now also found. These, when dried, were peculiarly acceptable. But it was a subject of sincere rejoicing, that, on examination of the vessel, no defect could bo perceived in her; and sanguine hopes began to be en- tertained that she might still prove capable of performing the re- mainder of tlie voynthe return-boat, we stood down the Forth under all our canvass. For four weeks we had a quick and pleasant passage. The Dart did not belie her name; for, being American-built, and origi- nally a privateer, slie sailed uncommonly fast, generally running at the rate of twelve knots an hour. As I had expected. Captain Mahone proved to be, in point of acquirements, not at all above the common run of shipmasters. He was haughty and overbearing, domineered over the (".'ew with a high hand; in return for which, he was evidently feared and de- tested by them all. He had been many years in the West Indies ; part of which time ho had ranged as commander of a privateer, and had, between the fervid suns of such high latitudes and the copious use of grog, become of a rich mahogany color, or something be- tween Vermillion and the tint of a sheet of new copper. J\'.\ was a middle-sized man; square built, wif'; a powerful mu:i(^a;ur iramo. His aspect naturally harsh and forbitjiding, was ron<^or<-d more so by the sinister expression of his lr)l eye, which had been nearly forced out by some accident — and the lineaments ofhis countenance expressed plainly that he was passionate and fuiious in the ex- treme. In consequence of this, I kept rather distant and aloof; and, except at meals, we seldoHn exchanged more than ordinary civilities. By our reckoning, our ship had now got into the latitude of the Bermudas, when one evening, at sun-set, the wind, which had hitherto been favorable, fell at once into a dead calm. The day had been clear and bright ; but now, huge masses of dark and conical-shaped clouds began to tower over each otiicr in the west- ern horizon, which, being tinged with the rays of the sun, dis- played thai lurid and deep brassy tint so well known to mariners as tlie token of an approaching storm. All the sailors were of opinion that we should have a coarse night; itnd every precaution that ^ood seamanship could suggest was taken to make the vessel sni'ii before the gale carne on. The oldewt boys wore sent up to hand and send down tbi- royul and top-gallnnt sails, and strike the masts, while the top- . jls n" stays were close-rccfcd. These preparations were hiu' y accvjmplished, when the wind shifted, and took us a-back m icli such violence as nearly to capsize the pretend his fury I'll give ^ which lay might, the heac station lee-bulwa and be sang out — let gi: the Dart, the watei Mean\ iil was braced round, and filled, and the ship haul- ed to windward. In this manner we kept alternately oeating and heaving-to oh the gale rose or fell till the morning broke, when, through the haze, we perceived a small vessel with her maste car- ried away. As the wind had taken off, the Captain had gone to bed: so it was the mate's watch on deck. The steersman, an old gray-headed seaman, named James Gemmel, proposed to bear down and save the people, saying he had been twice wrecked himself, and knew what it was to be in such a situation. As the Captain was below, the mate was irresolute what to do; bemg aware that the success of the speculation depended on their get- ting to Surinam before it was given up: however, he was at length persuaded— the helm was put up, and the ship bore away. As we neared the wreck, and were standing by the mtzzen shrouds with our glasses, the Captain came up from the cabm. He looked uo with astonishment to the sails, and the direction of ihe vessel's head, and, in a voice of suppressed passion, said, as he turned to the mate, "What is the meaning of this, Mr. Wyllie? Who has dared to alter the ship's course without my leave— when you know very well that we shall hardJy be in time for the market, use what expedition we may?" The young man was confused by this unexpected challenge, and stammered out something about Gemmel having persuaded him. "It was me, sir!" respectfully interfered the old sailor, wishing to avert the storm from the mate ; "I thought you wouldn't have the heart to leave the wreck ^d these people to perish, without lending a hand to save them. We should be neither Christians nor true seamen to desert her, and '• "Damn you and the wreck, you old canting rascal! do you pretend to stand there and preach to me?" thundered the Captain, his fury breaking out, "I'll teach you to disobey my orders!— I'll give you something to think of!" and seizing a cnpstan-spar which lay neai" him, he hurled it at the steersman with all nis might. The blow was effectual— one end of it struck lum acro»;a the head with such force as to sweep him in an in.stant from his station at the wheel, and to dash him with violence against the lee-bulwarks, where he lay bleeding, and motionless. " i akc that, and be damned!" exclaimed the wretch, as he took the helm, and sang out to the men,— "Stand by sheets, and braces—hard a-ice —let go!" In a twinkling the yards were braood round, .md the Dart, laid within six points of the wind, was flying througii the water. i • . • t Meanwhile Gemmel was lying without any one daring to assist :i MiitiiBlfiimwrr'iiiiiniii I ^1 , I i lii 88 THE FIRATB S TREASURE him ; for the crew were so confounded that they seemed quite un- determined how to act. I stepped to him, therefore, and the mate following my example, we liiled him up. As there was no ap- pearance of respiration, I placed my hand on his heart — but pul- sation had entirely ceased — the old man was dead. The bar had struck him directly on the temporal bone, and had completely frac> tured that part of the skull. "He is a murdered man, Captain Mahone!" said I, laying down the body, "murdered without cause or provocation." " None of your remarks. Sir!" he retorted; "what the devil have you to do with it.' Do you mean to stir up my men to mutiny ? Or do you call disobeying my orders no provocation? I'll answer it to those who have a right to ask; but till then, let me see the man who dare open his mouth to me in this ship." "I promise you," re- turned I, "that thoiif^h you rule and tyrannise here at present, your power shall have u icriiiination, and you shall be called to account for your coi.Juct in this day's work — rest assured that ihis blood sliuU be requ.red at your hands, though you have hitherto escaped punishment for what has stained them already." This allusion to the murder of little Bill Burnet seemed to stagger him considera- bly — he stopped short before me, and, while his face grew black with suppressed wrath and fury, whispered, "I warn you again, young man! to busy yourself with your own matters — meddle not with what does not concern you; and belay your alack jaw, or, by 1 Rink Mahone will find a way to make it fast for you!" He then turned round, and walked forward to the forecastle. During this affray no attention had been paid to the wreck, though the crew had set up a yell of despair on seeing us leave them. Signals and shouts were still repeated, and a voice, loud- er in agony than the rest, implored our help for the love of the blessed Virgin; and offered riches and absolution to the whole ship's company if they would but come back. The Captain was pacing fore and afl without appearing to mind them, when, as if struck wiUi some sudden thought, he lifled his glass to his eye — seemed to hesitate — walked on — and then, all at once changing his mind, he ordered the vessel again before the wind. On speaking the wreck, she proved to be a Spanish felucca from the island of Cuba, bound for Curacoa, on the coast of the Caraccas. As they had lost their boats in the storm, and could not leave their vessel, our Captain lowered and manned our jolly - boat, and went ofl'to them. After an absence of same hours he returned with the passengers, consisting of an elderly person in the garb of a catholic priest, a sick genlliinan, a young lady, apparently daughter of the latter, and a female binck slave. With the utmost difficulty, and writhing under Boms; I! .ciiiciatinif jifiin, the invalid was got on board and carried down to tin" rnbin, where he was laid on a bed on the floor. To the tender of my professional services the invalid returned his priest "\(| strcn; such famil'. been and iij and dl wishel .bus ifer^^v^n^mm^- ^«n . I '■- ■' ■ ' ■' '' " ■*"- * i ' ."^"- ' ' W l , mm ii H'i ii »M i !,L i HI"' ■I lite un- le mate no ap- jut pul- bar had jly frac- ig down »fone of ou to do r do you to those lan who ou," rc- ent, your 1 account its blood escaped llusion to onsidera- ew black lu again, eddle no» iw, or, by for you!" ecastle. le wreck, r us leave )ice, loud- )ve of the the whole aptain was rhen, as if his eye — 2 changing ish felucca oast of the and could i our jolly- passengers, •riest, a sick latter, and a Ihing under and carried 3 floor. To eturned his THE pirate's TBEASUBI. * ~ th«nks and would have declined them, expressing his conviction ?f being past human aid, bwt the young lady, -?«[^^;^^f^>°f * ""^ Za In his cideavors to assist the crew during the gale **" On''de"ck I found all bustle and confusion. The ship was sUll man. The body ot Uieomrn . ^as visible, and Captam Sn^tlri desi^sT^^ all recollections both of our •^Trtle'tSid wSying in the cabin, and my f ^t-room was oc- rn^ed by the lady and her female attendant, I got a temporary birth fl,d Id bcwocn the .n«ms I hoard the «eepi.,S aad gent,, , .1. Vnuhave only known ine as a merchant m Cuba, but strcnii^tli. \ouua\t Kill;' «" -\t-,, ;„ nn ancient and noble -i/>SaiM^?;j^ftsEti;cts been estr.mscd lr«m it long i ''fj^f ^'^^ ^f their house. f 1 I «illii jriMTlWiiil'iiiHitiiwii mmm yiiiW'""'*'' W T I „ , ^ I 90 THE FIRATE's TREASUHB. proved wild and dissolute. My companions were as dissipated as myself, and much of our time was spent in gambling and other extravagances. One evening at play, I quarrelled with a young nobleman of high rank and influence ; we were both of us hot and passionate, so we drew on the spot and fought, and I had the misfortune to run him through the heart and leave him dead. Not daring to remain longer at home, I fled in disguise to Barcelima, where I procured a passage in a vessel for the Spanish ]\tai&i. On our voyage we were taken by buccaneers ; and, the roving and venturous mode of life of these bold and daring men suiting both my' inclination and finances, I agreed to make one of their number. For many months we were successful in our enterprises: we ranged the whole of these seas, and made a number of prizes, some of which were rich ships of our own colonies. In course of time we amassed such a quantity of specie as to make us un- willing to venture it in one bottom; so we agreed to hide it ashore and divide it on our return from our next expedition. But our good fortune forsook us this time. During a calm the boats of the Guarda-costa came on us, overpowered the ship, and made all the crew, except myself and two others, prisoners. We es- caped with our boat, and succe ^ded in gaining the island of Cuba, where both of my comrades died of their wounds. Subsequent events induced me to settle at St. Juan de Buenavista, where I married, ^^^> ^^ ^ merchant, prospered and became a rich man. But my happiness lasted not ! My wife caught the yellow fever and died, leaving me only this one child. I now loathed the scene of ray departed happiness, and felt all the Sngings of an exile to revisit my native country. For this purpose I converted all my effects into money ; and am thus far on my way to the hidden treasure, with which I intended to return to Spain. But the green hills of Catalonia will never more gladden mine eyes! My hopes and wishss were only for my poor girl. Holy father! you know not a p'.ient's feelings — its anxieties and its fears! The thoughts of leaving my child to the mercy of strangers ; or, it may be, to their barbarities, in this lawless country, is far more dread- ful than the anguish of my personal suflTerings. With you rests my only hope. Promise me your protection towards her, and the half of all my wealth is yours." "Earthly treasures," replied the priest, "avail not with one whose desires are fi.Yed beyond the little handful of dust which perisheth — my life is devoted to the service of my Creator; and the conversion of ignorant mdn, men who have never heard of his salvation. On an errand of mercy came I to this land; and if the heathen receive it, how much more a daughter of our most holy church? I, therefore, in behalf of our community, accept of your offer, and swear on this blessed emblem to fulfil all your wishes to the best of my poor abilities." "Enough, enough!" said Montaldo, "lamsatisfied* Among that THE pirate's treasure. , W archipelago f desert -slands, known by the name of t*** ^J""' situated on t .c coast of the province of Venezuela in New Gra- nada the^e ., one called the Wolf-rock: it .3 the longest and n„«^' northern of the -rout,, and lies the most to seaward. At "he eas'^e n H..t M vuis a h.tle way into the sea. there stands an old vani la b aste.l and withered, and retaining bu a single Holitary branch. On the eve ofthe festival of St. Jago the moon vi iUe^it her full in the west. At twenty minutes P^st midnight he will attain to her highest latitude in the heav^' ^Jf -J^e shadow ofthe tree will be thrown due east. Watch tU he branc^^» «ml stem unite and form only one hne of shade— mark its exirem Uv-fo there ten feet below the surface, the cask contamingthc LJw s buHed. That ^oM, father, was sinfully got ; bu lasts and Scnance. have been done, masses without nun.ber have been said, Snd 1 1 us hat tin- bles.;d Virgin has interceded for the forgive- ess of that great wickedness! I have now confessed all, and confide in yo.K promise; and as you perform your oath, so u, I the bless n^ or curse of a dying man abide with you. I feel faint dying Oh! lot me clasp my child once n.ore to my heart betoro ^~R7re the rest ofthe sentence became indistinct from the deal ratUe in his h oat 1 leaped off my cot, and sprang up the hatcli- vay aJd ha mv foot on the top ofthe compamon-laddor when a pTercing s riek fro.n below making me quicken my steps I nus ed mv hoW and fell on some person stationed on the outs.de of the 3,in door The person, without uttering a smgle word, rose and ascended the stops: but as he emefged into the famt light which stm lingered in' the horizon, I fancied that I cou d d.st.n- JuUli h m to be the Cai)tain. On my entermg I found the Span- fard dead and his daughter lying in a state of insensibility ay hw Se wll the female slave was howling and tearing her hair like :^Ll^.^^Sut^tSuK5 Si^s Wld^^^?; coming to her relief, she became somewhat composed, when Heft hpr ill charue of her attendant. • j r tu„ Tl c next day was spent in taking out the remainder ofthe felucca's cargo There' seemed now no anxiety on the captain 8 fart to procfed on his voyage-he appeared to have forgot the ecessitv expressed on a former occasion, of being in port withm a S ted 112^ He «as often in a state of inebriety ; for the wine Ld spiritHf the Spaniards were lavishly served out to the whole shin's company wUh whom he also mixed more; and banished fi LughC's of bearing which had marked his conduct h.th erto rsflj ■5S«P l|;l H .4 V\ •' i r i- mi': 98 THE pirate's treasure. In the evening the body of Don Diego was brought upon deck, where his crew, under the superintendence of the priest, prepared it for its commitment to the deep. The corpse was, as is usual in such cases, wrapped up in the blankets and sheets in which it had lain, and a white napkin was tied over the face and head. In its right hand, which was crossed over the breast, was placed a gold doubloon. Its leil held a small bag containing a book, a hammer, and a candle, while on the bosom was laid the little crucifix worn by the deceased. It was next enveloped in a ham- mock, with a couple of eight-pound shots, and a bag of ballast at the feet to sink it. At midnight the vessel was hove-to, and all the ship's company assembled at the lee-gangway. The Span- iards and negroes bore each a burning torch in his hand; the blaze of which, as they held them elevated above their heads, cast a strange and fearful light through the deep darkness, and ilium- iaed the ocean far and wide with a supernatural refulgency When all was ready, the priest, accompanied by Isabella, came up from the cabin, and the Spaniards lifting up the body, carried it forward to the waist, where one of the ship's gratings had been put projecting over the side, and on this the corpse was laid, and its feet to the water. Around this the torch-bearers formed a circle, and the priest, standing at the bead, began the funeral service for the dead at sea. The wind 'iiad now subsided into a gentle breeze; and nothing disturbed tho ,>rofound silence of the crew during mass, tive the slight splashing of the waves against the windward side of the ship, and the deep drawfi, con- vulsive sobs of the young lady as she stood, enveloped in the mantillo, in the obscurity of the main-rigging. Mass being con- cluded, the priest solemnly chanted the funeral anthem: — " May the angels conduct thee into Paradise; may the martyrs receive thee at thy coming; and mayt^t thoM have eternal rest with Laz- arus, who was formerly p; or!" ffo then sprinkled the body with holy water and conti i-.:- ' -'• t hath pleased God to take the soul of our dear brcu*. her*, departed unto himself, we therefore, comnut his '?'>:••■ .o the deep, in the sure and certain hope of a joyful resurr^ -'.:>! on that day when the sea shall give up its dead. Let him f ; in peace!" The Spaniards responded '• Amen!" and the priest repeating, "May his soul, and th« souls of all the faithfii! departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace — Amen!" made the sign of the cross; and the bow-chaser, which had been loaded and made ready for the occasion, firing, the end of the grating was gently elevated, and the corpse heavily plunged into the water. The waves parted, heaving and foaming round the body as it disappeared, — when to our horror and aston- ishment we beheld it, the next minute, slowly return to the surface, deprived of the canvass covering in which it had been sewed. The dead man came up as he had gone down, in an upright posi- tion, and floated .a little time with his back to the vessel; but the «|fe t ,' m- j-ji«J)i4>mMwfaLi'jAi.tU ii i!Miffl!.aii t 9 BE KW»mi ■ig'W'i i s;;^' : !?gyjw#A^ ' J ^, i^^^ ^^^^^< >. ^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARCET (MT-S) 1.0 ^lii ^ ■tt U£ 12.2 u 1.1 £ |i£ 12.0 lit u „ ■Iwu s/ Hiotographic Sdenoes Corporation as WMT MAM STRMT WIMTIII,N.Y. USM (7U)t7a-4Ml CSHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHIVI/ICIVIH Collection de m CamdiMi iMtltiit. for Hlnorlol Mlctor«productlon. / InMltut e«n«H*n d* nilcror.pr tnoa, or remain paaaivA; at length he tamed slowly and dogged^ ly away as ha uttered — " you ruffle big, and orow with a bnsk note, mm^ ...wMuaaMMM^iiiMu. -i. I irt^iifiinihiiinifiiinfnnnrriii ii tuAirtiHiTktMifiTiikiUiM HiTMWIMiWMfctWM T"^' ■ -■■-*■*-"-■ TVS rilUTB's TRXASDBE. 95 habit of Iaet- r the evening le priest, but One evening id forward on slow: but just nesroes, who It the fjuarter- owing himself out the reward rith an encour- essions of wit those around. y stooped, and lout disturbing d the rasQal by the deck. In clasp-knife out vards me. All jist ifivBt, and I iate interfered, 1 caught up to " Are you mad, t, for I have no e truth; for the I comrades, was oatswain, as he t, avast, Mingo! I'll send my fist ough them in a nd was requeit- But short with — ill alike firee in a ion of a— ■; wshe belongs to r him any day. la, "give jne the or you myself." careless of what itepped forward, Ua m an instant r for wii or jnso- ss than man who e while he stood lent my in(prfer- wly and doggad^ withabnaknota, my lad! But IVe seen me do as wonderful a thing as twist your windpipe and send you over the side to cool yourself a bit; and so I would serve you in the turning of a wave, if it wasn't that we may have use for you yet! I see in what quarter the wind sets; but mind your eye! for sink me if I dont keep a sharp look out ahead over you." I now saw thut things had come to a crisis — that the crew meant to turn pirates; and I was to be detained among them for the sake of my professional services. I could not, without a shud- der, reflect on what must be the fate of Isabella among such a gang of reckless viUaics: but I firmly resolved that, come what nucht, royprotection and care over her should cease but with my life. To be prepared for the worst, I immediately went below, load- ed my pistols, and concealed them in my breast, securing at the same time all my money and papers about my person. While thus employed, one of the cabin-boys came down for a spjr-glass, saying that a sail had hove in sight to windward. Upon this 1 fol- lowedhim up, and found the xsrew collected together in clamor- ous consultation as. to the course they should follow. Some were for lying-ti))4iU she came down, atfd taking her, if a merchantman; and if not, they could earily^ sheer off— but this motion was over- ruled by ^e majority, who judged it best to keep clear for fear of accidents: accordingly all ^he spare caoVas was set, and we were soon gaining large before the wipo. But the Dart, though reckon- ed the first sailor out of Clyde when close hauled on a wind, was oy no means so fleet when squared away and going firee: she had now met with her match, for the stranger was evidently gaining rapidly on us, and in two hours we saw it wai impossible for us to escape. The priest and I were ordered down with a threat of instant death if we oflfeied to come on deck, or make any attempt to attract observation. I now &'>mnunieated to Isabella my apprahensions with respect to the erew, along with my resolution to leave the vessel if the other proved a man-of-war, and earnestly advised both her and the priest to take advantage of it also. She thanked me with a look and smile that told ne how sensible she was pf the interest I felt in her welfiure, and expressed her willingness to be guided •by me whatever way I thought best. Shortly after this we heard a gun fired to bring us to, and the Dart hailed and qiMMionod as to her port and destination. The answers, it appeared, were thought evasive and unsatisfactory, for we ware ordered to come close undar the lee-quarter of his Ma- ttlty's sloop of war Tartar, while they seat to examine our papers, is was now our only ohaoee, and I resolved, that if the officer ahouU not ooma below, I woul4 Ibroa the oompanion-door and claim Ma protaelwn. Blot I was oot put to this alternative. Aa aeon aa ha amyad* I beard him dasire the Mches to be tfktn off, ud atdar Us man to ezamina tha hold- Tha ipapaotion did act M THB riRATK'a TMAIumi. Mtts^ him; for he hailed the sloop, and reported that there wet* Spanish goods on board which did not appear in the manifest: — " Then remain on board, and keep your stem lights burning all night, and take charge of the ship!" was the reply. In a state of irksome suspense we remained nearly two hourd, expecting every minute to hear the officer descending. At length, to our relief, the compnnion-doors were unlocked, and a young man, attended by our capttiin, entered the cabin. He looked surprised on seeing us, and bowing to Isabella, apologized for intruding at such an unseasonable hour. " But I was not given to understand, " ho ad- ded, " that there were passengers in the ship— prisoners t should rather pronounce it, Mr Mahone, for you seem to have bad them under lock and key, which is rather an unusual mode of treating ladies at least. No wine, sir!" he continued, motioning away the bottles which the Captain was hastily placing on the table — "no wine, but be pleased to show me your register and bill of lading." He had not been long seated to inspect them when a shuffling and hurried sound of feet was heard overhead, and a voice calling on Mr. Duff for assistance, showed thtit some scuffle had taken Iuace above. Instantaneously we all started to our feet, and the ieutenant was in the act of drawing his sword, when, accidentally looking round, I ob8er,ved Mahone presenting a pistol behind. With a erv of warning, I threw myself forward, ana had just time to strike the weapon slightly aside, when it went off. The ball narrowly missed the head of Duff, for whom it had been aimed, but struck the priest immediately over the right eye, who, making one desperate and convulsive leap as high as the ceiling, sunk down dead, and before the Captain could pull out another, I discharged the contents of mine into his breast. We then rushed upon deck ; but it was only to find the boat's crew had been mas- tered, and to behold the last of the men tumbled overboard. The pirates then dispersed, and exerted themselves to got the ship speedily under-way; while the boatswain sang out^to extinsuish the lanterns, that the Tartar might not be guided by the lights. "It's all over with us!" exclaimed my companion; "but follow me— we havo one chance for our lives yet. Our boat is still tow- ing astern ; do you throw yourself over, and swim till I slide down the painter, ana cut her adrift. Come, bear a hand, and jump! don t vou see them hastening aft?" And in an instant he pitched himself off the taffrel, slid down the rope whioh held the boat, and cast her loose. But this advice however judicious, it was impos- sible for me to follow — for, at the moment, repeated shrieks from Isabella put to flisht all thoushts for mr own individual safety; I, therefore, hurried back to the cabin, oetermined, that if I could not rescue her along with myself, to remain, and protect her with mv life. And in a happy time I arrived! The candles were ittti burning on the table; and through the smoke of the pistols, which itill filled the cabin, I bchtM htr stniggling in the arms of wnpK- m nsATi'i TftiAimti 07 d that there wer» » the roanifett:-— lights burning all ly. In a state of 1, expecting every gth, to our relief, J man, attended by rprised on seeing iruding at such an nderstand-'hoad- -prisoners I should 1 to have had them il mode of treating motioning away the on the table—" no andbillofladmg. m when a shuffling and a voice calling a scuffle had taken to our feet, and the when, accidentallv ng a pistol behind, ■d. and had just time went off. The ball it had been aimed, It eye, who, making as the ceiling, sunk pull out another, 1 rt. We then rushed crew had been mas- led overboard. The elves to get the ship ing out to extinguish ttuided'by the lights. Spanion; "but follow Our boat is still tow- swim till I slide down ir a hand, and jump! an instant he pitched ioh held the boat, and dicious, it was impos- repeated shrieks from n individual safety; I, mined, that if I cou d , and protect her with [» The candles were ) imoke of the pistoli, ruggUng in the arnit of • negro— the identical slave who had displayed such bsolence in the early part of the evening. With one stroke of the butend-of my pistol*! fractured the cursed villain's scull — caught up Isabella in my arms — ran up the ladder, and had nearly gained the side, when the boatswain, attracted by her white garments, left the helm to intercept me— and I saw the gleam of his uplifted cutlass on the point of descending, when he was suddenly struck down by some person from behind. I did not stop to discover who had done me this good office, but hailing DufF, and clasping Isabella firmly to my heart, I plunsed into the water, followed by my un- known ally. With the aid of my companion, whom I now found ;o be John Wyliie, the mate, we easily managed to support our charge till flie boat reached us; when we found that the greater part of the men had been rescued in a similar manner. . When the morning dawned, we perceived the Dart, like a speck in the horizon, and the sloop of war in close chose. Our atten- tion' was next turned to our own situation, which was by no means enviable: we had escaped, it is true, with our lives, for the present; but without a morsel of food, or a single drop of fresh water, with us in the boat; we could, at best, 6nly..expect to protract existence for n few days longer, and then yield it up ultimately in horror and misery. By an observation taken the day before, on board of the Tartar, Mr. Duff informed us we were to the north-east of the Bahamas; and distant about one hundred and seventy miles from Walling's Island, which was the nearest land. This was a long distance; but, as despair never enters the breast of a British sailor, even in situations of the utmost extremity, we cheered up each other ; and, as no other resource was leH us, we manned our oars, and puHed away with life, trusting in the chance of meeting with some vessel, of which there was a strong probability, as thia was the common course of the leeward traders. And our hopei were not disappointed! for next day we fortunately fell in with a brig from the Azores, bound for Porto Rico, on board of which we were received with much kindness; and, in five days, we founl ourselves safe moored in Porto-real harbor. My first step on landing was to inquire for a boarding-house fmr Isabella, and i hod the sood luck to be directed to one kept by a respectable Scotch family, in Orange Terrace, and to this I con^ ducted her. My next transaction was to charter a small cutter; •nd to communicate to Duff the secret of the hidden treasure; at the same time asking him to adventure himself and his men on it* recovery. I also gave him to understand the probability of • rcaconter with the pirates, in the event of their having escaped the sloop, for I wiis aware that Mahone had overheard the whole confession, from, my fbding him listening at the cabin door. Without hesitation, the lieutenant at once agreed to acuompaiqr me, and engaging some hands out of a vessel newly arrived, ws looa muiterea a party of fourteen men. Aa it wanted only nx $ .*»' •nm. KUMTl'f TRBA«VM. «h]» of th» fMtiTal of St. Ji«o, and the distance ecroM the Cuib> kMA iMt waa great enough to require all our exertions to be there JAlioM, we embarked and sailed that very night. * Ottc eutter proTod a prime eailer — and Uiough the winds were light mad Tariable, by the help of our eweepe we made the Roecas •A th* Evening of the aiith oay. As the Spaniard had foretold, ihA moon was elimbiag the western skjr, andpouring the fulness of her splendor with »mild and beautiful effulgence on the un- troubled deep, as we riewfy drifted with the current between, the Wirffifoek and the adjaeent ide. All was vlent and calm over the vdMtle desert of the Archipelago and the vast surrounding waters, iMre BOW and then the sudden flight of a searfowl awakening Am» its slumbers as we passed; or the occasional roar of the jaguar faintly wafted from the main land. We ran the cutter into •L««ep and, narrow creek; moored her safe, and proceeded, well «MWM, tothe eastern extremity. There we found the projecting, poiofcof land, and the old vaniUa tree exactly in the situation des-* cai h e di i ts huge, twuted trunk was still entire; and from the end «Cila,aoliteiy braoch, which was graced by a few scattered leaves, Mm bodx of a man in the sarb of a sailor hung suspended in irons. Th« ololhes had preserved the body from the birde of prey, but the Wad was picked clean and bare, leaving the eyeless and bleached akatt t6 glitter white in the moonlight. In perfect silence, and villi something of awe in our spirits impressed by the solitude, and 4raacinesa <^ the scene, we seated ourselves on the rocks, and, wtk my timepiece in my hand, I began to mark the progress of iIm aluMow. For nearly three hours we watched in this manner, lintaning attentively for the slightest sound from sea^ward; but «mi7 tiling continued hushed and still, except the creaking of the ahoia a* the dead man swang to and fro in the breease. Midnight mp now drawing near— the moon, radiant and full, was careenng ki|i^ throuffh the deep blue of heaven, and the shadows of the bMBnk ana stem were approaching each other, and towards the ^wwed point At length the hand of my timepiece pointed to within arks <^ Mg^ fli^ed from my eyea — ^I felt tafwM reeling, and ob the poiirt of fidling, when a out aereaa the shoulder stretched me at once on tha Kund. When I recovered from my stupor, and opened my eyea, momins was for advanoed— the sun was shining bright over bead; and f found nqrself at sea, lying on the deck of tiie cutter; and Doff busily engaged in exnmming n^ wounds. From him I learned that the pirates had been mastered after a severe oonfliot — 4n which four nad been slaia, and left on the island; two had oacaped unobserved during the fight, and made off with their boat; •ad two bad been wound«d, and w«re priaonen en board, pna of irbom was Mahone. On onr arrival at Parto Bico, we delivored thtm omr to dM civil powar; and, aoos aftanrMdai MalMM wm il.Jlit|iili'''i'i^^ her. My fnend UuB nas iweiy "oeu r . t|j_- tines. When captains, and is •»'»«rt7"*'af„S ^ n^*^ S Wo;, got. there will be more knocking »»'°"*' ,?^*V^t -dmit, of. John than what our present P««« «-*f "X" JeSL '«>'"»»»'" WylUe. too has had •J.'"*'™*?.;^ ''.iri had™ e additional of one of the finest .^'P'^*™ *;'/*;; ^^ Jrew had reason to Ntisfaction of knowing that none of J°« /J* V^ti^ for the regret their having jeopardized their hves in ngmiBg "Krate's Treasure." MISSIONARIES IN GREENLAND. • llie hardships encountered^ythy^^^^^^ land were many ^d ««^«'^„ *5^ "S^XeSy" ix yeaia of his fife on aTOssel which '"^ »rPBJ"\' • ^ drift-ice, they were detained The bay being nearly blocked up g^ «"" ;"J ' having stated that here forseveral weeks; but, •?"« ^f TJ^^pSiJ weiihed anchor the sea was open at V^tlt^Se % nd wKnTrafy. and v«rt on the 22d of August, . Ao«g.*^ the ^'~» T^ ,j^ ^j,/ ' advanced reefed, and driving before the wind mu^^^^^ ^^^ atoms. At one time •^^ "*™5''3^' ™*Lsoon afterward., off without receiving *.«{ P^J^^^J^J'^Xiense field of ice, that •he struck with •«« V« •"^^i%hS^"lSi S!^ with ?hei; boats to jj^^^^^ s>'. gmilgitnnMii lii ''I wiM laiitiiiiwitii hrtiil il ii i ili i f rmmmmmu -' .^^^-Ti^lA-J^WMfUS MMSIOiriKns IN OMIITLAint. 101 convicted on our tod nursing, and ted orphan whom I— but the happy [ess on all around on the littofport itling timea, when ) hard blows got, admits of. John being now master lad the additional Bw bad reason to a fighting for the riAND. isienaries in Green- ludolph, in attempt- -six years of his lifo 1 a very riemarkable ne, he quitted Lieb- I evening embarked - ory of Julianenhaab. , they were detained rs having stated that tain weighed anchor I contrary, and vaat ) time they advanced >n, through immense firoro the south-west, le ship, and appeared le was now truiv tre- rith her saUs closely evitably be dashed to lUrock; but was got but soon afterwards, lense field of ice, that hed in, and the vessel Uors had scarcely e»- of ice, when notbiw ter than the lar boara gre Uielait wliowwni taken firom the wreck; and, just before they Quitted it, they were above their knees in water, and clinging firmly to the shrouds. Tho mariners were now anxious to make towr-d the shore, which was only about a league distant ; but the large ooat was so heavily laden, and the wind was s) high, that it wak deemed more advisable to steer for the nearest island they could reach. This proved to be a rough pointed rock, and destitute of vegetation, except one small plot at a considerable height which was covered with short grass. — Here they attempted to land the provisions which had been saved from the wreck ; but the waves beat with such fury against the rock, that the boats, with eight of the sailors on board, were driven to the opposite shore and appeared to be crushed in pieces. "All our hopes of being saved," says Mr. Rudolph, "now van- ished ; and the whole company gave vent to their feelings in loud and general cries and lamentations. In the evening we lay down to rest, close to each other, without either tent or covering, and, as it continued to rain heavily during the whole of the night, the water rushed down upon us in torrents from the summit of the rock, and we were completely soaked in wet, lying as it were, in the midst of a pool." On the 27th the captain and most of the sailors determined to attempt to reach the shore, by walking across the ice; though, as it was frequently necessary to leap from one mass to another, and a fall into any of the intermediate chasms would have been instant- ly fatal, this undertaking was extremely dangerous. Rudolph and the partner of his afiections would willingly nave joined them, but they were too much weakened by fatigue and want of food to allow of such an exertion. They were, therefore, compelled to remain, together with the ship's cook, who was in the same enfeebled sit- uation. The crew, however, promised that if they succeeded in reaching the shore, a boat should be sent to resoue ihem from their painml and perilous situation. Time now passed heavily indeed, wiUi our missionary and his companions, who, when the sun shone, employed themselves in drying the ftw articles which they had been enabled to save from the wreck; but they were, at last, so enfeebled by cold and hun- eer, that even this little exertion proved too much for their ex- hausted strength. Day after day they looked with inexpressible k anxiety towards the land, with the hope of discovering some Green- lander hastening to their relief. On the 2d of September, as they were lying down to sleep, the wife of Rudolph happened to raise herself, and discovered some Greeidanders, who had beea rowing about in their kajaks the whole of the day without seeing any persons on the rock, and who were now proposing to return. From them the sufferers obtained • &w herrings, but were obliged to remain on the rock anotiier mght, as the Greenlanders had no boat for their accommodation. TCe following evening however, they were safely conveyed to the 'iifi^r '^VM ^"i f. -its T.**_a im DOLfBiNs A»i> rvmo tun. colony of m^^^n»r,^-reiy^^ 'Z^'^X^'v^o^eSi compiny. with the ««/f '»h^°Je^procSd^^^^^^^ *» preserved; «nd 0° t^e »lj »h;y 7^e ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ j^^p,.^ teu7e7th^^^^^^^ tent;- t«":-i r&tpej.. whence they «Ued SoTof tie Danii ve»eK to Copenhagen. DOLPHINS AND FLYING FISH. Perhap. there i. not any ."«-jJ"tt"an ^iS'Jik/sZ being wifhin tHe t'opi^r'^^^^^^^ ,,„,, p^etur- imagination more «''"'>'?'7^"fi". x, := true that a stray one eeqSe little animals, the fly»8-fi«»»- *,* mSa few short skip, or two may sometimes be geenfw north. ^^^^ ^,^^^ t;^ out of the water; and I ^«n J«™?™nd in latiUide 45\ These, Z edge of the banks «f Newfound and m^^^^ ^^^ however, had been B«^?f «» °X^ ^ns much of its tempera- aulf-stream, an ocean in »'8e»,. wnicn re^u ^^^ fur" far inti the northern regions and po s A y ^^^ ^^ the climate <,'rh*\\trto";Se tS zine tUt he see. t'heVing- (kirly reached the heart ol tne »pr"° *" . • u» ^ gyer render Sh L perfection No femihar^^^^^ «- ^^ f „ u. indifferent to the graceful flight ot tn ^.^^^ ^ ^^^ , ^ the finny, or, rather, ^'"J^J ^n^J- "j compa^ of any kind, the d.y. or a «™>»>?8 «°""*tX,re we*°carn to value their presence, more we see of them, t**®*""^® *® 1®" "Ljn so dull, or unimag- 1 have. ind««d..»'"'*'j.n'°Sn ai heT^^^ » «*''«^' '^'^i inative. that his eye did not ««» " JJ J,« from the sea. and may well be called, a co^«? °i ^f " ^here is something in it .kiin along for "^^erd hund'^ ya^d^^ Iher ^^^^ .^ .0 very peculiar so totdly J«™' "^, ^ i^creasfng every time pert, of the wor d, »»»'»* °y*°Jf4jS! The incredultty, indeed, we see even a single one t«*« » •"J^ jg gofficiently excusable, of the old ScotcR ^'f^»» *^'?JJjr i^d'mduntains o' sugar. " "You may hae seen "•'•" ° ™''''_^^^^^ but you'll ne'er said she to her son, returned ^^f * T^'Jj'floe'" i„ me believe you »>«« "^^V * ™a« the ttenTai influence of .• T the whole ihiD** n providentially le settlement at fforded inezprea- whole congrega- te course of the tence they sailed FISH. : evidence of our , which strikes the f of those pictur- , that a stray one g a few short skips g several close to itude 45". These, )sition by the huge luch of its tempera- »Iy helps to modify itil the voyager has he sees the flying- ht can ever render >8t interesting of all ntrary, like a bright ny of any kind, the due their presence, so dull,^or unima||- tched a shoal, or, it ) from the sea, and ) is something in it r thing else in other creasmg every time incredulity, indeed, Bciently excusable, ountains o' sugar," ; " but you'll ne'er floe!" ;enial influence of .• he upper sails, and eastward to catch » -fishroaeoutof tb« j imiiriiir i winiiiiiiMi i iM ' DOLPRiirs Asm tLmro vtsa. 1» water, ja«t under the fore-chains, and ckimined away to win d w t d at the height of ten or twelve feet above the aurfluse. A large dolphin, which had been keeping company with m aKreast of the weather gangway, at the depth of two or three kA- onu, and, as usual, glistening most beantifiilly in the sun, no sooner detected them take wing, than he turned his head towards them, and, darting to the surface, leaped from the water with a velocity little short, as it seemed, of a cannon ball. But although the impetus with which he shot himself into the air gave him an initial velocity greatly exceeding that of the flying-uh, the alart which his fated prey had got, enabled them to keep ahead of him for a considerable time. The length of the dolphm's first spring could not be less than ten yards; and after he fell, we could see him gliding like lightning through the water for a moment, when he again rose and shot forwards with considerably greater velocity than at first, and, of course, to a still greater distance. In thu manner the merciless pursuer seemed to stride along the sea with fearful rapidity, while*nis brilliant coat sparkled and flashed in the sun quite splendidly. As he fell headlong on the water at the end of each huge leap, a series of circles were seut iar over the atfll surface, which lay as smooth as a mirror; for the breeze, KUhougli enoiigh to set the royals and top-gallant studding sails a&Ieea, was hardly as yet felt below. The group of wretched flying-fish, thus hotly pursued, at length dropped into the sea; but we were rejoiced to observe that they merely touched the top of the swell, and scarcely sunk in it, — at least they instantly set off again in a fresh and even more vigorous flight. It was particularly interest- ing to observe that the direction they now took was quite different from the one in which they had set out, implying but too obvioualy that they had detected their fierce enemy, who was following them with giant steps along the waves, and now gaining rapidly upon them. His terrific pace, indeed, was two or three times as swift as theirs — poor little things! and whenever they varied their flight in the smallest degree, he lost not the tenth part of a second in shaping a new course, so as to cut off the chase, while they, in a manner really not unlike that of the hare, doubled more than once upon their pursuer. But it was soon too plainly to be seen that their strength and confidence were fast ebbing. Their flights became shorter and shorter, and their course more fluttering and uncertain, while the enormous leaps of the dolphin i^peared to grow only more vigorous at each bound. Eventually, indeed, we could see, or fancied we could see, that this skilful sea-sportsman arranged all his springs with such an assurance of success, that be contrived to fall, at the end of each, juat under the very spot on which the exhausted flying-fish were about to drop ! Sometimes thia catastrophe took place at too great a distance for us to see from the deck exactly what happened; but on our mounting high into the rigging, we may be said to have been in at the deaw; tor ^ 1 ^11. 111 , 1 'H I II 1 ] Ml 104 TBI DTWO BOUBIH. t„e. we could discover that *« H^fo-^r^ci&n^^^^^ 'Zr another, either popped "8»'t '"^J ^''^J^^^^^^^ lighted on the water. "'^^""^veoK "our pretty little XTwas impossible not t%*f « J" '"Sl^we v^^^^^ had mends of the -e^/'J^J^^^^lS'tJe sa^^^^ deliihteWi the our revenge. Ihe miauies "^JT ,. g,' the jib-boom-end chance. ri|ged out a d«"» «' ^b jtT^i^^^^^^^^ bits of tin and spritsail yard-arms, with hooks baiieamerev Z gVu^'fl^'^U^fhTt many a prS^^^^^^ •"• THE DYING DOLPHIN. From buml'd .cde. they beam telWgwt lay., Till all the glowing oceaaeeem to blue. Soon to the .port of «»«»»^ ^^'Z'blited ii«». Dart the long lance, or .prwdtoe bwteo BiK- rtnp in redoubling maaei, wheew uong. - . Ard'iude.%4yl««??t.?SSf" RoDMOsD unerring oer hM head .ojpma* The barbed .teel, and every turn auendo. S. Zn^l^gle. witW«d«ve p^ But while hi. h^t the fatajjayetothnlli, What glowing nue. "• ■"i"7i~«jr*«.t Not equal beauUe. gild the Ineid *««»,,^ WithCting beanJaU o'er V^^^^tT^ Not lovelier color, paint the «m*ii?^"iL-- When orient dew. Impearl Ui' •«»««>«*£!?'' Than from hi. .idee In bright •a®"'*'' *°'^' That now with gold imperial ■« » *M>»* ' * Now in peUucid'.apohi«. meet the vSw, And emSate the soh ce,le.tid hue : Now beam a flaming crimen »» <«• •?•' • And now aMume the nurpto'. *»?•' f 3*' But here dewription oWd. '••^lADiv t What tenni of art can natnm'a powett dtopttt ' «■ I creaturea, one tt's jaws aa they ntly afterwarde. our pretty little Bry speedily had lighted with the ;he jib-boom-end with bits of tin, f the body and iin, making sure ceitful prize, and a dying Dolphin, bf nay have witneMed a It rays, raue. Iiroogh: •lutaini tin — 111, i''didght! tdUpt! rest lawn, flow, lowi» dUpteVr VAMIHI ON aOAlD THB II JAOftVIS. 105 HENRY HUDSON. The distinguished English naval discoverer, Henry Hudson, sailed from London in the year 1607, in a small vessel, for the purpose of discovering a north-east passage to China and Japan, with a crew of only ten men and a boy besides himself, and, pro- ceeding beyond the 80th desree of latitude, returned to England in September. In a second voyage, the next year, he landed at Nova Zembla, but could proceed no farther eastward. In 1609, he undertook a third voyago, under the patronage of the Dutch East India Company. Being unsuccessful in his attempt to find a north-east passage, he sailed for Davis's straits, but struck the continent of America in 44«» N. lat., and holding a southerly course, discovered the mouth of the river Hudson, which he as- cended about fifty leagues in a boat. His last voyage was un- dertaken in 1610. He sailed, April 17th, in a bark named the Discovery, with a crewr of twenty-three men, and came withm sight of Greenland, June 4th. Proceeding westward he reached, in latitude 60<», the strait bearing his name. Through this he advanced along the coast of Labrador, to which he gave the name of Nova Brittannia, until it issued into the vast bay, which is also called after him. He resolved to winter in the most southern part of it, and the crew drew up the ship in a small creek, and endeavored to sustain the severity of that dismal climate, in which attempt thov endured severe privations. Hudson, however, fitted up his shallop for farther discoveries; but, not being able to es- tablish any communication with the natives, or to revictual his ship, with tears in his eyes he distributed his little reniainmg bread to his men, and prepared to return. Having a dissatisfied and mutinous crew, he imprudentljr uttered some threats of settinjg some of them on shore; upon which a body of them entered his cabin at night, tied his arms behind him, and put him in his own shallop, at the west end of the straits, with his son, John Hudson, and seven of the most infirm of the crew. They were then turned adrift, and were never more heard of. A small part of the crew, after enduring incredible hardships, arrived at Plymouth, in September, 1611. FAMINE ON BOARD THE FRENCH SHIP LE JACQUES. Of all the disasters to which mariners are subject, the wMit of proTiaions is doubtleaa one of the moat dreadftd. In the hiatory IM f AttlirS on BOARD TBS LI JAOaTTIS. of the return of the French ship Le Jacques from Brazil to France, Jean de Lery gives an account of an extraordinary famine on board that vessel, attended with the most appallins circumstances. This ship, called St. Le Jacques, having completed her cargo of dying-wood, pepper, cotton, monkeys, parrots, &c. at Braal, weighed anchor on the fourth of January, 1558. The wbple crew, seamen and passengers, consisted of forty-five men, exclu- sive of the captain. They had sailed seven or eight days, when a leak in the hold was discovered, which induced hve of the pas- sengers to return in a bark offered them by the captain, in pre- ference to continuing on the course to France. We shall give in Lery's own words, the narrative of the re- maining part of the voyage. " On the third of February we found, that, in seven weeks, we had not made more than one third of our way. As our provisions diminished very fast, it was proposed to bear away for Cape St. Rbch, where some old seamen assured us that we should be able to procure refiresbments. But the majority advised that we should eat the parrots and other birds, of which we had brought away great numbers; and their opinion prevailed. " Our misfortunes began with a quarrel between the mate and the pilot ; who, to aggravate each other, then went so far as to neglect their duty. On the twenty-sixth of March, the pilot being at the helm, in his turn, for three hours he kept all the sails set, when a violent squall assailed the vessel with such force that she* was cn'mnletely thrown on one side, so that the tops of the mast!) were immerseu Ir the water. The cables, the hen-coops, and all the boxes which were now lashed fast, were swept overboard, and the vessel was on the point of upsetting. The rigging, however, being instantly cut away she righted again by degrees. The danger, (hough extreme, tended so little to produce a reconcilia- tion between the two enemies, that the moment it was past, they attacked each other and Ibught with the most savage ferocity, notwithstanding all the endeavors that were made to pacify them. " This was only the beginning of a horrid series of calamities. A few days afterwards, in a calm sea, the carpenter, and other artisans, in the attempt to relieve those who were laboring at the pumps, were so unfortunate as to remove, among 'others, a large piece of wood in the ship's hold ; upon which the water rushed in with such impetuosity, that the afiVighted workmen hurried breath- less upon deck, unable to give an account of the danger. At length they cried, in a lamer ible ^oioe: ' We are lost! We are lost!' Unon this the captain, > star, and pilot, not doubting of the BMgnhaae of the danger, and determined instantly to put the ship ■bmit, ordered a great quantity of Braiil wood and other articles to bo thrown overboard, and concluding to abandon the vessel, Umjt fnt provided for their own saftty. TIm pilot foaring lest tiM boat should b« overloaded hj Ike aunbiMrt who demanded a mmitik **!««! vAiim oir MAUD tat li xao^vbi. tor razil to France, nary famine on circumstances, eted her cargo &c. at Brazil, 8. The whple ) men, exclu- ight (lays, when 1 hve of the pas- captain, in pre- rative of the re- seven weeks, we As our provisions way for Cape St. ve should be able sed that we should ad brought away een the mate and went so far as to ch, the pilot being : all the sails set, luch force that she • tops of the masts len-coops, and all !pt overboard, and rigging, however, •y degrees. The luce a reconcilia- t it was past, they it savage ferocity, >de to pacify them, iries of calamities, penter, and other Bre laboring at the >ng 'others, alar{|e lie water rushed in len hurried breath- f the danger. At ) are lost! We are lot doubting of the itly to nut the ship and other artiolea landon the veaMl, I pilot fbaring lest 1 who denMuided • place in her, took hia itation, with a eutliM in his hand, and d** elared he would despatch the first who should endeavor to eutw. Seeing ourselves thus left to the mercy of the sea, we who re- HHuned fell to work with all our stren(|th, to pump out the water, and if possible to keep the ship from sinking. We had the sati** Action to find that the water oid not gain upon us. " But the most happy consequence of our resolution was, that H caused us to hear the voice of our carpenter, who, though small in stature, was a young man of great spirit, and had not, like the others, quitted the ship's hold. On tne contrary, taking off his jacket ho spread it over the largest leak, and stood upon it with both feet to prevent the entrance of the water, the violence of which, as he afterwards informed us, lifted him up several times. In this situation he shouted with all his might, desiring us to bring him clothes, cotton, and other things, to stop the leak, till he should be able to do it more efliBotuuly. I n^ed not say that this demand was instantly complied with, and thus we were preserved from this dan|[er. " We continued steering, sometimes to the east and sometimea to the west, which was not our way; for our pilot, who did not Cerfectly understand his business, was no longer able to observe is route. In this uncertainty we proceeded till we came to the tropic of Cancer, where we sailed a fortnight on a sea covered with grass and marine plants. These were so thick and doM that we were obliged to open a passage throu||h them for the ship. Here we were near perishing by another accident. Our gunner being employed in drying some powder in an iron pot, left it to long upon the fire that the powder exploded, and the fire spread iM> rapidly from one end of the ship to the other that the sdUc aftd rigging were instantly in flames. " Tney had nearly communicated to the wood, which beinf covered with pitch, would soon have taken fire,imfl have bumei us alive in the midst of the ocean. Four men were much imured by the fire, and one of them died a few days afterwards. I Mould have experienced the same fate had I not covered my ihee with mv hat, which defended me from its efllbcts; so that I eaeaped irith only the tips of my ears and mv hair scorched." This misfortune Leiy reckons only among those which he oeB* the prelude. "It was now, (he continues) the fifteenth of April, and we htd still a rota of five nundred leagues before us. Our provisions Mt so short, that notwithstanding the retrenchment we had already made, it was resolved that we should be confined to only half of this reduced allowance. This measure, however, did not preveat our provisions from being exhausted by the end of the month. Our misfortune was occasioned by the ignorance of the pilot, who imagined that we were near Cape Finisterre, in Spain, while ire were in the latitude of the Aaores, at least three.hmdred leifMe 108 FAMIin 0J» BOAIO TBI U JAO«CBS. distant from it. Tnis cruel error, suddenly reduced us to the last resource, which was, to sweep the storeroom where the biscuit was kept. I'hese sweepings were distributed by spoonfuls, and made a soup as black and more bitter than soot Those who bad any parrots left ^for most had eaten their's long before this time,) resorted to this kind of food, at the beginning of May, when the ordinary provisions failed. Two seamen, mio died of hunger, were thrown overboard ; and to prove the miserable state to wnieh we were reduced, one of our sailors, called Nar|(ue, standing reclined against the main-mast, after swallowing their eyes, which he could not digest, I reproached him for not assisting the others to set the sails; the poor man, in a low and lamentable voice, re- plied: ' alas, I cannot,* and instantly dropped down dead. " The liorrors of this situation were augmented by the rough- ness of the sea, so that, either from want of skill, or strength to manage the sails, they were obliged to reef the sails, and even to lash the rudder fast. Thus the vessel was left to the mercy of the wind and waves. The unfavorable weather likewise deprived them of the only hope they had left, that of taking some fish. " Thus (continues Lery,) all on board were reduced to the lowest degree of weakness and debility. Necessity obliged us to consider and contrive in what manner to appease our hunger. Some cut in pieces the skins of an animal called Tapirou$ sou, and boiled them in water, but this method was not approved o£ Others laid them on the coals, and when they were a little broil- ed, scraped them with a knife and eat them: this expedient pror- ed BO successful that we imagined it to be bfoiled sward of bacon. After this experiment, those who had any of these skins, preserved them with the greatest care; and being as hard as dried ox-hide, they required to be cut with hatchets, and other iron instruments. Some even eat their leather stocks, and their shoes. The cabin* boys, pressed with hunger, devoured all the horn of the lanterns, and as many candles as they could get at. But notwithstanding our feebleness and hunger, we were obliged, for fear of founder- iug, to stick to the pumps uight and day. " About the twelfth of May our gunner, whom I bad seen ea^* ing the intestines of a parrot quite raw, died of hunger. We wena not much affected by this circumstance, for wa ware so fhr from , thinking of defending ourselves, if we were attacked, that wa rather wished to be taken by some pirate who would have given VIM somethiuff to eat. But we saw, on our return, only a nngia vessel, which it was impossible for us to approach. " After devouring all the leather on boa^d, even to the eoTaringa of the boxes, we imagined that our last moments were at hand. Necessity, however, inspired some one with the idea of oatohing the rats and mice, and we hoped to ba abla to take them the mora aasily as they no longer had any orumba to aubsisi on, and nui about the ship in great numben, dying with k«Bgar. Thaj war* •|ii' '• '; ".ntf " ''' "' ' i.'if^.!'i"jsc-".*'f.^'r..;?:v f AMUfB Oir MAKD TBB LI JAO^VU. US to the ImI ire the biicuit Ispoonfub, and hose who had 'ore this time,) ~ay, when the ed of hunger, state to which r^ae, standing Bir eyes, which ting the others table voice, re- a dead. by the rough- er strength to Is, and even to } the mercy of (ewise deprived some fish, reduced to the ty obliged us to se our hunger. Tapiroui sou, lot approved of. are a little broil- expedient prov- sward of bacon, skins, preserved ts dried ox-hide, ron instruments. es. The cabin- of the lanterns, notwithstanding fear of founder- 1 1 bad seen est- Bger. We wen* vere so flir from taeked, that we Mild have given n, only a single I. to the coverings s were at hand, idea of catching tf them the more list on, and nun [•r. They wen fmrsued with such assiduity, and so mxcw kinds of snares were aid for them, that very few were left. £ven at night the men watched for them like cats. A rat was of greater importance than a bullock on shore, and the common price of one was four crowns. They were boiled In water, with all their Intestines, which were eaten with the rest of the body. Neither the paws, nor ai\y of the bones that could possibly be made soft, were thrown away. " Our water likewise failed; we had nothing left to drink but a small barrel of cider, of which the captain and officers were ex- tremely sparing. Whenever it rainea, cloths were spread, with a bullet in the middle, to catch the water. They even caught that which ran off through the drains oT the ship, though mom muddy than the water in the kennels. " We were at last reduced to such extremity that we had noth- ing left but Brazil wood; which, though more dry thanr any other, many, however, in their despair, gnawed between their teeth. Our leader, Corguitleray Dupont, one day holding a piece in his mtrath, said to me with a profound sigh: Alas! my niend Lery! the sum^offour thousand francs is owins me in France, to which I would gladly resign my claim for a halfpenny roll and .a single glass of wine. .A " At' length the Almishty, taking compassion on so many mise- rable wretches, extended almost motionless upon the deck, brought us on the twenty-fourth of May, 1668, within sight of the coast of Bretagne. We had been deceived so often by the pilot that we durst scarcely give credit to the fiist cries announcing this happy intelligence. We were, however, soon convinced, that we were Within view of our native land. After returning thanks to heaven, the master of the ship publicly declared, 'hat. had our situation continued but another day, he had taken the resolution, not to draw lots as has sometimes been done in such cases, but, without informing any person of his design, to kill one bf us fbr the rest to subsist upon. " We found that we were very near Rochelle, where our aea^ men hid wished to unload the ship and dispose of their Brasil wood. The master, after comiiur to an anchor two or three leaffues from the shore, went in the boat, jaccompanisd by Dupont and some others to purchase provisions at Hodieme, from wnioh we were not far distant. Two of our Companions who were of . the party^ no sooner set their feet on shore, than, impelled by the recollection of their distresses and the fear of being again invdv- •d in them, they betook themselves to flight without waiting for their basgage, at the same time protesting they would never re- turn to we snip. The others iminediately returned with all kinds of provirioos. recommending to their fiimished comrades to use •them at first with moderation. " We ware now sdieitous only to repair to Roohelle, when a 10 ** ■mmmig» no . '^ ltti.i« h«il ibfermed ob that the wBOl* Fr«ich v-elj2-«y ?JJ;j ^S; a^SS^of o«r feeble .tJfc^ coart was infeated by P»'"?"; jJl---:i,ie f6r us to make any de* which would have '~^f «1 »VWlow Si " eesel ftom whkk fence, we «P«»"«"'JyXe*e K. without lo«ng right o ::;':1 cZtt SoTthe twei.y.««th in the port of ^'52;;^fthea~lor.onl«^«J^«or^^^^ rSi^rate and regular counM. of diet. THE LAW OF ABKEST. A TAIB FROM f ACTS. Once»ponati«ethere^i.ed^mmbur^^ SeoSy reepected in apite of h» g^^^ cafled deW, of hi. property y^'-^^^J^'hSbY the^aptain of an Engh-h WM the .um of f»J^ JJen Jo toS contracted, that the worthy ,,»el. Tbi. d«bt b«^ o««; ~ iBvStment of hia property. He Meyer began to wiah fo' * f ^iJ'^ortMnouth; in which to^m •ecUn«ry re«»Wed to ^J^J^^Ja take that liberty which m SSrThrd trSllSiitted in a free country. v«: that %^:?rti7psr- bj^^ rn^n-t JSi^oiij S:r.S:id Srthe -EiWa-Suage. He lo. no U«e « eidling on Captain Jonea. , ^ ^^ed to ahow him to the .. She ia the »oyal Sdly. wp>»M« ,' ^^ e. «r. and hell -.Mias to-morrow: but here 9C»api.J«wo. lellyou all about it." w-ooked at the door of a red brick lie merchant bowej. and l^n^tow «^ ^^Q^^^ S,*.i. Ofg.., .""«* «-»<"*- '""""^ " "^ '" lat the whoto Hr feeble etat* make tMj de* from whieh ring nght of lin the port of et to rach an Dgera uarrirtA, hj adhariag to certain merchant lan: charitable to i that he was ex- Amons that oart and caued debts, in of an English I, that the worthy is property. He h, in which town liberty which, in country, viz: Aat found himself at I, but not wholly i lost no time in show him to the e.'f lound for Calcutta use, sir, and hell 9or of a red brick tt. Gregory Jones t skirts. He had 1 appearance was onesty of the sea- rted it sMlog his TH> LAW Ot ABUST. Ill friend. He begged for a little fbrther time. The merchant lookei grare— 4hree years had already elapsed. The captain demurred — 4he merchant pressed — the captain blustered — and the merchant growing angry, began to threaten. Suddenly Captain Jones's manner changed — ^he seemed to recollect himself, and begged pardon — said ne could easily procure the money, desired the mer- chant to go back to his inn, and promised to call on him in the course of the day. Mynheer Meyer went home, and ordered an excellent dinner. .Time passed, and his friend came not. Meyer grew impatient. He had just put on his hat, and was walking out, when the waiter threw open the door and announced two gentle- men. " Ah, derd comes de monish," thought Mynheer Meyer. Hie sentleman approached — the taller one whiped out iriiat seemed to Meyer a receipt. " Ah, ver well — I will sign — ^ver well." " Signins, sir, is useless — ^you will be kind enough to accom- pany us. This is a warrant for debt, sir. My house is extremely comfortable— gentlemen of the first fashion go there— quite mod- erate, too, only a guinea a«day — find your own wine." "I do— no — understand, sare," said the merchant, smilmg amiably. " I am ver veil off here, thank you." " Come, come," said the ether gentleman, speaking for thi first time, " no parlavoo Monsoo, you are our prisoner — this is a war- rant for the sum of dE10,000, due to Capt. Gregory Jones." The merchant stared — the merchant frowned— but so it was. Captain Gregory Jones, who owed Mynheer Meyer £ BOO, had arrested Mynheer Meyer for £10,000; for, as every one knows, any man may arrest us, who has conscience enough to swear that we owe him money. Where was Mynheer Meyer in a strange town to procure bail? Mynheer Meyer went to prison. " Du be a strange vay of paying a man his monish!" said Mynheer Meyer. In order to while away the time, our merchant, who was won- derfully social, scraped an acquaintance with some of his fellow prisoners. " Vat you be in prison for?" said he to a stout, res- pectable looking man, who seemed to be in a violent passion— "for vat crime ?^' " I, sir— crime!" quoth the prisoner; " Sir, I was going to Liverpool to vote at the election, when a fKend of the opiKMing candidate had me arrested for JE3000; before I can get bail the election will be over." " Vat's that you tell me? Arrest you to prevent your giving an honest vote ? Is that justice ?" " Justice, no !" cried our friend, " it's the Law of Arrest." " And vat be you in prishon for?" said the merchant pityingly, to a thin, cadaverous looking object, who ever and anon applied a bandkarohief to eyes that were worn with weeping. "An attorney oflbred a friend of niine to discount a bill, if he -'- ifii H^ THC 1.AW or ABSin. eould obtain a few names to endorse it. " I, sir, endonwd it. The bill beeaipe due— the next day the attomev arrested aU whose names were on the bill, eight in number. The law allows hmi to charge two guineas each— there are sixteen guineas for the lawyer —but I, sir, alas! my family will starve before I shall be released. Sir, there are a set of men called discounting attomws, who liTe upon the profits of entrapping and arresting us poor folks. « Mine (Jot ! but is dat justice ? " " Alas! no, sir, it is the Law of Arrest." " But," said the merchant turning round to a lawyer, wliom tM Devil had deserted, and who was now with the victims of his profession, " dey tell me dat in Englant a man be called mnoshent till he be proved guilty; but here am I, who, because von camon of a shailor, who owesh me five hundred pounts, takes an oath that I owe him ten thousand— here am I, on that schoundrel s smgle oath, clapped up in a prishon.^ Is this a man s being m- noshent till bo is proved guilty, sare?" ... " Sir," said the lawyer primly, " you are thmking of criminal cases. But if a man be unfortunate enough to get into debt that is quite a difibrent thing— we are harder to poverty than we are to crime." . . „, "But, mine Got! is that justice? ' ,, ,. ' "Justice! pooh! it's the Law of Arrest," said the Sawyer, taming on his heel. ^v j v* Our merchant was liberated: no one appearedio prove tte debt. He flew to a magistrate— he told his case— he implored justice asainst Capt. Jones. . . «. .. « i. n "Capt. Jones," said the magistrate taking snuff; Capt Greg* ory Jones, you mean!" "Ay, minegoot sare— yesh!" . .. « " He set sail for Calcutta yesterday.. He commands the Rmr- al 8ally . He must evidentlv have sworn this debt agamst you for the purpose of getting rid of your claim, andsUencing your month tfll you could catch him no longer. He's a clever fcUow this Gregory Jones!" , . - . "^ teufel! but, sare, ish dare no remedy for de poor raer- •hant?" " Remedy! oh yes— indictment for peijury." ... " But vat use is dat ? You say he be goii»— ten thooMiid oulM off— to Calcutta!" ^, „ ..." That's certainly against your'indiotment. " And cannot I get my monish?" " Not as I see. ''^ *< An I have been arreshted iitttead M hin! "You have." . ^ . ^. ».. " Sore, I have only von vord to say— a dat justice f "That I can't say, Mynheer Meyer— but it is oeftamlr tta Lmt of Arrest," answered the magistrate— and he bow»d tM BMre^ant out of the room. iibiuyiMiiillillul.l^^MiMM "iT ■'\ \ \ ndoraed it. The rested all whoM aw allows him to 9as for the lawyer ihall be released, tom^rs, who ItTe Mr folks." [awyer, whom the le victims of his ) called innoshent sause Ton carrion ts, takes an oath that BchoundrePs L man's being in- aking of criminal get into debt that rty than we are to add the tewyer, io prove the debt. ) implored justice iff; •• Capt Greg- immands the R^" )bt against you ror neing your month clever fellow this for de poor mer- tenthoaMndmilee eAmiK ooos. A lEA BONO. A wet iheet and a flowing tm^ A wind tlut followa fiuA And fill* tlie wliite and nuUinc ■■Ui» And bends tiie gallant maat! And benda the gallant maat, my boys. While lilie the eagle free, Away the good ship fliea, and Msvas Cdtombiaon the lea. O ibr a aoft and gentle wind t I heard a ftir one cry: Bat give to me theawellingtoaMS, And white wavw heaving Uj^; And white wavea heaving high, my isas, The good ahip tight aid free ; The world of waters ia oar home, And merry men are we. There '• terapeat in yon homed moon, And lij^tning in yon oload ; And hark, the 'muaio, marinera I The wind ia wakening load; - The wind is wakening loud, my boys, The lightning flaahea free; The hollow oak onr palaoe is, Qnr heritage the sea. lustice?" it is oeftably the ind he bowed the CAPTAIN COOK. Mr Banks, a gentieman of considerable fortune in Littcolnehtte,. England, was induced to undertake thia voyage »»» /""-^ii anf an invincible desire of attaming knowledge. He eWf his friend Dr. Solander, a Swede, to accompany Bim in this voyage^ Mr. Banks also took with him two draftsn-en, and had bewdj^ a secretary and four servants. Lieutonant James Cook was to outh: the islands of Tuerto Santo and Madeira were di^overed Z the 12th of September, and the nejrt day *»»•? «»«ij'«» " Fonchial Road, f he Endeavour sailed thence on the 19th. On the 22d, they saw the Islands of Salvages, northward of the Ca- narieT The 23d saw the Peak of Teneriffe, bearing west ^ S. This mountain is near 16,400 feet hij[h On the «g pweeived Bona Vista, one of the Cape de verd Islands. Jto SmIMi of November made saU for the harbor of Rio de Janeiro 10» OilTAIR COOK. Capiun Cook went on ihore on the 14th, and obttiped letTO to Sorchase provuioM, and baring requeated that the gentlemen on oard mi^bt remain on shore whilst they sojourned, and that Mr. Banks might go up the country to collect plants, these requests were. peremptorily refused. December the Mi, ka*^ proenred aU necessary supplies, they left Rio do Janeiro. On the the 14tii of January entered the Strait of Le Maire; but the tide being against them, were drireq out with great violence; at length, however, they got an- chorage at the entrance of a little cove, mtaeh Captam Cook called St. Vmcent's Bav. Mr. Banks ana Dr. Solander aet ont Iroin the ahip on the 16th, with the design of .geiag into the country, and returning in the evening. Having entered a wood, tiiey a aceaded the bill through a pathless wilderness till the afternoon. The morning bad been very fine, but the weather now became cold and disagreeable ; the blasts of wind were very piercing, and a diower of snow fell. Mr. Bttchan, one of the waugbtsmen, fell into a fit. It was abso- lutely necessary to stop and kinAe a fire, and such as were most fatigued remained to assist him; but Messrs. Banks, Solander, Green alid Monkhouse, |»oceeded and attained the spot they had in view. Upon returning, they found Mr. Buchan much recov- ered. They had previously sent Mr. Monkhouse and Mr. Green back to him and the others, in order to bring them to a hill, which was conjectured to lie in a better track for returning to the wood. The whole party met there at eight in the evening. Dr. Solander having often passed mountains in cold countries, was sensible that extreme cold, when joined with fatigue, occasions a drowsiness, that is not eaisily resisted; he accordingly entreated his friends to keep in motion, however disagreeaUe it might be to them; his words were, ' ' Whoever sits down, wi|l sleep ; and whoever sleeps, will wake no more." Eveyy one seemed accordingly armed with reaolntion; but on a sodden the cold became so very intense, as to threaten the most direfid effects. It was very remarkable that. Dr. Solander himself, who had so forcibly adnlionisbed his party, abonld be the first who insisted upon being suffbred to repose. In spite of the moat earnest entreaties, he lay down amidrt tiie snow, and it was with great ditBouHy they kept him awake. When a blaok servant waa-imbrmed, that if he remained there he would be firoiijen to death; he replied, that he waa so exhausted with fatigue, that death would be a relief to him. Dcctor Solander said he was not !mwillinff to go, but that be must fxst take some deep, notwithstanding what he had before declared to the com- pany. Thus resolved, they both sat down, supported oy bushes, and in a short time feB fhst adeep. Intelligence now came firom 4m advanced party, that a fire was kindled about a quarter of a nile fiuther oa the way. Mr. Banks theb waked the doctor, who bad almost loot the noe of his limbt ahratdy, Oiough it waa bat t OAtTAIir OMK. 118 (btu|i«d leftTe to lie gentlemen on and that Mr. I, these reqaeets beeeary supplies, J January entered ainst them, were ver, they got an- iptain Cook called ship on the 16th, returning in the ed the hill through morning had been disagreeable; the »wer of snow fell. a fit. It was abso- such as were most Banks, Solander, 1 the spot they had icban much recov- luse and Mr. Green lem to a hill, which timing to the wood. ing. The. Solander s, was sensible that lions a drowsiness, rested his friends to ;ht be to them; his land whoever sleeps, »rdingly armed with so very intense, as ery remarkable Chit, ittonished his party, snflbred to renoM. ly down amidst this him awake. When ined there he would I so exhausted with I. Dcctor Solander must f ««t take some leclared to the com- upported by bushes, ince now came from about a quarter of a iked Uie doctor, who though it wa* hut t (bw mbutoi smce he sat down. Every measure takAi to r«li«?« the black proved ineffectual; he remained motioidess, and thej were obliged to leave him to the care of the other black serranl and a sailor, who appeared to have beeu the least hurt by the cold. Mr. Banks and four others went forth at twelve o'clocK and met the sailor, with just strength enough to waUc; he was immediately 'sent to the fire, and they proceeded to seek for the two others. They found Hichmond, one black servant, upon his legs, but in- capable of moving them; the other black was lyiiy senseless upon the ground. All endeavors to bring them to the fire were useleas, nor was it possible to kindle one upon Uie spot, on account of the snow that had fiillen, and was stiu falling, so that there was no alternative, but to leave the two unfortunate negroes to their fhte, making them a bed of boughs of trees, and coverfaig them very thick with the same. On the 17th in the morning, at day-4>reak, nothing presented itself but snow. However, about six in -the morning they were flattered with a dawn of hope of being deliv- ered, by discoveriag the sun through the clouds, which gradually diminished. Previous to setting out, messengers were despatched to the unhappy negroes, who returned with the melancholv news of their death. In about three hours, to their great SstisnctioB, found themselves upon the shore, much nearer to the ship than their most sanguine expectation could have flattered them. January the 26th, Captain Cook sailed from Cape Rom. The farthest southern latitude he made was 60 dee. 10 mln. by 74 deg. iK) min. west. April the 4th, a servant to Mr. Banks discorered land. Captain Cook came within a mile on the' north-«lde,.bat found no bottom nor anchorage. There appeared along the bMch some of the inhabitants, withpikes or pons ia thafar hands, twic* the height of themselves. This Island was in latitude 18 deg. south, longitude 139 dee. 38 .min. west, and Wasnamed Lagoon Island. They saw another island in the aftemoon, which WW named Thrumb Cap. The 5th, continued their course, and dla* covered Bow Island. From the 6th to the 10th, they passed several islands, and on the 13th, entered Port Royal Harbour, Otaheite, anchoring within half a mile of the shore. When the ship was properly se- cured, the captain went on shore with Mr. Banks, Dr. Solander, a party under arms, and an old Indian. They were received by tome hundreds of the natives, who were struck with such awe, that the first who approached crept almost upon his hands ana knees. He presented them branches of trees, the usual symptom of peace. On the 15th, the captain, attended by Mr. Banks and others, ^ went oa shore to fix on a p«^per spot to erect a small fort for their defence. Before this party had gone moeh fitrther, they wer« •lamed by thd discharge of two pieces, fi^ bv At tent-guaid. 0pon their return, it appeared that an Iwlian nad takwi An op- f 116 ■■«■ CArTAI5 COOK portonity to ■natch away one of the sentinera mnaketa; whereupon a young midthipman, ordered the marine* to fire, which they aid, when several Indians were wounded, but as the criminal did not fall, they pursued and shot him dead. The fort began to be erected on the 18th. Mr. Banks's tent being got up, he, for the first time, slept on shore. On the 2^, Mr. Banks end Dr. Solander made an excursion into the country On the 2dth, Mr. Molineux, master of the Endeavour, seeing a woman, whose name was Oberea, he declared she was the person he judged to be the queen of the island, when he came there in' the Dolphin. She was soon conducted to the ship, and went en board, accompanied by some of her family. Many presents weif made her, particularly a child's doll, wluch seemed the most to engross her attention. On the dth, Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander let out in the pinnace and soon reached Eparre. Some Indiana firom a neighboring island, to which Captain Wallis gave the name of Duke of York's Island, informed them of more than twen- ty islands in the neighborhood of Otaheite. They now began to make the necessary preparations for the transit of Venus, and on the first of June', the next Saturday, being the day of the transit, they sent the long-boat to Ermayo, having on board Mr. Gore, Mr. Monkhouse, and Mr. Sporing, a frienoof Mr. Banks; each furnished with necessary instruments Tliey were visited on the 21st at the fort by many of the natives, and among the rest Oamo, a chief of several districts on the island, who was yery inquisitive with respect to the English, and by his questions appeared a man of understanding and penetration. June 26th, the Captain set out in the pinnace, accompanied by Mr. Banks, to circumnavigate the islano. July 1st, returned to the fort at Port Royal Harbour; having discovered the island, both peninsulas included, to be about one hundred miles in circumfer- ence. They now bef^an to make preparations for their departure. On the 10th, two mannes being missing, an inquiry was maide after tiiem, when the Indians declared they did not propose returning, having each taken a wife. Mr. Hicks was immediately despatched in the long-boat, with several men, for them, and this party re- covered the men without opposition. July the ISth, after leaving the island of Otaheite, they sailed with a gentle breeze, and, on the 16th, discovered Huaheine. lliey found the people here nearly similar to those of Otaheite in almost every circumstance. This island is situated in the latitude of 16 deg. 43 min. south, longitude 160 deg. 62 min. we.?t, distant from Otaheite. about thirty leagues, and is about twenty miles in circumference. From Huaheme they sailed to Ulieta. Captain Cook took possession of this and the adjacent islands in the name of the king of Great Britain. On the 26th they were within a leuue or two of Otaha. On the 29th made sail to the northwttrd, and at eight o'clock next morning were oloie under the high ■"If! CArTAIN eooK. in ikets; whereapon , which thej aid, I criminal did not Sit. Banks'e tent e. On the 3^, into the country leavour, aeeing • , le was the person lie came there ili ihip, and went on iny presents weif smed the most to and Dr. Solander i. Some Indiana Wallit gave th6 if more than tven- eparations for the e next Saturday, -boat to Ermayo, id Mr. Sporing, a wary instruments ny of the natives, d districts on the I the English, and ig and penetration, companied by Mr. t, returned to the )d the island, both oiles in cireumfer- >r their departure, iry was maide after propose returning, diately despatched and this party re- aheite, they sailed avered Huaheine. lose of Otaheite in sted in the latitude ', min. we?t, distant ut twenty miles in > Ulieta. Captain stands in the name hey were within a 1 to the northward,. M under the high I «'HWy P«»^ of Bolabola; but, after siving the seneral name of the Society Islands to the Island of Huaheine, UTietea, Bolabola. Otaha, and Maurus which lie between the latitude of 16 deg. 10 min. and Ifi deg. 56 min. south, they pursued their course. The Endeavour now passed a small island, white and high, and, as It appeared quite barren, was named Bare Island. On the 17th Captain Cook gave the name of Cape Turn-Again to a head-land, in latitude 40 deg. 34 min, south, longitude 182 deg. 56 min. west. Beforo the Endeavour touched at New Zealand, which this was, it was not certainly known whether it was an island, or part of the continent . On the 20th anchored in a bay, about two leagues north of Gable End Foreland. Sailing to the northward, they fell in with a small island named East Island. In the evening of the 30th, Lieutenant Hicks discovered a bay, to which his name was given. On the 18th, the Endeavour steered between the main and an island which seemed very fertile, and as extensive as Ulietea. The 26th, Captain Cook continued his course along shore to the . north. On the 29th, having weathered Cape Bret, they bore awar to leeward, and got into a large bay, where they anchored on the south-west side of several islands. On the 6th they weigh- ed anchor. The Baiy which they had left was called the Bay of Islands. On the 13th of March discovered a bay, which Captain Cook called Dusky -bay ; aud it is remarkable for having five high, peaked rocks, lying off it, which look like the thumb and four fingers of a man's hand; whence it was denominated Point Five Fingers. It was now resolved to return by the East Indies, and with that view to steer foi the east coast of New Holland, and then follow the direction of that coast to the northward. They sailed March 31st and taking their departure from an eastern point, called it Cape Farewell. The bay from which they sailed was named Admiralty Bay, and the two capes thereof Cape . Stejwens and Cape Jackson. _They sailed from Cape Farewell on the 3l8t of March, 1770. Uathe 19th, they discovered land four or five leagues distant. TTie name of Botany Bay was given to this place, from the large number of plants collected by Messrs. Banks and Solander. They swled hence the 6th of May, 1770; at noon were off a harbor which was called Port Jackson. Coasting this shore till the> 10th m^June, an accident had nearly terminated their voyage fatally. The ship struck on a rock in the night, at some distance from the land, and made so much water as to threaten to sink every mo- ipMit, which was only prevented by great exertions. After some little examination, they found a small harbor to look at the ship's b^m, and there found, that the only thing which prevented her from linking, was a large piece of a rock, broken off and sticking m the largest hole, which impeded the entrance of the water. mre they procured some refresnmenta, Itaded the sick and stores^ If li 118 GAXTAIM OOOK. made a variety of eicumoM by land and water to the neigboring Swes, and. for the firat time, saw the animal now known ae the tK siled hence on the ISth of August. 1770, and got through one of the channels in the reef; happy to be once more >n an onen eea after having been surrounded by dreadful shoals and Ss for neax three SJnths, during all whfch run they had been • obliged to keep sounding without the intermission of a sing e Ste; a circLstance which, it in supposed, never haPP«»«f j« anv sh b but the Endeavour. Previous to their leaving. Captain &7took possession of all the eastern coast of ^e country, from the 38th degree of south latitude to the present spot, by the name of New South Wales. They were now at the northern extremi^ rfNewHoUand. The northeast entrance of the P"»»8«.»,«''.™* Td by the mainland of New Holland and by a number of islands. ' whici took the name ofthe Prince of Wdes 8 Islands They now held a northward course, withm sight cf land, till the Sd of September. On the 6th. passed two small »J»nf s on the 9tb, they saw what had the appearance of land, and the ne« morning were convinced it was Timor Lnvet.^ On the 16th, they hi sigtt of the little island called Rotte; and the same day saw "he isLd of Savu. at a distance to the southward of Timor. The E^dea^ur sailed the 91stofSepteniber, l^O'X'^J^f^if'rj:; westward In the afternoon of this day a little flat «sland wa» rsSlered in 10 deg. 47 min. south latitude, and 238 de«. 28 mm. w^tfoiguSe. T^ey made considerable way tUl at Wh.by the assiftance of the sea-breezes, they came t" "|chor in the road of Batavia. The town of Batavia is situated in 6 deg. 10 S south latitude, and 106 dejjr. 50 mm. •"»»<»»«'»«/••. ^n the 27th of December, 1770, the Endeavour left the 'o*^ °J5«^'»' and on the 6th. came to anchor near Prince*. Island. Mer a pas- sue in which they lost twenty-three more officer, and men, the S?p waB brought to anchor off the Cape of Good Hope, on tb. 3 of MarcE. 1771. Quitting the Cfape, they came to anchor iffSie isSnd of St. Heleia. on the Ist of May. from which d^we Sey Muled on the 4th, and arrived in the Down., on the l«lh of JTuae following. i CAPTAIN COOKS SECOND VOYAGE. Aieoondvovagebeing rewlved upon, Captain Cook wa. ap- p^tothaSSutio^andCapt«n%.a.ux^^A^«^ SHoutbe im of July, 1772. the two du|is wuled from KT^wJ* SSaS andToa tha avaniag of the 2»Ui, aafiM^d mFSiniOiwl iiiiiiiiiiiiii ■nl flAITAlK COQK. 119 9 the neigboiing ow known u Um , and got through once more in an adful shoals and un Uiey had been sion of a single ever happened to leaving, Captain the country, from • ipot, by the name orthem extremity I passage is form* lumber of islands, slands. htcfland, till the lU islands, on the nd, and the next On the 16th, they the same day saw •d of Timor. The nd bent her coursi ie flat island waa 1 238 deg. 38 min. f, till at length, by lu anchor in the ated in 6 deg. 10 angitude. On the e road of Batavia, land. AAer a pas- sers and men, the k>od Hope, on tiie ey came to anchor , from which nlaoa vm, on the ISth of OYAOE. tain Cook was np^ E,totheJLdventiiN; iled from Plymouth Bkorad iaFimoUHl Qa che 9th of August they made the Island of Bonamta, sod on the 39th of October the land of the Cape of CSood Hope. The 1 0th of December, saw an island of ice to the westward, being then in the latitude of 50 deg. 40 min. south, and longitude 2 dee. east of the Cape of Good Iu>pe. On the 9th of February, found that the Adventure was not within the limits of their hori- zon. At ten o'clock of the S6th of March, the land of New Zealand was seen from the mast-head. On Friday, the 26th, came to anchor, at three in the afternoon, after having been one hundred and seventeen days at sea, in which time they liad sailed 3660 leagues, without having once sight of land. On the 11th of April, weighed with a light breeze at south- east, and stood out to sea. iuler leavins Dusky Bay they direct- ed their course along shore for Queen Charlotte's Sound, where they expected to find the Adventure. On the 18th, they iqtpear- ed oft* the harbor, and discovered their consort the Adventure, by the signals she mad •ad by. him called Amatardam and Middlehanh. But the fiiroNr ItoattM by the aatiyet Ton-Mrtarba, and the latter Ea-to-wa*. Middtohniili or £«rowa«, wbish is^ the MMitlianuiioft, i» «lMMt i -I : : I * . i I mm ItO OAffTAIlt COOK. ten leagues in circuit, and of a beiffht sufficient to be seen twehre leagues. The anchorage, named English Road, is on the north- west si4e, in latitude 21 deg. 30 min. 30 sec. south. The island is shaped something like an isosceles triangle, the longest sides whereof are seven leagues each, and the shorteft four. On the 8th of October, made the Island of Pilstart. This island, which was also discovered by Tasman, is situated in the latitude of 22 deg. 26 min. south, longitude 176 deg. 69 min. west. On the 21st, made the land of New Zealand ; at noon Table Cape bore west, distant eight or ten leagues. On the 26th, early in the morning, they weighed, with a small breeze, out of the cove. On the 26th, took their departure from Cape Palliser, and steered to the south, inclining to the east, having a favorable gale from the north-west and south-west. At 4 o'clock. 12th of Dec. being m the latitude of 62 deg. 10 min. south, longitude 172 deg. west, saw the first ice Island, 11^ deg. farther south than the first ice seen the preceding year, after leaving the Cape of Good Hope. On the 50th, at four o'clock in the morning, perceived the olouds, over the horizon to the south, to be of an unusual snow- white brightness, which they knew announced their approach to field-ice. Being at this time in the latitude of 71 deg. 10 mio. south, longitude 106 deg. 64 min. west, they steered north from this time, and on the 1 1th of March, land was seen from the npat- head, bearing west. They made no doubt that this was Davis's Land, or Easter Island. After leaving Easter Island, they steei^ ed north-west-by-north and north-north-west, with a fine, easterly gale, intending to touch at the Marquesas. They continued to steer to the west till the 6th of April, at four in the afternoon, at which time, being in the latitude o: 9 des. 20 min. longitude 199 deg. 14 min. west, they discovered an Island, bearing west by sooth, distant about nine leagues. Two hours after saw another, bMring sonth-west-by-Bouth, which appeared more extensive than the former. By this time, they were well assured that these wen the Marquesas, discovered by Mendana in 1696. The Marquesas are five in number, viz. La Macdalena, St. Pedro, La iJominica, Santa Christina, and Hood's Island, which is the northernmost, situated in latitude 9 deg. S6 min. south, and 19 des. west, five leagues and a half distant from the east point of La Dominica, which is tUke largest of aU the isles, extending east and west six leagues. From the Marquesas, Captain Cook once more steered hie course for Otaheite; and reaohed his former place, of anchorage, Matavai Bay,on the twenty-second of April. During their resi- f 71 deg. lOmio. rteered north from een from the npit- Bt this was Davis's Island, they stecr- vith a fine, easterly lliey continued to n the afternoon, at min. longitude 1S9 I, bearing west by i after saw another, »ore extensive than ired that these were 96. La Masdalena, 8t. Dod's Island, which 36 min. south, and from the east point the isles, extending B more steered his place, of anchoraie, During their resi- ire entertained with rand naval review, i sixty large doubl* hey were decorated «th«r with aU tlMM OATTA^ OOOK. m who were on the fighting stages, were dressed in their war habits. The whole fleet maide a noble appearance; such as our voyagers had never seen before. Besides the vessels of war, there were a hundred and sei^aty smaller double canoes, which sAemed to be designed for fi^ports and victuallers. Upon each of these was a small houM; and they were each rigged with a mast and ■ail, which was not the ease with the war canoes. Captain Cook conjectured that there were no fewer than seven thousand seven hundred and sixty men in the whole fleet. He was not able to obtain full infodijition concerning the design of this armament. The refreshments that were obtained at Otaheite during this visit were of sreat importance to tfie ship's company, for nearly all the bread they had left was decayed and scarcely eatable; ami even of this, bad as it was, the quantity was so small that they were reduced to a very scanty allowance. After leaving Otaheite, the voyagers proceeded again to >Huaheine. During Captain Cook's stay at Huaheine, bread- ,Vrnit, cocoa-nuts, and other vegetable productions, were protilired lA abundance, but not a sufficiency of hogs to supply the daily consumption of the ship's company. At (Jlieta, to which the captain next directed his course, the inhabitants expressed the deepest concern at his departure, and anxiously importuned him tOBnirn After passin^i several other islands, he arrived, on thf twentieth of June, at an-island which appeared to have a numerous popular tion. The captain, with the other gentlemen went ashore; but the natives were found to be fierce and untractable. All en- deavors to bring them to a parley were to no purpose. They approached %rith the ferocity of wild busts, and instantly threw their dartk. Two or three muskets disemarged in the air did not prevent one of them from advancing still further, and throwing another dart, which passed close over Captain CJebk's shoulder. The courage of this man had nearly cost him Us lifb. VHien he threw his dart, he was not five paces firom the captain, who had resolved to shoot him for his own preservation. It happened, however, that his musket missed fire; a ciroiMMitaMe on which he afterwards reflected with pleasure. ^ This island, firom the disposition and behatH^tr of the inhabi- tants, was called by our Commander Savase bland. It is about eleven leagues in circuit; is of around form and good height; and has deep waters closi io its shores. Among its other disad- vantages, it IS not fiimished with a harbor. In pursuing his course toward the west-south-west, Captain Cook passed a number of small islands, and, on the twenty-sixth, anchored on the north side of Anamooka, or Rotterdam. Here, ■B in many former easel, the captain was put to some trouble, on •seouirt of the thievish disposition of the people. It is one of a MHMrovs f roup to which Oiftaia Cook gato the name of tho U ■SI ;■ •^^- ^ ckrtkin cooE WnuMj Wm, in consequence of the firm alUance and frie»bliij| ^h Memed to eubsist among the inhabitanta. and of their kmd and hoMltable babavior to atrangers. PumSL theirwiirBe weatwaS, the navigators, on the sixteenth of July, dfscovered land, which they believed to be the fame that M. de BoligainvUle. the French navigator, had named the Great Cyclades. After having explored the coast of this uiland for so«« days, they came to an anchor, in a harbor of the »»«««», of^rih- coio. The inhabitants of this island were m general the most adr and Ul-proportioned people that i^e voyaaers had seen; ttey were dark-colored, somewhat diminutive m Stature, and had longheads, flat faces, and cduntenances not much dissimdarto *^ocee*£I henie in a «>uth.westeriy direction the Resolution passed several smaU islands. The harbor m one of them called Tamia. in which the ship was anchored, was only a little creek about three quarters of a mUe in length, but no .place codld |^ ( ead it in convenience for obtaining both wood and water. AB _ ' Gamain Cook bad finished his survey of the whole Archipelago, •wLhad gained a knowledge of it infinitely superior to what he ' Ud attamed before, he bestowed upon it the appellation of the *" "teni aailld on the 1st. of September, and on t»(pth, Sjovered; m |^ harbor belonMpg to which^Resolu- , anchor thei^xt day. AaCaptam Coolrma unable L the Island was cafled by the natives, he g»ve to it If ew Caledonia. Excepting New Zealandjlhis w^ I lanest jdandiB the South Paci1llh^«n. The in- - stro^jPfcit, active, and welAMde: and fai 'm^: *^. ere^oufteous and obliging. TmfWP •*» o^ietedio pilfering, ion weiahed RMpdvtion weighed anchor, and land wcs B im^ Norfolk Isle. From this place our for 1!lew Zealand, in Queen Charlotte's ly aO^prwards arrived. Several daya elapsed itites nttde their appearance; but when ther. «d Capbi Cook and his (Kenda, joy suceeM- innk^in numbers out of the woods, and em- over and over ifain, .leaping and ■hippi'V «w« .«« .»-«««.a. The wfcMJfcercDurse *«* »*•«, Nl.# Zealanden, during this third visH, wil peaceable and Men«y- Id the prosecutton of hia voyage, our commander, on the 17th •r Daeember, Me^ed the weat coast of Terra del Fuego, and ZmZ anchotlira place which he called ChHstBMaloniid. Tkraugh the whole cociae of his varjpus navlga,tionB, he iMd m^mZam so deaolate a coast. But larren and .dreary as the haAmt, U was not wholly d«|til»t« of accommodations. Tht THJujtlbMaiM with wild lllir«>i pvt^ulwlT with gMM; before ed to fear. iMraeed the •boot lUte madniel Be and friendiliiA and of their kini 9, onthe sixteenth be the same that named the Great lis island for soom B island of MalB- general the moat 'agars had seeni 1 Stature, and had inch diBStmilarto on the Resolatinly a little creek lo place coilld ilia water. Al hole Archipelago, iperior to what lie ^ 'appellation of the'^ -, and on tM|ni> which ^'Resolu- I CooK^ unable ves, he gave to it tr Zealandjthia is i^ilpn. The ior' rePlnde; and in ag. tagf^wlMt hor, and landwta F^rom this place our Queen Charlotte's everal daya dapaed ce; but when titer, ienda, joy suceeM- he woods, and em- tping and ■«??"« •se with the N?w ible and friendly, lander, on the 17th im, del Fueig, and Christma* BouiMl. arigatioM, he had I and .dreary as the Homodations. The tuliriy with ii'P \Jy which afforded a refreshment to the whole ship's crew, that was the more acceptable on account of the approaohiiu| festival. Had they not thus been happily provided for, their Christinas cheer must have been salt beef and pork. Some ]|f«ileira ifiae, the only article of fKovi^on that wal' mended bylteeping, was still left. This, in c9>(i«nction with the geese, which were cooked in every variety of method^ enabled the navigators to celebrate Cbristmaa ta oiMerfuUy as perhaps was done by their friends in Our commander spW al^erwards proceeded through the Strait of Ls Maire to ISkaten Uaod. About the end of February he croAn ed.the line of the route ha had taken when he left the Cape of Good. Hope; having now made the civcuit of the southern oc«an in a high latitude, and traversed it in such a Hipnner as to leave no room % the possibility of their being any continent in that part of the heiquphere, unless near the pole, and out of the reach of.' ^Attdgation. By twie* visiting the Cropical seaf he had not only ^Hprtained the situation of some old discoveries, bat had made ^mnynew ones; and, indeed, even in thatjMrt, had left little- . more to be accomplished. "The intention or the voyage had in ♦livery respect been aaifvered, and the iouthern hemisphere suffi- ciently explored. A coipplete termination was herdby put to the ■e^Mig after a southaga eontiiNiit purpose On .the remainder of the voyage it is not nee— anr to enfatfgo. The repairs of the sbiphnving been completed, n|i the Mcesaary stores carried on boaid, togaoMrwith afredh MHNnKof provisions nnd water. Captain Oooklttft tlm Cape of Chwd Hope on the S7th of April, and reaehoiihu kdand of St. Helena on the Ifilh of Mav. Here he remained till the 81st, when he sailed. «nd arrived in safety at Portsmouth, having been absent from Bm- hnd tkroo /ears and eighteen digra| in whidi time, and olderiH ehangts of cUmate, 4m> had UMtlNit%r man, and onlroibflr that* by aioknow. . 1 f -J Hk OAftAlM «00K. CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE. Although the Retolotion and the Ducovenr were dettined tot the Mme lerrice, they did not leave England at the same tifoe. Captain Cook, in the former, sailed from Plymouth on the twelfth of July; and Captain Clerke, in the latter, on the lat of August, 1776. The two ships joined at the Cape of Good Hope, about the beginning of November. Here Captam Cook made an addition to his stock of animals, by the purdiase of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry. All these, as well as most of the animds then 6n board the vessels, were intended ftr Otaheite, New Zealand, and other ulands. Tie ships sailed from the Cape about the beginning of De- cember; and the navigators, pursuing their course towards the south-east, the weather soon became so cold that several of^**^ goats and some of the sheep died. On the 13th, two islf were seen, the larger of which appeared to be about fit leagues in circuit. As no names had hitherto been asmgned to these islands, our commander called them Prince BSwaid'e Islands. Though it was new the middle of summer in this hemiy^ere, the weauer was not less severe than what is generapy e^ri- j^poed in England in the verr depth of winter. Instead, however, fif being discouraged by this circumstance, the captain directed his course itUl fiurther south, and on the 34th, reached the island (Sailed £erguelen'a Land ; and the next day landed upon it. The weather was foggy during the whole time that Ae ship* eontia- ued here. The nland was so excessively barren, ^at jterhaps no place, hitherto discovered, under the same parallel of latitude, •flbrds so scanty a field for a natural historian as this. If oar eonmander had not been uHwilling to deprive M. de Kerguelen of the honor of this island bearing his name, he would have call- ed k tH* !s!a^ of Desolation. « - , _j Captain Cook next directed his course towards New Zealand, that he might obtain a fiirther snpiUy of water, take in wood, and make hi^or Ms cattle. Nothing very remarkable occurred to the voyagers till the 34th of January, 17T7, when they diseover- fld Ae coast of Van Dieman's Land, and in two days after oaow to anchor. One day they were agreeably surpnsed by •Visit from some of the natives. Every present whidi .Captain Cook aMd«YAGE. were dettined tat at the Mune ttfoe. Plymouth on the ktter, on the let of Rpe of Good Hope, aptain Cook nwde purchase of oattle, U theee, aa well M , were intended for beginning of De> course towards the that several of j 12th, two isli be about fifts > been assined to Prince Edward's S UM .fJhL fteir n this » jgeneri Instead, however, le captain directed , reacned the island nded upon it. The It Ai ships eontin- arren. tliat^rhaps parallel of latitade, an as this. If oar • M. de Kerguelsn he would have cnll- ards New Zenlaod, ■, take in wood, and urkable occurred to irhen they diseover- wodays aiker came ■urpnsed hj a Visit faica .Captain Cook ppeararca of satis- ookeoitinued'hera, jthe kaowledgs of le 90th of Janomr, M to welMr at m hnwiJItojI^T" [^ rapv e!q>eri- [ ■m- 1 i ii . old station of Queen Charlotte's Sound, in New Zealand. Ope- rations for refitting the ships, and for obtaining provisions, were carried on with great vigor. So healthy were the crews, that at this time there were only two invalids upon the sick lists of both ships. Captain Cook, in this his lost visit to New Zealand, gave to one chief two goats, a male and female, with a kid; and to another two pigs, a boar and a sow. It had been his intention to have left other animals than these ; but he was unable to find a chief who was powerful enough to protect them, and he there- fore gave up all thought of it. On the 24th of February Captain Cook proceeded on his voyage, in a north-easterly direction and, about five wdeks afters wards, arrived at an island situated in about twenty degrees of south latitude, and called by the natives Wateeoo. This island, which is about six leagues in circuit, is a very beautiful spot, having a surface composed of hills and plains, covered with a uTerdure rendered extremely pleasant by the diversity of its hues. Jhs inhabitants were very numerous, and many of them were ele- gsiitly formed. Their whole behavior, whilst on board, showed that they were perfectly at ease, and that they felt no apprehen- sion, either that they should be detained or ill used. It has been stated that it was a principal object of this voyage to examine the Pacific Ocean in the high northern latitudes. But, hitherto, the prosrees of th'e vessels hwl been so unavoidably retarded by unfavorable winds, and other adverse circumstances, that it was become impossible for the commander, this year, to think of proceeding towards those latitudes. The rainy season soon afterwards commenced; and the united heat and moisture of the weather, in' addition to the impossibility of keeping tbm diips dry, threatened to be very iqiurioas to the health of his people. So great, and so judicious, however, were the attentions which he paid to their health, that there was not as yet one sick man on board either ship. On the 1st of May, the vessels arrived at Anamooka. A firiei^y intercourse was immediately opened with the natives. The only interruption to the friendship which had been established, arose from the thievinh disposition of the inhabitants of Anamooka. Numerous opportunities. were here afforded, (^remarking how expert these people were in the business of stealing. Even some of the ehiefii did not think the profession unbecoming their dignity. One of them was detected in carnring a bolt out of the ship, con- cealed under his clothes. For this offence Captain Cook sao- tenced him to receive a dosen lashes, and kept him coofaad t^^ he had paid a hog for his liberty; and afterwards the na'i^gftoni'^ wera no longer troubled with thieves of rank. Their servaatt, «r slaves, however, w«re still employed; and upon them a floniibg seemed to make no greater impveasion, than it would have oono opoa thoMljfemut. At lengthy Captain Clarke inveatod a nodo OtfTAIK eOOK. of trMtneat, which wm thought to bo of good effect. He pat the thievea into the hands of the berber, and completely thared their heada. In eonaeijuenee of this operation, they became objects of ridicule to^their own countrjmen; and our people, bjr immediateljr knowins them, and keeping them at a distance, wore enabled to deprive them of future opportunities for a repetition of their rogueries. Captain Cook now proceeded to the Friendly Islands, and was received in the most friendly manner imaginable by the inhabitants. Besides the immediate benefits that were derived by the ships from the friendly intercourse which had been established, so exten- sive an addition was now made to the geographical knowledge of this part of the Pacific Ocean, as may render no small service to future navigators. From the information which our commander received, this Archipelago is vefy extensive. More than one hundred and fifty islands were reckoned by the natives, who made use of bits of leaves of different size for designating their number, and their relative dimensions. On the 17th of July, our commander took his final leave of the Friendly Islands; and in about three weeks, he reached Otaheite. Omai's first reception among his countrymen was not entirely of a flatterins nature. Captaift Cook found that since he was last at Otaheite, in 1774, two Spanish vessels had been there, and had left some hogs, dogs, goats, one bull, and a ram. The officers and crews of these vessels had behaved so well, that the inhabi- tants spoke of them in the strongest expressions of esteem and veneration. On tiie present visit, the narigators had undeniable proof that the offering of human saerifie«s formed a part of the raygious institutions of Otaheite. One dav while the navigators w«re in Matavia Bay, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke, mounted on horseback, and rode into the country. The Otaheitans, who had never seen such animals before, were utterly astonished, and saied upon the gentlemen with as much amazement, as if they nad been Centaurs. Not .all the novelties, put tpgether, which European visiters had car- risd amongst them, inspired Uiem with so high an opinion of ihe greatftess of distant nations as this. During this visit to Otaheite, eo cordial a friendship and confi- dence were established betwixt the voyasera and the natives, that it was not once interrupted by any uimleasant incident. From Otaheite Captain Cook sailed on ue 19th to the adjacent island of Etmeo. At this island the tranMCtions were, for tin most part, mpleasant. On the 1 1th of October the ships arrived ja a luurbM OBtho wast side of the island of Huaheine. The grand business of Captain Cook at Huaheine was to settle Obmh there, on the very spOl from lAieh he had been taken. CbAe Sad of Novemb«r 177T, Omai fook his final leave of the Sni^iah in m very affbetionate MHUMr, bttt at the saoM Um» wHHh ??^|s^"^.~Mi5&- OjifTAlIf OOOX. Iff effect. He pal mpletelj ihaTed m, they became d our people, bjr E a diatance, wore or a repetition of Islands, and was tj the inhabitants.' red by the ships iblished, soexten- cal knowledge of } small service to I our commander More than one latives, who made ing their number, ^ final leave of the reached Otaheite. as not entirely of ince he was last at in there, and had im. The officers I, that the inhabi- ns of esteem and rs had undeniable med a part of the tvia Bay, Captain ack, and rode into seen such animals ion the gentlemen n Centaurs. Not 1 visiters had car^ an opinion of ihe endship and confi- nd the natives, that t incident. From he adjacent island >, for tin most part, arrived' in a harbor aheine was to settle B had been taken, s final leave of the the SUBS tiaw with '4 manly resolotion; and the vesseb sailed f "Theta, where thmr arrived on the following day. The last o» ae Society Islands which Captain Cook visited was Bolabola. Captain Cook coa- tinned to the last his zeal for furnishing the natives of the South Sea with useful animals. The navigators finally departed from the Society Islands on the 12th of December. Frequently as these islands had been visited, it might have been imagined that their religious, political, and domestic regulations, manners, and customs, must, by this time, have been thoroughly understood. A great accession of knowledge was undoubtedly gained in the present voyage ; and yet it was confessed by Captain Cook, that his account of these was, in various respects, stdl imperfect; and that he still continued a stranger to many of the most important institutions which prevailed there. * In the night between the 22d and 23d of December, 1777, the ships crossed the equator, in the longitude of two hundred and three dtegrees fiaeen minutes west. The navigators.stiil proceed- ed northward; and towards the end of January, 1778, they ap- proached a cluster of islands, which Captaib Cook afterwards named the Sandwich Islands. One of the officers was eent with the boat to search for water at an island called by the natives At9oi. On attempting to land here the inhabitanto came down in such numbers, ai^ were so violent in their endeavors to seize the oars, muskets, and, m short, every thing they could lay hold of, that he was compelled to fire upon them, and one man was kUled. The rapacious duqposition they at first displayed, was entirely corrected bjrtheir oonTiction that it could not be exercised with impunity. Dunnff the short stay of the vessels at this island, it was ascertained that the i»- habitants were eaters of humui flesh. It was, however, undeN stood that their enemies slain in battle were the sole objects of so abominable a custom. This people, when Captain Cook became better acquainted with them, appeared, in general, to possess a frank and cheerful disposition, equally removed from the fickle levity which distinguishes the natives of Otaheite, and the se^ character which is discernible among many of those of the other Islands of the South Sea. . ^ « . • «^^ Of the Archipelago, which w^ denononated by CaptamCooli the Sandwich Islands, there were five only with which, at thw time, he became acquainted. Their names, as given bv am natives, were Woahoo, Atooi, Oneeheow, Oreehoua, vtATtr hoora. Had the Sandwich Islands been dUcovered by the Span- • iards at an early period, that petple would undoubtedly have taken advantage of so excellent a situation, and »*»•."■»* "J* of them as refreshing places to Uieir ships, which sad •nwMqr (iom Acapulco forMiniUa. Happy too would it have »»«» »J Anson, if he had known that there existed a group of islands half way between America and Tbian, where all hw wants eonKi Its OAyTAiir eoM. •flhetually have b«eniuppUed, and the diffisraBt hacddiipt to friueh he waa exposed have been avoided. On the 2d or February, the navicatora pursued their courM northward; in doing which the incidents they met with were al- most entirely of a nautical kind. The coast of New Albion waa seen on the 7th of March, the ships being then in the latitude of 44 deg. 83 min. north, and in the longitude of 336 deg. 30 min. east. As the vessels ranged along the west side of America, Captain Cook gave names to severiu capes and headlands, which appeared in sight. At length, on the 29th, he came to anchor in a bay which was called by the natives Nootka, and was thence named bv Captain Cook rfcotka Sound. Some of the natives came on to the ships in canoes, but they could not be prevailed with to venture on board. Shortly after this a regular trade was comirenced. The articles which the inhabitants offered for sale were the skins of various animals, such as bears, wolves, foxes, deer, raccoons, pole-cats, martins; and, in particular, of the sea* otters. To these were ad()«id garments made of skins; another sort of clothing, formed from the bark of a tree; .and various pieces of workmanship. Tie articles, which the natives took in exchange for their commodities, were knives, chisels, pieces of iron and tin, nails, looking-glasses, buttons, or any kind of metal. Though commerce, in general, waa carried on with mu- t.ial honesty, there were some amons these people, who were as nidch inclined to thievery as the islandera in the Southern Ocean In the present abstract the time will not allow of an insertion of more than a short account of the inhabitants. Their persons are d ascribed to have been Benerally under the common stature s|}inewha'' '■•)i or plump, though without bein> muscular. They were undo-iiitedly eaters of human flesh, jret they had no appear- •line of inl'uciaoify of character. To our navigators they seemed • docile, noi .teous, and well-disposed people. 'The chief employ' ments of (he men were fishing and kiUinji lend or aea animals, for the sustenance of their families; while ue women were ')ccupied in (hanuf icturing flaxen or woollen garments, or in other domestic fefllces. On the 36tb, the repairR of the riiips having been completed. Captain <}ook sailed from Nootka Sound. In the orosecution of his voyai^e northward, and back again to the Sanowich Islandt, the facts that occurred were chiefly of a nautical kind. ' At an inlet where the ships came to aiehor on the -ISth of MiJ't and to which Captain Cook cave the appellation pf Prince Wil- liam's Sound, he had an opplrtunity not only of prosecuting hb nautical and geographical discoveries, but of making considerabl* additions to nis knowledge of the inhabitants of the American coast, The natives of this part of the coast had a near resem- .Uanoe to the Esquimaux and Oreenlanders. It is remarkable Moeaniing thia people, that there were fooad aiOMfst thiam h«lh .■.s^*?fSi'_'' rdihipi to wliieli few ed their courM et with were •!- Albion was the latitude of 35 deg. 30inin. de of America, leadlands, which < line to anchor in and was thence e of the natives not be prevailed egular trade was I offered for sals I, wolves, foxes, sular, of the sea* ' skins; another Be; .and various le natives took ia shisels, pieces of . or any kind of ried on with mu- pie, who were as Southern Ocean of an insertion of Fheir persons are common stature muscular. They )y had no appear^ Iters they seemed rho chief employ- »r sea animals, for en were <)ccupied in other domestic been completed, be prosecution of iandwich Islandf, ilkind. thelSthofMay. a of Prince W&- at prosecuting his king considerable of the American ini a near resein* It is remarkable noagstthem belli t eATTAiir eoei. li beads and iron; which must have come from some dTiKsed as^ tion, thouffh there wss reason to suppose that our navigators werr the first ^ropeans with whom they had ever held a direct coso- munication. Some days after leaving this sound, the navigators came to an inlet, from which hopes were strongly eotertsined, that it would be found to communicate either with the sea to the north, or with Baffin's Bay to the east; and, accordingly, it became the object of very accurate and serious examination. The Captain was soon persuaded that the expectations formed from it were groundless, yet it was requisite that this should be perfectly ascertained. A complete investigation of the inlet consequently took place, to the distance of seventjr leagues from its entrance, and indubitable marks occurred of its being a river, but one of the most considera* ble ones that are known. It was called Cook's River. The navigators cleared Cook's river on the 6th of June. In the prosecution of the voyage, on the 36th, theiw was so thick a fog, that the navigators could not see a hundred yards before them; notwithstanding which, as the weather was moderate, the Captain did not intermit his course. At length, however, being alarmed at the sound of breakers on one side of the ship, he im- mediately brousht her to, and came to anchor; and the Discov- ery, by his order, did the' same. A few hours afterwards, the fog having in some degree cleared away, it appeared, that bpth the vessels had escaped a very imminent danger. Providence, in the dark, had conducted them between rocEs which the com- mander would not have ventured to pass through even in a clear day, and had conveyed them to an anchoring-plaee, as good as he could possibly have fixed upon, had the choice been entirely at his option. On the 37th, the vessels reached an island called Oonalaska, the inhabitants of which behaved with a degree of politeness and courtesy very unusual with savage tribes. About the 10th of August Captain Cook came to anchor under a point of land, to wrhich he gave the name of Cape Prince of Wales, und which m rrtnarkable by being the most western extremity of America hitherto explored. This extremity is distant from the eastern Cape of Siberia only thirteen leagues: and thus onr Commander haa the glory of ascertaining the vicinity of the two continents, which before bad onlpr been conjectured from the reports of the neighboring Asiatic inhabitants, and the imperfect observations of the Russian navigators. ^ Resuming bis course he erossra over to the oppeeile Asiatie coast, and anchored in a bay which he named the Bay of St. Lawrence, belonging to the eountrr of the Tsehutski. After this, again approaching the shore of America, he proceeded towards the Borth, and on the 18th, be reached the latttode of 70 dec. 44 mim. Tim sbips were iiow dose to the edge of the ice, and as- lio OAfTAW ««Mt. able to go unj flirther. The ic«, wm m compact •• • wall, and was jud|[«d to b« ten or twelre feet in height. Farther to the nsA such ing besides, wl;ich w. An intelligout 8, for the purpose fterwards this pei- Y had been station- a dwelling-house,' tons burden. One , and they all ap- »ns. From a very on the 14th, Cap- ipt charts of these Captain Cook Icit Iwich Islands. On ine of the Sandwich greater extent and yet been risited in iren weeks in sailing I of January, 1TI9, that there wera not wtoftheneroirM it willnot be deema "X'^Shim t«SLT«rrthe.Re«.l«tio« a !LSA«^"Lle^rwi!:Tr.Jeeday.^^^ could not boat's rudder, ana »°^' "" . j:,ectedtwo or three muakets, and than terrified. _ . . l^„ which was called The ships were "^^ho'ed on the Hth m a b»^^^ ^^ ^ by the inhabit«rts Ka«k*koo*- J" ^^^'J^yTeopii, .Membled ■ies. Captain Cook had never seen so many^i^^ ^^ Sone pl«e as he saw ont^;*^occ^^n',bi^^^^^^ ^^^ that came off in canoes '^V,J;f "* %t^^^ round the ship, .pectators. and many »V?°«*'tJLr« of th^rrteSourse which waa all times, and in all "t"?*'f ■^- ..-.j e^j^ the generosity and But the satisfaction that ^'^ ~"^~ ^^ interrupted by the hospitality of the i»hab'tant» ^ ^^J ^^^^^^ propensity of many oft»»!™*'»»Vji"8'Ced 'h* commander and The more'distressing as >t -ometmie. obhged tt,e c ^^.^^ the other officers to ^ave recourw to acts^oi J^^^ ^aif not would willingly have avoided, if the necev»»y "» absolutely called for them. Karakakooa bay. It Early the next day. the «l»P8 sailed oj^J/^t^er Saiiwich was the captain's design, b«/:°'«XjAat he liad begun. Hia islands, to Anish t^'^J^y^^t^S' a Sartor bette? sheltered tl.iect in this was, if P°'»^''*'*'. „ ,."^ :,!«. igft Two days after- from the weather than *h« W h^i^^h^^Mhe Re~^^^^^ *^« X^:::^^^Z^^!^--' -^ oftn. fo. mer acquaintance of the na'*8«»"- . Re«,lution's foremast The\ext day, Feb™«y the 13th eJe^^^ was landed, to be repaired, and tents wej^e^ere ^^^^^^^ ^ situation on the 'hore. An fed jn wM tma y^^ ^^ _ stealing the armorer's tongs from ^»? 'J'?"'^ Notwithstand- ed ase'vere ^gg>'* .J-^f ^ "^ fn the aSmoon another had ing the example made ««" «»» ""OJ chisel from the same place, the audacity to snatch the tongs and 5 ch»^« ^, .j,^,,. The M ^^ CirVAIN MOB.- u they coald towards the thore. Several maskets were fired at them, but without effect, for they toon got cot of the reach of the shots. This was the -commencement of A rerr fatal misunderstanding with the natives. In the night, one of the boats belonging to the Discovery was carried off; and many hostile indications on the part of the natives were remarked. These determined Captain Cook to secure, if possible, the person of the king as ^e most effectual step that could be taken for the recovery of the boat, and restoring amity betwixt the En||Iish and the inhabitants. Accompanied by the lieutenant of marines, a serjeant, corporal, and seven private men; having at the same time armed several men in the ship's launch and pinnace, he undauntedly proceeded to the residence of the king. At an interview with the king, the captain took hiiu by the hand, in a friendly manner, and asked him to go on board the Resolution, to which he readily consented. A short time ader this, several of the Indians were observed to be arming themselves with long spears, clubs, and daggers, and putting on thick mats which they used as armor. Thui hostile appearance increased, and became the more alarming, on the ar« rival of two men, with news that a chief called Kareemoo Lad been killed by the men in one of the Discovery's boats. Captain Cook being at this time surrounded by a great crowd, thought his situation somewhat hazardous. He therefore ordered the lieu- tenant of marines to march his small party to the water-side, where the boats lay, within a iew yards of the shoi-e: the Indians readily made a lane for them to pass, and did not offer to interrupt them. The distance they had to go misht be about fifty .or sixty yards. Captain Cook followed, having hold of the king's hand, who ac- companied him very willingly: he was attended by his wife, two sons and several chiefs. His younger son went immediately into the pinnance, expecting his father to follow; but the latter had no Moner arrived at the water-side, than his wife threw her arms about his neck, and, with the assistance of two chiefs, forced him to sit down by the side of a double canoe. Captain Cook expostu- lated with them, but to no purpose, they would not suffer the king to proceed, telling him that he would be put to death if he went on board the ship. While the king was in this situation, another of the chiefs was observed lurking near, with an iron dagger partly concealed under his cloak. His attention, apparently, was to stab either Captain Cook, or the lieutenant of marines. The latter propoaed to fire at him, but the captain would not . permit it. The chief cloaed ttpon them, on which the officer strock him with hia musket, and compelled him to retire. Captain Cook seeing. I|* tumult in- crease, and that the Indians grew more daring MM reaoiute, found that it would be impossible to carry off the kTog by fbree, vitlMNit ■aeriflcjng many of his people. He tlMreftra pauaed a Uttt^i^ ^AWAnr flOOK. 19S ■ wen fired at reach of the lundentaading elonging to the icatioDs on the mined Captain ng as ^e moat 7 of the boat, he inhabitanta. eant, corporal, armed several ediy proceeded h the king, the ler, and asked idiljr consented. observed to be i daggers, and . This hostile ling, on the ar- Kareerooo Lad mats. Captain >wd, thought his dered the lieu- Bter««ide, where i Indians readily interrupt them. ' .or sixty yards. hand, who ao> by his wife, two mmediately into he latter had bo threw her arms ieft, forced him t Cook expostU' t suffer the king eath if he went r the chiefs was concealed under I either Captain ropoaed to fire he chief closed lia musket, and . im tumult in- I resolute, found >y ferae, wkltottt Medalittti^ waa on the point of gMag orders to reimbaric, when a man threw a stone at liim. Thiv Captain Cook returned bj a discharge of small shot. The man brandished his spear, and was about to dart it at the captain, when the latter knoekeid him down with hb musket. He ezpoetuhted strongly with the most forward of the crowd upov their turbulent behavior; and now only sought to secure a safe embarkation for his small party, which was closely presced by a body of aaveral thousand people. One man was observed behind a double canoe, in the action of darting hia spear at Captain Cook. He therefore was forced to fire at him in his own defence, but he happened to kill another cloee to him, equally forward in the tumult. The seijeant observing that tha captain had missed the man he aimed at, received ordera to fire at him, which he did, and killed him. By this time the impetuoaity of the Indians was somewhat repressed. They fell back in a body, and seemed staggered; but being pushed on by those be- hmd, they returned to the charge, and poured a volley of stones among the marines, who without waitinir for orders, returned it with a general discharge of musketry. This was instantly follow- ed by a fire from the boats. Captain Cook waved his hand to the boats, and called to them to cease firing, and to come nearer in to receive the marines. The officer in the pinnace iaamediately brought that veaael as close to the riiore as he conlid, notwith- standing the showers of stones that fell amon^ hia P^opl*; but the lieutenant who commanded in the launch, instead of pulling in to. the assistance of Captain Cook, withdrew his boat fhrther off, at the venr moment that every thing seems to have depended upon the timely exertions of those in the boats. By his own ae- eount, he mistook the signal: but be that aa it may, this cireua>* stance appears to have decided the fatal turn of the aflUr, and to have removed evenr chanbe which remained with Captain Cbok of Mcaping with his lifo. The marinea several timea fired upon tfie crowd, but to little purpoae, for the Indiana soon maned among them, and forced tnem into the water where four of them were Killed. Captain Cook waa now the only Englishman ro- mahiing on shore. He was observed to be making towards tha pinnace, holding his left hand against the back of his head, to fuard it from the stones which were thrown at him, and carrying M musket under his other arm. An Indian was seen following him, but with caution and timidity; for he stopned once or twice, aa if uiMletermined to proceed. At last he aavanced upon him nnawarea, and with a large club, or common stake, gave him a blow on the back of the nead, and then precipitately retreated. The stroke iMmed to have stvnnod Oaptun Cook: he staggarad a few paeaa^ea fell on hia hand and one ktiee. and droppMl Ua Biiiakat. Aa ha Iraa riaing, and before ha oould recover his feat, aaaftitf Mian stabbed him in the back of tha neck with an iron 4UillMr. Ha then fell into the water. In a plaoa wbara. it m» m^- MMP IM OJOTUM •boat knee deep; and othere inunedietely crowded upon hun, eji •ndeaTored to &eep faim under; but, etraghng very ■to««»y^'3* Sem. he got hi. he«l up, «id casting hw looj toward, the jaj Zc;. aimed to «Hicit a«i«tance. Though the boat was jet ■bove 6»e or six yarde dtotant from hun, yet from the crowded 2d S>n&Ud\ta«e of the crew, H .eem. it wa. ?ot in the,r power to Mve him The Indiana got him under again, but in deeper SJjr He wa.. however, able to «t hi. bead up once more; uS. being ataioit .pent in the rtruggle, he nrtorally t'lrned tothe ,ook,andrwa. endeavoring to wPP<>rt*»»««»f »>y >». r**" ■;*«^ ^Mve him a blow idth a chib, and he wa. .een alive no more. ■niey hauled him up lifelew on the rock., where they Momed to take a wivage pleaaure in uung every po.«ble bajbanty to hi. dead body. .natShiii the dagger, out of each other', hand., to have the Eomd MttefiicSon of forcing the faUen victim of their barbarona DMIkarOaVtoteOoek. raMt and after they had thu. glutted tiieir revenge, they earned It off in trittnph. Captain Gierke, who mieceeded to the com- of Captain CooV; but hi. bone, only could be obtained, and th««e were iSmitted to the deep, amidet the heartfelt grief of all who In^hia mannew.'Captain Cook waa plain, (wnple, and wanlv. He WM an excerfenlTariiand and ftt&er. a^iimn* •»?< ^••'y Sir Hie benevolence ttd humanity of ^ta ^pojition w«^ MOttllnr.y remarkable. They were •PP^^. t»Jt *"?*23u Vutmm, thNttgh all kia voyagaa; and fron kit condnet t^«fr« mfmm^mmm OATTAIK «MK. 18o 1 apoB hiiBt wl try Mongly wikk owards the j^iOr le boat WM wd, >inthe orowdad >t in their power , but in deeper up once more; iHyt'imedtotbe; it, when tt-Mir^ A alive no more. they seemed to >arity to hii dead ands, tohavethe their barbaroof enge, they carried eeded to the com- ioover the remains obtained, and thein It grief of all who imple, and nanly. iaoMf* and steady B ^y^potition were ftomnb treatnent kcondnettowtirfhi til* natiToe of aU the countriea which were discorered bjhm. The SSJ. the ccnvenience. and. a. far a. it could be •f«"2ij rt.« iniovment of those under his command, were the constant ?M Jti o?Us atteiiSm: and he was inTariably anxious to amelior- S Se coSition of theinhabiltoU of the sereral W«»d. jmd I - -K!^irhl» visited WHh re«ard to their thierenes, he can- 5X.^^^i.«S for id oVerloSfed many offence, which others llffii^JSnishJdjwdwh^^^ r. of wve^SrS: Uer exerted them without reluctance «.d ""Wth respect to his talents, they were ««»»»*»»»i5«^?»irJS useflil kindr He had a capacious and oenetratmg """^^•°i »" hU designs were «5cordingly bold an.[ extensive. Wh«»JJ~« SJre fomed, he never expressed a doubt respectmg th«»' •«•«"- Sr for the same perspicuity and orderly arranaemsnt of thoujht which enabled him to iSnnthe desigmi.aU ««&»«; h™ todevije J? Vhe constitution of his body, which was >»«"*»» |"J«'' "jj capable of supporting the greatest firt«««« "«* .''"^•°*??:^^; SSTtio^ ti a y"P«7' JhrMaoTof his mind rose above the disadvantages of a very confined educSioT H» progress in the ^E'-f^^JHTent mathenittiei. and particularly In •rt~n?»);^'»*«'^f "h?S!21 SX at length. »•• *" '^>'' »f *'*l*'*' *•■* ^'VVI^iS^i, K sarv observations of this kind, in the course of his »«y«8«'- "« atti^ Ukewise. to such a de|rs. of ^"12 to fxwc^ learning, and in the art of compo&ion. as to «>• .■"• J^^^'J" w3?;ith a ««Uy cle«rness a»d P'JP^-JJvJ'iJ* 5?««S ^ soectable as the narrator, as well as the Pf "'»"'*«''. "'.f'v* JT^ E Another trait, which waa pecuUarly ""-P^"*". " Ij ch««.t.r of CapUin Cook, was ^^.P-.'^'""" ^*J "^i'^fi Dursued the noble objects to which his Irfe was devotea. »J^ KT^Mselv ever haj an equal, and never a superior. NoAln| whiflh would have deterred minds even of considftrabie mrennn Tnd fir^H In stature he is described to have been somewBat SJvJTc'JmnSlitiJe"; and. though • ^J^J J-'S'"^":^^* rs plain both in address and appearance. ^ZrViS^^'£l kJl; which was a dark brown, he wore tied behind. Mis lace wi'fdTof e"piI«ion; hi. nose ««•<»»«'? 'iV^^Sl' J^ r«M wWeh were snail, and of a brown oasT, w«re quick ana ?iSli. idhUe^Xiw. prominent; which i|ve to his count.- aMMHife •Mm 106 OAtTAnr «00K. oance altogether an air of aueterity. lathe rear 178t he married an amiable and desenring woman. Hei had br her w* children, but of these three sons onlj survived him. Ivey were aU brought up in the naval service. O^e of them was lost in a hurricane at sea, and the other two fell honorahly in the cause of their country. On the widow a pension of two hundred pounds a year for her life, and on each of the sons a pension of twaatjr^ five pounds a year was settled by the British goverumea^ If ARRATIVE OF EVENTS WHICH OCCUBllBD 8U1WJ!. QUENTLY TO THE DEATH OP CAPTAIN COOK. ' Ailcr Captain Clerke, upon whom the conmiand of the expedi- tion devolved, had left the fatal island of Owhyhee, he considered it his duty to endeavor to execute the plans of discovery that had been laid down by his lamented predecessor. He consequeatlT coasted several others of the Sandwich fiends; and finally left . ^em on the 15th of March, 1779. The ships now proceeded towards Kamtschatka; and, in their course, the Resolution sprung a leak so bad, that at one time the whole space between the decks was deluged with water. On the twenty-third the mountains of Kamtschatka, covered with snow, were within view. The weath- er was now so severe, that the ship appeared like a complete mass of ice, and the rigging was so incrusted with it, that the different ropes were more flian double their usual thickness. Two days after the discovenr of Kamtschatka, when off the en- trance of Awatska Bay, the Kesolution Ipst sight of the Discov- ery. The Resolution entered (he bapr, and soon afterwards the town of Petropaulowski was within view. It consisted of a few miserable log-houses, and some conical huts raised on poles, amountine in aU to about thirty; yet here the voyagers were re- ceived and treated with feelings of humanity, jomed to a great- ness of' mind and elevation or sentiment which would have done honor to anv nation. On the 1st of Mvr the Diibovory also entered the harbor. On the 6th of July tne navigators paiiMd through Behring's Straits. They first sailed along the Aaiatio const, and then stretched over to that of Amerioa, with a view of exploring the sea between the latitudes of sixty-eight and sixty- nine degrees. Byt in this attempt thev were diaappoiated; on tM 7th their farther progress was stopped by a large and compact field of ioe connected with the land. At one time,. in attempting to penetrate towards the north-west, Ihe Discovery was in a very dangerous situation. She became nnn«iaw>(F««ecemb«r they anchored at the distance of three leagues from Macao. Captain King was sent to Canton to obtain supplies of provisions and stores. On account of the war between England and America, and with France and Spain as her allies, of which the navigators re- ceived intelligence at Canton, they put themselves in the best posture of defence that they were able; in the Resolution they mounted sixteen gaps, ttai in the Discovery ten. They had reason, however, to believe, from the generosity of their ene- nues, that these precautions were superfluous; for they were informed that instructions had been found on board all the French ships of war captured in Europe, directing their com- manders, in case of falling in with the snipe that sailed under the command of Captain Cook, to suffer them to proceed without molestation ; .and the aame orders were also .paid to have been S'ven by the American Congress in the vessels emploved in eir service. In return for these liberal concessions. Captain Oore resolved to refrain from availing himseUT of any opportuni- ties of capture, and to preserve, throughout -the remunder of the voyage, the strictest neutrality. On the 12th of January, 1780, the navigator* , cot under aail from Macao; on the 19th, they saw Pulo La^|&. and on the SOth, deacried Pulo Condore, and anchored in thf^ juurbor at the aoQth^west end of the island. The navigators retAtintd at Polo Condor* till the 38th of January, when they unmoomd, and pro- • 18« lae •urrsRiifGt or BTHmAix bow. eMd«d dn th«ir homcwud paMMge^ passiog through tho Straka of Bonca, and Sunda, without any occurrence worthy of partieu lar remark. On the 18th of Februanr they left the Sti^^iti of Souda. In the night, between the 25th and 26th, they experi* enced a;riolent ■torm, during which almost every saU they had b«nl was iii>lit to rags; and the next day tbey were obliged to bond their last set of sails, and to knot and splice the rigging, their cordage being all expended. On the 7th of April, they saw the land of Africa; M the ever ning of the 12th, they dropped anchor in False Bay, and the next morning stood into Simon's Bay, at the Cape of Good Hope. They sailed out of the Bav on the 9th, and on the 19th of June, they passed the equator for the fourth time during the voyage. On the 12th of August they made the western coast of Ireland, and, after a fruitless attempt to put into Port Oalway, they were obliged, by strong southerly winds, to steer northward; and on the 26th of August, both the ships came to anchor at Stromness in the Orkneys, whence Captain Kina was despatched by Captain Gore, to acquaint the Board of Admiralty of their arrivd. On the 1st of Oetober, the ships arrived safe at the Nore, after an absence of four years, two months, and twenty- two days. SUFFERINGS QF EFHRAIM HOW. Oil the 3Sth of August, 1676, Mr. Ephraim How, of New Haven, in New England, with his two eldest sons*^ one Bfr. Angor; Caleb Jones, son to Mr. William Jone«, one of the magistrates of New Have^; and a boy; six persons in all; set mIT from New Haven for Boston, in a small ketch, of about seventeen toes. . <. » 'Having despatched his business there, he sailed for New Haven on the 10th of September, but was forced back to Boston by contrary winds. Here Mr. How was seized with a violent flax, which continued ncDurly a month; many being at that time sick, and somie dying of the same. Being in some degree restored to health, he acain sailed from BoKton, October 10. They went with a fair wind as fiur as Cape Cod: but on a sirfden the weather became verv tempestuous, so that thev could not pass the Cape, but were driven off to sea, where tney were in sreat danger, experiencing terrible storms, with outrageous winds and seas. His eldest son fell sick and died about the Slst; soon after his qther son was taken in and died also. This was a bitter cup to $0 poor flither, for these youths were his only assistants In ^ trough tha StraiU rorthy of partieu »ft the Stguts of 36th, thej experi* nrj sail they had were obliged to plice the rigging, rica; jd the eve? dse Bay, and the le Cape of Good li, and on the 13th li time during the ) western coast of ito Port Oalway, steer northward; ame to anchor at as was despatched Admiralty of their rrived safe at the ntiis, and twenty- HOW. m How, of New St sons; one Mr. lone*, one of the persons in all; set b ketch, of about e sailed for New ed back to Boston Eod with a violent leing at that time I aoain sailed from rind as far aa Gape ry teiaapestuous, so driven off to sea, ig terrible storms, tlst; soon after his was a bitter cup to only assistants lb. sovmniTM ov wmktm mw. working the vessel. Soon •ftirlCaleb Jones dt«d, so that hdf the company were now no more. Mr. liow continued in a very sickly and weak state. ?•» ^m ue^itated to «t«id at the helm twenty-four and }^^T*«^^^ SJcther. During this tii"e the sea was «> boirterous asfi*- n?ently to break over the vessel, that if he had ^J^^^ ?«rt he must have been washed overboard. I« t^» «J'*^Jl he was at a loss in his own thought., whether he Jo"*^ P«J«J in endeavoring to make for *»»• N^'^^?"**'^.*"^; •'JJ?" away for thel.uthem Islands. Upon his P"*?^"**' '^^f"*^ to ^r. Augur, they determined, according to the custom of some in those tiLs. to decide this difficult case by castuig lots. They (ltd 8o and it fell upon New England. Nea^^aboutthe^th of November they lost their rudder, i» that uow their only dependence was upon Providence InA» deplorable state they drove up and down for *£'*™8'»» ~'»«?,'; Du^ring the last six weeks, the poor infirm Mr How was hard^ ever d!y. nor had he the benefit of warm food above thnce or ^''aE kwth. about the 2l8t pf November early in A* "orajof. the vess^ was driven on th* tailings of a ledge ot '•'»*>>•"•/«' *?."«to Sey hi: arm. and .Anunition. there ^''f .«*"<»" »»/ J'^ ^ be seen, except erow. raven., and wagulls. These were » fhr thi^ they cooM .eldom dioot more than one rt a time. SSiy ttoe. half a fowl, with the liquor it wj. foiled i«,jtori2d forVmeal for all three Once they liv*d five day. without any MO MM BMAM nOMOM TUM OABm-WimOWt. inalcnanoe, bat did not feel thenmlTM pinehed with hmupr m at other times: which thej esteemed a special favor of HeaTea unto them. . When they had lived in this miserable condition twelve weeks, Mr. How's dear friend and companion, Mr. Aogor, died, dk>iit thr middle of February, 1677; so that he had none left to con- verse with but the lad, who likewise departed on the 3d of April. Mr. How was now the sole inhabitant of this desolate spot daring April, May, and June, and saw fishing vessels, aver^ now uid then, sailing by; some of which came even nearer to the island than that whiqir'at last took him off. He used all *he roeaBs in hu power to tikake them acquaiitfed with his distreas; but they either did not see him, or were afraid to approach close to the island, lest some of those Indians should be quartered there, who were at that time in hostility against the English, vix. the North-East Indians, who held out after the death of the fin mous Philip, king of the WonqNuoags. At length a vessel belonging to' Satem, in New England, provi> dentially pused by, and seeing this poor fellow, they sent their boat on snore, and took him away. He had been on the Island more than seven toonths, and above a q^uarter of a year by himself. On the 18th* of July he arrived, at Salem, and at last retamed to his family at New Haven. They for a twelvemonth hpd supposed him dead; by which it appemrs he did not get home till tne end of August, or perhaps later. AN ESCAPE THROUGH THE CABIN-WINDOWS. In the year 18— , said Capt. M— — , I was bound, in ate* stout ship of about four hundred tons burden, from the port of P<>— to Liverpool. The ship had a valuable cargo on board and about ninety thousand didlars m specie. I bad Men prevented, by other urgent business, from givinf much of nqr attention to the vessel while loadinc and Equipping fw the voyage, but was vary particular in my erections to the chief mate, in whooa I had great confidence, he haviiw sailed with me ooom years, to avoid entering, if pc»iible, any but nitfive American seimen. When we were about to sail, he informed me that he had not been able to comply with my directions entirely in this particidar; but bad ahippea two foreigners as seamen, one a native of Ouemsey, and the other a Frenenman from Brittany. I was pleased, however, with (he appearance of the crew generally, and partieahurly wiA tiM foreigners. They were botfi stootand d»le-oedied meii, and were pamcularly alert and attentive to orden. MWt. All M«A>B mBOOOB TU OABtM-WIHMWI. Ml witkhaiMr m favor of HoavMi on twelre weeks, Dgur, itiied, dk>at none left to con« I the Sd of April, lis desolate spe< g vessels, ever^ le even nearer to He used all *Im rith his distress; to wproach elose lid DO quartered the English, via. e death of the fit- w England, provi- w, they sent their sen on the island a year bj himself. It last returned to »nth hpid supposed hoBse till tne end f-WINDOWS. IS bound, in a fine from the port of largo on board and i Men prevented, ny attention to the ■ge, but was veijr I, in whoa I had DO years, to avoid t seAmen. When had not been able tartieidar; but had of Ouemsoy, and p leas ed, howevwr|p» I particnlarlv wiik •Mied OMB. and l^e passage eonuneneed auspiciously, ud promised to be a speedy one, as 'we took a fine steady westerly wind soon after we lost soundinss. To my great sorrow and uneasiness, Isoon dis- eovered in the foreigners a change of conduct for the worse. Tbiy becaine insolent to the mates and appeared to be frequently under the excitement of liquor, and had evidently acquired an un- due influence with the rest of the men. Their intemperance soon became intolerabloi and as it was evident that they had brought liquor on board with them, I determined upon searching the fore- castle and depriving them of it. An order to this effect was given to the mates, and they were directed to go about its execution mihlly and firmly, tanng no arms with them as they seemed in- elined to do, but to give every chest, birth and locker in the fore- eastle a thorough examination; and htiag aft to the cabin any spirits they might find. It was not without much anxiety that I sent them forward upon this duty. I remained upon the. quarter deck myself, ready to go to their aid, should it be necessary. In a few moments, a loud and «nffry dispute was succeeded by a sharp scuffle around the fereeastie companion-way. The steward, at my call, handed mt loaded pistols from the cabin, and with them I hastened fbrwaro. The Frenchman had grappled tho second mate, who was a mere lad, by the throat, thrown him across the heel of the bowsprit, and was apparently determined to lirangle him to death. The chief mate was calling for assistance firom below, where he was struggling with the Gnems«gr man. The rest of the crew were in- different spectators, but rather encouragina the foreigners than otherwise. I presented a pistol at the bead of the Frenchman, and ordered him to release the second mate, v^ich he instant^ did. I then ordered him into the fbretop, and the others, who were near, into the maintop, none to come down under pain of death, until ordered. The steward had by this time brought another pair of pistob, with which I armed the second mate, di- reetiiur him to remain on* deck ; and went below into the forecasde nqrselL I found that the chief mate had been slightly wounded in two places by the knife of his antagonist, who, however, ceased to resist as 1 made my appearance, and we immediately secured him in irons. The search was now made, and a quantity of limor flnuid and taken to the cabin. The rest of the men were tMn called down from the tops, and the Frenchman waiTmade the com- panion of his coadiutor's confinement. I then expostulated, at some lencth, wiUi the others upon their improper and insubordi- ■ate oooduct, and upon the readiness with which they had suiP- tend themselves to be drawn into such courses by two rasonlly ftw igna rs, and exp r essed hopes that I shonld have no reason mt tuHhm eoowlaint during the rest of the voyage. Tliis remott- (NnoM I li w mht iwd afbct, m tbaj wfftmfi ooMrilt Mi 4 ^•j,. , .-i^sfssi-S'^l^"; 14 A» BMAra TiaMMHi nU CAMN-WUUMWl. pr«NDMed aiBMidaMiit. Thmj w«ra Umb dianiawd, ud ofdtr was rMtored. ' The n«xt day the fbreigiien ■trongly eolieited pardon, with the moat eoleBin proauaea of future good OMtduct; aod aa the reat of the crew joined in their recineat, i ordered that their hrona dJMd be taken off. For aeveral daya the dutiea of the abip were per- fomed to my entire latufiution; but I could diaoover in tiie countenancea of the foreignera, expreaaiona of deep and ran- coroua aninoaity to the chief mate, who waa a prompt, energetic aeaman, requiring from the aailora, at all timea, ready and implicit obedience to hiaordera. A week perhapa had paaaed over in thia way, when one night, in the mid watch, all handa were called to ahorten aail. Ordiuiri- ly upon oceaaiona of thia kind, the duty waa cy which he dragged in the dead water or eddy, that is always created under the stem of a vessel while sailing, particularly if she is full built and deejdy laden, as was the case with this. By a desperate eflbrt, he caught one of the rudder chains, which was very low, and drew himself by it upon the step or jog of the rudder, whete he had sufficient presence of nund to remain without calling out, until the light had ceased to shine throii^h.the cabin windows, when h« concluded that the search for him waa over. He then made the signal to me. No being in the ship, but myself, was apprised of his safety, for the gale had increased and completeir drowned the sounds of the knockins, opening the window, Uc. before they could reaeh the quarter deck; and there was no oipe in the cabin but our- selves, the steward having retired to his birth in the a|eer«ge. It waa at once resolved that the second itate only should be mform- ed of his existence. He .imniediatelT betook himself to a lar|ii|e vacant state room, and, for th* remainder of the passage, all hia WMfrta were attended to by me. Even the steward waa allowed to anter Ae cabin aa rarely aa possible. KoChiif of note oomirred-dwring tha remaiwhr of the v^qraga, ■i 144 LAMMT VOS MMia MM. iriiieli wai proaperoat. It teened that tbc foraignen had ealy b«eo actuated by retM^e in the violence thejr had committed; for nothing further was attempted by them. In die eeason we took a pilot io the channel, and, in a day or two, entered the port of Liverpool. As soon as the proper arrangements were nulle, we oommenced warping the ship into dock, and while engaged in this operation, tlu Mate appeared on deck, went forward, and attended to Aw dutUe a$ uaual! A acene occurred which is beyond deecrip- tton: every feature of it is at vivid in my recollection as though it occurred but yesterday, and will be to my latest breath. ' ife warp dropped from the paralysed hands of the horror-stricken sailors, and had it not been taken up by some boatmen on board, I should have been Mraelled to anchor again and procure assist- anee from the shorei'Twot a word was uttered ; but the two guUt^ .wntehes staggered to the mainmast, where they remained petn- iad with horrofi until the officer, who had been sent for, approach- ad to fake them into custody. They then aeemed in a measure to be recalled to a sense of tiieir appalling predicament, and •ttared the most piercing expressions of lamentation and despair. Thejr were soon tried,^ and upon the testimony of the mat*, ■■pHally eonvieted and «a$€tiUd. LAMBMT roR LOMO TOM. Bv J. a. C. Bbawaro. Thy eralM u overasw nr eralM u overasw . Hnr tba itaim utMud that raer i Daath Ihm ■hiksa oot ths sudt of d^ dMi. Now aroand thee iports the whale And the pofpoiee aaoA ths mie, ^ % the ni^t wiade —hB Ihiiir waO, AstheyfaH. i Te* tkvU teaeaUlttel ire nemti eoiabfauBorthei id tfiijr shall mc^ Ovarthse. AtflweaDiBcof an 'Whsatht^i ' .. t^:.' WiUMt MMUJH, reignen had o^ lad comnutted; for te Mason we took interedthe port of Dt« -were nuiie, we liile engaged in thu lard, and attended to is beyond descrip- tUection as though latest breath. ' The the horror-stricken ( boatmen on board, 1 and procure assist- l; butthetwoguUtjr hey remained petn- B sent for, approach- lemed in a measure g predicament, and tntation and despair, timony of the noate, Mi tfes ssaNi SBB Bv MnB ■■■■ •M#. IV a oantieal obMmftoii, that wa mm mthbi '^ J"™* 3 SrV^Ses of th. iiwtli «• of la«lca. Pa^^ MMoth saaa had hHherto ta«i our ewatant atteadanta,^ *"* *!^ SSjlTlSXm^ t* r«ider tha «e«finy rt and jm«ogg lZIj? Miaa p iktOT^to tlw latter; Mr. 1>— , a younf laSinfrd S^S OJ i^o wa. a man of pta-g^ J-J, STSd liberal fdeas. iiid fiNmad ao «^9rT^,V^'^^£& SSi'liilgenceoftha0i. M^k «»' f«^»^J^ 2?!? JILSS wrsarioi^ Md in walkiBg OB daak; and when the de«^ rfe StS^ to d0«».!r3VcaWii, the captain '[o-W f •" •JSS S7«. with a rehUoit ofj** '""to* •»W' ^'J*LiL"«2S penou had owjoontort* at ••«, or detail, wUh great grawf, ^^k!?! _ I ! t"'!m g STwtitidiflf Thr ladiea of oor !S! ll^iStSrS- SwIlSS? and wished to cMMif stattled whan ha snr «HJ55?!?Srfcf JS^StS^aiiS" aiMiy i»gi«tr«a(f ai di ii tl UH i t lo««faf * : w if they would not »»*^* ^Swt'JEmpw**** thrt we were m Though we «w no U«J. 2;'2j!*;jt£^rfew d.y.. bH«« »• the Wert Indie eeee. JP"* ZLT^^Aloaa rengee of conicel tket iwelled ouiMMile. •_ hourly ezpeot- One delightfuVcteer ^^^'^^V^i^^J^lrJAmA^rn. -tothe rtin of "Wttol«»d -omeddphm^^ ^^^^^ leather wm '•'y^'»«»*«!»*«'Ji^;jKto I~n«nedlrtely beit^ Ml for them; «»d W^^^ wTiZghi large quwititiee ef ftr that P-'P'^/y ^.rJSi »"»"'•*• r^Vu--o a dance upon the Snwter-deck at aunaet. J^J^V^^^^ Zt\»xlri and the captiUn B^ht. partUHiliriy by th. fc^K i iS tCi«Si«- pnJS hadlurt toW the *r»artm wmtoj ^"^j^ ^ ^, j|.t thii thei^eWea. whw J^« "jJlSfSllrltooet 'a«»etaii. «d thni «^;?**ir^S*IL^;tiOT«h^e could acwee^^ . Molkw of the crew waa ao ™ rjT V ^^i^ ^^w »ery pel*. ••* •% capta«j« wc«T»5 1^^ K chijr. liair'^ at a loaa what to reply. ^"^^ ^.^ in a ownMl. JSStiid up the g«g»y- SL^hJ;^St»» minda 73 SSTmme of ua •PI«"«*J?J^-ffiiirheard. and Mi^ ■S?;^entlT ocoupTed h,jj^ ^,„ ^ 1—-— remarked, with »»•»•»»■■ "*^"' . SrtJTtrbe taS «rid«»ly l^^if^S^ inqmr. •h*» wa. iitor a little ^jJ^£t^SJSSm£iSS^ i»*»^ ft:!*-"T7', TMi done 10. 4 that wo wero w few days, begun to range* of oomcal idbHda, with been- andwe ■ometiroee aoe in the bree«ee r ' re m hourly expeel- iredaatern. ■*•»• sMd that we ohoold immediately baited large quantitiea of t the whole into *• lould be dreated iir Hnbled in the cabia, Bg St. George's day* leredthateTerrtUit turaptuous atyie, aM tiona. Wemadeth* circulate rapidW, Wid humor, while the ^ iiUonally arouaing awK tore were two elarmat r« a danee upon th« , received wUhmuch BMty: Mid the captain the muaieiana prepaiw ►in,andaaW. Aatth; iteanaeleaa. and tlMt i aeanely apeak. . ceaaad in a fMiBM*. ; biit themmdaofall iMt heard, and VUf^ (Hat Mamen were *am It to inquire *hijW3 mmiMiilf, and infonaaa ra^V>*fcq» »MtU> -lAU eonvenation waanow at aa and, aadno eaa uttered awofd till BIra. L—— returned from her siate^ apartaaent. White wa- were inquiring how the latter was, the capUan entered the eabin in a state of a reat agitation. " lliia is a dreadliil busineai," sakl ha. " The fact io'-it ia my duty to tell you — ^I fear we are aU poisoned by the fiah we have ate— One of the erew died a few niautea aince, and five othera are dangeroualy IIL" "Poisoned! my God t Doyouaayao? Muat we ^ die?V exclaimed Mra. L , droppiii^ on her kneea. i' What ia to ba dooe?" cried the Mqor diatraetedly; "are th^e no meaaa of eounteracting it ?" — " None that I know of, " retutned the captain. "All remedies are vain. The poiaon is alwaya fetal, exMpI— bat X begin to feel ita effiMsta— eupport me ca n thia be imagiaa* tiMi?" He staggered to one aids, and waald have feUen upo* the iloor, had not 1 assisted him. Mrs. L , notwithstandmi. U» apparent inaensibility, eluiw to his arm, cryiag out, in a tcM of deapair, " Is there no help— no pity— no one to save us)^ and then fainted away on her huabaad'a bosom, vdio, turning to ma, aaid, with quivr.ring lipe,' " You are a hamy man; you haw notiiing to imbitter your laat momenta Oh, FVovideneel wae I nannitted to eaevpe ao many dangera, merely that I might saAr tUa misery?" Ifn. Ir— - aeon regained her aenaea, and I endeavorad to oahn her agit^aion by remaridag, that we ought poaaibly«aac^pa the fetal influence of'^the poiami, aa aome eoaatituti«^were aal ao eaaily affected by it aa othera. " la there then a little hope?" aba exclaimed. "Oh! God grant it may be ao! Howdreadfia to Ae in the midst of the oeean, fer from frienda and home, and than to bo thrown into the doof !"— " There ia one thing," iM the cul«o, feintly, " I waa goioji to tell yon, that— but thia aan- ■alio»-I mean a remedy.'^— ^' Speak on."eried the major, ia broathleaa aoapaase. "ft may have aehaneo of aaving yoo^" uoatfaiued the fermer; "you maat pmmediately"— Ho prto a deep aigh, aid dropped his bead upon hie ahouMer, a pfiwailf uMb:« to •itter a word mora. " Oh, thia ia the wotatalaiFt ciiad Mrs. L in agony; "bo was on the pomt of taUiai^a how to countoraot the ofbeta of the poison— Waa it km i w%i narmr that doprired him of tiM power of apeech? Cais it bo edkdmMrey?"— " Hash, hush! you rave," returned har ha shaa d , " Wo have only to bo roained new— Xet ua at leaat dia togethevfff The crew had dined iMBt aa boor and a half bofere na, aai eeaaeoBetly felt the eAeta of the poiaon moeh oariiwr thaaipa did. Svovy one, howovor, aow bo|^ to oaUbit' alMniBg.aymp» tOMa. Mr. D-— beeaM delirieaa; the iMiior lay upon tha sdiiliiBaf in a atala ef taapUHyi anlthooaplaiahad drowaad^ faaaHaatiaa bydriaUi^a kaga qaaatity of braad^. ' aMaraately, iaf ,*'/ 10 ttm *MA» MtfMkflk iK •bwklwfe/* ^JKn'JSSwl ?tUt to »» Pot hn Ufat* &r^5lXCi5Sl.trw«»t «4rd.ckto«.i^ JEKSiSr SIthe coaW netthw ■tow. •«■••*• comgjj. ftfMitI* hfMm dirootljr •■*•»«. »•«»• '■• *»■■ ■"■" JiJn^CSa^ duck, but th» dMhiof o' *• •^STli^ s Mlliin iiipri iTT - '*' ^"■^"•**^ «— r h«A haw wjitonffiMiym— if ■ i kMt, 1 4MMar Mw ft U(^ •* MyrAi. lobe out aUNRdR looMquMCM wMm % obmpaaj. a o*tt out, " Taken • the nate't, imm- iw) Put tier before • I MOB peretfivfd. a greet Inoreeeeto apon dedt to tmtf' 'tbe ceinpe&iett, M M mwn et the heltt »bebeS - moaooleee in eire^ the dangeroo* i^u*- Uferent to it; •■*.« «w forth en ittteltt^ •wried r r'^«*fi*5 Bt.foTTi h: •■W* iviadbeK» ' «• MT peieeu v^a <•«* itoined my wtrnm «•• MdweweMArM^ r. Thenifbttoelfi* wd f*h %t» iii»«» r.itytbi«nli4ei».t» f i»e< — I well- 1 — M l . . . lUiig eonM be taiM f the ewrgee, ead J» beerdwecetfrmelie itheveil eiyeaee «f fldforer. I new m* boeeiried^ Thetee- ttaooatiottedbf hwtMi • ^■U dMtnMtie»^ iiwr irreeolote ^^•**-^TJ^JJS looeed the rjpe that tH»d the Utter. 'JgJ « "^ ,„„i grf^^, aow •ad knoeked me over. Z,**®"^"* «•**?*[ ^S eetiiigled wHh broke apon my eer, and I saw that we hao I<» "™^' ^^ KSerTwMr Blit the Telocity with wluehw*jwept^to«f| SJSrhUe «.ei mid a.«ted all on board^ "St^A JSSiS^arried ua along. «id made na the maaaa of uvm>| SS?iho lone were c«I|?W «f -^"J ^ ^'^d foU .pen Abont midnight, our fore top-njMt gave '^'^,""^55 deck with a tmnendoua noiae. The ahip »«»««J5J J^JJ rpmHl.i!iid begmi to labor in a temble manner, whde eeterei «a»aa broke over her aaeeeiaively. i>..v.ite» ^h^ ^ hid^ r«K,lTed to de«jend the ««««7IbSA S wS i#hite figure ruahed paat me with a jg* •™v2 S& Sbsr-.^s^jsit's^ JSXtoeei pSvented me ftom ^^^jj^'l^^ STiSl p«t»rbed imagination, than a hnijMilHji^^ Iwmitdewnte Ae the aen continued to »»'^«*«'*'^!!f;v jJ^T Jj ^^ tbTeaMn. after hefhi|| ''^^f ^J^^^XSJSZaS^^ y?ukl an my follow pMeewera by «»•«• ^^j^t^KJ^Sa Slli\«rof them, thwiy raenK*liaea fom^ I Jjw*^^ S'qffic breatbiitT^en the tumjj ^f ^^SllXe^SS: ihwg with a number of eorpaea, -d ^.d oo«>;. *^T1^ ■St I# nn MtAt iMAiT. «t1to my bed. and Uy d«wn hi H, «*, ■•IwWiilMidiiif Om lioi^ ron that ■arrounded me, gruduaHy diopiped wleep. When I awaked, I pereeired, by tfia aoabaama tbat ihM* tteongh the akylwht, that »he momtaf waa ^^ •ir*f •»• V^ ■hie rolled violeiiay at idtenrala, but the noiae of wind and «a*w hid altogether eeabed. I got up haatUy, and almoat dreaded to loSi roiSd, lert I ahould f&id my wotat anticipationa coneeniinf my cempaniona too fiitdly realhwd. ^ • j^ ^ *fc. I iraoMdiately diacovered the oaptain Wng on one ode of the oabiii quite dead. Oppoaite hin «^,%'»'.*^r7^' ■*^«*'*S Sott Ae floor, and g^apbg firmly the Imiidle of the door flf STfife'. apartment. 'HTlS.ked fike a dying man, «d Jftj j_ who aat beaide him, aeemed to be ezhauited with grieT and terror. She tried to apeak aereral ««"••.•»* f ^"I,*!*!: eeaded in informtim me that her aiater waa better. I couM not SSVer MV K3.any where, and therefore eoncluded that he waa the peraon who had leaped orerboard the preceding %i going upon deck, I fbund that every thtog wore a new i»pect. TKe S^^nm da>alm> •ni«»«»«««»»'"f •«»*?,• JSil Mtbreath of wbd could befth. The aea had a beautiful bright green color, and waa calm aa a amall lake, •"•JP* ''»»•" « ^ eaaioaal awell rolled ftwn that quarter m which the wind had been the preceding night; and the water waa ao clear, thrt 1 . STto thJ bottonj w3 •yw diatinguiahed litUe fiahea aporting around the keel of our Teaael. . . . Four of the aeamen were dead, but the mate and the remafa. i«t three hadlao flir roeoterod, a. to «>•■*;»• t»walkjoroM the 7e«k. The ahip Kraa ahneat in a diaabled atate. ™ jjjj* . ireek of the foro topHuaat ly upon her bcw«jj«d *«» "Mgl arf aaite of the raainanaat had aufcrod nmeh hapry. ^ The o^M eold me. that the aoundinga. and almoil eTery thing eke, piofed STwIS on the BahmwilMka, though he h«l nol /•* "-o^^S ed en what part of them we lay, and «J«JH»*«»'?; ««»" °^,y wMher we W mm* chewe of aje« Wlfag to with^y 1^^ Wday peaaed gleomilr. They •••"J^ •I«21 Steh^ raae upon the horiaon aa the fcimrunner of a breeae, wMchjje ^ave all thfama ftared to encounter. Mu««^Vi j;!*^''*^^!^ number of boarda; to eMh of^riiieh we beoad one of the eerpaea. attdalaoweighta enough to make » i*»ktejie bjtcm. ▲bout tell at nlghtr ^ *H» *• «»«* the bediea to «t diVA dead cSn hadJreUiled the whole day, tt>d »ot • SffiebtcSldthedty. tC*"*^^ r we were eeaa iwiit t «* i«wplMiaiilwliwl8bv«« Ikefai the eaaM Mid to ow tn f AVAI> in OiitMidiDg tlM her* leep. ibMuns that ihiMt kt advuiced. The of irind and «■«•■ dmoet dreaded to ipationa 4:oiicenii|U| ; oo one aide of thn ir L , Btretched idle of the door dif ing man, and Mra.' ihauited with gri^ t; and at laat aoe* better. I coiiM net fore ooncladed that oard the preceding ' thing wore a new I, and not the fUnt- kd A beautiful bright Bzcept when an oc- irhidb the wind had raa ao clear, that I little firitea aportiqf ate and the remain* e to walk aeroM the Btate. Piurt of the (WK, and the riggiftg h inlary. The mate tjak% elae, proted ad nol yet aaeertain- loentlT ootdd not any r in with any veaael. ded every cloud thai r # hreece, whieh we idi of oor tbn^. wai neeeaaary duty of lo- ot ready a auflMenl •d one of the eorpaea, thebottoott. BUtbe bediea to th« rhele day, and not a tbaatarvaodiitfaietly, m ^toMurted edmpiai^ vtoa. TbwewM«5 »ar aitutHoa I nm one after another.. .?*•■•• •Kfl^£.in« otm it, and they aU^wly and aucceyTOiy .'W^,^'!,..^,. ^,hi«d ua to traoa whish. tiU then, they bjd not ^^^^^^^.^ to bX ZringawouM enable uatowjjj^ I waa roused earlv ne»t "^^^l^ 'T.^.ing intently oTOf d«5k.^ When I got t^'5ii,g3^tf*^'^l^^ fart.-" Ay. the aide of the •»»?. "ir^'^^,, fiSerthan we wantit." On »y." returned one of them, "J*™" ~r ™ i oerceived, io my .broaching the b»dwark..|»ndl«M*i^ bottom £ riT » where we th«i U the erening a strong »»,«*««' •P™2 JP^ht. and afford ua honea that aome vessel wouM ^n J^ JJjJ^d^ction. about reOef. At aunset, whep the «nrte wm |ivmjr^ the watch, one of the aeamen criea oui, * """ • «WhM- Sy .4:" And the other rj «P^J»J, ^S?'.. eWdS whire?" He V^^^^'l^^^^tf^Zc^^^ ^T I'vi a noBon well Wl in witb a sau "«'*.-/rry •Iwaya understood, ^"W »• ,J3^,ndthia appeata to me to weiSier. or aome ««»f»'<«3Ji r^T-'i- SJ as^rVrienee teachea hetrue.'W" Ay, *y."wfS^ fire Si a time when I did M» foola. and 1 h«re found "» fi^^" ^' "but common birda, NMa hf A« >>j«d jetanifMMM Aat ft Mbooatr WW in liglrt, Md lliat ■&• had kon^ liwr ng ni^k* •war to oHr «gM|s. I^e bore dbvp qpflm iw with • goo4 wiM, ■•i in about an hour hove to, aa4 ay o ha «w. When we ha4 !»• ftnned them of oar uohapn^ wtattiei, the aaptain ordered |he beat to be lowered, and eaae en beard of our TeHel, with thna ofhiaerew. H» waa a thick, abort, dwfc- ^o i ptoi ien e d mwi, ^d hia language and accent dlaeovered him to be a native m the Boatheraatatesef America. Th» vat* immediala^ finceede4 to dftail minuteij all that ha w e n ed to na, but o«ir mS/$irjmi vmy Ullla attention to the narra(iv«ujwd aoen iaCarrniited it, bjr aalwg of what our cargo eoniiated. Baling been aatiMad on thia p«iat, he aaid," fieeing^aa hew thingi Itand, I eonehide jvall be bean Ibr getting into aome port." — " Tea, that of oooraa ia e«r ewnfat wian," replied the mate, " and we hope to bo able by yojar aaaiat* ance to aecompliah it." — " Ay, we ma«t^ aasiit one another," returned the captain — " WeU, I W90 juit calculating, that jour dan would be to run into New Ptrendence— I'm bound for 8t. Thomaa'a, and jrou cant eipect that I ahould turn about, and go right back with ypu — neither that I ahould let jrou have any of WKf aeamen, for 111 not be able to aaahe a good trade unleM 1 get thdt into Bort. Now I have three nigger alavea on board of j^, •><»irae tncm, they don't knew much about aea>mattera, and are aa laav aa b — 1. but keep flagging them, aiiato', — ke«p flogging them I say, — by which maaQa> you wiH make tkem aerve your ondb. Well, aa I waa aaying, I will let 70a have them bhwkato help you, if you '11 buy them crfTjne at a ftir ^ee, and pay it dpwn in hard carii."—" Thupropoa«}," aaid the awte, " aoundbi gtraqge aaengh to a Britiah ■eaman; la n d how much do you aak &r your alavea?" " I cant let them go undor. thrao hundred deOari f ach," refdied tiM captain, " I gi^eaa they would fetch more in St. Themaa'a, for they Ire prime, blow ma."—- "Why, there ia'nt timt anm of honey on board thia veaeel, that I know of," aaawered the amte; " and though I Could pnr it npgrafilf, I 'm aare the owa- •n never weiM agree to indeawlqr aia. S thoi^lit yba woald haive aibrded ua every aBriatanae wttho«t aaklag angr thiog in cMwrn,*--* true aaitor wooU havt done ao ft jaaat."— " Well, I ytm jreu are a atraage npan," aaid the captain. " la' nt it nir that I ahould get aoinmiiw for my JMgfrfi nd ibr the ehanee r 11 ran of apoiliag my trade at St. ThaaiMa'k; by making myaalf ■hertofmea? Bat weahaa'taflitabonta«m«llflMttdlr,aadini laaaen Um price |>y twenty dwara t head."-^" It ia but of the fneation, viv," eried the MMte. " I have a» OHMay,'*^" Oh Hbtm** •a harm daneJ* returned th^ «a|tai«, "we «aa't tetde, that'a att. Oat ready the beat, beva— I gMaa ya«r oma will aooa gel again, and than, if tta wwi th t r h Wh«o w« ba4 !»• ptaia erdartd tb* ▼•H«l» with U^M IMMddMlLMd . a MtiT* ^ t|M i«(«l|r jnoMwM to IT vWtw pwd v«y it. 97 wMpg ontbiip«iat, joall b« li«M •am M our Mrofat by yojir Miiit* Iculatiag, that your ■I'm bound for 81. ura aboat, and go let jroM bat • aor of * tradeunJaMlget ■ on bo«rd of pa, ■aapinattera, and tra !■!«•,— koitp floggbtg lahe tbaiD aerva vour ■ havatham bbwskato inM, aod p«r it diowa lata, " aouQoa gtraqga b da 70U aah lor jour oodrad dollavf «ach," Id fatoh oiara in St. -"Why, thara ia'nt I know of," aaa«rarad ?', I 'a awa tha owa- tho«i«ht yba would ukhig anything in ^ Jaaal."— •• W*n. I iMu. "Ia'nt it iUr I. an^ fer tha ahaneo ni;bVBNkiagmyaalf lavUnalMMadini "-^"Itiabntoftba MMy,'*^"Ohtb«w't I «aa't trada, tbitt'a ir nan will aooagal m Midcrat*, yaa 'U JM VEMM. wMdd, I ail eodfldaM, pay mtif wab rathar than tiMI w« tfMidd parish throwb roar iBbnihanity."-^" Wall, miatar, I Va gM oiMara too," lagied ha, " and taj buatneaa i» to make a good voyif a Ibr tham. Markats ara pretty changeable juat now, and k ivon'f do to apend tine talking about humanity — money *a the word with me.*' , Having said this, he leaped into the boat, and ordered hie men to row towards hie own veesel. Aa eoon aa they got on board, tmy squared their topaail, and bore away, and were soon out of the reach of our voices. We looked at one another fbr a little lime with an expression ' *»^i«t despair, and then the seamen began to pour forth a totK ~ ' atveetives, and abuse, against the htiardess and aTaricious shipmaster who had inhumanly deserted us. Major L end his wif* being in the cabin below, beard all that pkssed. When the captain first came on board; they -were fillea with rapture, thia|ing that we would certainly be delivered ftom the perils and dilReuKies that environed us; but as the eqn- versation proceeded, their hopes gradually diminished, and the conclusion of it made Mrs. L ■ give way to a flood of tears, in iriUch I found her indulging when f'weat below. Tlie mate now endeavoMM to eileouraga the seamen to exertion. They, cleared away the wreck of the fore-top-mast which had hitherto encumbered the deck, and hoisted a sort of jurynmaM in ita stead, on which they rigved two sails. When these thuws ware accomplished, we weigned anchor, and laid our course lor New Providence. Hie mate had fortunately been upon the Ba- hama seas before, and waa aware of the difficulties be would have to' eaeounter in nairigating them: Tbe weather continued made- rate, and after two days of a||itating suspenaa, we made Exuma Uaftd, iad east anchor near its diore. GAFK^ONt PGRTLCXa: AND DIXON. Hiis voyage waa andarfd(«il fbr Ufa parpoaaa of ooonarta; mineipaily, indeed, for the fur-trade, on the aOrtlHweat coast of Aittarusa, which luid been strongly reedmmanded by Captaina Cook and iQng in their last voytge. T#o vesseln Were fitted out ibr this purpose, the Kiiig«George «ad <)oeen CJhariotte, by a ioeiety of merdhailts and others, the fbriMer comMuided by Nai' ihiihi«l Portlock, the lattef 1^ Georte Dixon, both of #hom had HMn with Csiptiiti Gook; thto King George having mxty men. &tt Bej^^MUbetf' ftttt (htf <(iiitfiMl St. nWlMi, iiid, |nnad him that they h battle with the RuaaiaBs, in which the latter were worsted, and added, that, from the diffiuaate of dtais, ha kneacthay ware of a dilbrei^ nation. Qnitting this plaoa, thay triad for aooM tisM to get inta Mnea DflUiamls Sound; but, by a aeries of mfovoraUa winds, fiuled in this pursuit. September fSrd, thay stood away fttr the Siiidwieh Ulands to pass the winter, and return in the wriag . November UA saw the summit oftha high maoataia ia Oiroyhee cavered with mm, aad enipk»yf d two or thraa feUowii^ dnra la c o aartng it, ^ naliviB bribing ^ a vaiiaty of artialea ta hailar for iron ubA. 4f|aMa Thaflfatnataar^XiagaMi|a«ap6ftiB|,tlMtabiy loriag fof • •■«»* tnuary 5th, l/"** tM Bay, in Term. Cape Horn, thM ite without tottch^ worthy of notice,,, , Owbyhee. 8m>*- ,,ing a variety of ibleMine. It *•» B to water the vee- \A not well epare; heee vei«el»wore . Next day they ; to carry on trade ao •erviceable that raoidly to recover, tber of the island*, litaote. They now ,w; and, on the 8th. ait, veaetablee, and «1 chief Abbinooo, Beting Captain Port- him, with regret, on rer; and, whUe look- the report of a great tans came on4»oara, landing the language ,e gained from them. . alarmed perhape by none near enough to id, which burned veiY lold Harbor. An •!- SrmedhimUiatth^ a latter were woreteo, Owkybeecoveredn^ ;2;%;iKr for Iron »i l^«?SSB|,tlwtalMy became neceeeajrwc^jj" anoSer to • J»«»^^«i,„iS^„p present "J '•^"/oSUn, ^^o paW t^m a v«it^ ^^^^^ tance on t'^'J^Sr^hich in the«> ^^^-SidSre. the king, W- ^•"^itwL^ofthe leading pwple. l»«!S^'.,„„ifc,M; and. >/ The »»«J ^-STomo^ <»*«^r'"LrAfterwa.da it w«» I loaded with fninmm, aad WMiaad fbr t«i» ot IhiM dun, M»aiog\y rory well p toi — d wkll his ■•w abode. Tho hiiig alM aado his •ppoaraace; ho waa atont aad waU-OMido, aboat ibrty-iva years or age, aad peaaeooad of iMre oadenlaiid- inf and geodHMture thao aaj of Ma aa^aela. January Ah f oangbt auiark iatbe KiMGeorge»thuteeaaodahalfieetloB||, eigM and a half broad, andaui ftet in the livers tbrtv-aight jouag onea were in her, about eight inehaa eaah in length; two whole tortiea of aixty pouada each; aeveral iBMdl piga, aad a quantity of bonee; ao Uiat the nuabera and the Toraeity of thia mh may be conceived. From thia time to the 10th they were empleyed in parphasing wood, water, proviaioaa» cnrioaitiee, and every thing ebe they wanted; and now, quitting the anehorage, proceeded to yam Bay, in Oneehow, where, anar making a iaw excnraion^ they departed once nrare for Wyoaoa Bay, Attoui. On the Sd March weighed, aad made sail for the coast of America, and on the 34tb April saw Montager lalaad, comiog to anchor in the harbor, where there ia aoffieieat ahelter firom the prevailing winds: Tht weather continued very variable, several ■aaoceenfnl attempta being made to get into Prince Williama Sound, and only a sii^le straggling inhabitant being seen now and thea, ao that there wea ao opportunity to trade. Gaataia Dixon now made an waui sion in his boata jip the Boond, aad leceivina some hints from the nativea of a vessel be> hig there, contiaued hie search for several daya, and at laagth jot on board a vessel called the Noetka^ firom Bragal, commanded \'.f Mr. Meares, which had wintered in SnuMomer Cove. The aMrvy had made dreadful havoe amoaf taam, aearfy all tho I and many of the erew haviag died of thia frig^tfiil disorder. 80 that at leng^ the Captain waa the only pavaan on board able to walk the deck. Along with hie fiiat BMte he soon afterwarda tjaited the ships, met wiui a hearty raeeption, aad rccdved such aaaiatance aa no wanted aad as too eueia eoold afford. From ^^ they learned that fow or no fora eould be procured hare; that aaeeral vesaela 6rom India had been ahread^ en thia coast for the purposes of trade; aad that two or three were expected naal ' in the same purmHt, whirii immadiatsly detannined our to aaparate aad push for different parte of the ooest, in it to ba kefrre their eacpeoted rivala; the QutMni Chariikta to aaaeeed- to Kiog Gaotge's Soaad, abJ Mesava. Hayawnd aad ttyi to Cook'a Kver in the King Ckorga'a Ipng -boat, the latter o raoMin where «lo waa tp€ the preaant. On the 13th May aevaral oaaeea visitad than^ kioaa of vbioh a«a a chief of great eoceequenoe, aaaMd ghaanaaw% whoae par^, like most others, were detenaiaed thiavea, eieitiag tihair ingenu^y aad trieka for this purpose in an extraaadMMnr dearee. Hiey 4paaad» aung, laughed, and divittedthfr i jaii s n of the a saana in aiva»|r possible way, iriitte sl^y Aakr haada were saini^ aaaiy fbrtwooKthrM m abode. Th* out aad wtU4Md«, of Bora ondonlaad* January Stk and a half feet lom, ITS fertv-oight jrouBg loBgta; two whole Mga, and a qoaotitj city of thu rah may they were emplejrM Htiea, and every thing ndiorage, |Nroceedea ing a few excaraioai^ ■ail for the coast of kager Island, coming oient shelter from the ▼ariable, several Prince Williame litant being seen now trade. II his boats up tha ives of a vessel be- I dayai and at length s Bewfal, eonunanded ig-comer Cove. The them, aearfy all the this ftightfiil disorder, penmi OB board able te he aeon afterwards w, aad received sack oonld afford. Fram • procured hwe; that f en this coast fer the were expected mM lately determined our parte of the coast, in leQutMNsCharlibtte to [essn. Haymtd aad of which whose par^, asctinf dwir ingenutty IkMury 4«|nM. l^ey lealJpBofthesaMWi it-'' ' ' ■ •AMAimVi m Mag en the dechs, so that literally they were smiling in their faoes and robbing them at the same time. In the meantime flie Queen Charlotte and the long-boat sailed, while the King George shifted to Hinchiabroke Cove. Some of the boats were sent out to trade, which were tolerably suecessfiil; but they also suffered fifom oontiaual thefts, which were sometimes accompanied by OMnacefl, if they attempted to resist the plunderers. June 9th the Nootka left her former anchorage, where she had been frozen in, and casae close to the King George, when the crew of the latter were partly employed in rendering her assisl* aace. Two days afterwards the long-boat returned urom Cookie River with a very good cargo, aad was again sent off with orde's to return by the 20th of July. Ota the 19th the Nootka sailed. liezt day the surgeon took the invalids on shore for an excursi dian boats and several canoes, in which were about twenty-five natives, who came alongside next morning. Their chief, named TaatucktelliagBake, was paralyse on one side, had a long beard, and seemed about sixty -years of age; his country was called Cbeeneecock, situated towards the south-west part m the Sound. July nth hauled the seine ISrequentlv, when not less than two thousand salmon were caught at each haul; and so great were their numbers, that ships prepared for the purpose might have obteiiMd anpr quantity they wished. The long4>oat returned on the 91st, though without so much success as formerly. On the Sfilk- ■aiied from this place. The natives in general are short in stat- OM, with flat faces and noses, ill-formed legs, but ^ood teeth and eyes; they wear their Uhir, wfaieh is black and stniight, very long, but cut it short on the death of a relation, this seeming their onTy nmthod of mounong. They are attentive to their women, biU- jealous of them. Their thieving habits seem fixed, the most de»> tarous being meet in esteem, anid receiving the greatest applause fer the eaertion of his talents; he is also distinguished by a fur tastical dress, which, whil^ it excites the notice of the spectators, |rfvee the owner additional opportahitias of exerting hia fingers at By the 3d of Aagost had made little progress, flrom the shift- tag of th* wind, (a the 8th, two large boats vifited them, witfi twen^r^ve men, women, and ohildren on board, iHio, xery dif> ftreat flom their ether viaitera, yearned very honest, and who were invited to dinner in the cabin, iHMn the^ relished the English cookery so well, that the dishes were quickly obliged to be re- plwished. These departed in the evening well pleMcd with their enfertainment, pioaiising to return with the meara of trading with their new fttenas. OMka lltha new tribe iwuted them firem the eastward, wkh abe«tth»MMnewunhetef persons as the kit; four dam after, Iha 14 ■■| 108 CAvrAim roBTtees ait* dbdn. loiig4M»t retoraed, having had pretty cood raeeaM, ootwifhataM iiur Mine acts of hoitility which th«7 bad baen eompelled to r«» tafiate upoa the Indians. Another partr, from the north-weal, were extremeljr addicted to thieving, nothing could eacape thent and, when detected, were verj impudent, and often threatane%^:, those they robbed. The men were of the sice of Europeans, of a fierce and savage aspect,- using daggers and 'ong spears, easilf provoked and ready to indulge their anaer. August 39d weighed and made sau fW>m this coast, having done as much as it seemed likely they could do in the way of trade. September 38th made Owhyhee, the principal of the Sandwich K'oup, when several canoes came off, with whom a brisk trade r hogs and other refreshments was carried on. At Attoui thm found the Nootka and Queen Charlotte had been there and left letters for the King George. After procuring what necessariea thev wanted. Captain Portlock directed his course for China with his cargo of fiirs; on the 4th November saw Saypan and .llnian, two of the Ladrone Islands; and on the 91st anchored in Macao Roads, where Captain Dixon was found, whose transao- tions shall now be noticed. After separating, the Queen Charlotte coasted it for some time, till, seeing an appearance of an inlet, a boat was despatched which fi^d an excellent harbor, where she soon after anchored. Sev era! panoes came off, from whom some skins were procuredr* but by no means so many as they had at first reason to eapeet.' The number of inhabitants was about seventy; the harbor, whioh is good, waa named Port Mnlgrave, and is situated in 5B deg. M min. north latitude; 140 deg. west longitude. The lancuage 'tf these people is quite difibrent from that of Prince William°s Sound, or CcKd('s River, being extremely uncouth and difficult to pro- iuMnee. The mode in which they dispose of their dead is ra- narkable; the head is separated from the body, and both are wrapped in fttrs, the former being put into a bpx, the latter iaio an obkMig chest which are afterwards preserved and disposed of in m fluMifiil way. June 4th quitted this place, and kept heatii^ to the southward; a harbor was perceived ct a distance, which, upon examinatioa by the boats, was found to extend to a eeasiderable distance, iritl| a number of coves here and there, very well calculated lor 9fi^ chorage; it was named NorfUk Sound. The Beoplo were at Mt civil and well-behaved; but soon beeame trouDlesome and thiev- ish, like almost ail their brethren on this coast. Trade here was not very brisk. July 1st saw an island, and were soon sur- roonded by Indians, iriio, after gratifying their curioeity in exam- ining the vessel, bof^ to trade, and aoon parted widi all their ^skins. Several fresh tribes visited them almost dmly, who, deliaht- ed^rilh European articW of barter, wereemitent toleave their nus behind in exchange. The residence of one was strongly ft> rtig a d .; CAWTJkXtn roanoes Am raoir. IW InotwithtlMii ipelled to r*» north-wMl, J ew»pe than; len threatwMd Europeans, of I ufu; ouily JeoHt, hsTing le way of trad*. "' tba Sandwich a brisk trad* ' At Attoui thcnr there and left hat neceaaariea arte for China iw Saypan and lit anchored in whose transao- It for mme time, bspatched whiek Lnehored. Sot jwere procured, baaon to rayeet. be harbor, which ed in 50 deg. 98 rhe language nf RTilliam^s Sound, I diffieuh to pro* lieir dead ia ra- y, and both ar* [, the latter into 1 and diipoied of o the aoothwardt ipon ezanittntieB lie diatanoe, with aleulated fiw ap^ 0^0 were at fint Bsome and thier- ut. Trade here d were aoon aur- urioaity in ezann ted with all their lily, who, delial^ toleave their ran atroo^y fortiftad < laaelrtling a nippah or Ibrtified ^aee, in New Zealand; and. ftom Mme eireomataneee which tranaoired, Dixon waa tempted abe to believe they were alao like the iVew Zealandera, tahnibals. Proeeeding to the eastward, elcTcn canoes came alongaide on the S4lh with one hundred and eighty persons; but curiosity was the prevailing motive, as thev had nothing to sell; and, five daya after, no leaa than two hundred men, women, and children, in eighteen canoes, came off to indulge their coriooity; a nun>- ber tnat, on tbia coast, is rarely finmd in one community. Their chief had the most savase aspect of any yet aeen, his whole ap> pearanoe sufficiently marking nim as the' leader of a tribe of can- nibals. His stature was above the common siae, his body spare and thin, and, though seemingly lank and emaciated, his step waa bold and firm, his limbs stronc and muscular; hia ejrea, which were large and goggling, seomed ready to start fiom their sockets; his forehead deepfy vmnkled , as well by age as au habitual frown, which, joined to a long vish^e, hollow cheeks, bigh cheek-bones, and natural ferocity of temper, rendered ! Jm a most formidable figure. August 8th, made sail for the Dandwit Ji Islands. September Sd made Owhyhee, and, aftei procuri/t : refreshin>.< and the king, by whose eommanda they received abundant si .; lies of wood, water, and provisions, of which they wjsre in ex^ i-ur te want, several of the crew being nearly dead with tb" scnrvy. Attoui wr~ their nest deatination, where the ehiefii inr •Mi'.-'I particularly af .i their friend Po-pote (Captain Portlecke,) vnd "are desirous of contri- buting all m their pifwer to the acsutance of the ahip, 'every one ao|^yifl0 the Captain with a liberality as unbounded aa it waa un- expected, but which did not so unrewarded ; sawa, hatcheta, nails, and other iron inatrumenia being given to the men, and buttona, handa,- sttd a variety of omamenta to the women. Septemher 18th made sail for Ob*na, and anchored in Blaoao Roaoa Ac 9th Novonber, where being joined as already noticed, hv the King George, their meeting waa extremely agreeable. Captain Ptoraook waa very much aurpriaed in Cantim with hia M ftmd Tiaana, firom the Sudwhieh Islanda, triio was no leas plea»> ed at aeeing him, enihraeing the Captain in the moat cordial and aihetionate nmnner. During hia tUf, Tiaana was introduced to •▼•'7 place worthy of notice; he was m^ -tV^ dreaaed in a cloak and fine feather cap, and, to show that he >;« - a peiaon of ceaaequence, carried a apear in faJa hand. Afterwartai, at the persuasion of Mr. Ross, he wore a light aatin waistcoat and a iiair of troooers. He frequently at- tended places of aubUe worship, behaving with the greateat de- CMttm, and-ioiiuitg the congregation in the ceremonies of kneel- ing or tirfnd tn^, asif he hadheen all lua life regularly aecuatOBMd to th— l^eme <^ the customs of the Ghinete diseased him ex* I am mimim MO Medinglj, ukl;' daring the roja^ti was nMrly tlurowiag tk* pflal orerbotrd for iK>iiie real or imiginafy offimee; he wai, howefet, of a kind disposition, disfdaying frequent inetaaeee 4^ hnniaaH/ at well as generosity. Being onee at an entertaniaent) given hy one of the Captains at Macao, his eonpassion ii^as atroagl^ ezeited after dinner by seeing a nunber ef poor pe^le, in flaw- pans, crowding round the ▼easel and aikiag alme; he sdieited Ms nost's pennission to give them sone food, renarkiing it was a great ahanM to let poor people want viotuals, and that in his eoaatiy there were no beggars. In eomplianee with bis importonitigs, the broken awat was collected under his care, and he diilribnled it in the most equal and impartial manner. Tiana uras six fSNt two inches high, exceedingly wellnnade, but inclined to eorpnlen- oy; he had a pleasing animated countenance, fine eyes, and other- wise expressive as well as agreeable features. He was universal^ liked, and, previous to bis departure for Attoui, the gentlemen at Canton ftirnisbed him with bulb, cows, sheep, goats, rabbita, turkeys, &.c. &c. besides all kinds c^ seeds whieh could be useftd in his island, with directions how to Year and propagate theaft. The best skins of their oargoes were disposed of to the East India Company for fifty thousand dollars, while the inferior ones were sold to the Chinese, both vessels receiving in return eargeea et tea. February, 6th, 1788, weighed and made aail down the river, quitting Macao finally a day or two afterwards. On Hbm SOth saw the island of Pulo Sapata, four leaguea distant; and, SSth, the islands of Aramba; three days afterwarda Mr. Lander, ■oii^tt of the Queen Chailotte, died, haviiw been ill for aoriM tune, and attended br his brother surgeon, Mr. Heggan, of the King George. On the SOth of March tile abips agreed ttf iuftf rate, and make the beat of their way to St. Helena, where tin Xing Gcoroe arrived Iko 23th June, and the Queen Ghariott# en (he fsth. The former at length reaehed En^andy witheul a«y OMurrenee worthy of remark, on the 99d Augoat; and the failer the 17th September. Nor waathe voyage unfeitnnate) fertiMai^ no great gain waa made, yet RotUag waa lost, irhioh^ in »Bai# 4)mnmareMl speculitkM, ia not an i CUBICMHTT BAFFLE. Brook Walaoa waa bom ef huadtla parentag«i ia the pr«mae« of Maine, and in that part of it more appropriately known as aadakoc. History haa not eenveyed to us the ineidenta oi Ua dhood. As he mot with extraordinary sueeeas hi Ufe, w« preswne he was pretty soundly drubbed by the aehoohnaalar wut '.^V^^^f-V'^^^'ap^wnwK': .i:; mimmmmmms^mms 1 1 mi, howsTW, lee* 4^ immmity ' mevtf giwa 1^ p«opl«, in Qim. h» MUeitedMi , itwuagfMt in hii «oulrf importonitiM, nd Im diitribolod MB* mn riz ft«t lined to eorpolmi- e eyes, and otfaer- e wu unirerMlfy li, the gentlemen p, goeta, rabi»ile, sh could be ueeftd propagate iktm. d of to the Eaat I the inferior onM k in return cargeea Ede eail down tlM kerwarda. OnliM [uea distant; and, rarda Mr. Lander, ; keen ill for aoiiM r. Hoggain, of IIm ■.•freed to Mp*> {•lena, wlkore the lueenGhariottdon landy wftbenl mf Mt; aadtheMter lanato} ferthaogli , whioh, in« Bai« 9f iathaproiUM* natel^ kitown aa le ineident8(^Ua •eeaa in Kfe, wm aehoolmaalar ind •HBIOUVf »Am«B. • HI Ikt elder hejm ~ He probablir ran aboot bare>lbo(ed in anauner, and in winter, wore old woMlen atockings, with the feet cut off, under the name of leggina, to keep out aoow-water. We imag- ine be got on the rafts of the lumber-men, and learned to swim, bjr being knocked off, aa a nuschiefnoaker, into the river. We think it likely be occaaionally aet up, of a moonshiny night, to watoh the bears, aa they came down, to reconnoitre the pig-atye; and we havi Iktle doubt that, befiwre he was eleven years, eld, he b^d gone eabin-bey to Jamaica, with a cargo of pkie beai4B •ad timber. But of all this we know nothin g. It is enough fiir mur story, that, at the a|[e of twenty, Brook Watson was a stout athletic young man, sailwg out'of the port of New York to the West Indies. The Yankees knew the way to the West^ ladies a good while ago; they knew more ways than one. Their coasting vassal e lioew the way, without quadrant or Practical NavigelP'* Their skippers kept their reckonib^^ with chalk, on a shingle, whieh they stowed away in th«< binade; and, by way of OMerration, the;\hcld up * hand to the sun. When th«T got him over four fingers, they knew they were straight for the Hole-in-the-wall; three fingers gave them their course to the Double-headed-^tot Keys, and two carried them down to Barbadoes. This was one way; and when the Monaieurrand the Sons at Martinico and the Havana heard the old New England drums, thumping wmtf under the very teeth of their batteries, they understood to their coat, that the Yanke«e had another way of working their passage. But Brook Watson went to the Havana in the way of tradpw He went as second mate of the Royal Consort, a fine topsi^l scheener-of one hundred and fifteen tons; and wlietber he hid a»y persons) venture in the mules, butter, cheese, codfish, ipd ^eofcs, which she took out, is more than history hae reeorded. Captain Baaii Hall saya the Americana are toe aet to talk ih«Hit the weather. Bui in the tropica, in the nentn of ivlj„ •board a small'ahip, without a breath stirring, captain, it it hoi; -rjrev have been a sailor yourself, and you ought to know it. It was very hot en board thi Boyil Consort,* about four o'ck>ek in the afternoon of the 14th of July, 1755. There was not the sUgbtest movement in the air; the rays of the sun seemed to bom down into the water. Silence took bokl of the animated creation. It was too hot to talk, whistle, or sing; to . bark, to crow, or to bray. Every thing crept under cover, but Sambo and Cufibo, two fine looking blacks, who sat sunning thentselves on the quay, and thought " him berry pleasant weather," and gliatened like • MW Bristol bottle. Brook Watson was fond of the water; he was not web^beted, •or wai be braneUouategous ; (there 'a for yca^ aee Noib Web- mti) bat wers he aakedwbethev he |slt asest at home on 1«|A it Mi the water, 1m would heve feuiid k kird to tell. Mi M H emnMnr mmnmn. ft: fnMAr wwnm the KeiuMlwe, iHiere it u u wid« ud daaa m- the HefleipoDt between Seatoe end Abydoe, at leeit once • nj, fiw fire months in the year, ever einee he wu eleven -jeenKMSi- witboat Lord B3rron'i precaution of a boat in company, to |Mdi him up, in iBaae of need. Am hie Lordehip seemed desiroua ^ inutating Leander, honeatv ought, we thiiik, to have auggMled to him, to go without the boat. At all events, that wasBrodi Witaon's way; and we have no doubt, had he been in a bo«t» with a head wind, he would have q>rung into the river, in erdaTi-" to get across the sooner. With this taste fer the water, and wkkv the wetfher so oppressive as ii% have described it on the p r e s ent oeoaaimi, it is not to be wondered at, that Brook Watson sheakt y have turned his thoushts for refreshment, to a change of elementf- in other words, that he should have resolved to bathe himself iii . the sea. Such waa»the fact. About six o^elook in the afternoon, and when everr other being en board the vessel had crept away into the cabin or the fencastle, to enjoy a MMta, Brook, who had been sweltering, and panting^ and thinking of the banks of the Kennebec, till hu stout gay heart felt like a great ball of lead within him, tripped up on deck, dropped his loose clothing, and in an instant was over toe side of the vessel. This was Brook's first voyage to the West Indies, since ^he had grown up; and the fivit day wker his arrival. He was one of that elass of mankind nel bred up to books; and, consequently, in the way of learning wis- doM only by experience. What you team by experienee, yon leanl pretty thoroughly, but at the same time, eccasioMdIy, mueh to yanr cost. Thus bv chopping off a couple of fingers with • broad axe, you leant, by experience, not to play with edge4oolSb Bmok Watson's experience in bathiac had biUimrto been confined to the Kennebee; a noble, broadj civu stream, harboringnothiiig^ within He geittle waters more terrible than apoiipoise. The seap* •Wfmti had not vet appeared. Brook Watson, had certainly h«Md of shariis, but at the moment of forming the reaolution I* bathe, it had entireir escaped his mind, if it had ever entered it. that thi West India seis were fiill of them; and seover he weal, with a ftarleas plunge Sambo and Guflhe as we have said, were sitting on the quay, emoying the pleasant sunshine, and making their evening repwt ofbanana, whttn they heard Uie plupge into the water by the aide of the Roval Consort, and presently saw Brook Watson emer||iag frmn the oeep, his hands to his eyes, t» free them from the bnaa, balancing up and down, sputtering the water from his mouth, and tlien throwing himself forward, hud over hand, as if at kagth he reidhrfSilt himself in his element. " lMi„ Massa Baora," roared oat Sambo, aa seen as be eouIA, NM9ver hi* astonishment eneogh to speak, " Saner; ha whil» miAMhfMr JO teawim; O.detibinMii ha bcny.bad bite, oflM» i/f 16» U Ud dMBM onc« • fu^, |«v«n-7e«nM»,- mpwiy, to pieli dMtrow of . lave auggeilod^j lit wuBioob;;t o in a boat»'r river, in ordoTv'^: water, and witkfi: t on the proMBt WatMn aiioaUl r ingeofeleneatt Mithe hinaeir hi . afternoon, and had crept awaf Brook, who had be banks of the reatball of lead ) clothing, and in- waa Brook'* fini: jp; and the tot of mankind nel r of learning wia- experience, jran seasionalljr, nraeh of finger* with • with edge-took, rto been confined larboringnothiAf;. poiae. The ae** an, had certainly the reaoltttion to 1 ever entered it, i 10 over he west, ting on the qaaj, ir evening rep«l water bf the aide Vf ataon ener||iaf n fironi the brwe, n hi* BUMith, and aaifatleagthlM aeon rjrbad bite, aabaeottld. ; hewhil» Uaaar— deahark; he hab-berrjbig month; he eatoe a Seiior 10" np down!" Sneh was the exdamation of Sambo, in the best Eaclish he had been able to pick op, in a few yean service, in onlaioiiw the AnMnriean vessels, that came to the Havana. It was intenmd to atprise the bold but inexperienced stranger, that the waten were led with riiarks, and that it was dangerous to swim in them. The words were scarcely uttered, and, even if they were heard, had not time to produce their eflfbet, when Cnffee responded to the exclamation of his sable colleaaue, with — *' O, Madre de Dios, see, see, de tiburon, do shark; — ah San Salvador; ah pobre joven! matar, todo eomer, he eat him all down, bernr soon!" This second cry had been drawn fhmi tile kind>hearted negro, by seeing, at a distance, in the water, a smooth shooting streak, which an inexperienced eye would not have noticed; but which Sambo and Cuffiee knew i\M well. It was the wake of a shark. At a distance of a mile or two, the shark had perceived hii prey; and with the rapidity of sound he had shot across the inter^ vetting space, scarcely disturbing the surface with a rip|rie. Cnfibe's practised eye alone had seen a flash of his tail, at the distance of a mile and a half; and raising his voice to the utmost of his strength, he had endeavored to apprise the ineautioas swim- mar of Us aaoj^er. Brook heard the snout, and turned hise^e in the direction, in which the negro oointed; and well skilled in all the appearances of the water, under which he eould see almost aa wen as in the open air, he perceived the sharp forehead of th« fiuHrfiil animal rushinff towards him, head on, with a rapidity ittAdk bafde deflaAoe to flight. Had he been armed with a knife, or even a stick, he would not have feared the encounter; but would hava coolly waited his chance, like the negroes of the West Indiisa and nie Spanish Main, and plunced his weapon into the opening mtw nt the ravenous animal. But he waa wholly naked uid da> feMeless. Every one on board the Royal Oonaort waa aslem; aiDd- it waa in vam to look for a^ flrom that quarter. . He cast a glanoe, in his extremity, to Sambo and Coffee; and saw them, with prompt bekevolence, throw themaelves into a boat, to raacua huti; but meantime the hungry enemy waa reshhig on. fl^ook thought of the Kennebec; he diought ortts green bairita, and. its ideasant islands. He thought of the tall trunks of the 8 ltd trees, aeathed with fire, which stood the grim sentinels of the treat, ov^ tfie roof where he was bom. He thought of the log Beboel-houoe. He thought of his little brothers and sistara, aoid of hi* OMrtier; and there waa ahother image that passed through Ma nind, and almost makad into oowardica hia aianly threbbia| h««M. He thoofht of Mary Atweod, and-Mbot ha had to think oliliiiMlf. Fnr though theaatomaltMNMaaMtfeM and a thouaani nriMd o aad Oufibe, warned the aagacioua monater of gathering feea. Whirl* Im himaelf over on hia back, and turning up hia long a^ite beHjr, and opening hia terrific jawa, aet round with a double row of broad aarrated teeth, the whole roof of hia mouth ^ved with horroo* fltnga, all atanding erect, aharp, and rigid, juat permitting tfM Mood-briffht red to be aeen between their roota, ha darted towa(4 9fOoL Brook'a aelf-poaaeaaion atood by him in thia trying ■»> lAnt. He knew very well if the animal reached him m a vitid part, that inatant death waa hia fate; and wkh a r^id Bovemaat, aithar of inatinct or calculatioa, he threw himaelf baekwavd, leaking, at the aafua moment, at. the aharii. In oonaaqoaaaa of nfi» movement, hia foot and lag paaaed into the horrid bmw af tiM dtaadfiil monater, and were aevered in a momeat,— moaelaa, ate* awa, aad b«ie. In the next moment. Sambo and Citfbe wara afr- hia aide; and lifted him into the boat, coBvubad widi pain, aid luatiag with loaa of blood. Th4 Royal Conaort waa near, a«d the ahutn waa apeedily gi^/en. Brook waa takea on board; Aa vaaaelV company were rouaed; bandagea and ai^ptioa wara ap^ plied; anrgical advice waa obtained noai tha ahora, and ia dM raaaor the heartv and aound-coaatitutioned youth reeovared. The place of hia loat limb waa auppliad Hy a wooden oaa; aad uduatry, temperance, probity, aad aeal, kuppttad the ahMe of a M|iinent of i«g*i when emplovedto prop up a laay and diaalaatad Aww. The manly virtuea or oar haio fiwmd (hair rawara; hia ■ilbrUiga wera crowned with a richindamaity. Ha raaa firomaaa im^ to another of proaperity. lawraaaad maaw ppaaa d a widaa ■rtiara of activity and aaaflimaaa. Ha waa aataHifalf aqgMad ha lP|B «oa|ri«t«, whteh ha IblflM lAtka MraMva Vfta^ i ijn»|if l i iii 'n ;i | j | # ij.f «i |i«i i 'KgSiaeswaiKKr: Itf tllMi be entira MifitavildMjr boat HNltf9 MC. up in tb« OMil rater with grail ligai of iMMM n, like • flaah«f erear. 9re*lW he hefdaotdM* nu of bemwi U, eboot M wMMI MMt olement in the me diMdrentaM ok, ighta withe fenaidaM battle ywU.^ The new toomueh ibrthe an of Sambo aad ngfoea. Whirl* long iriiite beHf , ublerowofbroM red with horrent ■t permittiBg tlM be darted towadl . nthia trying mo^ ed him in a Tital^ rapid movement, imaelf baokwaid. I eonee ^ ne n ee of borrid maw ef th» 1^ miiMilaa ^m. ■*» iiiMKiiiie, ■■■ d Ci^e war* at^ Ml with pain, and H waa near, apl' >n on board; dM ■tjrptioawere ap» liora, andia dae ih reeovered. wooden one; md idthephMM of a mf and diaalMted iheir levara; hia He raaa ftomeaa HDgaoT Tot:: M Ua 9wn;— « thins rare eaongh aaoag t iii et iB g kiftit. Fkem a contractor, he beoanm a o and from eomm ia aaiy, I«rd BJEajror of London. Behold our hero now, at tfw head of the magiatraeT of the _ tiapoNeof the Brftish empire, diadajing, in this exalted atation, Ik* virtue*, whieh had raised hm to it from bumble lift; uMl ee m ha ti ii|g the monatera of viee and corruption, whieh iofeat thb m e t rep oli a, a* bddljr aa bo witiistoodthe monaterof the deep, and with greater aueeeoa. AB dasaes of hia nugeat/'a aubiects. who hod oocaaien to ^>proach him, enj^ed the benefit of hie civic malitiea; and bia fame apread fiur and wide through Oreat Britain Kor « M it confined, as majr well be auppoaed, to the British idea. The North American coloniea were proud of their iellow citizen, wh», firom povertjr and obaeuritj, had reached the Lord Majror^ ehair. The ambitieas mother quoted him to her emuloua offapring. Thetiiriftj merchant at Boaton, would aend a quintal of the beat h i e e f fl hoato, aa a preaent to hia worahip; and once, on the an- aaal eleotion-daj, the reverend gentleman, who officiated on the eeeeaieo,.in commenting on the hmpipj auspices of thedmr, (it waa just after the receipt of a large sum of money from England, on neoount of the expenses of tbe«olony in the old war,) includ- ed among them, that a son of New Enf^and bad been eotruated with the high and reaponaible 4utie8 of the Chief Magiatrac/ of the a ae t ropo l i a ef hia nmjeaty'a dominiona. It m»y weH be aupposed, that the Americana, who went Aoait (aa it waa oaNid, even hi the caae of thoae, who were bom and hfad in the coloniea) were veir fond of aeeking the acqusintane* of Sir* Brook Watson, ftr knighthood had followed in the train of his other honors. QnMj to the credit of his worriup, he uniferndy received them with kindness and cordiality, and instead ef dianning whiUever recdled his humble oriain, he paid partio* n|np attantion to avefr one, that came from Saffaidahoe. There' iM»hw^ a aiiu|le point hi hia hiatorv and condition, on which ha a t t n iii tiio waat aeneitiveneaa, and thia waa the painfiil ocour- Hfio t which had deprived htm of hb limb. Regret at thia aeveiia kiaat • vivid reeoneetien of the a|ony, whieh hM aceoinpanied it;^ and'eaehably no httie aanoyance at the inceaaant interrogaturiMT to which it bad expoaedf him through lifl), and the constant repoti- tiank to which it had driven Urn irf" att the detaiI#of thia event, had united made it a very acre anl^t with him. He at length onaaad himaelf to allnde to it, and hia ftienda pereeived, liTtlie btevily qf hia aaawers, that it waa a topic on which he wished to bnnfvad. Among the A m e ri o n na who^ obtained an introductfon to hia w«nli^& London, www Aadial Ferret and Richard TeasewetL d te andl nnkaea. who hadlbondlhelr w^, over to England, witf *" ht d t iaaii m tu. lliayhnd ohtaiaed a iMtf of rf> IM flam n B w rahant in B Halo n to Sfar Btotk, fftaf ■ ^ i-f ^^rnf i 'i 'f fl-'ri i jf i fr ' ii»>» i i i i f i i „anmtmmt. mmm m _ no W M OB to —mur rt tlwir w— yti oo. Hwr wtn to diae with hk Ipnhhip, tad tioited wtth houty honitaUt^ Mi frioBdahq). The dinnor pavod rathor mIoiiIIt awaj, Ditf with am Bislect of the oMin end of tho dinasr. Oar Taakee ▼iwton did Aul jiutiee to hit wonhip's bountiful fiuro. Hmt found hiaaottoa fine; hb tnrhot fine; hie etrong beer genuine (ju they oalled it); end hie wine uwet extraordineiy good; and ■• the bottle circidal- ed, the alight r«preaaion of apinta, under which they eommenfoed,. poaaed of. They beeame proportionally inquiaitive, and opeaad upon their countryman a ftui battery or queationa. They boMa with the artielea, that fimned the deaaert; and aaked whether aia lordahip'a peaehea were raiaed in hie lordahi|^a own gardao. Wbmn told they were not, they made ao bold aa to mquire, wheAor ftejr w«re a preaent to hia lordahip or boughten. The maTor having anawered that they oame firom the market,—" might they preauma to aak how much they had coat?" They were curtooa to be infermed whe£ber the ailver gift apoona were aelid a wt a l;— Itow nMar little oneahia worahip had; what mwl iw g he weat to, •ad whetner his lordahip had ever heard afir. Whitcneld preaeh; and. if he did not think him a fine apeaker. Iliey were anzioiia to know, whether hia lordahip went to aee hia IMlqeaty aocia^ ■ow, aa you would run in ancTout at a neighbor'a; whether hfir BMyeaty wu a comely peraonable woman, and whether it waa true, that the prince waa leA-handed, and iue prineeaa pock-niarked. They inquired what hia lordahip waa worth ; how much he uaed to C, aaeommiaaary; how much he gotaa lord mayor; and whether ladyahip had not aomething handaoma of her own. They were anuoua to know, what hia worahip would turn hia hand t^ iHien he had done being lord mnror; how old he waa} whether he did not mean to go back and' uve in America; and whether it area not very dieaaaat to hia lorddiip, to meat a countryman fireai New EngluM. To all theae queatkma and a great many BMfi» lordaiup am equally aearohing and to the point, hia anawered g oad humoredly; aonietiinea with a direct reply, aometimea evaam^, but never impatiently. He perceived, newever, that the iqiaatite el! -their eurioaity grew, from what it fod on; and that it wodd be aa wiae in him to hope for reepite on th^ being aatiafied, aa it waa in the ruatic to wait for the river to run out Theae aturdy ^geationera had received a hint, that hia lordahip waa rather aenaitive, on the aubjeet of hia limb, and not fbad ei bavins it alluded to. Thia, & coumo, aerved no oth«r'purpeae, ttaa that of imparting to them an intenae deeire to know everv ning about it. They had never beard by iriiat accident hi* lov^* ahip L^ met thia miafortune; aa^ indeed the delicacy, which had ftryaara been obaerved on Uie aufejeet, in the cirele of hia ftiaadp, hiMfnveated the aiagular eircuadataaoee, vAieh i^-eariy ^yqalk dtpntad him of hia Mg, from being goMrall^ kaowa. U ma ■jHrini by MOM, that IM had bra£m itlnr«fidl«itlMiM,ia 4 1*1 •nUOflTT BAVVUP. Wl ij, but Willi a* lee Tuhcn did luiid hit-nntteB My called it); le eireulal- y commeaceo,. ke, and opeied I TheybetHi BdiHietlier ua own iquire, wheAar I. The mam -" might thay f were enriou laoUdmalali— Mffbewantta, iteneld preaeh; y were anxieiia igeety aoeiaU^ l; whether h«r ler it waa Iraa, pock-marked. luch he uaed to r; and whether ler own. They omhiahaad t^ a waa| whethar and whether it soantrymaa fireai Mt many iMfti aaawered g oa d timea eraahra^, that the ^aetita tbatit wodd be gaatkified, aa it that hia loidduB and not faad ef 10 other 'parpeaa, tto know vmif looident hi* kiti>' iacy, whieh had tleofhiaitiMidik h iaaaily yaalk kaowa. Ift was Ul«ftUMkf,fB eroaaing the Kennebec in the winter. Othera affirmed, of their certain Knowledge, that he waa cruehed in a raft of timber; and a third had heard a brother-in-law declare, that he atood by him, when it waa shot off, before Quebec. In fact, •many peraona, not ^together aa curious as our viaitanta, really wiahed they knew how hif lordship lost his leg. This prevailing mystery, the good humor with niiich bis worw dkip hao answered their other t^neetions, and the keen sting of curiosity wrought ujjHm the visiters, till they were almost in a frensy. The volubility, with which they put their other qoea- tions, arose, in part, from the flutter of denre to probe this hidden matter. They looked at his worship's wooden leg; at each other; at the carpet; at the ceiling; and finally, one of tbeqn, by way of a feeler, asked his lordship, if he had seen the new model of a cork leg, contrived by Mr. Rivetshin and highly commended in the papers. His brdship had not heard of it. Baffled inthia, they aaked his lordship, whether he supposed it was very painfiil to lose a limb, by a cannon ball or a grape shot. His worship really could not judffCj he had never had that misfortune. They then inquired whether caaualties did not frequently happen to lomberers on the Kennebec river, The mayor replied tnat tha poor fellows did sometimes slip off a rolling log, and get drowned. "Were there not bad accidentain crossing the river on the ice?" Hia lordship had heard of a wagoa of produce, that had been blown down upon the slippery surface of the ice, horses and all, aa ikr aa Meny Meeting Bay, when it waa brought up by a shot iroffl fort Charles, which struck the wagon between perch ud •>le>tree4lnd knocked it over; but his lordahip pleasantly added, be believed it was an exaggeration. Finding no possibility of getting the desired information by aay mdirect means, they began to draw their breath hard; to thn^w oaick glances at each'other and at hk lordahip'a limb; and ia a mw momenta one of them, with a previoua jerk of hia head aaA eompressioa of hia lips, aa much aa to aay, " I will know it or die," ventured to take the Uberty to inquire, if he might preaume ao flir, aa to ask his lordship, by what accident he had baaa deprived of the valuable limb, which appeared to be wanting to hto lord- ahip'a otherwise fine person. His lordahip waa amuaed at f he air and manaer with which the qaeationwaa pat; like thoeeof a raw lad, who ahuta hia eya, whaa takiaa aim with a gun. The displeasure he would othar- wiae have telt waa turned into merrimeBt; and ha idetenained to sport with theur unconscionable oarioaity. " Why, anr firiends, said he, what good- would it do yoa to ba iillbnaad? How many queatioBa I bava already aaawarad yoa tUa OHNraiagi Ton aow aak me how I loat my lag; if I pMSwar foa 08 that paiat, yoa iHll wiab to kaow tha wImb, aid tha I liii m ovwMn* •AttlW. SSity'* ^ ,. , ..:fhi,lo«Wiip would but conawewaj ^iOh BO." they wpl"-5, «jj» S^T^uid agree neTer to aA iim enother. . _,„««i«t muaios: und then edfleoj *" HtalewWiip P*«^* • ?T!^I.S3»Je tome to tbet effect?" . SS. -^ wUl you pl«ag« JSSSwi uuSer enr obUf etloo; * ?2r'A.^ere waUng to Uy then-ehrw uw /^ ^^^ Oii. they were wflUHTjo Uj^t^i-jJ-^^ '^Jrorili Sw rtj^Twouli enter »to_»!!!!i,rkS.ir?thott«d po««»-. if th^y ^ not keep their word. _^.vs. « t .Aeant tbe conmtioa ^tJiZ ..nftlAnien." t ««"^^«'P *!3li^?^" .«d hi. lortUiip. " I •«!firdehip with M17 pouMit if w*7 lepttbecon^lon oni n|Bv«' ^ P"* proepect ofj^^ Mtfeotly indiffef- ^nio the objeet of trbon be briefly % bond, for the Inftynmant WW »n. of the town of Mjeety'i colony of intJy •»* ••^•^y md to hii wordiMp. r of tonfon, to hif nd pounds ftertog: id aieifftte, eoTonent lent Urd Mnyer of d ium of one thoo- omedue.eccording h, that. whereM tho and county, frc «o Mrehip their ■troni told, mede eoqueint- ownndinwhatpianr , niutU«te4, mw»««» woinaed. emputated* jbt le«l w«*5'l?!*?? Unim conoeity of •ut ti^ to put iomo »h» toihe wimerone iWehip hath been'aorelT teaaed, worried, wherreted, perplend^ annoyed, tormented, afllicted, aoured, and diaoouraged; therefbre, to the end aforeaaid, and in consideration of the premises afore- said, his worship aforesaid* hath corenanted, consented, agreo^ promised, contracted, stipuhOed, bargained, and doth, he. with the said Ferret and Teasewell, 6lc. kc. to answer such ifuestion. as they, the said Ferret and Teasewell, shall put and propound to hia said worahip, in the premiaes, touching the manner, Sic. fio. truly, and without guile, covin, fraud, or falsehood: and the aaid Ferret and Teasewell, also, do on their part, covenant, consent, agree, promise, stipulate, uid bargain with his aforesaid worship, and have, &c. that they will never propound, or put any farther or different question to his aforeiaid worship, during the term of their natural lives; — ^And if the said Ferret and Teasewell, or either of them, contrary to the obligation of this bond, shall at any time hereaAer, put or propound any farther, or other, or di^ ferent question to his said worship, they shall jointbr and severaiyTj forfeit and pay to his said worship, the sum aforesaid, of one thousand pounds, sterling money; and if, during the term of their natural lives', they shall utterly forbear, abstain, ranounse, aban^ don, abjure, withhold, neglect, and omit, to priipound any such, other, of farther, or different question, to his aforesaid worship, then this bond shall be utterly hull, void, and of no effect;— 4ut otherwise in full force ahd validity. Witness our hand and seal, thi* tenth day of October, in tho year of our Lord, me thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine. AsAHBi. Fannax. (Seal.^ RicHABD TnAsxwu,!.. (Soal.) la pCMMM* of FnAifois FAinanayioi. Samvbi. Slttlat. Middlesex, ss. 10th October, A. D. 1769. Then personallj appeared before me, the aaid Asahel Ferret and Hichard Toaso* well, and acknowledged the aforeaaid obligathm to be their free act and deed. Attest THOMAS TkvuuM, Jm^ efUtt Psocs. Stamp, 9a." The instrument waa omcttted, Mlmded to hia worahip, and d«> posited in his scrutoiire. ., < " Now. gentlemen," said he.,'* I am randy for your qnestron." l%ey pauaed-a moment, frote exceas of exeiteioaent and antiei- tation. Their foelinga were Jike thmie of Gohimbus, when h« eheld a light from tlie iE|M«^ ahoret; like Br. Franklin'a, when he took the electric spaA from the string of his kite. Ifi Uu!»B Ml lii » n I I II W illi ii< > lH i WH i . i, ' _4J munm umio'iiii" i"*^ ■«»♦ » no »■ miTcmir of m ABwrnAt. .. Your lordihip then wiU plowo to inform ut. how your lonU ikip*B limb WM taken off." •• It was bittem orr! - .hock from an electric They parted, " JV'^'L.lfr^.lle.Mhey^^^^^^^ ewh a in: and departed rather e™'»?""'*J *" „» A^t h«<» lordship's leg Y^a^ passed an afternoon m findmg o«\J^J« ^^J ' „„« o? very Wto bitten off. This mode «f »"'"« "^erTncrease^k than allayed we occurrence, their curiosity w«» rather ^^^^^ ^„^ ^eard by the information; and es '»Yj;';,J°*°.? whi. do you 'spose. ^ the aervants, muttenng to each other, wno, uq 7 »~ S^ off bit leB?"-JV. EngUnid Magazine. THE BEiaBN OP THE ADMIEAL. Bt BAB*T.CoaKWAfcb. Bow MMsnUy, how mmily, Ws ride slonc^ •« ' The moming is aU «>>^"*, Thewindlsblowiiifftee; The billBws srs all "pHf «"f • And boondiBf to *e light lite crestartt in wlw» sunn* »«MS •nw bload w raaninc bright All nsUin knows our innmpn : BUsn-e Urds sbout ns sweep ; a|Mn» tUngt >ane up to look st ns, ^Semsiitwsof thedeep; In our wske, like sny «er^ti PoUow. own the fold disrkj. Oh. pfood most be onr Admiral dTsneh « bonny barque ! Proud, wmd most he our AAnlisl fjrtonrii he is pale to^sy.) Of twice fiVe hundred iron men, Who ell Us nod obey } ..^ Who've fcnght fct him, snd ««J»«*- Who'« won with swert sad goie, NoWUty 1 which he shjffl^hsve Whene'er te tonoh the atow- Oh ! woaM I wen our Adauisit Tomiu, with a woi*-^ MnrwsMBtD aujum in how your lonU • rom an electrio stepped etch a , gaping mouth, volley of quea- DIl. his lip, and then iposited. they were taken dissatisfied, with lis lordship's leg ling one of very tsed than allayed , they were heard 0, do you 'sposo. iL. t'i shMt e'm to yoa ibsij Wlw follows in our Im, « loiiM dar 1 11 vaakm that cany ■», LUw Ugbtning throofli tha ssa 1 " — 'Tba Admbakgrtw psWr, And pakr ■■ wo flew ; Btill tslkod he to hia oiBeen, And emiled upon hia crew; And he kdwd an at the heavMS, And he looked down on the ses. And at laat he wied the eieatm* That kept folMwing in oar lee. He ahocA-^'t wai but an inataat— Fw apeedilj tl pride Baa eiimson to his neart. Till all ohaaeea iM defied ; It threw boMneaa ring up thft gen —"Now" said rty." They alio Tunk, which con , with a scornfiil nk. It contained [n rummaging the fthe information the passenger. :ant glance at the up carefblly and n if themanlMd ' How mubh 4dm mdred and twan^ It lose,' said tha I he, ' I will trMt 'when you arrive 'fing your trunk;' son will coat yon tht two dollar! ; ray want 4S mora I money wkh th« « are tw«nty-flva ■ae several itama lis gang, and toM teoualy aakadtbt ih. and poawarad that it was half past three. ' Tour wirtoh takes my iknejr i said the pirate, and taking it from the captain, he put it intoliia I with great noacAalaiiee, aiM walked awa^ to the forecastle. ' Cona up here two of you who are sober,' said he. Two of them ftuin* bled up, and the r«it came reeling after. " Go down into Ihe cabin, and bring me up all the small ama you can find," said the |Mrate. The two first sailors went down, and soon returned with an old fowling piece and a pair of pistols. " Now," said he, turning to the sailors, " if any of you, boys, wish to change your situation tor better pay and a shorter passage, I will give you a chance; for rent I am after and rent I'll have' But stop! cried he, "this lady I had almost forgotten; come here, madam, and let me hear a little of your worldly cgncems." She immediately commenced an eloquent harangue, accompa* nied with tears.' She hac'. gone on for some time in this manner, when the pirate immediately cried, 'Avast! avast! there, that's enough, I'd sooner face the battery of a ninety-eight, than stem the torrent of female eloquence!" He then ordered, some brandy for himself and his men. The liquor was brought; I poured out a glasaful for him, whtn ha said, " Stop! captain juat be so good as to drink this off your* self ! after you is mannerb. I don't Know what some of you i an- kae inventors may have put into this liquor- You may have thrown an onyx in the cup. The captain drank it off readily Tba pirate eyed the captain closelv for a few moments, and then ■aid to his followers, " Come, my boys, we may venture," and tha decanter was soon drained of its contents. The pirate then point' ed to the maintop, and requested the captain to take a walk up that way. "And you, Mr. Mate," said he, " begin totravel iip the fererigging. But mind!" said he, " stop when I tell yo.:!" The captain and mate had proceeded half way up the lower rigging, when he summoned them to halt. The captain was about stepping upon the next rattling, when the pirate again hailed him — " If you ■tir an inch backward or forward," aaid be, " you will comedown fluter than you went up." The captain looked down and saw several pistols levelled at him, ready to be discharged on the in- stant. He then remained stationary. Then the pirate taking off his cap, addressed the paaaengeit. He told them he was ones poor bimaelf, and therefore knew now to aynqMthiie with persons in distress. He hoped they would be Sleful for the lenity which he had f bown them, anatben wiali- then a pleaaant voyage, be stepped over the aide into hiaboal, waasoeo loat to our view beneath the foliage of .the tUok underwood whioh lined the shore and hung over the greea WAve. ""PW—iiWiii iui I »< u iliMMJIMMiMiliMMM «llit«» existence! What a glorious monument of human invention, that has thus triumphed over the wind and wave; has brought the ends of the earth to communion, has established an interchange of blessings, pouring into the steril regions of the north all the luxuries of the south; diffused the liaht of knowledge and the charitiea of cultivated life; and has tlius bound together thoao scattered portions of the h n.i race, between which nature oeemed to have thrown an insir .countable barrier! We one day descried aome tt-.^Mwr. object driftmg at a dis- tance. At sea every hu* t,>, t roui'r the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts th. . (antvan. It proved to be the mast of a ship that inu-t hs>:n been cownletely wrecked; for thoro were the remains of handW^ .iftl^jfi by w.ic. some of the cre# had fastened themselves to ih" t,)ar to prev nt their being w»ahed off by the waves. Thftf -^ ^ai« no t'^ce bv wnifh the name ot the Bhip could be nscertaaed. The wr«ck had svidently drifted about many months; clusters of shell-fish had fas'ened about it, and long sea weeds flaunted at its sides. But where, thought 1, is the crew? Their slroggle has long been over;— they havo gone down amidst the roar of the ;orapest;~their bonea lio whitening in the caverns of the deep. Silence— obuvion, l»« the Waves have closed over them, and no one can tell the stoiy oftboir Sff^Wt Xttt i' ijiit ■ iciaawiff^'^'''*"^'^'""''*'' 178 V mUlfOI BXOiraD BT a UMI* TOTAtfl. What sighs hare been wafted after that sbipt what prajeM of^ t: Ibred up at the deserted fireside of home! How often has the nuBtress, the wife, and the mother, pored over the daily news, to catch some casual intellisence of this rover of the deep! How has expectation darkened into anxiety — anxiety into dread— 'and dread into despair! Alas! not one memento shall erer retwrn for lore to cherish. Ail that shall ever be known is that she sailed from her port " and was never heard of morn.-" The sight of the wreck as usual gave rise to many dismal an- ecdotes. This was particularly the case in the evening when the Weather which had hitherto been (air began to look wild and threatening, and gave indications of one of those sudden storms that will sometimes break in upon the serenity of a summer voy' age. As we sat around the dull light of a lamp, in the cabin, that made the gloom more ghastly, every one had his tale of ship Mrreck and disaster. I was particularly struck with a short one related by the captain. " As I was once sailing," said he, " in a fine stout ship, across the banks of Newfoundland, one of the heavy fogs that prevail in those parts rendered it impossible for me to see far ahead even in the daytime; but at night the weather was so thick that we could not distinguish any object at twice the length of our ship. I kept lights at the mast head and a constant watch forward to look out for fishing-smacks, which are accustomed to lie at an- chor on the banks. The wind was blowing a smacking breeze, and we were going at a great rate through the water. Suddenly the watch gave the alarm of " a sail ahead!" but it was scarcely uttered till we were upon her. She was a small schooner at anchor with her broad side towards us. The crew were all asleep, and had neglected to hoist a light. We struck her just amid-d|ips. The force, the size, and weight of our vessel, bore her down below the waves; we passed over her and were hurried on our course. "As the crashing wreck was sinking beneath us, I had a gliropse of two or three half n of want and id another sail. £' lal of diatreaa eUon of being iuatioa. Relief bufthemock- B had proraised, ) distreaaed crew i diMqppointnient 1 their last hope, I preserve it aa >owd th« YMiel« berides themselves, were two pigeons and a cat. The piseona were killed immediately, and divided among them for their cnrisl- mas dipner; the next day they killed the cat; and as there were nine persons to partake of the repast, they divided her into nine parts, which they disposed of by lot. The head fell to the share of Captain Harrison, and he declared that he never eat any thing that he thoueht so delicious in his life. The next day the crew began to scrape the ship's bottom for barnacles ; but the waves had beaten off those above water, and the men were too weak to hang long over the ship's side. During . all this time, the poor wretches sought only to forget their misery in intoxication ; and while they were continually heating wine in the steeraee, the captain subsisted upon the dirty water at the bottom ef tne cask, half a pint of which, with a few drops of Tur- lington's Balsam, was his whole sustenance for twenty-four hours. To add to their calamity, they had neither candle nor oil; and they were iu consequence compelled to pass sixteen hours out of the twenty-four in total darkness, except the glimmerins light of the fire. Still however, by the help of their only sail, tney made a little way; but on the 28th of December, another storm over- took them, which blew their only sail to rags. The vessel now lay like a wreck on the !^ater, and was vi^oHy at the mercy of the winds and waves. ^ H9W they subsisted from t^is time to the 13th of January, six- teen days, does not appear, as their biscuit had been long ex- hausted, and the last bit of animal food which they tasted, was the cat on the 36th of December; yet on the 13th of January they wttjBi all alive, and the crew, with the mate at their head, came to the captain in the cabin, half drunk indeed, but with suflicieut senaibiiity to express the horror of their purpose in their counte- nances. Thev said they could hold out no longer, their tobacco was exhausted; they had eaten up all the leather belonging to the pump, and even the buttons from their jackets; and that now they had no means of preventing their perishing together, but by casting lots which of tnem shoura be sacrificed^for the sustenance of the rest. The Captain endeavored to divert them firom their purpose until the next day, but in vain; they became outrageous, and with execrations of peculiar horror, swore that what was to be done, must be done immediately ; that it was indiflferent to '.hem whether he acquiesced or dissented; and that tboush they had paid him the compliment of acquainting him with their reso- lution, yet they would compel him to take his chance with the rest, for general misfortune put an end to personal distinction. liie Captain resisted, but in vain; the men retired to decide on the fate of some victim, and in a few minutes returned, and said the lot had fallen on the negto, who was part of the cargo. The poor fellow koondng what had been determined against bun, and aeeing one of the crew loading a pistol to despatch him, im* 16 inum'iwtt'Hrfiw aMin^>mmvii.ii ISf yOBTT-nn vati' ■vynnuirai. plorad the Captain to lave bit life, bat he was iostantlj dnggtd to tho ■teerage, and abot through tiie bead. • Having nwde a large fire, they began to out the ne||ro up almost as sooti as he was dead, intendinc to ftj his entrails for supper; but James CaniiAiell one of the foremast men, beiufl ravenousljT impatient for food, tore the liver out of the body, ana devoured it raw; the remainder of the crew, however, dressed the meat, and continued their dreadful banquet until two o'clock in. the morning. The next day the crew pickled the remainder of the negro's body, except the bead and fincers, which, by common consent, they threw overboard. The Captain refused to taste any part of It, and continued to subsist on the dirty water. On the third day after the death of the negro, Campbell, who had devoured the liver raw, died raving mad, and bis body was thrown over- board, the crew dreading the consequences of eating it. The negro's body was husbanded with rigid economy, and lasted the crew, now consisting of six persons, from the ISth to the 26th of January, when they were again reduced to total abstinence, ex- cept their wine. This they endured until the 39th, when the mate again came to the Captain at the head of the men, and told him it was now become necessary that they should cast lots a .second time. The captain endeavored again to reason them from their purpose, but without success; and therefore consider- ing that if they managed the lot without biro, he might not have fair play, consented to see it decided. The lot now fell upon David Flat, a foremast man. The shock of the decision was so great, that the whole company remained motionless and silent for some time; when the poor victim, who appeared perfectly resigned, broke silence, and said, ." My dear friends, masslbates, and fellow sufferers, all I have to beg of you is, to despatoh me as soon as you did the negro, and to put me to as little torture as possible.' Then turning to one Doud, the maiB who shot the negro, he said, " It is my desire that you should riioot me." Doud reluetantly consented. The victim begged a short time to prepare himself for death, to which his companions most readily agreed. Fiat was much' respected, by the whole ship's company, and during this awful interval, they seemed incU- neo to save his lift; yet ftadiag no alternative but to perish with him, and having in some measure luUed their seme of horror at the approaching scene by a few draughts of wine, they prepared •for the execution, and a fire was kindled in the steerage to dress their first meal as soon as their companion should become their food. As the dreadful moment approached, their compunction increaa* ed, and ftieudship and humanity at length triumphed over hunger and deatlt. Their deterimned that Flat should live at least until elaVenO'eloek the next morning, hoping, as they s*id that the uraimii;ii '^^'W miij » iiii| i u.m »ww>»ll»w|jiwWBany remained jr victim, who id, V My dear I to beg of you ad to put me to one Doud, the that you should iotim begged a bis eoni|>anion8 1. by the whole y seemed incU- t to perish with oe of horror iat I, tHey prepared :eerage to dress Id become their unction increaa* i«d over hunger ive at least until ly siid that the VOBTr»nTB DATS* itrrFBEnros. 119 Divio* GoodiiM* would in the meaotime open some other eonree of relief. At the same time they begged the captain to read prayers; a task which, with the utmoat effort of his collected ■trength, he was scarcely able to perform. As soon as prayers were over, tbe company went to their unfortunate friend, Flat, and with great earnestness and aflbetion expreesed their hopes that God would interpose for his preservation; and assurina him, that though they never yet coulo catch or even see a fiib, yet they wouM put out all their hooks again to try if any relief could be procured. . Poor Flat, however, could derive little comfort from the concern they expressed; and it is not improbable, that their friendship and affection increased the agitation of his mind ; such, however, it was, that he could not sustain it, for before midnight, he grew al- most totally deaf, and by four o'clock in the morning was ravins mad. His messmates, who discovered the alteration, debated whether it would be an act of humanity to despatch hinr immedi- ately; but the first resolution, of sparing him till eleven o'clock, prevailed. About eight in tbe morning, as the captain was ruminating in his cabin on the fate of this unhappy wretch, who had but three hours to live, two of his people came hastily down, with uncom- itaon ardor in their looks, and seizing both his hands, fixed their eyes upon him without saying a word. A sail had been discov- ered, and the sittht had so for overcome them, that thev were for some time unable to speak. The account of a vessel being in sight of signals, struck the captain with such excessive and tumult- uous joy, that he was very near expiring under it. As soon as he could speak, he directed every possible signal of distress. His orders were obeyed with the utmost alacrity; and as he lay in bis cabin, he had the inexpressible happiness of hearing them jumping upon deck, and crying out, "She nighsus, she nighs us! she is standing this way." Tbe ^proach of the ship being more and more manifest every moment, their hopes naturally increased, and they proposed a can to be taken immediately for joy. The eantain dissuaded them all firom it, exeept the mete, who retired, ana drank it to himself. After eontmuug to observe the progress of the vessel for some hours, with all the tumult and agitation jf mind that,such a sus- pense 'could not foil to produce, they had the mortification to find the gale totally die away, so that the vessisl was becalmed at only two miles distance. They did not, however, suffer long Irom this circumstance, for in a few minutes they saw a boat put out from the ship's stern, and row towards them folly manned, and with vigorous despatch. As they had been twice before confident of deliverance, and disappointed, and as they still considered them-' selves tottering on the brink of eternity, the oonfli<^ between their hopes and fotrs, during die approach of the boat, was dreadfiil* 1 * k84 TB> MUMIAll MABmBBl** MWS. At length, however, the came akmgrido; but the appetranee of the crew was ao ghe^l^y, that the men rested upon their oars, and with looks of inconceivr^lile astonishment asked what they were? Being at length aatisded, they came on board, and bogged the people to use the utmost expedition in quitting the wreck, lest they should be overtaken by a sale of wind, that would prevent their getting back to the ship. The captain being unable to stir, was liiled out of his cabin, and lowered into the boat with ropes; his people followed him, with poor Flat still raving ; and they were just putting off, when onp of them observed, that the mate was still wanting. He was immediately called to, and the can of joy had just letl him power to crawl to the gunnel, with a look of idiotic astonishment, having to all appearance forgot every thing that had happened. The poor drunken creature was with difficul- ty got into the boat, and in about an hour they all reached the ship in safety, which was the Susannah of London, commanded by Cap- tain Thomas Evers. He received them with the greatest tender- ness a. Ill humanity, and promised to lay by the wreck until the next morning, that he might, if possible, save some of Captain Harrison's property; but the wind blowing very hard before night, he was obliged to quit heje, and she probably, with her cargo, went to the bottom before morning. The crew had been without provisions forty-fire days. The mate, James Doud, who shot the negro, and one Warner, a sea- man, died on the passage. The remainder, including Flat, who continued mod during the voyage, arrived safe in the Susannah, in the Downs, in the beginning of March; whence Captain Harrison proceeded on shore, and made the proper attestation on oath vf the lacta related in this melanchdy narrative. THB ORBCIAN MARINEll'S BONa BT YBOKAS MOOBB, Bi«. Oar home ii on the ms, bof , Oar hnM is on dia sev- When BStan gava The oeesa wave, She oiariwii it fbr the ftae. Whatever tUtnoM be&U, boj* Whatever ttoniM befitU, The iahuid bark, la fteedom'a ark, And floats her aafe throogh all Behold V9n aei of iaiea. boy, ea of isles. ^ta»v.' Moiriuaft 01 LA PiaooM. m appeuanee of their oars, and hat they werer ind begged the the wreck, lest would prevent ; unable to stir, oat with ropes; ■ ; and they were : the mate was the can of joy with a look of ■got every thing ras with difficul- eached the ship manded by Cap- greatest tender- wreck until the ome of Captain ird before night, her cargo, went five days. The Warner, a sea- uding Flat, who the Susannah, in laptain Harrisoo atioD on oath 6t Where eveiy ihore, le ■parkling o'er, With beanty? richest hiuIm. For IM bath freedom claimed, bpf, For ua liath freedom claimed Those ocean nest* Where valor reata Hia eagle wing untamed. And ai ill the Moalem dare, boj, And shall the Moslem dan, While Grecian hand Can wield a brand, 'To plant his crescent there I No ! — by our fathera, no, boy, No ! by the cross we show— - Froth Maina's rills T< Thracia's hills, All( e reechoes "No I' MONSIEUR D£ LA PEROUSE. France becoming jealous of the renown acquired by the Eng- lish circumnavigators,: determined to send out an expedition, which, in its scientific equipments, should vii with them in every, respect. Two ships w£re appointed to thin service, the Boussole. tod Astrolabe, the former commanded by La Perouse, the latter, by M. de Langle, both captains in the navy, and men of consid- erable attainments, besides being assisted by men of science and artists. The voyage is interesting as far as it goes; but, unfor- tunately, the ships, after quitting Botany Bay, in 1788, have never since been heard of, to the regret of all lovers of science and humanity, on account not only of the acquirements but th« amiable character of the commander. On the 1st of August, 1785, they quitted Brest,' and, on the 13th, reached Madeira; they saw Teneriffe on the 19th, and on the 16th of October the island of Trinidada, barren, rocky, and with a violent surf breaking on the shores, where refreshments not beins obtainable, the commander steered for St. Catharine's on the Brazil coast. This island is extremely fertile, producing all sorts of fruit, vegetables, and corn, almost spontaneously. It is covered with trees of everlasting green, but they are so curiously interwoven with plants and briars, that it is impossible to pass throush the forests without opening a path- with a hatchet: to add to the dif> ficulty, danger is also to be apprehended from snakes whose bite is jnortal. The habitations are bordering on the sea. The woods are delightfully fragrant, occasipqpd b^ th^ orange-trees, and . othmr odoriferous pliin^saiid ^shrubs, whieb form^a pact of Umoi^ 16». ^ Mummmmm IW MOMinvm SI LA rBBOVM. Is^ 'y i On the 14tb of Janauy the naTwators itruck ground on tha coast of Patagonia. On the 3dth, La Perouu took bearings a league to the southward of Cape San Diego forming the west point of the straits of Lemaire. On the 9th of February, he was abreast of the Straits of Magellan. Examining the quantity of E revisions he had on board, La Perouse discovered he had very ttle flour and bread left in store; having been obli^o' to leave a hundred barrels at Brest. The worms had also taken y'u c csaion of the biscuits, and consumed or rendered useless a fitii. v< ii, of them. Under these circumstances, La Perouse preferreU Con- eeption to the island of Juan Fernandez. The Bay of Concep- tion in Chili is a most excellent harbor; the water is smoot'', and almost without any current, though the tide rises six feet three inches. At daybreak, on the 16th of March, 'La Perouse made the signal to prepsre to sail. On the 17th, about mnni, a light breeze sprung up, with which he got under way. On the 8tb of April, ar ')Ut noon they saw Easter Island. The Indbns were alarmed, exc'jpt a few who had a kind of slight wooden ciui.v Some of them assumed an apparent superiority over the others which in* duced La Perouse to consider the former as chiefs, b^t.o^iou• offenders. Having but a few hours to remain upon the island, and wishing to employ his time to the best advantage. La Perouse left the care of the tent, and other particulars, to his ftrst lieuten- ant M. D'Escures. A division was then made of the persons en- gaged in the adventure; one part, under the command of M. De Ijangle, was to penetrate into the interior of the island to en- eoUrage and promote vegetation, by disseminating seed, &c. in a proper soil; and the other division undertook to visit the monu- ments, plantations, and habitations, within the compass of a league of the establishment. The largest of the rude busts upon one of the terraces is fourteen feet six inches in height, and the breadth and other particulars appeared to be proportionate. Returning about noon to tho tent, La Perouse found almost every man without either hat or handkerchief; so much had for- bearance encouraged the audacity of the thieves, that he also ex- Eerienced a similar depredation. An Indian, who had assisted im in descending from a terrace, rewarded himself for histrouble by taking away his hat. Some of them had dived under water, cut the small cable of the Astrolabe's boat,, and taken away her grapnel. A sort of chief, to whom M. De Langle made a present of a male and female goat, received the animus with one hand, and robbed him of his handkerchief 'with the-other. On the S8th of May, they saw the mountains of Owhynee, covered «ith snow, and afterwards those of Mowee, which are lese elevated. ^ About one hundred and fifty canoes were aeea pnttuig off from the diore, laden with fivit and bofa, wMeh dM "' '•Iv g 'j'fyS' * ick ground on th« It took boaring* • forming the wMt February, he WM OS the quantity of Dvered he had very BO oblijje. ' to leave gotakenjo^^^BMon elesa a fiftJ ■ -1 of use preferred Con- he Bay of Concept ^e water ie amoot' > tide riaea aix feet Perouae made the m>m, a light breeze >n the 8th of April, dlaaa were alarmed, ,den ciuiv Some of the others* which itt- B chiefs, bvit i»e soon B t)ie most n >ioriouil nam upon the island, vantage, La Perouae rs, to his first lieuteu- ide of the persona w^ e command of M. De of the island to en- inating seed, &c. in a K)k to visit the menu- le compass of a leaguo jde busts upon one of eight, and the breadth rtionate. ... Perouse found almost lief; ao much had for* Sieves, that he also ex- lian, who had assiated I bimaelf for his trouble lad dived underwater, It, and taken away her Umgle made a present Mimds with one hand, ;he-other. Bountains of Owhvnee, , of Mowee, which wn fifty canoes were aw« mi and hoga, wWdi »• fmsr^^^ssi^^nrT^^. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 !^u&l2£ m lU i2.2 Sf L& 12.0 IL25 11.4 11.6 I^SS^S llMS^^S «' ^Sdmces CorpQratiQii as WMT MAIN STRUT \MiRSTRR,N.V. 14SM (7U)l7a-4S03 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de ■ »m m m Canadian Inttituta for Historical IVIIicroraproductions / Institut Canadian da microraproductions historiquaa MdlfSIIum DB LA NBOVIB. itr Indiant proposed to exchange for pieces of icon of the French aavigatort. Most of them came on board of one or the other of the vessels, but tb^y proceeded so fast through the water that tbej filled along-side. The Indians were oblised to quit the ropes thrown them, and l««ping into the sea swam after their hogs, when taking them in their arms, they emptied their canoes of the water, and resumed their seats. After having visited a village, M. de Langle gave orders that six soldiers, with a sergeant, should accompanj nim: the others were left upon the beach, undor the command of M. de Pierrevert, the lieutenant; to them was committed the protection of the ship's boats, from which not a single sailor had landed. The party re* embarked at eleven o'clock in very good .order, and arrived on board about noon, where M. de Clonard had received a visit firom a chief, of whom he had purchased a cloak, and a helmet adorned with red feathers; he had also purchased a hundred hogs, a quan- tity of potatoes and bananas, plenty of stuffs, mats, and various other articles. On their arrival on board, the two frigates dragged tbeir anchors; it blew fresh from the south-east, and they were driving down upon the island of Morokinne, which was however at a sufficient distance to give them time to hoist in their boats. La Perouse made the signal for weighing, but before they could Eurchase the anchor, he was obliged to OMike sail, and drag it till e bad passed Morokinne, to hmder him from driving past tha channel. A fair wand accompanied the navigators on their departure firom the Sandwich Islanas. Whales and wild-geese convinced them that they were approaching land. Early in the morning of the 99d thsy descried it ; a sudden dispersion of the fog opened to them tha view of a long chain of mountains oovored with snow. They dia* tinguished Behring's Mount St. Elias, on the north-west eoist of America Having taken in as much wood and water as was n- quired, the navigators esteemed themselves the most fortunate of men, in having arrived at such a distance from Europe without having a sick person amon^ them, or any one aifflietra with the scurvy; but a lamentable misfortune now awaited them. At the entrance of this harbor perished twenty brave seamen, in two boats, by the surf. On the 90th of July, at four in the afternoon. La Perouse cot under way. This bay or harbor, to which he gava the name of Port des Franeais, is situated in 68 deg. ST min. north- latitude, and 199 deg. 60 min. west longitude. In different ex- cursions, he says, he found the binh-water mark to h« fifteen feet above the surfkee of the sea. The climate of this coast is infinitely milder than that of Hudson's Ray, in the same degree of latitude. Pinea were seen of six feet in diameter, and one hundred and forty feet in height. VegetiUion is vigorous during three or ibar months of tha year. The men wnnr diflbrent small or> n a m at a ,. ptdMmt firew IIm tanandnoaa, sewtty their anamd ■.'* 18» MMUXOa DB IiA VUOOMf bieaatei and file their teeth cloee to their gun*, ueiog, for fher last operation, a Band*stone, formed into a particular shape. Tliey paint the face and body with soot, ochre, and plumbago, mixed with train-oil, making themselves most horrid fisuret. When completely dressed, their flowing hair is powdered, and plaited with the down of sea-birds; but, perhaps, only the chie& of certain distinguished families are thus decorated. Their should* era are covered with a skin, and on the head, is generally worn.a little straw-hat, plaited with great taste and ingenuity. Some* times, indeed, the head is decorated with two horned bonnets of eagles' feathers. Their head-dresses are extremely various, ths craod object in view being only to render themselves terribl*, that they may keep their enemies in awe. Some Indians have akirts of otters' skins. 'A great chief wore a shirt composed of a tanned skin of the elk, bordered by a fringe of beaks of birds, which, when dancing, imitated the noise of a bell; a common dress among the savages of Canada, and other nations in the •astern parts of America. The passion of these Indiana for gaminff is astonishing, and they pursue it with great uvidity. The tort of play to which they arc most devoted, is a certain same of chance; out of thirty pieces of wood, each distinctly marxed like the French Dice, they hide seven: each plays in succession and he who guesses neai'est to the whole number marked upon the seven is the winner of the stake, which is usually a hatchet or a piece of iron. At'lenffth, after a very long run, on the llth of September, at three in uie afternoon, the navigators got sight of Fort Monterey; and two three-masted vessels which lay in the road. The com- DMUkder of these two ships having been informed, by the Viceroy of Mexico, of the probable arrival of the two French frigate*, ■eat them pilots in the course of the night. Loretto, the onl^ presidency of Old California, is situated on the east coast of thi* Seainsula and has a garrison of fifty-four troopers, who furnisli etaehments to fifteen misaions; the duties of which are per- formed by Dominican friars. About four thousand Indians, con- verted and residing in theJM fifteen parishes, are the sole produce of th* long labors of the diflferent religioua ordera which have succeeded each other. A small navy was *st|iblished by the Snanish Government in this port, under the ordehi of the Viceroy or Mexico, consistiitt of four corvettes of twelve guns, and one ((oletta. They are destined to supply with necessaries the pres* deocies of North California; and they are sometimes despatched as. packets-boats to Manilla, when the order* of the court require the utmost expedition. The company were received with aU possible politeness and re- spect: the president of the missioasi in hi* *acerdotal vestment, wift the^4ioly water in bis hand, watted to receive them al tiie < of the chwreb, whieb wa*<*pl«alidljr iUaniMted Me* '■.MMtitMaaHliM -•**iM«fMWi i ii MWffl i pr i ffi-i S S i '^ i i ••^*m. M05IUI7S DS r.:MO». 18» itns, uiing, fertlw particular shape, ire, and plumbago, Dst horrid fisuret. is powdered, and ips, only the chicfr ted. Their should' b generally worn.a ingenuity. Some- horned bonnets of emely various, the lemselves terribl*. Some Indians have hirt composed of a of beaks of birds, bell; a common her nations in the these Indians for (real uvidity. Th« I a certain game of tinctly marked like I in succession and marked upon the lally a hatcnet or a h of September, at ; of Fort Monterey; e road. The com- led, by the Viceroy o French frigatoa, Loretto, the onl^ le east coast of this opera, who furnish of which are per- isaad Indians, con* re the sole produce orders which hav« estubUshed by tb« lersofthe Viceroy 'elve guns, and on* loessAries the pres* netimes despatched sf the court require e politeness Mid r*- aoerdotal ▼•stmeal, oeite them at tiw ' gr Ulaniaiied mow Iheir highest festivals: he then conducted them to the foot of the high altar, where Te Dtum was suog in thanksgivings for their arrival. Before they entered the church they passed a range of Indians: the parish-church, though covered with straw, is neat, and decorated with paintings, copied from Italian originals. The Indians, as well as the missionaries, rise with the sun, and devote an hour to prayers and mass, during vrhich time a species of boiled food is prepared for them: it consists of barley in<«al, the grain of which has been roasted previous to its being boiled. It is cooked in the centre of the square, in three large kettles. This repast is called atole by the Indians, who consider it as delicious; U is destitute of salt and butter, and must consequently be insipid. Hie women have little more to attend to than their housewifery, their children, and the roasting and grinding of several grains, the latter operation is Ions and laborious, as they employ no other means than that of ftrushmg it in pieces with a cylinder upon • stone. liie Indians of the raneheries, or independent villages, are ac- customed to paint their bodies red and black, when they are in mourning -. but the missionaries have prohibited the former, though they tolerate the latter, these people being singularly attached to their fViends. The ties of fomil^ are less regarded among them than those of friendship: the children show no filial respect to the father, having been obliged to quit his cabin as soon as they were able to procure their own subsistence. A Spanish commissary at Monterey, named M. Vincent Vassa- dr« y Vega, brought orders to the governor to collect all the otter-skins of his missions and presidencies, government having reserved to itself the exclusive commerce of them; and M. Fages assured La Perouse that he could annually furnish twenty thousaadi of ihem. The Spaniards were ignorant of the importance of thi* valuable peltry till the publication of the voyages of Captain Ocdk; that excellent man has navigated for the general benefit oS>»very nation; his o:irn enjoys only the glory of the enterprise, and that of having given him birth. New California, though extremely fertile, cannot boast of having a single settler; a few soldiers, married to Indian women, who dwell in the forts, or who are dispersed among the different minions, constituting the whole Spanish nation in this district, of AoMtica. llie Franciscap missionaries are principally Europa- advj ' they have a convent in Mexico. On the erening of tha 39d every thing was on board, and loava had bean taken Af the Governor and missionaries. On tha. morning of the S4th fher sailed. On the Sd of Novembar thA, fr^ataa were surroiinded with "noddies, terns, and man-of-war. birtb; and on tha 4th they made an island which bore west. Thil mniil iatand is little mora than a rockof about five hundred totMa,it Yanglh.' La Paroaaa namad it Ida Nacker. About 190 MOVUBim 1>« LA ruovM. an hour past one in the morning Ln PerouM mw breikere ^ two cablet' length ahead of the alup; the aea being lo tinooth. the •ound of them was hardly heard; the Artrolabe perceived them at the aame time, though at a greater distance than the Boussole; both frigates instantly hauled, with their heads to the south-east. La Perouse gave orders for sounding; they had- nine fathome* rocky bottom; soon after ten and twelve fathoms, and in a quarter of an hour got no ground with sixty fathoms. Thev just escaped the most imminent danger to vrtiich navigators can be exposed. > The Island of Assumption, to which the Jesuits have attributed six leagues of circumference, from the ak:gles now taken, was re- duced to half, and the highest point is about two hundred toiaea above the level of the sea. A more horrid place cannot be con- ceived. It was a perfect cone, as black as a coal, and venr mortifying to behold, after havmg enjoyed, in imoginauon, the cocoa-nuts and turtles expected to be foundf> in some one of the Marianne Islands. Having determined the position, he continued his course towards China; and on the 1st of January. 1787, found bottom in sixty fi^oms; a number of fishing-boato surrounded him tho next day. On the 2d of January our navigators made the White Rock. In the evening they anchored to the north- ward of Ling-sing Island, and the foUowing day in Macao Rood. Macao, Mtnate atthe mouth of the Tigris, is capable of receiving a sixty-four gun-ship into its road, at the entrance of the Typaj and in its port, below the city, ships of seven hundred torn half The climate of tho road of Type is, at this season of the year, meearions; most of the crews were afilicted with colds, ace<»ii- panied with a fever; which yielded to the salutary temperature ^ tba island of Lueonia, when they approached it on the 16th of February. Wanting wood, «rhich he knew was dear at Manilla, La Perouse came to a resolution of remaining twenty-four heiH* at Marivella to procure some, and early the next morning all tho carpenters of the two frigates were sent on shore wfth the hMRf boata; the rest of the ship's company, with the yawl, were ro- eerved for a fishing-party; but tho^ were onsueeeadhl, as they found nothing but rocks and very shallow water. On the 98th the navigators came to an an^lior in the port of Oavite, in three fiithoms, at two cables' length from the town. Cavite, situate three leagues to the southnvest of ManiHa, *#•• formerly a place of importance. Manilla is erected on the^Bajr which a\so bears its name, and lies at the mouth of a river, bm (me of tbe finest situations in the world; all the neoessanea of lift may be procured there in abnndanee, and on reasonable teraw; but the cloths, and other manufactures of Europe are extravagant- ly dear. La Ftorouse confldently asaerts, that a great natieB, wMmiH any other eolony than tho FhilippioM, whieh^roidd Oit«bi> Uik o piopor fovoraaaat there, night Tiew'oU tlM «— — • lumttMnirmi •mimmmmifm ammmmmi XONinUR DB LA PBSOCai. m breikera at two no tmooth, the porceived them lanthcBouMol*} to the iouth-«iit. id. nine Auhonw, , aod in a quarter |Thev just eeci^d an be eiiposed. > iita have attributed low taken, was re« wo hundred toiaaa ice cannot be eoil> a coal, and rerjr n imagination, the n some one of the ition, he continued inuaiy, 1187, found (-boats surrounded r navigators node lored to the north- ay in Macao Road. K|Mible of reeeiTiiy ranee of the Tjrpai hundred tons half season of the year, with eolds, aceom- tarjrtempM-ature of . I it on the Ifith of as dear at Manilla, ; twentj-four hows Bxt morning all th« shore with the baf the yawl, were ra- sueeeaaftil, astkay er. i^^ior in the port of Ktk from the town. ist of Manilla, *wm erected onthel^jr ithofarirer, be&Qg BneoessarioaofUw I reasonable terms; •pe are extravagaal^ hat a great aati«B, whkk would' '•Utha ■ettlements io Africa and America without envj or regret. Theaa islands contain about 3,000,000 of inhabitants, and that of Luco- nia consists of about a third of them. These people seem not inferior to Europeans; thej cultivate the land with skill, and among them have ingenious goldsmiths, carpenters, joiuers, muoDs, blacksmiths, &c. La rerouse says he has visited theq* at their villages, and found them affable, hospitable, and honest. On the 9th of April, according to the French reckoning, and the 10th as the Manillese reckon, our navigators sailed and gdt to the northward of the island of Luconia. On the 21st thojr made the island of Formosa; and experienced, in the channel which divides it from that of Luconia, some very violent currents. On the 22d they set Lamy Island, at the south-west point of Formosa, about three leagues distant. The tack they then stood on conveyed them upon the coast of Formosa, near the entrance of the bay of Old Fort Zealand, where the city of Taywan, the capital of that island is seated. The whole of the next day a dead calm occurred, in mid-ehannel, between the Bashee Islands, and those of Bbtol Tabacoxima. , It is probable that vessels might provide themselves in this island with provision, wood, and water. La Perouse preserved the name of Kumi Island, which Father Gambil sives it in his chart. In the night of the 3dth our navicators passed the strait of Corea, sounding very frequently, and as this coast appeared more eligible to follow than that of Japan, they approached within two leagues of it, and shaped a course parallel to its direction. On the 87tb they made the signal to bear up, and steer east, and soon pereeiT- ed, in the north-north-east, an Island not laid down 4ipon any chart, at the distance of about twenty leagues from the coast of Corea. He named it Isle Dagelet, from the name of the a«trono> mer who first discovered it. The eiicumierence is about thrM leurues. On the 30th of Mar, La Perouse shaped his course east towarda Japan, and on the Sd of June saw two Japanese vessels, one of which passed within hail of him. It hod a crew of twenty maOt all. habited ia.blue cassocks resembling those worn by French priests. This vessel was about one hundred tons burden, aod nad a single high mast stepped in the middle. The Ai^labf hailed her as she passed, but neither the question nor the answer was eomprehendea. At diflfbrent times of the day seven Chinese veniels of a smaller oonatruction, were seen, which ^ere better ealealated to encounter bad weather. During the seventy-five days, since our navigators sailed from Manilla, th«y had run along the coasts of Quelpert Island, Corea, and Japan; bat aa these eonntries were inhabited by people in- hosf^able to strangers, they did not attem|A to visit them. They war* axtremriy impatiaat to reeonnoitre this land, and it was tha 00^ part ti the ^oba wfaieh had escaped tha aetivity of C^ptabt iff :. IM miruBim oi la riMon. Cook. Thci geograpben who had drawn the ttrait of Tessoy, erroneously determined the limit* of Jetao, of the Company's land, and of Staten Island; it, therefore, became necessa^ to termi- nate Yhe ancient discussions by indisputable facts. The latitude of Bdi de Ternai was the same as that of Port Acqueis, though the description of it is very different. The plants which France produces, carpeted the whole of this soil. Roses, lilies, and all European meadow-flowers were beheld at everj^ step. Pint- trees embellished the tops of the mountains; and oaks, gradual- ly diminishing in strensth and size towards the sea, adorned the less elevated parts. "jRraces of men were frequently perceived by the havoc they had made. By these, and many other corrobora* ting circumstances, the navigators were clearly of opinion, that the Tartars approach the borders of the sea, when invited thither by the season for fishing and hunting ; that they assemble for these purposes along the rivers, and that the mass of people reside in the interior of the country, to attend to the multiplication of theii flocks and herds. M. de Langle, with several other oflicers who had a passion for bunding, endeavored to pursue their sport, but without success, yet they imagined that by silence, perseveraneoi ard posting themselves in ambush in the passes of the stags and beara, they miaht be able to procure some of them. This plaa waa determined on for the next day, but-, with all their address and management it proved abortive. It was therefore generally acknowleoged'that fishing presented the greatest prospect of suo- cees. Each of the five creeks in the Bale de Ternai afibrded ■ proper place fi>r hauling the seine, and was rendered more con- venient by a rivulet, near which they established their kitchen. They caught plenty of trout, salmon, cod-fish, harp-fish, plaice, and herrings. At eight in the mormnff of the 7th, he made an island which ioemed of great extent; he supposed, at first, that this was Sega- tten Island, the south part of which some geographera had placed two degrees too far to tne northward. The aspect of this land was OKtremely diflferent from that of Tartarv; nothing was to be seen bat barren rocks, the cavities of which retaineathe snow. To the hiadiest of the mountains La Perouae gave the appellation' of Pieak Lamanon. M. de Langle. wb" had come to anchor, came instantly on board his ship, having lUready hoisted out hie long boat and small boats. He suhniitted to If i^erouse whether it would not be proper to land before nighty in order to reconnoitN the country, and gather some necessary informttioa firom the biihabitairts. By ue as s ist p n ce of their glasses they perceived some cabins, and twd of the jalanders hastening towards the woods. Oar navigators were suecessfiil in making the natives con^tro- hand thai thev.reqnested a descriptioa «f uieir country, aimI thai of the Blantehous; one of the old sages rose up, and, with great . mtm Noimiom Bi UL^ mouM. 198 ke strait of Tessoy. ) Company's land, necessa^ to termi* facts. The latitude .'ort Acqueifl, though flants which France loses, lilies, and all it everjb step. Pini- is; and oaks, gradual- 8 the sea, adorned the reqoently perceived by many other corrobora- slearly of opinion, that a, when invited thither they assemble for these ass of people reside in B multiplication of theti veral other officers who I pursue their sport, but Y sUence, perseverancOi passes of the sta^s and me of them. Thu plaa ; with all their address was therefore generally 'greatest prospect of suo- laie de Ternai aflorded ■ was rendered more con- Mtablished their kitchen, od-fish, harp-fish, jdaice, lie made an island which t first, that this was Sega- B geogra|diers had placed d its summit on all sidea presenrai ^regular form. La Perouse bestowed on it the title of Peak la Vartfaiiere. on the 38th, in the evening, our navigators were at the -bpenins of a bay which presented a aafe and convenient anchor- lige. M. de Langle reiwrted to La Perouse that there was ex- 'tfdlent shelter behind tour islands; he had landed at a village W Tartars, where he was kindlf received, and where, he discov- jired a watering place abounding with the most limpid element 7roiii M. de Luigle's report. La Perouse save orders to prepare %r anchoring in tne bottom of the bay, which was named Bale "daOastris. - In this bay the French navigators first discovered the use of the ^ciUele of lead or bone, which these people, and the inhabitants of 'Si^alien Island, wear on the thumb like a rins; it greatly assists 'niem in cutting and stripping the salmon with a knife, which it ^ihrays hanging to their girdle Their village was built upon Ion 'Itaarshy land, which must doubtless be unmhabitable during the ^#iator; but on the opposite side of the gulf, another vulag* Ti^peared on a more elevated situation. It was seated at the en> ^trance of a wood, and contained eight' cabins, larger and better 'tenstrueted than the first. Not mr from these cabins, thOT ^iMted three yourts, or subterranean houses. They were suffi- eiently capacious to accommodate the inhabitants of the whole ^(Mght eabms during the severity of the inclement season. On -t&e borders of this village several tombs presented themeelves, ' -^ich were larcer and more ingeniously fabricated than the Itouses; each of then contained tnree, four, or five biera, doeo- jraled with Chinese stnfi, some pieces of which were broMfdiB. '^ws, arrows, and the other most esteemed articlos of these people, ^^*||MMr0 suspended in the antoridr of these monuments, the wooden ^liMr of which was eloaed by a bar, supported at each end by a -'■' Th» women are wrapped in a large robe of nankeen, or ad* ^%OD'a akin, curiooaly tanned, deaeending as low as the ankle- %iMia, sometimes embrtlished with a border of fVinse manufactured 6f copper; and nrodudng Bounds like those of little bells. Those ^iiittien which nimish a oovering for the fair, weigh thirty or 'fiiity pounds; and are never eaught in summer; those which were -tikan bv the French visiters did not exceed three or four pounds 'la we^ht; but that disadvant^e was fuUy compensated by the ^4n|lraorainary nomber, and tba extreme delicacy of their flavor. ' 'OnthaddefAttguat, LaPeronae sailed with a light hreeie. fOlk fha 19th Cane Tronn was ilerceirad to the southward, and -'OipaUriea to tne aoudi-aast-by-east; its proper direction, ae* 'mmtg to the Duteh ehart: their skuatioii could not j^bly iMva Mtn datanBtned withoMwa praciakm by modam iwvigiliWB. L^.- .,- . ,.-f.,^,>^,.-.ia.,to.,.,,->.: . ■■'■■■,-'-, -'~^- ^{--1 MNUMhilti *LAlMttMlk. Ito he Mw a rcmarkaUt . on all ndM prenrrvt lit the title of Peak la Ivigators were at the convenient anchor- ^uie that there wa» ez< landed at a village and where, he diecov- moat limpid element, save orders to prepare hich waa named Baie ■covered the oae of the and the inhabitanta of ring; it greatly aaaisti with a knife, which ii age waa built upon Ion ninhabitable during the gulf, another vul^g* t waa seated at the en- bina, larger and better >m these cabins, they aee. They wereauffi- ihabitants of the whole inclement aeason. On I presented themeelves, • ily fabricated than the bur, or five biera, daeo- »f which were brocade. I articloa of these people, monuments, the wooden ported at each end by a »be of nankean. or ad- g as low as tha anUe- )r of IVinge manufactured le pf little bells. Those « fair, weigh thirty or nmer; those which were ed thrae or four pounds My compensated by the delicacy of their flavor, fid with a light breese. 1 to the southward, and ts proper direction, ao> ition cohM not ifdMinbly D by modara iwvigttMi. In the eveniogof the 6th, they made tllia entraiMie of A^atela Bay, or Saint Peter and Saint Pkul. The Ught-house, erected by the Russians on the east point of the entrance, was not ldn..!ed during the night; as an 'excuse for which the governor declared the n«.xt day, that all their effbrts to keep it burn had been in- effectual; the wind had constantly extinguished the flame, which was only sheltered by four planks of wood very indiffisrently cemented. The government of Kamtschatka had been materially changed since the departure of the English, and was now only a dependenoy of that of Ochotsk. lliese ^uticniars were communicated to oita navigators by lieutenant Kaborof, governor of the harbor of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, having a sergeant and forty soldiers undar his command. M. de Lessops, who acted'aa interpreter, and who etrfectly understood the Russian language, wrote a letter, in La erouse's name, to the governor of Ochotsk, to whom La Perooia ahw wrote in French himself. . He told him that the narrative of Cook's last voyase had spread abroad the fame of the hosoitality of the Kamtachadale government; and he flattered himself that l^e should be aa favorutly received as the English navigators, ia his voyage, like theirs, was intended for the general benefit of all maritime lutions. The Kamtschadales are of an imitative gMiiuB, and fond of adopting the customs of their conquerors. They have already abandoned the yourts, in which thev were formerly Accustomed to burrow like badgers, breathing tool air during the whole joi the winter. The most opulent among them now build isbas, or wooden houses, like those of the Russians: they are divided into three small rooms, and are conveniently warmtd by a bri(sk-stov«. The inferior people pass their winters and summers in balaa;aiis, resembling wooden pgeon-houses, covered with thatch, and plaie^d upon the tope of posta twelve or thirteen feet high, to iHucb fie women,' as well as men, find a ladder necessary for their asean- •ion. But these tatter -buildings wilt probably soon disappiaif : for the Kamtschadales imitate the manners and dresses or the Russians. 'It is curious to see in thair little cottages, a quantity of cash in circulation ; and it ma;^ be considered aa a still graatOr curiosity, because the practice exists among so small a number of inhabitanta. Their consunqption of the commodities of Ruiiia and China are so few, that the balance of trade is entirely in their favor, in consequence of which it is necessary to pay them the difference in roubles. ' The Kamtschadales, saya La Perouae, appeared to me to t>e the aame people aa those of the Bay of C as-' tries, on the cotfst of Tartary; they are equally remarkable for their mildMsa and their probfty, and their persons are not vary diasiniilar. Tha ^^proaoh of wiatar turn Wamad oar navigatora to depajrt; f&t gKNUM, wych, on iMr witrtl od tha Tth of September, ▼•iw m r JT— 1 ' . |N MMiiaom OB la ruovn. adorned with th« moirt beautiful verdure, waa aa yeUow aod PwelMd op on the 35th of the aame month, aa in the environa of Paria at the conelaaion of December. La Peroute therefore gave prepar- atorj ordera for their departure, and, on the 39th, sot under way. M. kaaloff came to take a final leave of him, and t to see land to leeward; next mominff . C%arm- ig morning. La Ferouse I a view of the inhabitants lediately set under way; a second night at that lought too dangerous for n to sailin the afternoon, anging baubles for hogs iders had surrounded toe canoes laden with piovi- r beads, axes, and elerith; ty them with contenlpt. n keeping them in otivr, smpty casks on shore to of the Boussole, armed, nd Colinet, and those of !fl Monti and B^Hegiirde, ing^ for U bay at the dis- lowed close after Messrs d landed when they did. Dgle had formed a resclu- it to another creek, at Uie atering-place; from t&ii w creek, towards which eommodioaa: tlifM, iHid the other boats, remained afloat at low water, within half a pistol- shot of the beach, and excellent water was easily procured. Great order was observed by Messrs. de Clonard and de Monti. A lint of soldiers was posted between the beach and the natives, who amounted to about two hundred, including many women and children. They were*prevailed on to sit down under cocoa-trees, at a little distance from the boats; each of them had fowls, hogs, pigeons, or fruit, and all of them were onxioufi to dispose of their articles without delay, which created some confusion. While matters were thus passing with perfect tranquillity, and the casks expeditiously filling with water. La Perouse ventured to visit a charming viliaee, situated in the midst of a neighboring wood, the trees of which were loaded with delicious fruit. The houses formed a circle of about one hundred and fifty tmses in diameter, leaving an interior open space, beautifully verdant, and abaded with trees, which rendered the air delightfully cool and refreshing. Women, children, and aged men attended him, and eamestlyjnaportuned him to enter their houses; they even spread their finest mats upon the floor, decorated with chosen pebbles, and raised a convenient distance from the ground, to prevent offensive humidity. La Perouse condescended to enter one of the handsomest of these huts, which ^as probably inhabited by a chief, and was astonished to behold alarge cabinet of lattice-work, •n wlUch as much taste and elegance were displayed as if it had been produced in the environs of Paris. This enchanting coun- try, blessed with a fruitful soil without culture, and enjoying • cUmate which renders clothing unnecessary, holds out to theae fortunate people an abundance of the most estimable food. The trees invite the natives to partake of the bread-fruit, the banana, the cocoa-nut, and the orange; while the swine, fowls, and dogs, which partake of the surplus of these fruits, afford them a neh variety of viands. The inhabitants of this enviable spot were so rich, and entirely free from wants, that they looked with disdain on the cloth and iron tendered by the French visiters, and only deigned to become customers for beads. Abounding in real bleaa- ings, fhey languished only for superfluities. The boats of the BouAsole now arrived loaded with water, aad La Perouse made every preparation to get under way. M. de Langle at the same instant returned from his excursion, maA mentioned his having landed in a noble harbor for boats, at the foot of a delightful village, and near a cascade of transparent water. He spoke of this watering-place as infinitely- more com- modious than any other, and begged La Perouse to permit him to take the lead of the first party, assuring him that in three hours he would return on board with ail the boats full of water, lliougb La Perouse, from the appearance of things at this time, had no £t(A ^^prehensions of aanger, he was averse to sending boato Stones were now violently thn|fQk by the Indians, who were up to their knees in water, and suriDunded the long-boats, at the distance of about six feet; the soldiers, who were embarked, making feeble efforts to keep them off. M. de LaQgle, still hoping to check hostilities,'^ without efitiaicm of bh>od, gave qo orders, all this time, for firing a volley of mue- ketiy and swivels; but shortly after, a shower of stones, thrown with incredible force, struck almost every one in the long-boat. fSk de Langle had only fired two shot, when he was knocked overboard, and massacred: with clubs and stones by about two hundred Indians. The long-boat of the Boussole, commanded by M. de Boutin, was aground near th^. Astrolabe, leaving between them a channel unoccupied by the Indians. I^Iany saved them- . sdves by swimming, who fortunately got on board the barges, wbic^ keeping afloat, forty-nine jperftona were saved out ofthe ■tMlf rtMWt eC which the p«r^. coniiited. Bf. Bo^ttn was knocked imB^ky. t film* ^^ ^>f*mil^7 m ^^f^nm^ m Mro loni-boiMii^ XM ii m mi n i Miw iw iii ii i i K i n II I.. lived bj the aliiiM. pMt twelve, end ar- Fhen, to their great ire, instead of finding ' 'lof coral, through ig channel of about I no more than fire . barges must have |een hauled to the «n- the beach. M. de jedthebayathigh- Dse islands lose five or uitly resolved to quit ad befoAs filled w^r; d humor of the crowd B quantity of fruit and recollection four boats without ia- ixcellent order on the le more efiectually to o hundred natives, in- X^nffle found there at clock, increased to the lundred. M. de Lin- nbarras^ing; he found le bay was almost dry, long-boats till four m however, ste{kped into usket and musketeen, numd; which he knew es were now violently : ir knees in water, and :e of about six feet; feeble efforts to keep Lities," without efltuucin ■ring a ToUey of mu*- wer of stones, throws one in the long-boat, hen he was knocked stones by about two issole, commanded by abe, leaving between Many saved thoni> . )n board the bargee, ere saved out ofthe Bwkiia wu knookel B thf two lbni-lKM|Mii^' MomnuB OS li nooura. IM on board of which not a man remained in the space of about fiv« mifiatet. Those who preserved their lives hy swimning to th^ two batges, received several wounds; but those who unhappily fall; on the other side were instantly despatched by the clubs of tha^ remorseless Indians. The crews ofthe barges, who had killed many of the islanden with their muskets, n6w besan to make more rooiA by throwiaji, their water-casks overboara They had also nearly exhaui^i^ their ammunition, and their retreat was rendered difficult, a nuiiiber of wounded persons lying stretched out upon the thwuts, and ioipedine the working of the oars. To the prudence of J|% Vaujaus, and the discipline kept up by M. Mouton, who ccanmaoi* ded the Boussole's barge, the public are indebted for the preseiw vation ofthe for^-nine persons of both crews who escapea. iSf. Boutin bad received five wounds in the head, and one in tli«, breast, and was kept above water by the cockswain of the loni^^ boat, who had himself received a serere wound. M. Colinet wafi discovered in h state of insensibility upon the grapnel-rope of wi barge, with two wounds on the heao, an arm fractured, and i finier broken. M. Lavaux, surgeon of the Astrolabe, was obli" sea to suffer the operation of the trepan. M. de Lamanon, and M. de Langle, were cruelly massacred with Talio, master at arme, ofthe Boussole, and nine other persons belonging to the twtr' crews. M. le Gk>bien, who commanded the Astrolabe's long-boat, did ifot desert his post till he was left done; when, having oxbauat-^ «d his ammunition, he leaped into the channel, and, notwithstan^ . ing his wounds, preserved himself on board one of the bargee. A little ammunition was afterwards found, and completelpr es* hausted on the infuriated crowd; and the beets at length extnoated themselves fVom their lamentable situatioD. At five o'clock the officers and crew of the Boussole wera inforrned of this disastrous event; they were at that moment aw* rounded with about one hundred canoes, in which the niUiw were disposing of their provisions with security, and perfb^^j inrioeent ofthe catastrophe which bad happened. But-tney wer« the countrymen, the brothers, the children of the infernal aaiMK •ins, the thoughts of which so transported La Perouse with ran, that he eould with difficulty confine himself to die limiUi of mom* ration, or hinder the crew fh>m punisiiing them with death. On the 14th of December, La Perouse stood for the Island of. Oyolava, which had been observed before they had arrived at the anchorage which proved so fhtal. This island is separated flrom that of MiQune, or of the Massacre, bv a wide channel, and viM.,'$ with Otaheite In beauty, extent, fertility, and population, i^^ the distance of about three leagues firom the nortb-east point, to waa steifrounded by canoes, laden with bread-fruit, bananas, eoeoii«' nuts, Mgar-oaces, pigeons, and a fhw hogs. The inhabitants ot. thli iiliiidfeaemble thoee ofthe island of Steonaa, whose treaclMfiy 100 MOHtiivft Di LA movra. had been so fatally experienced. Some ezohanges were eondnct- ed with these islanders with more tranquillity and hones^ than at the island of Maouna, as the imallest act of injustice received immediate chastisement. On the nth they approach^ the island of Pola, . but not a ainffle canoe came off; perhaps the natives had been intimidrted o^ bearing of the event which had taken place at Maouna. Pola is a smaller bland than that of Oyolava, but equally beautifid, and is only separated from it by a channel fiwr leagues across. IPbe natives of Maouna informed our visiters, that the Navigator's Islands are ten in number, viz. Opoun, the moiit easterly, Leone, Fanfoue, Maouna, Ovolava, Calmasse, Pola Skika; Ossamo, and Ouera. Hiese islands form one of the finest archipelagoes of the SouUi Sea, and are as interesting with respect to arts, productions, and population, as the Society and Friendly Islands, which the English navigators have so satisfkctorily described. In favor of tbeir moral characters, little remains to be noticed; gratitude can- not find a residence in their ferocious minds; nothing but fear can restrain them from outrageous and inhuman actions. The huts of these islanders are elegantly formed: though they disdain the fitbrications of iron, they finish their work with wonderful neatness, with tools formed of a species of basaltes in the form of an adae. For a few glass-beads, they bartered large three-legged dishes of wood, so well-polishod as to have the appearance of being ikighly varnished. They keep up a wretched kind of police; a ftw, who had the appearance of chiefs, chastised the refi'actpry Vith their sticks, but their assumed power seemed generally dis- Kiegarded; any regulations which they attempted to raforce and to •stablish, were transgressed almost as so«m as they were promul- gited. Never were sovereigns so negligently obeyed, never i^sre orders enforced with such feeble shadows of authority. Imagination cannot figure to itself more agreeable situations than those of their villages. All the houses are built under fruit- tralM, which render them delightfiifly cool; they are seated on the Wders of streams, leading TOwnftom the mountains. Though tlMKprincipal object in their architecture is to protect them flrom oAtAsive neat, the islanders never abandon the idea of elegance. Their houses are sufficiently spacious to acctommodata several ftmilies; aud they are furnished with blinds, which are drawn up to the windward to prevent the intmsion of the potent rays of .the ■un. The natives repose upon fine comfortable' mats, wUeh are eaittiously preserved firom all humidity. Nothing can be saiid, by our (ravelli.rs, of the religious rites of these natives, as no 10^ wai perceived belonging to them. The islands are ftrtil and theirjiopulation is supposed to be considerable. Opun, Luune, and Fanfiiue, are smell ; but Maoune, Oyolava, and Pola, may be ■ M il d among the largest and most beantiAil in the South Baa. Coeott island Ii lofty; and formed like a si^ar-loaf; it is natrly a MMHiSilii rnkmrnimmmmmmmmmim MoirnitTm »■ la nmomm. m ^gei were eoiidnet< ' hones^ than at |injuatiee received --.(but not a single len intimidated oy Maouna. Pole u tally beantifi^, and ;aes acroas. The jt the Navicator'a St easterly, Leone, ikika, OaMuno, and rchipelagoea of the o arts, productions, Islands, which the ri^ed. In favor of ced; gratitude can- nothing but fear can actions. The huts igh they disdain the wonderful neatness, he form of an adae. three-legged dishes ppearance of being id kind of police; a ■tisedthe refractory iemed generally dis- ed to enforce and to IS they were promul- ' obeyed, never were rathority. agreeable situations ire built under fruit- ley are seated on the nountains. Though to proteet them from he idea of elegance. bc|ommodate several «^i,eh are drawn up le |H>tent rays of the ble' mats, wMeh are hing ean be said, by Batives, as no ioi>u . inda are frrtil and ble. Opun, Luune, a,andPoia, maybe >1 in the Soqth Sea. r-loaf; it ia Marly a mile in diameter, covered with trees, and is separated from Trait- ors' Island by a channel about a league wide. At eight in the morning La Perouse brought too, to the west-south-weat, at twu miles from a sandy bay in the western part of the Great Island of Traitors, where he expected to find an anchorage sheltered from easteHy winds. About twenty canoes instantly quitted the shore and approached the frigates in order to make exchanges; several of them were loaded with excellent cocoa-nuts, with a few yams and bananas; one of them brought a hog, and three or four fowls. It evidenUy appeared that these Indians had before some know- ledge of Europeans, as they came near without fear, traded with honesty, and never refused to part with their fruit before they were paid for it. They spoke, however, the same language, and the same ferocity appeared in their countenances: their manner of tattooing, and the form of their canoes were the same, but they had not, like th^m, two joints cut off from the little finger of the left hand; two individuals had, however, sufiered that operation. On the 27th of December, Vavao was perceived, an island which Captain Cook had never visited, but was no stranger to its existence, as one of the archipelago of the Friendly Islands; it is nearly equal in extent to that of Tongataboo, and is particularly fortunate in having no deficiency of fresh water. The two small islands of Hoongatonga are no more than two large uninhabitable rocks, which are high enough to be seen at the distance of fifteen leagues. Their position is ten leagues north of Tonffataboo; but that island being low, it can hardly be seen at half that distance. On the 31st of December, at six m the morning, an appearance •like the tops of trees, which eeemed to grow in the water, proved the harbinger of Van Diemaoi's point. The wind being northerly. La Perouse steered for the south coast of the island, which may, without danger, be approached within three musket-shots. Not the semblance of a hill is to be seen ; a calm sea cannot present a more level surface to the eye. The huts of the natives were scattered irregularly over the fields, and not socially collected into a conversable neighborhood. Seven or eight canoes were launched from these habitations, and directod their course towards the vessels; but these islanders were -awkward seamen, and did not venture to come near, though the water was smooth, and no obstacle impeded their passage. At the distance of about eight or ten feet, they leaped overboard and swam near the frigates, holding in each hand a quantitjr of cocoa-nuts, which they were glad to exchange for pieces of iron, nails, and hatchets; from the honesty of their dealings a friendly intercourse ensued between the islanders and the navigators, and they ventured to come on board. Norfolk Island, offthe coast of New South Wales, which they a«w on the 13th of January, is very steep, bvH does not exeeed ei^ily t«iMi above tha laval of the sea. It ia aovared with piaaa, ^ I Ml iifmmnk B4 H Hump- w]|y|(pb «ppear to Im of 4^ uni« ueciMi M tbo«e of Ii(«w Gtla^f)!:, nin, or Mow. Zealand. Ca^liain Coo|( hayina decared that he miw many cabbage-trees in this islapd, heightened the desire of the nav- igators to land on it. Perhaps the palm which produces these cabbages,,» very small, for a<^ a single tree of that species could be discovered. On the ^tb, at nine m the morning, La Perouse let go the anchor at a mile from the north coast of Botany Bay, in seven fathoms water. An English lieatenaot, and a midshipman, were sent on board his ship by Captain Hunter, commanaer of the Siriua. They offered lum, in Captain Hunter's name, all the services in his power; but circumstances would not permit him to supply them with provision, ammunition, or sails. An officer wap despatched from the French to the English Captain, returning thanks, and adding, that his wants extended only to wood and water, of which hS should find plenty in the bay. The journal of La Perouse proceeds no further. La Perouse, according to his last' letters from Botany Bay, was to return to tM Islo of Prance in 1788. They left Botany bay in March, and, in a letter which the commodore wrote February 7, he stated his intention to continue his researches till December, when he expected, after visiting the Friendly islands, to arrive at the Isle of France. This was the latest intelligence received of the fate of the expedition; and M. d' Entrecasteaux, who was despatched by the French government, in 1791, in search of La Perouse, was unable to trace the course ha had taken, or gain any clew to the catastrophe which had be- fiUlen him and his companions. In 1825, the attention of the public was excited towards this qnrstehous affair, by a notice published by the French minister of the marme, purporting that an Amerian captain had declared that he had seen, in the bands of one of the natives of an island in the tract between Ix>uisiade and New Caledonia, a cross of the mrderof St. Louis, and some medals, which appeared to have been procured from the shipwreck of La Perouse. In consequence of this information, the comimander of a vessel which sailed from IWoD, in April, 1836, on a voyage of discovery, received orders to make researches iu the quarter sMcified, in order to restore 10 their country any of the phipwrfcked or^w who might yet re- naio in existence. Other intelligence, relative to the wreck of two large vessels, on two difihlfnt iidands of the New Hebrides, was obtained b^ captain IJ^lon, the commander of ail EngUfh vassal atTucopia, in his passage from Valparaiso to Pondicherry, m May, iti^, in oonsaquance of which he was sent back to aa- dtftaiii the truth of Uia matter. The fiicts discovered bv him on this mission, wrjre, that the two (riiips struck on a reef at Mallioolo, .. I* 4' 8i latif «de, IW** aCT E. longitude ; ona of than inmsdiaMj nmul 4ovni wd tU opt board pplM; seme af thf eraw of iImi allNMr nfifti, pavt of whop vwnt nNnidfrad bjr tk« savogfa; tj|« aU N Mt iwi ii 'w.w ' " ' Iff l i ii Ji aMil ll iiliiiliiBiiiefc^ of N«w Calodo- .ared that he Miir desire of the nav- produces these It species could ins, La Perouse . _>9taay Bay, in id a midshipman, . commander of jer's name, all the not permit him to I. An officer w^p 'aptain, returning only to wood and The journal of , aecordinff to his M Isle of France letter which the ention to continue i, after visiting the e. This was the spedition; and M. EBnch government, > trace the course he which had be- cited towards this : French minister >tain had declared itives of an island nia, a cross of the wred to have been in consequence of which sailed from J, received ordera 1 order to restore irho might yet re- I to the wreck of e New Hebrides, er of aA Engliph 9 to Poodicheriy, sent back to aa- arered br him oo reefatMaUicolo« theniniiiadia^jr f tkf erew of jt^ tkf Mvagfa; ^ MlBanVMiJi'c VUMMM. flfli- remainder built a small ressel, and let aail from Mallieolo; bat wliat b«feuM of (hete ii ttiil known.' Iria iMli, indaodf c&tt^ that these were the vessels of La PeronM. ■w.t MIDfiHIFBIAN'8 CBANKQ^ BT OAFTAIN HALL. JDuring the long winters of oar slothful diseootent at Bermuda, eaiUed by the peace of Amiens, the grand reeoaree, both of ^ idle and the busy, amongit all classes of the Lsuider's offieevkf was shooting — that never-ending, still-beginning amusemeirf, which Englishmen carry to the remotest comer of the habitable globe — popping away in all countries, thinking only of game, and often but too reckless of the prejudices, or fear of the natives.' Hibr propensity is indulged even in those uninhabited regions of thv earth .which are visited only once in an age; and if Captain Pktrf had reached the pole, he would unqueationably have had a shot at the axis of the earth! In the meantime, the officers and young gentle: oen of the flajf- ship at Bermuda in the beginning of 1808, Lsuppose to keep their hands in for the war which they saw brewing, and prayed hourly for, were constantly blazing^away amongst the cedar groves um orange plantations of those fairy islanm, which appeared to bC more and more beautiful after every such excursion. The mid^ stiiptoed were generally obliged to content themselves with knoek^ faig down the blue and red birds with the ship's pistols, chargMl with His Majesty's (gunpowder, and, for want of small shot^ Willi slugs fl>rmed by cutting up His Majesty's musket-buUeis. Hie pffleers aimed at higher game, and were, of coarse, better profid> ed with suns and ammunition. Sevenjl of these gentlemen hid brought fh>m England some fine do|s — ^hi|^ bred pointera, wMM the middies, also, not to be outdone, must needs nave ado^cf titiit own: they recked very little of what breed; but Mme ton «t ablmal tiray said thejTirmast have. , ..j TfiTijfii 1i6w we Orbeured the strange4ooking animal whoae servitiei tfe contrived to engage; but having '6nee eMained hfani w« W»r« ^6t slew in giving him our best afTeMions. It is true IM wits as aglv as anything oouM possibly be. His eolor was a dirty reddish yellow; and whHe a part of his hair twisted itsOlf up n curiiir, k part Hung down quite straight, almost to the ground.' H« was utterly useless for all the purposes of real sport, but quM gUFttd l^iiin4hto fiiraish the mUb vritb plenty of fun When they went oiJlft^^^-3n '«hasinf^i|^, baVkiag' af old white heMed u e g t e iifc^ t ; ! ? tM ssxmp moontiairv tuum. and other aranMinents suked to the exalted tMte and habits of the rilling generation of officers. People will differ as to the merits of dogs; but we had no doubts as to tne great superiority of ours over alTothers on board, though the nanie we gave him certainly implied no such confidence on our part. After a full deliberation, it was decided to call him Shakings. Now it must be explained that shakinss is a name given to small fragments of rope yams, odds and en£i of cordage, bits of oakum, old lanyards, — m short to anr kind of refuse arisuig •ut of the wear and tear of the ropes. This odd nam^ was per- haps bestowed on our beautiful favorite in consequence of^ his color not being very dissimilar to that of well tarred Russia hemp; while the resemblance, was increased by many a (iab of pitch, which his rough coat inbibed from Uie seams between the planks of the deck in hot weather. If old Shakings was of no great beauty, he was at least, the OMst companionable of dogs; and though he dearly loved the middiipmen and was dearly beloved by Siem in return, he had enough of the animal in his composition to take a higher pleas- ure in the society of his own kind. So that when the high bred, showy pointers belonging to the officers came on bottrd, after a footing fcxcursion, Mr. Shakinsslost no time in applying to them for news. The pointers who liked this sort of familiarity verr well gave poor Shakings all possible encouragement. Not so with their masters; they could not bear to see an abominable cur, as they called our favorite, at once so cursedly dirty and so utterly ttseless, mixing with their sleek and well*Md animals. AX first their dislike was confined to such insulting expressions as these; then it came to an occasional kick or knock on the nose with the hut^nd of a fowling-piece; and lastly, to a sound cut with the hunting whip. Shakiiws, who instinctively knew his place, took all this, like a ••IMible rallow, in good part; while the mids, iriiea out of hesring dT the higher powers, uttered curses both loud and deep against the tyranny and oppression exercised against an animal which, W their fond fancy was declared to be worth all the dund cut with the sok all this, like a lenout of hearing and deep against an animal which, II the doss in the spared, however, ps, in consequence idiffnation, one of I Blaster Shakings It one ttoming,—- ^^7> ««iy> !>«■>< strokesnan of the of the shore, and Ihavenodoabt." If a stranger had come into the midshipmen's birth at i lent, he might have thought His Majesty's navai service was that mo- ment, he might have thought about to be broken up. All allegiance, discipline, or subordi- nation, seemed utterly cancelled by this horrible act. Many were the execrations hurled upwards at the ofiending "knobs, who, we thought were combining to make our lives miserable. Some of our party voted for writing a letter of remonstrance to the Ad • miral against this unheard of ootraee; and one youth swore deeply that he would leave the service unless justice was obtained. But as be had been known to swear the same thing half a dozen times every day since he had joined the ship, nO great notice was taken of his pledge. Another declared upon his word of honor, that such an act was enough to make a man turn Turk, and fly bis country! At last, by general agreement, it was decided that we should not do a bit of duty, or even stir from our seats, till we obtained redress for our grievances. However, while we were in the act of vowing mutiny and disobedience, the hands were turned up to " furl sails!" upon which the whole party, totally forjjetting their magnanimous resolution, scudded up the ladders, and ramped into their stations with more than usual alacrity, wisely thinking, that the moment of actual revolt had not yet arrived. A better scheme than throwing up the service, or writing to the Admiral, or turning Mussulmen, was afterwards concocted. The midshipmen who went on shore in the next boat easily got hold of Cor Shakings who v> •is howling on the steps of the watering place, order to conceal hitu, he was stufied, neck and crop, into the captain's clothes-bag, brought safely on board, and restored onea more to the bosom of his friends. In spite of all we could do, however, to keep Master Shakings below, he presently found his way to the quarter-deck, to receivs 'the concratulations of the other dogs. There he was soon detect- ed by the higher powers, and very shortly afterwards trundled over the gangway and again toased on tne beach. Upon this occasion he was honored with the presence of one of nis own masters, a middy, who was specially desired to land th» brute, and not bring him on board again. Of course this particular youngster dia not bring the dog off; but, before nisht, somdiow or other, old Shakings was snoring away, in grand chorus with his more fashionable fnends, the pointers, and dreaminc no evil, before the door of the very officer's cabin whose beaittifiu polished boots he had brushed so rudely in the morning, — an ofience which had led to his banidhment. ^^ This second return of our dog was too much. The whole posse of OS were sent for on the quarter-deck, and in very distinct terms ordered not to bring Shakings on board again. These imuao- tions haviiu; been given, this wretched victim, as we termed him,- of oppresawn, was once more landed amongst the cedar grovac Thu time he remained fhll a week on riiore: but how or wlira h« 18 KM MnWiKrilAK's tfUMffB. flTer f had some droUerv in his compositi<^, gavi) a new turn for the expression of our thoughts. ' This geittleman, who was more than twice as old as most of us, say aboat thirty, had. won the affections of all our class, by this gentleness of his manners, and the generous part he always took ea ovtt side. He bore among us the pet name of Daddy; and certainly he was like a father to thdse amongst us who, like my- self, were quite adrift^ in the iriiip without any one to look after them. He was a man of talents^ and classical education, but he had entered the navy &r toe late in life ever to take to it cordially. H^ habits, indeed, had become so rigid, that thfy could never be made to bend to the mmjdfying kino of discipline, which it a[p- pears every officer shouldHb through, but which only the young and light'^earted can brook. Our worthy friend, accoraingly^ with m his abilities, tastes, and acquirements, niver seemed At home on board the ship, and unless a man can rencli this point 6t likiiw Ibr the sea, he is better on the shore. Mii& events op SMJy eared ii|om ab^i his bo«4lts than abou^ bMMi> lUk^^ifitl^ that I ' l aB U Bn.TJ i iteM* ^ ---'^My leut no OM t^e'#utdal|ify Icareered abow his raptares, duck trouMit at the bottom (ly contributed r of confidence le had kept his , Ireeeuea at ih$ \, the secrete of b-marine world, Shakings reBto> line drunk, with eanng an uproar ^ed up the wind- forced to march igswas nowhere ere, interrogated med the marines, Bcastle gangways s could be round, md amonast us, f some diabolical > suspicion seemed about the matter, dog. While we I for our loss, one his composition, [hts. old as most of us, our class, by the art he always toolc le of Daddy; and I us who, like my- one to look after ^ucation, but he take to it cordially. thf y could never pline, which k v^ ich only the young iend, accordingly^ I, niver seemed to. reach this pout <6f iyk aU events old ilo^,an4d^%{}»f MnMnnMaV fUMKi. 9BK, ad nora in giving ua aaiiatanee in oar Utamry pqr«aits, aw} trytng to ttffioh uM to be naefhl, than in rendering hunaelf a proneient in those profiMMiooal mysteries, which he never hoped to practise ia earnest bimaelf. What this very interesting person's early history was, we ooold never find out; nor why he entered the navy; nor how it came, that a man of hia- powers and aeeomplishments shoold have been k^pt back so long. Indeed the yoangsters never inquired into these matters, being quite etmtented to have the advantage of hia Erotection against the oppression of the oldster^, iriio oeeaaionally ullied them. Upon all occasions of diAcnl^, we were in the habit of clustering around him, to tell our grievances, great and small, with the certainty of always finding in him that great deoC- deratum in calamity — a patient and firieodly listener. It will easily be supposed, that our kind Daddy took more than usual interest in the afiair of Shakings, and that he was applied to by us at every stave of the transaction. He was sadly pernio* ed, of course, when the don was finally missing ; and fi>r some oayi, he could give us no oomrort, nor sug^-est any mode of revenge which was not too dangerous for his young friends to put mto practice. He prudently observed, that as we had no certainty to go opon, it would be foolish to get ourselves into any serious scrape for nothing at all. "There can be no harm, however," he continued in his dry and slightly sarcastic way, which all who knew him will recollect, as well as if they saw him now, drawing his hand slowly across his chin, " lliere can be no harm my hw», in putting the other do||a in moumins for their departed mend Shakings; for whatever is become of bun, he is lost to them, as well as to us, and his memaiy oosht to be duly respected." This hint was no sooner given than a cry was raiaed for crape, and every chest and bag ransacked, to procure badges of moara- iiig. The pMBters were speedily rigged up with a banch of crape tiM ia a handsome bow, upon the left leg just above the knee. The ioke took immediately. The oficevs ooaM not help laud- ing; M>r, thourii we considered them little better than fiends, at thik mnaMBl or Moitement, they were in foot, except in this in- •taaee, the best hatured aad most iodulgeat mf n I nimember to have sailed with. llAy of ooorse ordered the crape to be instant' ly Uktn ofi* firom the dogs' legs: aad one of the officers remarked to us seriously, that as we had now had our piece of fun out, there were to be no more such tricks. Off we scampered to eonsok old Daddy what was to be done neit, as we had been positively ovdered not to meddle any more mdk the dogs. " Put the pigs in monming," he said. All our crape was expended by this time, hat this want waa so«a sapipiied by men friMtse trade it was to diseover resoareea MiMHknuH't nuam. in difficahj. With a generous spirit of devotion to the eaiiee of public spirit one of these juvenile mutineers pulled off his black neck-handkerchief, and, tearing it in pieces, gave a portion to each of the circle and away we ail started to put into practice this new susir0*tion of our director-general of mischief The row which ensued in the pig-sty was prodigious — fbr in those days, hogs were allowed a plaM on boanl a man-of-war,— a custom wisefy abolished of late yev*> since nothing can be mce out of character with any ship than such nuisances. As these matters of taste and cleanliness were nothing to us, we did not intermit our noisy labor till every one of the grunters had his ann- let of such crape as we had been able to muster. We then watch* ed our opportunity and opened the door so as to let out the whole herd of swine on the main deck just at a moment when a group of officers were standing on the fore part of the quarter deck. Of course the liberated pigs delighted with their freedom, passed in review under (he yety noses of our superiors, each with his mourn- ing knot displayed, grunting or squealing along, as if it was their express object to attract attention to their domestic sorrow for the loss of Shakinss. The officers were excessively provoked, as they could not help seeing all this was affording entertainment, at their expense, to the whole crew; for though the men totk no part in this piece of insubordination, they were ready enough, in those tiqies of the weary, weary peace, to catch at any species of distraction or devilry^ no matter what, to compensate for the loss of pommeling their enemies. The matter, therefore, necessarily became rather serioos; and the whole gang of us being sent for on the ouarter deck, wn were ranged in a line, each with his toes at the edge of a nlank aeeord- inc to the oithodox fashion of these gragrarious sooloings', toehni- (^ly called * toe-the-line matches.' We war* given to under- stand that our proceedings were impertinent, and after the orders we had received, highly offensive. It was with much difficukr that either party coald keep their countenances during this om- eial lecture, for while it was going on, the sailors were endeav- oring by the direction of the officers, to remove the hits o£ silk from the legs of the pigs. If however it be difficult— ae most difficult we found it — to put a hog in«Muming, it is a job ten times more troublesome to take him out again. Such at least is the ikir infeience from these two experiments; the only ones, perhaps, on record, — for it cost half the morning to undo what we had done in less than an hour; to say nothing of the unceasing and out- rageous uproar which took place along the decks, eqweially un- der the guns, and even under the coppers forward in the galley, where two or three of the youngest pigs had wedged themselves, apparently resolved to die rather than submit to the degradation •f beinc deprived of their mourning. All tbi| was very creditable to the memory of poor Shakings T t i W Te the bito of silk difficult— as most itis a job ton times h at least is the foir J ones, perbape, on what we bap dene unceasing aadout- eks, eq>ecially un- ward in the gallejr, redged themselves, to the degradation ' of poor Shakings MIBtnnCAIl's FBAinCI. but, in the course of the day the real secret of this eitraordinarjr difficulty of taking a pis out of mourning was discovered. Two of the mids were detected in the very act of tying a bit of black bun- tin to the leg of a sow, from which the seamen declared they had already cut off crape and silk enough to have made her a com|riete suit of black. As soon as these new offences were reported, the whole party of us were ordered to the mast-head as a punishment. Some were sent to sit on topmast cross-trees, and some on the top-gallant yard> arms, and one small gentleman being perched at the jib-boom end, was very properly balanced abaft b^ another little culprit at the extremity of the gaff. In this predicament we were hung out to dry for five or six hours, as old Daddy remarked to us with agria, when we were called down as the night fell. Our persevering friend, being rather provoked at the punish" ment of his young flock, now set to work to discover the real ftte of Shakings. It soon occurred to him, that if the dog had really been made away with, as he shrewdly suspected, the butcher, in all probability must have had a hand m the murder; accordingly, he sent for him in the evening, when the following dialogue took place: — " Well, butcher, will you have a glass of grog to-night? " " Thank you, sir, thank ^ou. Here 's yom honor's health! " said the other, after smoothing down his hair, and pulling an inn mense quid of tobacco out of his mouth. Old Daddy observed the peculiar relish with which the botcher took his glass, and mixing another, a good deal more potent, placed it before the fellow, and continued the conversation in these words: " I tell you what it is Mr. Buteher— yon are as humane as any man in the ship, I dare sat; but, if required, you know well, tha^ you must do your duty, whether it is os eLeep or hogs?" " Surely sir." " Or upon dogs either?" suddenly inquired the inquisitor. " I don't know about that," stamoiered the butcher, qnito taken by surprise and thrown all aback. " Well, well," said Daddy, " here's another glass for yon— a stilT north-wester. Come! tell us all about it now. How did you get rid of the dog? — of Shakings, I mean? " " Vf by, sir," said the peaching rogue, " I put him in a bag— a bread bag, sir." "Well!— what then?" " I tied up the mouth, and put him overboard— out of the mid- ship lower-aeck port, sir." " Tes— but he would not sink?" said Daddy. " Oh, sir," cried the butcher, now entering into the mereileaa spirit of his trade, " I put a four and twenty pound shot into tlw b«f idong with Oiakings." 18» 1 tio MiB^ipi^jiyrmiipp. " IMdi70i)?— Th«n« M^ef Butcher, all I ean mt is, 70a an M preoious a rued m erer went aboat unhanged. There— drink your grog, and be off with you!" Next moming when the offieera were aaaembled at breakfhat in the ward room, the door of the captain of marines' cabin wasind- denlT opened and that officer half ahaTed, and laughing, thro^h a collar of aoap audi, atalked out, with a paper in hi* hand*. M Bare," he exclaimed, " ia a copy of verses which I found in ray baaia this morning. I cant tell how they got there or what thoT ar4i about ; — but you shall judge. " 8» he read the two Ibllowing stanxas of doggerel:— - WkM Ik* MatikMB OmMmmt I AjUmim4AWom'» LiMyMUaiiii to Oatp, ••■MMVkll AM in mMw Mnrlw M U^ M • Pm HiUaa aad Shot an Uu«ini«r«feou4 I need hardly aay in what quarter of the ship this biting morsel of coek-pit aatire waa concocted, nor indeed who wrote it, for there was DO one but our good Daddy who was equal to such a flight. About midniffbt, an urchin — who shall be nameless — was thrufjt out ef one of the after ports of the lower deck, from which h^ elaartered up to the marme officer's port, and the saah happening to haTO been lowered down on the gun, the epigram, copied hj another of the youngsters was pitched into the soldier's basin. ^M wisest thing would have been for the officer's to have aaid nothW about the matter, and let it blow bv. But angry people are seldom judicious — so they made a formal complaint to the can-^ tain, who, to dp him justice, was note little puzzled how to setoib the aflUr. The reputed anther was called up, and the captain aaid to him— " Pray, sir, are yon the writer of these lines?" " I am titt" he replied^ after a little consideration. " Xhm all I ean say is," remarked the captain, " they are ele?«r enough, in their way-— but take my advke, and write no more sueh Verses." So the affair ended. The satirist took the captain'a bint in good part, and confined his pen to mattera below the surftee of the water. A* in the course of a fow months the war broke qut, there was ao longer time for such nonseosn, and our generous protector, old Dtddy, some time after the aflUr of takings took place, was eeot off to Halifax, in charge of a prize. His orders were if possi- Ue to join his own ship, the Leander, then lying at the entrance ^^fgwT^iatk harbor, juat wiuin Sandy Ho<« bgbl-botise. fM old ftieiid, seeordiogly, having competed his miaaion Iverad his priM to the authoritiea orHalUM> t^k hjlj|pa^ 9SS»9\."' T||i,i!mm.or til. Thf lero— drink mt breakfttt in cabin wu svd- hing, tliro^h ti* handa. hich I found in t tiMre or what 1:— biting morael of rote It, for there to such a flight iM — ^was thru«t from wliich h9 sash happening {ram, copied bj I soldier's basin, ser's to have said Qut angry people iplainttothecaihi ded how to settle and the captun ition. ," they are cleTMT id write no more tain'ahintinffood he surfiiee of the >l(e Qot, there was roue protector, old ■ took place, was derswereifpoaai- ig at the entrance spleted his miaaion Itihs, tiWk W|» pi^ sage in the British packet sailing from iMace to thepeit in wUek we lay. As this ship sailed past us, on her way to Ifew York, we ascertained, to our great joy, that our excellent Daddy was acto- sliy onboard of her. Some hours afterwards the pilot boat wa* seen coming to us, and thpugh it was iii the middle u( the night, all the young mids came hastily on deck to welcome their worthy messmate back again to his ship. It was late in October, and the wind blew fresh from the norlh- weatward, so that the ship, riding to the ebb, had her head directs ed towards the Narrows, between Staten island and Lons island; consequently the pilot-boat,— one of those beautifkl ▼eaeeb so well known to every visiter of the American coast,— eamis flying down Xn us, with the wind nearly risht aA. Our joyona party were issembled on the quarter-deck, looking anxiously at the boat as she swept past us. She then luflbd round, in order t» sheer alongside, at which moment the mainsail jibed, aa was to be ex- pected. It was obvious, however, tliat something more had taken place than the pilot had looked for, Biii|C« ue b^at, instead of ran^ lag up to us, was brought right round on her heel, and went on again upon a wind on the other tack. The tide caTrieSd her out of sight for a few minutes, but she was soon alpn^aide, when we learned, to our inexpressible grieif and consternation, that, on the main-boom of the pilot-boat swinging over, it had. ascidentallr struck our poor friend and pitched him' headlong overboard. Being encumbered with a great coat, the pockets of which, aa we afterwards learned, were loaded with his young companions' let* ters, brought from England by this pocket, be in ram straggled to reach the boat and then sunk to rise no more. ST naa. nMASS. IImb art Boonaiag oa, thoa ni|^ ssa, Wot4nT aad'thsMkiw! Tha taoiMiti'roeks yet ring to thse^ ynwM Uinaden iiui|^ eaa tuM. Oh! maov s glm^oiH votes is nuB, TmnrOyi Hall Irawen oTewtt, Aa&kDshsd is mukj a lovely tans : pfjaewafliliiani or aiiilh. Tha Dorian flote that iiriMdoryoas j(Iei>|a^*iive,iaiai'r ■aajhuft or JoMk-psda no aaofa ming right betore I aomo eonvoj or M of them out." ; her to the wind* dthemtobetwen- Dvoj of three line rhen the found we ad heeli) ahe left w up into a lump, itill kept amelliiig »ion, and a frigate, \ worth some mil- 1 at some diatanee i gave chaae, and let. About twelve "Archer, everjr ■ out, and light the vent his firing into r laid than dona, own, and bring to , went the bloeks, »n. "What dap ia " "Fromlanwi- rYork." "What hree times bj the •f ^ sailor standing ire todk you to, be d it to be as he m- Spanish fleet that that nothing saved niards, to«k as for tniz for a l^panish b1 in eompaoBf imm flfom being woMh dav«g«in: fortte 'i^ £ols Of tim '^btlz. W winning the baj|, which contained between thirty and forty doUdb; but this is nothing to what we sailors sometimes undergo. After parting company, we steered south>«outli-east, to go round Antonio, and so to Jamaica, (our cruise being out) with our fingers in our mouths, and all of us as green as you please, h happened to be my middle watch, and about three o'clock, when a man upon the forecastle bawls out: " Breakers ahead, and land upon the lee-bow;" I looked out, and it was so sure enough. "Ready about! put Ihe helm down! Helm a lee!'.' Sir Ilyde bearing me put tne ship about, jumped upon deck. " Archer what 's the matter? you are putting the ship about without my orders!" " Sir, 'tis time to go about; the ship is almost ashore, there 's the land." " Good God so it is! Will the ship stay?" "Yes, Sir, I believe she will, if we don't make any confoaion; she 's all aback— forward now?" " Well," says he, " work the ship, I will not speak a single word." The ship stayed very well. "Then, heave tne lead! see what water we have!" "Three fathom." "Keep the ship away, westH«>rth-west."— " By the mark three." "This won't do. Archer." " No, sir, we had bet- ter haul more to thd northward; we came south-sonth-east, and had better steer north-north-west." "Steady, and a quarter three." " This may do, as we deepen a little." " By the deep four." "Very well, my lad, heave quick." "Five fathom.'* "That's a fine fellow! another^ cast nimbly." "Quarter leas eight." " That will do, come, we shall get clear by and by." "Mark under water five." " What 'a that?" " Qidj five foth- om, Sir." " Turn all handa up, |j|Bg the ahip to an anchor, boy!" "Are the anchon clear!" " In a moment. Sir," " All dear!" " What water have you in the chaina now!" " Eight, half nine." " Keep fast the andiors till I call yon." " Ay> ay. Sir, all Ast!" . " I have no ground with thu Une." " How Bumy lathoms have you out? pass along the deep-sea Itnal" " Ay, ay, Sir." " Come are vou all ready ?" " All ready, flir." " Heave away, watch! watch! bear awav, veer away, no croond, Sir, with a hundred fothom." "Hiatus clever, come, Midam Phttnix, tfiere k another squeak in you yet— ^dl down bat the wftch; secure the anchors again; heave the inain4op-aail to the mast; luff, and bring her to tne wind!" I tdd yoa, Madam, you should have a little aea-jargon: if you con understand half of what is already aaid, I wonder aHt, though it is nothing to what is to come yet, when the old hurrieano begina. Aa aeon as tht ship was a little to rights, and all quiet again. Sir Hyde came to me in the most firiendly manner, the taeti nlniost athrting from his eye*—" Archer, we ought M, to lie flMch obliged to you for the safety of the ahin, and pfifanpe „«( oornalves. I aa particularlv so; nothinc but nat in it^ a t a n e 00 nioMo^ of uiad and ctlipneaa anvea her: another liBgtti Wd we ahoold have been fiMt m shore; blUl you b« kW tie nn uw« or mi pb«wiz. l«Mt diffident, or made the least eonfuaion, lo aa to make the ship baulk in her etayi, the must have been in;?^^®^!^*\ :••-- . aa to make the _ in^ivitably lost." ling that I auppose le situation. I did able to work the |t the ship, that she ionfuaion that waa A\ indeed." aet us between the we could not have waa a cbanee, but let that day tweptj the current, ght ourselves fortu- ne seemed to follow I deck too, we were irhile it laated; for et, when it took the thought ahe would er away, and clewing Ir of the night we had [the mainmast sprung mty-three leaguea to ntha coming on, the rt allowance; well, we : waa well fished, but ing sail. lay? afterwarda, when ura, but could not get keep sight of her; so ' nail on the mainmast, ad of Jamaica, having mtegoBayfor water; { upa dust on shore, B. Dancing, Slc. tic. Swhat waa to happen war that were there, e,, and not a soul tlive houses, where we had troyed, that acftreely a tood. Thy worka are ame! ^ . Port RoTsl. round the I Victor had sailed the lil the next. Moderate the Barbadoea off Port ght it liegui to sbuflle, rUM Mitwurd. OI9M | r i i l jTi . i r :ji i. i] il fil ii -» i^s 9» TM nmrns. m» reefed the top-sails. Sir Hyde sent for me: "What sort of. weather have we, Archer!" " It blows a little, and has a V9ty. ugly look: if in any other quarter but this, I should say we were ffoing to have a gale of wind." "Ay, it looks ' so vKryoftei^ here whea Ihere is no wind at all; however, don't hoist the top- sails till it dears a little, there is no trusting any country." At twelve I 1MS relieved; the weather had the same rough lookt however, tti^y made sail upon her, but had a very dirty night. At eight in the morning I came up again, found it blowing hard from the east-north-east with close-reefed top-sails upon the ship, and heavy squalls at times. Sir Hyde came upon deck: " Well, Archer, what do'you think of it?" " O, Sir, 't is only a touch of the times, we shall have an observation at twelve o'clock; the clouds are beginning to break ; it will cleur up at noon, or else— > blow very hard afterwards." " I wish it would clejir up, but I doubt it much. I was once in a hurricane in the East Indies, and the beginning of it had much the same appearance as this. 8a lake in the top-sails, we have plenty of sea-room." At twelve, the gide still increasing, wore ship, to keep as near mid-channel, between Jamaica and Cuba, as possible; at one the Sale increasing still; at two harder yot: it still blows harder! Leefed the courses, and furled them; brought to under a foul mizen stay-sail, himd to the northward. In the evening no sign of the weather taking off, but every appearance of the storm in- creasing, prepared for a proper gale of wind; secured all the aaila with apare gaskets; good rolling tackles upon the yards; squared the booms; saw the bOats all made fast; new lashed the guna; double breeched the lower deckers; saw that the carpenters bad the tarpawlings and battens all ready for hatchways; ^ot the top> gallant-mast down upon the deck; jib-boom and sprit-sail-yard for* and aft; in fact every thing we could think of to make a aoug •hip. , The poor devils of birds now began to find the uproar in tlM •lementa, for nqjnbera, both of aea and land kinds, came on bo«Ml of ufl. I took notice of some, which happening to be to leeward, turned to windward, like a ship, tack and tack; for they could not fly against it. When they came over the ship they dashed thein^ •eivos down upon the deck, without attempting to stir till pieked up, wd when let go again, they would not leave the ship, but •■> deavored to hide memselvcs IVom the wind. At eight o'clock a hurricane; the sea roarins, but the wiad still steady to a point; did not iriiip a spoonful of water. How- ever, got the hiitchways all secured, expecting what would be thf consequence, should the wind shift; plaeed the carpenters by tha mainmait, with broad axaa, knowing, from experience, that at the momeot roa may want to out it away to save the ship, an. aaa may not b« round. Went to aupper: bread, cheese, and poit«|, ^{ka pnnnr finghteaad oat of bia wita about his bread baga; .t|"i 19 h^. fl SSmSmi ■'. m ^l»^^mili^ ««■ fMniitt dibdtKai«}|feera h white aiib«ett, not undentiddiAgtlfe Alpli iKHKng M nraeh, and the noise of the lower deeii guns; whieb, fjp^fhii time, iimd^ a pretty eereeching to people not used to h; iF iSeinlid u if the whole ship's Aide wm going at eaeb roll. WMak, odr carpenter, was all this time smoking his pipe and MwhiBt at the doctor; the second lieutenant upon deck, and the ttSra in nis hammock. Ai ten o'clock I thought to cet a little sleep; came to look into Scot; it win full of water; for every seam, by tho straining ef fbip, had begun to leak. Stretched myself, therefore, upon Ai^i between two chests, and left orders to be called, should the iMat thing happen. At twelve a midshipman came to me: " Mr. J&6fater, we are just going to wear ship, Sir!" " O, very weH, I'll be up directly, what sort of weather have you sot ?" '* fi blows a hurricane." Went upon deck, found Sir Hyde thert. ",Ii bloirs damned hard. Archer." " It docs indeed. Sir." " I Mn't know that I ever remember its blowing so hard before, bat the ship makes a very good weather of it upon this tack as she h &fi fhe sea; bat we must wear her, as the wind has shifted to $Sii libiith-east, and we were drawing right upon Cuba; so do you i^ forward, and have some hands stand by; loosotbe lee yard-arm OT the fbte-dail, and when she is right before the wind, whip the A|#-fl|iri)et cioie up, and roll up the sail." " Sir! there is oo cUhVMi can stand against this a moment; if we attempt to loose lA will fly into ribands in an instant, and we may 'lose three 9t Sir -of our ptople; she'll wear by manning the fere shrouds." ;'ir^ I dont think sho will." *' Pll answer for il^JBir; I have iNIi it tri^d several times on the coast of America with success." ** W^ll, try it; if she does not wear, we can only loose the for** HR afterwards." .This was a grieat condescension flrom such • nam ai Sir Hyde. However, by sending about two hundred pe»> B^ iQto the fure-rigging, after a hard struggle, she wore; fetond mk did nM ihake so good weathet* ou this tack as on the othir; am the sea began to run aeross, she had not time to rise ftmc ' iki befbre another lashed a|;ainst her. Becan to think W9 MMW 1m4» onr masts, ai the ship lay v(*ry much along, br tk# |KM(Or* of the wind constantly tt|>bn th« yards and masts aloMt Mrflii poor miten*stkyHNdI hM gene in shrdds long before. Mid tM iMiib began to tfy from th* ykrds thrbugh the guktU into •each whips. My Goit to think that the wind eould k«t» Mieh ,mt Hyd« how e*lkt me to iM what wai the matter belwiMa l|ibt t, Ml there wa» a good deil of noiee. Aa seM aa I was be- few, 6M of th^ Miliiii* effioers calls out: "Good God! Mr. JbrdMr, we are^irinkiBjl, thai water is up to the b«ttom of my eal." **^9ttiA, liMli! «» limg ii it i* not ovet yoiir mtmOt, yo« »• wtU aliflM th« d«vft dft^ydtt mdw this iidia« for?" •"iit^mmmm iMHiii tui(3iftgtiiBiliif>1l leek guns; whieb, ^ple not used to H; ;oing at eaeh roll, sking hie pipe and |upoiideek, and the . came to look into by tho straining ef lelf, therefore, upon >e called, should the came tome: "Mr. Sir!" "O, Terr her have you got?" >und Sir Hyde ther*. 8 indeed, Sir." "I ^ so hard before, bat pon this tack as she B wind has shifted to pon Cuba; so do you ooBO the lee yard-arm re the wind, whip the " "Sir! there is no if we attempt to loose ind we may iose threa ting the fore shrouds." irer for it^JSir; I have .merica with success." an only loose the fof*> iescension fVom sueb • ibout two hundred peo* ggle, she wore; mmd tack as on the oth«r; d not time to rise ft«K r. Began to think w« J much along, br tka ^ards and masts aloMt ir^ds long before, aad rough the taidtiM into wind eould hi^a N«h ts the matter A* aeaii aa I was be- lt: «'Good Qod! Mr. tha bottom of my «bI." trnMu^yM an imU « for?" I fonirttlitM t-S temtkA tW deek, uid let it nm iirto the well; foond riia «Mde « good deal of water through the sides and decks; turned tli# watch below to the pumps, though only two teet of water in tkmi well; but expected to be kept eoastanthr at work now, as the ship labored much, with scarcely a part of her above water but dM qvsrter-deck, and that but seldon. " Come, pump away, boys. Carpenters, get the weather ehain-pump rigged." ready, Sir." " Then man it, and keep botn pumps going." At two o'clock the chain-pump waa ekoked; aet the carpeatirs St work to clear it; the two head pumps at work upon deck: thr Mf gained upon us while our chain-pumps were idle; in a qual«> ter of an hour they were at work again, and we began to gain upon her. While 1 was standing at the pumpe, eheenng the «••• pie, the carpenter's mate came running to me with a face as ioM as my arm: " O, Sir! the shi^ has sprung a Icflk in the gunner? room." "Go, then, and tell the carpenter to eome to me, bat dont speak a word to any one else." " Mr. Goodinoh, I am told there is a leak in the gunner's room; go and see what is the nat- ter, bat don't alarm any body, and eome and make your report privately to me." In a short time he returned: "Sir, thcra^# nothii^ there, 'tis only the water washing up between the tin* b*n that this booby has taken for a leak. ' " O, very well; g» upon deck and see if you ean keep any of the water from waA* ing down below." " Sir, I have had four people constantly keep- ing the hatchways secure, but there is such a weight of watwr •ipon the deck that nobody can stand it when the ship rellK"^ The gunner aian afterwards came t« me: " Mr. Archer, I should be glad if yon would step thii wajr into the magasine for « moment:" I thought seme damned throg was the matter, and ran directly: " Well, what is tha matter here?" " The ground^ier of powder is spoiled, and I wut to show you that it is not out of carelessness in me in stowing it, for no powder in the world couhl be better stowed. Now, Sir, what am I to do ? if you dont speakf to Sir Hyde, he will be angry with me." I could not fonear soriling to see how easy ha took the danger ef the ship, and said to him: " Let us shake off this gala of wiad flfst, and talk «f tlw damaged ponrder afterwards." At four w« had gained upmi tb« ship a littie, and I went ofMMt deek, it beiag my wateh. tIm aeeend lieutenant relieved bm IT the pumpa; Wiio can attempt to deeeribe the appearanee ef things upon deek ? If I wes to write for ever I eould noTgive ye« an idea of it--« total darknasa all above: the. sea on ftre, rmmiaf u it were in Albe, or I^eake of Teneriffb; (mountainB are t«S oenmwn an ideaV; the wind roaring louder than thunder, (abee- Ittteljr BO fli^ of imaginetion), the u4m^ made more terrible, if peseible, hf a very imeommea kind ef blee lightning; the peer ■irfp ntf wneh prasae d , yet doing what she eeuM, shakhig hefr ii«e»«d^reMMgat«Tei7itreln. 8irifyde«pett4eelilaab«l' 'mis^^^' to wiadwtrd! 1 mpk iMlrad mjndf aloogtide of him, aad toM kin the situation of things below, saying the ship did not mnko moct water thnn might be expected in such weather, and that I was (Only afraid of a sun brealcing loose. "I am not in the least afraid of that; X nave commanded her six years, and have had nfeny a gale of wind in her; so that her iron work, whieh alwaya gives way first, is pretty well tried. Hold fast! that was an uglv sea; we must lower the yards, I believe, Archer; the ship b nmeh lireaaad." " If we attempt it. Sir, we shall lose them, tor a man aloft can do nothing; besides their being down would caae the ikip very little; the mainmast is a sprung mast; I wish it waa overboard without carry ins any thing else along with it; but thai CM aoou be done, the Kue cannot ust for ever; 'twill soon be daylight now." Found by the master's watch that it was five o'clock, thoufih but a little after four by ours; glad it wm so near daylight, ana looked for it with much anxiety. Cuba', thoa ait much in our way! Another ugly sea: sent a midshipman to briqg ' news fi'om the pumps: the ship was j^aioing on them very much, for they had broken one of their chains, but it. was almost mended again. News from the pump again. " She still gains! a heavy lee!" Back-water from leeward,- half-way up the quarte%dacfc; filled one of the cutters upon the booms, and tore her ell to piecea; the ship Ijringalmost on her beam ends, and not attempt- ing to right again. Word firom below that the ship still gained en flwn> ■• they could not stand to the pumM, she lay so much aloi^. I 8«id to l^r Hyde: " This is no time. Sir, to think 4^ eaving the , i||M«»t shall we cut the mainmast away?" " Ay I^^lpr/ast aa yon ' MB." I accordingly went into the weather chaiMwith -a pelo> Mt to cut awayihe lanyards; the boatswain went to leeward, aad the oarpentors stood by the mast. We were all readf, wkM a very violent sea broke right on board of us, carried every Ihi^ npon-deck.away, filled the ship with water, the main and niiMB> mMto went) the skip righted, but was in the last struggle of aiak* iiig nader ust ▲asMn M wo could shake oar heads above water. Sir Hyide w^aimed: "We are gone, at last. Archer! Ibunderad at aM!" " Yes, Sir, fiuewell, aqd the Lord have mercy upon Ml" IlhM. twned about to look forward at the ship; aaf thonght elw ww glruggKac to ut rid of some of the w«ter; but all in vak^ a ktM Nl alaMstikU betow. " Alnighty God! I thank thM. that Mil I mi iMviBg this world, which I have always considered m only a paa- aage to a bettor, I die wito a full hope of thy mantiei^ throoih tin merito of Jesus Christ, thy son, our Saviour (i^ I th»n felt sorry that I could swim, u by«that maaM I nifht \m a qiiarter of an hour longer dying than a man wke eonld Ml, ■■4 it is impossible to divest ourselves of a wish to pveaerve Jifik il the end of theM reiectiMei tkemkt I keasd the^ak^, tiMMf *illigriiidiBg Mder ^mv ftat! it wm M> " SVi the akip {■ » ■ ' ■• ■* *" mm hiiii.aBdt«Mkia id not malMinora , and that I wu not in the l«Ht rt, and have had >rk, whieh alwajra that was im uglr the ahip is nnoh them, for a aaa would caM tbs t; I wish it was ig with it; but tbit er; 'twill aooa be Bh that it was five glad it waa m near r. Cuba', tboo ait lidahipman to bring D them very mueh, was ahnoat mended ■till gains! a heavy p the quartt»i|dacfc; [and tore her eU to ps, and not atteaqit' p ship stili gained en |o lay so much aloi^. I think (rf* aaving tM Ay!,4|pjfastaayoo chaii»«ith « pola<> vent to leeward, and e all readjr, whw a earned every Ihisg he maun and nuBaa* ast struggle (rf* aiiiil»> re water, Sir Hf^ fbunderad at at*!" sjuponosl" I than «fl thought aha «h t all in vein, s ht iww thee, that Mir I an dered as only a pas> :hy BiaNies^ thKwgh BurHft. thtftmsaas I might maawhoenihl Jiel, rkh to preserve ^fik aasd tha ahia ihaaB ,thfshipkpii|«iil^ r? jt" " The ebip is ashore, and wa may aava By this time the quarter-deck was full of man f* What do you aaj ourselves yet!" who had come up from below; and 'the Lord have mercy uponua,' lying about from all quarters. The ship now made every body senmle that she was sshore, for every stroke threatened a total dissolution of her whole frame; found die was stern ashore, and the bow broke the sea a good deal, though it was washing clean over at every stroke. Sir Hyde cried out: " Keep to the quarter* deck, my lads, when she goes to pieces t is your best elwuiea!" Providentially sot the foremast cut away, that she might not pay round broad-siae. Lost five men cutting away the fore-mast, by As breaking of a sea on board just ss the mast went. That mm ooUung; every one expected it would be his own fate jiait; lookeo for daybreak with the greatest impatience. At last it eame; but what a scene did it show us! The ship upon a bed of rocks, mountains of them on one side, and CoroUleras of water on the other; our poor ship grinding and crying out at every stroke between them; going away by piece-meal. However, to show the unaccountable workings of Providence, that which often ap- pears to bo the greatest evil, proves to be the greatest good! That^unroerciful sea lifted and beat us up so high among the rocks, that at last the ship scarcely moved. She was very strong, and did not go to pieces at the first thumping, though her decks tum- bled in. We found afterwards that she bad beat over a ledge of rocks, almost a quarter of a mile in extent beyond us, whera, if she had struck, every soul of us must have perished. I now Impui to think of getting on shore, so stripped off my coat and Mens for a swim, and looked for a Une to carry the v^' with me. Luckily could not find one, which save me time fiur recollection: " This wont do for roe, to be the first man oat of the ship, and first lieutenant; we may get to England againt and peopM may think I paid a sreat deal of attention to myself sad did not care fur any body else. No, that wont do; instead of being the first, I'll see every man, sick and well, out of her be- fore me." I now thonght'there w«s no probability of the ship's soonrgoiag to pieces, therefore had not a thought of mstant death: took a look round with a kind of philoeophie eye, to see how the same sitiwr tion affected my companions, and was surprised to find the most Bwaggariag, swearing bullies in fine weather, now the most pitiful wretches on- earth, when death appeared before them. However, two get aafoi by which means, with a line, we got a hawser on shore, and mole fost to the rocks, upon which many ventured and arrived aafo. "llMre were some sick and wounded on board, who eould net avail themselves of this method; we, therefore, got a •pat* tap^aaitiiyard firwn the chaina and placed one end ashore apd t|ka>«(ipr/9BtlweabiB window, so that mcpi of the aidt gUasMwi I A* I ted detenmned, to I wu tte lut man oqt of thfl aM] (hie was about ten o'clock. Tb« gale now began to break. Hjrde eaoM to me, and taking me bj the hand was ao aflbeted that be was scarcely able to speak. " Archer, I am happy be- jond expression, to see you on shore, bat look at our poor Riob- nix!" I turned about, but eould not say a sinffle word, being too ftill: my miod had been too intensely oecupied before; but every ^ing now rushed upon me at once, so that I eould not eontain myself, and I indulged for a fiiU quarter of an hour in tears. By twelve it was pretty moderate; cot some nails on shore and made tents; found great quantiaes offish driven up by the sea into holes of the rocks; knocked up a fire, and had a most eoiii> fortable dinner. In the afternoon made a stage (irom the eabin- trindows to the rocks, and got out some provieions and water, lest the ship should go to pieces, in which case we must all have per- nhed of hunser and tnirst; for we 4rere upon a desolate part of Ae coast, and under a rocky mounta'ji, that could not supply us with a single drop of water. Slept comfortably this night and the next day, the idea ')!* death vanishing by degrees, the prospect of beirj prisoners, daring the var, at the Havanna, and walking three hundred Jitl'is to it through the woods, was rather unpleasant. However, to Mve lift /br the present, we employed this day in getting more pro/blons ' md water on ahore^ which was not an easy matter, on account of decks, guns, and rubbish, and ten feet water that lay over them. In the evening I proposed to Sir Hyde to repair the remains of (be only boat left, and to venture in her to Jamaica «**' '^ ^^^ ^' ' new d«wn«ri^ a pfopepdispoaition to go oairitii^it; lul aal kn^ ■aMMtbiiig of the kind woald plMse yen, I wna reaolved t*^^lialii HI ■I loot of thfl sMb; to break. Sir wu w aActed I am hapoy b«> our poor PboB* word, being too before; but everjr tould not eontaia |our in tean. tails on ahore and en up bj the sea bad a most eorin B from the cabin- ns and water, lest nust all have per* I desolate part of aid not suftpljr us , the idea ->" death isoners, <> tlvep Jii^.9Bid iowlyplwMMl for this purpoM. EuralMiied, and e pkul*. 8h« idrad and fiA««a W. Bligh, who I hit voyage of ived at Spitbead, received hia final tceed round Cfpe board aa maay <^f lought neceaaary, Ohta, to Prince 'a 1 be more coo- aome port on the treea which may id by mangoateena, aa well aa the rice ice 'a Island, or the Hope to the Wea* klaata at hia Mi^ca- enefit of the Wmd- E~ ring delivered the raona aa may be ...e them, to refreah r eflTectiog a panage Bligh diacretio^ rood nope. iled from Spithead. 1 Santa Ci1i7.*road, ins taken on board leded on hia voyage. Foego waa diacpv- le very tempeatubua Sreat violeBce.firoffl ihail^atorma. Mr. linat theae troubles on of bearing away on the 33d of May. plonta and. a^eda aa ' any other place at lilea from the Cape, outhern promontory lie Dfst day.ha jm- I refitted; the otily led in deep jHp^iad golHts aftar tU aiay aeaaon: U waa found paiActlf awMt mid good. Tbia part of the coaat of New Holland abounda in large fbraal- traaa, aome running to the height of one hundred and fifty feet; one in particular which waa aeen by the Bounty'a people, meaa- ured thirty>two feet in girth. The wood of theae treea ia in gen- eral firm, but of two bv wy and aolid a nature for maata, though it might anawer extremely well for ahfp-building. On the trunk of a decayed tree waa obacrved to have been out with a knife, the lettera, " A. D. 1779," which ia auppoaed to have been done by aome of Captain Furneaux'a people who were at thia place in tin March of that year. The natives who were seen, were perfectly naked, extremely wild, but inofiensive. Mr. Bligh held out every friendly encour- agement to have an intercourae with them, but without effect. Previoua to their leaving Adventure Bay, Mr. Nelson, the botaniat, planted aome apple and other fruit trees, and sowed varioua kinda of aeeda. On the 4th of September they sailed from hence, and steering to the S. E. arrived on the 26th of October in Matavai Ba^, in the island of Ofbheite. Mr. Bligh immediately aet about executing the object of hia voyage; for which purpoae the botanisi/i were sent on ahore, in aaarch of, and to coUeol the bread-fruit plants, in which they found no difficulty, receiving every aaaistance from the nativea, with whom the greateat firiendship and intimacy aubaisted during their continuance at this island. On the 8l8t of March, 1789, having collected aa many of the traea and planta aa could be conveniently atowed, they were taken on boaiu t9 the number of one thousand and fifteen, contained in aeven hundred and seventy-four pots, thirty-nine tubs, and twenty- six boxes; besidea aeveral other planta of varioua descriptiona. Tbb Bounty being now ready for aea, Mr. Bligh made the fare- well preaents tvi his friends, many of whom expressed a great deaire to accompany him tu England, and s^iewed evident aigna of regret at their departure. On the 4th of April, tliey took a last and affectionate leave of their hospitable Otaheiten frienda, and put to aea; pursuing nearly the aame tract to the FrienBly Islanda with former navigatora; on the morning of the 10th, an island and aeveral small keya near it were diacovered; the island had a most beautiful appearance, it was covered with cocoa nut and other trees, interspersed with beautiiiil lawna. The next day a canoe came off with aome of the nativea, who were extremely familiar^ and spoke a similar language to thoae of Otaheite. They aaid the iaSand was called Wytootao- kae. Ita circumference ia lUiout ten milaa; latitude 18** 60, aouth, longitude 300** 19 eaat. I^T^ng thia island, thoy prooeeded for the Friendly lalanda, mui «• Hw 9Sd aaelioNd at Aanaaaooliai at tUa place Mr. Bligh •MOT W 09 Tm MVRTTi jflRTjwi.oVl «MB,.whj iM ronMnbcrad ^Atm he «M-1iere .wiAi Captain Cook, in tha year 1777, from whom he learnt that aerecid of the cattle which had -been then left were still alive and had bred. - Mr. Blich had alao the satisfaction to see that most of the seeds which had been sown at that time had succeeded, especiaUy the pines, of which fruit the natives were very fond. On the 37th, having completed taking on board wood and water, •nd procured some bread-fruit plants to replace those which were dead or sickly, they sailed from AnnamooRa. A scene as unexpected as deplorable was now about to present itself, which rendered the object of the voyage, after oil Mr. Bliffh's exertions, inelTeetual. This individual's bearing towards his officers and crew as it was aflerwards proved, had never been of the most gentle or conciliating kind; indeed, he had frequently indulged in the' coarsest and most brutal language towards them, and hia acts were often oppressive in the extreme. In the afternoon of the 27(h, Lieutenant Btigh came upon deck, and missing some of the cocoa nuts which had been piled up between the guns, said they bad been stolen, and eould'not have been taken away without the knowledge of the officers, all of whom were sent for and questioned on the subject. On their declaring that they had not seen any of the people touch them, he exclaimed, " Then you must have taken them yonmelvea;" and proceeded to inquire ef them separately how many they had purchased. On coming to Mr. Christian, tha' gentleman answered, "I do not know, sir; but I hope ynr do not think me so mean as to be guilty of steal* ing jrow*"- ' Mr. Bligh answered, " yes, you d— — - — d hound, I do— yuu must have stolen them fVom me, or you would be able to five a better account of them ; " then turning to the other officers, e said, " God d — n you, you scoundrels, you are all thieves alike and combine with the men to rob me: I suppose you will ■teal my yams next; but I'll sweat you for it, you rascals — I'll sake halfofyoujump overboard heiore you get through Endeav- our Straits." This threat was fblloweil by an order to the clerk "to stop the villains' grog, and give them but half a pound of jome to-morrow; if they steal them, I'll reduce then to a quarter." On the morning of the S8th of April, just before sun-riae, Mr. Christian, one of the mates, (who had for some time been intrus- ted with the charge of the third watch),. aocom|Muiied by the master at arms, pinner's laato, and Thomas Burkett, a seaman, •otnred Mr. Blign's cabtn w)iile he was asleep, and seichig him, hoand his hands behind his book, at the same time threateaiiw jaetaot death if he resisted or made the least noises Not intimn dated by their threats, Mr. Migh resolutely ealled for assistance, but the mutineers hod taken eare, pievioiMjr to eeeure all tboee whojHwra net ooneomed in HMt 4iabolieat ■eheme. Thejr (km [learnt that aeyenl l^till alive and had ee that most of the Iceeded, especially Ibnd. pd wood and water, ) those wfaieh were w about to present ige, after all Mr. era and crew as it the most gentle or y indulged in the^ hem, and his acts le afternoon of the missing some of the the guns, said they aken away without were sent for and ig that thev had not aimed, " Then you roceeded to inquire Ihased. On coming 'I do not know, sir; be guilty of sleal- 1 d — -— — d hound, I ^ou would be able to to the other oflioers, you are all thieves I suppose you will t, you rascals — I'll [et through Endetv- n order to the cleric >ut half a pound of reduce them to • >efore sunnrite, Mr. le time been iotrus- ocomfMuiied by the Burkett, • MMnao, )p, and seising him, oe time threateniitf noise. Not intii^ alledibr assistance, to aeeure all tboM siMme. Hmjt liMit pnlMI Urn Srom his bed, and forced Um upon deck, vith MtUMI on him but his shirt, where a guard was placed oymt bim. ZlS boatswain was ordered to hoist the launch out, whith being doQn, Mr. Hayward and Mr. Hallet, midshipmen, Mr. SMnuel, 'Um derkt with some others, were directed to go into her. Mr. Bl^ frequently remonstiated with his people on the nnpropritty and irioience of their proceedings, and endeaTored to persuade tbnm ^ return to their duty; but all hie efibrts proved ineffectual: Um only reply he could obtain was, *' hpid your tongue air or yon «• dead this instant." The ofRcers who were confined below, were next called upcm deck and forced into the boat. The mutineers were some tuna undecided whether they should detain the carpenter or his mafjB; at length, after much altercation, it was determined that the penter should go into the boat; and it was not without much opposition that they permitted him to take his tool-chest with. him.. Upon which some of them swore, that " he (meaning Air. Blifb) would find his way home if he gets any thing with him, and ml he would have a vessel built in less than a month." Wlkil* others turned their miserable situation imlb ridicule, little expetfl* ing from the boat being so deep and crowded, that she could long keep the sea. Ail those now being in the boat who were intaMled to accompany their unfortunate Commander, Christian addressed bim, saying,—" Come, Captain Bligh, your officers and men ArA now in the boat, and you must go with them; if you attempt HA make the least resistance you will instantly^ be put to death." He was then forced over the side, and bis hands unbonnd. When they were putting him out of the ship, Mr. Bligh lookjli steadfastly at Christian, and asked him, if his treatment was n praper return for the many instances he had received of his friendabiii? At this question he seemed confused, and answered with munil emotion,— ^' That, Captain Bligh, that is the thing;— —I •■» in hell— I am in hell." The boat. was veered astern, and soon after cast adrift, amidil the ridicule and scoffs of these deluded and unthinking men, \vhoae general shout was, " huua for Otaheite." The armorer and carpenter's mates called on Mr. Bligh, and bagged bim fjl remember that they had no hand in the transaction, and aona othcriaeemad to express by their manner a contrition for h*tli% joined in the mutiny. At no complaints had been made, or dissatisfaoflon liMwtt, Mr. Bligh was at a loss how to account for thia sndden and uiir expected change in the disposition of his peopla; unices it toaa fifqm the temptationa held out to them by the ebiefo of Otahiita, who were much attached to the English, and allured them Igr promisea of large posaesaions if they would remain behind; tbkh It addition to the ecnnexion which they had formed with dw woman, lAom Mr. Bligh daacvibas as handsama, mild and ahaaf "■"■m td in their munen and eooTetiiatioD; poneaied <^ grMt moiu* tibility, and having sufficient delicacy to oiake them admired and boioved. Although, these were perhaps among the inducements which led to the mutiny^ there is no doubt but that Bligh's intemperate language and insulting demeanor were the chief causes of the unhappy deed. It is pretty evident, that the mutiny was not, as Bligb in his narrative stated it to have been, the result of a con- sptraey. . It appears from the minutes of the court-martial, which was afterwards instituted, that the whole aflair was planned and •xeeuted between the hours of four and eight o'clock on the morning of the 28th April, when Christian had the watch upon dw>fik ; that Christian, unable longer to bear the abusive langun^e, bad meditated his own escape from the ship the day before, choos- ing to trust himself to fate rather than submit to the constant up- braiding to which he had been subject; but the unfortunate busi- ness of the cocoa nuts drove him to the commission of the rash and felonious act which ended, as such criminal acts usually do, in his own destruction and that of a great number orothers, many of whom were wholly innocent. The following persons were those turned adrift with Mr. Bligh in the boat. John Fryer, master. Tho. Led wood, acting surgeon; he was never heard of after Mr. Bligh left Batavia. D. Nelson, botanist; died at Itoavia. Wm.' Peckover, gunner. Wm. Cole, boatswain. Wra. Purcill, carpenter. Wm. Elphilstone, master's ' iBnte;^ed at Batavia. T. Hayward, ) J. Hallet, { John Norton, quartcrimaster, killed by the natives at Toso*. P. Linkletter, quarterHmastar; died at Batavta, . h. Lebo^ue, sail-makar. John 8mith, cook. Tho. HaU, ditto; died at fiati- via. Robert TinUar, boy. i_ ' nere rtmamd in th* Bomtb/t flfltcher Christian, nuwter's Tfio. M'Intoah. of oarpantnr^ crew. * C. Churchill, muter at arms. Joseph Colannn, armorer. Wn. Brown, gavduwr; u4H able I mate. JP. Haywood, i £. Young > midshipmen. 0. Stewart, ) 1. jAills, gunner*! mat*. lUfbra the boat was caat off, Jib. Bligh boggad tbntiKiaie anaa nffbt be handed into her; buttheae unfeeling wrctahcaJaughadft Un, and said " he was well aeqnuntad «iw tha jpeopla aniong «!40« he was going, and therefore 4U JWt;«tHU wm." Tn^* ktKMivar.tlMraw four cutlasars into Mm. htil . grMt •duuretT and Benwnts which intemperate cause* of the \y was not, at esuU of a coo* •martial, which as planned and o'uock on the the watch upoQ utive language, y before, choot' he constant up- infortunate busi- ■ion of the rash acts usually do, orothers, many withMr.Bligh quarter j^p Tbrir whole stock of provisions consisted of oLe handred and fifty pound of bread, sixteen pieces of pork, six quarts of nun, with twenty*eight gallons of water; there were also four empty barrecoes in the boat. The boatswain had been allowed to cot lect a small quantitj of twine, some canvas, lines, and cordage. Mr. Stunuel, ihe clerk, had been also permitted to take a quadrant and compass; but he was forbidden on pain of death to touch either chart, ephemeris, book of astronomical observations, sex- stent, time-keeper, or any of the surveys or drawings which Mr. Bligb had been collecting for fifteen years. Mr. Samuel had the goml fortune to secure Mr. Bligh's journal and eonmuasion, with some other material ship papers. At the time the boat left the ship they were about ten league* from Tosoa. Mr. Bligh's first determination was to steer for this place, to seek a supply of broad-fruit and water, from thence to proceed to Tongataboo, and there to solicit the king to suflTer him to equip the boat, and grant them such a supply of water and pro- visions, as might enable them to reach the East Indies. Arriving at Tosoa, they found the natives unfriendly and hostile; and availing themselves of the defenceless stale of the English, at> tacked them violently with stones, so that the eupply they got here was very scantv. It was indeed with some aiflnculty they escaped being entirely cut off by the natives; which most probably would have been the case, had not one of the crew (John Norton*) resolutely jumped on shore and cast off the stern-fast of Ihe boii; this brave f*U6w fell a sacrifice to preserve the lives of his com* paaions; he was surrounded and inhumanly murdered by the** **vages. The reception they met at Tosoa, gave them little encourag** ment to touch at Tongataboo; att it was evident that the former iood behavior of these people proceeded more firom the dread of ire arms, than a naturu disposition to be friendly. It now seemed the general wish of all in th» boat, that Blir. Bligh should conduet them towuds home. He pointed out to them that no hopes of relief remained, excepting what might b^ fimnd at New HoUand, or the ialaod of Timor, which was at the distanoe of full one thousand and two hundred leagues; and that It would require the greatest economy to be observed, with regard to the scanty allowance which they had to live upon for so long a voyage* It was therefore agreed by the whole crew, that only au ounce of bread, and a quarter of a pint of w«ter should be issued to each person per day. After Mr. Bligh had recommended to them in the most solemn manner not to depart (tpm the promise they hiA made; he on the 9d of May bore away, vad shaped hi* eourse for New Holfamd, aorosa a sea little explored, io a bo«t only iwenty'thp** feet in length, six foet^aiAe inches in bretim, uA two feet nine inehee deep, with eighteen peraone on hoard. The a*xt day they •iioovnt*r*d • ^- SO ^wimiiiji, mm iMH MimifT or TBI Bomm. itorfii, ,the boat Aippffd stiefa a qnantttT of irater, fhal It liM 4nr gr9i»t exerdong ana whh the ittniost dimetiUy the ooald he icept afloat. tTbe davfolloving it naoderated. On the 5th, thej siw audpassed « eiuM^r df'Kiands, cbntinuins their courae to the nuith-west. Hithiuto they had not been mle to keep any other account thfU) t>y gneMi bat had now aucceeded in gettina a hg* Hue muki^t jiid l>y a little practice, aoine could count ue aee^ oad* with a tblerable degfeii of ekaetneaa. The miserable and eojqf^edatiate in which tney nwre, induced Mr. Bligh to put Ua crew to watch and watch, so tint one half misht be on the lec^ out, while the othera lay down in Ihe boat's bottom, or upon k cheat; even this gave but a triflinff alleviation to their suflfbringa; being exposed to constant wet and cold, and not having room to stretch their limbs, the^ became oAen so dreadfully cramped, a« to be incapable of moving them. On the 7th, another group of islands was seen, fi-om whence they observed two large canoes in pursuit of them, one of whieh at four o'clock in the afternoon, had arrived within two miles of the boat, when she cave over the chase and returned in shore. Mr. Bligjh imagined firom their direction and vicinity to the Ffi«ndlvTslands these must have been the Fegee Islands. 0^ the 8th, the weather was moderate and fair, whieh mn thdm an (i^pportunity to dry their clotbes, and clean out the boati Mr. Bluth also amused the people, by relating to them n descrip* tion of New Guinea and New Holland, with every information in iijlf ^wer, that in case any accident happened to him, the aurvi- Tors might be able to pursue their coarse to Tiinor; whidi pleeo Ummt before knew nothing of except by name. Vpthe lOth, the weather again began to be extremelv boiBtmreas, with cpaatant rain and firequent thunder and lightning; the sea Was so rbuffh, as often to break over the beat; «o that they wer* fiM^ver baling, and often in imminent danger of perishing; in ad- oition to theif Wsfortunes, the bread waa damaged by the a«h water; their clothes never being dry, they derivOa no refreshoieMt fiom^ihe little rest they aometunes got; and many wore so b#> Biunbed «od cramped by the cold, that they were afflicted with violent rtiverings and pains in the bowels. As the weather itUI continued tempestuous, Mr. Bligh, as an expedient, recommend- •d it to evorv one to strip, and wring their clothes jnthe lalt- water, which had a bom eibct, and produced a waraMh, fiMt while wet with the rain thagr otwld not have. On the 14th they saw a number ef islands, which appeared to be a new discovery, but aa they lie io near the New tiobridea, thoy may be considered tft a part of that group. Their latitude ttm' 19 deg. 16 linin. to 14 deg. south, longttude tlO deg. 67 niii. It win. to 168 deg. 94 ndn. east from Oraenwidi; to 'Uiese th«3r 'gimfh0um ofinm*$ islands. Oil tftb m% it waithooght QfO >■;•.* QpedMMry to reduee thdr ilritljr •-"■v- oonld be Jtepl 6th, they etw eourse to the keep any other gettiiw a logo ' count rae mo^ miaereble and tifh to pat hw be on the leok iota, or upon a their sufibringe; havini; room to illy cramped, ae m, (Vom whence m, one of which lin two miles of sturned in ehore. I vicinity to the le blanda. fair, which gave can out the boat. o them A deecritt* ery information in to liiffl, the surH- mor; wbidi plaea renelvboiiteveiM, lightning: theae* •o that they werb fperiwhiag; in ad- nased By the «|lt red no refreshniettt many were ao b#> rare afflicted with J the weather itill dient, reeonmMnd- lothea jnthe ialt> ed.awanMk,tbat which appeared to he New Hebridei, ip. Their latitude ie tiO deg. 67 niii. rkki to 'ttieae mf duee their drMljr "-TI fBl ari ier aMe pittanee; it urea aeeerdiagly agreed that each peri^n ahovM receive ei^e #6th part of a pound of bread for breakffait, and the aane quantity for dinner; ao that by omitting the aUo#- anee for aupper, ti^9y would have forty-three days provisionB. The next day ihey aaw several noddiea ana other sea Ibwl, some of which they were ao fortunate as to catch, and served them oat as • part of the allowaneet The sight of these birds in- dioated their being in the neighborhood of land. The weather was now more serene; but even this became distressing to tbem; the heat of tbw son was so intense, that many at the people were seised with a langor and faiatness, which made life inaifibrent At one in the morning on the S9th, breakers were discovered about a quarter of a mile distant under their lee; they immediate- ly hauled oflf and were soon out of danger. At daylight, they again stood in and discovered the reef, over which the sea broke Airiously. Jteering along the edge of it, an opening was soon observed, through which the boat passed; a snwll iuand «rhich la^ within the reef of a moderate height, Mr. Bligh named Island of IMreetion, as it serves to show ue entrance of the channel; ita latitude is IS deg. Al min. south. As they advanced within the reef, the coast of If ew Holland began to show itself distinctly. They landed in a fine sandy bay on an bland near the main: here thev found plenty of oysters, water, and berries, which to men in thfir deplorable isondition, were looked uponaa luxuries. After a more oemfortable repose than they hao experienced for mai^ nights, they were preparing tho next day to depait, wl^en about twenty natives made tneir appearance on the opposite shore, run- ning imd hallooing, at the same time making sigoa to land, tiaeb wae armed with a spear or lance; several others were seen peep- ing over the tops of the adjacent hills. Mr. Bligh finding that ha waa discovered, judged it most prudent to make the best of h|s way to aea. He nnmed the island on which they landed Reatonik tioa Island; as it was not only applicable to their own situation, but (he anniversary of King Charles's Restoration when it was dlaeoversd; its observed latitude 19 deg. 99 min. aouth. As tiie b selves, and get such supplies as they aflbrded. On the evening of tfie 9d of June, they had passed through Endeavour Straits, and were once more launched into the open ocean, shaping their course for the island of Timor, widoh they were eneonrfgad to e x pe c t th^ might roach in eight or ten days. A continuaaoa m r m ^jHit and t«ap«atttOus wwrther, «£bct«d even Um itaaliil hmMM loeaito sueh a degree, from inceaMuit fatigue, that manj ahowed '.{itideot ■igns of approaching dissolution. Mr. Bligh nsed every effort to revive their drooping spirits, and comforted them with a hope that they would soon arrive at a port where their distresses woirid be relieved. M three o'clock in the morning on the ISth of June, to their inexpressible jojr, the island of Timor was discoTsred; and on the 14th they arrived at the Dutch settlement of Conpang. Nothins could exceed the friendly and hospitable reception they BMt wito ^om the governor, Mr. Van Este, who was lying a^Mt at the g>int of death; he regretted that his infirmity should |mvent him om oiBeiatiog as a Iriend himself, but assured Mr. Biwh that be would give such orders, as should procure him and hismlow suf- ferers every assistance in his power; he accordingly committed them to the care of Mr. Wanjen, his son-ic-law, who, with the other princi;)al persons of Coupaw, rendered their situation eom- ibrtable during the time they staia among them. Mr. Bligh presented the governor a formal account of the loss of the Bounty; and a requisition .in his Majesty's name, that in- itructions might be sent to all the Dutch settlements, to stop the •hip if she should touch at any of them; with a list anddeacription of the mutineers. A short tine after their arrival at Coupang, by the humane and kind attention of the Dotch inhabitants, they uid so much rwverad their health, and strength, that Mr. Bligh purchased a sobo^r fyt one thousand rix dwlars, to convey them to Batavia before the October fleet sboidd sail for Europe. This vessel was naapad. the Basouree; and by the afsistance and friendship of Vb. #a^en, (to whose liberal and hospitaUa treatment they were, all mpehiiH debted), Mr. Bligh was able to procure four hra«s swiveb, Ammt- teen irtaiid of arms, and some ammunition, which was aeeesQury to protect them against the pirates who infest the coast of Java. On the 90th of July, Mr. David Nelson, the botanist died «f ■n inflammatory fever; he was a man much respected, and of «pe by tha ^ wM I nuuny iImw«3 3h oMd every i tbem with a I their dietretws . Jnae, to their tred; aodoatbe tapeof • Nothioff |on tbej net with ahiMMt at the . , dd prevent Urn Mr. Blightbathe land bis fellow saf- ^rdingiy comoiitted J, who, with the sir situation eom- lecount of the loss , 's name, that in> lemeats, to stop the list and deecription bythehanMuennd so much reoovered rchased a schooner >Batavia before the essel waaaanedihe lip of JHIr. Wi^;en, 17 were all npeh In- bra«8 awiveb, fitw- rhieh was neeea«Mjr the coast of Java, be botanist difsd ef ipeeted, andpfjmit royage totfM OQiuth MXh of Aiigort Bfr. of their bene^on, that.hpd ptftmwtd ivia road. The 1 It he wfs oUixed 4o the Dutch surgOMk- aint was of simhi a *via, it might pKMe liedtothegownwr- by tbe ~ iq^.o^^tlM pomt of sailing; zhieh being graatod, ha toolt U* pass&ge on board a Putcb packet, and saibd from Batavia on tlm 16tb of October, 1789; the governor promising him that the re> mainder of his crew should be sent home by the earliest opportno nity. On the 14tb of March, 1790, he arnved in England. Out * of the nineteen who were in the boat when she left the ship, opl? twelve lived to return to their native country. l^e tide of public a|>plause set as stronghr in &vor of Bligh, on aioeciint of bis sufferings and the successful issue of his daring enterprise, as its indignation was launched against Christian and bis associates, for the audacious aiid criminal deed the v bad com- mitted. Bligh was promoted by the Admiralty to the rank of commander, and speedily sent out a second time to traaaport the bread-fruit to the West indies, which he without the least obatrae- tion, successfully accomplished; and bis mai«sty's government waa no sooner made acquainted with the atrocious act of piracy and mutiny, than it determined to adopt every possible means to ap- ttrehend and bring to condigA punishment the perpetrators of so bul a deed. For this purnose, the Pandora fVigate of twfnty- four guns, and one bunorea and sixty men, was despatched, under the eonunand of Captain Edward Edwards, with orders to proceed in the first instance to Otaheite, and, not finding the mutineers there, to visit the different groups of the Society and Friendly Islands, and others in ^he neighborinf( parts of the Faeifie, using his best endeavors to seize and bring home in confiaemuit the whole or such part of the delinquents as he might be abk to discover. This voyage was in the sequel almost aa disastroua aathat ff • thia Bounty, out from a diifferent cause. The waste of human lUb was much greater, occasioned by the wreck of the ship, in return- ing ; and the distress experienced by the crew was not much lais, owing to the famine and thirst they had to suffer in a navigation of eleven hundred miles in open boats; but the captain aucceedpd in fulfilling a part of his instructions, by taking fourteen of the mutineers, of whom ten were brought safe to England, the other four being drowned when the ship was wrecked. Soon after their arrival, a court-martial assembled to try the prisoners, on board hie a^ieptf 's ship JDuke, on the 19th September, 1792. Agiiaat ■even of the ten the charges of mutiny were proved, and they warn a^mlged worthy of death; two piiMl himself to tillipf the ground, so tfiat it now produced plof tim mutineer*, on the isltud, the whole population amonnt- lag to fbont thiity-five, who acknowledged Smith asfiuhet and coaaaaader of them all; they all spoke £nglish^ and had besa educated by him in a jumral aad religious way. It was iwaerted by ^ seooad mate of the Topaa, that CWb* tian, tfie rii^^lea^er jecaoM tosaae riiortly after taki|ig op hie dHsde ea the ifliimd, aad tfirew himself oflTtlie rocks loto IhceH^ II' is dear enough that th|s nriaguided aad ttl-ftted yotmg maak iNm aiver hap)rjr after the rash aad criminal step he Jtad taliw. He was tdwaya sullen and aioreee, and coannitMM so many ijola afwaatoB opprsipien fa verv soon inoarred the hatred of hb MHpialeni. Aeeeritfac .to ipe aeeoaiMl of filfiith, or aa he lipa mm cliM.lelMk ldU% % 9m£iJt GhHstiaa's deaiir «^ 3Mi. hM, ud Fleteber doffwUhhim in the publie lovery, u in- light in coQ- mere diui6e, ifio, ig^nit wwUmiaf^ I to nnytt-' in very few and of Botton, in latitude 3»*r ngUahman, of mainiag of nine that, after pot- onunand of the rew left her, ez« Bach took wtvee, r arrived at Pit^ broke bar np; nd ealoiunr elating), very EiwHshiMUi the «•« Willi > le deceased Ba|^ f the Otaheitate, ind, with eicht or I recovery, be .a|p> r produced pl«iit]r igs and poultry m and women, ditt* opulatien amowit- litb aa fiuhar and ih^a^ bad beM» opax, that CWk- ler tiakiiig op hia ocka UJAo Ibc ««k^, -btodyowif maok itep he Jiad tak«a.i ttfd ao many m»! the hatred of Ml litb, or aa bo f«a iatiaa'a daatft Hi hl# 1 i « »<0| ibiefUy aeiood on the wlfii of one of Ao Qtihohe i ii^ieb fo'oxasperated the reat that they nr>t only aought tho lill of the oflTender, but of othera alao iriio might, aa they tnonght, bo diapoaed to pursue the same eourae. The manner of Cbnatiuili dettth BtHl remains uncertain; certain it is, that bowover flir ho might escape from the reach of justice there waa no eaoaping ftoni <• Thaaa mJa bT ■eomlBiM Bad tkaa> wUoa af Maal ■ TboM mJ* of MonlBiM Mrf WUek wkiptgr«Ml iHteaim's Island waa viaited in 1814 by liis nuyaa^o ftigoteo, thodBatoo and the Tunw, by which the account of Captain F^ gar maacaafirmad. From the Uaao of Ibia viait aotbiiy of ibe motiaeers increased to sixty*aix; the ftoMdoa woro modoat, handaorae and pleasing, and the malea added a wonder fiit degree of strength and agility to a beautiful aymmetry of lbni< Adams \u4 introduced intoiiis little eodety, the moat aalotary law* and regulatiooa, which be had drawn IhMPi tho iuM», ppd s^omid desirous to atone for hia papt miaeonduct 1^ t/^iimgfip tl^ xiaiM geoorotion b pietv and vtrtoo. tha da(«b.^.^#ld patnansf took |>lace in' March, 1999, and he o^ aiMoiqily IiMMntod by the iofimt odony. It htp *««ptly Jbfiii .jlfitM'jjfiio ihAt Awing to » defintfaey jrI* o^tor M'-mi§im*a Aiydoodante of tto jn^inaom bod j^r ^-^ ^- rj«^4ho laiiM49ip.4ii9rJ^ ^ , ._ '' '""::"' ':i::z"::":: r-m» fHP ••iH yy| )4fq^ WM- Tt^im iplanda lie abojit fifteen teagooa north-ooat of tibo^0i^- am, belweoii lhe4Hfy-nintb ond abity-firil da|reoa of oorth lalir 0. They are abont efyhty-aix in number, of whieb ft«ty Oro inhibit^, and the otiiera are small hohns or tocky Mats, need only for piatuiilwo. The amall ialanda e^FOola iod FaFr Mo lie in tbO strait boti^tttfaeduatera of Orkney and Shetland. The oKnaio of t^aa ialanda eaittol be said to bo agreod»le. Tho wbather w wM fen»i»;itr(dilo, though hot ^riewrlo tho l^ei^ of thbao Wift bi^ KMn aecuatMwd lo It. hadaoe^^eii, not ftaiad,'a aaddea dwbneae the ieantk day— wiray : away i to;«a bark, withriva»plBaka, over dto waMa ftaa ; ■(r aw aaerBHaa a nmo oB^ymgaiy> aHi « JWVS MOVU VOO. "OwlwHi iiliillt"L AMMho'ikoUoirgnwli Wt Mwra to mm, kv tMki4,Mi tet w« MMhttil alloor nil» tlM wwr* of Nad's riiu hjiwl _lliwwmxwi itriT* ia Mtai! i,MraMonfiib^piT«MW,i'trraiiniil|«itagiaal , IkMW Amiht, jSg^^^ IUN01R8 OF A NOVA 8C0TU FOG. at OiTTAllI HALt. Thar* va few things more prorokiog than tha fop off Kalifts, for, aa thar li*PPaa to ba ettai^ioaa m that wtf wwd, tha imm- aatt, whioii ia tna boat for roaninf in, tha aavuntar ii p l ag «d with tha tanaaatina eoneiaaMiaaa, that if ha aoaM ba ailowatf bat a aoupla onnMra m daar waathar, hia pert would ba aahwd, iad hia trooblaa otar. The claaring up, tbeirafora, of theae bdioua elottds or vaila is about tha meet deliilitiul thing I know; and tha imtaatanaous efibet which aalaar sight of tha land, or atanof tha sharp boriian, whan for at aaa, haf im tha Aind of wf9*y aaribo OB heard, is quite ramarbAla. All thinga look bright. iNMl. 4nd voM baaatiftti thu avinr. The stir over tha whole ahip at tfieae OMflMBts is so great that even persons sitting below ean tall at aoaathat the fog hea eleared awaj. The rapid elanar «f tha nan'a foet, springing up the hatehwajrs at tha Itreljr aamil Of the baatawaina eall to "nuika sail!" soon fellows. Then eooMa tha c h ae rfe l roiea of the oAtar, hailing the tapuMO la ahaha aot Aa raaft, trice aphtha staj aails, and rig aui the boons. That pait* liar and wall known kind of echo, also, by whiah the aouad of thr ▼aiaa ia thrown baek from tha wet safla, cottMbutaa in lUkkmiik ' of spirits, , - roo. bgsoffKaUftf. iniid.tb««aiiife- Bt«r Itf f lwrnm i b% aitowti ktt be gtincd, iad of tb««e onoiii I know; wmUkm id,or«v«nortte of evert Mtiiw >rlglit.lNiAi.4iMl lole eliipittBMe below CM tell at id elaner <(r tlw rely ManA of Ike Tkea enaeetiM itoahakeeottiw nH. ThaifMMM- I the wmad «f thr Nitee in li&4 >#• •ler»Ii faoMilifr. of. H flitttbffO lifdii- loMle n B ly WW bie wMMMit^Hi^ mefitfraMM" tie wif e luBft„«r >t to work. If il •9 ArlWVA fUrlj iate tlio berbor, aotwitbelMidiap tbeobeeorUj, bj weiebii the aound of these gone,, and attendiag eloeely to the depth or water. *" . I never was in enjr ship whieh Teotared upon tbie fbat, bat I perfectly recollect a eurioue circoiaetaace. whieh oecored, I think, to bis majenty's ship Canbriao. She baf run in firom eea towarda the coast, enveloped in one of these dense fogs. Of oonrse ther look for granted that the light-house and the adjacent land Hal* afax included were likewise covered with an impenetrable clood or mist. But it so chanced, by what freak of Dame Nature, I know not, that the fog, on that day, waa confined to the deep water, so that we who were in the port, could see it at the dietanee of several miles from the coeat lying on the oeean like a huge stratum of snow, with an abrupt face fronting the shore. The Cambrian, lost in the midst of this fog bank, supposing herself to be pear the land, fired a gun. 1*0 this the light-house replied; and so the ship and the light went on pelting away, gaa for gM, during half the day without ever seeing one another. The pa^pl* at the light-house had no meana of eommunicating to the uigaie that, if she could only ptand on a little farther, ahe weald dieea- tangle heraelf from the cknid, in whieh» like Jupiter Olynipua ef oldshe waa wasting her thunder. At last the captau, hopeleae of ita eleariag npi gave orden t* pipe to dinner; but as the weather, in' all rcapeete except this aboni* inable base, waa quite fine, and the ship waa still in deep water, he diracted her to be steered towarde the shore, and the lead kepi eoiMtaotlv going. As one o'eloek approached, hr egaa to foel vmtmy, from the water shoaling, and the light) use guna seuadU illg. closer and cloeer; but, betne unwillii^ to disturb the men al dinMr, he resolved to stantdl on nr the reniaining ten minntee ef the hour. Lo and behold I however, they had not aailed half a mile ftirther before the flying-jib-boen end emerged firom the wall of nwat then the bowapnt shot into day lwht>-and, laally the alua heraelf, glided out of the elovd into th« Aill Uase of a bright ao* " e holy day." All handa were iaataatly taroed ap to ; and the men, as they flew oa deck, ooold seareeljr believe thair sesses, wb ' ri|^ akMid the harbor'i br6 OB the left, and, fiurther stiU, the ahipe at their moorings, wHk tbsic eaaif n jmd pondaalB Uowinf out, light a^d dry ia the br when they aawbehiad them the fog bask, mr'a moalb, withUie boM eiiib of Ci^Saat- A ftr dillWeBt fote. alaa! attended km Mi^eahr'b ship Atalagte, Capt^ Wndmc Hiek^. On the normag of the 10th of IH- veipber, IMS, (b>a ahip steed in for Halifox harbor ia vsrr tWek WmAiWt amffyHj foawaf bar wa^ with the lead, aad aaviit: l»lb<9mmm ■> til* j^ b b sioBi a ud i fora-f ir4H«aB,«Bd every nfcera ■ iwatiiai igS|^Mvj^HIVMV.W ^■l^^^l^^' ^^ f^^^S tlytihbeoblaiaed^ AS- .-.^oy ! ,'. ; ^}j m '^^lS»ypiJ^^i i teMJi4!t!!MW^ mssm Mi #9 A MITA NUtiA yW( ■wlNNWi'lf tlMi poeed as if nothing remarkable had occurred, now ordered the gMM to be thrown overboard, bat before one of them (leuld be eairlo se, or a breaehiag oat, the ship All over so much that the 1MB could not stand. It waa, therefore, with great difileolty that « fow guas were fired as ^(ads of distress. la the same breMb ifeaitini order wasgivaa, (&ptain Hickey dasirad fhe yard taeUia t#4M boakad, ia order tiMtthe pinaaea mighl be hoistad otNf; Mai li» MMtoi dayilvad ofttiair IbMriBtfott; irira tottattefjiili ■^ ■r whiehiti eoordingljr, a ||uii Lly where the light rith the estimtttid lAtalante. fired at rered in the direo- •tand on so as to linds alone. By a »e answeriiig suds Jajetty's ship Bar- She, too, euppot- -houee, whereaa it •he heard all the nourred br raonins ancea. But it wiu ty to put hia ahip m have been exactly harged with ui|;eat lit was of the great* I hour's delay. But ; a week; and as ho undred times before, K>t as any pilot eould nt : and the ship was Halifax. re one of the loiAoat ftrboard!" But it was , ever, the shij) was » name of the sisters' The rudder and half art of the false keel, p along side. Therv tion of the bottom of J tons of iron ballast, I blow, and that tKe ifterwards biiorad ub id Hides bant throa|^ tt«, eontimied as e«m> red, now ordered tlM rne of them «oald bf over so much that tht th great difieulty that la the same breadi irirad ihe yard taeUiii ■ight b« hoisted oM; A^wiNtottMteiJMm MHWIM m A WTA StOliA VOflk ■de to dde, the people were called down again. The quutar boats were then lowered into the water with some difficulty, .but the jolly boat, which happened to be on the poop undergoing rev pairs, in being launched overboard, struck against one of the ftem davits, bilged, and went down. The ship was now falling fast over on her beam ends, and directions were given to cut away her fore and main-mast. Fortunately, they fell without injuring^ the large boat on the booms — their grand hope. At the instant ot this crash, the ship parted in two between tho main and mizen-masts; and, within a few seconds afterwards, she again broke right across, ba- tween the fore and main-masts: so that the poor Atalante now form- ed a mere wreck, divided into three pieces, crumbling into smaller fragments at every send of the swell. By this time a considerable crowd of men. had got into the pin* nace on the booms i^ hopes that she might float off as the ship sunk; but Captain Hickey, seeing that the boat was so loadea that she could never swim, desired some twenty' men to <^uit her; and, what is partxularly worthy of remark, his orders, which were fiven with perfect coolness, were as promptly obeyed as ever, 'hroughout the wljole of these trying moments, indeed, the disei* pline of the ship appears to have been maintained not only witboat the smallest trace of insubordination but with a degree of cheer- fulness which is described as truly wonderful. Even when tha masts fell, the sound of the crashing spars were drowned in tb« animating hozzars of the undaunted crew, though they were thm clinging to the weather gunwale, with the sea, from time to, time, making a clean breach over them, and when they were expecting every instant to be carried to the bottom! As soon as the pinnace was relieved from the pressure of th« crowd, she floated off the booms or rather was knocked off by • sea, which turned her bottom upwards, and whelmed her into the surf aniidst the fragments of the wreck. The people however, imitating the gallant bearing of tbeii cautsin, and keeping their e^es fixed upon him, never for one instant lost thoir self possesaiim. By dint of great exertions, thev succeeded not only in rightiag the boat but disentangled her nrom the confused hemp of span, aiWl the dash of the breakers, so as to place her at a little distance &oni the wreck where they waited for further orders firom the captain, who with about forty men, still clung to the poor ramatitt of the gay Atalante onee so much admired! An attempt was uext made to construct a raft, as* it waa feared the three boats could not possibly carry all hands; but^a violence of the ncavea prevented this, and it was resolved to tISt to the boata alone, though they were already to all appaaranae auite ftiU. It was now, however absolutely necessary to take to lam, as the wrack was disappearing rapidly; and in order to pack eioae, nM»t of the men were reraovea to the pinnace, wbare 0% laidte itt th^boitom. like barringa im a barrel, while tim wa0i tl M t ■ •AlMMM or A ir«TA tCOTU wtm. *>"% kMli rataraed to pick off the reat. This wm no tuj nattor'fai MQf ease, while it was -impoMible in others; so thct many iMi had to awim for it; others were dragged through the WB?ea by ropes, and some were forked off by oars and other small •pars. Amongst the crew there was one famous merry fellow, a black fiddler, who was discovered at this critical jusieture clinging to the BMun chains with his beloved Cremona squeezed tightly but deli" ealely under his arm — a ludicrous picture of distress, and a oubject •f some joking amongst the men even at this moment. It soon be- eame absolutely necessary that he should lose one of the two thingf lus fiddle or his life. So, at last, after a painful struggle, the pro- fcssor and his violin were obliged to part company! Xhe pinnace now contained seventy-nine men and one woman, the cutter forty-two and the gig eighteen, with which cargoes they barely floated. Captain Hickey nras, of course, the last man who left tne wreck; though such was \he respect and affection feh fitr bfan by his crew, that those who stood along with him on this last featage of the snip, evinced the greatest relu^nce at Ieavin|( their oomoMnder in such a perilous predicament. So speedy indeed was the work of destruction, that by the time the Captain was fidily in the boat, the wreck had alipost entirely ' meltaid into the jMt of waves.' The crew, however, gave her three heai)y eheera •• she went down, and then finally abandoned the scattensd A«g> flMtts, of what had been thei? house and home for nearly seven yMua* Hi* ibg still eontinoed as thick as ever; the biaaolee had both baen washed overboard, and no eompass eould be proctnrad. At the wind was still light, there was great diffieulty in itetring ia a straight line. Had there been a oreese, it would pavhapa have been easier to have shaped a course. In this diloauM a hh aourea was hit upon, which for a time answered pretty w«U to Mdde them. It being known loosely, before leaving the wrack, w wbat direction the land was sitaated, the three boato ware placed la a row pointing that way. The sternmost boat then quitted hw tardy HMthod of proceeding however answered 0Blyfi>r a ttoa; al length they were completely at leas which way to ytaer. ft a at sa 1^ tbs moment of greatest need, an old quarterHwastar,.8Bmiial ■pka by same, reeoUeetad that at the and of hia watch ekab ilMta b(M« a small compass seal. This preeio'uo diaeovary waa I to tl«s other boats by a joyous shout firon the pinaaea. JT^i elark; > being speedily handed iojto thaffb^, to tha aapiain, ep of tba abrooooMter, wbiek bad bean ^■obliraaiwd "IWWWII"l"<"fW'" jfellow, a bliek clinging to Un ghtljr but deli- I, audaiubject ,it. It loon be- -»fthetwothingf niggle, the pro* r! ind one womu, eheargoettbey lie leet man who affection feh for himonthulmt eat leaving 0»«ir apeedjr lodead he Captain wai • molted into the ree htwdj ehaen le ecattered firag- for nearly ■■▼an the binnelaalMid Duld b* procwad. Heulty la atowring it w«al4 paAapa thwdUaoMMftra- red pretty ^wU to laving tha wrtck, 1 boala ware placed It then quitted nwr ame in a line ^th fliraatobalMlin owed ahead. astlM •t tha other. This d only for a tiOM; 'toftaar. R^Jj terHO(iaalar,lamMi orhia««tok «lMdD iona diaeorary waa ifromthepioBM*. ,irig,totha«apliM. needle ramaitted upon it rafieieatly iteady for ■tearing the beibi withia a fow points. Tbia was enough to insure hitting lend, from iHiich they had been steering quite wide. Before reaching the shore, they foil in with an old fisherman, who piloted them to a light, called Portu- guese Cove, where they all landed in safoty, at a ditttaaee of twenty miles from Halifiut. THE EDDYSTONE UOHT-HOUSE. This roost celebrated light-house is. built on the Edd/stc reeks. These are situate nearly south-south-west from the mid- dle of Plymouth sound, England, according to the true menidiaa The distance from the port of Plymouth is nearly fourteen isilea; and' from the promontoi^ called Ramhead, about ten miles. Thay ar« almost in the line, but somewhat within it, which joins tha Start and theLisard points; and as they lie nearly in the directioa of veas i? t ttiifig' .op and down the channel, they were necessari- ly, befa: ;■ e tablidiBMnt of light-houses, very dangerous, and often fol^ «"'.pe under such oireumstancee. Their situation, likewise, ' ..gatdto the Bay of Biscay, and the Atlaatie Ocean, is such, that they lie open to the swells of the bay and ocean from all aoath-western points of the eonipsifiiif|luoh swells are generiUly allowed by mariners to bf very great and heavy in theee seat, aad partiaulariy in the Bar of Biscay. It is to be ohetMryid that tha Bottndkms of the sea from the south-westward, toward the Eddy- stone, ar« from eighty fathoms to forty, and every where till yact come near.tiia Eddystoae, the eea is full thirty fathoms ia depth; so that ati tha heavy eeas from the south-west come oneoatroUad upon the 'Eddystone rocks, and break on them wkh the utOMat fury. The fovee^nd height of theee eeaa ie increased by the eirenm- ■taoea of tha rooks stretching acroee the channel, in a north nd south- diraation, to the length of above one hundrisd fhthone, aad by their fyingia.a sloping manner toward the eouth-waet quarter. Thte striving of the rocke, as it ia ttohnioally ealled, does not cease at low wateri but still goes on progressively; so that, at fifty fkthoms waatward, there are twelve fhtbome water, nor do tNir tennhiata altogether at the distano* of a mile. From tbie adW* Aguratien it happens, that the seaa are swelled to t&ch a dagr«t ia storms and bhrd gales of wind, aa to break on tha raaka villi the utmost vbleaee. ThoeffMtofthb ■ad «VMI iawlm waatbtTi 1 slope ia likawlM aMuihly felt in modanl|| itbtr, te tfN libantlaa of tha water, aawNie ■ wwiilijfiiliwai^^ i mBwiiiiMPii ii ii wi nppp imtp water* for iniuiy dayi, though succeeded bv a calm; idao> •Hich, that when the tea ia to all appearance iinooth and even, and ila aurfaice unruffled by the alighteat breeze, jret those libratieot Mill cootinutng, which are called the ground swell, and meeting the aiope of toe roeka, the sea breaks upon them in a (Kghtiui manner, so as not only to obstruct any work being done upon the rock, but even the landing upop it, when, figuratively speaking, you might goto sea in a walnut-shell. A circumstance which atill farther increasea the difficulty of working on the rocks it there being a sudden drop of the surface of the rock, forming a itep of about four &d a half, or five feet high, so that the seas, which in moderate weather come swelling 'to this part, meet lb wdden a check, that they frequently fly to the height of thirty or fiMtty feet S^otwithatandiag theae diffieultieti, JMgara t* which navigatom war* exp it is itot Burpriainf tiivl tfia IbytheEddyatonerMlw, AmU BMdMaoonmeroial aatioa destroua of having a light- h o iw M than. The wonder ia, that any one ahouli^ be found btrdy •MOfh to undertake the buJUiug. Such a man waa first fo«HMI » tlM pMapa of Henry Winsiaaly, of Littlebury, in Saatx, geat. who, faitM year 1696, waa fiimi^ed by the mastmr, waMhuw, miu- i»{^ Trinfty-heuae, of Deptford Stroad, with tlwi,. ' I* oarty the design into •seentloB. H« *9ttr«l mp Hkig m 1696, aM completed it in fear yf«ra. lib waa 80 certain of the staibility of bia atnwtiirt, thai I* 'Ut* hMbia wiskto bein^it "diltincttofBMllMJMliD 'W ii' WW. mm ■ H i w # I a calm; iilao* I and even, and hose Ubratiaat , and maeting in a flrif htful [dona ap9n tha rely apaaking, utanea whicn In the roeka ta lock, forming a ko that tha aaaa, M part, meat ab lightofthift;^ or tvrpriaUig All tha I Eddyatona taalM* ving a light h e ii iw d ba finind bairdjr waa firat fiNm4 ia tSaaax,fail.«lui, wavdaiM, Mdaa* id,iritbtlMaM«»> Hiaaatai«4iiMi fear jrt ara. Tbii atr«Miira,llMt4lr |fr. Wiaataal^ waa bat too amply gratified in hb wiah, for arhtl* ba waa there with hi* workmen and light-keepera, that draadfel. atorm began, which, raged moat violently on the 36th ofNoveaabar nOS, in the night; ana of all the accounta of the kind irhieh hia- tory farniahea ua with, we have none that haa eaceadad thia in Great Britain, or waa more injurioaa or extenaiva in ita devaatatioa. The next morning, November 37th, when tha violence of tha ■torm waa ao millch abated that it could be aaen whether tha lights houae had auffered by it, nothing appeared atandin|[; but, upoK a nearer inapeclion, aoine of the large irona by which the work waa fixed upon the rock atill remained; nor were any of tha paopU or any of the matariala of the building, ever found afterwarda. In 1709, another light-houae waa buUt of wood, on a very difbr ant eonatruction, by Mr. JohtfRadyerd, then a ailk mercar OB Ladgata>bill. Thia waa a very ingenioiia atructure; after it bad braved tlia alaawnta for forty-aix yeara, it waa burnt to tiie groond ia 1746. jCte tha deatruction of thia light-houae, that excellent meehaale imd engineer Mr. Smeaton, waa ehoaen aa the fitteat paraoB to build another. It waa with aome difficulty that ha waa abla to iNNrauade the (woprietora, that a atone building, proparhr caaalnMtadi would in all reapecta ba preferable to one of woao, batlMviai|[, atlaat convinced them, he turned hia thoogbta.to tha ■hima wluah waa moat auitable to a building ao critically aituatod. BaiactUlg on tha atructure of the former boildinga, it aeeawid a laalltiil ^provament to procure, if poaaibia, an anlargamaat of tha l^iua. withavt incraaping tha aiaa of tha waiet, or that part of tha httwung which ia between tha top of tha roek, and the top dT tha aalid work. Henoe ha thought a greater degree of atraagth and^atifllMaa woald ba fained, acoompaaiad with laaa ra ai a t aaca ta Aa aotipg power. On thia occaaion, the natural figora of tha wabt, or hwa, of large apraadiog oak, ooeurrad to Mr. Smeaton. " Let MH (aatfa he) conaidar ita particular figure. Oonnaatad whh ita va^la, wWeh lie hid below ground, it riaea from tha aurfaea with a tenia aweUina base, which at the height of one diaoMtar ia genarally reduceo by an elegant carve, concave to the eye, to a diameter lesa by at leaat one-third, and aometimea to half ita original haaa. f rom thence, ita taper dimiaiahiag mora alow^, ita aidaa by degrees come into a perpendicular, and for aoaaa height form a cylinder. After that, a preparation of more oir- oumfaraaaa becomea neceeaary, for the atrong inaertion aad aitabliahmant of the principal boagha, which produeaa a awelliag of ita dialheter. Now we can hardly doubt, but that avfN7 aaction of tha traa ia nearly of an aqual atrength in propeitjtill to what it haa to reaiat ;. and war* we to lop off ita prineipi poaa it in thu state to a rapid eurrant oi water, ai eapaUa of raaiating tha action of tha heavier ihiid, •d arth3 graatar part of ita eiothiag. aa it waa that of tha whtu all lii mnmam a ww ia t a waia aipaaad to tha ' ■0 iiiliil IjlWi Wf m ViiOli JMfH. Hind; aUd heiie« w« maj derive an idea of whet the pron«r ehiip* of aebhimn of the greatest etabilitj ought to be, to reeiet the a»> tfen of external violence, when the quantity of matter is given of which it is to^be composed." With these views, as to the proper form of the superstrueturej^ Mr. 9>neaton began the work on the 2d of April, 1757, and finish* ed it in Au||ust 4th, 1769. The rock, which slopes towards the ■oath-west u cut into horizontal steps, into which are dovetailed, •ad united by a strong cement, Portland stone, and granite; The vHhole, to the height of thirty-five feet ftom the foundation, ia-a sdlid of stones, insrafted into each other, and united by evcrj means of additional strength. The building has four rooms, ona OT \i the other, and at the top a gallery and lantern. The stone floors are flat above, but concave beneath, and are kept firom pressing against the sides of the building by a chain let mto the walls. It IS nearly eighty feet high, and since its completion has been assaulted by the fury of the elements, without sufl*ering thr/ smallest injury. We regret that we cannot with propriety trace out the progress of this great work, and shew with what skill and judgment this unparalleled engineer overcame the greatest difficulties; we, bow- ever, beg to recommend to our curious readers, Mr. Smeaton'a 9wn account of the Eddystone light-house, not doubting that tba^ will be highly gratified by the perusal. According to the requi- site tables, this light-house is situated in lat. 50. 8 N., loog. 4. t4. W. of Greeawioh; or 4. 18. 89. W. of London. JOHN PAUL JONEa John Pftul Joaea was bom at Arbingland, in Seotlaad, Jvljr tf, 1T47. His fhther was a gardner, whose name was fmAi but tho son assumed that of Jbnet in subsequent life, for what reasooif not known. Young Paul early evinced a decided predilection thr the sea, and, at the age of timve, was bound appreatiee to a re« apeetable merchant of Whitehaven, in the American trada. Hig first voyage waa to America, triiere his elder brother was eslab> lished as a i^aater. He waa then engaged for some tine ia tha ■I«va4rada4 hut quitted it ia disgust, aad returaed to Scotland, in I!l88,-aa fnaseager ia a vaaael, the eaptaia and mate of whieli dSMoAthepassagi •ltllMMi.«c haarr e. Jeaee aasuaied the oemaMuid, at the request •od.Nwilhi the ve«wl,a«ft lata part- Cft Mm VAVii sonut JrMut tha BO- Mr is given of luperstrueture, ,aDiflaiab> towkrdu the e dovetailed, granite; The undatioQ, ie-a nited by erarj >ur rooms, onM n. The atone are kept from aia let into the completion haa ut auffcring thf/ 9ct the progreaa judgment thia Ities; we, bow- Mr. Smeaton'a lubting that tktf ing to the requir 8 N., long. 4. lion. Scotlaad, Jaljr «, aa Paul J but Um) >r what reaaop if il predilectioR for tprenUee to a re* ican tndOi Hi« ■other waa eaiab* tome tine in thm id to Soolland, itf id mate of whiali id, at the requeal iat0 fHU Vm tUs aanriee, ha waa appointed by the owoera naatar and i eargo. While in command of thia veaael, be puniahed a who afterwarda died of a fever at the island of Tobaco— a eir> ciunstance which gave rise to an accuaation againat Jonea, of having cauaed hia death, by the severity of the poniabment apoB him; but this has been completely refuted. Jonea waa afterwards ia command of the Betsy, of London, and remained aoma tima ia the Weat Indiea, engaged in commercisl purauita and apeeulationft by which it ia aaid he realized a handsome Ibrtune. In 1719, hiia was residing in Virginia, arranging the affairs of hia brother, who had died intestate and childless, and about thia tima took tiM name of Janes. In Virginia he continued to live until the ^om- meneement of the atruggle between the colonies and mthtt eoantnr. He offered his services to the former, and waa appoittk«>4 first of the first lieutenants, and designated to the Alfred, on board of which ahip, to use his own language in one of hia lettera, "ho had the honor to hoist, with his own hands, the fiag of freedom, the firat'time it was displayed on the Delaware.'" Soon aAw this, wo find Jones in command of the Providence, mountiBg twelve four-pounders, with a complement of aeventy men, cruiainf from the Bermudaa to the Gut of Canao, and making aixtooa Srisea ia little more than six weeks. In May, 1777, ho wai or- ared to proceed to France, where the American commiaaioiiora, Franklin, Deane and Lee, were directed to invest him with the comoMod of a fine ahip, as a reward of hia aignal services. On bis arrival in France, he was immediately summoned to Paria bjr the commiasioners. The object of this summons waa to concert a Can of operationa for the force preparing to act againat the Britiah 1 the Weat Indies, and on the coaat of America. Thia |4an, whicb certainly did great honor to the projector, though untoward delava and aceidenta prevented its immediate aucceaa, waa aftoi^ warda openly claimed oy Jones as his own, without aekno#ladgiog the aasistancc or participation of the American conuaisaioBora or the Froaeh ministry. The Ranger waa then placed nadar hia ordara, with diaeretlon to eruiae where he pleaaed, with thia ra- atritetion, however, that he was not to return to France imtaediatotv after making attempts, upon the coast of England, aa the Froaeh toverameot had not yet declared itself ofienly aa the ally of tha r. Stataa. April 10, 1778, be aailed on a cruise, during whiA he laid oven tne weakness of the British coast. With a sia^ ship, ho Kept the whole coast of Scotland, and paft of that of Eudand, for some time, in a state of alarm, and made a doaeeni at Whitdiaven, where he surprised and took two forte, with thir^ pieeea of canaba, and aet fire to the ahippiiw. In thia attaek upon Whitehaven, the house of the earl of Selkirk, in whoeo aorvioa the Athor of Jonea had beea gardeoor, waa pluadorod, aad dM tkmilj plaia oarriod off. Bat the act waa committed withool Ma h4 to support them, pay his crew, and refit bis ship. After oiany delays a,nd vexations, Jones sailed from the road of St. Croix, August 14, 1779. with a squadron of seven sisil, deaif ning to annoy the coasts of England and ScotI nd. The principal occurrence of this cruise r/as the capture of iu« British ship of war Seirspis, i^er a bloody and despcrata engagement, off Flamborough head, Sept. 99, 1779. The Serapis was a vessel much superior in force to Jones's vessel, the Bon Honune Richard, which sunk not long aAerthe termination of the enaagement. The sensation produced by this battle was unexampled, and raised the fame of Jones to its ■erne. In a letter to him, Franklin says, " For some days after the arrival of your express, scarce any thing was talked of at Paris ■ad Versailles, but your cool conduct and perse%ering bravery during that terrible conflict. You may believe that the impression on my mind was not less strong than on that of the others. Biit I do not choose to say, in a letter to yourself, all I think «on such an occasion." His reception at Paris, whither he Went on the invitation of Franklin, was of thf most flattering kjnd. He '" every where caressed; the king presented him with a gold sv bearing the inscription, Ftndicolt nutris LMdovieus XVI remnwror- iwr $trenuo vtndtct, and requested perinission of congress to invest him with the military order of merit — an honor never conferred 00 any one be^ure who had not borne arms under the commission of France. la 178 1 , Jones sailed for the U. States, and arrived io Philadelphia, February 18th, of that year, after a variety of escapee and rencounters, where he underwent a sort of examination before die board of admiralty, which resulted greatly to his honor. Thp kiard gave it as their opinion, " that the conduct of Paul Jonea merits particular attention, and some distinguished mark of appro- bation ftom Congress." Congress passed a resolution, highly complimentary to nis " zeal, prudence and intrepidity." Generu Washington wrote him a letter of congratulation, and he was a{^ tarwards voted a gold medal by Congress. From Philadelphia he went to Portsmouth, New Hampshiro, to superintend the building of a ship of war, and, while there, drew up some admira- ')le observations on the subject of the American navy. Bv per* .nission of Congress, he subsequently went on board the French ! leet, where he remained Until the conclusion of peace, which put • period to his naval career in the serrioe of the U.. I^ates. He then went to Paris, as agent for prize-money, and, while there, joined in a plan to establish a fur-trade between the northrwcst coast of America and China, in conjunction with akindred spirit, tba celebrated John Ledyard. In Paris, he continued to i^ ^•ated with the greatest distinction. Ho afterwards was ihvit»l ifHtfi the Russian service, with the rank of rcar-admiral, where he pp d^pointed in nqt rcoeivinf the coPlPia' «f tltc flcci «!ft^ '■>.'-,Mv'''* i*MM hM' ei. pmoMfior for want of •hir. After of SI. Cirbix, ;niiig to snaoj occurrence war Serapie, irough head, perior in force ■uok not long ioc produeea of Jones to Ua le days after IkedofatParin leering bravery the impreHion le others. Biit I think •on euch he Went on the kind. He * h a gold sv JCri remuntra- ingreM to invest never conferred the commission IS, and arrived in rariety of escapee lamination before his honor. Tbp ct of Paul Jonee idmark of a^pro- esolution, highly idity." Generu 1, and he was af- om Philadelphia superintend the up some admira- t navy. By per> ward the French peace, which put I U.. States. He and, while there, in the north-west I a kindred spirit, continued to bus rards was invited dmtral, where h« oftheflttifiitilfl IgiM tiie Twrks in the Black sea. He fomd ftnlt with Ihi oonduet of the prince of Nassau, the admiral ; became restless and impatient: was intrigued against at court, and calumniated by bis enemies; and bad permission, tVom the empress Catharine, to ratirs from the service with a pension, which was never paid. He re- turned to Paris, where he gradually sunk into poverty, neglect, and ill health, until his death, which was occasioned by jaundice and dropsy, July 18, 1793. His last public act was heading « deputation of Americans, who appeared before the national as- sembly to offer their congratulations on the glorious and salutarif reform of their government. This was before the flight of the king.^^Tones was a man of signal talent and courage ; he conducted all nis operations with the most daring boldness, combined with the keenest sagacity in calculating the chances of success and the consequences of defeat. He was, however, of an irritable, ini> petuous disposition, which rendered him impatient of the authority of his superiors, while he was, at the, same time, harsh in the exercisA of his own; and he was deficient in that modesty which adorns great qualities and distinsuished actions, while it disarme envy and conciliates jealousy. .His early education was of a very limited kind. It terminated when he went to sea, at the age of twelve; butihe supplied its defects by subsequent study, so as to enable himself to write with fluency, strength and clearness, and to sustain his part respectably in 'the polished society into which he was thrown. In his letters, he inculcates the necessity of knowledge for naval officers, and intimates that he had devoted " roidni|^t studies" to the attainment of that information whi<)|i be deemed requisite in his sitnation. His memorials, correspon- dence, tie., are quite voluminous. He also wrote poetry, and, in Paris, was a great pretender to ton, as a man of fashion, especially after his victory over the Scrapie, which, of course, "gave him great kbU amongst the ladies of the French capital. M. this period, he is described by an English lady then resident at Paris, as " a amart little man ofthirty-su; speaks but little French, and appeara to be a» eatraerdinary genJiui, a poet as well as ahero."— tAn. Dim. JAl^IES LAWRENCE. Janea Lawrence, a distinguished American naval commander, was bom at Turlington, New Jersey, in 178 1 . He early manifest- ed a Mrong predilection for the sea; but his father, who was « knryar, was anxbus that he i^old pursue his own professi- -; tad, when only thirteen years of age, he commenced the study ef dMinr; k«t after the^ath ef bia ftther, he entered the aafjr ■m jAvn tMomMn. M • nriddiipman, in 1798. Id 1801. tb« TVipeli wtr hvikt^ comnieneed, h« wm promoted, and, in 1809, t/aa sent out to Um Breditorrnnean, as the first lieutenant of the schooner Enterprise. While there^ be performed a eonspicuoua part in the destruction «l the frigate Philadelphia, which had been captured by the Tri- politans. In the same year, be was invested with the teraporarr command of the Enterprise, during the bombardment of Tripoli bjr commodore Preble, all the ships of the squadron being employed to cover the boats during the attack; and so virell did lie execute his duty, that the commodore could not restrain the expression of his thanks. He remained in the Mediterranean three years, and then returned with Preble to the U. States, having previously been transferred to the frigate John Adams, as first lieutenant In June, 1813, war was declared between Great Britain and the U. States, and Lawrence, at the time in command of the Hornet, a few days afterwards sailed with a squadron under the orders of commodore Rogers, for the purpose of intercepting the Jamaica fleet. They returned, however, at the end of the following month, to Boston, without having been able to accomplish their object. Lawrence then accompanied commodore Bainbridge on a cruise to the East Indies; but they separated near St. Salvador, on the coasl of Brazil, the Hornet remaining there to blockade a British ship of war, laden with specie, till compelled to retire by the ar rival of a seventy-four. Feb. 34, 1813, the Hornet fell in with the brig Peacock, captain Peake, which he took after a furinns action of fifteen minutes. This vessel was deemed one of the finest of her class in the British navy. In the number of her men and guns, she was somewhat infeiior to the Hornet. She sunk before all the prisoners could be removed. The latter was con- mderably da.nagt.'d in the rigging and sails, but her hull was scarcely hurt.' Lawrence returned to the U. States, where he was welcomed with the applause due to his conduct; but the most honorable euloey bestowed upon it, was contained in a letter, Itublished b^ the officers of the Peacock, expressing their gratitude or the consideration and kindness with which they had been treat- ed. Shortly after his return, he was ordered to repair to Boston, and take command of the fi-igate Chesapeake. This he did with great regret, as the Chesapeake was one of the worst ships in the navy. He had been but a short trme at Boston, when the British frigate Shannon, captain Brooke, appeared b«(fore the harbor, an? defied the Chesapeake to combat. Lawrence did not refuse tbe challenge, although his ship was far from beins in a condition fcr action; and, June I, 18 IS, be sailed out of tne harbor, and •: gaged his opponent. After the ship had exchanged several kioacbidee, ana Lawrence had been wounded in the les, he called li a boarders, when be received a musket-ball in his body. At tba (Jime time, the enemy boarded, and, after a desperate resistance, f MOMded in taking; poiieiitOD oftiM aUp. Almoit all tbe officers •-:- ''r^^fip^S^^^-"' "" " ^j^'gi ; ^ ' / -— A9vu«i «o vn oeiA». ThetMkM- li w*r baviMi lent out to th« er Enterprise, no destruction ed by tb« Tri* the teraporery lent of Tripoli leing employed did he execute I expression of iree years, and i\ng previously first lieutenant Britain and the of the Hornet, er the orders of ng the Jamaica bllowing month, sh their object, idge on a cruise Salvador, on the )ckade a British retire by the ar irnet fell in with k after a furiona smed one of the imberofhermen met. She sunk ,e latter was con- lut her hull was States, where he uct; but the most lined in a letter, ine their gratitude sy had been treat- repair to Boston, This he did with worst ships in the , when the British wfore the harbor, ince did not refuse sing in a condition Df the harbor, and exchanged •cvera] a the leg, he called » hie body. Atth« Aperate reewtauce, o^aUtbeofiicers rf tb. Che*^-k« we'. .Ubar knW orj;;«^(„ iiio.-*^ ADDItEBS TO THB OCEAH. UkeaeMorHesTSB! A«ent of power! Msiiisthyvicliin, BhipwiMk • thy dowetJ Spices ami jewels From Tslley and laa, Amies and banners, Aie buried in Um* > What sre the riches Of Mexico's minw, To the wealth thst fcr dowa In thy deep waters shines t The proud navies that cover The conquering we^i— Thou fliufst tbem to «teslh _ With one h -e of thy wsa* rrmn the high Wlls thstview Thy wreck making •ww^_^ Wheh the bride of the msitaef Shrieks at thy •o*'. ^,^ When like Uunos in the tempsw OrmewitotheWsiit. On thy ridge broken biUowa The canvass is east- How humbling to one. With a heart and a soul. To k)«* on thy grains* And list to its r^; TO think bow that heut In cold ashes shall be, . While the voice of Etsmi^ BicMi from tbse ? Tee • where are ^/^ . Of Thebes and of Tyrs? Dindved- -and fbrsver - lAedsirintiiyft^- m BAIU.V AMBBIOA* VMMIi Bat thoa art abaifh^, Etrrnal — ■ubliine— Un wMried— nnwaatfo^ Twin bratbrr of Tim* ! FInU, leinpMto nor natioai Tbjr clory cm bow.; A* Um ntm flnt bchtld thn^ BtUl chainlMi wt thoa ! But bold! whrathytngN No longnr ilnU rail, - And that nrmuornt'a Iraglh l» drawn back like a Mrdl, ' Then— then iball the apirit That aigha by the* now, Be mora mifhty, mora laatinfi Mora chainlaaa than thoa. EARLY AMERICAN HEROISM. Daring one or the former won, between France and England, in which the then Culoniet bore an active part, a respectable ii»> dividual, a member of the eocietj of Friend*, of the name of , commanded a fine ahip which sailed froiA an Eastern port, to a port in England. This vessel had a strong and effective crew, but was totallj unarmed. When near her destined port, she was chased, and ultimately overhauled, by a French vessel of war. Her commander used every endeavor to escape, but seeing from the superior sailing of the l>renchman, that his capture was inevitable, he quietly retired below: he waa followed into the cabin by his coMn boy, a youth of activity and enterprise, named Charles Wage(; he asked his commander if nothing more could be done to save the ship — his comnMnder replied that it was im- possible, that every thing had been done that was practicable, there was no escape for them, and they must submit to be cap* tared. Charles then returned upon deck and summoned the crew •roand him — he stated in a few words what waa their captain's conclusion — then, with an elevation of mind, dictated by a soul formed for enterprise and noble' daring, he observed, " if you will place prourselves under my coounand, and stand by me, I have conceived a plan by which the ship may be rescued, and we in turn become the conquerors." The sailors no doubt feeling the ardor, and inwpired by the courage of their youthfiil and gdlaat leader, agreea to place themselves under hi* command. His plan - was communicated to them, and they awaited with firmness, the moment to carry their enterprise into «A«t. The suspense was «f ihbrt duration, for the FreacluBaa wai qoiekly alongaida, and B and EnclaiWI, respectable m- )f the name of fom an Eastern >ng and effective estined port, she ench vessel of cape, but seeing his captare was tllowed into the iterprise, named hing more could I that it was im- was practicable, ibroit to be cap- imoned the crew I their captain's stated by a soul ired, "ifyou will by me, I have icued, and we in loubt feettng the thfuland (gallant imand. His plan - ith firmness, the lie suspense wu f alongside, and « as the waatbar waa fine, inoMdiately grappled hat to the anol^ fending merchant ahip. As Charles had anticipated, the eihil»> rated conquerors, elated beyond meaaure, with the acquisition of so fine a prise, poured into his vessel in crowds, cheering and buaxains: and not foreseeing any danger, they left but few men on board their ship. Now was the moment for Charles, who, giving his men the signal, sprang at their head on board the op- posing vessel, while some seized the arma which had been left m itrofusion on her deck, and with which the^ soon overpowered tha ew men left on board; the others, by a simultaneous movement, relieved her from the grapplings wluch united* the two vessels. Our hero now having the command of the French vessel, seixed the helm, and placing her out of boarding distance, hailed, with the voice of a conqueror, the diMsomfited crowd of Frenchmen who were left on board of the peaceful bark he had just Quitted, and summoned them to follow close in his wake, or Re would blow them out of water, ^a threat they well knew be was very caoable of executing, as their guns were loaded during the chase.) They sorrowfully acquiesced with his commands, wnile gallant C- irlea steered into port, followed by his prixe. The exploit excited uni- versal applause--the former master of the merchant vessel was examinea by the Admiralty, when he stated the whole of the en- terprise as it occurred, and declared that Charlea Wager \ui Clanned and effected thie gallant exploit, aiid that to him alona elonged the honor and crodit of the achievement. Charles w^ immediately tranaferred to the British navy, appointed a mid* shipman, and bis education carefully superintended. He soot after distinguished himself in action, and underwent a rapid pr»* motion, iintil at length be was created an Admiral, and known ii Sir Charles Vfager. It ia said, that he always held in veneraticm and esteem, that respectable and eonseientious Friend, whose cab- in boy he had been, and transmitted yearhr to hia olo MASTtn, as he termed him, a haadaome present of Madeira, to cheer his 4t> dining days. CAPTAIN G. VANCOCVER. Notwithatanding the valuable di8C4>veriefl of Cook, fiirther iti> ▼estisation was required of some of the southern -neions, with which view a voyage wau planned in ai^nm 1789 /.n..* ;he eooi- mand destined to Ca^ain Henry Roberts, who ban « v«'ed nndsr Captain Cpok in the two taot voyages. Captain Vancouver boiiig named as his second; and for this purpose a ship of three hundrao and for^ Uam was parehased, b a state nwih finiahed, aad «ii ' " . ■I' lHUHl Ll ll UiJirMlff IW>« msmams wheru Bhe »w, <»•*";.«. 'xbey crotsed "« "^P'; " resolved tp ;• Sound for ser being leiog objects jnd an omcer Irmtitution c^ obtua every of the 430UB- nppointed. .,'ing ten four y men includ- [essre. Zache- iutenante; and ipanied by the .five tons, four Bommandod by lond lieutenant; lenziea, a sur^ cial purpoM of red at Spithead, il to Falmouth, n. On the 38th pic of Capricorn was resolved to r arrived the tOth nployed them till ntrary winds and ion's Bay, bound r course between tee before unfre^ 1, and, in latitude SO sec. passed by ncouver gave the vandering people, ly; at other times their habit«ilcnt ingtolerably large r. Broughtoo dw* of nearly the same er date, as all the re been very lately ' both villages hsd I the shelter the^ d in the inside of I proved that they IbriorofllMptrtjr, cATTAa o. TAjieoimn. which iMiald argue a degree of subordination amooftt them, or for those who were too indolent to build themselves the wattled huts before described. From this coast Captain Vancouver proceeded to New Zealand, which he reached on the 27th October, and anchored in Duskv Bay, when the^ encountered a heavy storm, the effects of which required considerable repair, particularlv of the Discovery. Another heavy gale occurred on tlie SSd and 99d, after which, vtiy unexnectediy, they made land, namelv, a cluster of seven craggy islsnas, the largest situated in latitude 4A deg. 9 min. longitude 166 deg. 20 min., which had not been seen h% Captain Cook. These sterile rocks Captain Vancouver denominated The Snares Another new island was discovered on the 23d of December, in 2 15 deg. 49 min. Several cnnoes came off to the ship, but the natives virould not eo on board, while they used every solicitation to in- duce the English to land. One at length ventured on board. These people were evidently of the Great South Sea jiation, both from language and a similarity to the Friendly Islanders. Two or three of them remained on board uearly an hour; but so much was their attention distracted, that they could scarcely give an answer as to the name of the island, or otherwise. It appear- ed on the whole, that they called it Oparo, by which name it is therefore distinguished by Captain Vancouver. The tops of six of the highest hills bore the appearance of fortified places, resemb- ling redoubts; having a sort of block-house, in the shape of an English glass-hous". n the centre of each, with rows of palisadoes a considerable way jown the sides of the hil's, nearly at equal dis- tances. These, overhanging, seemed intended for advanced works, and apparently capable of defending the citadel bv a few* against a numerous host of assailants. On all of them they no- ticed people, an if on duty, constantly moving about. These were the oiuy habitations they saw. On the 29th the Discovery reached Otaheite, where they had been expected in consequence of information bv an English vessel, which turned out to be the Chatham, that had separated near Facile H(irbor, and arrived before them. The Chatham, during her separation, had seen several immaterial lands, named bv Mr. Brougnton successively. Knight's Island, (the same as The Snares of Captain Vancouver^, Point Alison, Mount Patterson, The Two Sisters, and Cape Soung. An island which he named Chatham Island, and the anchorage of which, in Skirmish Bay ,~ was 43 deg. 49 min. latitude, and 183 deg. 25 min. longitude, was taken posses- sion of. Heoe. having gone on shore, a 'number of the natives came about, held a converaation by signs and gestures, and readi- ly received Mr. Broughton's presents, but would make no ex- changes. They were very anxious to have the party follow them to their habitations, but this was thought imprudent. Nothing would privail on the islanders tn give up any of their aitidost '^''■mmmmmmmmmimimmmimimm \fnt th^ Qot onlj readilj fteoepted, but evri«d off ntAmUhiam Monginf to (bo portji ond were portieulvly oiixiouo to f/eiilSr. Broughton's fowling-piece, whicb he bad nred, much to their ■brm; Homg, in order both to get infonnatioa and to proeura irater, at length made signa of their intention to accoBupaaj tho aativea, it appeared that the latte; bad meditated hoatiUty, having ^llected large sticka, awinging them over their beada, na if who ill intention of uaiog them; aeveral of them Ukewiae bad apaara. f ct, being well armed, Mr. Broughton'a party were not afraid, itpeoially a* they thought they bad purcbaaed the good opbionof the aaTagea. They were, however, miataken ; an attack waa made K violently, thai both Mr. Broughton and Mr. Jobnatooe were f- Btantlyobliged to fire, aa did the g|entleman having the eharga of the boat, ifhich occasioned the nativea to^y, but not before one of them bad unfortunately perished. On the Discovery anchoring, she wai^ surrounded by eanoaa laden with the country productions. Captain Vancouver found that must of the frienda he had left there in 1777 were dead. Otoo, now csSkd Tomarrey, bis father, brothers, and aister^ Potaton, and hia family, were the only of their chiefs now living. Captain Vancouver aiM Mr. Broughton went on shore to fir on ■a eligible apot for tenta, and to p«r their respects to his Otabet* tan miyesty. They found Otoo, Pomarrey'a aon and now lung, to be a boy of about nine or ten yeara of a^e. He was carrieq 00 the ahbuldero of a man, and wai clothed m a piece of Engliali red cloth, with ornamenia of pigoMia' feathers hanging over lua •boulders. When they had approached within about eight paeaia, tkav were deaired to stop'; the present they had brousht waa a]t> hibtted ; and althoush its magnitude, and the vidua of toe articles it eontained, eicited too admiration of the by-standers in the higheat Mgree, it waa regarded by thia young monarch with an appareil* iy atom and cool indiflerenee. AHer some other oereaoaies, a ratifioation of jieaoe and mutonl friendship being aeknowle^|ad im both sides, the diffbrent Euro|tean articles eompoaiog tho Wosent were, with aome little form, nreaented to Otoo; and «• mB abaking banda with them, which ha did very heartily, Mp raot" ionatenance be«amo immediately altered, aod ha raeaiva with the greatest cheerfulness aad oordiality. On the Sd day of Janottv, 1798, arrived Pooiarrey, wha wai, to his great gratiHeationi aaluted with four guns. Wrtk hiin «Mio Mi iooara Mahou, the reiffning Prince of MorOai under Oto0| but who waa in a deep deolme. At one of the entertainaaott eo bpord, Pomarrey having drank a bottle of undiluted brandy, ft threw him into convulsions; after which, having alept for ao hour, ho was perfectly recovered. Coptain Vancouver ondeavorad to laraliado him of the bad consequence of inebriety. The cbii^ atbii OQOused him of boing a stingy fellow, aad not lio (ia, (i| broompoaim). OatUait waa4atfnaMMdto|ivabi«iM»«iRi «4W: TAireoon^u m tUMt to get ow. ' to their to preeun ipwiftho ty, haf ing btdspaus. ooturaid, opinioDof •ckwunMd* itonewerer*- ig the charge not before ooe led by eenoee uicouver found n were dead. s, and listen, iefs now living. 4ihore to fijr on I to his (Hahei^ and now king. He was carried lieco of Englieh langing oTerhw tout eight pafCM, brought waaeji- loftbearticleait >rsinthehigh««t rith an appare^l- ir ceremonies, a g acknowledged composing the to Otoo; ud «■ ry heartilr* Mp le racaived tkluii larrey, wli^wai, Wttkhiin«aito Ml ttnder Oto0» ntertaiomanli e« ilutad braady, it slept for an hour. w andaaforad to ety. Tha cbiif aadnotfM»(ia.(i |iva kim M» «f«^ ingr< uid ordeni were giren to let him hara as much brandy or -iiirt lis he should call for, which had completely the eflbct, for in a week he ceased to call for any. Pomarrey's father, formerly called Happi, now Taou, also camo to visit them, and a most affectionate interview took place betweoa the three sons and their ued and venerable father. A very di^ forent scene !vas afterwards exhibited. It was announced thit Otoo was approaching. C^ this occasion it became neceiaary that the grandfother should pay homage to bis grandson. A pig and a plaintain-leaf were instantly procured; toe good old maa strippea to the waist, and when Otoo appeared in front fX tli9 marquee, the aged parent, whose limbs were tottering witnthf, decUne of life, met bis grimdson, and on his knees acknowledj|td his own inferbrityi b^ presenting this token of submission; wbietL so far as could be discovered, seemed offered with a mixture of profound respect and parental regard. The ceremony seemed to have little effect on the young monarch, who appeared to no> tice the humiliating situation of his srandsire with the moat per* feet indifference and unconcern. This mode of behavior is, however, rather to be attributed to the force of education, than to a want of the proper sentiments of affection. On the 14th a message was received of the death of Mahoo, at Qparre. which distric was, for some days, by a religious in- terdict, forbidden coiptnunication With the rest of the islara. ||(ir. Brougbton, and a part^ of the gentlemen belonging; to the shins, having made an excunuon for purchasing curiosities among tl^a islands, landed to see the grand morai, or tapootapoototo^* Mowre, 'the abvereign of Uleatea, who attended them, on a proachinff the sacred spot, desired the party would atop lioti^ 1 should address the Eatooa. fhen, seating himself on the groii he bMaa praying before a watto, ornamented with a plope of wv indiflerently carved, on whinh was plaeeo, for thff oeeaaion, f bundle of doth and some red feathers. During this qaeulatioa the names of the partv were twice mentioned. He likewiao n^ posted the names of the several cominanders who had visited tho island, together with those of " Keeno George " (that is. King George) and " Brttarne," which were freouently exprosaoo. 'When tnese introductory ceremonies were liiushed, Mowreo at- tended them to every part of the morai, and exniained every par* titular. Ha appeared to ho well versed in all the ceremonials ud rites appeftaining to their religion, which made the party greatly lament their want of a competent knowledge of the lai^ f uage, as they were unable to eomprehend his meaning, except u a few common instances. The next morniiy thay wsra again honored by a viait flrom Otoo and several of tha chiafo, in their way to tha morai. 8009 aftar a eaaoe, oovarad with an awn^ w«a aeon coming 6roa| tho wtftawid, paddling in « alfv Md aolpHftVMaMr tevw ^ •I •, -■ m J «# in OAVTAIR a. TAMeOVTUL mortti, in which was tht eorpM of the deceased chief. Oa Amw eipreMiDg great anxiety to aee Pomarrey, for the purpeee of obtaining penniHion to attend the burial ceremony, they were infonneo tliat "he was gone to the morai, but would have no objection to their being present. They proceeded; and near to die rivulet that flows by Urripiah's house, they saw the queea- UMther, Fier-re-te, and the widow of the deceased Mahow,^ sitting aH in tears; and, in the paroxysms of their aflliction, wounding their heads with the sharks' teeth they had prepared the preceding erening. The widow had a small spot shayed on the crown of her head, which was bloody, and bore other evident marks of Imving frequently undergone the cruel effect of her despair. The body of Mahow, wrapped in English red cloth, was deposited under •B awning in a canoe, whose bow was drawn up a little way on the beach near the moraij and was attended by one man cnly, at her stem, up to his middle in water, to prevent her driving from the spot. Tne priests continued chantins their prayers, frequently ex- alting their voices, until they endeo in a very shrill tone. The address being ended, they all rose up and proceeded westward along the shore, followed by the canoe, in which was the corpse, to the mouth of the rivulet, where the three royal ladies ptill con- tinued to indulse their excessive jptrief; and, on perceiving the cinoe, burst forth into a loud yeil of lamentation, which was •ccompanied by an accelerated application of the sharks' teeth, until tne blood, very freely following, minsled with their tears. The canoe entered the brook and proeeraed towards . another Qorai at the foot of the mountains, where the ceremonies to ha perferroad on the body of the decearied required such seereejr, that on no nccount could $he gentlemen be permitted to atteaia« •tthoiigb it was most earnestly reouested. In eoaseouence of a message rrom Pomarrey, Captain Vuw eouver and Messrs. Broughton and Whidbey went to Oparre, to assist at the mourning for the death of Mahow. The concam hera of the relatives was by no means such as might have beaa axpected A-om their tender regard to the chief when alive. Tha eorpsc was laid on the tapapaoo, which seemed to have been erect- ad fbr the express purpose, about a quarter of a mile to the east- ward of the grand mofai, (or, as it is called, " tapootapootatea '*); and appeared to be then undergoing the latter part of the embalm- iag process, in the same manner as described by Captain Cook in the instance of Tee. The body was expoeed to 'thus sun; and on their approach the coverity was taken on*, which exhibited tha eorpsa in a verv advanced state of putrefaction. The skin sbona very bright with the coco» it to Oparre, to The concern night have been lien alive. The have been erect- mile to the eart- oiotapootatea'*); t of the enibalnf)- y Captain Cook to'ttesun; and ich eihibited the The skin shone d been anointed. |wHh"aehigh,'* leg being moved, remely offensiM, ral to eotdiMto. thai the whole mass would soon be completely deeonpeaed; bat» if credit may be given to their assertions, which were indubitably confirmed by the remains of Tee, and to which the captain could bear testimony, this will not be the ease. Pomarrey infoimed them, the corpse was to remain a month in this place; then a month was to be employed in its visiting some of the western dis* trieta; after which it was to be removra to Tiaraboo for another month; whence it was to be carried to Morea, and there finally deposited with his forefathers in the morai of the family. In the course of a few months after its arrival there, it would gradually begin to moulder away, but by such very slow degrees, that sev- eral months would elapse before the body would be entirely con- sumed. The boat's crew were ranged before the paling that, encompassed the tapapaoo; a piece of red cloth iVom them was E'ven to the widow, who spread it over the dead body; some vol- ts were then fired, and the captain was directed to pronounce " Tera no oea Mahow," that is. For you Mahow. On some rain falling, the body was taken under cover and carefully wrapped up. They proceeded to an excellent new bouse of Whytooa's, where they dmed, and returned to Matarai with two larce hogs, pre- sented on this mournful occasion by the widow of Mahow. A serious theft of a large quantity of linen belonging to Mr Broughton, as well as two axes, now demanded the most rigorous inquiry. An additional mortification happened on the Slat.— Towereroo, a Sandwich islander (brought out from Ensland in the Discovery,) had, in the course of the preeeeding night, found means to elope from the ship. After much trouble of mvestiga- tion, and some coercion, on the 3Sd the three royal brothers brona^t back Towereroo, with a variety of expiatory presents. Theunen there appeared now no proa'pect of recovering, without both loeing time and having recourse to unpleasant measures; it was, therefore, resolved to depart without it; presents as usual were distrfouted, and the separation took place with the utmost harmony. Omai, it seems, having died without children, the house whieh Captain Cook had built for him, the lands that were purchased, ano the horiM, which was still alive, together with such European commodities as remained at his death, all descended to Matuarro, as king of the island; and, when his majesty is at home, Omai's house IS his constant residence. From Matuarro tl|«y learned, that Omai was much respected, and that he flrequently aflbrded great entertainment to him, and the other chiels, with the ac* counts of his travels, and describing the various countries, objects, lus. that had fallen under his observation; and that ha died universally regretted and lamented. His death, as well aa that of the two New Zealand boys left with him by Captain Cook, was 9c«iaioMd by n dtsordsr Umt is attended by a largi awelUug b Um Ihfdnt, of wMeb Tery (Mr r«««T«r: f^H'M^^:" mmmmmmm ■Mai On thf ftth Jaimuy, the IBneafurj and ChaHwai QMur course to the northward, for the fint time pointtog their 1 „ (eirards the gread object of the expedition. On the Sd Fehrawy MMMed Owhynee, one of the Saadvich Islands, and were honored bj a visit ftmn Tianna. the personage mentioned in Bfr. Mean^ TOjilge, who, since bis return from China, had taken part widi Tamaahmaah -against Teamawheere, and, being vietorions, tbaa^ two ehiefs had agreed to share the aovenuaint. Tlaaaa waa taken on board to go to the Leeward Islaads. Tteiabooa, whf . pieferred tlie name of Jack, baving been with filr. bpraa eoa^ ttanding an American ship, laden with fiira, from North-Waak America, bound to Boston, hj the waj of China, was ^ainHu of pontinuinjK on board the Dtscoveiy, and to proceed on ttevoyi^, which, with consent of the chief, was complied with. After pas- ting some desolate islands, the Discererj anehor««(l, oia the Tth of March, in a bay called Whjrkete, south of the Idaad of Woahoo, on good and safej^ronnd. Some of the inhabitants want on board, and were exceedmalj orderly and docile, which ^ipfar^ ad the more remarkable, as they had formerly been represented as the most daring and unmanageable of any in the Bandwich Islands. Their new ship-mate. Jack, became verr usefiil; he took upon him to represent them in the most formidable point of view to all his countrymen; magnifying their powers and nuflibers, and pro> elaiming that they were not traders, such as they had been aecns- tomed to see; but were belongmg to King George, and wvre tA ttrighty warriors. This being his constant discourse, It is not to bit wondered thitf hiS coontrymen became much intii^atad; ai|£ at tfiia could be praductiire of no ill consequences, Iher perik^W Jaek to proceed in his encomtuitas, and unahimoifmr ifMtd f SmM n«l be his (huh if they w«re not in high rnpnfo irft(ii|i|Bt a islanders. The natives having A^lad in supplying water as emietl Captain Vancouver set Sail, on tiie 8th, for Attowai, fimrij Vilderstood it was to be had without difficulty. Wbyhetise Hea inlatitudoSI deg. 16 ifth). 47 see^fodgitade Mf dag. 9 91 sec. Next morning they made WhyiMa Bay, ob tCs Swilr aide of Attowai. The idmbitants of thte island behaved in tiMl aame orderiy manner, and with the same distant civffll^ tit anced at Woahoo, and aave the necessary assistance la « Md other operations. The land here was also moehdia and similarly cultivated witlrtkie frjto plant. Here Sowbottoffi, an Enalishman, ^^ttrams, a Wdshmaa, iai#' man, ml Irishman, left for the purpose of ceiltetiikg pairia Iftd laiMbl-weod for their master, JiitA Keadrick, in AiMirte«£ ioii/ MMdiag the Lady WashiagioA. tiai nAMk aM to aaff fer muAW Mk retom from China, to tekt thatt Mi fo#d with flM Mrffef W mvmj waawvHmva^vwv wa W| yyai^ ; thairlieami IFebrauT iBonovM Mean's put widi irloM, tliM$ Tlwmit WM Iforth-W«ik ufdannNudT ntiMToyaga, I. After pai- d, Ml the Tth Lhe Idand of hebhutaweaft wbioh eltpear- in repreiented the Seadwiob hetooknpoo [ of iriew to all ibera, and pro- tad been acens* «, and ware iA irae, ft .. > itimidat«d: i,Ue/ p« iMMialy repwa tT, ob tbe iemt bebavad la «|« UKse in iriHwrWI nmoK Ae aiiMf [ore iNtiNi ^"tf imaa, md' 6^ Btia( peirb itld •mi Too, aflBOoneinit that Enemoh, goardtaa of the foang prinee Ta-moo-erae, wl^o wa« the eldett son of Taio, aove- reifo of this snd the neighboring isisnds, together with the prince himself, would be with them in a few days. They aaeordingi/ ssme and behaved with thf utmost propriety^ although, firom cer- tain appearances of fire, as well as the circumstance of a schooner taken by the Indians pt Owyhee, and the cautions of Rowbottom, Captain Vaoeouver had not been without suspicions of treachery. Enemoh readily went on board and an exchange was made of presents, wbioh, though liberal on the part of Captain Vancouver, did not give aatisfaetion;' the great desire of the chief, as of idl of them, being to have fire-arms and ammunition, with which tha various tradera touching at their islands bad most improperly, and even csoellv, supplied the inhabitants. Wednesday, the 14th of March, the two ships sailed for tha coast of America. On the Hth of April they saw land, beinc K\ of New Albion, and bains then in 39 deg. 37 min. latitude, de|. 3S min. loi^tude. On the 98th they spoke an Ameri- can ship, Columbia, Mr. Robert Gray, commander, of Bostoh, whence riie had been absent eighteen months. On the 39th,. an- chored about eight miles withm tha entrance of the supposed Stratta of Juan de Fuea. Of course they made a strict investiga- tion of this passage, and were satisfied that it did not exist. Port Oiacovery, where the vesSels now went to anchor, la 4 perfectly safe and convenient harbor, having its outer points otui Bsile and three quarters asunder, and situated in latitude 48 deg. 7 min., loe|itnde 337 deg. 30} min. The country of New Albioi^ in this neighborhood, is of a rich fertile soil. In respect to its ■ansral proauetiona no great variety was observed. * Iron ore, ia its variovs forms, was gOnerally found; and, from the weight and magnetic qoalitiea of soma apeeimens, appeared tolerably rich, pwtiealarly a kind tbht oraeh resembled the blood-stone. The aeit place <^ reaeireb was Admiralty Inlet, where the 4dpe anehorM off Bealoration Point. The general informatioil hlM ia Hltle. The ndkivea ware much the aame, equally Ul-mada. aiitkmr persons beahiaared with oQ and ochre, and a aort of driaing OMffy miea vciiy pooderoos, and in colors reaembUm blwklaad; bat deohad'aete wfth copper ornaments, while tha/ •airjtaioi «iRling in aM aad oflbra of friendship and hoapitalUyv •it Mihrtad with parMt daeonun and civility. Mtm • Mt^ of thesA friendly people had attended at their dinar, oaa p%rt of nfbieh waa a veaiaon pasty. Two of Hharn^ mrasMng a daaita to taaa the line of aeparation drawn batweai mm, wm pniBdiled to do so. Thay aal down by the Englidi, ^(h#hraad aaid flah givett them without the teaat heilt«^ I, ^ffkaiag offtrid aaOM of tha vaaisoa, thfy could MtM tntaaia &. n^r raeaivadftwith ff#t di sfMt,Jg ^ ^uvmimmKJ ' im i MVismmiMumMmmumMii w u MMAW •> TAIK • yntrj itriet •xuaiBatioB. Their eondoot on thii oeeaiioa ttft no doubt that thoj beliored it to bo bomui flesh, an impreaoioa which it WM highly oxpodiont should bo done awey. To sstiafV them that it was the flesh of the deer, thev pointed to the sktos of the animal they had about them. In reply to this they ^^inted to each other, and made signs that could not.be misunderstood, that it was the flesh of human beings, and threw it down in the dirt, with gestures of great aversion and displeasure. At length they happOy convinced them of ,their mistake by showing them a haunch they had in the boat, by idiieh means thev were unde< eeived, and some of them ate of the re«iaioder of the pie with a good appetite. On Monday, the 4th of June, the ship's companies were served a good dinner, it being the anniversary of his majesty's birth; on which day, they designed to take formal possession of all the countries they had lately been employed in eiploring. Pursuing the usual formalities on such occasions, and under the discharge of a roval salute from the vessels, they took possession according- ly of the coast, from that pert of New Albion, in the latitude of 39 deg. SO min. north, and longitude 936 deg. 36 min. east, to the entrance of this inlet of the sea, said to be tne straits of Juan de Fuca. as likewise all the coast, islands, tie. by the name of the Oulf of Georgia; and the continent binding the said gulf and extending southward to the 46th degree of north latitude, wMi thirt of New Georgia, in honor of hb iSiajesty. On the Ml of Svm*, the Discovery and Chatham sailed Shnb PoseesBiott Bound. Having anchored on the 1 1th in Strawberry Bay, so anmed from its pradneing that excellent fruit in abun* danw. kllfaii^ deg. 36 nrin., longitude 937 deg. 34 nun., and there being sevnral raings n ecess a ry to be dtme. Captain Vaor eoover and Mr. Pnget, in the Discovery's yawl, and Mr. Whidby in the cottf r, at*«iided by the Chathun's launch, explored th« nmghberhood. As they were rowing «i the 99d, for roint Grey, pm^weing there to land and breakfast, they discovered two ve»- sel^ at anchor under the land. They were a brig and a sehooneri wearing the colors of Spanish vesay of war, moat probably ea l^yed m pursuits similar to their «i|K end this idea was eonflni •d. Hiese vessels proved to be »||ts«hment from the eomarie* aion of Seignor Muaspuw, who «n likaself ennloyed in tto IliiUippine islands. Seignor Mitepina had, the preeedwg year, visited the coast, and these vessels, his Catholic. mi j e i^ ^ wig the Sutil. ondw tfie eommand of Seignor Don D. GaMan^ with the schooner Mexicana, commanded by Seignor. Hon XL I Valdcs, both captains of fir^ates iii the Spanidi navy, had.saiM flmn Aeapoleo on the 8th of March, in order to proaeente dieeoiN iiAm Mthisxoast. From these gentlemen V«nco«iv«r ii«d«r|towllt (Hi Seignor Quadra, the eommander'4»«hief of the ' ■ItfiM al St. MM wd •( Calilbrain, %M» with Ih iSiiUm limpreMioB ^ wtiafV teod. that , th« dirt, {t«iigth they ing them • I were und** pie with ■ vereeenred '■ bifth; on of all the ;. PurtUIBf le discharge tn aceordiMP* the latituM min. eaat, to traitoof Juan the name of laidattlfand latituM, wMi saUed in Strawberry firuit in abua* ;. S4 min., and Captain Vanr dMr. Whidby , explored tho or Point Grey, ered two v«»- nd asehoonori t probably e«; a was eonfliMh D the eomorilf mloyed in un the preeediM holie.nM^ieilar^ n D. GaUHMS lignor. Don X5. kvy. hadsaiM eaaeateiUiewN r«riM«rftoed« if tho " Mvmoi •. ▼AiroMrvaa. flp a brig, waiting his arrival at Nootka, in order to negotiate tho reatoration of those territories to the crown of Greitt Britsin. Their conduct was replete with that politeness and friendship which characterizfl the Spanish nation; every kind of useful infor- mation they cheerfully communicated, and obligingly expressed much desire, that circumstances might so concur as to admit their respective labors being carried on together. The 17th of August they were suddenly surprised by the arrival of a brig off the entrance of the cove, onaer English iolora. She was the Venus, belonsing to Bengal, of one hundred and tea tons burden, commandod by Mr. Shepherd, last from Nootka, and bound on a trading voyage along these shores. By him they received the pleasant tidings of the arrival of the Disdalus store- ship, laden with a supply of provisions and stores for their use; uo he acquainted Mr. Baker, that Seigno^ Quadra waa waiting with the greatest impatience to deliver up the settlement and ter- ritories at Nootka. Mr. Shepherd bad brousht with him a letter from Mr. Thomas Newmaster of the DoBdalus, informing Van- ceuver of a most distressing and melancholy event. Lieutenant Hergest, the commander, Mr. William Gooch, the astronomer, with one of the seamen belonging to the Dadalus, had beini murdered by the inhabitants of Woahoo, whilst on shore procur- ing water at that island. August 19th they proceeded from tho last station, namely, Point Menzies, in latitude S3 deg. 18 min., longitude itSS deg. 55 min.^ and on the 38th, arrived off Nootka Bound. The Chatham, by the nartial clearing of the ibg, had finind her way in some time before; the Dvdalus store-ship, and a small merchant brig called the Three Brothers, of London, commanded by Lieutenant Alder of the navy, were alao there at anchor. Seizor Quadra, with aeveral of his officers, came on board the Discovery, on the S9th, where they breakfasted, and were sahited with thirteen guns on their arrival and departure; the day was afterwards spent in ceremonious offices of civility, with much harmony and festivity. Maquuna, the native chief of Nootk«, who was present on this occasion, had oarly in thn morning, from beii^ unknown to them, beins preveirted oonnng on boara the Discovery by the sentinels and the officer on deck, as there waa not in his appearance the smallest indication of hto nperior rank. Of tbft taidignity he had complained in a moat angry manner to Seignor Quadra, who very obli^ngly found meana to soothe him. Some difficulties now occurred in recpeet to the particulars of the restitutbn, but after written and verbal correspondence, it was agreed that the objections on both sides should be refentd to the respective courts. Seignor Quadra, however, havhif thereafter made fiirther obiectioM; an idditional eorra^ndenon took pkcot but the Spanian officer insisting, and being positiv|j|p wwWi d In tikm to certaiD prina^l— pto p oaad by hfin aa totlw ^ ^1 i!ti "^ ' SS« i jtf8 il W (l i*A'' ' t ' l |i | -n lriii . in « i. » i i n' -. ^i> ctmn d. Tiurttttnwi. r . raitiliiHoB, ^0 which Captain VancouTsr eooM not accede, the latter acq'iaiiited him that he should contider Nootkaaf a Spanish port, and requested hio permission to carry on the necessary em- Sloyments on shore, which he rery politely gave, with the most iendly assurance of every service and kind office in his power. ' It was not till the 13th of October that the Discovery sailed from Nootka, with the Chatham and Dedalus store-ships, bound to the southward. November 10th discovered anchorage in a most excellent small bay. The herds of cattle and flocks of sheep grazing on the surrounding hills, were a sishtthey had long been strangers to, and brought many pleasing reflections. On hoisting the colors at sun-rise, a gun was fired, and in a little time after- wards several people were seer )n horseback, coining from behind the hills down to the beach, who waved their hats, and nsade other signals for a boat, which was immediately sent to the shore, and on its return they were favored with the eompany of a priest of the order of St. Francisco, add a seijeant in the Spanish arm^ to breakfast. The good firiar, after pointing out the most convenient Sot for procuring wood and water, and repeating hospitable of- rs, in the name of the fathers of the Franciscan order, returned to the mission of St. Francisco, which they understood was at no great distance, and to which he gave them the most pressing in- vitation. Whilst engaged in allotting to the people their difitsrent em- ployments, some saddled horses arrived from the commandant, with a very cordial invitation; which was accepted by the captain and some of tho officers. They rode up to the Presidio, an ap- pellation givan to their miUtanr establishments in this eonntry, and si^ni^inir a safe-guard. The rekidence of the friars is called a mission. The Spanish soldiers composing the garrison amount- ad to thirty-five, who, with their wives, families, and a few Indian aervants, composed the whole- of the inhabitants. On the left of the church is the commander's house, consisting of two room and a closet only, which are divided by massy walls, and commu- nicating with (Bach other by very small doors. Between these apartments and the outward wall was an excellent poultry-house and yard, which seemed pretty well stocked; and between the roof and ceiling of the rooms was a kind of linnbertgarrct; these were all the conveniences the habitation seemed calculated to n^ fytd. On approaching it they found his good lady, who, Ukls her •pouse, had passed Uie middle age of life, deMntly dressed, seated cross-legged on a mat, placed on a small square wooden olatfiirm raised three or four inches IVom the gronod, nearly in mmt of the door, with two daughters and a son, clean and decent- ly dressed, sitting by her; this neing the mode observed bv theiM nifies when they receive visiters. The decorous and pleasiio^ iliMiTior of the children was really admirable, and exeeeided ttf tting lint eottld have been Mqpeetad ftoathem uAder the cir(iy» "1 IB. lot accede, the k» at a Spanish necessary em- with the most e in his power. iscovery sailed >re-«hips, bound anchorage in a flocks of sheep y had long been I. On hoisting tttle time afteir- ning from behind and nwde other the shore, and ny of a priest of I Spanish arm^ to e most convenient ng hospitable of« an order, returned lerstood was at no most nressing in* heir different em- the commandant, )ted by the captain e Presidio, an ap- tt in this country, 'the friars is called le garrison amount' !S, and a few Indian its. On the left of sting of two rooms walls, and commuo rs. Between these illent poultry-house I; and between the imbertgarret; thcM led calculated to «f- lady, who, likb her , decently dressed, nail square wooden e ground, nearly in m, clean and deceiit- [e obsarved by theil :oroua and pi«uii
  • -ry"Sr!!H'P''«i~ ^ iSSliJeWrf. "^ *^ ?^'^' ?kTife benefit of the pr«pni««. •ff„ ZMiMoealcd tlBit the ••P»"*V^!l--«hkd to«w4» <*• '**••*••• •!i^Thev foooa the wwmott •^^^"^.w, h»lif«^ fet'sati^^^^r lyed at ooea tbs rapture, ud lo itaia biin. Hit le cabin of OMiqr IvaryhotuduoF _ia raaidaao* 4 Uniarty'a fevorita lith. ao Iriabmu, Itaae Davia. w|io er Fair Anarieaa. wen taken AkUr M Bwch irritated people bfOeagioC »y TMaameeloe, « Mbiaaah cauaedio itoftheprapneter. ooner, waa thrown ber every thkif«e ng. In tiiia aAir, deavoriM, by fche uagaod l>avia.b«t Meaoua.- .-.. , ^ttotb»ao««ni|D ir«8 o»aT, tl«r ••»• > T am a alpieeh ^W iddiag to bia e ewp- be attended ea-ahore lembled townr^M^ iiu of the he^ij^ e bundled Mdjfky d into three ■artiiii 1 ^ , unto, diatw^ repreaeptthe^jplMe my of T ai aaa bif a eh Mkited atieiie.^M* the-eaeof ^rt*»MP" tvfiaeed tMNwde^ ier, — •-'- — -*^ m — :^^ . thmt* their^flfBB nib e ried off by the adverae party, dead or alive, beoomee an ith m ad i ■te saeriMe at the nmrai. On this eeoanon, the ivounded man e«s supposed to be one ef T lt ee i eei l s eeldiers, and nntiltbla aakeppy period no advMla|{eable of giving deep with which they are )out six inches from ght feet long. iow advanced with a of very different ex« n to what before had proved knowledge in posing several ranks, )d a firm and compact easily to be broken. t down on the ground sir piUloloot at each a conversation com* is opinion respecting » be argued and sup« hen peace under cer* were inclined towards id, their points were >th parties put oo the I, and to watch Mwh iatioQ was going fbr> sably, tktir ret^Metive r a battle. Nearly at id, in elose eolnmns. ement they eoadiieted ihifting their gronad, against th« various ) inferior bands were ith speara andaiiii|a. ■d to depMd Mitirtly on those with the paUalooM, who firmly disputed every inch of th« ground, by parrying each other's lunses with the areatest dexter- Uy, until some to the left of Titeeree s centre fell. This greativ encouraged Tamaahmaah's party, who, rushing forward with shouts and great impetuosity, broke the ranks of their opponents, and victc " was declared for the arms of Owhyhee, by the sup- posod death of several of the enemies; these at length retreated; and, d being more closely pressed, the war was not ewjr t^ believe, that the ezecntion of their comrades, by TiteereeVi oviere. fiir the saine oiftnee widi wliich thej had be«i charged, bad not come to thehr, knowledge, or that it could have eaeaped their reeoUectiott. Neither the captain nor the ofBeert dieeovered aajr reaaon^ firom the reeah of this (farther examination, to retract or idter their former opinion of their guilt, or of delivering them oregr to their own people, to be dealt with according to the diree* timM of their chiea. That. the ceremony mightbe-made as solemn and awftil ae pee^ sible, a suard of seamen and mariners were drawn up on that side of the ship opposite to the shore, where, alongside of the shipi a canoe was' stationed for the eaeention. The rest of the crew were in readiness at the great guns, lest any disturbance or commotion should aris^. One ceremony, however, remained yet to be performed. One of these unfortunate men had long hair; tbitit was necessary ahould be cnt flrom his head before he was- fttcuted, for the purpose of' being presented, as a customary tribtato on such occasions, to the kiiw of tho island. They were shocked at the want of feding exhibued by the two chieft atthtl awfbl- moment; who, in the rudest manner, not only cut off the hair, but, in tliA presence of the poor sulforing wreteh, without th» Meet oompasttoB for h{» sitaatHM', disputed and strove for the heoor of presentias the- prize to- the king< The odious contest being at length settled, the- erimimds were taken one by one inte a double canoe, where thef vrere lashed hand wad foot, and put to death by Tannavoe, their o*i*n chief, who blew out their bratet with B pMtol; and so dexterously was the melancholy ofRee per» formed, that lifo fled with the report of the piece, and museolar motion seemed a^moat iMIantly to cease. Tbfer now bade adieu to the Sindwieh Islands, and made the beat 'or their way for Noolka. The Discf rery arrived the 90th of Miy. Mr. Ptiget had arrived with the Chatham on the 1 5th of April, and departed thenee the IBth of May, according to hie in- strnetions, to proeeed in the survey of the coaet. In the eoi^rse of oontinuing the examination of the coest, they met with seme- IndiMis of very diflbreot behavior fitem those they had hitherto seen. The survey wee oontinoed sednhMialytill the fith of Oeto>> IMW, when both veiaela returned t»Noetke. llieusual eeremoniee of saluteoi and other fofnalitiee having paaaed^ aeeoiNpanied br Mr. Piigeti Vaneoover wait«#o»Sewr. Saavadrfti tbeeommmAi Mtof the piMtMirho Bai4, thM he had netreeeii'wdhn)' i«telMfeMM% OATMHI'M TANCa bvidenee in proof be eitorted ttom I of any sueb ciiw 1. This rtry m* |i^ is not etsjr m- hy Titetfrw^ optn ebarged, lid hmreose«p«d |flieersdiieoter«d nation, to ratraet dfellvering thtfm ldingt»th*dir««> land awflf I as pfM^ kn up on that Hide gaide of the sMp^ ' rest of the crew ly disturbance or Iver, remained yet !n had long hair; tad before he wai> . as a eustoniiiry land. They were ^ two chieA at tht(h >t only cut off the g wreteh^ withoat ani strove fiMr tftte 'he odious contest m one by one ioie •tad foot, and put m out their br8iit> incholy ofltee per* «e, and nusenlar ds, and made the irrived the 90th of iffl on the Iflth of wording to hie in- it. In the cmlrirMi ly met with some they had hitherto I the Ml of Oetei> usMsl eeremoniee ■eeompMiiMi br ■ft, theeomnMUMi* ^ea)* iMelNgeMN% f i sB l Wi»i t arifrth»epring ; and that neillMPtlMDttdall», other shtp-ivith stores, bad been there. Qhving quitted -Nootka, nothing of importance oceatred tilb their arrival, on the 19th, in Port St. Franeiseo. They were aeaK hailed from- the shore, upon which a beat' was- despatched thttbaiip and immediately returned with their civil and attentive firiead$. Seignor Sel; who, in addition to the oflbrs of his services md< hoep^ity, sratiiied them by coomunicating the interestiag- ift» tslligence of the state of Europe, up to so late a date as the pep»>- oedtog F^nruary. In proceeding towards MoiUerroy, tb^ nei^ 10 lAtle progress, that they wore still at no great distance frsasiSli. FWmctoeo next morning, the 3dth; when a vessel waadeserieAt tothe north>north-west ; and, on standiM tow^urds her, she prov«# to be the Daedalus. On the Ist of November, they re aafa edl ' Monterrey with the Daedalus. Having anchored beibre another Spanish establisbnisnt, Vast*- eoover sent Lieutenant Swaine to inmrm the commuiding oflhser at the presidio of their arrival. The next morningi >cciimpairie tion at the mode of his return to the mission; and said, that Uei voyage hither would probably lay the foundation for removingtlM absurd and deep-rooted prejudice that had ever existed amongaitlMl several tribes of Indians in his neighborhood, who, flrom their aariK sstinfhnoy, had invariably regarded all strangers as their -n v^ Nothing of consequence occurred till their arrival, on i'tt4 of January, 1794, at Owhyhee, off the Bay of Whyealea, their return was proclaimed by shouts of joy, and tSr ) v«rc \ ir:i-*m by Tamaahmaali, rdoiced to meet his friends at thu his ft !>•..>«, part of the island. Their course was now directed ronrKl 'k nounced their congrriu?itfions by shouts of joy; -u ly of their (brmer ftiends, particularly of the fair sex, lost no time Ji tesii^ ing the sincerity of the public sentiment in their favor. Young* wo Duvisthoy had likewise the pleasure of finding in theeker«inli of those jndicieas principles they had so wisely adopted^ «rf wbidb, by their eaample and advice, had so uniformiy been op*) ried'iBtoefll«t. On Thuredhy the aOlb, they nere-flivaved wMb tltmoMopufitii WMMi acMHM** MMHMM Mti ^ :i'n'" ■--•'^'i-[--^-^iJJJ OAVTAiir o. vANcoimn. I Tmrrce«ny4ee, Grymamahoo, Tianna, and mom other chMft, from the distant parts of the island. Their arrival had been in , consequence of a summons from the king, who had called the g^rand council of the island, on the subject of its cession to the crown of Great Britain, which was unanimously desired. These chiefs brought intelligence, that a quantity of timber, which had been sent tor at the captain's request, was on its way hither; it had been cut down under the direction of an Enslishman, named Boyd, formerly mate of the sloop Washington, out who had re^ linquished that way of life, and had entered into the service of Tamaahmaah. He appeared in the character of a shipwright, and had undertaken to build, with these materials, a vessel A>| the king, after the European fashion ; but both himself and hie comrades. Young and Davis, were fearful of encountering too many difficulties, especially as they were all much at a loss in the first outset, that of laying down the keel. This aflTorded Van* couvor an opportunity of conferring on Tamaahnaaah a favor that he valued far beyond every other obligation, by permitting his earpenters to begin the vessel, from whose example, and the as- sistance of these three engineers, he was in hopes that his people would hereafter be able to build boats and small vessels for them- selves. On Saturday, the 1st of February, they laid down the keel, and began to prepare the frame-work of his Owhyhean majesty's first man-of war. The length of its keel was thirty-six feet, the extreme breadth of the vessel nine feet and a quarter, and the depth of her hold about five feet ; her name was to be The B'itannia, «nd was intended as a protection to the royal per- son oi Tamaahmaah ; and few circumstances in his life ever af- forded him more satisfaction. Some soleitin religious rites being now to take place, Captain Vancouver had frequently expressed to Tamaahmaah a desire of being present on some of these occasions; and he now informed him ne'had obtaik! >d the consent of the priests, provided he would, during the continuance of the interdiction, attend to all the restric- tiona which their religion demanded. The restraints imposed con- eisted chiefly in four particulars: first, a total seclusion from the company of women; secondly, partaking of no food but such as «as pi-eviously consecrated; th.rdly, being confined to the land, and not being afloat or wet \vi' .lea-water; and fourthly, not re- ceiving, or even touching, the most trivial article firom any one who had not attended the ceremonies at the moral. , Their prayers leemed to have some resularity and form, and thby did not omit to pray ibr the welfare orhis Britannic majesty, and their safe and happy return to their native country. The intermediate dsy, the ISth, and the second night, were passed in prayer, during which they found no difficulty in complying with the prescribed regular- tioM, and soon after the sun rose, the 14th, tney were absolved ftoa any further attention to theijr aaered uo))iuieti«ma •^1 •ATTAur e. TAireomm. ■way r oihwr chMft, ' had been in , ad called the cesaion to the aired. These er, which had hither; it named who had re^ the service of a shipwright, is, a vessel for imself and his countering too at a loss in the afforded Van- ah a favor that permitting his pie, and the as- 8 that his people vessels for them* laid down the his Owhyhean el was thirty-six ^t and a quarter, * name was to be to the royal per- I his life ever af- :e place, Captain imaah a desire of he now informed rovidad he would, 1 to all the restric* ints imposed con- eclusion from the food but such as Sned to the land, I fourthly, not re- sle from any one i. Their prayers thby did not omit ind their safe and rmediate day, the l^er, during which trescribed regula- ley were absolved iti'tna The eemion of Owhyhee to his Britannic mitjestj beemne now an object of serious concern. Some little delay and difficulty, however, arose from the absence of two chiefs, Commanow, who from local circumstances could not quit his government, and Tap maahmooto, chief of Coarra, the person who had captured the Fair American schooner. At one of their evening amusements the captain was very well entertained. This was a performance by a single young woman of the name of Packoo, whose person and manners were ^both very agreeable. Her dress, notwithstanding the heat of ihe^ weather, consisted of an immense quantity of thin duth, which was wound lound her waist, and extended as low as her knees. This was plaited in such a manner as to give a pretty efToct to the varie* gated pattern of the cloth; and was otherwise disposed with great taste. Her head and neck wore decorated with wreaths of black, red, and yellow feathers; but, excepting these, she wore no dress from the waist upwards. Her ankles, and nearly half way up her legs, were decorated with several folds ef cloth, wide* ning upwards, so that tho upper parts extended from the leg at least four inches all round, this was encompassed by a piece of net-work, wrought very close, from the meshes of which were hung the small teeth of dogs, giving this part of her dress the ap« [learance of an ornamental funnel. Qn her wrists she wore brace« ets made of the tusks frnn the largest hogs. These were highly polished and fixed close together in a ring, the concave sides or *he tusks being outwards; and their ends reduced to an uniform length, curving naturally each way from the centre, were by no means destitute of ornamental egect. Thus equipped, her ap- p )e vere struck on the ground covered with n small Quantity oi uried gracs, and in the interval bet'.veon etch stroke, they beat with their hands and fingers on the sides of these instru- ments, to accompany their vocal exertions, which, with the variouv motions of their hands and body, and the vivacity of their counte- ^lanues, plainly demonstrated the interest the> had, not only in excelling in their own parts but also in the applause which the lady acauired by her performance, adv.nncing or retreating from the musicians a few short steps in various directions, as the ^4f ture of the subject, and the numerous gestures and motions of her person demanded. Her speech, or pdem, was first began in • alow, end lomewhat solemn manner, and gradually became en- 3fi'i^??SJir-.?ww*«w««' s,,;«)**-5rf*i''?'?3??P'«eR-^^^:^ MfNn6{ pfBbMNj^MI'uM MHJ49I* BlMlW'b'MMfM UlttfNIRnw^' Mttil Mlength, like a troe aetraMi the UmiineM of ber imagiMtton produced a vooiftroue oratioat aeeo a ipa m e d bj^vioient emtttioini Tbese were receive with ebouts of- great applauee^ and ritbougii fbey were not suffleientiy aequaintm with the UngQage ta- eaa> Erehend the subject, yet they could not help beii^f^ pleMed in a igh degree with the performance. On the 35th of February, Tanaahmaab, King of Owbyhee, in eonncil with the principal chiefs of the inland, aasembled on board thr Discovery, in Karaikakooa bay, and in the presence of George Vincouver, her commander, and Lieutenant Feter Poget, com- ffjander of the armed tender the Chatham, and the other officers of the Discovery, after due corisideration, unanimously ceded the island of Owhyhee to his Britannic majesty, and acknowledged themselves to be subjects of Great Brite^n. Thus concluded their transactions nt Owhyhee, to '^vhich they bade adiei> about three in the morning of the 3d of March. , They leA here, howevef, a banditti of renegadoeti, that, had qtzlHed difiktrent trading vessels io consequence of diapu!ct» with their re* spective commanders, who had resorted to iUis i<'bnd since the preceding year, under American or Pjrtug):>?s(; colors. Amongst them was one Porti> ;,uese, one Chinc.n.>, and one Genoese, but all the rest appeared tob« the subjcciit oi ttreat Britoin, as seemed tiao the major pan uf the crew of the brig Washington, although they culled themselves Americans. With Kavahecroo also re- sided, a person by the name of Howell, who had come to Owhybee, in the capacity of a clerk on board the Washington; he appe: .d to possess a good understanding, with th^ advantages of an uni> varsity education, and had been once a clergyman in England, but had now secluded himself from European society, so that with Young, Davis, and Boyd, there were new eleven white men on the island; but, excepting from these latter, there Owhyhean friends will have little reaion to rejoice in any advantages they will receive from their jiew civilized companions. After visiting some other parts of the Sandwich Islands, the ships finally bade them adieu on the 15th of March, from which period, till the end of August, the whole time was occupied in a very extensive and minute survey of the coast of North-west America. Suffice it to say, that one great object of the voyage was, namely, to ascertain the existence of a north-west passage, or anv water communication navigable for shipping. The North Paci.''^ and r' <>! exterior of the iunerican continent, within these Umitri, tvere uompletelv examinad, and it was proved that no suoh oonrr^u-tication oidexM, n-Mwithstanding the 'assertions of Fuoi^ Fmu?; and others, on that subject. On the 9d of September, tba 'l)iaeovary anchored ia Friendly Cove, Noetka Sound, whet* «*••• three of his Catfolic in^csty's «amt4 vessels, and i Kef liib >a^ Aaerican tudan. a — ^/ttotn inw|iMtieii jirkilent emotionii and Bhbough ^ - joage tft- codr* Aag pTeined ia a of Owbyhee, in lemMed on board sence of George !ter Puget, com- be other officers nously ceded the id acknowledged ee, to Thich they 3f March.. Th*y that, hftd qwitied ufca with d'.eir re- island since the colors. Amongst one Genoese, but Brttoin, as seemed ibington, although ivaheeroo also re- come to Owbyhee, jfton; he appe: wd nntages of an uni- l^man in England, ciety, so that with vcu white men on there Owhyhean Ivantages tliey will wieh lalands, the aroh, from which was occupied in a list of North-west jeet of the voyage rtb-west passage, ping. The North Bent, within these -oved that no auoh •sertions of Fuo% of Septennber, the k« Sound, w were ONMia of ootl'ju, and tk» eooraea of larpawHag,—* strai^p» anoaMlv ia saa m s iM p, it is true} bat still th»beat theom «» cfHild farm to eaplain appear wwai AatNettnBaeanredJtttdiiprti tm A TMR TO KOeiALU Cheie ftacieti for we discovered, on ninning eloie to oar nvfeto- rinua vessel, that we had been actually chasing a rock — not a ship of oak and iron, but a solid block pf granite, growing as it were, out of the sea, at a greater distance trom the main land than, I boiievo any other island, or inlet, or rock of the same diminutive lixe, is to be found in the world. This mere speck on the sur- fiiea of the waters — for it seems to float on the sea — u on!/ seventy feet high, and not more than a hundred yards in cireunw ference. The smallest point of a pencil could scarcrty give it a place on any map which should not exaggerate its proportion to the rest of the islands in that stormy ocean. It lies at the distance of no fewer than one hundred and* eighty-four miles very nearly due west of St. Kilda, the remotest part of the Hoorides, two hundred and ninety Srom the nearest part of the main coast of Scotland, and two hundred and sixty from the north of Ireland: Its name is Rockall, and is well known to those Bal tie traders, which go north about. The itone of which thb carious pedt is composed, is a dark colored granite, but the top being covered with n coatins as white as snow, from, having been ibr ages the resting-place of myriads of sea>»fowl,' it is constantiv ■iatiuien for a vessel under all sail. We were deceived by it Mveral times during the same cruise, even after we had been put OH our |uard, and knew its place well. I remember boardinc three voasehi in one day, each of which in reckoning the number of VMsels in sight counted Rockall ax one, without detecting thoir ■IHako till I pointed their gloMce to Um qpd vv» to our mfato- ik — not a ship iog aa it were, iD land than, I le dimiDutiva ik on the aur- ie aeai — » onlj ,rda in cireun- ■crtj giv« it a jtroportioB to It iiaa at tha ghty-four mile* >st part ,of tb« reat part of the ^ from the north wn to thoee Bal me of which thia mite, but the top from, having bren arl,' it is constantly >re deceived by it r we had been put her bearding three ig the number of ut dstecting thmr ! . i .p i ,U. l , " ■ ■ ■■ , I , Ji, ii | i imt;ip|i i A nnr to rookau. 1 tn A* wo had notbiog| better on our hands it was resolved to make an exploring expedition to visit this little islet. Two boats were accordingly manned for the purpose ; and while the sh>p stood down to the leeward of it, the artists prepared their sketch books and the geolagists their hammers, for a grand scientific field day. When we left the ship, the sea appeared so unusually smooth, that we anticipated no ciifliculty in landing; but on reaching the spot, we found a swell rising and falling many feet, which made it exceedingly troublesome to accomplish our purpose. One side of the rock was perpendicular and smooth as a wall. The others though steep and slippery, were sufiiciently varied in their surface to admit of our crawling up when once out of the boat. But it required no small confidence in our footing, and a dash of that kind of faith which carries a hunter over a five-bar . gate, to render the leap at all secure. A false step, or a faltering carriage, after the spring was resolved on, might have sent the explorer to investigate the secrets of the deep, in those fathomless regions where the roots of this mysterious rock connect it with the solid earth. In time, however, we all got up, hammers, sketch-books, and chronometers inclusive. As it was considered a point of some moment to determine not only the position, but the size of the rock by actual observations made upon it, all hands were set l)usily at work — some to chip off specimens — others to measure the girt by means of • cord- while one of the boats was sent to make soitnding iu those direc- tions where the bottom could be reached. After we had been employed for some time in this manner, we observed a current sweepinf^ past us, at a considerable rate, and rather wondered that the ship, which was fast drifting away from us, did not fill and make a stretch, so as to preserve her distance. But as the day was quite clear, we cared less about this addition to the pull, and went on with our operations. I forget exactly at what hour a slight trace of haze first came across thO field of viow. Thil soon thickened into a fog, which felt like a ^t'ml; and jHit some awkward apprehensions into our heads. It was inn mediotoly decided to get into the boats and return to the Endy- mion; for, by this time, we had finished all our real work, and were only amusing ourselves by scrambling about the rock. The swell had silently increased in the interval to such a height, that the operation of returning to the boats was rendered twice as diflScult as that of disembarking; and what #as a great doal worse, occupied twice as much time. It required tLe greater part of half an hour to tumble our whole party bock agaia This proceding, difficult at any season, I suppose, was now reduced to a sort of somerset or flying leap; for the adventurer, whose turn it was to spring, had to dash on the rock towards tha boat, Itrttstiag more to the chance of being caught by his eompaniont, thu to any skill of hia own. Some of our Dnteh-bnilt gentiy, 34 mumtm mtim .. ...^iLJi»t^&''^^'V A *i»it TO «oeKM.x.- .A» non* of tUW "»"" towards the ahip ; but, loou Jf,^, eom,Je|^t '^"jj ^n could no^^^^-^rt^^^ WW"*"**?* fSte !^«»« ^" **"'?Ldi47ortdtrectioo. potHively. that »"«?.»«• j „ to where "e mg« ^j^ Cohort. »° ^^VL^'uSIppily. "•«. ?I°°'' "SE; had evidertlf been seen. lhoudiri^.«'«WJ^ j„^i,jWe. ^^e »ad nj r'^n'llS.StpuJiSs of hiding the o^^^^^^^^^ San th^ proboWy wianeo ». „^.-* HMi» ikwl- '^ "-■Ji.y ^ A vnrr to BoevALt. fT9 (ueh a erubi »f,h through -jnithw Mn ;o oar Mton* geen. 86ia» MMrtod, u jot direction. nte had la«t u to the diM^ had evidentlj nt thickeiuog see nothing in onofaveMol. t wae certainly le ahip sailing nothing of that by dropping a no fog as yet, listure to serre search; and we some distance condensation op il over our ejrea. hat as dense air^ is heavier than Ipors had settled 1 fact, we,weri: nspai«nt matter. t higher, it w«i ihip'sjpnaat heads, re was a sorter !se young savaaa, party— a bit of a 9 decide upontry* It it might amose I landed, the nail like a.goat. an,' who no eooow e saw, with an Im^ art of the ofBcera ved by the bosw Hi.<* except I. "Vtaa aftkld; sif, U iia fllgbank comilig^dowa upoit as." And ■0 it proved. The experienced eye of the sailor, who in bis youth had been a fisherman on the banks of Newfoundland, detected a rtrip or extended cloud, hanging along the- verge of the hovizon, like the first appearance of a low coast. This gradually swept down to leewara, and, at length, enveloped rock, boats, and all, in a mantle of fog, se dense that we could not see ten yards in any direction. Although our predicament may now be supposed as hopeless as need be, it was curious to observe the ebbs and flows in human thought as circumstances^hanged. Half an lywr before, we had been provoked at our folly in not having left the rock sooner; but it was now a matter of rejoicing that we possessed such a fixed point to stick by, :n place of throwing ourselves acL l\ altogether. We reckoned with certainty upon the frigate's mai: ng, sooner or later, to regain the rock; and as that was the mark at which she could aim, it was evidently the best for u eep near. We had been cruising fur some time off the noi>.. >t' Ireland, during which we observed that these fogs sometimes lasted a couple of days or even longer; and, as we had not a drop of water in the boats, nor a morsel of provisions, the most unpleas* ant forebodings began to beset us. The wind was graduaiiy rising, and the waves, when driven against the rock, were divided into two parts, which, afler sweeping round the sid<)s, met affaia to leeward, near the spot where we lay, and dashed themselves into such a bubble of a sea, that the boats were pitched about like bits of cork in a mill-lead. Their motion was disagreeabla enough, but our apprehension was, that we should be dislodged ahogether from our place of refuge; while the gulls and sean mews, as if in contempt of our helpless condition, or offended at our intrusion, wheeled about and screamed close to us, in notes most grating, to our ears. While we were waiting in this state of anxiety in the boata below, our faithful watchman perched on the peak of the rock, suddenly called out, " I see the ship!" This aonouncsment was answered by a simultaneous shout from the two boat's crews^ which sent the flocks of gannets and sea-mews screaming to tha. right.and left, far into the bosom of the fog. An opening or lane in the mist had occurred, along, which we Could now see the flrigate, far 08", but crowding all sail, and evi- dently beating to windward. We lost as little time as possible in picking our shivering scout off the rock, an operation which cost nearly a quarter of an hour. This accompjished, away we rowed, at the utmost stretch of our oars towards the ship. Wa had hardly procaeded a quarter of a mile before the fog began to close behmd Our track, so as to shot out Kockall firoA oar view. This we oared little about, as we not only still saw the aiiD J W> A TiiiT TO aeouiA. ■hip, but trotted, from her movemeots, that she likewiee nir the boats. Juat at the moment, however, abe tacked, therebjr prov* inj that she had seen neither boats nor rook, but waa merely groping about in search of her lost sheep. Had she contmued en the course she was steering when we nrat saw her, abe might have picked us up long before the fog came on again; but wmb ■be went ubout, this hope was destroyed. Is a few minutea more we, of course, lost sight of the frigate in the fog; and there we were, ip a pretty mess, with no ship to receive us, and no iaiattd to hang on by! It now became necessary to take an immediate part; and we de- cided at once to turn back in search of the rock. It was certain- ly a moment of hitler disappointment when we pulled round; and the interval between doing so and our regaining a resting-place, waa one of great anxiety. Neverthelese we made a good land- fall, and there wan a wonderful degree of happiness attendant even upon this piece of success. Having again got hold of Rockall, we determined to abide by our firm friend till circum- stances should render our return to the ship certain. In the meantime we amused ourselves m forming plans for a future resi- dence on this desolate abode, ia fhe event of the ship being blown away during the night. If the weather should become more ■tormy, and that our position to leeward waa rendered unsafe, in consequence of the divided waves running round and meeting, jt' was resolved, that we should abandon the heaviest of the two boats, and drag the other up to the brow of tb« rock, lo as to form, when turned keel upwards, a sort of hurricane house. These, and various ot'icr Ro'iuson Crusoe kind of resources, helped to oc- cupy <<: r < igl:; ' Jf in jest, half in eamrst, till, by the increa»* ed glooi' , . kn .hat the sun had gone down. It now became indwrr"" : r->ie to adopt some definite line of operations, for th« ■ngr inr iang night was setlins in fast. Fv it lately, we were saved from farther trials of patience or ingenuity by the fog suddenly risins, as it is called — or dissipa- ting itself in the air, so completely, that, to our great joy, we gaia> ed sight of the ship once again. It appeared afterwards that they had not seen our little island Irom the Endymion nearly so soon as we discovered her; and all* was, in consequence, standing almost directly away from us, evi- denfly not knowing exactly whereabouts Rockall lay. This, I tliink, was the most anxious moment during the whole adventure; nor shall I soon forget the sensation caused by seeing the jib-sheet let fly, accompanied by other indications that the frigate was coming about. I need not spin out this story any longer. It was almost dart: when we sot on board. Our first question was the reproacbfiU one, " Why did you fire oe gone to give ue notice of yoor poehioi^?" / ilMWiMWWtlM thereby prov- but wee merely d ehe eoBtinaed her, ehe might egein; but when bw minutee more and there we iM, end m» ieleiid part; endwede- . It wee certelop lulled round; end g • resting-place, nade e good lend- ippincM attendant igein got hold of friend till circum- 1 certain. In the tfl for a future reei- le ship being blown auld become more [rendered uoeafe, in iind end meeting, jt heaviest of the two k rock, eo as to form, house. These, and urcee, helped to oo- ,till, bytheincreae- iwn. It now became operetions, for the trials of patience or s called— or dissipa< ir greet joy, we gaiB* seen our little ieland oovered her; and elM [|y away from us, evi- lockell lay. This, I the whole adventure; ty seeing the jib-sheet that the frigete was . 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" Yet atJ^i^o .ay, we had not hcafti a single ducharge! THE BUBTERRANEAN STREAM. BT MM. BKXAKI- DwWy thon glidert onwMd * Thou deep and hidden wave ! Tlie laughing tunihine hath notloskM Into thy eeciet cave. Thy current makee no muMO— A hollow Bound we hear, A muffled voice of mystery, And know that thuu art near ! No brighter line of verdure Follows thy lonely way ! Do fairy Bioe», or lily • cup, It fteshened by thy play. The halcyon doth not leek thee, Her glorious wing* to lave ; Tliou know'rt no tint of the •umnet Uj Thou dark and hidden wave! Yet once will day behold thee. When to the mighty tea, Freah burning flrom their cavemM veiM Leap thy lone waten free. There wilt thou greet the eundiine For a moment, and be lost. With all thy melancholy soundi, In the Ocean's billowy host. Oh ! art thou not, dark river '. Like the fearful thnughto untold, Which haply in the hush of niaht O'er many a soul have rolled r Thoee earth-born strange mlsgivinge— Who hath not felt their power? Tet who hath breathed them to hli fiMDO, Ev'n in his fondest hour .' They hold no heartHjommunlo*- Tney find no voice in souKt . They dimly follow flur from eurtb The gnve'adepwtMl thceag. :a ! OAf tAW iHOttf I1U» • !»AB»ATIV«. VTOdlt thrtf wane ind lonely, Of their mytlerioui quett. Yet iurely must their wwderinge T&rd£;»..-thvw•U>r.U»t, ^ISotSwihlioSrofd^y CAPTAIN INGLBFIELD'9 NABRATIVE. > T« Centaur, captain Ingjfie^^^^ a-rf-died"! part of a large convoy from J^^^'f^Xr 1182. Joa. in a dreadful h"">««"f^ '" K, ««d "««^' ^'^ """^ ***"? Captain Ingleficld. «"'f . J^^ VtheTr Uvm and ship, from the 16tfi possible for the P«»«'^*"'»" ^^ Ce"a"'' ^^ '^P*"**"'' '**"'"'' fo the 23d of S*P»«'»^''„''Sr"' inking ^^^^^ Some of the men became a wreck, and Y" '\^Xir file, and requested to be appeared perfectly '«"«"«tH°riraIhed themselves to gratinga liSied in tLir h^'^r''"!;! Dromirenfi^^^^^^ that of putting and small rafts, but tl^^^i^ij;;"' The boom, were cleared, ana on their best and cleanest clothes. 11^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ "hip's «de. the cutter. Pinnace. 5»J,y*^' Xra made their escape in the Captain Inglefield «nj «>**«^°e *'* the same with that of those pinSace; butthei. co»f ^i^i b2 ^4^ tabe only a pro- Who remained in the ah>P j .^»^!i ^\ ^y were in a leaky boat, longation of a miserable e«**«°'^J' .„,„ the middle of the ocean. witLne of the gunwales Btovej^n««^^^ ^^ ,l„.U; all very without comoass, a»»_^ '^^ - - ■^•- '--'• '»*-• ""* diftinotioD. " " ** " 'irull,T»^2X;SiS«S^a'W«. Ltitc. lRHATIVE. ur shiuB of the line, ngland, foundered at 1783. crew, did every tiiins nd ship, from the 16tn r, by repeated stornii, te. Some of the men and requested to be hemselves to gratingi !a was, that of putting oms were cleared, and over the ship's side, le their escape in the same with that of those Bared to be only a pro- sy were in a leaky boat, !ie middle of the ocean, lat, or cloak; all very real sea nmning." In t before drrk a blanket lade a sail, and scudded ved up by every wave, adred and sixty leagues I, a small ham a single and a few French eor- lerable, from cold and u nearly all spoiled b^ illowance— one biscuit ; the same for dinner. corking served for « t allowance for twjnty- )• witbput paitiality or era this, had tbey not cAPrAiif nroinnns's WAntATin. 289 caught sit quarts of )-ain-water: and this they could n*** have been, blessed with, had they not found in the boat a pai. of sheets, which by accident had been put there." On the fifteenth day that they had been in the boat, they had only one day's bread, and one bottle of water remaining of tf' second supply of rain. Captain Inglefield states: " Our sutterings were now as great as human strength could bear; but we were convinced that good sfMrits were a better support than great bodily streil^th; for on this day Thomas Matthews, quarter- master, the stoutest man in the boat, perished from hunger and cold: Ob the day before, he had complained of want of strength in his throat, as he expressed it, to swallow his morsel ; and in the night drank salt water, gr'>'>r delirious, and died without a- groan. " As it became next to a certainty that we should all perish in the same manner in a day or two, it was somewhat comfortable to reflect, that dying of hunger was not so dreadful as our imag- ination had represented. Others had complained of the symptoms' in their throats; some had drunk their own urine; and all but my* self had drunk salt water." Despair and gloom had been hitherto successfully poMbite^t and the men, as the evenings closed in, had been enconraged br turns to sing a song, or relate -a story, instead of a supper. Imr evening it was found impossible to do either. At night fhey wer«: becalmed, but at midnight a breeze sprung up; but bein^ afraid' of running out of their course, they waited impatietitly Ibr tifi^ ri^ng sun to be their compass. Cto the sixteenth day their last bread and water had'beett aerr* ed for breakfast; when John Gregory, the quarter-master, deelated-' with much confidence, he saw land in the south-east, dt a great distance. They made for it, and reached Fayal at about mid* night, having been conducted into the road by a fishing-boat: but they were not, by the regulation of the port, permitted to land till examined by the health officers. They sot some refreshments of bread, wine, and water in the boat, and in the morning of the seventeenth day landed; where they experienced every. friendly attention from the English consul, whose whole employment for many days was contrivmg the best means of restoring them to health ' and strength. Some of the stoutest men were obliged to be supported through the streets; and for several days, with the best and most comfortable provisions, they rather grew worse than better. A court-martial was held at Portsmouth on the 21st of January 1783, on the louJ>rt j— thS more could not have possibly been done to preserve the Cen- taur from her melancholy fate. A MONKEY TRICK. Ik 1818, a vessel that sailed between Whitehaven and Jamaica embarked on her homerard voyage. and among other P»««n«««. carried a female, who had at the breast a chilB only a few weeka old. One beautiful afternoon, the captam perceived a dwtant sail, and after he had gratified his curiosity, he politely offered hi^ glass to his passenler, that she might obtain a clear view of the Sbiect. Mrs. B. had the babv in her arms ; she wrapped her shawl about the little innocent, and placed it on a sofa upon wj'ch she had been sitting. Scarcely had she apphed her eye to the glass, when the helmiman exclaimed, " Good God! see what the mis- chievous monkey has done." The reader may judge of the female's feelings, when, on turning round, she beheld the ammal iHhe an of trfnsporting her beloved child apparently to the very top of tiie mart! The monkey was a very large one. and ao strong and active, that while it grasped the »''f««.\,fi"» ^ ^.f" J»« oneTrm. it climb;d the shrouds nimbly by the other, totally un- einbarraUed by the weight of its burden. One look was sulficent f "r the terrified mother, and that look had well nigh been her lart. and had it not been for the assistance of those around her. she would have fallen prostrate on the deck, where ^he was soon afterwards stretched apparently a lifeless corpse. Th« "'lore could climb as well as the monkey, but the latter w«tched their motions narrowly; and as it ascended higher up the "fttje mo- ment they attempted to put a foot on the shrouds, the captam became afraid thSt it would drop the child, and endef''*' J? «"?."«• by leaping from one mast to another. In the meantime the lUtle Snocent was heard to cry; and though many thought it was suffer- ing pain, their fears on this point were speedily dissipated wheo ihfy^bUrved the monkey imitating exactly the mot'oP- of • nurse ov dandling, soothing, and caressing its charge, and even wdlavSLg "o hulh it asleo^p. From the deck the lady was con- veyed to tht cabin, and gradually restored to her senses. In the meantime, the captain ordered every man to «on«"j. ""Xr. below, and quietly took his own station on the cabin stsir, wuera be could see all that passed without being seen. Thw plan hap- pUy aucceoded; the monkey, on perceiving that the «»•«''•■ clear, cautiously descended from his lofty perch, "d replaced tto inftatoDthe aofa, cold, fietftil, and perhapa frigbteoad, but 1^ L U^aMMkMlAlMMMtteu*! ..Mil IK i lili*— ■ ainds of the eeart:-> to preserve the Ceo- litehaven and Jamaiea onff other passengers, hild only a few weeke crceived a distant sail, le politely offered hie n a clear view of the she wrapped her shawl i. sofa upon which she d her eye to the glass, d! see what the mis- er may judge of the she beheld the animal apparently to the very !ry large one, and so e infant firmly with the f the other, totally un- One look was sufficient ivell nigh been her last, those around her, she :, where she was soon I corpse. The sailors e latter watched their er up the mast the mo- ) shrouds, the captain and endeavor to escape the meantime the little ly thought it was suiTer- leedily dissipated when ictl^ the motiops of a ng Its charge, and even deck the lady was con- I to her senses. In the in to conceal himself 1 the cabin atsir, where seen. This plan hap- ng that the coast was perch, and replaced the taps firigbtened, but in OATTAIff nViriDT's 5ABRATITt. t85 erery ether respect as free from harm as when he took :t up The humane seaman had now a most grateful task to perform; the babe was restored to its mother's arms, amidst tears, and thanks, and blessings. CAPTAIN KENNEDY'S NARRATIVE. " We sailed from Port Royal, in Jamaica, on the 31st day of December, 1818, bound for Whitehaven; but the twenty-third day having met with a hard gale at north, we were obliged to lay. to under a foresail for the space of ten hours, which occasioned the vessel to make more water than she could free with both pumps. Under this situation we set sail, in hopes of being able to mcke the island of Jamaica again, which from our reckoning we judged lay about ten leagues to the eastward. But in less than an hour's time the water overflowed the lower deck; and we could scarcely get into the yawl (being thirteen in number) before the vessel sank ; having only with much difliculty been able to take out a keg containing about sixteen pounds of biscuit, ten pounds of cheese, and two oottles of wine; with which small pittance we endeavored to make the land. But the wind continuing to blow hard from the north, and the sea running high, we were obliged, after an unsuccessful attempt of three days, to bear away for Honduras, as the wind seemed to favor us for that course, and it beihg the only visible means we had of preserving our lives. On the seventh day we made Swan's island ; but being destitute of a quadrant, and other needful helps, we were uncertain what land It was. However, we went on ijiore, under the flattering hopes of finding some refreshments; but, to our unspeakable re- gret and heavy disappointment, we only found a few quarts of brackish water in the hollow of a rock, and a few wilks. Not- withstanding there was no human nor visible prospect of finding water, or any other of the necessaries of life, it was with the ut- most reluctance the people quitted the island; but being at length prevailed upon, with much difficulty and through persuasive means, we embarked in the evening, with only six quarts of water, ft>r the Bay of Honduras. Between the seventh and fourteenth days of our being in the boat, we were most miraculously sup- ported, and at a time when nature was almost exhausted, having nothing to eat or drink. Yet the Almighty Author of our being ftimished us with supplies, which, when seriously considered, not oa\j serve to display nis beneficence, but fill the mind with admi- ration and wonder. Well may we cry out, with the Royal Wise Man — ' Lord, what is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the MO of man, that thou Tisitest him?' «e urcAW jummx't jumutho. " In the evening the wild sea-fowb hoveiFed over our head*, and lighted on our hands when held up to receive them. Of theee our people eat the flesh and drank the blood, declaring it to be aa ralatable as new milk. I eat twice of the flesh, and thought it yery ^ood. " It may appear very remarkable, that, though I neither tasted food nor drink for eighldoji$, I did net feel the sensations of hunser or thirst; but on the fourteenth, in the evening, my drought often required mc to gargle my mouth with salt water; ano on the fifteenth it increased; when, happily for us! we made land, which !)roved to be c island called Ambergris, lying at a small distance irom the n;ain \au^, ind about fourteen leagues to the northward of St. George's Quay (where the white people reside) in the Bay of Honduras; though the want of a quadrant and other necessa- ries left us still in suspense. We slept four nights on this island, and every evening picked up wilks and conchs for next day's provision, embarking every morning, and towing along the shore to the southward. On the first evening of our arrival here we found a lake of fresh water, by whitih we lay all night, and near it buried one of our people. " Chi walking alons the shore we found a few cocoa-nuta, which were full of mill. The substance of the nuts we eat with the wilks, instead of bread, thinking it a delicious repast, although eaten raw^— having no implements whereby to kindle a fire. From the great support received by this shell-fish, I shall ever revere the name. " On the third day after our arrival at this island, we buried another of our people, which, with four who died on the paasage, made six who perisned ihrough hunger and fatigue. "On the fifth day after our arrival at Ambergris, we happily diacoverod a small vessel at some distance, under sail, which we ■nde for. In the evening sot on board her; and in a few hours (beiqg the tenth of January), we arrived on St. George's Quay, in a very languid state. " I cannot conclude without making mention of the great td- fontage I received from soaking my clothes twice a day in . salt water, and putting them on without wringing. " It was a considerable time before f could make the peopte eomply with this measure; though, from seeing the good eflTeej^ it produced, thev afterwards, of their own accord, practised it twice a day. To this diacovery I may with* juatioe impute the preservation of my own life, and that of six other ptenona, who mm have perished bat for ^ being put in use. mum^mmmmmmmmm ■ssssssaimmssr^ 3 over our beads, and live them. Of theee , declaring it to be ae flesh, and thought it lOugh I neither tasted B sensations of hunser ing, my drought often It water; and on the we made land, which ing at a small distance guestothe northward pie reside) in the Bay int and other neccssa* r nights on this island, conchs for next day's owing along the shore f our arrival here we lay all night, and aear md a few cocoa-nuts, )f the nuts we eat with licious repast, although •eby to kindle a fire. sheU-fisb, I shall ever this island, we huricd ho died on the passage, d fatigue. Ambergris, we happily e, under sail, which we ler; and io a few hours OB St. George^s Quay, lention of the great td- thes twiceaday in.«|)t ;iog. « could make the peopte seeing the food eflTeetp dm accord, praetiaed it with justice impute th« six other persona, who in uae. tarn nvuM' 9 jaP- AS FAST AND FAR O'ER WAVES WE ILT As ft»t ind far o'er wavw we fly. And ieen.bene»Ui tlw dirtwjl iky Our native land's deep ahsdowt Ms, We gaxe upon the wave and aigh, And think upon the almnt maid Who fiu and littena to the wind, And turoa the dark thought in her mud, or wliat may be Our lot at aea, Till the breesr fVealiening to a.gale Calls ua aluil to Hhorten sail. Then duly bidH our wiahea move. And toil diverts our s uis from lov*. Bharply iu breath the vessel frels, Down on her groaning side she Iwela; Anutlier reer is Uk«'n in— Itoudly the dreadful tliunder petb. ■iM Ocean eehfies to tlie din ; Beneath the blow She rises slow As smart the helmsman luffs her, tree We think no more, but frel like lata, But elieerly to ouKdnty move. And leave the future hour of love. 'T is paat ; tap*gal1ant masts Sacend, •O'er lop aail yards we gaily bend ; The loaaened sail abroad we shsks ; Top gSlhiBt saUs aldl we aead ; No more the aurgea o'er oa biw* ;— Awhile with flowing aheet we gUde, Till slow we (feel the swell subside, And the sea slumber like a lake. Ilien thoughts of hone Across us come, With recollections warm and clear, Onr anzioua hearto we fondly euaer; Our duty o't(u-ovr wiabes move < AgittBiMn l«l to aass sad Ion. TOM CRINGLE'S LOG. ITe had refitted, and been four days at sea, on our ▼oym« J» Jamaica, when the gun-room officers gave our «»•»•■'"'**»"*• Ibe increased motion and rushing of ^the vessel «'«««»«;• wtter, the greaniag of the masts, tbeTiowbngof the «•«?• *?f *2 tims»m^ tiwnpliqg of the wltob «ii deok, wen prophetic 9f «M tw TOM eanroii't too. jaeketa to some of at; still, midshipman-like, we wre H happjr as a good dinner and some wine could make us, until the old gun- ner shoved his weather beaten phiz and bald pate m at the door " Beg pardon Mr. Splinter, but if you will spare Mr. Cringle on the forecastle an hour; until the moon rises " — ("Spare," quotha, " is his majesty's offic^er a joint stool?") — " Why, Mr, Kennedy, why? here, man, take a glass of grog." " I thank you sir." *' It is coming on a roughish night, sir; the running ships should be crossing us hereabouts; indeed, more than once I thought there was a strange sail close aboard of us, the scud is flying so low, and in such white flakes; and none of us have an eye like Mr Cringle, unless it be John Crow, and he is all but frozen." " Well, Tom, I suppose you will go" — Anglice, from a first Uev tenant to r mid — Bniso nstanter " Having changed my uniform for shag trousers, pea-jacket, an4 louth*wes( cap, I went forward and took my station, in no pleas< ■nt humor, on the stowed jib, with my arm around the stay. 1 had been holf an hour there, the weather was getting worse, the rain was beating in my face, and the spray from the stern was ■plashing over me, ua it roared through the waste of sparkling and hissing waters. I turned ray buck to the weather for a moment to press my hands on my straining eyes. When I opened them, I saw the gunner's gaunt, high-featured visage thrust anxiously forward; his profile looked as if rubbed over with phosphorus, and his whole person as if we had been playing at snap dracon. " What has come over you Mr. Kennedy? who'sburning the blue light now?" " A wiser man than I must tell you that; look for- ward Mr. Cringle — look there; what do your books say to that?" I looked forth, and saw at the extreme end of the jib boom, what I have read of, certainly, but never expected to see, a pale, trreenish, glow-worm colored flame, of the size and shiy)e of the rosted glass shade over the swinging lamp in the gun-room. It dfew out and flattened as the vessel pitched and rose again, and at she sheered about, it wavered round the point that seemed to attract it, like a soap suds bubble blown from a tobacco pipe, be« fore it is shaken into the air; at the core it was comparatively bright, but faded into a halo. It shed a baleful and ominous light on the surrounding objects; the group of sailors on the forecastle looked like spectres, and they shrunk together, and whispered when it began to roll slowly along the spar where the boatswain waa sitting at my feet. At this instant something slid down the stay, and a cold clammy hand passed around my neck. I was within an ace of losing my hold and tumbling overboard. " Hea- ven lave mercy on me what's that?" " It's that sky-larking son of a run, Jem Sparkle's monkey, sir. You Jem, you'll never rest tdl that brute is made shark's bait of." But Jackb vanished op th ) stay again, chuckling and grinning in th« ghastly radiai^e, «i ■ - i i ii ii i* I I irtM ii w i ' tii iii iiiB iiwii^iMliMiiliiiasl^ iiHilfit^-'- .u><£u. -,.. ^^^^-,r,jtiie^,M\.;.'<:ana%s^fiiis:w^. T~^ ike, we T.vre u happjr UH, until the old sun- aid pate in at the door spare Mr. Cringle on •'—(•'Spare," quotha, ' Why, Mt. Kennedy, I thank vou sir." <' It inning ships should be in once I thought there scud is flying so low, have an eye like Mr he is all but frozen." nglice, rrom a first Uev rousere, pea-jacket, and my station, in no pleas< arm around the stay. 1 r was getting worse, the >ray from the stern was le waste of sparkling and I weather for a moment When I opened them, visage thrust anxiously ver with phosphorus, and playing at snap dragon, y ? who's burning the blue It tell you that; look for- ) your books say to that?" me end of the jib boom, ir expected to see, a pale, ihe size and shape of the imp in the gun-room. It hed and rose again, and the point that seemed to from a tobacco pipe, be- 9re it was comparatively t baleful and ominous light if sailors on the forecastle together, and whispered ipar where the boatswain something slid down the around my neck. I was bling overboard. " Hea- ' It's that sky-larking son You Jem, you'll never )f." But Jaekb vanished f in the ghiatly radiw;*, ' TOM emiVOLB** LOO. tt§ as if he had been ' the Spirit of the Lamp.' The light was itUl there, but a cloud of mist, like a burst of vapor from a steam boiler, cumo down upon the gale and flew past, when it disappeared. I followed the white mass as it sailed down the windf it did not, as it appeared to me, vanish in the darkness, but seemed to remain in sight to leeward, as if checked by a sudden flaw; yot none of our sails were taken aback. A thought flashed on me. I peerf^ still more intensely into the night, i was not certain. " A sail, broad on the lee bow." The captain answered from the qiiitrter deck — " Thank you, Mr. Cringle. How shall we steer?" "Keep her away a couple of points, sir, steady." " Steadyi," sung the man at the helm; and a slow melancholy cadence, although a fa- miliar sound to me, now moaned through the rushing wind, and sm^te upon my heart as if it had been the wailing of a spirit. I turned to the boatswain, who was now standing beside me, " Is that you or Davy steering, Mr. Nipper ? if you Rad not been these bodily at my side, I could have sworn that was your voice/"— When the gunner made the same remark, it started the poor fel« low; he tried to take it as a joke, but could not. " There may be a laced hammock with a shot in it, for some of us ere morning." At this moment, to my dismay, the object wo were chasing shortened, — gradually fell abeam of us, and finally disappeared! " The Flying Dutchman." '* I can't see her at all now." " She will be a fore and afl rigged vessel that has tacked, sir." And sure enough, after a few seconds, I saw the white object length^ en and draw out again abaft our beam. " The chase has tacked, sir; put the helm down, or she will go to windward of us." We tacked also, and time it was we did so, for the rising moon now showed us a large schooner with a crowd of sail. We edved down on her, when finding her manoeuvre detected, she brailed up her flat sails and bore up before the wind. This was our best point of sailing, and we cracked on, the captain rubbing his hands — " It's my turn to be the big un this time." Although blowing a strong north-wester, it was now clear moon-light, and we haoH *mere'd away from our bow guns, but whenever a shot told amongst the rigging, the injury was repaireJ as if by magic. It was evi- dent we had repeatedly hulled bar, from the glimmering white streaks along her counter and across her stern, occasioned^by the splintering of the timber, but it seemed to produce no efloct. At length we drew well upon her quarter. She continued all black hull and white sail, not a soul to be seen on deck, except a dark object which we took for the man at the helm. " What schooner is that?" No answer. •< Heave to, or I'll sink you." Still all silent. " Serjeant Armstrong, do you think you can pick ofl'that chap at the wheel?" The mariner jumped on the forecastle, and levelled his piece, when a musket-snot from the schooner crushed through his skull, and he fell dead. The old skipper's blood was up. "Forecastle there! Mr. Nipper, clap a canister of grape^ Sff • TOM eMirau'* Loa. ovw the round shot, in the bow gun, and give it to him." *' Ay %j, sir!" gleefully rejoined the boatswain, firgetting the augurj, ■od every thing else, in the excitement of the moment. In a twinkling, the* square foresail — topgallant — royal, and studding* ■ail haufyards, were let go by the run on board the schooner, as if they had been shot away; and he put his helm hard aport, as if to round to. " Rake him, sir, or give him the stern. He has Bot surrendered. I know their game. Give him your broadside, nr, or he is oflfto windward of you, like a shot. No, no, we have him now; heave to, Mr. Splinter, heave to!" We did so, and that ■o suddenly, that the studding sail booms snapped like pipe shanks abort off by the irons. Notwithstanding, we had shot two hun* dred yards to the leeward, before we could lay our maintopsail to the mast. I ran to windward. The schooner's yards and rigging were now black with mpn, clustering like bees swarming, her square sails were being close furled, her fore and aft sails set, and away she was, dead to windward of us. " So much for under* Tatuing our American friends," grumbled Mr. Splinter. We made all sail in chase, blazing away to little purpose; we had no chance on a bowline, and when our ' Amigo ' had satisfied himself of his superiority by one or two short tacks, he deliberately took a reef in his mainsail, bawled down his flying jib and gaff top* ■ail, triced up the bunt of his foresail, and fired his long thtrty-two at us. The shot came in our third aftermost port or the starboard aide, and dismounted the carronade, smashing the slide, wounding three men. The second missed, and as it waa madness to remain to be peppered, probably winged, whilst every one of ours ' fell ahort, we reluctantly kept away on our course, bavins the gratifi- cation of hearing a clear well blown bugle on board the schopner play up " Yankee Doodle." As the brig fell off, our long gbn was run out to have a parting crack at her, when the third and last allot from the schooner struck the sill of the midship port, and made the white splinters fly from the solid oak like bright silvar qiarks ia the moonlight. A sharp, piercing cry rose in the air — Hny tout identified that death-shriek with the voice that I had haaitl, and I saw the man who was standing with the lanyard of tha look in bis hand drop heavily across the oreech, and diaeharga tha gun in his fall. Thereupon a blood-red glare shot up in the eold blue sky, as if a volcano had burst forth from beneath the aiigbt^ deep, followed by a roar, and a scattering crash, and a mingling of unearthly cries and groans, and- a concussion of tha air and the water as if our whole broadside bad been fired at once. — Then a solitary splash here, and a dip thore, and short aharp yells, and low choking bubbling moans, as the hissing frag* nanta of the noble vesael we had seen fell into the sea, and tha \tt^ of her grUrnt crew vanished forever beneath that, pale broad aoon. We u/e»-e oloiw; and once more all was dark, wild anditpranr FaarMIy had that baU aped, fired b/ a dead man's Ymj^^ ■^^.-•stWsmia^Wiitm* II I I" ' e it to him." " Ay rgetting the augurjr, the moment. In a royal, and atudding- ard the schooner, at helm hard a port, as the stern. He has e him your broadside, ot. No, no, we have We did so, and that apped like pipe shanks we had shot two hun> lay our maintopsail to ler's yards and rigging bees swarming, her e and aft sails set, and So much for under* tfr. Splinter. f to little purpose; we ' Amigo ' had satisfied ■t tacks, he deliberately s flying jib and^aff toi^* fired his long thirty-two >8t port or the starboard ing the slide, wounding was madness to remain every one of ours fell lurse, having the sratifi* ; on board the schopner g fell off, our long gUn ler, when the third and of the midship port, and id oak like bright silver iing cry rose in the air ith the voice that I bad ins with the lanyard of e Dreech, and diacharse red glare shot up in toe forth from beneath the scattering crash, and a and- a concussion of tha dside had been fired at a dip thore, and short ans, as the hissing frag- 11 into the aea, and tno beneath that, pale broad as dark, wild MtdatMraqr dead man'a ha(|Pf# %J> what is it that clings, blaek and doubled, across the fbtal cannon, dripping and heavy, and choking the scuppers with clotting gore, ana swaying to and fro with the motion of the vessel, like a bloody fleece? "Who is it that was hit at the gun there?" " Jdr. yipptr, the boatiwain, ttr, Uu la$t $hot ha$ cut Mm in two." 1 NELSON. Horatio, son of Edmund and Catharine Nelson, was bom Sept. 39, 1758 — in the parsonage house of Burnham Thorpe, a village in the county of Norfolk, England. He was never of a strong body; and at the age of twelve years, when he entered the service of his country, the ague, which at that time was one of the most common diseases in England, had greatly reduced his strength; yet he had already given proofs of a resolute heart and great nobleness of mind. His first appointment, was on board the Raiaonnable, com- manded by his uncle, Capt. Maurice Suckling. The Raisonnablo was lying in the Medway. He was put into xhe Chatham stage, and on its arrival was set down with the rest of the passengers, and left to find his way on board as ho could. After wandering about in the cold, without being able to reach the ship, an ofllicer observing the forlorn appearance of the boy, questioned him; and happening to be acquainted with his uncle, took him home, and gave him some refreshments. — When he got on board, Capt. Suckling was not in the ship, nor had any person been apprised of the boy's coming. He paced the deck the whole remainder of the day, without being noticed by any one; and it was not till the second day that somebody, as he expressed it, " took compas* sioa on him." The Raiaonnable having been paid off shortly afterwards, ho was removed to the Triumph, a seventy-four, then stationed u a guard-ship in the Thames; but this being considered too inactiva a life for a boy, he was sent average to the West Indies, and ra* turned a practical seaman, but with a hatred of the king's servioe, and a saying then common among tailors — " aft the most honor, forward the better man." Bein|| reconciled to the service, ht was received on board his old ship, tha Triumph, where he had not been many months, before his lore of enterprise was excited by bearing that two ships were fitting out for a voyage of discor- 3f towards the North Pole. By his uncle's interest, he waa mitted ascoxawain under Capt. Lutwidaa, second in cominan4. They pailed from the Nora on the 4tb of Juno 1773, and wer» tway iioat thraa yean, aoiimag many inrdabipa and braving MMfti n l I , mtLson. many dangers, in which Nelson, young tts he was, displayed many of those qualities, for which he afterwards became so re- markable. After they had carefully surveyed the barrier of ice extending for more than twenty degrees between the latitudes of 80" and 81°, without the smallest appearance of any opening, they returned to England and were paid off. Nelson wus then appointed to the Seahorse,' of twenty guns, then going out to the East Indies; but in about eighteen months, he experienced the effects of that climate, so perilous to Euro- pean constitutions; and was carried home, with a body broken down by sickness, and spirits which had sunk with his strength. His health being somewhat improved, he was appointed noting- lieutenant in the Worcester, sixty-four, then going out with con- voy to Gibraltar, and on his return, pasaed his examination for a lieutenancy, on the 8th of April, 1777. The next day Nelson received his commission as second lieu- tenant of the Lowestoffe frigate and sailed for Jamaica. On tho 8th of December, 1778, he wab appointed commander of the Badger brig. While the Badger was lying in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the Glasgow, of twenty guns came in and anchored there, and in two hours was in flames, the steward having set Are to her while stealing rum out of the after-hold. Her crew were leaping into the water, when Nelson came up in his boats, made them t^row their powder overboard, and point their guns upward* and, by his presence of mind and personal exertions, prevented the loss of life which would otherwise have ensued. On the 1 1th of June, 1779, he was made post into the Hinchinbrook, of twen- ty-eight guns; so that we find him, before he had attained the age of twenty-one, with that rank that brought all the honors of the service within his reach; thoroughly master of his profession, and hia zeal and ability acknowledged wherever he was known. He remained in the West Indies about five years, actively employed, until he became so debilitated that he was compelled to ask leave of absence, and returned home with Capt. (afterwards Admiral Cornwallis), to whose care and kindness Nelson believed himself indebted for his life. His health was not thoroughly esfablished, when he was seitt to the North Seas; and on his return to the Downs, in the Albemarle, while he was ashore visitins the senior officer, there came on so heavy a gale, that almost all the vessels drove, and a store ship oame athwart-hawse of the Albemarle. Nelson feared she would drive on the Gk>odwin Sands: he ran to the beach; but even the Deal boatmen thought it impossible to get on board, such was the violence of the storm. At length, some of the most intrepid of- fored to make the attempt for fifteen guineas; and to the astonish- ment and fear of all the beholders, he embarked during the height «f the tem|)est. With great difficulty and imminent danger, na ■oeceedad ia raubing htr. Ska lost bar bowsprit apd iMaiant, S3SZ '?■{■!(»*•' KBtMUC. m he was, displayed lards became so re- \d the barrier of ice ttween the latitudes mce of any opening, se| of twenty guns, ut eighteen months, 10 perilous to Euro- with a body broken ik with his strength. as appointed ncting- going out with con- ia examination for a sion as second liou- br Jamaica. On tho commander of the ig in Montego Bay, me in and anchored teward having set fire >ld. Her crew were ip in his boats, made nt their guns upward' I exertions, prevented ensued. On the 1 1th [inchinbrook, of twen- e had attained the age all the honors of the of his profession, and he was known. He rs, actively employed, ompelled to ask leave (afterwards Admiral dson believed himself I, when he was seitt to vns, in the Albemarle, :er, there came on to >ve, and a store ship ilson feared she would beach; but even the n board, such waathe the most intrepid of- ; and to the astonish- ked during the height imminent danger, n* •wsprtt tad fiifeMiiit, but escaped farther Injury. He next sailed for Canada, and dur- ing his first cruise on that station, captured a fishing schooner, which contained, in her cargo, nearly all the property that her master possessed ; .and the poor fellow had a large family at home, anxiously expecting him. Nelson employed him as a pilot in Boston Bay, then restored him the schooner and cargo, and gave him a certificate to secure him against being captured by any other vessel. The man came oflT afterward to the Albemarle, at the hazard of his life, with a present of sheep, poultry, and fresh provisions. The certificate was preserved at Boston in memory of an act of unusual generosity ; and now that the fame of Nelson has given interest to every thing connected with his name, it is regarded as a relic. On Nelson's arrival at New York, Lord Hood, on introducing him to Prince William Henry, as the Duke of Clarence was then called, told the prince, if he wished to ask any questions respecting naval tactics, Captain Nelson could give him as much information as any ofiicer in the fleet. After cruis- ing some time ofl* the Spanish Main and making many captures, he received intelligence that the preliminaries of peace had been signed, and he returned to England, at the latter part of the year 1783. " I have closed the war" said Nelson, in one of his letters, " without a fortune, but there is not a speck in my character. True honor, I hope, predominates in my mind, far above riches." He did not apply for a ship, because he was not wealthy enough to live on board in the manner which was then customary. Finding it, therefore, prudent to economise, on his half pay, be went to France. In March 1784 — he was appointed to the Boreas twenty-eight guns, going to the Leeward Islands on the peace establishment. On the 11th, March 1787, he was married to the widow of Dr. Nisbet, who was niece to Mr. Herbert, the President of Nevis — then in her eighteenth year; Prince William Henry, being present, gave away the bride. During his stay upon this station he had ample opportunity of observing the scandalous practices of the contractors, prize-agents, and other persons in the West Indies connected with the naval service. Tftese accounts he sent home to the diflerent departments which had been defrauded; but the peculators were too powerful; and they succeeded not merely in impeding inquiry but even in raising prejudices against Nelson at the board of Admiralty, which it was many years before he could subdue. He returned to England nnd remained principally in the country, with hi« family and friends. On the 30th of January 1793, he wos appointed to the Aga- memnon of sixty-four guns, and ordered to the Mediterranean under Lord Hood, by whom he was sent with despatches to Sir William Hamilton, at the court of Naples. Here, that acquaint- UM with the Neapolitan court oommeneed, which led totheoni/ 26* f blot upon Nelson's public character. Having accomplished thia mission Nelson received orders to join Commodore L'n«e »t Tunis, and was detached with a small squadron, to cooperate with General Paoli and the Anti-Gallican party in Corsica. AAer a auccessful attack of the fort of Bastia, at the siege of Calvi a shot struck the ground near him. and drove t»?e f^nd aad small sravel into one of his eyes. He spoke of it lightly at the time. Kt the sight was lost. ^Falling in with the Ca-rra. of eighty-fpur Kuns. and Censeur, seventy-four, he engaged and captured both of them. In 1796. Nelson was made colonel of marines. Sir John Jervis had now arrived to take the command of the Medi- terranean fleet. Nelson sailed from Leghorn, and joined the admiral in Fiorenzo Bay, and the manner m which he was re- ceived is said to have excited much envy. During this long course of services in the Mediterranean, the whole of his conduct had exhibited the same zeal, the same indefatigable energy, the same intuitive iudgment. the same prompt and unerring doci- sion. which characterized bis after career of glory. Un one occasion, and only one. Nelson was able to impede Buonaparte. Six vessels, laden with cannon and ordinance-stones for the siege of Mantua, sailed from Toulon for St. Pier d' Arena. He drove them under a battery, pursued them, silenced the batteries, and captured the whole. Nelson was now ordered to hoist his broad pennant- on board the Minerve frigate and proceed to Porto Ferrajo. On his way, he captured the Sabina, Spanish frigate, aftc^ an action of three hours, during which the enemy lost one hundred and sixty-four men. Another enemy s fiigate coming up, compelled him to cast off the prize, and after half an hour s trial of strength, this new antagonist wore and hauled off. He Bailed from Porto Ferrajo with a convoy for Gibraltar and fell m with the Spanish fleet off the Straits, on the ISth of February 1797, and communicated this intelligence to the Admiral.^ He was now directed to shift his broad pennant on board the Captain, seventy-four. Captain R. W. Miller; and, before sun- aet; the signal was made to prepare for action, and to keep, dur- ing the night, in close order. At daybreak the enemy were ,m sight. The British force consisted of two ships of one hundred guns, two of ninety-eight, two of ninety, eight of seventy-four, and one sixty-four: fifteen of the line in all; with four frigates, a sloop and a cutter. The Spaniards had one foyr-decker, of one hundred and thirty-six guns; six three-deckers, of one hundred and twelve; two oighty-foura; eighteen aeventy-fours; in all, twenty-seven ships of the line, with ten frigates and a brig. When the morning of the 14th broke, and discovered the English fleet, a fog for some time concealed their number. Soon after day- light the Spanish fleet were seen very much scattered, while the British ships were in a compact little body. Before the e^emy Mtiia form a regular order of batU*. Sir J. Jwn; by carrying ■^CT" aoeomptished this imodore Linzie at , to cooperate with Corsica. Ailer a siege of Calvi, a ihe sand and small liffhtly at the time, vlra, of eighty-four and captured both |el of marines. Sir imand of the Medi- )rn, and joined the [n which he was ro« Durins this long 'hole of his conduct igable energy, the and unerring dcci- of glory. On one inipede Buonaparte. 'Stones for the siege Arena. He drove d the batteries, and id to hoist his broad i proceed to Porto ina, Spanish frigate, I the enemy lost one my's frigate coming after half an hour's ind hauled off. He Gibraltar and fell in le 13th of February ihe Admiral, inoant on board the r; and, before sun- I, and to keep^, dur- the enemy were is lips of one hundrad ;ht of seventy-four, kvith four frigates, a fopr-decker, of oue !rs, of one hundred ^enty-fours; in all, -■gates and a brig, sovered the Engli^ •er. Soon after day- icattered, while the Before the e^emy Jarria, by carrying Mtuow. MP a pren of sail, came up with them, passed through their fleet, thea tacked, and thus cut off nine of their ships from the main bodjr. These ships attempted to form on the larboard tack, either with a design of passing through the British line, or to leeward of it, and thus rejoining their friends. Only one of them succeeded w this attempt; and that only because she was so covered with smoke that her intention was not discovered till she had reached the rear: the others were so warmly received, that they put about, took to flight, and did not appear again ip the action till its close. The admiral was now 'able to direct his attention to the enemy's ^ain body, which was still superior in number to his whole fleet, and more so iq weight of metal. He made signal to tack in suo- cession. Nelson, whose station was in the rear of the British line, perceived that the Spaniards were bearing up before the wind, with an intention of forming their line, going large, and joining their separated ships, or else, of getting off without an engagement. To prevent either of these schemes, he disobeyed the signal without a moment's hesitation, and ordered his ship to be wore. This at once brought him into action with the Santissi- ma Trinidad, one hundred and thirty-six, the San Joseph, one hundred and twelve, the Salvador del Mundo, one hundred uti twelve, the St. Nicolas, eighty, the San Isidro, seventy-four another seventy-four, and another first-rate. Captain Trowbridge in the Culloden, immediately joined, and most nobly sfipported him, and for nearly an hour did the Culloden and Captain main- tain what Nelson called " this apparently,' but not really, unequal contest;" — such was the advantage of skill and discipline, and the confidence which brave men derive from them. — The Blenheim then passing between them and the enemy, gave them a respite, and poured in her fire upon the Spaniards. The Salvador del Mundo and S. Isidro dropped astern, and were fired into, in a masterly style, by the Excellent Captain Collingwood. The S. Isidro struck; and Nelson thought that the Salviulor struck also; " But Collinffwood," says he, " disdaining the parade of taking possession of beaten enemies, most gallantly pushed up, with every sail set, to save his old friend and messmate, who was, to aflpearance, in a critical situation," for the Captain was at thb time actually fired upon by three first-rates, by the S. Nicolas, and by a seventy-four within about pistol-shot of that vessel The Blenheim was ahead, the Culloden crippled and astern Collingwood ranged up, and hauling up his mainsail just astern, passecTwithin ten feet of the S. Nicolas, giving her a most tre* mendous fire, then passed on for the Santissima Trinidad. The 8. Nicolas luffing up, the S. Joseph fell on board her and Nelson resumed his station abreast of them, and close alonf^-side. The Captain was now incapable of farther service either m the line er iu chase: she bad lost her fore-topmast; not a sail, shroud, or rope was left, and her wheel was snot away. Nelson, tborefim. Mmt 4i,.et.d Cptain MiUer Jo put the JeUn a^J^J^g; « VhftS 5r the borders ordered f'J^o board W ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ j^ ately been NeUon's tj^t »'«»tenant,^o« .^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ed into the enemy's ";«f »-«J^"";- ^Zlin. Berry was support- of going, was ordered by Ne»»on to remam jj-^^^x^^^^ main edfrom^hespritsail-yard w^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ upper quarter- rigging. A soldier of the » »ty "'rj^ ^ t^e Commodore him- gSfery window. »■«» J"^^'* 'J' ^Se W cabinnloors were felf. ind by others as ^^^t as powible i ^^ ^ ^,,^„ fostened, and the Spa-'J^ oncers ft^^^^^ throush the wmdow: the doors were boou j i^ Nelson bb brigadier fell while retreatmg to th« 'tte'®"V*°"ri ' gave orders for SSrfeiller to send ^''^rVn NicolaJ Ber^ry assisted him boarding that ship f'°™ the San Ntcoh«.^ ^^^^^ into the main-chains; and at that mjem^ It 3 over the quarter-deck-rail, and saw ihy ^^^ Spin.sh Jot long blforo he was on the ^^^'^'-^^l^^ him the admiral captain presented to him h««w«™; *»°^„ ^^e quarter-deck of w Majest'c, seventy-four. Captain G. B. Westcott; Zealous, seventy- four, Ciptain S.'Hood; Swiftrure, seventy-four. Captain B. Hu- lowell; Theseus, seventy-four. Captain Davidge Gould. The Leander, fiily, Captain T. B. Thompson, was afterward added. The first news of the enemy's armament was, that it had surprised tmtiM m J HILMir. Malta, bat on thaS3d of Jane, intelligence was received that the French had left that island on the 16th, the day after their arrival. Nelaon arrived off Alexandria on the 28th, and the enemy were not there; he then shaped his course tu the northward, but baffled in his pursuit, returned to Sicily. Vexed, however, and disap- pointed as he was, Nelson, with the true spirit of a hero, was •till full of hope. On the 2dth of July, he sailed from Syracuse for tho Morea. The squadron made the Gulf of Coron on the 28th, Trowbridge entered the port, and returned with intelligence that the French had been seen ahout four weeks before, steering to the south-east from Candia. The British fleet accordingly, with every sail set, stood once more for the coast uf Kgypt. On the 1st of August, about ten in the morning, they ciune in sight of Alexandria, the port had been vacant and solitary when they saw it last: it was now crowded with ships; and they perceived, with exultation, that the tricolor flag was flying upon the walls. At four in tho ailernoon. Captain Hood, in the Zealous, made the ' signal for the enemy's fleet. The French fleet arrived at Alex- andria on the 1st of July ; and Brueys, not being able to enter the port, which time and neglect had ruined, moored his ships in Aboukir Bay, in a strong and compact line of battle. The plnn which NeUon intended to pursue, therefore, was to keep entirely on the outer side of the French line, and station his ships, as fur as he was able, one on the outer bow, and another on the outer quarter, of each of the enemy's. As the squadron advanced, they were assailed by a shower of shot and shells from the batteries on the island, and the enemy opened a steady Are from the starboard side of their whole lino, within half gun-shot distance, full into the bows of the van ships. It was received in silence: the men on board every ship were employed aloft in furling sails, and below in tending the braces, and making; ready for anchoring. Captain Foley led the way in the fi'-l.Ati, out-sailing the Zealous, which for some minutes dis- puted this point of honor with him. He had long conceived that if the enemy were moored in line of battle in with the land, the best plan of-attack would be, to lead between them and the shore, because the French guns on that side were not likely to be man ned, nor even ready for action. Intending, therefore, to fix him- self on the inner bow of the Gwrrier, he kept as near the edge of the bank as the depth of water would admit; but.his anchor hung, and having opened his fire, he drifted to the second ship, the Con- querant, before it was clear; then anchored by the stern, inside of her, and in ten minutes shot awa^ her mast. Hood, in the Zealo js, perceivins this, took the station which the Goliah intend- ed to have occupied, and totally disabled the Churrier in twelve minutts. The third ship which doubled the enemy's van was the Orion, Sir I. Saumorez; she passed to windward of the Zealous, end opened her larboard guni oe long as she bore on the' Qvtrritr; mtttinr. it received that th» ftc]- their arrival. the enemy were ward, but baflled wever, and disap- it of a hero, was d from Syrucuso of Coron on the |d witli intelligence before, steering to accordingly, with f Egypt. On tho cy cnine in sight solitary when they lid they perceived, ig upon the walls. Zealous, made the arrived at Alex- ng able to enter the loorcd his ships in r battle. The plan r-as to keep entirely ion his ships, ns far lother on the outer ilcd by a shower of md, and the enemy of their whole lino, ws of the van ships. •d every ship were tending the braces, 'oiey led the way in r some minutes dis- long conceived that I with the land, the them and the shore, }t likely to be man lierefore, to fix him- >t as near the edge )ut.hi8 anchor hung, icond ship, the Con- by the stern, inside ast. Hood, in the I the Goliah intend- Churrier in twelv* nenny's van wm the ard of the Zealoue, re'on the'dwrrifr; then pudng inside the Goliah, snnk a fngate which anaojred her* hauled round towards the French line, and anchoring inside, be- twon the tifth and sixth ships from the Ouerrier, took her statioa on the larboard bow of the Franklin and the quarter of the PeupU Souverain, receiving and leturning the fire of both. The sun was now nearly down. The Audacious, Captain Gould, pourio|| a heavy fire into the Ouerrier and the Conquerant, fixed herselt on the larboard bow of the latter, and when that ship struck, pa»> sed on to the Peuple Souverain. The Theseus, Captain Miller, followed, brought down the Guerrier'a remaining mam and mizen masts, then anchored inside of the SparliaU, the third in the French line. While these advanced ships doubled the French line, the Vanguard was the first that anchored on the outer side of the enemy, within half-pistol-shot of their third ship, the Sparti- ate. Nelson veered half a cable, and instantly opened a tremen- dous fire ; under cover of which the other four ships of his division, the Minotaur, Bellerophon, Defence, and Majestic, sailed on ahead of the admiral. In a few minutes every man stationed at the first six guns in the fore part of the Vanguard's deck wae killed or wounded : these guns were three times cleared. Captain Louis, in the Minotaur, anchored next ahead, and took off the fire of the Jtmalon, the fourth in the enemy's line. The Bellerophon, Captain Darby, passed ahead, and dropped his stern anchor on the starboard bow of the Orient, seventh in the line, Bruey's owe ship, of one hundred and twenty guns, whose difference of force was in proportion of more than seven to three, and whose weight of ball, from the lower deck alone, exceeded that from the whole broadside of the Bellerophon. Captain Peyton, in the Defence, took his station ahead of the Minotaur, and engaged the FrankKH, the sixth in the line ; by which' judicious movement the British line remained unbroken. The Majestic, Captain Westcot, sot en- tangled with the main rising of one of the French ahipe astern of the Orient, and sufl^red dreadfully from that three-deck* er's fire: but she swung clear, and closely engaging the Heureux, the ninth ship on the starboard bow, received also the fire of the TonnanI, which was the eighth in the line. The other four shipe of the British squadron, having been detached previous to the dis- covery of the French, were at a considerable distance when the action began. It commenced at half after six ; about seven, nisbt closed, and there was no other light than that from the fire of the contending fleets. The first two ships of the French line had been dismasted within a quarter of an hour after the commence- ment of tho action; and the others had in that time suffered ao severely, that victory was already certain. The third, fourth, and fifth were taken possession of at half past eight. Meantime, Nel- son received a severe wound on the head from a piece of langridge ^ot. When he was carried down into the cockpit, the surgeon, -with a natural and pardonable eagerness, quitted the poor fellow •HWIiBMilWIHM lii mm „atmmmmm Mar am inuoR. could now be perceivea, mio w j^ shock guishable. About ten ° « <^j^„i^ Vj^,y JLef. Thistremen- Ihich was felt to ^^e very bottom of eve^^^^^^^^ ^j^^^^ dou. exploBionwM followed ^I'/'^T Je Englwh boats, wventy of the Onefs crew «"« ";«°/y ^y,^ British loss, in Four f-rench vewels were dl that "^aped. i n ^ g^^ killed and wounded, amounted to eight hunorea j^^. Three thousand ««« ^u-idred and five oMhe r ^ ^^^j Uie wounded, were sent on 8ho'« »X ''"kelson wa« now at tho two hundred and »*«"»>-«';; r^.'^^^eward and honors were summit of 8»«7-^\""rtf 7^^^^ ,„d powers to showered u|)on him by all »««»;"'" ', Enaland he was created ^'°'" 'S tn ?f fhTNuJTnd a pl"nsSTf 2000 per. annum Baron Nelson of i**® ^"S ^j " J^jmniediate successors award- ft«er. For .JeMeen ^o"" h» ''f'J-J /YrrDecembe, 1198 rtorm arose than Ne_^8on had ever encoujtere ^^^^^^ .^ royal family were landed at P-J^^g^^^^^ ^^^ Territories. ifeg^lSM Sro^ w^'toiIl^S^ ;-^«^^^^ -^-- "l^S^Nelson who Had teen made vice-admiraloftheblue Parker. The fleet shiled on »»« »««"' °' the Invincible, seventy- arrived in the sound. One f the A'^Vwm comTng oit of Yar- four. was wrecked on a sand-bank, .*»»he was ?°™»'»jj , i,^ cleared for action. The signa ^•■."■"'' ~~ qn,. gound being to order of battle; Nelson'. diVMion mthe van. The »oui»o oeiu. r Bi^d the admiral ' brave fellows.* loard (he Orient. ship. By the I of the two fleets bg clearly distin- , with a shock This tremen- I awful. About English boats. le British loss, ia and ninety-five. ■"rench, including nd five thousand I was now nt the and honors were ;es, and powers to ' he was created £3000 per. annum successors award- es forward, undef iH. in th^ Zealous. cmene, Zealou he seventeenth day he was seized with laired of. On the t of December 1798 whole royal family, lem safely, through t day a more violent . On the 26th, the I assisted in expel- Eloman Territories. B of NeUon— evinc- >m and domain of soon after arrived idmiral of the blue, d, under Sir Hyde h; and on the3l8t, Invincible, seventy- coming out of Yar^ her. Nelson, who lag to the Elephant, s soon as the wind 9tb, the ships were I the fleet moved on The Sou^d being muMS aoi the only fVequented entrance to the Baltic, the great Mediterraf nean of the North, few parts of the sea display so frequent • navigation. Never had so splendid a scene been exhibited there as on this day, when the British fleet prepared to force that pas- sage, where, till now, all ships had lowered their topsails to the flag of Denmark. The whole force consisted of fifty-one sail of various descriptions; of which sixteen were of the line. As soon as the Monarch, which was the leading ship, came abreast of the Danish batteries, a fire was opened from about a hundred pieces of cannon and mortars, but the shot fell full a cable's length short of its destined aim. The whole fleet passed and anchored between the island of Huen and Copenhagen. On the 1st of April, 1801, the fleet removed to an anchorage within two leagues of the town. At five minutes after ten, the next morning, the action began. The first half of the fleet was engaged in about half an hour; and, by half past eleven, the battle became general. The plan of attack had been complete : but seldom has any plan been more disconcerted by untoward accidents. Of twelve ships of the line, one was entirely uselens, and two others in a situation where they could not render half the service which was required of them. The action continued along the line with unabated vigor, and with the most determined resolution on the part of the Danes. Between one s(iid two, the fire of the Danes slack- ened ; about two it ceased from the sreater part of their line, and some of their lighter ships were adrift. By half past two the action had ceased along that part of the line which was astern of the Elephant, but not with the ships ahead and the Crown Batte- ries, which continued for some time longer — It was a murderous action. The British fleet lost nine hundred and fifty-three, in killed and wounded. The loss of the Danes, including prisoners, amounted to about six thousand. Nelson bore willing testimony to the valor of his foes. " The French," he said, " fought bravely; but they could not have stood for one hour the fight which the Danes had supported for four." Six line-of-battle ships and eight prames had been taken. For the battle of Copenhagen, Nelson was raised to the rank of viscount. He remained on the coost of Zealand, till despatches arrived from home, on the 5th of May, recalling Sir Hyde, and appointing Nelson commander-in-chief. Nelson visited some of the Russian ports, and then returned to England. He had not been many weeks oh shore before lie was called upon to undertake a service, to watch the preparations which Buonaparte was making on a great scale for the invasion of England. Having hoisted nis flag in the Medusa frigate, he went to reconnoitre Boulogne, and made an unsuccessful attempt upon the flotilla, at that place. Atler which, he returned to Eng- land, and retireid to his house at Merton, in Surrey, which M called his place of residence and rest War was soon renewed, and Nelson departed to take the cooh as iWiiiiiHiiiii la/ 909 KSU09. ii » u#» took his »tationimmed»«Uly off Toii™; ••? "'™;;,"' w«b«"««"'^fJ'"'' .hi Toulcm mmssmm ^eiwi'i '— - — . igjj, of January, u;«"— - T^.i-on beat ae"t« were then at M«tin.que On the^ ^^ ,eeward of ttl'd; and there le^^^^^ in sight ol Capo St. v m .^^^ ^^„ .ays he, J^«™ ^^^^ ^yt to bur >>;• ""Jj JJJi,ea off Cidii on ""^A" , ,im, milel on immeditUly waited Tor the d England was xy, the Touliin lem, put to tea. I when, at thieo [ve and Seahorae Nelson beat , in his pursuit, ihe fleet nad re- jp night or day. ews'that Villen- even ships of the seen, they were re days, a neutral een off Cape de led that they had illuwing. Nelson )ani8h and French y 15th, he made s, where he found en from St. Lucia 1 that Tobago and that the combined '^elson arrived off issed to leeward of ward bound convoy, ved, and for Europe rth of July he came Gibral:ar where he ,e, "I went on shore iring hail my foot out B." On the 15th of lant. No news had same evening he re- id Superb, to Ports- found news of the len in with them on hours, captured an rhich were willingly own officers. Ln- ships which he had vhich was once more morning he reached 29th of September me fifty or sixty milei rV There waa now ifsuoir. eTenr indieation that the enemy would speedily Tentare out. On the 9th of October, Nelson sent Collinswood his plan of attack. The order of sailing was to be the order ot' battle: the fleet in two lines, with an advanced squadron of eight of the fastest saiU ing two-dockers. The second in command, having the entire direction of bis line, was to break through the enemy, about the twelfth ship from their rear: he would lead through the centre, and the advanced squadron was to cut off three or four ahead of the centre. One of the last orders of this admirable man was, that the name and family of every officer, seaman, and marine, who might be killed or wounded in action, should be as soon aa possible returned to him, in order to be transmitted to the chair- man of the patriotic fund, that the case might be taken into con- sideration, for the benefit of the sufferer or his family. About two in the afternoon of the 19th, the repeating ships announced, that the enemy were at oea. At daybreak on the next day the combined fleets were distinctly seen from the Victo- ry's deck, formed in a- close line of battle ahead, on the starboard tack, about twelve miles to leeward, and standing to the south. Nelson's fleet consisted of twenty-seven sail of the line, and four frigates; theirs of thirty-three, and seven large frigates. Their superiority was sreater in size, and weight of metal, than in numbers. They nad four thousand troops on board ; and the best riflemen who could be procured. On the 31st of October,' soon after daylight, Nelson came upon deck. Tlie wind was now iVom the west, light breezes, with a long heavy swell. Signal was made to bear down upon the enemy in two lines; and the fleet set all sail. Collingwood, in tho Royal Sovereign, led the lee line of thirteen ships; the Victory led the weather line of fourteen. Having seen that all was as it should be, Nelson re- tired to his cabin, and wrote the following prayer: " May ther great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and nay no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For my- ■elf, individually, I commit my life to Him that made me ; and may his blessing alight on my endeavors for serving my countij faithfully! To him I resign myself, and the just cause which is intrusted to me to defend. Amen, Amen, Amen." About six, he appeared to be in good spirits, but very calm, with his whole attention fixed on the enemy. They tacked to the northward, and formed their line on the larboard tack, thus bringing the shoals of Trafalgar and St. Pedro under the lee of the British, and keeping the port of Cadiz open for themselves. This was judiciously done: and Nelson, aware of all the advuntages which It gave them, made sisnal to prepare to anchor. Villeneuve was a skilful seaman. Gus plan of defence waa as well conceived, •nd aa original as the plan of attack. He formed the fle^t in • MSMlilMllifi 904 tniMtm. L double line, every alternate thip being about a cable'i length to «indward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson's last signal was now made: — " Exgland expects ■TEKT MAN TO DO Hik dutt!" He woro that day, as usual, \>n admiral's frock, bearins on the left breast four stars, of the dif- ferent orders with which he was invested. It was known that there were riflemen on board the French ships; and it could not be doubted but that his life would be particularly aimed at. This was a point upon which Nelson's oflicers knew that it was hope- less to remonstrate or reason with him; but Blackwood, and his own captain Hardy, represented to him how advantageous to the fleet it would be for him to keep out of action as long as possible; and he consented at last to let the Leviathan and the Temerairo, which were sailing abreast of the Victory, bo ordered to pass ahead. Yet even here the last infirmity of this noble mind was indulged, for these ^Iiips could not pass ahead of the Victory who continued t > curry all her sail; and so far was Nelson from shortening sail, that it was evident he took pleasure in pressing on, and rendering it impossible for them to obey his own orders. The French admiral, on beholding Nelson and Collingwood each leading his line, is said to have exclaimed, pointing them out to bis oflicers, that such conduct could not fail to be successful. At ten minutes before twelve the action commenced. Eight or nine of the sliips immediately ahead of the Victory, and across her bows, fired single guns at her, to ascertain whether she was yet within their range. Nelson's column wn steered about two points more to the north than Collingwood 's, in order to cut ofi" the enemy's escape into Cadiz:* the lee line, therefore, was first engaged. The Royal Sovereign, steered right for the centre of the enemy's line, cut tnrough it astern of the Santa Anna, three- decker, and engaged her at the muzzle of her guns on the star- board side. The enemy continued to fire a gun at a time at the Victory, till they saw that a shot had passed through her main- top-galiant-sail; then they opened their broadsides, aiming chiefly ■t hnr risging. The enemy showed no colors till late in the action. For this reason, the Santissima Trinidad, was distinguish- ed only by her four decks; and to the bow of this opponent he ordered the Victory to be steered. Meantime an incessant rak- ing fire was kept up upon the Victory. The Admiral's secretary was one of the first who fell. Presently a double-headed shot struck a party of marines, who were drawn up on the poop, and killed eight of them. A few minutes afterwards a shot struck the fore brace bits on the quarter deck, and passed between Nelson and Hardy, a splinter from the bit tearing oiT Hardy'a buckle and bruising his foot. Nelson then smiled, and said, " This is too warm work. Hardy, to last long." The Victory had not yet returned a single gun; fifty of her ■MD had been by this time killed or woiindMl, apd b^r inpin-U>p* mmmnmiM iiHiiiii jiiiijiniiiiiililii HBLMHf. pable'i length to rrCLAtTD EXPECTS ay, as usual, I.m stars, of the dif- waa known that ; and it could not |y aimed at. This that it was hope- llackwood, and his dvantageous to the a long as possible ; md the Temerairc, ordered to pass is noble mind was of the Victory who was Nelson from easure in pressing >ey his own orders, d Collingwood each ointing them out to > be successful, nmenced. Eight or Victory, and across lin whether she was A steered about two s, in order to cut off , therefore, was first ;ht for the centre of 3 Santa Anna, three- lier guns on the star- gun at a time at the 1 through her main- isides, aiming chiefly Diors till late in the dad, was distinguish- of this opponent he ne an incessant rak- Admiral's secretary double-headed shot up on the poop, and Tds a shot struck the ssed between Nelson off Hardy's buckle , and said, " This is le gun; fifty of her t, iiqd b^r infMnHop* mast with all her atudding-sails and her booms, shot away. At four minutes after twelve, she opened her fire from both sides of her deck. The master was ordered to put the helm to port, and she ran on board the Redoubtable, just as her tiller ropes were shot away. The French ship received her with a broadside; then instantly let down her lower-deck ports, for fear of being boarded through them, and never afterward fired a great gun during the action. Her tops, like those of all the enemy's ships, were tilled with riflemen. Captain Harvey, in the Tlm^raire, fell on board the Redoubtable on the other side. Another enemy was in like manner on board the Temdraire; so that these four ships formed as compact a tier as if they had been moored together, their heads lying all the same way. The lieutenants 01 the Victory, seeing this, depressed their guns of the middle and lower decks, and tired with a diminished charge, lest the shot should pass through, and injure the Temerairc. An incessant fire was kept up from the V^ictory from both sides; her larboard guns playing upon the Bucentaur and the huge Santissimil Trin- idad. It had been part of Nelson's prayer, that the British fleet might be distinguished by humanity in the victory he expected. He twice gave orders to cease tiring upon the Redoubtable, sup- posing that she had struck, ji'rom this ship, which he had thus twice spared, he received his death. A ball fired from her mizen-top, which, in the then situation of the two vessels, was not more than fifteen yards from that part of the deck where he was standing, struck the epualette on his left shoulder, about a !|uarter after one, just in the heat of the action. He fell upon his ace, on the spot which was covered with his poor secretary's blood. He was taken down into the cockpit, and it was perceiv- ed, upon examination, that the wound was mortal. This, how- ever, was concealed from all, except Captain Hardy, the chaplain, and the medical attendants. All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently tu give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As oft^n as a ship struck, the crew of the Victory huzza- ed, and a{ every huzza, a visible expression of joy gleamed in the eyes, and marked the countenance of the dying hero. Nelson desired to be turned on his right side, when his articulation became difficult, but he was distinctly heard to say, "Thank God, I have done my duty." These words he repeatedly pro- nounced: and they were the last words which he uttered. He expired at thirty minutes after four, three hours and a quarter after he had received his wound. "The man who had given the fatol wound, was recognised, and did not live to boast of what ha bad done. When the Redoubtable was taken possession of, be was feaod dead in the misen top, with one ball through his bead, 86» Esaas 908 CASABIAirtiA. and another through his breast. The Spaniards began the battle with less vivacity than their unworthy allies, but they continued it with greater firmness. Once, amid his sufferings, Nelson had expressed a wish that be were dead; but immediately the spirit subdued the pains of death, and he wished to live a little longer; — doubtless that he might hear the completion of the victory which he had seen so gloriously begun. That consolation — that joy — that triumph was afforded him. He lived to know that the victory was decisive; and the last guns which were fired at the flying enemy were heard a minute or two before he expired. The ships which were thus flyins were four of the enemy's van, all French, under Rear-Admiral Dumanoir, who were afterwards captured by Sir Richard Strachan. The total British loss in the Battio of Trafalgar amounted to one thousand five hundred and eighty-seven. Twenty of the enemy struck; but it was not possible to anchor the fleet, as Nelson had enjoined ; a gale came ca from the south-west ; some of the prizes went down, some went on shore; one effected its escape into Cadiz; others were destroyed; four only were saved and these by the greatest exertions. The Spanish vice-admiral Aluva, died of his wounds. Villeneuve was sent to England, and permitted t3 return to France. It is almost superfluous to add, that all the honors which a grateful country could bestow, were heaped upon the memory of Nelson. A public funeral was de- creed and a public monument. The leaden coffin, in which he was carried home, was cut in pieces, which were distributed as relic* of Saiat Nelson, — so the gunner of the Victory called them; — and when, at his interment, his flag was about to be lowered into the grave, the sailors, who assisted at the ceremony, with one accord rent it in pieces, that each might preserve a fragment while he lived. Tnere was reason to suppose, from the appearances upon opening the body, that, in the course of nature, be might have attained, like his father., to a good old age. Yet he cannot be sad to have fallen prematurely, whose work was done; nor ought he to be lamented, who died ao full of honors, and at the height of human fame. CASABIANCA.* The boy stood on the bnminff deck, Whence all but him had Red ; The flame that lit tlie baUle'a wreok, Shone ronnd him o'er the dead. • Voan* CaMblanea, a boy ■boiii ihtrtasn r*«rt uld, ion to tka atf mlial of ilw Orient, ramain- ad M hi* ptMt (In Ilia batti* of Um NUa,) alter Ibf (hip had Ukan flra, and all the fuai tiad keen abaadooad i aad parlatfed In Um eaptealoa oftlie vaaaal, when tfca OaoiM h»tn»cit»4 began the battle I they continued 1128, NelBon had diately the spirit a little longer;-— he victory which ition— that joy— w that the victory red at the flying pired. Theshipa rvan. all French, wards captured by Jgar amounted to Twenty of the chor the fleet, as south-west; some b; one efi-ected its ,r only were saved ,anish vice-admiral ent to England, and superfluous to add, could bestow, were ,lic funeral was de- cofnn, in which be were distributed as the Victory called Bs was about to be ted at the ceremony. :h might pr«?e'** * I to suppose, from the the course of natiue, good old age. Yet ,ly. whose work waa oS to full of honow, Tet teantiftil tnd bright he •tood, At bom to rule the •torm ; A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though childlike form. The flunee rolled on-he would mtgoi Without hie fether'e w«»o.! That father, flunt in death beU»w, Uis voice no longer heart. Be cdled aloud-:" Say, «hw, say H]&^l^"t£"cWuinU, Unconscious of hia son. " Speak, ftther !" once agatohe eiied, .Sl«TL'^*^'*mgr;:hou«piied, And tnsi uie flames rolled on. Upon his brow he felt their breath, And in his waving hair ; .* j-,th. And looked from that lone post of datui, In still, yet brave despair. And shouted but once more aloud, " Mv father ! must I stay f ., . .i.-,«mI WhUeVerhm. fast, through sad uiOMOi The wreathing fires mada way. Thev wntpped the ship In splendor wUd, They caught the flsg on »'«"...,. And streamed above Se gaUant child, Like banners in the sky. There came aburst of thunde/ Mund- , The boy— oh ! w.-.ere was he ? -AAo/thewindstbattowouaJ, With fragmenU strewed Uw sea . With fflMt, and helm, and pennon to, That we 1 had borne their part- - But^e noblestthing UjU njnjhed th«e, Wm tliat young faithflU hMrt. sm ok, THE CUMBERLAND PACKET. In th. dreadful hurricane wh«\»-^,P^i«,%«*,^;^^^^^^^^ Z^ 4th of September, 1804, several veaje a *|;« J^'Vecaution haS ethert. the Duke <>fC«mberiand Packet livery P ^^^^j. "«F T W"Wj>Wy^maat. The tq;-9MHl and t^p-gallaatHmt wtro iMudMd out, Md r«Mb«d ■MJ^iP ^ i |ii r ii lj-f iii i w 'fa l ' * Tw ' ^ ' 'i 'i'i^'|''>'"* If the crow were lent ; no sooner [rest of the crew (rd, and exclaim- ipon usP' The 38 by the stream in. At this mo- fmoment to forget wives, and their . man clung to a he ship remabed wing whither, the their bodies wire ivery wave. The s too intent on bis licate his feelings ing of the tempest. n's, and two alarm ht be spectators of ance. They soon nder her stern. A I sandy beach; and get the hatchets til a rad for those who I drove with extreme ' hor timbers below shed, and theoreUT ;s of another world. e prevent her flrom nam, to steady tho » 'clock, and in Mf lower deck. Never I by the crew of tkit shrouds, they were fiwn appeared. The ship, which was lay- ind benumbed, tould waves, every one of :he4 mariners all the ng upon large rocks, ce, twice as high aa t upon the crew with ble wreck. The first naturally directed to ' all agreed, that their tie mizen-mast. Tlio i«d ont, Md rvMbM, fin tfVHMktAirB Mcttt. within a few feet of the rock. An attempt was made by one of the crew, to throw a rope with a noose to the top of the rock; but in- stead of holding by the bushes, it brought them away^ ' Another seaman, who seemed from despair to have imbibed an extraordi- nary degree of courage, followed the first man out on the mast, with the intention of throwing himself from the end upon the mercy of the rock; he had proceeded to the extremity of the top-gallant* mast, and was on the point of leaping among the bushes, when the pole of the mast, unable to sustain his weight, gave way, and precipitated him into the bosom of the waves, from a height of forty feet. Fortunately he had carried down with him the piece of the broken mast, and instead of being dashed to pieces, as wan expected, he kept himself above water until he was hoisted up '*"\\'"i>rC I Cambtitand I All hOjiM of being aaVed by the mizen-maat were now at an end; and while the crew were meditating in sullen silence on their aitua- tioo, Mr. Doneaster, the chief mate, unknown to any one, went oat on the bowsprit, and having reached the end of the jib-boom, threw himself headlong into the water. He had scarcely fallen, #b«b a tremendous wave threw him upon the rock, and left him dry; there he remained motionless, until a second wave washed him still farther up, wirtn clinging to some roughness in the cliflT, he began to scramble up the rook; and in about half an hour, he with infinite difficulty reached the summit of the cliflT. I'he crew ■Bxionsly watched every step he took, and prayed for his safetjr, eoukeious that their own prMervation depended solely upon it. Mr. Doneaiter immediately wont rouadj^hat part of the prtei- ptet vmhm, tht tmmI. ud itMif«MlKthrown firom tbii ttili' MMMMIiMiaMMlMH •10 •AffiAor »*wnaMMm»mL top, which be flntened to ioim trees. By meani of this rope, the whole of the crew were, in the space of three hours, hoisted to the top of the cliff. The whole of the ship's company having assembled on the rock, bent their steps towards town. The plain before them had, in consequence of the heavy rains, become almost- impassable; but after wading about three miles through fields of canes, and oden plunged up to the neck in water, they reached St. John's in saftty ; where they would have died for want of food and necessa- ries, had it not been for the kind offices of a Mulatto tailor, who supplied them with clothes, beds, and provisions, and did them other kind offices of humanity. CAPTAIN D'ENTRECASTEAUX. Od September S8th, 1791, in the two sloops. La Recherche •nd L'Esperance, of sixteen guns, and one hundred and ten men each, they weighed from the harbor of Brest, completely equip- ped for a voyage of circumnavigating the globe. The conduct oftbe expedition was assigned to Captain D'Entrecasteaux. The leading object of the voyage was to endeavor to procure inteUl^ S' oee relative to Captain La Perouse, who had lone been missing tbe.Sonth Seas, and to make a complete tour of New Hollano; an iaHuMl, by far the largest in the world; comprehending ■» immeoie eircnit of at least three thousand (French) lei^pieik The •eeonmlishment of this last point was essential to the history ^^ l2*Si!!'H>"yt end what had not eeen effected by either Cook or The 6nt pott they imde was Santa Cras in Teneri8h{ they arrived there on the ITth of October, and having taken in whiee •ad provisions, proceeded on their route to the Cape of Good Hope; and while they continood there, the expedition sustaiiMd ■ conaiderable misfortune in the death of the astronomer Bertraad. Februanr 16th, 1799, they left the C»pt, and bore away for tho island of New Guinea, some parts of which they explored; they reached the islands Arsacides on July the 9th, and New IrelaM the 17th ditto. They afterwards made for Amboyna, one of tbo Molucca islands, and arrived Sept. 6th. — October llth, they left Amboyna, and sailed immediately for the west part of New HoW land. December Sd, 1793, they arrived at the Cape, which is at the eonth-west extremity of New Holland, and sailed aloty tho aottthera shore, till January Sd, havm^by this means traeea and Mcertaiatd about two-thirds of the whole extent of the eouthera Om tiM llth of Maifh, they paaM vary aaar tha Jfeiili 4- MMi t OATTAiif s^trraMAaTiAn. 811 r this rope, thn n, hoisted to mblftd on the ore them had, impauable; of eanee, and id St. John's in d and necessa- tte tailor, who , and did them IX. La Recherehs Ired aiid ten men impletely equip- I. The conduet recasteaux. The I procure inteUi« ong been roissiog orNewHollaodi >mprehending Mi F'rench) leuuee. itiat to the history jr either Cook or 1 TeneiiAi t^f ig talten in white tn Cape of Good dition sustained • inomer Bertrud. lore awajr for the tr explored; thejr ud New Ireliaa oyna, one of the ter llth,the7 left lart of New HoW Cape, which is it i sailed aloiw the means traced MO t of the eoulhera y OMT Um) If eilb cape of New Zealand, and making for the shore, several cana rs came along-side. On the 16th, the/ discovered two little islands, at a little distance from each other. The most eastern one lies in 30 deg. 17 mia. south latitude, and in 179 degT 41 min. east longitude. — On the 17th, discovered an island about five leagues in circumference, conspicuous by its elevated situation. It lies in 39 deg. 3 min. south latitude, and in 179 deg. 64 min. east longitude. — On the 3d of March they saw Ebona, the most south westerly of the Friendly Islands. The next day anchored at Tongataboo, the largest of tho Friendly Islandn. Among these islanders they frequently met with men six feet high, their limbs shaped in the most comely proportion. The fertility of the ooil, which exempted them from the necessity of extreme labor, may conduce not a little to the unusual perfection of their forms. Their features have a strong resemblance to those of Europeans. A burning sky has impressed a slight discolor on their skins. Those, among the women, who are but little exposed to the rays of the «un, are sufficiently fair. Some of them are distinguished by a beautiful carnation, which gives a vivacity to their whole figure. A thousand nameless graces are visible m their gestures, when engaged in the slightest employments. In the dance their movements are enchanting. The language of this people hears an analogy with the gentle- ness of their manners; it is well adapted to music, for which they hav i a peculiar taste. Their concerts wherein every one performs hif . part, demonstrate the just ideas which they entertain of har- yjony. The women, as well as the men, have their shoulders and oreasts naked. A cotton cloth, or rather a piece of stuflT, manu- factued with the bark of mulberry-tree into paper serves them for apparel. It forms a 'beautiful draperv, reaching from a little above the waist down to the feet. These islands produce ■ species of nutmegs, which diSers very littls in form from those of the Moluccas. It is not, however, aromatic, and is almost twice as large. They also procured the bread-fruit tree, for the purpose of transporting it into the West India Islands. We must not confound these excellent species of bread-fruit tree with the wild species of it found in the Moluccas, and observed for ■ Ion| time past in the Isle of France. In this second sort the grams do npt miscarry, while in the good fruit-tree they are re> plaeed by a food truly delicious, when baked under ashes or in the oven. In other respects it is a most wholesome viand, afford- ing a pleasant repast during the whole time of their continuance on this island, and for which they willingly relinouished the ■hip's stock of baker's bread. . The Molucca sort proouces thirty or forty email fruits; while every ti<)e of the Friendly Islands produces three or four hundred extremely large, of an oval form, the creMest dianMter being from nine to ten inches, and the (MMUMt from seTea to eight. A tree would be oppressed with |||lllll)'ll|llMII/^ll[l|i S«98S III iiiiiiiii -j^irT" m ■'■■ ■-^ to GJOTAIH D'ENTSSOASTSAOX. . luch an enormous load, if tho fruit were to ripen all at once; but ■agacioua nature has so ordered it, that the fruit succeed each other, during eight months of the year, thus providing the natives with a food equally salubrious and plentiful. Every tree occupies a circular space of about thirty feet in diameter. A single acre occupied by this vegetable would supply the wants of a number of families. Nothing in nature exhibits a similar fecundity. As it produces no seeds, it has a wonderful faculty of throwing out suckerti; and its roots frequently force their way up to the surface of the earth, and there give birth to fresh plants. It thrives ex- C4(|Mlingly in a tropical climate, in a soil somewhat elevated above the level of the sea; and suits very well with • marly soil, in nrhich a mixture of argillaceous clay preponderates. They quitted the Friendly Islands on the 10th of April, 1793. April 15th saw Enouan, the most eastern of the islands of the Archipelago of the Holy Ghost, and afterwards that of Anaton The eruptions of the volcano of Tana, presented in the night a spectacle truly sublime. April 27th, steering for New Cale- donia; in a night darker than usual, they ran among some islands surrounded with breakers, not noticed till then by navi- gators; they were only apprised of danger by an uncommon circumstance; the flight of a flock of sea-tbwl over their heads about three in the morning. This indication of the proximity of land induced the officer upon,4liifch to slacken sail, and lie-to, at a critical juncture, when an Irour's more sailing must have dashed them to pieces against the rocks. These new discovered islands lie about thirty leagues ditth-east of New Caledonia, where they anchored April 26tn. After the description that Cook and Forster have given of the inhabitants of New Zealand, they expected to find realized the advantageous portrait given of them by those celebrated voyagers. They bad reason, however, partly to suspend their belief of those accounts, when they afterwards observed a number of human bones, broiled, which the savages were devouring, eagerly fastening on the smallest tendinous parts which adhere to them. This fact at least suffices to prove, that the New Zealandors are canMbais. They often attacked their boat; but the good countenance exhibit- ed prevented their assailing or massacriiijg any of their companj. Notwithstanding these hostilities, the ship was every day visited by numerous bodies of the islanders. The soil being every where barren, they perceived but few vestiges of any laste for agricul- ture; still, however, they observed in some gardens the Colocasia, the Caribbee cabbage, the banana-tree, and tha sugar-cane. The barbarous customs of the natives did not prevent their reite- rated excursions into the interior parts of the country. On tbaae occasions they kept together to the number of twenty, always wall armed. As evening came on, they commonly took their utm- tioDon lomo elevate'd pott ia the mouataiiis, when they passed *a«aaK:- ill at once; but t succeed each iing the natives ry tree occupies A single acre of a number of cundity. As it >f throwing out ipto the surface It thrives ex- t elevated above marly soil, in of April, 1793. B islands of the that of Anatott I in the night a for New Cale- m among some II then by navi- y an uncommon Dver their heads the proximity of ail, and lie-to, at must have dashed iscovered islands ionia, where they liave given of the find realized the ebrated voyagers, eir belief pC those >r of human bones, [eriy fastening on em. This fact at Brs are cannibals, mtenance e:dtibit- of their company, every day visited being every where tMte for agricuU lenstbeColocavia, I th« sugar-cane, prevent their reite- ountry. Od these of twenty, alwayt Doly took their ktar nrhero they passed CATTAIV o'BNTWCISTKAUZ |)|| the night in a situation which protected them from hostile •«• saultsT To guard against surprise, they kept watch by turn*. May 9th, they weighed anchor, and sailed before the wind for the north. In their course, observed the eastern part of the reeft and islands, the western side of which they saw the year before. May 21 St, were close on the island of St. Croix, and sent in two boats to look out for an anchoring place. While the sailors were employed in sounding, one of the natives, at the distance of up- wards of eighty paces, lanced an arrow, which slightly wounded the forehead of one of them. A vollepr of firearms, however, soon dispersed the group of canoes which had surrounded the boats, and froip which the lance proceeded. Although the womd was apparenyfyfts inconsiderable, it was attended with a tetanus, which prov^Wortal to the unfortunate sailor after only eight days. The arrow did not appear to have been poisoned, as it is well known that beasts pierced with the same weapons do not ex- perience any fatal sym|Aoms. In India, it is no uncommon thing to see the slightest puncture followed by a spasm, which is a cer- tain forerunner of death. July 16th and 17th, they saiFed in view of the Anchoret Islands of Bougainville. On the 20th they lost D'Entrecasteaux, the captain. . He died of convulsions, every fit of which was suc- ceeded by a speechless stupor.. August 16th, 1793, in 139 deg. 14 min. of east longitude, and so near the equator, that they were only htiC a minute to tt« south. Here the inhabitants brought very large sea-turtles, the soup of which they experienced to be a salutary remedy for the scurvy, which was now prevalent among them. In this island they procured a number of interestiug objects, and quitted it August the 29th, and sailed for Bouao, where they anchored September the 3d, 1793. In this mountain- ous isle, where the productions of nature are extremely varied, thev had a favorable opportunity of continuing, their botanicd researches, &.c. Here teveraJ of the men died of a contagious bilious dysentery, contracted in the low marshy grounds of the country. October 28, 1793, cast anchor in the road of Sourabaya, in the Isle* of Java. Here divisions brok* out among the crewa, in consequence of gaining intelligence of the further progress of the French revolution. D^Auribeau hoisted the white flag Feb. 19th, 1794, and surrendered the two vessels to the Dutch. He also seized all the journals, charts, and memoirs, which were connected with the voyagV, and arrested all those of the ship's companies that were obnoxious to his own political sentiments. One journal, however, was fortunately savea, by having been stowed in a box of tea. In tVis hasardous, yet important voyage, of two huiJrvd Mid fifteen pereona, iUitfmai lost their lives; the astronomor, Pearson, died at Jftva; and Ventenal at the Isle of Franco. Bicbe, tha aatnraliat, r«aiiiB«d at Java, m iratt as BUladiore. 91 -5rs: ^*^Kfs*^n8 »,"*•' ^^^ theTbread-fruit trees, brought from the Friendly Islands. Pisoo, thJpiinter. tarried with t'te governor of Sourab.y a; but after- warSs returned to Europe, and published an account of Ui« voyage. TOE MARINER'S ADDRESS TO HIS MISTRESS. When oloudi ue dark and wlndi bUwr hi|^» Thoa'U •urely think of roe— yfbo&e fate w in that atormy iky, Or on the ra^ng aea. And oft thou'lt think at eventid*, Wlien flower* perftinie the bieexe, Ofhim who nt»nld be by thy aidt, But itill mnit toam the aeaa. Thon'It think, too, when the atari fUne bri|^ Out o'er the a«ure aljy. Of one who viewa their hallowed Iigbt And dieama that thou art nigh. He aeee thee In that one bright star, Pure emblem of our lore ; That mind* ua aa it beama afar, Our vowB are'aealed above. And ftill hia wandering eye riuU esteb It« loved and atUly light, And think of thee, who too dost wateh Love's altar pure and bright. . JU incenae ia the sweet aeapbrseas, That bears hia vowB to ahore, Or Tisiona pouted on the asas, To meet and part no nMite. The merry aea-boy trolla hia lay, And lightly laogha at aadneu : The aoMler ainga war'a roonclelay Ito notea respond his i^adneM. The mariner atUl views hia ehsit, Or looka upon the pole. Wbote atar will guide him to Us Hows'srthebilloivsnU. Ansthnr righs ia , ^ O'er those he left belund ; '>f'S:^ 'l *.'J '! j ' i)ijSjiJj^ ' J■"J-^ f|'"i *^ TRBM. under his ear* Itlandi. Fieon, ibeya; but after- •eeount of the eATTAUl BIUT. Ilwir. imdMnrnri, hopMaadten, An tranncBt u the wind ; Eye* bright in hope, or dim with ftu% An nnbwnia of tlieir mind. Ambition's Ian or gminfal trade Still lead tlwm on tneir way ; Not M for me — my aoul was made To aeek another atay. My spirit turns toward that ahon, A wand'rer though I be, And hopes to meet and part no man, Tmu all it lo r es fr om thee. •M iri^ CAPTAIN RILET There is not, perhapa, in the annals of shipwreck, a perienal narrative more deeply distressing, or more painfully interesting, than that of Captain Riley. Were there not the most ampTe testimony to his excellent moral character and unimpeachable veracity, we might be led to withhold bur belief from some parts of his narrative, on the simple ground, that human nature on the one hand, was utterly incapable of ipflicting, and on the other, of enduring such hardships and sufferings as this gentleman and his poor shipwrecked companions had to undergo — sufferings which, as Captain Riley truly says, have been as great and as various aa ever tell to the lot of humanity. The American Brig, Commerce, commanded by Captain Riley, with a crew of ten persons, was wrecked on the coast of Africa, on the 38th of August, 1815. With some difficulty the crew reached the shore, and secured a small quantity of provisions and tools, to repair their boat, in which they hoped to reach the Cape de Verd Island. Alf hopes of this were, however, soon rendered abortive by the appearance of a party of Arabs; who burnt their trunks and chests, carried off their provisions, and stove in the wine and water casks. The crew escaped to their boat, but Mr. Riley was left behind. One of the Arabs seized hold of him by the throat, and with a scimitar at his breast, gave him to under- staiftl there was money on board, and it must instantly be brought ashore. When the ship Was wrecked, Mr. Riley had divided the dollars among the crew. On being informed of the demands of the Araba he hailed the men, and told them what the savages required; a bucket was accordingly aent on shore with about a thousand del- lars. An old Arab uutantly laid hold of it, and forcbg Riley to ^ecompuijr him, th«7 all wrat teUad tk* uaA billa todivido the aan ■pod. In this lituation h« felt hiioMlf very uneaaj, and in order to resain the beach, he made a^a that there was atill more money remaming in the ship. The hint succeeded; and under the idea of getting it they allowed him again to hail his people; when instead of money, he desired them to send on shore Antonio Michael (an old man they had taken in at New Orleans), as the only possible means left for him of effecting his own escape. The Arabs finding, on his reaching the shore, that he had brought no money with him, struck him, pricked him with their sharp knives, and stripped him of all his clothes. Mr. Riley seized this op> Srtunity of springing from his keepers, and plunged into the sea. 1 rising through the surf, he perceived the old Arab within ten feet of him, up to his chin in water, with his spear ready to strike him; but another surf rolling at that instant over him, saved his life, and he reached the lee of the wreck in safety. The re- morseless brutes wreaked their vengeance on poor Antonio, by plunging a spear into his body, which laid him lifeless at their feet. The wreck was, by this time, going rapidly to pieces; (tie long boat writhed' like an old basket. The crew had neither provisiooa nor water; neither oars nor a rudder to the boat; neither compan nor quadrant to direct their course ; vet, hopeless as their situatiea was, and expecting to be swallowed up by the first surf, they re» ■olved to try their fate on the ocean, rather than to encounter death from the relentless savages on shore. By great exertion, they Mcceeded in finding a water cask, out of which they filled four gallons into a keg. One of the seamen. Porter, stole on shore by the hawser, and brousht on board two oars, with a amall bag of money which they had buried, containing about four hundred dollars. They also contrived to get together a fbw pieces <^ salt pork, a live pig, weighing about twenty pounds, about four poundi of figa, a spar for the boat's roast, a jib, and a main sail. Every thing being ready, the crew went to prayers; and the wind ceas* ui|{ to blow, the boat was launched through the breakers. In this miserable boat they determined to stand oiit in the wide ocean. After being six days at sea, it was driven on the rocks, and com- pletely Move, but the crew again reached the shore. On the next morning thejr set out from the place where they had bean cast, which, as it afterwards appeared, was Cape Barbas, not far from Cape Blanco. Thev proceeded easterly eloae to the water's edge, for three days, when they encoantiBred a large company uf Arabs who were' watering their camels. The ahipwrecked marinets bowed themaelves to the ground with everj mark of submission, and by aigna implored their compassion, but in vain. The whole party wore in an instant stripped naked to the skin, and the Arabs began to fight moat furiously for the booty, and «ip«cially for gettiiw poosaaaion of the prisoner*. " Sue « «ight of Uwa," iajw Caplain Sikty, wboee namtiva w* ^ae* '^.. may, and in order ras still more money and under the idea his people; when, on shore Antonio w Orleans), as the |is own escape. The It he had brought no their sharp knives, lilej seized this op> plunged into the sea. old Arah within ten spear ready to strike t over him, saved his in safety. The re- on poor Antonio, bj him lifeless at their \y to pieces; (he long had neither provision* boat; neither compass «les8 as their situatioi the first surf, thev rs- lan to encounter death y creat exertion, they which they filled four Porter, stole on shore oars, with a small bag Qg about four hundres er a fbw pieces o( salt nds, about four pound* id a main sail. Every rs; and the wind eeas* the breakers. In this ut in the wide ocean. »n the rocks, and com* lie shore. 1 the place where they appeared, was Cape Bv proceeded easterly rhen they encoudtiared ng their camels. The the ground with every their compasaion, but lant stripped naked to rnriously for the booty, B prisoners. " Sue Sir Mie namtiva ww^aew OAmilT Rll tif Rita, " vara about ma, one hauling k< ^m way, Umtt om MMthar. e one who stripped us, stuck to us «• ii» lawful iKoperty aigni* fying, "you may nave the others, these aie innie'^They out at each other over my head, and on every side of me, with thair bright weapons, which fairly whizzed through the air within an inch of my naked body, and on every side of me, now hacking each other's arms apparently to the bone; men laying their riba bare with gashes, while their heads, hands, and thigha recuived a full share of cuts and wounds. The blood streaming from every gash, ran down their bodies, coloring and heightening the natural hideousness of their appearance. I had expected to be cut to pieces, in this dreadful aJBray, but was not injured. "The battle over, I saw my distressed companions divided among the Arabs, and all going towards the drove of camels, thougn they were at some distance from me. We too were deliv- ered into the hands of two old women, who urged us on with sticks towards the camels. Naked and barefooted, we could not go very fast, and I showed the women my mouth, which was parched white as frost, and without a sign of moisture. When we got near the well, one of the women called for another, who came to us with a wooden bowl that held, I should guess, about a galloa of water, and settiog it on the ground, maoe myself and Dick kneel down and put our heads into it like camels. 1 drank, I aup- pose, half a gallon, though I had been very particular in caution* ing the men against drinking too much at a time, in caae tbej ever came to water. I now experienced how much easier it wit to preach, than to practise aright. They then led us to the wall, the water of which was nearly as black and disgusting as staU bilge water. A large bowl was now filled with it, and a little aoor camel's milk poured from a goat akin into it; this tasted to me dih lioious, and we all drank ofit till our stomachs were literally fill- ed. We now liegBed for something to eat, but theae Araba had nothing for themsinves, and seemed very sorry it waa not in their r>wer to give us some food. There were at and about the waO. should think, about one hundred persons, men, women, and children, and from four to five hundred camels, large and email. The sun beat fiercely upon us, and our akins aeemed actually to fry like meat before the fire. Theae people continued to draw water for their camels, of which the animals drank enormous quantities." The party travelled south-east over a plain covered with email sharp stones, which lacerated their feet dreadfiilly. About mid- night they halted, and for the first time sot about a pint of pure camel's milk each. The wind was chillinff cold; they lay on sharp stones, perfectly naked ; their bodiea bfiatered and mangled, and the stones piercing their naked fleah to the riba. On the morn- iw of the 1 Ith (September), a pint of milk was divided among four Of tbain, tad they got nothiiig more antU nudnight, whan thov 87* \ tis eATTAIir BIIIT. war* allowed • little nulbud water. They continued trtreUiag in the desert, eiidurin|[ all the miseries of hunger, thirst, end iktigue, with every addition Arab cruelty could inflict, un(il they reached Wadooon. Sidi Hamet, an African trader, who had pur chased them of the old Arab, how( ver, became the means of their deliverance. He told Mr. Riley, that he must write a letter to his friend at Suara, destriAg him to pay the money for the ransom of himself and people, when they should be free. A scrap of pa* per, a reed, ana some black liquor, was then brought to Mr. Riley, who briefly wrote the circumstances of the loss of the ship, his cap* tivity, &c. adding, " worn down to the bone by the molt dreadful of all sufierings, naaed, and a slave, I implore your pity, and trust that such distress will not be suffered to plead in vain." The letter was addressed, " To the English, French, Spanish, or American Consuls, or any Christian merchant in Mogadure." The anxiety of the captives may be well imagined. For seven days after Ha* mat's departure, they were shut up in a yard during the day, where cows, sheep, and asses, rested; and locked up all night in a dreary cellar. On the evening ofthe eighth day, a Moor came into the inclosure, and brought a letter from Mr. Wiltshire, the English Consul, stating, that he had agreed to the demand of SidiHatiiet, whom he kept as an hostage for their safe appearance, and that the bearer would conduct themto Mogadore. He had also sentthera clothes and provisions; and thus accoutred and fortified, they sot out under their new conductor, who brought them safe to MOga- dore, where they vf^re most kindly received by Mr. Wiltshire, who took each man by ihe band, and welcomed him to life and liberty. He conducted them to his house, had them all washed, elothed, and fed, and spaied no pains nor expense in procurins every comfort, and in admibistering with his own hand, night ana day, such refreshment as their late sufferings and debility required. Of the miserable condition to which these unfortunate men had been reduced, one act will witness. "At the instance of Mr. Wiltshire," says Mr. Riley, " I was weighed, and fell short of ninety pounds, though my usual weight for the last ten years had been over two hundred pounds; the weight of my companions was less than I dare to mention, for I apprehended it would not be be- 'ieved that the bodies of men, retaining the vital spark, should not have weighed ybtiyjioimdi/ ^ ASTBITTOBM Of OArTAIlT WQPOWABB. Sit lontinued trareUiog iunger, tbirit, and ' inflict, un(il they ler, who had pur the means of tbeit write a letter to f for the ramom A acrap of pa- lught to Mr. Riley, of the ahip, his cap< the molt dreadful of r pity, and trust that vain." The letter anish, or American ore." The anxiety !ven days after Ha- iring the day, where all night in a dreary le into the inclosure, le English Consul, Sidi' Haiiiet, whom ance, and that the B had also sent them nd fortified, they set them safe to Moga- I by Mr. Wiltshire, med him to life and td them all washed, zpense in procuring >wn hand, night and nd debility required, ofortunate men bad be instance of Mr. d, and fell short of e last ten years had my companions was I it would not bo be- tal spark, should not ADVENTURES QF CAPTAIN WOODWARD AND FIVE SEAMEN IN THE ISLAND OF CELEBES. In the rear 1791, Woodward sailed from Boston for the Ei*.8t £n« dies.* On his arrival there be was employed in making ccvntry royages until the 30th of January, when he sailed as cnief-.v «• in an American ship from Batavia bound to Manilla. In passing through the straits of Macassar, thoy found the wino and current Doth against them, and after beating up for six weeks they fell short of provision. Captain Woodward and five seamen were sent to purchase some from a vessel about four leagues dis- tant. They were without water, provisions, or compass, — having on board the boat only an axe, a boat hook, two penknives, a use- less gun and forty dollars in cash. They reached the ship at dunset, and were told by the captain that be had no provision to spare as he was bound to China and was victualled lor only one month. He advised them to stay until morning, which they did. But when morning da wn'^d, their own ship was out of sight even from the mast head, and with a fair wind for her to go through the straits of Macassar. Being treat- ed coolly by the ca'>tain, they agreed with one voice to leave the ■hip in search of X^-nx own. On leaving the vessel, the captain (ave them twelve musket cart) idges and a round boitle of brandy, ut neither water nor provisions of any sort, lliey rowed till twelve o'clock at night, in hopes of seeing; their own vessel, and then drawing near an island they thought it pru- dent to go there to get some fresh water. They landed and made a large fire in hopes their ship might see it. But not being able Lii see any thing of her in the mornine and finding no water or provisions on the island, they continued their course in the middle of the straits six days loneer, without goinir on shore or tasting of any thing but brandy. They soon bad the shore of Celebes «o sight, where they determined to go in search of provisions and then to proceed to Macassar. As they approached the shore they saw two proas full of natives, who immediately put themselves in a posture of defence. The sailors made signs to them that they wanted provisions, but instead of giving it the Malays began to brandish their cresses or steel d>g|[en. Three of the men jumped on board a proa to beg some Indian com, and got three or four small ears. The chief seemed Sjuite friendly and agreed to sell captain WQ.odward two cocoa nuts or a dollar, but as soon as he bad received the money, he imme- diately besan to strip him ih search of more. Captain Woodward defended himself with a hatchet and ordered the boat to be shov- * la the ship Robert Morris, Captain Hay. ASTimrait or 0A>tAii» WMBWAto. 1^. ed off, the chief lerelled a mueket at him, but fortunately it i him. They then stood off, went round a point of land and landed oat of eight of the proas, when they found a plenty of cocoa-nut trees. Captain Woodward while engaged in cutting them down, heard the man whom he had leA to take care of the boat scream out in a most bitter manner. He ran immediately to the beach where he saw his own boat off at some distance full of Malays and the poor fellow who was guarding it lying on his back with his throat cut and his body stabbed in several places. Hiey now fled inmiediately to the mountains, and finding that they had lost their boat, money, and most of their clothes, they concluded that their only chance of escape was to get to Macassar by land. Being afraid to travel in the day time, they set out in the evening taking a star for their suide bearing south. But they soon lost sight of the star and at day light found themselves within a few rods of the place, where they had set out. They had travel- led on the side of a mountain, and had gone quite round it instead of going straight over it. They started again and travelled by the B«a shore six nights successively, living on berries and water found in the hollows of trees. On the sixth they arrived at a bay where they saw a party of the Maylays fishing. Here Captain Woodward found some yellow- ish berries which were to him quite palatable, but his men not liking them eat some of the leaves. On the next day they con- cluded to make a rail and go to the small island on which they first landed, thinking that they might be taken off from it by some ship passing that way. But they were obliged to abandon this prefect, for in the evening the men who had eaten the leaves, were attacked with violent pains and were crying out in torture during the whole night. Although they got better towards evening yet they were so weak and dejected that Captain Woodward was convinced Aat they could not reach the island and asked them if they were wU-' ting to surrender themselves to the Malays. On reflection they all thought this the best course which they could take ; and forthwith proceeded to the bay where they had seen the Malays in the morn* log, in order at once either to find friends or to meet their fate. At first they saw no one, but Captain Woodward soon saw three of the natives approaching him; and ordering his men to keep quiet, he advanced alone until he had come within a short distance of them, where they stopped and drew out their cresses or knives. Captain Woodward fell on his knees and begged for mercy. The Malaya looked at him fi>r about ten minutea with their knives drawn when one of them came towards him, knelt in the same BMaaar and oflbred both his hands. More natives bow cam* up •ad stripped them of their hate and haodkerobieA and •▼•n tlM bvttone on their jackets, which they took for nooey. They were now takm to IVhtfilhi KM ibarHM to tha oourt-houN u!ii<*^^jt.iik^^^:,-^.^:Mk*iiri::£iieiUXtt^V!ti^^ jnateljr it aad landed oat I cocoa-nut tree*. I down, heard the I •cream out in a beach where he r» and the poor li hia throat cut and finding that leir clothes, they get to Macaasar hey set out in the louth. But they hemselves within They had travel- e round it instead id travelled by the erries and water y saw a party of »und some yellow- rbut his men not Mt day they con- d on which they ff frora it by some to abandon tbia A the leaves, were torture during the evening yet they rd was convinced lifthe^werewilo reflection they all e; and forthwith tiays in the morn* meet their fate, loon saw three of tn to keep quiet, ibort distance of resses or knives, for mercy. The ith their kaivea leit in the saoit *• now came up A and •▼mitlw •y. -A thccourt-hoaM ^j mlawn t hall, accompanied by a great eoneoune of pcoplt, leiudrag women and children who made a circle at some distaoan 1 ineiudrag women and children who made a circle at some ( from them. The chief soon entered, looking as wild as a mad- man, carrying in his hand a large drawn cress or knife, the blade of which was two feet and a half long and very bright. Captain Woodward approached so near to him as to place the foot of tine chief on his own head, as a token that he was completely under his power and direction. The chief after holding a short consul- tation, returned to his house and brought out five pieces of betel nut, which he gave to the sailors ns a token of friendship. They were now permitted to rest until about eight o'clock when they were carried to the Rajah's house, where they found a supper provided for them of sago-bread and peas, but in all hardly enough for one man. Their allowance afterwards was for each man a cocoa put and an ear of Indian corn at noon, and the game at night. la this manner they lived about twenty days, but were not al!owed to go out except to the water to bathe. But the natives soon began to relax their vigilance over them, and in about four months, they were conveyed to the head Rajah of Par- low. . They had not been there long when the head Rajah sent to a Dutch port called Priggia, which is at the head of a deep bay on the east side of the island and which is under the care of a commandant. In a few days the commandant who waa a French- man, and had been thirty years in the Dutch service, arrived at Parlow and sent for Captain Woodward. He wished him to go with him to Priggia where he resided, but Captain Woodward re- fused, being apprehensive that he should be forced into the Duteb service. The Commandant then inquired where he intended to go. He answered to Batavia or Macassar and thence to Bengal He did not ofier Captain Woodward or his people either money, assistance, or clothes, but seemed quite afllVonted. The Rajah now gave him the liberty of returning to Travalla, taking care, however, to send him in the night for fear that he shouM get sisht of Dungally, where there lived a Mahomedan priest called Juan Hadgee. This priest had been ut Travuila, and offered a ransom for Captain Woodward and his men, but the natives were unwilling to take it, and were fearful that their cap- tives would try to escape to the town where the priest lived. It happened, however, that they were becalmed oflT Dungally, so that Captain Woodward could observe its situation. On arriving at TravUlIa, he attempted to escape alone by water, but the canoe being leaky, he came very near losing his life. But not discour- aged, he started immediately for Dungally by land, and reached it just as the day dawned. Juan Hadgee received him kindly and provided him with food and clothing. In the course of throe days the chief of Trav&lle learning that he bad gone to Dungally, sent after him, but tlM old pileat and the R^ah of Duagidly refuaed to let him go. They ADTBirnmis or CArrAur woodwabs. told him that in the course of three months they would eonvey him to Batavia or Macassar, and also desired him to send for the four men he had left at Travalla. This he did by means ofa let- ter which he^ wrote with a pen of bamboo, and sent by the captain of a proa, who delivered it secretly. The men made their es- cape from Parlow at the time of a feast, early in the evening, and arrived at Dungally at about twelve o'clock the next day. They were received with great rejoicing by the natives, who ikn- mediately brought them plenty of victuals. And this fortunate circumstance revived their hopes of reachi^ some European ■ettlement, after many narrow escapes and difficulties. Juan Hadgeeiiow informed Captain Woodward that he should ■et off in about two months, but that he must first make a short voyage for provisions, *which he did, leaving Captain Woodward in his house with his wife and two servants. They soon bcean to suffer exceedingly for the want of provi sions, so that the natives were obliged to convey them up the country, there to be supplied by some of the same tribe, wlio regularly went from the village into the country at a certain sea- son to cultivate rice and Indian corn. But the Rajah of Parlow making war on the Rajah of Dungally, because the latter would not deliver them up, they were soon brought back to Dungally. There was but one engagement, and then the men of Parlow were beaten and driven back to their own town. Provisions again growing scarce, Juan Hadgee was bound for another port called Sawyah, situated about two degrees north of the lino. He gave Captain Woodward permission to accompany him, provided th« Rajah was willing, but the latter refused, sayincr that he must stay there and keep ^uard. Cap'uin Woodward now mustered his men and taking their guns they went to the house of the Rajah and told him they would stand guard no longer for they wished to go to Macassar. He immediately replied that they should not. Being determined not to live longer in thii^ manner, and finding no other means of escaping, Captain Wood- ward came to the resolution of stealing a canoe, to which all the men agreed. They were lucky enough to obtain one and seemed in a fair way to make their escape, but just as they were getting into it they were surrounded by about twenty natives and carried before the Rajah,«>who ordered them to account for their conduct. They told him that they could get nothing to eat, end were deter- mined to quit thu place on the first opportunity that offered. Nothing of consequence resulted firom this. Knowing the lan- guage and people they had now become fearless of danger. Ilie Riyah refbsing to let them go with Juan Hadgee they de- termined to mn away with him, whioh they were enabled to do, as the old man set out at twelve o'clock at night, and there happen- •d luckily to be a canoe on the beach near his own. This they took and followed him as well as they eould, bnt they soon parted hey woald cowrtj liim to send for the ! by meaus of a let- Isent by the captain pen made their es- lly in the evening, lock the next day. |e natives, who ikn- Vnd this fortunate I some European ncuhies. card that he should [first make a short captain Woodward the want of provi nvey them up the le same tribe, who Jry at a certain sea- e Rajah of Parlow ise the latter would back to Dungally. the men of Parlow igee was bound for vo degrees north of ission to accompany itter refused, saying 'ttin Woodward now went to the house uard no lon^rer for liately replied that live longer in this »g, Captain Wood- ae, to which all the in one and seemed they were getting latives and carried t for their conduct, at, and were deter- unity that offered. Knowing the lan- a of danger. I Hadgee thev de- I enabled to do, as ind there hapfpen- own. This tbey t they Mon parted ABTIllTOmM or CUTJLSa WOOBWABO. m item him, and in the morning discovered a proa close by them iiU- ed with Malays. Thev told them that they were bound with the old man to Sawyab. fhe Malays took them at their word and e-j*'yi' jif':'. 4-''«<<''iriU.«HuA^.-'-^£..'.':'..;-:'-.'' 'lHiia«i1illtf mil I 11 Jng euoM, two |me alongside as I came on board I him respecting to reach there But they de* |dged that a proa the coast. At I set off from the of them juthpint^ ptain Woodward lys. They were sonducted to the rhence they came srd answered the t go immediately, le so familiar with eh nearer Macas- y narrow escapes, 1 confident, from lir destined port, t^ on the Rajah, I that the Govern- noas at Macassar >rt time, he called irs to him, telling 1 get any thing for lie proa not being uite overcome by iVoodward having as to lay it quite lold, and was soon time the proa was was carried and >f clothing. The M without doubt le hopes of reaeh« I their spirits, ine' 1796, after a and after having • reckoning iriiioE t wrong only one SHirWBBOX or THB ILIIIDBinUU.. SHIPWRECK OF THE BUNDENHALL ON THE INACCESSIBLE ISLAND. After fortune and victory had finally abandoned Napoleon on the field of Waterloo, and it had been determined by the bellige- rent powers that the fortress of St. Helena should be the ufe prison of the fallen Emperor, the British government deemed it a measure of prudence to occupy Tristan Da Cunha, situated about twenty degrees south of St. Helena, and which, in tue event of any plot for a rescue, it was apprehended might have afforded a secure rendezvous, and offered considerable facilities for com- bined and ulterior arransements. In pursuance of that determi- • nation, a company of artillery was stationed on Tristan da Cunha, a temporary framed barrack was erected, a fort constructed, provisions were laid up, a few milch cows and calves were landed, and the British flag waved over the melancholy waste i About thirty-five miles from Tristan da Cunha stands, on abase of solid rock, the Inaccessible Island. In 1820-1, the Blindenhall, free trader, bound for Bombay, partly laden with broadcloths, was prosecuting her voyage, and being driven by adverse winds and currents, more to the westward and southward than her course required, it became desirable to make Tristan da Cunha, in order 'to ascertain and rectify the reckoning. It was while steering to effect this purpose, that one morning a passenger, who chanced to be on deck earlier than usual, observed great quantities of sea-weed occasionally floating alongside. This excited some alarm, and.a man was immediatisly sent aloft to keep a good look-out. The weather was then ex- tremely hazy, though moderate; the weeds continued — ;all were on the alert; they shortened sail, and the boatswain piped for breakfast. In lessthan ten minutes, " Breakers a-head! ' startled every soul, and in a moment all were on deck. " Breakers star- boaril! — breakers larboard! — ^breakers all around!" was the omin- ous cry a moment afterwards, and all was confusion. « The words were scarcely uttered, when — and before the helm was up--the ill-fated ship struck, and, after a few tremendbus shocks against the sunken reef, she parted about midship. Ropes and stays were cut away— -all rushed forws' as if instinctively, and bad barelv reached the forecastle, when the stem and quarter broke asunder with a violent crash, and sunk to rise no more. Two of the seamen miserably perished;- the rest, including oflicers, passen- gers, and crew, held on about the head and bows; — the struggle was.for life! At this moment the Inaccessible Island, which till then had bt«n Teifed in clouds and thick mist, appeared frowning above the I i, (: •nrWSIOK OF THB BUMDUkJAlL hue. The vreek was more than two miles fVom the fri«htftd shore. The base of the Island was still buried in impenetrable gloom In this perilous extremity one was for cutting away the anchor, which had been got up to the cat-head in time of need; another wits for cutting pieces against tne boat or the rever, *> «gan to in this, anall- pt, and han^jr cb labor, on toe >st cordially, «ad r total aediMisQ stantly launelMMl lersonal danger, f.pwresked cewi- ired. He made iinately suoeeed- r they bad bean rs of a sitintian ' leafariag mtn. inty of Keat, ia urbor. It liss in the precipiiatioc I>over< TU cum ov BOTia chieflf ^'f taxtt long streets eouTerging to one point; the upper part called the town, and the lower the pier. It is defended by a strong and spacious castle, including an area of about thirty- five acres; and all the neighboring heights are fortified. It oe- cupies a lofty eminence, steep and rugged towards the town and harbor, and presents a precipitous cliff three hundred and twenty feet higher than the sea. Some antiquaries have ascribed its origin to the Romans under Julius; aad it is certain that a Roman pharos, or watch-tower, whose site exhibits a modern redoubt, stood in the neighborhood It consists of numerous edifices. Oonr OmU* among which are many towers, erected at different times, and all designated by particular namea. The keep, which stands in the upper court is ninety-two feet high, is in good preservation, and is used as a magaaine. Water is drawn from wells three hundred and seventy feet deep to supply the sarrison. The castle makes a distinguished figure in history, and was once deemed impregnable ; but it was surprised and taken by a very small party of tte parliamentary forces in the reign of Charles I. Near the edge of the cliff there is a beautiful piece of brass ordnance, twenty-tour feet long, and carrying a twelve pound ball : it is finely ornamented by figures in has relief, and was made at Utrecht in 1544. Among the recent improvements, and fortifications resulting irom the apprehension of invasion by the French, are subterraneous works and casemates capable of accommodating two thousand men. Dover is one of the Cinque Ports. The harbor can reeeiva ▼asaala of four hundred or »m huadrad tMi», and ia defended by $ TBB.XABniBKS ttnOI. ftrong batttric*. It i« the prtnciptl place of erabarkation to France, and employs twenty-seven packet* for that purpose. Tha channel is about twenty-two miles wide. There are hot and cold baths here, and the town is much resorted to in summer for aea- bathing. Samphire is still gathered from the clifTs as in the days of ShaJcspearo, and employed in making a fme flavored -pickle. About six miles from Dover, between Bologne and Folkstone IS a narrow submarine hill, called the Rip-rapt, about a q,uarte( of a mile broad, and ten miles long, extending eastward, towards the Goodwin sandii. Its materials are boulder-stones, adventitious to many strata. The depth of water on it, in very low spring tides, is only fourteen feet. The fishermen from Folkstone have often touched it with a fifteen feet oar: so that it is justly the dread of navigators. Many a tall ship has struck on it, and sunk instantly into twenty-one fathoms of water. In July, 178S, the Belleisle, of sixty-lour guns, struck and lay on it during three hours; but, by starting her beer and water, got clear ofiT It is aaid that the breadth of the straits between Dover and Calais, is diminishing; and that they are two miles narrower than they were in ancient times. An accurate observer for fifty years remarks that the increased height of water, from a decrease of breadth, has been apparent, even in that space. 1«S MAUmSKH HTMir. Lsnaeh thy buk, Bfarlner ! Chriitum ! God tneed Uiec— Let loose the rudaer«h«nds Good Mgeb lead thee ! Bet thy Mule warily, Tempests will come— Steer thy berk stesdily, <%riBtiaii ! steer horns 1 Look to the wetther-bow, , Breakers are round thee— Let fkll thy plummet now, Shallows mav ground thee . Reef in the foiesail, there ! Hold the helm fhst!— 8at of the night, What of the nights <' Clondy— all eniat— HehadTyek-dl'siiikl^ ■ ii i M i ,"* i |i; PW..* ^i'ljiiiiiwilfc a: ' cmbarkitioB to Bit purpose. Th« I are hot end cold Bummer for eee- ifis as in the daye flavored pickle. le and Folketone I, about a quartet Eastward, towards ones, adventitious I very low spring m Folkstone have at it is justly the ck on it, and sunk [n July, 1T8S. the on it durinp three ;ot clear oflT It is iver and Calais, is (ver than they were illy years remarks icrease of breadth. Be wakeftil-to vifOHit- Dugar may be At *n hour when w iseinssi Secunettothee. Hew nine the >^ ••*«*' Clear out the bold— Hoist up the merchandise Heave out thy gold! Then— let the Tngoto go ! Now the ahip rigfit*- Husia! the harbour sBser ' Lo! the red lights t SlaekennotMdlyet At Inlet or ialand ; ..__ Btiaight for the beaeop ^, Straight for the high-land : Crowd all thy canvaw on, Cut through the foam— Chritlian ! Cast ancaor new- Heaven ia thy home '. AN ACCOUNT OF THE WHALE-FISHERY; WITH .«C»OT.. OF TH. PAHO.« ««. ATT«WNO «. Historians, in ge"-^. J-JS:;; ^IhcShS'ertS^EnglS! ofhavingfirst practised the finery foMJ«*"J^^^^ ^,,^,,^4 U» and afterwards the Dutch are '^f^*^^^^"^^^ ,o early u the pursuit. It was j?~f,?»»«^^^^^^^ It the ninth century, ana ^X J^e kelande« awu ^ ^^^^ ^^ ^Kc^rra7hP%%.«^;^^^^^ ojrorty^o^fifty «en, comprising several classes of officers ^uj fore-roST-men. land- .teerers. "n«-»'«?'^*'"' /^^I'Siut tithe crew in the fishery, men, and apprentices. As a •»""'»•*; J"^^^ boys, besides his every individual, rom ♦«;« ""»»" X°f*° TeryL^ fi-h cauglft monthly pay, receives either a gratuiV lor e y ^^^^^ ^^^ during the voyage, or a c-^rt""/"" ♦^*^!7,;° jve a small sum mt I 411 ASeOVNT OV TU WBAU»«MUBT. top-gallant-auwt head, m • watch towtr for Um officer on the look cut. It it cloMly defended from the wind and cold, and ia fur« niehed with a ■peakioff-trumpet, a telescope, and rifle. The most favorable opportunity Tor prosecuting the fishery in the Gteenland seas, commonly occurs with north, north-west or west winds. At such times the sea is smooth, and the atmosphere, though doudj and dark, is generally free from fog and snow. The fisnera pre- fer a cloudy to a clear sky; because in very bright weather, the sea becomes illuminated, and the sbadowa of the whale-boats are so deeply impressed in the water by the beams of the sun that the whales are apt to take the alarm. Fogs are only so far unfavora- ble as being liable to endanger the boats bv shutting out the sight of the ihip. A well constructed whale-boat floats lightly ud safely on the water, — is capable of being rowed with great speed, and readily turned round, — it is of sucn capacity that it carries six or seven men, seven or eight hundred weight of whale-lines, and various other materials, and yet retains tne necessary prop- erties of safety and speed. Whale-boats being very liable to receive damage, both from whales and ice, are always carver- bmlt, — a structure which is easily repaired. The instruments of (general use in the capture of the whale, are the harpoon and ance. There is, moreover, a kind of harpoon which is shot from a gun, but bein^ difficult to adjust, it is seldom used. Each boat is likewise furnished with a "jack "or flag fastened to « polr- intended to be displayed u a signal whenever a whale is harr )on- ed. The erew of a whale-sbip are separated into divisions, equal in number to the number of the boats. Each division, consisting of a harpooner, a boat-steerer, and a line manager, together witn UuTM or four rowers, constitutes a " boat's crew." On fishing statioiis, when the weather is such as to render the lljihery practicable, the boats are alwavs ready for instant serviek. Tbe crow's nest is generally occupied by one of the officers, whb keeps an anxious watch for the appearance of a whale. The mb- aent that a fish is seen, he gives notice to the " watch uuon deekj/| part of whom leap into a boat, are lowered down, ana pash oa tomurde the place. If the fish be large, a second boat is oespstvu- •d to the support of t!ie other; and when the whole of the boats . we sent out, the ship » said to have " a loose fall." There are several rules observed in approaching a whale to prevent the animal from taking the alarm. A» the whale is dull of hearing, but quick of si^ht, the boat-ateerer always endeavors to ^et be- hind it; and, m accomplishing this, he is sometimes, justified Ih taking a circuitous rout. In calm' weather, where guns it not used, the greatest caution ia necessary before a wnale can bb Naehed; smooth careful rowing is alwajra raquisite, and ebmeti^ck ■euUing ia practised. It is * primaijr ^omBderation with the m^ pooner, always to place his boat as near aa poarible to theiM m whieh he eipeets ^ fiA to nm,ni ht opm w mJKmtlltim- •n*i'iir .lAiiWifMir " ■ V > 1.# '! "m iceroothelook d, and is fur« ifle. Th« most the Greenland ■west winds. At though eloadj The fienera pre- ht weather, the whale-boats are f the sun that the so far unfavora- ting out the sight oats ligbtlj and with great speed, ity that it carries t of whale-linei, necessary prop- ig very liable to re always carver- he instruments of the harpoon and which is shot from used. Each boat ^tened to a pol'^ I whale is har< on- ito divisions, equal livision, consisting iger, together witn ;h as to render the for instant servicfe. )f the officers, m^p I whale. The mb- watch upon wn, ana pash off id boat is despstcu- whole of the boats )fUI." There are ale to prevent the is dull of hearing, deavers to ^et be- letimes.jotufiediii rhere guns ar« not e a whale c»d tft ike, and stAnetttoA ation wKh the Jmi- MiTephuBMirillF All AewtfM 0* m WHAti-vianM. Ml eessful in the attempt when the fish " comes up within a start," that is, within the distance of about two hundred yards. Whenever a whale lies on the surface of the water, unconcieus of the approach of its enemies, the hardy fisher rows directly upon it; and an instant before the boat touches it, buries his harpoon in its back. The wounded whale, in the surprise and agony of the moment, makes a convulsive effort to escape. Then is the moment of danger. The boat is subjected to the most violent blows from its head, or its fins, but particularly from its ponderous tail, which sometimes sweeps the air with such tremendous fury, that both boat and men are exposed to one common destruction. The head of the whale is avoided, because it cannot be pene- trated with the harpoon; but any part of the body, between the head and the tail, will admit of the roll length of the instrument, with- eut danger of obstruction. The moment that the wounded whale disappears, a flag is displayed; on si^ht of which, those on watch in the ship, give the. alarm, by stampioff on the deck, accompani- ed by shouts of " a fall." At the sound of this, the sleeping crew are roused, jump from their beds, rush upon deck, and crowd into the boats. The alarm of " a fall," has a singular efibct on the feelincs of a sleeping person, unaccustomed to hearing it. It has often been mistaken as a cry of distress. A landsman, see- ioff the erew, on an occasion of a- fall, leap into the boats in their shirts, imagined that the ship was sinking. He therefore tried to cet into a boat himself, but every one of them beiug fully manned, Ee was refused. After several fruitless endeavors to gain a place . imong his eomrades, he cried out, in evident distress, " What ihall 1 do? — ^Will none of you take me in?" The first effort of a " fast-fish," or whale that has been struck, is to escape from the beat by sinking under water. After this, k pursues its course directly downward, or reappears at a little listaace, and swims with great celerity, near (he surface of the water. It sometimei returns instantly to the eurface, and gives evidence of its agony by the most convulsive throes. The down- ward course of a whale is, however, the most common. A whale, Mnek near the edge of any large sheet of ice, and passing nnder- Math it, will sometimes run the whole of the lines out of one boat. The Ipproaehing distress of a boat, for want of line, is indicated by the elevation of an oar, to which is added a second, a third, or tten a fourth, in proportion to the nature of the exigence. The ut- ttent care and attention are requiske, on the part of every person in the boat, when the line* are running out; fatal consequences hiving been sometintes produced by the most trifling neglect. When the line happens to " run foul," and cannot be cleared on IbeinMant, ft somet i mee draws the boat under water; on which, if M aoixUiary boat, oreonirvniettt piece of ice, bie at hand, the ercfw we phouted into the iea, and are obliged to trust to their oar» or Vl^lkffl in •wilBiBiag, ftr aapporting tbeiiMhrea on tiie atirftRO IHBBBBR*.. 394 lOT AH ACeOOlTT OV THE WHALK-rUHSST. Captain Scoretby relate* an accidant of tbia kind, whioh hap- pened on bis firnt voyace to the whale-fishery. A thousand fath- oms of line were already out, and the fast-boat was forcibly pres- sed against the side of a piece of ice. The harpooner, in his anx- iety to retard the flight of the whale, applied too many turns of the line round the bollard, which, getting entansled, drew the boat beneath the ice. Another boat, providentially was at hand, into which the crew had just time to escape. The whale, with near two miles' length of line, was, in consequence of the acci- dent, lost, but the boat was recovered. The average stay under water, of a wounded whale, is about thirty minutes. When it re-appears, the assisting boats make for the place with their utmost speed, and as they reach it, each harpooner plunges his harpoon into its back, to the amount of three, four, or more, according to the size of the whale. It is then actively plied with lances, which are thrust into its body, aiming at its vitall. The sea to a great extent around is dyed with its blood, and the noise made by its tail in its dying strusglt, may be heard several miles. In dying, it turns on its back or an it* side; which circumstance is announced b^ the capturen irith the striking of their flags, accompanied with three lively Auzxas! Whales are sometimes captured, with a single harpoon, in the •pace of fifteen minutes. Sometimes they resist forty or fifty hour*, and at times they will break three or four lines at once, or tear themselves clear ofi'the harpoons, by the violence of their strug* fie*. Generally the capture of. a whale depends on the activity of the harpooner, the state of the wind and weather; or the pocu- liar conduct of the animal itself. Under the most favorable cir- eiunstances, the length of time does not exceed an hour. The general average may be stated at two hours. Instances have oe- eured where whales have been taken without being struck at all, ■imply by entangling themselves in the lines thui nad b^en tti«d to destroy others, and struggling till they wera drowned oi died of exhaustion. The fishery for whale*, when conducted at the margin of thoav wonderflil sheets of ice, called fields, is, when the weather is fine, and the refuge for ahip* *ecure, the most agreeabk and aeme- tint* the most produttive of all other way*. When the fiehf caa be obaerved " blowing; " in any of the bole* in a field, the men travel over the ice and attack it vrith lance*, to turn it back. A* connected with thi* subject. Captain Scoresby r** late* the following circumstance, which occurred under his own observation. On the eighth of July 18 IS, the ship Esk lay by the edge of a Itifo iheet of ice, in which there i>«re several thin part*, and iOBio hole*. Here a whale being heard blowing, a harpoon, with • Um fiulomd to it, Waa oenvayed aeroia th* ioa, fir^a a boat da n. iod, whioh hap> thousand f«ta- as forcibly pret- oner, in hit uu- o many turns of led, drew the \Jy was at hand, The whale, with ence of the acei- whale, is about ting boats make ley reach it, each to the amount of the whale. It is U8t into its bodjr, It around is djred its dying strugglt, ns on its back or b^ the capturen with three lively le harpoon, in the forty or fifty hour*, at once, or tear ince of their stru^^ nds on the activity ather; or the pceu- nost favorable eir* led an hour. The Instances have oo> being struck at all, hut nad b^en us*d B drowned ot died lie margin of those he weather is fin*, reeabk ;ini seme- When the fiiriircaft » in a field, the lances, to turn it itain Scoresby re* red under his 91m f by the edge of a ral thin parte, nod ig, a harpoon, trith AK ACOOCKT OF THX WHALE-riSUBT. 395 Suard, and the harpooner succeeded in striking the whale, at the istance of three hundred and fifty yards from the verge. It drag- ged out ten lines, (2400 yards,) and was supposed to be seen blowing in different holes in the ice. After some time it made its appearance on the exterior, and was again struck, at the moment it was about to go under the second time. About an hundred yards from the edge, it broke the ice where it was a foot thick, with its head, and respired through the opening. It then pi^shed forward, breaking the ice as it advanced, in spite of the lances constantly directed against it. At last it reached a kind of basin in the field, where it floated on the surface without any incum- brance from ice. Its back being fairly exposed, the harpoon •truck from the boat on the outside, was observed to be so slightly entangled, that it was ready to drop out. Some of the omcers lamented this circumstance, and wished that the harpoon might be better/a*{; at the same time observing that if it should slip out, either the fish would be lost, or they would be unaer the necessity of flinching it vhere it lay, and of dragging the blubber over the ice to the shio; a kind and degree of labor every one was anxious to avoid. JVo sooner was the .wish expressed, and its importance exolained, fnan a young and daring sailor stepped forward, and ofiered to strike the harpoon deeper. Not at all intimidated by the surprise manifested on every countenance at such a bold pro- posal, he leaped on the back of the living whale, and cut the bar poon out with his pocket knife. Stimulated by his gallant exam* pie, one of his companions proceeded to his assistance. While one of them hauled upon the line and held it in his hands, the other set his shoulder against the end of the harpoon, and though it was without a stock, contrived to strike it again into the' fish more effectually than at first! The whale was in motion before ■ they had finished. After they got oflTitc back, it advanced a con- siderable distance, breaking the ice all the way, and survived this novel treatment ten or fifteen minutes. This daring deed was of essential service. The whale fortunately sunk spontaneously after it expired; on which it was hauled out under the ice .b^ the line and secured without farther trouble. It proved a mighty whale ; a very considerable prize. When engaged in the pursuit of a large whale, it is a necessary precaution for two boats at all times to proceed in company^ that the one may_ be able to assist the otner, on any emergency. With this principle in view, two boats from the £sk were sent out in chase of some large whales, on the 13th of June 1814. No ice was within sight. The boats had proceeded some time together, when they separated in pursuit of two whales, not far distant from each other; when, by a singular coincidence, the , harpooneis each struck his fish at the same moment. Tke^ were a nule from the ship. Urgent signals for assistance were display- ed by Mch beat, and in a thw ndBittei one of the harpooBem wis AN AOCOtTKT OF tWt WBALC VISIBftT. obliged to slip the end of hia line. Fortunately the other fieh did not descend so deep, and the lines in the boitf proved adequate for the occasion. One of the fish beins then supposed to be lost, five of the boats out of seven attended on the nsh which yet re- mained entangled, and speedily killed it. A short time afterwards, the other fish supposed to be lost, was descried at a little distance from the place where it was struck; — three boats proceeded against it; — it was immediately struck, and in twenty minutes also killed. Thus were fortunately captured two whales, both of which had been despaired of. They produced near forty tons of oil, value, at that time 1400.'. The lines attached to the last fish were recovered with it. Before a whale can hejUnted, as the operation of taking off the fat and whalebone is called, some preliminary measures are requi- site. These consist in securing the whale to a boat, cutting awav the attached wl)ale-lines, lashing the fins together, and towing it to the ship. Some curious circumstances connected with these operations, may be mentioned here. In the year 1816, a fish was; to all appearance killed by the erew of the Esk The fins were partly lashed, and the tail on the point of being ocf ^d, and all the lines excepting one, were cut away, the fish m. r>. ^v lyine as if dead. To the alarm, how- ever, of the satlof i v nvea, began to move, and pressed for- ward in a convulsi - :^.:ation; soon after it sunk in the water to acme depth, and then died. One line fortunately remained attach- ed to it, by which it was drawn to the surface and secured. A suspension of labor is generally allowed after the whale bu been secured aside of the ship, and before the commencement of the operation offlenting. An unlucky circumstance once occurred in an interval of this kind. At that period of the fishery, (forty or fiity years ago,) when a single stout whale, together with the bounty, wasYound sufficient to remunerate the owners of a ship for the expenses of the voyase, great joy was exhibited on the capture of a whale, by the fishers. They were not only cheered kf a dram o^ spirits, but sometimes provided with some favorite ** mess," on which to regale themselves, before they eoramencM the arduous task of flensing. At such a period, the. crew of an English vessel had captured their first whale. It was taken to , the ship, placed on the lee-side, and though' the wind blew* a strong breeze, it was fastened only by a smaiirope. aftached to the fio. In this state of supposed security, all hands retired to regale them* •elves, the captain himself not Hfttcepted. The ship bsing at a distanee from any ice, and the fiah believed to be fast, they made no great haste in their enjoyment. At leogthi the speekeioneer. •r chief harpooner, bavins spent sufficient time in inoulgence ana •qtiipment, with an air ef importanco aad ael^eofidenee, pre-^ •Mded on deck, and naturally turned to look on the whale. To lUnMloaiahatntitwMnotl«b«c«M. In mom •kun iio looked llftT. the other fish did _ proved adequate lupposed to be lost, I fish which yet re- |ort time afterwards, ~ at a little distance boats proceeded twenty minutes also lales, both of which r forty tons of oil, to the last fish were tion of taking off the measures are requi- a boat, cutting awajr ether, and towing it sonnected with these larance killed by the »d, and the tail on the ;epting one, were cut To the alarm, how* kove, and pressed for* t sunk in the water to itely remained attach- ice and secured, ed after the whale bu the commencement of mstance once occurred of the fishery, (forty lale, together with the I the owners of a ship was exhibited on the were not only ehecred led with some favorite efore they eoismencM period, the crew of an lale. It was taken to the wind blew* 8 strong ope. attached to the fin. I retired to regale them- The ship being et a d to be fast, they made igtht the speckeioneer. lime in indttlgemje and td aelf>««afidenc«, pN** ook on the whale. To •IwBi ii« lookM AK AeeoovT or tbi wbau risHSRT. 991 a-stern, a*head, on the other side, but his search was useless: the ship drifting fast, had pressed forcibly upon the whale, the rope broke, the iishsunk and was lost. The mortification of this event may be conceived, but the termination of their vexation will not easily be imagined, when it is known, that no othor opportunity of procuring a whale occurred during the voyage. The ship re- turned home clean. Flensing in a twell is a most difficult and dangerous nndertak« ing: and when the swell is at all considerable, it is commonly im- practicable. No ropes or blocks are capable of bearing the jerk of the sea. The harpooners are anndyed by the surge, and re- peatedly drenched in water; and are likewise subject to be wounds cd by the breaking of ropes or hooks of tackles, and even by strokes from each other's knives. Henco accidents in this kind of flensing are not uncommon. The harpooners qpt unfrequently fall into the whale's mouth, when it is exposed by the removal of a surface of blubber; where they might easily be drowned, but for the prompt assistance which is always at hand. One of the laws of the fishery universally adhered to, is, that whenever a whale is loose, whatever may be the case or circum- stances, it becomes a free prize to the Rrst person who gets hold of it. Thus, when a whale is killed,- and the flensing is prevent- ed by a storm, it is usually taken in tow ; if the rope by which it is connected with the ship should happen to break, and the people of another ship should seize upon it while disengaged, it becomes their prize. The following circumstance, which occurred a good many years ago, has a tendency to illustrate the existing Green- land laws. During a storm of wind and snow several ships were beating to windward, under easy sail, along the edge of a pack. When the storm abated and the weather cleared, the ships steered to- wards the ice. Two of the fleet approached it, about a mile asun- der, abreast of each other, when the crews of each ship accident- ally got siffht of a dead fuh at a little distance, within some loose ice. Each ship now made sail, to endeavor to reach the fish be- fore the other; which fish being loose, would be a prize to the first who could get possession of it. JNeither ship could out sail the other, but each contrived to press forward towards the prize. The littlo advantage one of them had in distance, the other compensa- ted with velocity. On each bow of the two ships, was stationed a Brincipal officer, armed with a iMrpoon in readmess to discharge, ut it so happened that the ships came in contact with each other, when within a few yards of the fish, and in consequence of the shock mth which their bows met, they rebounded to a considera- ble distance. The officers at the same moment discharged their oarpoons, but all of them fell short of the fish. A hardy fellow who was second mate of the leeward ship immediately leaped over- bou<) and with great dexterity swam to the whale, seized it by the 39 HHfjjJPpBP^ aPP 4ir ACOOUHT Of THB WHALB rilSRBBT. Ab, and proclaimed il his prize. " It was, however, to swelleB, tliat be was unable to climb upon it, but was obliged to remkia diivering in the water until assistance should be sent. His cap- tain elated with his good luck, forgot, or at least neglected his brave second mate; and before he thought of sending a boat to release him from his -disagreeable situation, prepared to moor his Aip to an ' adjoining piece of ice. Meanwhile the other ship tacked, and the master himself stepped into a boat, pushed off and rowed deliberately towards the dead fish. Observing the trembling seaman still in the water holding by the fin, he address- ed him with, " Well my l|u], yo»have got a fine fish here,"— fto which after a natural reply in the affirmative, he added, " but do*nt you find it very cold?" — "Ves," replied the shivering •■ailor, "I'm almost starved. I wish you would allow me to come into ;|rour boat until our's arrive." This favor needed no second ■olicitation ; the boat approached the man and he was assisted into h. The fish beinp( ogam loose and out of possession, the captain instantly struck his harpoon into it, hoisted his flag, and claimed his prise! Mortified and displeased as the other master felt ik this trick, for so it certainly was, he had nevertheless no redress, but was obliged to permit the fish to be taken on board of his competitor's ship, and to content himself with abusing the second mate for want of discretion, and condemning himself for not having more compassion on the poor fellow's feeling, which would have prevented the disagreeable misadventure. Those employed in the occupation of killing whales, are, wh«n iMStually engaged, exposed to danger from three sources, viz. fi-om the ice, from the climate, and from the whales themselves. The iee is a source of danger to the fishers, from overhanging nassss fidliog upon them, — from the approximation of large sheets of ics to oach other, which are apt to crush or upset the boats,— from thtir boats beins stove and sunk by lar^e masses of ice, agitated lljrB swell, — and from the boats being enclosed and beset in a p|ek of ice, and their crews thus prevented from jmsing Ihfit On the commencement of a heavy gale of wind, May lltb. 1913, fourteen men put off in a boat from the Volunteer of Whit* ^, with the view of setting an anchor in a large piece of iee, to tniich it was their intention of mooring the snip. Tbe ebip ■pproBched on a signal being made, the sails were clewed ap, aao a rope fixed to the anchor; but the ice shivering with tbe yio* lenee of the strain when the shl^ fell astern, the anchor flew out ■ad the ship went adrift. The sails being again set, the ship was reached to the eastward ^wind at nortli\ the distance of about two miles; but in attempting to wear and return, the ship, ioetead 9t pirforming the evolution, eeudded a cooeiderable diataaee to IImi Yee#ard, and wee then reaoUng out to eea; tbua leavin|ftttr> Sn ^ % «rew t9 a l^itoMtlirfiMtl, tbf ftdUatfil ^«j# rtt, •oswoUeB, lUged to remium wot. HU cw- ift neglected hit ending a boat to >ared to moor hw le tbc other ahb boat, putbed off Obaorving the liefin, headdree*- ie fish here,"-tto he added, "but lied the shivering d allow me to come needed no eecooa .e was aasiited into tession, the captain » flag, and claimed ther maater felt « rthelett no «*][«••• en on board of h« abusing the secoM kg himself for not reeling, which would ig whales, are, ^W ree sources, vi*. nom es themselves. The overhanging *oMf» of large sheets of ics get the boats,-7froin asses of ice, agitrted losed and beset to • led from joining thfir ofwind, M«r 11^. le Volunteer of . WiBt* , Urge piece of >o«.w iafls w»re clewed np. shivering with tto .^J• m, the anchor flew o»i again set. the ahipwei -•turn, the ship, »"«••■ ^d^rable **««2Li IM AOOOVlfT or THl VHUUI flfaBBlf. ^■' seemed almost inevitable. The temperature of the air wa« 15* or 16° of Fahr., when these poor wretches were left upon a de- tached piece of ice, of no considerable magnitude, without food, without shelter from the inclement storm, deprived of every means of refuge except in a single boat, vrhich, on account of the nunc* ber of men, and the .violence of the storm, was incapable of conveying them to their ship. Death stared them in the face whichever way they turned, and a division in opinion ensued. Some were wishful to remain on the ice, but the ice could aflbrd them no shelter to the piercing wind, and would probably be broken to pieces by the increasing swell; others were anxious to attempt to join their ship while she was yet in sight, but the force of the wind, the violence of the sea, the smaUness of the boat in comparison to the number of men to be conveyed, were • objections which would have appeared insurmountable to any person but men in a state of despair. Judging, that by remaining on the ioe, death was but retarded for a fitw hours, as the extreme cold must eventually benumb their faculties, and invite a sleep which would overcome the remains of animation, — they determin* ed on making the attempt of rowing to their ship. Foor souls, what must have been their sensations at that moment, — when the spark of hope yet remaining was so feeble, that a premature death even to themselves seemed inevitable. The^ made the daring experiment, when a few minutes' trial convinced them, that the attempt was utterly impracticable. They then with long- ing eyes, turned their efforts towards recovering the ice they had left, but their utmost exertions were unavailing. Every one now viewed his situation as desperate; and anticipated, as certain, the fatal event which was to put a period to his life. How great mutt have been their delight, and now overpowering their sensa* tions, when at this most critical juncture a ship appeared in sight I She was advancing directly towards them; their voices were ex- tended and their flag displayed. Bat although it was impossible they should be heani, it was not impoarible they should be seen. Their flag was descried by the people on board the ship, their mutual courses were so directed as to form the speediest union, and in a few minutes they found themselves on the deck of tb« Lively of Whitby, under eirenmstances of safety! They receiv- ed from their townsmtn the wannest congratulations; and while each individual was forward in contributii^ his usiMance towards the restoration of their benumbed bodies, each appeared aenuble that their narrow escape from death was highlv providential. The forbearance of God is wonderflil. Perhaps these very men a ft* hours before, were impiously invoking their own destruction, « venting imprecations upon their fellow beings! True it la tbr the goodness of the ▲bnlghty exteodotb over all his works, anp that wbUe 'Mtrey ie btf 4«rll9f •ttribotf,'— • JadlgnMat ts kli Miuge Urorii.' S4D ^ ,CCOm« 0, T« WH.« «.H«T. ?°^"*^int StuS him by a turn 7«°;^^^'»i.^6 dear!" when in an instant caugu* ^ ^j^ i,ne, — '-' U h"P°n • ck the To.* »» »»'« T^n* *td C n a miient ;:Trown tow«d. the" no-«^„,,e ,. one jgen or unshipped «>? "«e oio ^j. ^j^^ ^j ^ '*"''![!lw;^iined; with wWc^-.T"? considerable penod oar onljr w«|"°^ » »„ .„n,oach him. *i?°" u:-. — .iatance. who? they '•»fi*i^arpriild o".en.ation On !»« "^'^'J fro«» over an oar, •»""»; Affile condition. His clothes were i^ AH AGcouirr or ths wbau rtsaiBT. m rhale-fisher, when the object of his its protection, the of character. A je greater part of :s capture, must be I part of the whale, part of the fishers. Whitby, when en- previously strt^ck a his feet that he had awn out by the fitii. ale to dart suddenly >en«ath his feet, and body. He had but ' «« O dear!" when •ard, and never seen It, but without avail, id died; from whence onnected with it, and >pen lake of water, in keen frost and strong I appeared, and a boat le surface of the sea, it tail, which nucceeded [id by its reaction, pro- be line in a moment iw threw some of theii' "which he fortunately isidei able distance, and om him, the harpoonei im from his dangerous erformed, than to thtir liat in consequence of floating comrade, and blow from the fish, one \ie force of the wind, considerable period ii, afford him assistance, he purpose. At length, rith. his arras stretched . On his arrival at the His clothes were frozen let of ice. Ho was ii» othes taken off, his limbs rdial admini«terjB4 to bun ags were then put upon him, and he was laid in the captain's bed. After a few hann, sleep he awoke, and appeared considerably restored, but conn . plained of a painful sensation of cold. He was, therefore, re- moved to his own birth, and one of his messmates ordered to lit on each side of him, whereby the diminished circulation of the blood was accelerated, and the animal heat restored. The shock on his constitution, however, was greater than was anticipated. He recovered in the course of a few days, so as to be able to en« gage in his ordinary pursuits; but many months elapsed, before nis countenance exhibited its wonted appearance of health. I'he Aimwell of Whitby, while cruising the Greenland seu, ' «' year 1810, had boats in chase of whales on the 36th of Jnay. One of them was harpooned. But instead of sinking imr>»diately on receiving the wound, as is the most usual manner of the whale, this individual only dived for a moment, and rose' again beneath the boat, struck it in the most vicious manner with its fins and tail, stove it, upset it, and then disappeared. The crew, seven in number, got on the bottom of the boat; but the unequal action of the lines, which for some time remained entan< S'ed with the boat, rolled it occasionally over, and thus plunged e crew repeatedly into the water. Four of them, after each immersion, recovered themselves and clung to the boat; but the other three, one of whom was the only person acquainted with the art of swimming, were drowned before assistance could ar- rive. The four men on the boat being rescued and convoyed to the ship, the attack on the whale was continued. «nd two more harpoons struck. But the whale irritated, instead of belns ener« vated by its wounds, recommenced its furious conduct. The sea was in a foam. Its tail and fins were in awful play; and in e short tinoe, harpoon after harpoon drew out, the fish was loosened from its entanglements and escaped. In the fishery of 1813, the Henrietta of Whitby suffered a similar loss. A fish which was struck very near the ship, by a blow of its tail, stove a small hole in the boat's bow. . Every in- dividual shrinking from the side on which the blow was impressed, aided the influence of the stroke, and upset the boat. They all clung to it while it was bottom up; but the line having got entan- gled among the thwarts, suddenly drew the boat under water, and with it part of the crew. Excessive anxiety among the people in the ship, occasioned delay in sending assistance; so that when the first boat arrived at the spot, two survivors only out of tax men were found. During a fresh gale of wind in the season of 1809, one of the Resolution's harpooners struck a sucking whale. Its mother be- ing near, all the other boats were disposed around, with the hope orentangling it. The old whale pursued a circular route round its cub, and was followed by the boats; but its velocity was to eoaaiderable, that Uiey were unable to keep pace with it. Being M AR AOeOVRT OV TU WRALI risnKT. in the eapaeitj of btrpooner on thia occasion myself, I proe— de4 to the chase, after having carefully marked the proceedings of the fish. I selected a situation, in which I conceived ifae whale wovid make its appearance, and was in the act of directing my crew to cease rowing, when a terrible blow was struck on the boat. The whale I never saw, but the efibct of the blow was too important to be overlooked. About fifteen square teet of the bot- tom of the boat were driven in; it filled, sunl, and upset in a moment. Assistance was providentially at hand, so that wo wdr« aU taken up without injury, after being but a few minutes in the tnUer. The whale escaped; the boat's lines fell out and were lost, but the boat was recovered. A remarkable instance of the power which the whale possesses in its tail, was exhibited within my own observation, in the year 1807. On the 39th of May, a whale was harpooned by an omcer belonging to the Resolution. It descended a considerable depth ; and, on its re-appearance, evinced an uncommon degree of irrita- tion! It made such a display of its fins and tail, that few of the crew were hardy enough to approach it. The captain, (Captain Scorcsby'a father,) observing their timidity, called a boat, and himself struck a second harpoon. Another boat immediately followed, and unfortunately advanced too far. The tail was again reared into the air, in a terrific attitude, — the impending blow was evident, — the harpooner, who was directly underneath, leaped overboard, — and tne next moment the threatened stroke was wh pressed on the centre of the bopt, which it buried in the water. Happily no one was injured. The harpooner who leaped over* bor.rd, escaped certain death bv the act,— ^the tail having sb uck tb( very spot on which he stooilo The effects of the blow were •si tqiening. The keel was broken,'— the gunwales, and every pli ak, exceptmg two, were out tiirough,— and it was evident that th" boat would have been conapletely divided, had not the tail tb lek directly upon a coil "or lines. The boat was rendered iw deis. Instances of disasters of this kind, occasioned by blows from tb ) whale, could be adduced in great numbers,— cases of boats befng destroyed by a single stroke of the tail, are not unknown, —instances of boats having been stove or upset, and their crews wholly or in part drowned, are not uofrequent, — and several cases of whales having made a regular attack upon every boat which came near them, dashed some in pieces, and kiUed or drowned some of the people iu them, have occurred within a few years, even under my own observatioB. The Dutch ship Gort-MooleD, commanded bv Cornelius Gerard •Ottwekaas, with a cnrao of sAven 6A, waa anchored in GreenlaAril in the year 1660. lie eantain, perceiving a whide a-headof hia ship, beckoned bis att«nMnt«« |uid threw biniMtf into a boat fie was the first to' ipproask the wbida$ and was fortonate UT. fttHf, I procMdacI ! proceeding* of Iceived ihe whale of directing my rae struck on the ' the blow was too sreleet of the bot- and upset in a , so that wewdre ew minutes in the fell out and were le whale posMsses ation, in the year Doned by an omcer sonriiderable depth ; ion degree of irrita- ail, that few of the captain, (Captain called a boat, and boat immediately The tail was again impending blow was luudemeath, leaped !oed stroke was im^ luried in the water. r who leaped over» I tail having sbuek I of the blow were inwales, and every i it was evident that id, had not the tail boat was rendered >ned by blows from irs, — eases of boats , are not unknown, let, and their crews |uent, — and several 3k upon every boat sees, and killed or curred within a few >y Cornelius Gerard snored in Greenlaftd a whide a-headof mn|«if iataa boat and was rortonate AM Accotrirt 6t TBI wkktk rmnr. enough to harpoon it before the arrival of the second boat, which was on the advance. Jacques Vienkes, who had the direction of it, joined bis captain immediately afterwards, and prepared to tnake a second attack on the fiah, when it should remount agalu to the surface. At the moment of its ascension, the boat of Vienkes happening unfortunately to be perpendicularly above it, was ao suddenljr and forcibly lifted up by a stroke of the head of the whale, that it was dashed to pieces before the harpooner 6oald discharge his weapon. Vienkes flew along with the pieces of the boat, and fell upon the back of the animal. This mtrepid soIf mau, who still retained his weapon in his grasp, harpoone4 the whale on which he stood; and, by means of the harpoon and tho line, which he never abandoued, he steadied himself firmly upon tho fisn, notwithstanding his hazardous situation, and regardleaa of a eodsideriible wound that he received in his leg, in his fliU along with the fragments of the boat.' All the eflbrts of the oth«r boats to approach the whale, and deliver the harpooner, were futile. The captain, not seeing any other method of aaving Ms unfortunate companion, who was in some way entangled with the line, called to him to cut it with his knife, »nd betake himself (o swimming. Vienkes. embarrassed and disconcerted ai he wpa, tried in vain to followKhis counsel. His knife was in the pockiit of his drawer) ; and, being unable 'to support himself with on* hand, he could not get it out. The whale, mv'tanwhile, contiiH ued advancing along the surface of the water with great rapiditJit but fortunately never attempted to dive. While his comradMi despaired of his life, the harpoon by which he held, at length dia>- engaged itself from the body of the whale. Vienkes being thai liberated, did not fail to take advantage of this circuihstance; ho cast himself into the sea, and, by swimming, endeavored to regain the boats which continued the pursuit of the whale. When hii shipmates perceived him struggling with the waves, they redoubledl their exertions. Thev reached him just as his strength wait ^^ hausted,'and had the happiness of rescuing this adventurous ttit^ pooner from his perilous situation. Captain Lyons of the Raith of Leith, while prosecuting fn| whale-fishery on the Labrador coast, in the season of 1802, dii* covered a large whale at a short distance from the ship. Fouf boats were despatched in pursuit, and two of them succeeded in approaching it so closely together, that two harpoons were strucik at the same moment. The fish descended a few fathoms in tho direction of another of the boats, which was on the advance, roaO accidentally beneath it, struck it with its head', and threw the bo«^, men, and apparatus, about fifteen feet into the air. It was iover(> eiby the stroke, ud fell into this water with its k«el upw»rdi 1 ^^^^^ms': ■ ',>^:j; r ,v ' ? '; ■■ nm SM An ACCOUNT or THB WHALB risHunr fith waa lAon afterwards killed. The following engranDg la Uluatrative of this remarkable aQcident. Perhapti one of the moat remarkable instances of the destrae< tion of a vessel by a whale, is that of the sh' EUsex, which sailed from Nantucket about the year 1820. She was commanded by Captain Pollard, and had entered the Pacific Ocean, where she was employed some time in catching whales. One day the sea< men harpooned a young whale. In this species the afiection of the mother towards its young, Mt very strong ; as was evinced in a nmarkable manner on this occasion. When the mother of the young whale found that her progeny was killed, she wont to some diatalKe from the ship, and then, rushing through the water, came UPl U st the stern of the vessel with the greatest violence. So Miimdo'ab was the force of the shock, that several of the timbers Wfn loosened, and the vessel pitched ami reeled on the water, as if struck by a whirlwind. Nor was the whale satisfied with this. Again she went to the distance of nore than a mile, and then, shooting through the waves with incredible swiftness, came like a thun:i!erbolt upon the bow of the vessel. The timbers were in- stantly beaten in, and the ship began to fill with water. Scarcely had the crew sufficient time to get into their boat, before she went down. In this sudden and frightful situation, the poor seamen now found themselves. They were upon the wide-heaving and perilous ocean in an open boat, and far from any land. If the whale had come upon them in the condition they were now in, tlMjr must have inevitably perished. But they law no more of tho Air AccocHT or Tn whau yisnBT. 9ii ring engraTiog u ices of the deftnie< Essex, which sailed was couunanded by c Ocean, where she One day the sea< cies the affection of ; as was evinced in a n the mother of the led, she went to some ough the water, came reatest violence. So several of the timbers eeled on the water, as lie satisfied with this, in a mile, and *heo, swiftness, came like a rhe timbers were in- with water. Scarcely boat, before she went tion, the poor seamen the wide-heavins *ni om any land, if the n they were now in, ey saw no more of the m )BSter. Captain Pollard and.hii men for several dajra auflTcrad severe hardships from the weather, and from a want of water and food. At lensth the delightful vision of another ship broke upon f} cir sight. They were all taken on board, and finally reaeMd their native country in safety. In 1823, two boats belonging to the ship Baffin went in pursuit of a whale. John Carr was harpooner and commander of one of them. The whale they pursued led them into a vast shoal c^* Ua own species; they were so numerous that their blowing was in- cessant, and they believed that they did not see fewer than an hundred. Fearful of alarming them without striking any, they remained for a while motionless. At last, one 'rose near Carr'a boat, and he approached, and fatally for himself, harpooned it. When he struck, the fish was approaching the boat; and, passing very rapidly, jerked the line out oC its place over the stern, and threw it upon the gunwale. Its pressure in this unfavorable position so careened the boat, that the side was pulled under water, and it began to fill. In this emergency, Carr, who was a brave, active man, seized the line, and endeavored to relieve the boat by restoring it to its place; but, by some circumstance which was never accounteijl for, a turn of the line flew over his arm, dragged him overboard in an instant, and drew him under the water, never more to rise. So sudden was the accident, that only one man, who was watching him, saw what had happened ; so thttt when the boat righted, which it immediately did, though half full of water, the whole crew on looking round inquired what had become of Carr. It is impossible to imagine » death more awful- ly sudden and unexpected. The invisible bullet could not have effected more instantaneous defetruction. The velocity of the whale at its first descent is from thirteen to fifteen feet per sec- ond. Now as this unfortunate man was adjustyig the line at the water's very edge, where it must have been perfectly tight, owing to its obstruction in running out of the boat, the interval between the fantening the line about him and his disappearance eouU^oot have exceeded the third part of a second of time, for in one aec- ond only he must have been dragged ten or twelve feet deep. Indeed he had not time for the least exclamation ; and the person who saw his removal, observed that it was so exceeding quick, that though hia eye was upon him at the moment, he could scarcely distinguish his figure as he disappeared. As soon OS the crew recovered from their consternation, they applied themselves to the needful attention which the tinea re- quired. A second harpoon was struck from the accompanying boat on the raising of tho whale to the surface, and some lances were. applied, but this melancholy occurrence had cast such a damp on all present, that they became timid and inactive in their subsequent duties. The whale when nearly exhausted was allow- ed to remain some minutes unmolested, till having recovered some ^^m^: mum iM itfis d# noi twM. fligrti 6t «tl4rgf, it made a Tiotoal •fTort iiM t«r« itaalf twij fton both harpoon*. Tkii axartiona of the crewa that provad iVaitlfsa, and were attendad with aerioaa lou. Innumerable imtaneea might be adduced of the perila and dia« aster* to which our whalemen are rabjeet; of their never tiring fortitude and daring enterpriae; but we believe the example* we have given atoue will suAciently convey a full and correct idea of the custooM and danger* of the whale«fi*hery. THE LOSS OF THE PEGGY. y, commanded b aterford, Irela 7 nd, On the 38th of September, 1786, the Poj Captain Knight, sailed from the harbor of for the port ot' New York, in America. Here it i* necesaary to obaerve, that the Peggy was a large unwieldy Dutch-built ship, about eight hundred tons burden, and had formerly been In the Norway, and timbdr trade, for which, indeed, she seemed, from her immenae bulk, well calculated. There being no freight in readiness for America, we were under the necessity of taking in ballast: which consisted of coarso gravel and sand, with about fifty casks of stores, fresh stock, and vege- tables, sufficient to last during the voyage; having plenty of room, and having been most abundantly supplied by the hospitable neiffhbourhood, of which we were about to take our leave. We weighed anchor, and with the assistance of a rapid tide and pleasant breeze, soon gained a tolerable offing: we continued ander easy sail the remaining part of the day, and towards suu- aet lost *ight of land. 8tj4. d9th, made the old head of Kingsale; the weather con> tinning favorable, w«j shortly came within sight of Cape Clear, from whence we took our departure from the coast of Ireland. Nothing material occurred for several days, during which time w« traversed a vast space of the Weitern C5cean. Oct. 12th, the weather now became hazy and squally ;>-8ll hands turned up to reef topsails, and strike top'gallant-yards. — Towards night the squalls were more fVequent, indicating an ap- proaching gale: — We accordingly clued, reefed top-sails, and ■truck top-gallant-masts; and having made all snug aloft, the ship weathered the night very steadily. On the 13th the crew were imployed in setting up the rigging, itad occaaionally pamping, the *hip having made much /atrr dttrinff the night. The gale inereaainc as the day advanced, oeeanoiied the ve**el to imke heavy rolla, by which an accident h i pp e neid, which waa near doing moch inji'/y to the eaplain'a Tn MM cv m raooT. ^ tdre iMir airiy lewi that provM lie perils and dis- Itheir never tiring I the example* we ' and correct idea JGY. ;y, commanded by aterford, Ireland, Peggy was a large id tons burden, and r trade, for which, (, well calculated, lea, we were under ted of coarse gravel sh stock, and vege- iring plenty of room, by the hospitable ce our leave. • of a rapid tide anci Bng: wo continued , and towards suii- I ; the weather con- ;bt of Cape Clear, coast of Ireland. , during which time san. r and squally; — all op'gallant-yards. — it, indicating an ap- ^fed top>sails, and snug aloft, the ship ting up the rigg^ig, made much .-otrr the day advanced, ' which an accident y to the eaplain'i and confused noue below) loM the w before he could e/ and vociferous '':'v and found eabJD. A ponebeen of rum, which was lashed on th« larboarl side of the cabin, broke lOOse, a sadden jerk having drawn asunder the cleets to which it was fastened. By its velocity it stove is the state rooms, and broke several utensils of the cabin furniture. The writer of tbi#, with muoh difficulty, escaped with whole limbs: but not altogether unhurt, receiving a painful bruise on the right foot: having, however, escaped from the cabin, the people on deck were given to understand that the rum was broke loose. The word rum soon attracted the sailors' attention, and this cask being the ship's only stock, they were not tardy (as may be supposed) in rendering their assiatance to double lash, what they anticipatea — the delight, of frequently splicing the main-brace therewith dur- ing their voyage On the 14th the weather became moderate, and the crew were employed iu ma!' ng good the stowage of the stores in the hold, , which had fwen way during the night; — shaking reefs out of the' top-sails, gtHting up top-galiant-masts and yards, and rigging out BtP'J ''ng-8. .il). All hands being now called to dinner, a bustle took place on deck. The captain (who was r^r of i/iis to discover the cause thereof, but 'ain, a voice was crying out in a most piteous The captain'and chief mate jumped on deck, the row had got the cook laid on-the windlass, and were virj; him a most :>< "ere cobbing with a flat piece of his own Ixd wood. As soon vr- the captain had reached forward, he was f.uch exasperated with them for their precipitate conduct, in punishing without his knowledge nnd permission, and having prohibited such proceedings in futuv>.'< «. ises, he inquired the cause of their srrievance. The cook, it seems, having been served out fresh water to dress vegetables for all hands, had. inadvertently used it for some other purpose, and boiled the greens in a copper of sa'v water, which rendered them so intolerably tough, that tnejr were not fit for use; consequently the sailors had not their ex« pected garnish, and tl general murmur taking place, the abov* punishment was inflicted. A steady breeze ensuing, all sails filled, and the ship made way, -.trith a lofty and majestic air; and at every plunge of her 'r^wB, which were truly Dutch-built, rose a foam of no small ap- pearance. During four days the weather continued favorable, which flat- tered the seamen with a speedy sight of land. On the 19th we encountered a very violent gale, with an unusual heavy sea: — The ship worked greatly, ai:d took in much water through her seRms;— the pumps were kept K^^quently going. At mid-day, while the crew were at dinner, a tren>.'>.ndous soa struck the ship right aft, which tore in the cabin windctws, upset the whole of the dinner, and nearly drowned the captaL**, mate, and myself, who was at that tine holding a dish on the table, while 848 nOB LOSS OV TBI nooT* ' the captain was busily employed in carving a fine goose, whicb muoli to our discomfiture, was entirely drenched by the salt water. Some of the coops were washed from the quarter-deck, and several of the poultry destroyed. In consequence of the vessel shipping so great f quantity of wb« ter, the pumps were doubly manned, and soon gained on her. The gale had not in the least abated during the night. The well was plummed, and there was found to be a sudden and alarming in> crease of water. The carpenter was immediately ordered to ex- amine the ship below, in oraer to find the cause of the vessel's ma- king so much water. His report was, she being a very old vessel, her seams had considerably opened by her laboring so much, there- fore, could devise no means at present to prevent the evil. He also reported, the mizen-mast to be in great danger. The heel of the mizen-mast being stepped belweon decks (a very unusual case, but probably it was placed there in order to make more room tor stowage in the after-hold) was likely to work from its step, and thereby might do considerable damage to tiie ^ip. The captain now held a consultation with the ofRcers, when it was. deemed expedient to cut the mast away without delay : this was ac3ordingly put into execution the following morning, as soon as the day, made, its appearance. The necessary preparations having been made, the carpenter began hewing at the mast, and quickly made a deep wound. Some of the crew were stationed raady to cut away the stays cd lanyards, whilst the remaining part was anxiously watching the momentary crash whicii was to •nsue ; the woix] being given to cut away the weather-lanyards, as the ship gave a lee-lurch, the whole of the wreck plunged, with- out further injury, into the ocean. The weather still threatening a continuance, our principal em. ploy was at the pumps, which were kept continually going. The ■ea had now rose to an alarming height, and frequently struck the Tesael with great violence. Towards the afternoon, part of the star- board bulwark was carried away by the shook of a heavy sea; which made the ship broach-to, and before she could answer her helm •gain, a sea broke through the fore-chains, and swept away the ca- boose and all its utensils from the deck ; fortunately for the cook he was assisting at the pumps at the time, or he inevitably must have shared the same fate as his galley. Notwithstanding the exertions of the crew, the water gained fast, and made iu way into the hold, which washed a greai quan« tity of the ballast through the timber-holes into the hull, by which the suckers of the pumps were much damaged, and thereby fre- quently choked. By such delays the leaks increased rapidly. We were under the necessity of repeatedly hoisting the pumps on deck, to appl^ different means which were devisMl to keep the immI fiom entering, but all our eflforts proved ineffectual, and tbs nn ion ov tbb rsaaT. 849 fine goose, which by the aalt water, -deck, and several } quantity of wa> ined on her. The night. The well n and alarming in- tely ordered to ex- of the vessel's ma- g a very old vessel, 'tng so much, there- t the evil. He also between decks (a ed there in order to ) was likely to work able damage to tiie the officers, when it without delay : this ing morning, as soon cessary preparations I'ing at the mast, and crew were stationed whilst the remaining ' crash whicii was to the weather.lanyards, wreck plunged, with* ce, our principal em. itinually going. The frequently struck the 'noon, part of the star- of a heavy sea, which uld answer her helm d swept away the oa. rtunateiy for the cook or he inevitably must w, the water gained washed a greai quan- ito the hull, by which iged, and thereby fre- es increased rapidly. ' hoisting the pumps re devisM to keep the id ineAotual, and the pomps were deemed of no further utility. There was now no time to be lost; accordingly it was agreed that the allowance of fresh water should be lessened to a pint a man ; the casks wero immediately hoisted from the hold, and lashed between decks. Aa the water was started from two of them, they were sawed in two, and formed into buckets, there being no other casks on board fit for that purpose; the whips were soon applied, and the hands be^an baling at the fore and aAer hatchways which continued without intermission the whole of the night, each man being suf> fered to take one hour's rest, in rotation. The morning of the 22d presented to our view a most dreary aspect, — a dibnial horizon encircling — not the least appearance of the gale abating— on the contrary, it seemed to come with re« doubled vigor — the ballast washing from side to side of the ship at each roll, and scarce a prospect of freeing her. Notwithstanding these calamities, the crew did not relax their efforts. The main hatchway was opened and fresh buckets went to work; the captain and mate alternately relieving each other at the helm. The writer's station was to supply the crew with grog, which was plentifully served to them every two hours. By \he motion of the ship the buckets struck against the combings of the hatch- ways with great violence, and in casting them in the hold to fill, they frequently struck on the floating pieces of timber which were Sinerally used as chocks in stowing the hold. By such accidents e buckets were repeatedly stove, and we were under the neces- sity of cutting more of the water casks to supply their place. Starting the fresh water overboard was reluctantly done, particu- larly as we now felt the loss of the caboose, and were under the necessity of eating the meat raw, which occasioned us to be very thirsty. Night coming on, the crew were not allowed to ^o be low to sleep; each man, when it came to his turn, stretched himsell en the deck. Oct. 3d. Notwithstanding the great quantity of water baled firom the vessel, sha gained so considerably that she had visibly settled much deeper in the wate^'. All hands were now called aft, in order to consult on the best measures. It was now unanimously resolved to make for the island of Bermudas, it being the nearest land. Accordingly we bore away for it, but had not sailed many leagues before we found that the great quantity of water in the ▼essel had impeded her steerage so much that she would scarcely answer her helm; and making a very heavy lurch, the ballast shifted, which gave hor a great lift to the starboard, and rendered it very difficult to keep a firm footing on deck. The anchors which were stowed on the larboard bow were ordered to be cut away, and the cables which were on the orlop deck to be hove overboard in order to right her; but all this had a very trifling efiect, for the ship was now become quite a log. The crew were still employed in baling; one of whom, in pro- SO 350 TBI lOM or THX TIUtfT. Tenthw ■ backet fmok beinf stove ag«iiiat the eoinbia|i, let m his boTd^ and fell down the hatehwey; with great diffioalty he escaped being drowned or dashed agaiast the ship's sides. , Hav« ing ^ot into a bucket which was instantly lowered, he was provi* dentiolly hoisted on deck without any injury. During the night the weather became more moderate, and on tbefollowing morning, (Oct. 3d), the gale had entirely subsided, but left a very heavy swell. Two large whales approached close to the ship. They sported round the vessel the whole of the day, and after dusk disappeared. Having now no further use of the helm, it was lashed down, and the captain and mate took their spell at the buckets. My assistance having been also required, a boy of iess strength, whose previous business was to attend the cook, now took my for- mer station of serving the crew with refreshments. This lad had not long filled hia new situation of drawing out rum from the cask, before he was tempted to taste it, and which having repeatedly done he soon became intoxicated, and was missed on deck for some time. I was sent to look for him. The spigot I perceived out of the cask, and the liquor running about, but the boy I could not see for some time; however look'ng down the lazeretto (the trapHloor of which was lying open), I found him fast asleep. He had luckily fallen on some sails which were stowed there, or he must have perished. On the 2Gth and 37th of October the weather continued quite clear, with light baffling winds. A man was constantly kept aloft to look out for a sail. The rest of the crew were employed at the whips. On the 38th the weather began to lower, and appeared inclined for rain. This gave some uneasiness, being apprehensive of a gale. The captain therefore directed the carpenter to overhaul, the lonf;-boat, caulk her, and raise a streak which orders were immediately complied with: but when he went to his locker for oakum, he found it plundered of nearly the whole of his stock- all hands were therefore set to picking, by which means he was lOon supplied. It was totally clear on the 39th, with a fresh brjeeze, but the shin heeled so much that her gunwale at times was under water, ana the crew could scarcely stand on deck. All hands were now ordered to assemble aft, when the captain, in a short address, pointed out the most probable manner by which they could be saved. All agreed in opinion with him, and it was resolved that the long-boat should be hoisted out as speedily as possible, and mch necessaries as could be conveniently stowed, to be placed in her. Determined no longer to labor at the buckets, the vessel, which could not remain above water many hours after we baa eeaaed baling, was now abandoned to her fate. I now began to reflect on the small chance we had of being TBS UMa or TBS MOOT. 951 ' eombingi, let pq reat dimoultv Ee jtip's sides. ,Hav« ted, bo WW provi> ' moderate, and on |enttrely subsided, approacbed close wboleoftbeday, was lashed down, tbe buckets. My of tesB strengtb, , now took my for* mts. This lad had rum from the cask, having repeatedly missed on deck for spigot I perceived but the boy I could rii the lazeretto (the lim fast asleep. He stowed there, or he ther continued quite constantly kept aloft w were employed at nd appeared inclined g apprehensive of a nrpenter to overhauL which orders were ent to his locker for whole of his stock— nrhich means be was resh brjeeze, but tbe les was under water, All hands were now , in a short address, ivhich they could be it was resolved that dily as possible, and itowed, to be placed e buckets, the vessel. hours after we had te. kce we had of being ■t?ed— twenty-two people in an open boat-Hipwards of three ban* dred miles from land — in a boisterous climate, and tbe whole crew worn out with fatigue! The palms of the crew's hands vcre al- ready so flayed it could not be expected that they could do much execution with the oars — ^while thus reflecting on our perilous situation, one of our oldest seamen, who at this moment was stand- ing near me, turned his bead aside to wipe away a tear— I could not refrain from sympathizing with him — my heart was already full! —The captain perceiving my despondency bade me be of good cheer, and called me a young lubber. The boat having been hoisted out, and such necessaries placed in her as were deemed requisite, one of the hands was sent aloft to ladi the colors downwards to the main^top-mast shrouds; which having done, he placed himself on the cross-trees, to look around him, and almost instantly hallooed out, — '' A sail." — It would be impossible to describe the ecstatic emotions of the crew: every man was aloft, in order to be satisfied; though, a minute before, not one of the crew was able to stand upright. The sail was on our weathi?r-bow, bearing right down on ue with a smart breeze. She soon perceived us, but hauled her wind several times, in order to examine our ship. As she ap- proached nearer she clearly perceived our calamitous situation^ and hastened to.our relief. She proved to be a Philadelphia schooner, bound to Cape Francois, in St. Domingo. The captain took us all on board in the most humane and friendly manner, and after castins our boat adrift, proceeded on his voyage. When we perceived our ship ftom the vessel on which we were now happily on board, her a|^ pearance was truly deplorable. The captain of the schooner congratulated us on our fortunate escape, ai^d expressed his surprise that the ship should remain so long on her beam ends, in such a heavy sea, without capsizing. We soon began to distance the wreck, by this time very low in tbe water, and shortly after lost sight of her. The evening begap to approach fast, when a man loosing the maiu-top-sail, descried a sail directly in the same course on our Suarter. We made sail for her. and soon came within hail of her. he proved to be a brig from Glasgow, bound to Antiaua. It watf now determined, between the captains, that half of our people should remain in the schooner, and tbe captain, mate, eight of the crew, and myself, should get on board the brig. On our ar* rival at Antigua we met with much kindnesa and humanity. iscuit and soine hogs- f-preservation silenced ' on the raft, and every asm; not one of them they were surrounded. The day pasted on quietly enough; but night at lenoth came on; the heavens were overspread with black clouds; tne winds unchained, raised the sea mountains high ; terror again rode tri< umphant on the billow; dashed from side to side, now suspended betwixt life and death, bewailing their misfortune, and though cer- tain of death, yet struggling with the merciless elements ready to devour them, the poor off-casts longed for the coming morn, as if it had been the sure harbinger of safety and repose. Often waa the last doleful ejaculation heard of some sailor or soldier weary of the struggle, rushing into the embrace of death. A baker and two young cabin boys, after taking leave of their comrades, dilib- erately plunged into the deep. " We are off," said they, and in- stantly disappeared. Such was the commencen^entof that dread- ful insanity which we shall afterwards see raging in flie most cruel manner, and sweeping off a crowd of victims. In the course of the first night, twelve persons were lost from the raft. "The day coming on," says M. Sevigne, "brought back a little calm amongst us; some unhappy persons, however, near me, were not come to their senses. A charming young man, scarcely sixteen, asked me every moment, ' When shall we eat?' He stuck to me, and followed me every where, repeating the same question. In the course of the day, Mr. Grinen threw himself into the soa, but I took him up again. His words were confused; I gave him every consolation ui my power, and endeavored to per^ suade him to support courageously every privation we were suffer- ing. But all my care was uiuvailing; I could never recall him to reason; he gave no sign of being sensible to the horror of our situation. In a few minutes he threw himself again into the sea; but by an effort of instinct, held to a piece of wood that went be* yond the raft, and he was taken up a second time." The hope of still seeing the boats come to their succour, enabled them to support the torments of hunger during this second day; but as the gloom of ni^ht returned, and every man began, as it were, to look in upon himself, the desire of food rose to an unoov- ernable height; and ended in a state of general delirium. The greater part of the soldiers and sailors, unable to appease the hun- ger that preyed upon them, and persuaded that death was now in- evitable took the fatal resolution of softening their last moments by drinking of the wine, till they could drink no more. Attack- ing a hogshead in the centre of the raft, they drew large libations from it; the stimulating liquid soon turned their delirium into frenzy; they began to quarrel and fight with one another; and ere long, the few planks on which they were floating, between time and eternity, became tl^e scene of a most bloody contest for momentary pre-eminence. No less than aixty-three men lost their lives on this unhappy occasion. Shortly after, tranquillity was raster . " We fell," saya M. Stvifoe, " into the awne state as before : this iniensibUity wu M 90* iBiifHi mmimmmim «MW 954 THB MBDCIA great, that next day I thought myself waking oat of a dittarbed )leep, asking the people round me if they had seen any tumult, or heard any cries of despair? Some answered, that they too had been tormented with the samVs visions, and did not know how to explain them. Many who had been most furious during the night, were now sullen and motionless, unable to utter a suigle word. Two or three plunged jnto the ocean, coolly bidding their com* panions farewell; others would say. 'Don't despair; I sm going to bring you relief; you shall soon see me again.' Not a few even thought themselves on board the Medusa, amidst every thii they used to be daily surrounded with. In a conversation witl one of my comrades, he said to me, ' I cannot think we are on a raft; I always suppose myself on board our frigate.' My own judgment, too, wanaered on these points. M. Correard imagined himself going over the beautiful plains of Italy. M. G rifle n said very senously, ' I remember we were forsaken by the boats; but never fear, I have just written to Government, and in a few hours we shall be saved.' M. Correard esked quite as serioUiiily, ' and have you then a pigeon to carry your orders so fast?' " It was now the third day since they had been atandoned, and banger Segan to be most sharply felt ; some of the men, driven to desperation, at length tore off tne flesh from the dead bodies that covered *he raft, and devoured it. " The oflicers and passengers," ■ays M. Sevigne, " to whom I united myself, could not overcome ibe repugnance inspired by such horrible food; we however tried to cat the belts of our sabres and «trtoHch boxes, and succeeded in swallowing some small pieces; but we were at last forced to abandon these expedients, which brought no relief to the anguish caused by total abstinence." In the evening they.were fortunate enough to take nearly two hundred flying fishes, which they shared immediately. Havinji found som L gBi ju^Lj;jj Wy»i m MIBVIA. 85« It of a distuibed seen anjr tumult, \, that they too bad ' not know how to lis during the night, Iter a suigle word. [bidding their com* Bipair; I am going jain.' Not a few , amidst every thing I conversation with it think we are on a frigate.' My own Correard imagined . M. Griflensaid nby the boats; but , and in a few hours 9 as seriously, ' and Isofast?'" een abandoned , and f the men, driven to the dead bodies that ers and passengers," ', could not overcome )d ; we however tried toxes, and succeeded irere at last forced to relief to the anguish ;h to take nearly two nmediately. Having iress them? but their (reat, that they added I disgusting ; the offi* horrid repast was fol- confusion; a second I in the morning only raft. On the fourth lore; so that, finally, id from ooo hundred Be, "began now to to relate the .furious liappy state of fifteea nisery. Our gloomy ras left, and we cOn- espair and waol had sd,* said one or my companions, seizing my hand, and meltmg into tears. Eight im torments had rendered us no longer like ourselves. At length, seeing ourselves so reduced, we summoned up all our strength, and raised a kind of stage to rest ourselves upon. On this new theatre we resolved to wait death in a becoming manner. We passed some days in this situation, each isonceuing his despair . from his nearest companion. Misunderstanding, however, again took place, on the tenth day after being on board the raft. After a distribution of wine, several of our companions conceived the idea of destroWng themselves after finishmg the little wine that remaiaed. ' When people are so wretched as we,' said they, 'they have nothing to wish for but death.' We made the strongest remonstrances to them ; but their diseased brains could only Ax on the rash project which they had conceived; a new- contest was therefore on the point of commencing, biR at lenf^h they yielded to our remonstrances. Many of us, after receivmg our small portion of wine, fell into a state of intoxication, and then ereat misunderstaudings arose. " At other times we were prettjr quiet, and somotimet our natural spirits inspired a smile in spite of the horrors of pur situa- tion. Says one, ' if the brig is sent in search of us, let us pray to God to give her the eyes of. Argus,' alluding to the name of the vessel which we supposed might come in search of us. " The 17th in the morning, thirteen days after being forsakeni ■. while each was enjoying the delights of his poor portion at vi^i a captain of infantry perceiv<^ a vessel in the horizon, aoda^" nounced it with a shout of joy. For some moments we were so*; ponded between hope and war. Some said, they saw tha ship , draw nearer; others, that it was sailing away. Unfortunateljr^ . these last were not mistaken, for the brig soon disap[rcnrea. From excess of joy, we now sunk into despair. For my part, I was so accustomed to the idea of death, that I saw |^ approach with indifference. I had remarked many others terminate their existence without great outward signs of pain; they first became quite delirious, and nothing could appease them; after that, they (ell into a state of imbecility that ended their existence, like a lamp that goes out for want of oil. A boy twelve years old, unable to support these privations, sunk under them, after our being for- saken. All spoke of this fine boy as deserving a better fate; his angelic face, his melodious voice, and his tender years, inspired us with the tenderest compassion, for so young a victim devoted to BO frightful and untimely a death, Our oldest soldiers, and, indeed, .every one, eagerly assisted him as far as circumstances permitted. But, alas! it was all in vau; neither the wine, nor any other consolation, could save him, and he expired in M. Coudin's arms. As long an he was able to move, he was cqiw tinually running from one ride of th» raft to th« other, calling oui for bis mother, for water, and for uM. '^'.T'-- J'Wi'.*^-'*:5^.'--3^*^'' ' III I r - r ■ ■ -I ■ ■ llWtl.gljMWHWIIi 956 na MAW-TBDOK, om ▲ LBAT voft un. "About six o'clock, on the 17th, one of our compamooi looking out, on a sudden etretchinir his hands forwards, and scarce ]y able to breathe, cried out, ' aere'a the brigaltno$t along$ide: and, in fact, she was actually very near. We threw ourselvefc on each other's necka with frantic transports, while tears trickled down our withered cheeks. She soon bore upon us within pistol shot, sent a boat, and presently took us all on board. We had scarcely escaped, when some of us became delirious again; a military officer was going to leap into the sea, as he said, to take up his pocket book; and would certainly have done so, but for those about him; others were affected in the same manner, bntm a less degree. " Fifteen days after our deliverancee, I felt the species of men- tal derangement which is produced by great misfortunes; my mind was in a ccyitinual asitation, and durins the night, I often awoke, thinking myself still on the raft; and many of my companions experienced the same' effects. One Francois became deaf, and remained for a long time in a state of idiotiam. Another frequent- ly lost bis recollection; and my own memory, remarkably good before this event, was weakened by it in a sensible manner. " At the moment in which I am recalling the dreadful scenes . to which I have been witness, they present themselves to my im- agination like a frightful dream. All those horrible scenes from wnich 1 so miraculously escaped, seem now only as a point in my •listence. Restored to h DOW, sometimes in the night, after having met with any diaappo Dtroent. and when the wmd is high, my mind recalls the iktal rafi I see a furiouy ocean ready to swallow me up; bands upliflet o strike me, and the whole train of human passions let loose; reveage, fury, hatred, treachery, and despair, surrounding me!" THE MAIN-TRUCK. OR A LEAP FOR UF^. •< Stand itini HowAwrM • Aaddltqr 'tis to east oM'i«y«Mlowl" *' Tlw marnmriiw mifc. That OB til* rniwiwharididto oMUm AtSm, OMinot bahaord m high:—! 'II look no nont Lart my bnin turn, aad ilia datciaM tiiht Tofipla down baadlong."— AAaA9«ar«. Among the many agreeable associates whom my diflbrent enbt lags ana wanderings haye brought me acquainted with, I can MirMljr call tonuna « mora plaasant and companionaWa oaa than um. tn UAa-rttveu, o* a leaf mk ttn. SSI our compaoMBi irurdi, and Mcuteu la/mo«( alongtitU; threw ourMlvM Ihile tears trickled l>n ut within piatol board. We had lelirioua again; a he aaid, to take |e done ao, but for manner, botb [the species of men- fortunes; my mind ht, I often awoke, of my corapaniona became deaf, and Another frequent- remarkably good sible manner, the dreadful scenes emselves to my im- orrible scenes from Inly as a point in my letimes recalls those at consumed it. In ttacked with a eere- Dtal irritation. And iving met with any my mind recalls the tilow me up; hands ' human passions let despair, surrounding > FOR UF^. !•• nuMt • n my difikrent eruii lainted with, I can ipanioaabla (MM than fom Scupper. Poor fellow! he is dead and gone now— a Tiotim to that code of false honor which has robbed the navy of too many of its choicest officers. Tom and I were messmates during a short and delightful cruise, and, for a good part of the time, we belonged to the same watch. He was a great hand to spin rams, which, to do him justice, he sometimes told tolerably well; and many^a long mid-watch has his fund of anecdotes and sea stories caused to slip pleasantly away. We were lying, in the little schooner to which we were attached, in the open roadstead of Laguyra-, at single anchor, when Tom told me the story which I am about to relate, as nearly as I can remember, in his own words. A vessel from Baltimore had come into Laguyra that day, and by her I had received letters from home, in one of whi:!. there was a piece of intelligence that weighed very heavily on my spirits. For some minutes after our watch commenced, Tom and I walked the deck in silence, which was soon, however, in- terrupted by my talkative companion, who perceiving my depres- sion, and wishing to divert my thoughts, began as follows: The' last cruise I made in the Mediterranean was in old Iron sides, as we used to call our gallant frigate. We had been back- ing and filling for several months on the western coast of Africa, from the Canaries down to Messurado, in search of slave traders: and during that time we had had some pretty heavy weather. When we reached the Straits, there was a spanking wind blowing from about west-south-west ; so we squared away, and, without eoming-to at the Rock, made a straight wake for old Mahon, the Sineral rendezvous and place of refitting for our squadrons in a Mediterranean. Immediately on arrivin{| there, we warped A alongside the Arsenal quay, where we stripped ship to a girt- line, bruke.out the holds, tiers, and store-rooms, and save her a regular-built overhauling from stem to stern. For awhile, every body was busy, and all seemed bustle and confusion. Orders and replies, in loud and dissimilar voices, the shrill pipings of the difierent boatswain's mates, each attending to separate duties, and the mingled clatter and noise of various kinds of work, all foing on the same time, gave something of the stir and animation f a dock-yard to the usually quiet arJMnal of Mahon. The boatswain and his crew were ensaged in fitting a new gane of riggina; the gunner in repairing his breechings and gun-tackles; the fo'castle-mea in calking; the top-men in scndins down the yards and upper spars; the holders and waisters in whitewashing and holy stoning; and even the poor marines were kept busy, like beasts of burden, in carrying breakers of water on their backs. On the quav, near the ship, the smoke of the armorer's forse, which had been hoisted out and sent ashore, ascended in a tEie black. column through th« clear blue sky; from one of the neigh* ooring white itone warehouses the sound of saw and hanuner told Oat th« earptntan war* at work; naar by, a livelier nttliag mmmmmoi ,ttmimmmm ^♦> S0e mi MAW-TBOGB, 0» A LBAV tOB LITB. drew attention to the cooper, who in the open air was tightniog the water-caikt; and not far removed, under a temporary shej^ formed of spare atudding-aailt and tarpaulins, sat the sailmalcer and his assistants, repairmg the sails, which had been rent or in> jured by the many storms we had encountered. Many hands, however, make light work, and in a very few days all was accomplished: the stays and shrouds were set up and new rattled down; the yards crossed, the running rigging rove, and sails beat; and the old craft, fresh painted and alTa-taunt-o, look- ed as fine as a midshipman on liberty. In place of the storm- stumps, which had been stowed away among the booms and other spare spars, amidships, we had set up cap to'gallant-maats, and royal-poles, with a sheave for skysails, and hoist enough for sky- scrapers above them: so you may judge the old frisate looked pretty taunt. There was a Dutch line-ship iu the harbor; but though we only carried forty-four to her. eighty, her main-truck would hardly have reached to our royal-mast-head. The side- boys, whose duty it was to lay aloft and furl the skysails, looked no bigger on the yard than a good-sized duff for a midshipman's mesa, and the main-truck seemed not half as lar^e as the Turk's- head-knot on the main-ropes of the accommodation ladder. When we had got every thing ship-shape and man-of-war fash- ion, we hauled out again, and took our birth about half way between the Arsenal and Hospital island; and a pleasant view it ^ave us of the town and harbor of old Mahon, one of the safest and most tranquil places of anchorage in the world. The water of this beautiial inlet — which though it makes about four miles into the land, is not much over a quarter of n mile in width-— ii scarcely ever ruffled by a storm; and on the delightful afternoon to which I now refer, it lay as still and motionless as a polished mirror, except when broken into momentary ripples by tne pad- dl«a of some passing waterman. What little wind we had had in the fore part of the day, died away at noon, and, though the first dog-watch was almost out, and the sun was near the horizon, not a breath of air had risen to disturb the deep serenity of tho leene. The Dutch liner, which lay not far from us, was so elaarly reflected in the glassy surfiice of the water, that then was not a rope about her, from her main-stay to her signal hal- liards, which the ej^ could not distinctly trace in her shadowy and inverted image. The buoy of our best bower floated abreast oar larboard bow; and that, too, was so strongly ima^d, that its en- tire bulk seemed to lie above the water, just resting on it, as it upborne on a sea of molten lead ; except when now and then, the minging of a swab, or the dashing of a bucket overboard from the haad, broke up the shadow for a moment, nnd showed the sub- •tanee bat half its former apparent size. A small polacca craft bad fot andarway firom Manon in the course of the ibrenoon, iii> '-^-^IQ 1^^ o^^ iQ B«re|lo«i* but ft foil dead calm jaif| Lira. TBI MAIIf-TBUOK, OR A. LXAr FOR Lira. S59 kir wu tightniog temporary ahed, pat the aailmaker been rent or in- in a very few days re set up and new Iffging rove, and iTa-taunt-o, look- ice of the etorm- |e booms and other allant-maats, and |st enough for sky« Id frigate looked the harbor; but ty, her main-truck -head. The side- le skysails, looked for a midshipman'i large as the TurkV lation ladder, id man-of-war fash> |th about half wav a pleasant view it one of the safest world. The water es about four miles ' n mile in width-— is delightful afternoon miess as a polished ripples by tne pad- wind we had had in od, though the fint iar the horizon, not !ep serenity of the ir fh>m us, was so le water, that there to her signal haf- in her shadowy and floated abreast our imaged, that its en- resting on it, as it I now and then, the t overboard from tha id showed the sub> imall polacca cref| >f the ibrenoon, in* ML dead calm jtt|| before she reached the chops of the harbor; and there she lay aa motionlesa upon the blue surface, as if she were only part of a mimic scene, from the pencil of some accomplished painter. Het broad cotton lateen-sails, as they hung drooping from the slanting and taper yards, shone with a glistening whiteness that contrasted beautil'ully with the dark flood m which they were reflected; and the difltant sound of the guitar, which one of the sailors was listlessly playing on her deck, came sweetly over the water, and harmonized well with the quiet appearance of every thing around. The whitewashed walls of the lazaretto, on a verdant headland at the mouth of the bay, glittered liko silver in the slant rays of the sun ; and some of its windows were burnished so brightly by the level beams, that it seemed as if the whole interior of the edifice were in flames. On the opposite side, the romantic and pictur> esque ruins of fort St. Philip, faintly seen, acquired double beauty from being tipped with the declining light; and the clusters of ancient-looking windmills, which dot the green eminences along the bank, added, by the motionless state of their wings, to the eflect of the unbroken tranquillity of the scene. Even on board our vessel, a degree of stillness unusual for a man-of-war prevailed among the crew. It wns the hour of their evening meal; and the low hum that came from the gun-deck had an indistinct and buzzing spund, which, like the tiny song of bees of a warm summer noon, rather heightened than diminished the charm of the surrounding quiet. The spar-deck was almost deserted. The quarter-master of the watch, with his spy-glass in his hand, and dressed in a frock and trowsers of snowy miite- ness, stood aft upon the taflrel, erect and motionless as a statue, keeping the usual look-out. A group of some half a dozen sailors had gathered together on the fo'castle, where they were supinely lying under the shade of the bulwarks; and here and there, upon the gun-slides along the gangway, sat three or four others— one, with his clothes-bag beside him, overhauling his simple wardrobe; another working a set of clues for some favorite officer's hammock; and a third engaged, perhaps, in carving his name in rude letten upon the handle of a jack-knife, or in knotting a laniard with wnich to suspend it round his neck. On the top of the boom cover, and in the full glare of the level sun, lay black Jake, the jig-maker of the ship, and 'a striking specimen of African peculiarities, in whose single person they were all strongly developed. His flat nose was dilated to unusual width, and his ebony cheeks fairly glistened with delight, as he looked up at the gambols of a large monkey, which, clinging to the main-stay, just above Jake's woolly head, was chattering and grinning back at the negro, as if there existed some means of mutuai intelligence between them. It was my watch on deck, •otf I had been standing several minotes leaning on the main fife- tipi TBVGK, OB A LBAV fOft tWI. eoDgenial playmate; but at length, tiring of the rode mirth, had torned towards the taflrel, to gaze on the more agreeable features of that scene which I have feebly atVampted to describe. Just it that moment a shout and a nierrjr laugh burst upon my ear, and looking quickly round, to ascertain the cause of the unusual sound on a frigate's deck, I saw little Bob Stay (as we called our commodore's son) standing half the way up the main-hatch lad- der, clapping his hands, and looking aloft at some object that seemed to in8|,*ire him with a deal of glee. A single glance to the main-yard explained the occasion of his merriment. He had been coming up from the gun-deck, when Jacko, perceiving him on the ladder, dropped suddenly down from the main-stay, and running along the boom-cover, leaped upon Bob's shoulder, seized his cap from his head, and ii^mediately darted up the main-topsail sheet, and thence to the bunt of the mainyard, where he now sat, picking threads from the tassal of his prize, and occasionally scratching his side, and chattering, as if with exultation for the success of his mischief. But Bob was a sprightly, active little fellow; and though he could not climb quite as nimble as a monkey, yet he had no mind to lose his cap without an effort to regain it. Perhaps he was the more strongly incited to make chase after Jacko, from noticing me to smile at bis plight, or by the loud laugh of Jake, who seemed inexpressibly delighted at the occurrence, and endeavored to evince, by tuml^ ling about the boom-cloth, shaking bis huge misshapen head, and sundry other grotesque actions, the pleasures for which he had no words. " Ha, you d — n rascal, Jocko, hab you no more respee' for de young officer, den to steal his cab? We bring you to de gang- way, you black nigger, and gib you a dozen on de bare back for a tief." The monkey looked down from his perch as if he understood the threat of the negro, and chattered a sort of defiance in an- swer. " Ha, ha! Massa Stay, he say you mus' ketch bim 'fore you flog him; and it's no so ea^ for a midshipman in botrts to ketch a monkey barefoot." A red spot mounted to the cheek of little Bob, aa he cast one glance of ofiended pride at Jake, and then apranc across the deck to the Jacob's ladder. In an instant he was halt'way up the rig- rinff, running over the ratlines aa lightly aa if they were an easy flignt of stairs, whilst the shrouds scarcely quivered beneath his clastic motion. In a second more his hand was on the futtocks. "Massa Stay!" cried Jake, who sometimes, from being a favorite, ventured to take liberties with the younger officers, " Massa Stay, you best crawl through de lubber's hole— it take a sailor toxlimb a futtock shroud." - But he Sad scarcely time to utter bis pitteaded eautioB, before Lira. Ihe rode mirth, hid e agreeable features describe. Just at It upon my ear, and jse of the unusual My (as we called our the main-batch lad- at some object that A single glance to merriment. He had icko, perceiving him the main-stay, and Ipon Bob's shoulder, lately darted up the Int of the mainyard, lie tassal of his prize, 'chattering, as if with if. But Bob was a he could not climb > mind to lose bis cap was the more strongly ticing me to smile at fi seemed inexpressibly d to evince, by tumb« e misshapen head, and ■es for which he had no no more reapee' for de bring vou to de gang- in on de bare back foir :h as if he understood ort of defiance in an- i' ketch him 'fore you man in boots to ketch e Bob, as he cast one sprans across the deck i» half'Way up the rig- if they were an easy ' quivered beneath his 1 was on the futtocks. letimes, from being a the younger officers, lubber's hole— it take iteadcd eauU«n, b«ibrt nu MAnrymvcx, ok a lbaf fob ura. a»i ISSffi Krr Bob was in the top. The monkey in the meanwhile had awaited his approach, until he had got nearly up the rigging, when it suddenly put the cap on its own head, and running along the yard to the opposite side of the top, sprang up a rope, and thence to the topmast backstay, up which it ran to the topmast cross- trees, where it again- quietly seated itself, and resumed its work of picking the tassel to pieces. For several minutes I stood watching my little messmate follow Jacko from one piece of rig- ging to another, the monkey, all the while, seeming to exert only so much agility as was necessary to elude the pursuer, and paus- ing whenever the latter appeared to be growing weary of the chRfte. At last, by ti;is kind of manauvring, tne mischievous animal succeeded in erticing Bob as high as the ro|al-mast> bead, when springing suddenly on the royal-8tay, it ran nimbly down to the fore-to'gallant-mast head, thence down the rigging to the fore-top, when leaping on the foreyard, it ran out to the yard- arm, and hung the cap on the end of the studding-sail boom, where, taking its seat, it raised a loud and exulting chattering. Bob by this time was completely tired out, and, perhaps, unwilling to return to the deck to be laughed at for his fruitless chase, he sat down on the royal cross-trees; while those who had been attracted by the sport, returned to their usual avocations or amusements. The monkey, no' longer the object of pursuit or attention, remained but a little while on the yard-arm ; but soon taking up the cap, returned in towards the slings, and dropped it down upon deck. Some little piece of duty occurred at this moment to engage me, as soon as which was performed I walked ail, and leaning my elbow on the tafirel, was quickly lost in the recollection ot scenes very different from the small pantomime I had just been witnessing. Soothed by the low hum of the crew, and by the quiet loveliness of every thing around, my thoughts had travelled far away from the realities of my situation, when I was suddenly startled by a cry from black Jake, which brought me on the instant back to consciousness. " My God! Massa Scupper," cried ho, " Massa Stay is on de main-truck!" A cold shudder ran through my veins as the word reached my ear. I cast my eyes up— it was too true! The adventurous boy, after resting on the royal cross-trees, had been seized with a wish to go still higher, and impelled by one of those impulsed by which Riun are sometimes instigated to place themselves in situations of imminent peril without a possibility of good resulting from the exposure, he had climbed theiskysail-pole, and, at the moment of iny looking up, was actually standing on the main-truck ! u small circular piece of wood on the very aummit of the loftiest mast, irned dizzy \;a9 true in SI uid at a height so sreat from the deck that my brain (iir; M 1 looked up at bun The reverae of Virgil's line wi ; ; .cend-my headBwa™ ^^^^ ^^^ T -iriand beneath him. nothing but a P";*' * ^^e deck than the button on tn ^^^ certain death; be ^^'T* ,, . crushed and sbapeies- j precipitated to V*^«,XuKhtsihat crowded through^^^ IsB the nature of ^he thougnis ^^^^.^^^ ^y, °L horrible exi- fi«t.raised -y eye -dj- h.„ rS:^Z' ^X^^t.'l p-f Kii^;-r is.T^^^^^^^^^ ^lit^A'^ !;» to ensure h « J"'J; .;^„,e of his peril; 8J«*. { ^ek turn Already perceived he mrni^.^ ^^ n?'Ue the d'A cata.. . that could see his ^m | ^ '"Tyet could not with- deadly pale. t'Very . ^^^j^ ^ him, and yei c ^^^ trophe. I could n«' J^'^^^^e over my eyes, and a famt ^^ *'''hrt''Thc ^m'^ere seemed toj-- tin J; ^ appeared my heart. * ne » r . ^^^ad a turnace , n»y«f If *»** an'd waver I'J^. f/jitjto pas* fr«"l ""'*''' S he ght, Z makinR fanciesj^eis shoved Irom P j,,,aful object f tppalhng—the neari o j^ j^,j,c fastenea in »enow8— up, turned pale, and ms eye ^ ^^ecution «» „e% aazc, a« truVk-like that of a apect^^^^^^ ^^ T'tJe awfuW"«P««''«'- with a steadfast, """""J^JJ^, termination to g«"7;"'uL, every If momently «''P«'=i'"8 r»^„o one spoke. Every fe*J'5|; ji lipt when Ui» vta Uropp«a ag«u, Lira. jiseend — ^but to de* [felt sick at thought There was nothing -and beneath him, Instable wheel, that Ion on the end of a ply larger than the kempt to stoop, what jit? His feet quite It he stood upon, and nich seemed to bend lom destruction. An would be almost equilibrium, and be japeless mass. Such through my mind as I ruth of Jake's excla- jing and horrible exi- Jiis danger, would be Fied that the rash boy Iril; and I half thought r, and his cheek turn see the drosdrul catas* , ^nd yet could not with- ss, and a faintness over )w thick, and to tremble lace ; the mast appeared my feet. I myself had reat height, and making that of a dreamer who taggered up against ths the dreadful object to ind consciousness came ts already crowded with >B temerity had spread news always will— and the deck to behold the Every one, aS he looked itened in silence on the cution on the gallows— , yet abhorrent gaze, as 1 to the awful suspense. B. Every feeling, every )wed up in one deep, in* it lieutenant seized the ad scarce raised it to hit Dk UaUeMly jown b«i>d« xn HMK-ruvn, ok ▲ uav iob tin. iM him, as if from a sad consciousneis of the utter inutility of what he had been going to say. Every soul in the ship was now on the spar-deck, and every eye was turned to the main-truck. At this moment there was a stir among the crew about the gangway, and directly aAer another face was added to those ou the quarter-deck — it was that of the commodore, Bob's father. He had come alongside in a shore boat, without having been noticed by a sinsle eye, so intense and universal was the interest that had fastened every gaze upon the spot where poor Bob stood trembling on the . awful verge of fate. The commodore asked not a question, uttered not a syllable. He wns a dark-faced, austere man, and it was thought by some of the midshipmen that he entertained but little afiection for his son. However that might have been, it was certain that he treated him with precisely the same strict discipline that he did the other young officers, or if there was any difference at all, it was not in favor of Bob. Some, who pretended to have studied his character closely, aS- firmed that he loved his boy too well tO' spoil him, and that, i»> tending him for tho arduous profession in which he had himself risen to fame and eminence, he thought it would be of service to him to experience some of its privations and hardships at th# outset. The arrival of the commodore changed the direction of several eyes, which now turned on him to trace what emotions the danger of his son would occasion. But their scrutiny wai foiled. By no outward sign did he show wnat was passing with- in. His eye still retained its severe expression, his brow the slight frown which it usually wore, and his Hp its haughty curl. Immediately on reaching the deck, he had ordered a marine to hand him h musket, and with this stepping aA, and getting on tho bokout-block, he raised it to his shoulder, and took a deliberate aim at his son, at the same time hailing him, without a trumpet, b his voice of thunder. "Robert!"' cried he, "jump! jump overboard! or I'll fire at you." The bo^ seemed to hesitate, and it was plain that he was totter^ ing, for his arms were thrown out like those of one noBx^^ly ablt to retain his balance. The commodore raised his voice again, and in a quicker and more energetic tone cried, " Jump! 't is your only chance for life." The words were scarcely out of his mouth, before the bod? was seen to leave the truck and spring out into the air. A sound, between a shriek and groan burst from many lips. The father Bjpoke not— sighed not — indeed he did not seem to breathe. }or a moment of intense agony a pin might have been heard to drop on deck. With a rush like that of a cannon ball, the bodjr descended to the water, and before the waves closed over it, twenty atout fellowa, unong theniMvertl officers, had dived froa iMilliM required to reatorehwm'n succeeded. As boo l««nd. «^f;^^hed^iS'hK when t^overed from the ««» ^^^ him; and it Nvas uow ^ TOE HABPOOKER TBANSPOBT. ^ !«.♦ near NewfoundlaM, Th. Wrod tr«»P«rt Harpooner jw ^o-* JJ^^^.a ,„d eighty JSghten'tho terror and ^^aj^^.^^lJbt. ,hich. in the conft...oD. ',Ta?i(ffliiHF>'"»- TUB HAB»O0I»» «■««««• •r BWpeftM ensoad o move!-he rtruck ineofaman^f-war. , and unreatramable undred men, pealed Till thi» moment, le eyea, that glUten. thatitwasaghypde. but his knees ^eiit Bdputuphnhand.B* Jished h . ob«>^. „onthed^ck,hadhe e was borne into to hose utmost sk.U «w luabiUty and eelf*"?- ded. As «.on w f t for Bob. and Jiad a i t was noticed Jheu n tears The next day .nd replaced them wW| rd, we weighed aochot, ilNSPORT. lost near NewfoundlajJ, ihree hundred aud eighty ing the ship'B company, it? of several rcgunem.. ^ay to Quebec- On Sat pinutes after nine ---'oclt^ «« the ship's agrooi .i. « noi rock of St. ShoM^, ir at over, and prf'f- *-'\* ,„d filled; encircleoaa^ng jhtdark.andav^.; jv> arboard beam end; and w hted candle com^nunicaUd in. which, in the confUsion. TJ^^n. in tuis aituauon ^M»«f the •ea^rusning w •^ .war the births and stauncheon. b^J«^^; kWed aarriM away *"' „i.;i4,en vrere drowned, ana mo. j ^«' women, and chUd«>n J ^^^^ ^"°' / J^at p^JlSy by the force '"^^'Xe,. which floated b«»<>J- ^Honfusion that /age. casks, and staves. ^^^ «T „?er to the soldiera ^^'\^A tT orders of the tT.^^L'l^ry onSU^ *•«; prevailed, the ore , ^^^^j^ '^S k *hJ '^o^AA instantly and seamen were un» e ^ ^jj ^gh •»« y. ^„bo«rd JS were anxiously praying for the ^^ j^j,^ lowered doWB. wrecK were ^g ,n tne "'""" . i^ _f their nvM, pushed off to tn ^^^^.^^ ^ ^igh '»% "f* ijoe was thtowo upon the mam lan ^^^„ d„ven. The og » ^ ^^ j^. but stern of the vessel n ^^^^ ^"KK^LeteA it imprao- from the ' '«f 'jtemendSus surf that ''"jrfe pts ib""/ 'f darkness, and the treme ^^ ""'^rtU miter: the ani- ticable. During this awiu ^^g„„ed to the n»J««\j^^ ,ouod ofttieUne being on board, , uh the first perwo to the rocl% ^^ J the morning of;»'Vv an improvement in At about SIX o cIock i" afterwards, by an impi wnl landed by this "J»^^^„*"tach individual in •Imga^jy^^^^^^ rigging the ^of^^f^^SeA from the wreck; but dunng^^ y,% greater fa^'^'^j^^fh" utmost difficulty rtiat^he" ^^ =;:uJmS^^-:^t-^:^ ,™e were JragSe* ?„« bSo. no"'"' » '? ? SJmJS<«A of The f«p« "l ton**' •y 91« 968 TBB HABroemn nunsvoKT •erONthe sharp rock, was cut in two; and there being no meana of replacing it, the spectucle became more than ever terrific; the aea beating over the wreck with great violence, washed numbera overboard ; and at last the wreck, breaking up at the stern from midships and forecastle, precipitated all that remained into one common destruction. The parting of the ship was noticed by those on shore, and signiliect with the most dreadftil cry of "Go FoRWiiRD!" — It is di%cult to paint the horror of the scene; — children clinging to their parents for help; parents themselves utruggling with death, and stretching out their feeble arms to save their children, dying within their grasp. The total number of persons lost was two hundred and eight, and one hundred and seventy-seven were saved. Lieutenant Mylrea, of the 4th Veteran Battalion, one of the oldest subalterns in the service, and then upwards of seventy J ears of age, was the last person who quitted the wreck ; when e had seen every other person either safe, or beyond the power of aHgistiince, he threw himself on to a rock, from which he was afterwards rescued. Among the severest sufferers, was the daughter of Surgeon Armstrong, who lost on this fatal night her father, mother, brother, and two sisters! The rock which the survivors were landed upon^ wns about one hundred feet above the water, surrounded at the flowing of the tide. On the top of this rock they were obliged to remain during the whole of the night, without shelter, food, or nourishment, ex- posed to wind and rain, and many without shoes. The only comf'irt that presented itself was a Are, which was made from pieces of the wreck that had been washed ashore. At daylight on the morning of the 12th, at low water, their removal to the opposite land was effected, some being let down by a rope, others slippiiig down a ladder to the bottom. Afler they crossed over, they directed their corrse to a house oi fisherman's shed, distant about a mile and a lioif from the wreck, where they remained until the next day; the proprietor of this miserable shed not having the means of supplying relief to so con8icl(:r.^bie a num- ber as took refuge. • pai-ty went over land to Ti'^passy, about fourteen miles di ' it, through a marshy country, net inhabited by any human creature. This party arrived at Trepassy, and re- Sorted the event to Messrs. Jackson, Burke, Sims, and the Rev. fr. Brown, who immediately took measures for alleviating the dist'essed, by despatching men with provisions and spirits, and to assist in bringing all those forward to Trepassy who could walk. On the 19th, in the ev^niDg, ibe major part of the survivors ^sisted b}' the inhabitants, ,who, durins the journey carried the weak and feeble jpon their becks) errHred at Trepassy where na I there being no meana than ever terrific ; the lence, washed numbers Ig up at the atern rrom pat remained into one ■y those on shore, and 1 Go Forward!"— It is I — children clinging to lutrugglingwith death, e their children, dying wo hundred and eight, laved. I Battalion, one of the en upwards of seventy itted the wreck; when e, or hcyond the power •ck, from which he was B daughter of Surgeon father, mother, brother, ed upon^ was about one d at the flowing of the l>bJiged to remain during »od, or nourishment, ex- liout shoes. The only which was made from I ashore. th, at low water, their some being let down by he bottom. After they » a house Of fisherman's the wreck', where they ir of this miserable shed so considerjibic a aum- nd to Ti'ipassy, about country, no? inhabited sd at Trepassy, and rp- ke, Sims, and the Rev. ires for alleviatirtg the isions and spirits, and ' Trepassy who could r part of the survivors I the journey carried ved at Trepaaay where COMMODOBB BAEITBT. Wm they ware billeted, by order of the magistrate, proporticnably upon each house. There still remained at St. Shotts, the wife of a serjeant of the Veteran Battalion ; with a child, of which she was delivered ot the top of the rocks shortly after she was saved. A private, whose leg was broken, and a woman severely bruised by the wreck, ivere also necessarily left there. Immediately after the arrival at Trepassy, measures were adopt" ed for the comfort and refreshment ef the detachments, and boats wore provided for their removal to St. John's, where they ultimate- ly arrived in safety. COMMODORE BARNEY. " The old Commodore, Tlie fighting old Cuinmodore he." Xo old Triton who has passed his calms under the bows of the long boat could say of Joshua Barney that he came into a master's berth through the cabin windows, lie began at the rudiments, and well he understood the science. Ail his predilections were for the sea. Having deserted the counting room, young Barney, at the age of twelve, was placed for nautical instruction in a pilot boat at Baltimore, till he was apprenticed to his brother-in-law. At the age of fourteen, he was appointed second mate, with the approbation of the owners, and before he was sixteen he was call- ed upon to take charge of his ship at sea,, in which the master died. This was on a voyage to Nice. The ship was in such a state that it was barely possible to make Gibraltar, where for necessary repairs he pledged her for £700, to be repaid by the consignee at Nice, who however declined, and called in the aid of the Governor to compel Barney to deliver the cargo, which he had refused to do. Ue was imprisoned, but set at large on some intimation that he would do as desired, but when he came on board, he struck his Aug, and removed his crew, choosing to consider his vessel as captured. He then set out for Milan, to solicit the aid of the British Ambassador there, in which he succeeded so well, that the authorities of Nice mt-A him on his return to apolo- gize for their . conduct. The a&sigaeas i}Rid tht.> boi.d, and Bar- ncy sailPil for Alicant, where his voss-.l wus detained for the use of the great armada, then fitting ou^ a)j.inf Lieutenant, before ever. Captain Robin- on had an action with bers. It was well con- were killed or woutid- » struck. The cuptors and also a maguiKcent rth, whose name was spt-Indian, Lieutenant lad been designed for, 1 the return of the Sa- fine brig of fourteen iptured the Racehorse, essel was of the Royal liral purposely to take m ride the same horse, which the Lieutenant tartly of the prisoners. fend signs of mutiny the shoulder; a pro- l to his comrades, that ran too late to escape. him, was, on a subse- Bamey, who knocked ent than fair fighting ay. — The commander Having been cap- ground at the Capes, oy, with five hundred Llbans frigate, to New niuabtr to Um crtw, Bttsey fomMsd a plan of taking the ship, wftiek wis prtvented, by the treachery of a Frenchman. " O for & oorte to kill the aUve, Whose treaaoa, lik« a desdly blij^t, ComM o'er the eouneiU of tbebt^ve, I To blast them in the hour of migbt." Barney was a prisoner at New York, for five months, after which he took the command of a schooner of two guns, and eight men, with a cargo of tobacco for St. Eustatia, for he was better pleased to do a little than to do nothing. He was, however, taken, after a running fight, by boarding, by a privateer rf four large guns and sixty men. His next cruise was with his friend Robin- son, in a private ship of ten guns and thirty-five men, in which they encountered the British privateer Rosebud of sixteen guns and one hundred and twenty men. On the return,^ a letter-of- marque of sixteen guns and seventy men was cap'tured. The Lieutenant had now prize money enough to be converted, on his return, into a large bundle of continental bills, which he stowed away in a chaise box, on taking a journey, but which he could not find when he arrived at his destination. He kept his own secret, however, and "went to sea again," second in command of the United States' ship Saratoga, of sixteen nine-pounders. The first prize was a ship of twelve guns, captured after enaction of a few minutes. On the next day, the Saratoga hoisted £n|[- lish colors, and came along side a ship which had two brigs m company; then running up the American ensign, sho'poured in a broad side, while Lieutenant Barney, with fifty men, boarded the enemy. The immediate result was, the conquest of a ship of thirty two guns and ninety men. The two brigs, nqe of fourteen, anci the other of four guns, were also captured. The division df prise money would have made the officers rich, but no division took place, for all but the Saratoga were captured by a soventv-four and several frigates. Lieutenant Barney was furnished with bed and board, on deck, and, with him, bed and board were synony- mous terms, but he was allowed to choose the softest plank he could find. In England he was confined in prison, from which he escaped, and, after various adventures, ar'-ived at Beverly, Massa- chusetts, and, as soon as he landed, was ofi*ered the command of a privateer of twenty guns. On his arrival at Philadelphia, he accepted the command of one of several vessels, cruising against the enemies' barges, and the refugee boats, that infested the Delaware River and Bay. His ship was the Hyder Ally, a small vessel of sixteeii six-pounders. As a superior vessel of the enemy was approaching, Barney directed his steersman to interpret hu command by the rule ofeontraiiea. When the eneniy were ranging alongside, Barney cried out, " Hard a-port." The helmsman clapped his helm the other way, and the enemy's jib-boom caught in the fore rigging, and held her • ' : 8T0 COMMODOSB SAK..IT. in a position to be raked, and never was the operation of raking more suddenly or eflectually performed. The British flag came down in less than half an hour, and the captors made little delay for compliments, for a frigate from the enemy was rapidly ap- proaching. The prize was the general Marie, ofthe Royal Navy, with twenty nine pounders, and one hundred and thirty-six men; nearly double the force and metal ofthe captors. After the peace, Commodore Barney made a partial settlement in Kentucky, and became a favorite with the old hunters of that pleasant land. He was appointed Clerk ofthe District Court of Maryland, and also an auctioneer. He also encaged in commerce, when his business led him to Cape Francois during the insurrection, and where he armed his crew, and fought his way, to carry off some specie which he had secreted in barrels of cofiee. On his return he was captured by a pirate, which called herself an English privateer. Barney, however, was a bad prisoner, and with a couple of his hands rose upon the buccaneers and captured their ship. In this situation it was no time for Argus himself to sleep, with more than an eye at a time. The Commodore slept only by day in an armed chair on deck, with his sword between his legs, and pistols in his belt, while his cook and boatswain, ^v'e). arjned, stood the watch at his side. On another occasion, he was captured in the West Indies, by an Enslish frigate, where he re- ceived the usual British courtesies, ana he was tried in Jamaica for piracy, &c. It is needless to say that, though in an enemy's country, he was acquitted by acclamation. This accusation nri^ri. nated with the commander of the frigate, who, however, prudenijv keptjDut of sight; though an officer in the same frigate, exprcssec) at a Coffee House, a desire to meet Barney, without knowing that he was present, that he might have an opportunity to settle accounts with the rascal. The rascal bestowed upon the oilicer the compliments that were usual on such occaBion.s, and tweaked that part of his head that is so prominent in an elephant. We cannot follow the Commodore through his subsequent for- tnnes and adventures, but refer to the book for a more interesting account of them. In France he received the hug frattmal of the President of the Convention, and the commission of Captain of the highest grade in the Navy. He fitted out several vessels of his own to harass the British trade, in which he was very success- ful. He received the command of two frigates, which were al- most totally wrecked in a storm, though he succeeded in saving them. In the last war, his services are more immediately in our memories. The Memoir of Commodore Barney, from which these particulars are taken, is just published by Gray andBowcn, and it is a valuable addition to our naval biography. — Botttn Cvmrier. ^>> It. [operation of raking British flag came >rs made little delay ^my was rapidly ap- , orthe Royal Navy, and thirty-six tnen; irs. After the peace, nt in Kentucky, and it pleasant land> He r Maryland, and also ce, when his business ection, and where he arry off Bome specie <, which called herself as a bad prisoner, and ccaneers and captured for Argus himself tc. The Commodore slept his sword between iiis k and boatswain, we). other occasion, he was I frigate, where he re- was tried in Jamaicn though in an enemy's This accusation oriffi- lo, however, prudeniiy ame frigate, expressed ley, without knowing I opportunity to settle towed upon the olficei icasions, and tweaked an elephant, rh his subsequent for* for a more interesting e hug frahrtial of the nission of Captain of Dut several vessels of I he was very success- gatep, which were al- eucceeded in saving 'e immediately in our Barney, from which I by Gray andBowcn, il biography. — Bo$l«n JIATAL BAnU(l> 911 NAVAL BATTLES or THB UlfiTBD BTATBt.. The depravations committed on American commerce in the Mediterranean, by the piratical corsairs of the Barbary powoi-s, induced Congress, in 1794, to authorise the formation of a naval force for its protection. Four ships of forty-four guns each and two of thirty-six were ordered to be built. Captain Thomas TarxTON was one of the first six captains appointed by the Presi- dent, at the organization of the naval establishment, in 1794. He was appointed to the command of the Constellation of thirty- six guns, and ordered to protect the commerce of the United States in the West Indies from the. ravages of the French. On the ninth of February, 1799, he captured the French frigate Insurgente, of which twenty-nine of the crew were killed and forty-tour wounded. The Constellation had but one man killed and two wouifded. In 1800, the Constellation engaged with the French frigate Vengeance of fifty-four guns, near Guadaloupe; but owing to the darkness of the night the latter escaped, after having thrice struck her colors and lost one hundred and sixty men. The same year, the United States frigate Boston captured the French national corvette Le Berceau. In the month of August, 1801, Captain Sterrettof the United States schooner Enterprize, of twelve guns, and ninety mejn, fell in, off Malta, with a Tripolitan cruiser of fourteen guns, and eighty-five men. In this action the Tripolitans thrice hauled down her colors, and thrice perfidiously renewed the conflict. Fifty of her men were killed and wounded. The Enterprize did not lose a man. Captain Sterrett's instructions not permitting him to make a prize of the cruiser, he ordered her crew to throw overboard all their guns and powder, &c, and to go and tell their countrymen the treatment they might expect from a nation, deter- mined to pay tribute only in powder and ball. Oh her arrival at Tripoli, so great was the terror produced, that the sailors aban- ^ doned the cruisers then fitting out, and not a man could be pro- ' cured to navigate them. The Tripolitan cruisers continuing to harass the vessels of the U. States, Concress determined, in 1803, to fit out a fleet that should chastise their insolence. The squadron consisted of the Constitution, 44 guns; the Philadelphia, 44; the Argus, 18; the Siren, 16; the Nautilus, 16; the Vixen, 16; and the Enterprize, 14. Commodore Preble was appointed to the command of this squadron, in May, 1809, and on the IStb of August, sailed in the Constitution for the Mediterranean. Having adjusted tho i 8T0 eOMMODOU BAR. ET. in a position to be raked, and never was the operation of raking more suddenly or eflectualljr performed. The British flag came down in less than half an hour, and the captors made little delay for compliments, for a frigate from the enemy was rapidly ap- proaching. The prize was the general Marie, of the Royal Navy, with twenty nine pounders, and one hundred and thirty-six men; nearly double the force and metal of the captors. After the peace, Commodore Barney made a partial settlement in Kentucky, and became a favorite with the ola hunters of that pleasant land. He was appointed Clerk of the District Court of JVlaryland, and also an auctioneer. He also encaged in commerce, when his business led him to Cape Francois during the insurrection, and where he armed his crew, and fought his way, to carry off some specie which he had secreted in barrels of cofiee. On his return he was captured by a pirate, which called herself an English privateer. Barney, however, was a bad prisoner, and with a couple of his hands rose upon the buccaneers and captured their ship. In this situation it was no time for Argua himself to sleep, with more than an eye at a time. The Commodore slept only by day in an armed chair on deck, with his sword between his legs, and pistols in his belt, while his cook and boatswain, ^vel. armed, stood the watch at his side. On another occasion, he was captured in the West Indies, by an Enslish frigate, where he re- ceived the usual British courtesies, ana he was tried in Jamaica for piracy, &c. It is needless to say that, though in an enemy's country, he was acquitted by acclamation. This accusation m igi- nuted with the commander of the frigate, who, however, prudeniiy kept jDut of si^ht; though an officer in the same frigate, expressed at a Coffee House, a desire to meet Barney, without knowing that he was present, that he might have an opportunity to settle accounts with the rascal. The rascal bestowed upon tite oilicer the compliments that were usual on such occasions, and tweaked that part of his head that is so prominent in an elephant. Vfe cannot follow the Commodore through his subsequent for- tunes and adventures, but refer to the book for a more interesting account of them. In France he received the hug frattmal of the President of the Convention, and the commission of Captain of the highest grade in the Navy. He fitted out several vessels of his own to harass the British trade, in which he was very success- ful. He received the command of two frigates, which were al- most totally wrecked in a storm, though he succeeded in saving them. In the last war, his services are more immediately in our memories. The Memoir of Commodore Barney, from which these particulars are taken, is just published by Gray andBowcn, and it is a valuable addition to our naval biography. — Botlon Conner. ^i> operation of raking 'he British flag came jtors made little delay lemy was rapidly ap- le, ofthe Royal Navy, id and thirty-six men; ors. After the peace, lent in Kentucky, and at pleasant land. He if Maryland, and also roe, when his business rection, and where he carry off some specie e, which called herself vaa a bad prisoner, and iccaneers and captured e for Argus himpclf to The Commodore slept I his swoid between his ik and boatswain, wel. nother occasion, he was ih frigate, where he re- e was tried in Jamaica , though in an enemy's This accusation oi igi- vho, however, prudeniiy I same frigate, expressed rney, without knowing an opportunity to settle istowed upon the officer occasions, and tweaked n an elephant, ugh his subsequent for- ik for a more interesting the hug frattmal ofthe nmission of Captain of I out several vessels of ch he was very success- rigateo, which were al- io succeeded in saving ion immediately in our I Barney, from which ed by Gray nndBowcn, ml biogrophy. — Bo$lm XATAL aAnuw> ^ am NAVAL BATTLES or THB UiriTID STATBI. The depriidations committed on Amerieau commerce in the Mediterranean, by the piratical corsairs of the Barbary powoi-s, induced Congress, in 1794, to authorise the formation of a naval force for its protection. Four ships of forty-four guns each and two of thirty-six were ordered to be built. Captain Thomas Trwxto.'t was one ofthe first six captains appointed by the Presi- dent, at the organization of the naval establishment, in 1794. He was appointed to the command of the Constellation of thirty- six guns, and ordered to protect the commerce of the United States in the West Indies from the. ravages of the French. On the ninth of February, 1799, he captured the French frigate Insurgente, of which twenty-nine of the crew were killed and forty-tour wounded. The Constellation had but one man killed and two wouifded. In 1800, the Constellation engaged with the French frigate Vengeance of fifty-four guns, near Guadaloupe; but owing to the darkness of the night the latter escaped, after having thrice struck her colors and lost one hundred and sixty men. The same year, the United States frigate Boston captured the French national corvette Le Berceau. In the month of August, 1801, Captain Sterrettof the United States schooner Enterprize, of twelve guns, and ninety mcjtJ, fell in, off Malta, with a Tripolitan cruiser of fourteen guns, and eighty-five men. In this action the Tripolitans thrice hauled down her colors, and thrice perfidiously renewed the conflict. Fifty of her men were killed and wounded. The Enterprize did not lose a man. Captain Sterrett's instructions not permitting him to make a prize of the cruiser, he ordered her crew to throw overboard all their guns and powder, &c, and to go and tell their countrymen the treatment they might expect from a nation, deter- mined to pay tribute only in powder and ball. On her arrival at Tripoli, 80 great was the terror produced, that the sailors aban- ^ doned the cruisers then fitting out, and not a man could be pro- ' cured to navigate them. The Tripolitan cruisers continuing to harass the vessels of the U. States, Conffress determined, in 1803, to fit out a fleet tliat should chastise theii- insolence. The squadron consisted of the Constitution, 44 guns; the Philadelphia, 44; the Argus, 18; the Siren, 16; the Nautilus, 16; the Vixen, 16; and the Enterprize, 14. Commodore Preble was appointed to the command of this •quadron, in May, 1803, and on the 13th of August, sailed in the Constitution for the MediterraDeu. Having adjuated tbo ITiOiirmnmiii •MHM*ta«V' mmmm ITATAL SATTtM. difficulties which had sprung up with the emperor of Moreeco, he turned his whole attention to Tripoli. The season was, Kow- ever, too Car advanced for active operations. On the 3l8t uf October, the Phihidelphia, being, at nine o'clock in the morning, about five leagues to the westward of Tripoli, discovered a sail in shore, standing before the wind to the east* ward. The Philadelphia immediately gave chase. The sail hoisted Tripolitan colors, and continued her course near thf; shore. The Philadelphia opened a fire upon her, and conti ued it, till half past eleven; when, being in seven iathoms water, and finding her fire could not prevent the vessel entering Tripoli, she gave up the pursuit. In beating off, she run on a rock, not laid down ill any chart, distant four and a half miles from the town. A boat was immediately lowered to sound. The greatest depth of^ water was found to bu astern. In order to back her o'T, all sails were then laid aback; the top>gallant-satls loosened; r^e anchors thrown away from the bows; the water in the hold st- and all the guns thrown overboard, excepting a few abaft fend the ship against the attacks of the Tripolitan gun-.' as, then firing at her. AH this, however, proved inetfectual; as did also the attempt to lighten her forward by cutting away her fore- mast. The Philadelphia had already withstood the attack of the numerous gun-boats for four hours, when a large reinforcement coining out of Tripoli, and being herself deprived of every means of resistance, and defence, she was forced to strike, about sunset. The Tripolitans immediataly took possession of her, and made Srisoners of the officers and men, in number three hundred, 'orty-eight hours afterwards, the wind blowing in shore, the Tri- politans got the frigate off, and towed her into the harbor. On the 14th of December, commodore Preble sailed from Malta, in company with the Enterprize, commanded by lieutenant Stephen Decatur. When the Utter was informed of the less of the Philadelphia, he immediately formed a plan of recapturing and destroying her, which he proposed to commodore Preble. At first the commodore thought the projected enterprise too hazar- dous; but at length granted his consent. Lieutenant Decatur then selected for the enterprise the ketch Intrepid, lately captured by him. This vessel he manned with seventy volunteers, chiefly of his own crew; and on the 9d of February sailed from Syra- cuse, accompanied by the brig Siren, lieutenant Stewart. After a tempestuous passage of fifteen days, the two vessels ar' rived off the harbor of Tripoli, towards the close of day. It was determined that at ten o'clock in the evening the Intrepid should enter the harbor, accompanied by the boats of the Siren. But a change of wind had separated the two veuels sis or eisht miles. As d^lay might provo fatal, lientanaiit Deeatur entered the har- bor alone about eight o'clock. The Phltadelphi* Imj within half gun shot of tbji Bubaw*! eMth aad priocipil batterjr. Ou bor ""mi 1 ntTAh BATTLSI. sn depth T, all •ree ..13, Jemperor of Mor*eeo, Ifhe season was, Kow- being, at nine o'clock westward of Tripoli, the wind to the east* 'ave chase. The sail her course near thf/ on her, and conti tied ven iathoms water, and 1 entering Tripoli, sho run on a rock, not laid |lf miles from the town. The greatest er to back her < t-satis loosened; ater in the hold st pting a few abaft e Tripolitan gun- oved inetPectual; as did y cutting away her fore- hstood the attack of the n a large reinforcement deprived of every means d to strike, about sunset, lession of her, and made I number three hundred, blowing in shore, the Tri- er into the harbor, dore Preble sailed from commanded by lieutenant IS informed of the loss of led a plan of recapturing u commodore Preble. At ted enterprise too hazar- :nt. Lieutenant Decatur h Intrepid, lately captured eveuty volunteers, chiefly bruary sailed from Syra- eutenant Stewart, t days, the two vessels ar' the eleae of day. It was ening the Intrepid should lats of the Siren. But a reastols six or eight miles. Deeatnr cntereo the har- ittadelphi* lay within half rioeipil battcijr. Ouhor starboard quarter lay two Tripolitan cruisers within two cabt«K length; and on the starboard bow a number of gun-bcuts within half gun-shot. All her guns were mounted and loaded. Three hours were, in consequence of the lightness of the wind, consum- ed in passing three miles, when, beins within two hundred yards of the Philadelphia, they were hailed from her, and ordered to anchor on peril of being fired into. The pilot on board the Intrepid was ordered to reply, that all tiioir anchors wero lost The Americans had advauwi d within fii\y yards of the frigate, when the wind died away into a calm. Lieutenant Decatur ordered a rope to be taken out and fastened to the fore chains c' the frigate, which was done, and the Intrepid warped alongside. It was not till then the Tripoiitans suspected them to be an enemy; and their confusion in con^: a. isnce was great. As soon as the vessels were sufficiently nesi . lieutenant Decatur sprang on board the frigate, and was fo'bweu by aiidshipman Morris. It was a minute betbre the r^'.niainder of the crew succeeded in mounting afler them. But the Turkcs, crowded together on th« quarter deck, were in too great consternation to take advantage of this delay. As soon as a suiiiuient number of Americans gained the deck they rushed upon the Tripoiitans; who were soon over- powered ; and about twenty of them were killed. Aflor taking Eossession of the ship, a firing commenced from the Tripolitan atteries and castle, and from two corsairs near the frigate; a number of launches were also seen rowing about in the harbor; whereupon lieutenant Decatur resolved to remain in the frigate, for there he would be enabled to make the best defence. But perceiving that the launches kopt at a distance, he ordered the frigate to be set on fire, which was immediately done, and s > ef- fectually, that with difficulty won the Intrepid preserved. A favorable breeze at this moment sprang up, which soon carried them out of the harbor. None of the Americans were killed, and only four wounded. For this heroic achievement licuten-nt Decatur was promoted to the rank of post captain. His cunivnis- ■ion was dated on the day he des' yed the Philadelphia. After the destruction of the Ptuiadelphia frigate, commodore Preble was, during the spring and early part of the summer, employed in keeping up the blockade of the harbor of Tripoli, in preparing for an attack upon the town, and in cruising. A prize that had been taken was. put in commission, and called the Scourge A loan of six gun-boats and two bomb-vessels, completely fitted for service, was obtained from the king of Naples. Permission was also given to take twelve or fifteen Neapolitans on board each boat, to serve under the American flag. With this addition to his force, the commodore, on the Slst of Jul^, joined the vessels off Tripoli. The number of men engage ad IB the terviee amounted to one thousand and sixty. Ob the TriBoUtwi caatle and batteriee, one hundred and fifteen 32 974 JTATAl BATTUI. gons were mounted: fifty-five of which were pieces of hearjr ordnnnce; the others long eighteen and twelve pounders. In tho harbor were nineteen gun-boats, carrying each a long brass eigb* teeo or twenty-four pounder iu the bow, and two howitzers abaft: also two schooners of eight suns each, a brig of ten, and two galleys, of four guns each. In addition to the ordinary Turkish garrison, and the crews of the armed vessels, estimated at thre« tliousaiid, upwEi; •'« of twenty thousand Arabs had been assembled for the defence •<: >'*! city. The weather p';v l ited tiic squadron from approaching thecity until the 28th, whtn it ?nciii'.>'i ud within two miles and a half of the fortiticatiuna; but the wind suddenly shifting, and increasing to a gale, the commodoic was compelled to return. On the Sa of August, he again approached to within two or three miles of the batteries. Having observed that several of the enemy's boats were stationed without the reef of rockn, covering the entrance ofthft iiurbor, he resolved to take advantage of this circumstance. He mad') signal for the squadron to come within speaking dis- tance, 10 communicate to the several commanders his intention of attackitg the shipping and batteries. Tho gun-boats and bomb-ketchc3 were immediately manned, and prepared for action. The former v.ci'; arranged in two diviflions of three each. At half pitflt one. tii«' squadron stood in for the batteries. At two, tho gun-boats wete cast off. At half past two, signal was made for the bomb-ketches and gun-boats to advance and attack. At three quarters past two, the signal was given for a general action. It commenced by the bomb-ketches throwing shells into the town. A tremendous fire immediately commenced Tirom the enemy's bat- teries and vessels, of at least two hundred guns. It was immedi- ately returned by the American squadron, now within musket-shot of the principal batteries. At this moment, captain Decatur, with the three gun-boats under his command, attacked the enemy's eastern division, consisting of nine gun-boats. He was soon in the midst of them. The fire of the cannon and musketry was immediately changed to a desperate attack with bayonet, spear, sabre, &c. Captain Decatur having Srappled a Tripolitan boat, and boarded her with only fifleeo Americans; in ten minutes her decks were cleared, and she was captured. Three Americans were tvounded. At this moment captain Decatur was informed that the gun-boat commanded by his brother, had engaged and captured a boat belonging to tlio enemy; but that his brother, as he was stepping on board, was treacherously shot by the Tripolitan commander, who made off with his boat. Captain Decatur immediately pursued the mur derer, who was retreating within the lires; having succeeded in coming along side, he boarded With only eleven men. A doubtful contest of twenty minutes eniued. D«catur immediately attacked j the Tripolitan commander, idio wm ita9>ed with a spear and out* i '1- rere pieeee of heary slve pounders. In tho Uch a long brasa eigii- Id two howitzers abaft: brig of ten, and two the ordinary Turkish ^els, estimated at thret iba had been assembled _jm approaching the city two miles and a half of shifting, and increasing to return. On the 3a n two or three miles of >rai of the enemy's boats , covering the entrance age of this circumstance, me within speaking dis- ommanders his intention 8. Tho gun-boats and , and prepared for action, tions of three each. At r the batteries. At two, ast two, signal was made [advance and attack. At given for a general action. >wing shells into the town, iced from the enemy's bat- red guns. It was imniedi- >n, now within musket-shot I the three gun-boats under tern division, consisting of lidst of them. The fire of cly changed to a desperate Captain Decatur having ied her with only fifteen 'ere cleared, and she was ounded. At this moment I gun-boat commanded by d a boat belonging to tiio s stepping on board, was commander, who made off lediately pursued the mur res; having succeeded in y eleven men, A doubtful icatur immediately attacked Hied with a spear and out* W. XTjf IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) i^A I^IM |25 itt Ki2 12.2 £» B4 ™ ii£ 12.0 fi' 'V Fhotographic Sdfflices CarpoFation <<^, 11 WIST MAM STUHT iminM,N.r. i4sw CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de m Canadian Institute for Historicai l^icroraproductiont / inatitut Canadian da microraproductiona liiatoriquaa CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHJVI/JCMH Collection de m V Canadian Institute for Historicai l^icroraproductions / Institut Canadian da microraproductiont liistoriquaa HATAL BATTUB. 9t8 ItM. Tn parnriiig the Turk's spear, Decatur broke bis sword close to the hilt, and received a slight wound in the right arm and breast; but having seized the spear he closed; and, after a violedt struggle, both fell, Decatur uppermost. The Turk then drew a dagger from his belt; but Decatur caught hold of his arm, drew a pistol from his pocket, and shot him. While they were struggling, the crew of both vessels rushed to the assistance of their commanders. And so desperate had the contest around them been, that it was with difficulty Decatur could extricate himself from the killed and wounded that had fallen around him. In this affair an American manifested the most heroic courage and attachment to his commander. Decatur, in the struggle, was attacked in the rear by a Tripolitan ; who had aimed a blow at his head, which must have proved fatal, had not this generous-minded tar, then dangerously wounded and deprived of the use of both his bands, rushed between him and the sabre, the stroke of which he received in his head wheicby his scull was fractured. This hero, however survived, and afterwards received a pension from his srateful country. All the Americans but four were wounded. Captain Decatur brought botfi his prizes safe to the American squadron. - Two successive attacks were afterwards made upon Tripol^; and the batteries eflTectualiy silenced. The humiliation of this barbarous power was of advantage to all nations. The Pope made a public declaration, ' that, "the United States, though in their infancy, had, in this affair, done more to humble the anti-christian barbarians on that coast, than all the European States had done for a long scries of time." Sir Alexander mil, a distinguished commander in the British navy, addressed his congratulations to commodore Preble. After the junction of the two squadrons, commodore Preble obtained leave to return home. This he did with the greater pleas- ure, as it would give the command of a frigate to captain Decatur. On his return to the United States, ho was received and treated every where with that distinguished attention, which he had so fnlly merited. Congress voted him their thanks, and requested the President to present him with an emblematical medal. Our limits will only allow us to glance briefly at a few of the remaining victories of the American navy. A formal declaration of war against Great Britain was passed by Congress on the 18th of June, 1812. On the 19th of August the memorable capture of the British frigate Guerriere by the Constitution under cap'fain Hull, took place. On the 18th of October the British sloop of war Frolic was taken by the Wasp, commanded by captain Jacob Jones; before the latter could escape, however, With her prize, being in a very disabled statt, she was captured by the British Mventy-four, Poictiers. m^ the 25th of October, the United StatM under commodore iNHiatar, fell in with and captured, off SIB HATAI. BAXTUU. the Western Iilee the British frisate MeeedoiuAO, «oimtM| Ibrty-nine guns and carrying three hundred and aiz men. The Macedonian had one hundred and six men killed and wonndeil: the United States five killed and seven wounded. The victprjr of the Constitution over the Java followed; and was succeeded by that of the Hornet, commanded by Captain Lawrence, over the Peacock. The loss of that brave officer in the subsequent engagement between the Chesapeake and the Shannon, has been mentioned in a previous notice of his life. On the 1st of Sep- tember, 1813, the British brig Boxer of fourteen guns, was cap- tured by the United States brig Enterprize, commanded by lieutenant WiUiam Burrows, who fell in the engagement. W« must close our notice of American naval history, by a brief sketeh of some of the most interesting cruises and engagements. GRDISB OF THS WASf. On tiie 1st of May 1814, the United States sloop of war Wasp, of eighteen guns and one hundred and seventy-three men,^ cajH tain Blakely commander, sailed from Portsmouth, N. H. on a cruise, and on the 28th of June, in latitude 48. 36, longitude 1 1. 15, after having made several captures, she fell in with, engag- ed, and after an action of nineteen minutes, captured his Britaa- ic majesty's sloop of war Reindeer, William Manners, esquire., commander. The Reindeer mounted sixteen twenty-four pound carronades, two lon^ six or nine pounders, and a shifting twelve pound corronade, with a complement on board of one hundred end eighteen men. She was literally cut to pieces in a line with her ports; her upper works, boats and spare spars were one complete wreck, and a breeze sprinsing up the day after the aottoot her foremast went bythe board ; when the prisoners having been taken on board the Wasp, she was set on fire and soon blew ttfh The loss on board the Reindeer was twenty-three killed aei forty-two wounded, her captain being among the former. On board the Wasp five were killed and twenty-one wounded. More than one half of the wounded enemy were, in consequence of the severity and extent of their wounds, put on board a Pbrtu* guese brig and sent to Enaland. — The loss of the Americans, although not as severe as that of the British, was owing, in a degree, to the proximity of the two vessels during the aetion, end the extreme smoothness of the . sea, but chiefly in repelling boarders. On the 8th of July, the Waqp put into L'Orient, France, aler capturing an additional number of prises, where she remainsd until the 27th of August, when she asain sailed on a cruise. On the ) St of September she fell in wiut the British sloop of war Avon, of twenty guns, commanded by captain Abutlmot, end after an aetion of forty-five min«ilee« eompelied her to I amm I iwuwa, «einitM| Id six men. Tm and wounded: led. The victorjr WM raocoeded Lawrence, over bn the subsequent Jhannon, hae been la the 1st of Sep* pn guns, was cap- commaoded bjr engagement. We Y, by 6 brief sketch gagements. sloop of war Waip, ty-three men,^ cap- south, N. H. on a 48. 36, longitude » fell in with, engag- ;aptured his Brita»- Manners, esquir«, 1 twenty-four pound ad a shifting twelve iard of one hundred pieces in a line with u-e spars were oom day after the aetioa, -isoners having been i and soon blew upk nty-three killed and g the former. On venty-one wounded. rare, in consequenoe tit on board a Pt>na« I of the Amerieans, sh, was owing, in a iring the action, and chiefly in repelling Orient, France, aler wrhere she renninad led on a cruise. On Sritish sloop of war >tain Abuthuet, mat •d hMr to Mrraate^ KATAt BATTUM. srt her erew being nearly all killed and wounded. The guns wer« then ordered ^o be secured, 8>id a boat lowered from the Wasp in order tu take possession of the prize. In the act of lowering the boat, a second enemy's vessel was discovered astern and standing towards the Wasp. Captain Blakely immediately ordered hia cr«tw to their quarters, prepared every thing for action, and awaited her coming up. In a few minutes after, two 'additional sail were discovered bearing down upon the Wasp. Captain Blakely stood off with the expectation of drawing the first from its companions; but in this he was disappointed. She continued to approach until she came close to the ntern of the Wasp, wheo she hauled by the wind, fired her broadside, ^which injured the Wasp but trifling,) and retraced her steps to join her consorts. Captain Blakeljjr was now necessitated to abandon the Avon, which had by this time become *n total wreck, and which soon after sunk, the surviving part of her crew having barely time to escape to the other enemy's vessels. On board the Avon forty were killed and sixty wounded. The loss sustained by the Wasp was two killed and one wounded. The Wasp afterwards continued her cruise, making great hav- ock among English merchant vessels and privateers, destroying an immense amount of the enemy's property. From the first of May until the 30th of September, she had captured fifteen vessels, most of which she destroyed. MiUTXt AND rxiroriii. On the 3Sd of March, 1815, as the Hornet, commanded bj captain Biddle, was about to anchor off the north end of the island of Tristan d'Acuna, a sail was seen to the southward; which, at forty minutes past one, hoisted English colors, and firiad a gun. The Hornet immediately luflTed to, hoisted an en- sign, and gave the enemy a broadside. A quick and well directed fire was kept up from the Hornet, the enemy gradually drifting nearer, with an intention, as captain Biddle supposed, to board. The enemy's bowsprit came in between the main and mizen rig- ging on (he sta.'board side of the Hornet, giving him an opportu- nity to board, if he had wished, but no attempt was made. There was a considerable swell, and as the sea lifted the Hornet ahead, the enemy's bowsprit carried away her mizzen shrouds, stern davits, and spanker booms, and hung upon her larboard quarter. At this moment an officer called out (hat they had surrendered. Captain Biddle directed the marines to stop firing, and, while asking if they had surrendered, received a wound in the neck. The enemy just then got elear of the Hornet ; and his foremast and bowsprit being both fomi, and perceiving preparations te give hifld another broadside, h« twain called out that he had sur> rondcrad. It was' with great dimcutty that Captain Biddka MHld 98,* ■I" '■ 1 876 HATAl BATTLB*. restain hia crew from firing into him b^^ain, as it was certain that he had fired into the Hornet after havmg surrendered. From the firing of the first gun to the last time the enemy cried out that he had surrendered, was exactly twenty-two minutes. The vessel E roved to be the British brig Penguin, of twenty guns, a remarka* ly fine vessel of her class, and one hundred and thirty-two men; twelve of them supernumeraries from the Medway seventy-four, received on board in consequence of their being ordered to cruise for the privateer Young Wasp. The Penguin had fourteen killed and twenty-eight wounded. Among thu killed was captain Dickenson, who fell at the close of the action. As she was completely riddled, and so crippled at to be incapable of being secured, and being at a great distance from the United States, Captain Biddle ordered her to be scuttled and sunk. The Hornet did not receive a single round shot in her hull ; and though much cut in her sails and rigging, was soon made ready for further service. Her loss was one killed and eleven wounded. ALOBRINB WAR. Immediately after the ratification of peace with great Britain, in February 1315, Congress, in consequence of the hostile con- duct of the regency of Algiers, declared war against that power. A squadron wan immediately fitted out, under the command of commodore Decatur, consisting of the Guerriere, Constellalion, and Macedonian frigates, theOntario and Epervier sloops of war, and the schooners Spark, Spitfire, Torch, and Flambeau. Anoth- er squadron, under commodore Bainbridge, was to follow this armament, on the arrival of which, it was understood, commodore Decatur would return to the United States in a single vessel, leaving the command of the whole combined force to commodore Bainbridge. The force under commodore Decatur rendezvoused at New York, from which port they sailed the 30th day of May, 1816, and arrived in the Bay of Gibraltar in twenty-five da^s, after having previously communicated with Cadiz and Tangier. In the passage, the Spitfire, Torch, Firefly, and Ontario, separated nt diflerent times from the squadron in gales, but all joined again at Gibraltar, with the exception of the Firefly, which sprung her masts, and put back to New York to refit. Having learned at Gibraltar that the Algerine squadron, which had been out into the Atlantic, had undoubtedly passed up the straits, and that informa- tion of the arrival of the American force had been sent to Algiers by persons in Gibraltar, commodore Decatur determined to pro- ceed without delay up the Mediterranean, in the hope of inter- cepting the enemy before he could return to Algiers, or gain a OMitral port. i certain thtt Jered. From the Icried out that he lies. The veuel l^uns, a remarka* thirty-two men; vay seventy-four, I ordered to cruise -eight wounded. fell at the cloM ind so crippled as a great distance her to be scuttled shot in her hull; was soon made killed and eleven irith great Britain, tf the hostile con- against that power, the command of ere, Constellation, ^rvier sloops of war, Flambeau. Anoth- was to follow this irstood, commodore in a single vessel, force to commodore dezvoused at New day of May, 1816, nty-five da^s, aAer and Tangier. In Ontario, separated but all joined again ^ which sprung her Having learned at lad been out into the :s, and that informa- been sent to Algiers determined to pro- the hope of inter- Algiers, or gain a WATAl SATTtlt. The nth of June, off Cape de Gatt, he fell in with and eap(ui> •d the Algerine frigate Mazouda, in a running light of twenty* five minutes. After two broadsides the Algerines ran below. The Guerriere had four men wounded by musketry — the Algerines about thirty killed, according to the statement of the prisoners, who amounted to four hundred and six. In this afiuir the famous Algerine admiral, or Rais, Hamniida, who had long been the ter- ror of this sea, was cut in two by a cannon shot. On the 19th of June, off cape Palos, the squadron fell in with and captured Ml Algerine brig of twenty-two guns. The brig was chased close to the shore, where she was followed by the Epervier, Spark, Torch, and Spitfire, to whom she surrendered, after losing twenty- three men. No Americans were either killed or wounded. The captured brig, with most of the prisoners on board, was sent into Carthagena. From cape Palos, the American squadron proceed- ed to Algiers, where it arrived the 'iBih of June. The treaty which captain Decatur finally succeeded in negotia- ting with the Day, was highly favorable. The principal articles were, that no tribute under any pretext or in any form whatever, should ever be required by Algiers from the United States of America — that all Americans in slavery should be given up with- out ransom — that compensation should be made for American vessels captured, or property seized or detained at Algiers — that the persons and property of American citizens found on board an enemy's Vessel should be sacred — that vessels of either party putting into port should be supplied with provisions at market price, and, if necessary to be repaiftd, should land their cargoes without paying duty — that if a vessel belonging to either party should be cast on shore, she should not be given up to plunder— or if attacked by an enemy within cannon shot of a fort, sl^uuld be protected, and no enemy be permitted to follow her when she went to sea within twenty-tour hours. In general, the rights of Americans on the ocean and land, were fully provided for in every instance, and it was particularly stipulated that all citizens of the United States taken m war, should be treated as prisoners of war are treated by other nations, and not as slaves, but held subject to an exchange without ransom. After concluding this treaty, so highly honorable and advdntageoua to this country, the commis- sioners gave up the captured frigate and brig, to their former owners. Commodore Decatur despatched captain Lewis in the Eper- vier, bearins the treaty to the United States, and leaving Mr. Shaler at Algiers, as consul-general to the Barbary states, pro- ceeded with the rest of the squadron to Tunis, with the exception of two schooners under cutain Gamble, sent to convoy the Algerine vesf els home from Carthagena. Having obtained from the bashaw of Tunis a full rsstoration in money, for certain out- rsgss which had been sustained by American citizens the squad* RATAL AiTTUU roa ^ooMdtd to Tripoli, where commodore Dooatw nuulf a similar demand for a similar violation of the treaty lubsisting between the United States and the bashaw, who had permitted two American vessels to be taken from under the guns of bit castle by a British sloop of war, and refused protection to Ml American cruiser lying within his jurisdiction. Restitution of th« full value of these vessels was demanded, and the monaj, amounting to twenty-five thousand dollars, paid by the bashaw into the hands of the American consul. AAer the conclusion of this affair, the American consular flag, which Mr. Jones, tba eoasul, had struck, in consequence of the violation of neutraUtj abova mentioned, was hoisted in the presence of the foreifQ ' agents, and saluted from the castle with thirty-one guns. In a4* dition to the satisfaction thus obtained, for unprovoked aggr— » sions, the commodore had the pleasure of obtaining the releaaa of ten captives, two Danes, ana eight Neapolitans, the latter of whom ha landed at Messina VUwof I After touching at Messina and Naples, the squadron sailed for Carthagena on tne 31st of August, where commodore Decatur was in expectr*:;,j of meeting the relief squadron, under commo- dore Bainbridge. On joining that officer at Gibraltar, be rclin- qoished his command, and sailed in the Guerriere for the United States, where be arrived on the iSthof NovendMr, 1816. Evcrir tbing being done previous to the arrival of the second division or the sqaadron, unpor cemmodore Bainbri<%e, that gallant officar bad no enportanity of djalMf whii^ hiawalf. JPnnuaal ta bb --xWrtfUMMSWHW tm vuM • •ub»iitiiM| lo had ptrmittM I the guu of bit protectioa to W estitutioaof th* the moBAj, by the bashaw |tha conclusion of Mr. Jonas, tb* kion of nautrnlity pa of tha foraigii Ine guns. In M- Iprovokad sggra** ining tha releaaa s, tha latter of ■quodron sailed fbr tmmodore Decatur 'on, under commo- Gibraltar, be rclin* ere (or the United ber. 1616. £vci7 second division or that gallant officer ~ tobM m AKXMtta ftAO. instructions he exhibited this additional force before Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, where their were somewhat surprised at the appearance of the Independence seventy-four. Commodore Bainbridge sailed from Gibraltar thirty-six houra before the Guerriere, and arrived at Boston th« 1^ of Novefliber. TU AME1UC/.IT FLAG. When FrMdom from her moantsin beigliti nnfbrled hut ituuiud to the air, BbB tors the aaore robe of night. And wt the etan of glory toere ; She mingled with the fottivm djret The milliy baldrie of tne ixu.*, And etriped its pure oeleatial whits. With etrealungi of the morning li|^ Then, from hie manaion in the inn, She raited ber eagle-bearer down, Jkhd flam bilo Usnigh^ head The symbol of biu enoaen land. Mdeatie monairh of the elend, Who reareat aloft Uqr regal {brm, To hear the tempeat tramping load, And ic« the lightning lanoea driven, When anioe the wanton of Uw stam lAad rails the thnnder drum of heavea^w* qhiU of the Son, to thee 't is given, To guard the banner of the frap To hovOT In the solphar smoke, Tb watdflsrar the battle stroke, And bid ita blendings shine aftr, lAa rahihewa on tne elood of war, The hattinger of vielory. flag «r «hs bimve,ttar IbMa shall flv, SMaiga at haM aad tnaoiphi hig^ When apsaki^ the aignal trumpet-tons, Ami the )0U;liae comes gleaming on,' nm vst tbrliib-blood, warm anowet, llaa Ammcii the gUateniag bayoaati) JwhAoldWa eye ahaUMghtly tv^ta To where thy meteaNf^oriea bn < , And, aa hia springing stepe adva^or Gateh war and vengeance from the , :laaea' And, whea4he oanncn-moatUnga load Uaave, in wild wiaatte, the battls ahraad, And gory sabres riae and ftll, Uke ahoOta of flame on midnight's palli 'ftera ahid^thy victor glaacea glow, Aad OMsaiiBv ibas abll sink beM CAttAXK >ABBt. Flat of th« •«•, «> «*«'• J^T* ^ Thv Mn •hall gUttCT o er thit brmw, When ie'% careering on the g»ie, 8wwp* darkly round the belliei iail. ™Vtene'd wave. ru.h wild^ b«* Before 3ie broad-aidea reeling rack, The dvinir wanderer ol the aea Shall looiTatonce to heaven «»d U>et, And amile to iee thy M.lendora fly, In triumph, oer hw cloaing eye. FIa« of the (Vee hearU' only home, Bv anaelhanda to valoi given, Thy •taS have lit the welkin dome. And all thy hue. were boni in heat«i. CAPTAIN PARRY'S PmST VOYAGE OP DISCOVERY. hundred and eighty tons, ^^^^^^^^^^ iJ ^^t herself under his Liddon. was at the •*«>«» ,„„rt ion w J to discover a north Orders. The object of the exp^diu^^^^ west passage into the r**T;, u,. --v They took in provision* «.peJition was »° 'f «"'" J^^y if S for two years, and «»•» * 2*^^ Jl" and other stores adapted in tin cases, essence of malt ^d hops. ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^::Sy^r^^LiA::i^re..,,m ^h .» ahuadanc ^Sr;a«-topasOf^^^^^^^^^^^ SounSto Behring's Strait. ^^ '^^*";J*;;^•ca^ Other to Kamtschatka and "»«"X^"i'';i^Tft to hTown discretion. iMtructions were g'!*".' ^u* ""«„ and proceeded up the straito He sailed in the begtnnHiB 'f Jlw. mcW At Ke was making of Davis, where ho Toundtbeice close pac^^^^ ^^^ .^» . hi. way towards the werternjho^^^^ Her'etheice closed round »»?« •5;P/^l:;?oSdn^^^^^^ in the usual way was so close, that the ™*" 3*g^ „„ch to the amusement of loa, at . TAGE OF arry wai apiwintcd , a bomb of three «r, gun brig, one leutenant Matthew t herself under his discover a north ual engaged in the took in provision* ind soups preserved ther stores adapted Ups were ballasted with an abundance trough Lancaster's he was to proceed I!ape Horn. Other his own discretion, eded up the straite As he was making th of June, the ice ress. Here the ice id in the usual way, 1 the amusement of ( the SSth was wtj CATTAiir rAMn. StS jnpleasant, and would have been dangerous to ships built in the orainary wny. Each roll of the seu forced the heavy masses of ice against the rudder and counter with great violence; but being to well strengthened, they escaped without damage. While in this state, a large white bear approached the (iriper, attracted by the smell of Rome red herrings, which the men were frying at the time. They killed him, but he sunk between the pieces of ice, and they were unable to ol>tain him. On the 30th, the ice began to slacken a little about the ships, and allcrtwo hour's heaving, they succeeded in moving the Hecia about her own length to the eastward; and the ice continuing open afler eight hours' incessant labor, they hauled both ships into open water. Captain Parry having failed in his first attempt to approach the western shore, came to tho determination of tryins to effect this object, about the latitude of mount Raleigh, which forms one side of the narrowest part of Davin's Strait. They kept on durins the 1st and 2d of July, without finding any opening. On the third day, the wind having shided to the south-west, another large chain of icebergs was seen to the. northward. They could find no bot- tom near these icebergs with one hundred and ten fathom of line. At four A. M. on the 4th, they cnme to a quantity of loose ice floating among the bergs. The breeze blew lightly from the southward, and wishing to avoid going to the eastward, thev push- ed the Hecla into the ice, in hopes of being able to make way through it. But it immediately fell calm and the ship becoming perfectly unmanageable, was for some time at the mercy of the swell, which driAed her fast towards the bergs. The Griper's signal was made not to enter the ice, and after two hours' hard pulling, they succeeded in getting the Hecla clear of the icebergs, which it is very dangerous to approach whenever there is a swell. The ice was now so close that they found it impossible to pro- ceed further westward; and they made the best way they could, by beating to the northward, until the lOth, when a thick fog came on, which made it necessary to use great caution in sailing to avoid the icebergs. The reflection of light, however, is so strong from those vast bodies of ice, that in thfa thickest fog they can be seen at a sufiicient distance to enable the navigator, if in smooth water, to keep clear of them. The people succeeded in killing a large bear, which was seen near them on a piece of ice and towed it on board. These animals sink immediately on being wounded, and to secure them, it is necessary to throw a rope over the neck, at which the Greenland seamen are very expert. After encounter^ ing many difiiculties from the tenacity of the ice, on the Slst Captain Parry reached latitude 73". As he was unwilling to in- orease his distance from Lancaster's Sound, he determined to enter the ice here. He accordingly ran in among the floes, and on the evening of the 23d, the ships were so beset, that rfo open watoff eould be aeen firom the maat^ead. The weather being ■5IP mH ejatAM Toan ' dear on the next iny, and a few nan'ow lanea of water appearing to the westward, they proceeded to warp the ships through the ico. At eight P. M., thejr had advanced four miles lu westward, and having come to the end of clear water, they secured the ships in a deep bight, or bay in a floe, called by the sailors, natural dock! On the next day, a boat was sent to try to find a lane of clear water leading to the westward. She returned without success, and the weather was so fo^gy, that it was with difliculty she found her way back to the ships by means of muskets and other signals. On Tuesday 37th, the clear water had made so much to the westward, that a narrow neck qf ice was all that separated the ships from a large open apace in that quarter. The men were just ordered out to saw on* the neck, when the floes suddenly opened, and allowed the Griper to push through under all sail. Although they lost no time in attempting to get the Hecia through after her, yet before they could effect it, the passage was completelv blocked up by a piece of floating ice, which was drawn after the Griper, by the eddy produced in her motion. Before they could haul it out of the channel, the floes pressed together und wedged it inimovea- bfy, and although the saws were used with great enect, it was not until after seven hours' labor, that they succeeded in gettine the HecIa into the lanes of clear water, which opened towards the westward. They now perceived with pleasure, a pitching motion of the vessel, which, from the closeness of the ice, does not often occur in those regions, as a sure indication of an open sea. The wind breezing up by one o'clock P. M., the ice had all disappear« ed, and the sea was free from obstructions of any kind. Here they found the whales so numerous, that no less than eighty-two are mentioned in this day's log. It is commonly thought by the Greenland fishermen, that the presence of ice is necessary to in- ■ure the finding of whales; but no ice was seen this day, when they were most numerous. At half past five P. M., the high land itbout Possession bay came in sight. Lancaster's Sound was now open to the westward, and the experience of a former voyage had given Captain Parry reason to believe that the two best months %r the navigation of those seas were yet to come. This, together #ith the magnificent view of the lofty Byaur Martin Mountains, which recalled forcibly to his mind the events of the preceding year, animated him with expectation and hope. On the Sist, they anchored in Possession bay, and discovered a flag staflT which had been erected on the former expedition. The only animals found here were a fox, a raven, some ring plovera, .snow-buntings, and • wild bee. Several tracks of bears and reindeers were abo sinen upon the moist ground. Three black whales were seen in the bay, •lid the crown bones of several others were lying near thebeacii. The tide rises here about eight feet, and the flood seems fo <;«hM fiom the northwa.fI. On tiie firiit of Augnit, Captain Parry finding that the 6>ip«r — ;mMM|>HMItM iitaMiaMiiMNMili of water appearing lips througn tho ico. lu westward, and jcured the ihipa in ilora, natural dock! I lone of clear water tut success, and the ulty she found her .id other signals. lade so much to the separated the shipa _'he men were just les suddenly opened, r all sail. Alihough cla through after her, 8 completelv blocked n after the Griper, by hey could l injury vf9M ■ustained. A breeze springing up from the north- north-west, they made sail and stood to the southward. After sailing a short time, they discovered that they were entering a -large inlet about ten Jeasuea wide at its mouth, and in the centre of wiiiuh, no land could bo distinguished. The western shore was so encumbered with ice, that it was impossible to sail near it. They therefore ran •long between the ice and the eastern shore, where there was A broad channel, with the intention of seeking a lower latitude or a elourer passage to the westward. Since they had first entered Lancaster's Sound, the sluggishness of the compasses, and the imgulerity produced by the attraction of tl»e ship's iron, faiad been mar |f|| WrtAUX F4JRRr. Jbnnd^ to increase rapidly as they proceeded to the westward. llW- irregularity increased as they advanced to the southward, frbich i'^ndered it not improbable that they were approaching the .njlgaef'o pole. The compasses therefore were no longer nt for the purposes of navigation, and the binacles were removed as useless lumber into the carpenter's store-room, where they remain- ed^uring the rest of the season. Bbing desirous of obtaining all the magnetic observations they were able, on a spot which appear- ,ad so full of interest in this department of science, two boats wert dispatched from each ship to the nearest easterti shore, under the command of Lieutenant Beechy and Hoppner, who, together with Captain Sabine, were directed to make the necessary obser- vations. As soon as the boats returned, the ships hove to the .Aouthward, along the edge of the ice, and by midnight the ehattael was narrowed to a]j[0ut five miles. They could find no soundings; tbe weather was serene and the sun for the second time that sea- lion just dipjped below the northern horizon, and reappeared a few fnoments after. They had hoped to find a passage to the 'south tf die ice, especially as the inlet widened considerably as they pdvanced in th&t direction; but on the morning of the 8th, they perceived that the ice ran close in with a point of land, which .^Memed to form the southern extremity of the eastern shore. The . .prospect from the crow's nest began to assume a very unpromising •Appearance. The whole western horizon from north round to ^fJQuth by east, beiqg completely covered with ice, beyond idblch iio indication of water was visible. Captain Parry therefore de- iarmined, as the season was fast advancmg, to return immediate- Jy to the northward, in the hope of finding the channel between Jrrince Leopold*s Isles and Maxwell Bay, more open than when they left it, in which there could be little doubt of eflTecting a jPHsage to the westward. They haid sailed to the southwiM in ihijp inlet about one hundred and twenty miles, Cape Ktter .itei^g by the observations in latitude 71° 53' 30" loneitude 90*^' ,45". They returned to the northward with a light but faroitble ;;lureeze. On the 10th, the weather was thick with snow, v^iioh ! ,j|raB succeeded by rain and fog. The ships moored to a floe, but .^idienthe (leather cleared, they found themselves drifting with the .floe upon another body of ice to leeward. They therefore east oflTand beat to the northward, v^ich was very difficult to do, on account of the drifl ice with which thh whole inlet was now cover- ed. Although several days were thus passed in contending with Ut^§, head wmds, and all tl^e difiiculties of arctic navigation, yet neither ojScers nor crews lost health or spirits. They repined not. at the dapgers and difficulties of their situation, bat because tlUe accomplishmept of their hopes was delayed. Jk liaht southern brt^vne ambled them to ttaer towards Prince XMpoIdVlflai, wlii|Bh%er fojiiid i^ipre eacumberwd with tea than ll^. iSira Ihtr itiT^ll^il^^ «r ftar*wbaIaa;i>£iMth ^*«4^ • IWIWIIIIII inw ii i i nim i M is w ii iAito«ini iaii iJji i )M i l i ) l ii'' " to the westward. to the ■outhwtA, •e approaching the |re no longer ht for I were removed as where they remain- ■ous of obtaining all ^ spot which appear- Jnce, two boats were [asterli shore, under inner, who, together the necessary obser- _ie ships hove to the midniehtthe ehaanel Id find no soundings; econd time that sea- md reappeared a few passage to the ' south considerably as they ning of the 8th, thev point of land, which ) eastern shore. The me a very unpromising from north round to ith ice, beyond which in Parry therefore de- r, to return injmediate- ; the channel between , more open than when e doubt of effecting a »d to the aouthwarain f miles, Cape Ktter ;' W longitude WW :h a light but fhvorable liick with snow, wKieh IS moored to a floe, but nselves drifting with the , They therefore east very difficult to do, on )le inlet was now cover- ised in contending with if arctic navigatiw, yet spirits. They repined ■situation, bat becanae ayed. to steer towudf Prince tbair hMlu abote lh« mlMr in the .«Mn« jwrnaer •« the -wb«bii jMid ftequently with tfaair ham.eMet and quite stationary for iMveral minutes together. Three or four miles to the northward, they discovered an opening, having every appearance of a harbor, with an island near the entrance. It was named Jackson's Bay. The whole of (be 14th was consumed in the attempt to find an opening in the ice, but as it reoiained perfectly close and com^.aGt, on the 15th Captain Parry went on snore to make observations. He landed in one of the numerous valleys, which occur on this Eart of the coast, very much resembling bays, being bounded by igh hills, which appear like bluff head-Unds. He ascended the biu on the south side of the ravine, which is very steep, and cov ered with detached blocks of lim»«tone, some of which are con- stantly rolling down, and which afford a very insecure footing. .From the top of the hill no water could be seen over the ice to the northwest; and the whole space comprised 4>etween the islands and the northern shore, was covered with a bright dazzling blink. It was a satisfaction, however, to find that no land appeared, and Captain Parry was too well aware of the suddenness mlh which obstructions, occasioned by the ice, are often removed, to :be at all discouraged by present appearances. On the top of this ;bill, he deposited a bottle containing a short notice of his visit, and raised over it a small mound of itones. The wind was light the next day, and the ice being close, the ships scarcely changed their position. Despairing of beiiig- able to penetrate westward, in the neighborhood of Prmce Leopold isles, Captain Parry de> termtned to stand towards the northern shore again, and after beating for some hours among the drift ice, the ahips got 'mio clear water near the coast. Thev had jjust liaht enoush at midnight, to see to read and write in the cabin. Passing along the shore, iihev left the ice behind them, and en the 31st they had nothing to hinder their passage westward, bat want of wind. But the wind freshening soon after, all sail was made to the westward, where the proapect began to wear a more and more interesting appearance. It was soon perceived that the land along which tney were sailing, and whien hadappewed to be- continuous from ' fiaflhi's Bay, b^an now to trend much to the northward, leaving an open space between Uiat coast, nnd a distant land to the west- ward, which appeared like an island, of which the extremes to the north and south were distinctly visible. The latter was a remark- able headland, and was named Cape Hotham. They discovered also severd headlands on the eastern Isind; between the northem- moet of which and the island to the westward, there was a chan- nel of more thad eight leagoaa in width, in wluch neither land nor ice could be seen from tha nait head. The arrival off this noble ahannel, to which Qajplain Parry gave the name of Wellington, «M aa event ibrwl^ thoflM All bMBonxioasly lodting; for th> ygptiwiitf »f landtollwBaiMhaMd; h«dahn9tifhMaa tain Sabine waa despatched to make observations, and examine the natural productiona of ihe ahore. He reported that he had found the island much more interestine than an^ other parte of khe shores of the Polar Regions they nad yet visited. The re^ mains of Esquimaux habitationa were found in four different places. Some of them are described by Captain Sabine, as consistmg of ■tones rudely placed in an elliptical form. They were from seven to ten iWet in diameter, the flat aid i of the stonea standing verti* eally, and the whole atrueture bei similar to that of the aummer hols oTtha E ll> w i r iii M ' » ' . i|i « l« H I W IIII » l " ''i * l > l i l l i W i U » ' l l Uli lWW I il H l M I U I ', •■ I ii ^.WMM W miMIMI tHWB i mm i ll i l. CinAlIf tiMMT. It it might take • soast of America, diientangled from d's Bay ; and that Fully impreased ining the name of elapsed, and thpy weeks more. The of provisions, the J sea before them, 23d, a fresh breeze IS open to the norths ' jre opening south of : was extreme, when ;, that their passage Beechy discovered, id of loose pieces of into this part of it, ing,' in forcing her , and they contmued ore a navisabie sea msitude 96^ 67 min., edthe ships to tack, ley then beat to the B was found. After assage, they at last lavy streams, and at le to the westward. , but in the morning land was seen to .the so broad, that Captain tre the Griper could about seven P. M., leediess, for the ioe e passage. Captaia the northern shore. ie of the island, Cap> vations, and examine reported that he had in any other wtf of |ret visited. The re» n four different places. bine, as oonsistmg of They were firom seven •tones standing verti- r to that of the summer ilBtliepf*e«(Uiig7Mr. Attached to each were smaller circles of about four or llTe tatft In diameter, and from the moss and sand which covered some of the lower stones, the .whole encampment appeared to have been deserted for several years. The fogs now froze hard upon the rigging) which made it difficult to work the ship as each rope was increased to twice or three times its proper diameter. On the evening of the 29th, a very thick fog came on, and they sailed under such circumstances as have seldom occurred ia navisation. Observing that the wind always blew some boura •teaaily from one quarter, the quarter masters steered by the vane at the mast head, instead of the compass, which was here ut" terly useless. At night the ships made fast to a floe, about six or seven feet thick, which was covered with numerous pools of water, all hard frozen. The officers amused themselves in skating upon the pools, and the men in sliding, foot-ball and other games. Thus the ships remained until the 31st, when a new expedient for sailing was adopted. Before tho fog commenced, and while they were sailing on a course, which they knew to be the right one, the Griper was exactly astern of the Hecia, at the distance of about a quarter of a mile. The quarter master stood aft, near the tafiVail, and kept her constantly astern, by which means they were enabled to steer a tolerably straight course to the westward. The Griper, on the other hand, kept the Hecla right ahead, and thus they steered one ship by the other, fbr the distance of ten miles out of sixteen and a half, which they traversed between one and eleven P. M. Tiie morning of the first of September brought a breeze, and with it 41 snow storm, so that they were unable to shape their course that afternoon. At one on the 3d, a star was seen, the first that had been vis>b^?•°•*%JkJ^o^a little mor^^ the^ nil. Two pardlel »»»~ ^^J *^'i unia, aout wa. then ma& breadth of tb. '^^V* ]^V^lJ^^^S^t^i\^» with them. A with an ice .aw, •»* .«»J^^Jf a iVesh northerljr l^ieces of ice, a con- niohori urd began to ■esh, arid the people before they reached II bands were again itt it was proposed ttf of Hbatkig them ot^; iMd'dtftkref^drwtiif ■■MM cAttAik nJdnf 3f» pifbe <^iev, Wirieb it was intended to sink, wWI» others havlli||fk upAn rbpvB attached to the opposite end, divgged tlM^ blotk undilf^ that part of tke floe, on which the people stood. The oflieew^ took the lead in this employ, and were frequently up to their kneil^ in water during the day, with the thermometer generally atlC^' and never higher than 16°. At six P. M. the Griper was m»it- ' fast astern of the Hecla, and the two ships' companies^ beili(| divided on each bank of the canal, soon drew the ships to the e^ of their second day's work. The next day at noon, the whf fuel. ) men, and one latton of the men's irder that any slight teutedand checCed ivit;^, such as thej of its continuance, amusement for the le proposed, there- the Htcia; and his officers, Lieutenant rfurmaiice was tixed t of the ships' com- od humor, and to ai^ f cunstnnt darkness, was to be called the e, and of which Cap- r the promine of being le officers of the two ras observed, for the allow of reading and il half past two. The rht. It now became tallic substance in the produced by it exactly le extreme of inteqso affected. They found I in handling the 'sex* the eye-pieces of the face, occasioned an remedied by coverins November set in with lat the sun, independ- i horizon for ninety-six king any observations. I the representation of men a great Aud of uki taking it to piMM OAfTAIir rAUT. 19 ■gain, WH a matter of no small importance; •■ it kept the imb employed a day or two before and after each performance, which was a considerable object gained. On the 11 th, the thermometer fell to 26^ for the second time. The wolves began to approach the ships boldly, howling most piteously on the beach near, and sometimes coming along side the ships, when every thing was quiet at night; but they seldom saw more than one or two together, and therefore could form no idea of their number. The white foxes used also to visit the ships at nieht, and one of these was caught in a trap, set under the Griper s bows. The stars of the second magnitude in Ursa Major were pereep* ttble to the naked eye, a little after noon on the 11th of Decem- ber, and the Aurora Borealis appeared faintly in the southwest at night. The cold continued to increase. About the middle of the month, a serious loss took place in the bursting of the bottlea of lemon juice; in some boxes of which, two thirds of the contents were found to be destroyed. The vinegar also froze in the same manner, and lost much of its acidity, when thawed. A few gal- lons of highly concentrated vinegar, congealed into a consistence like honey. Theatrical entertainments took place regularly once a fortnight, and continued to prove a source of infinite amusement to the men; and more than one or two plays were performed, with tho thermometer below zero, on the stage on board the Hecla. The J^orth Georgia Qaxette, which we have already mentioned, was a source of great amusement, not only to the contributors, but to those who, from diffidence of their own talents, or other reasons, could not be prevailed on to add their mite to the little stock of literary composition, which was weekly demanded; for those who declined to write were not unwilling to read, and more ready to criticise than those who wielded the pen; but it was that good-humored sort of criticism that could not give offence. On Christmas day the weather was raw and cold, with a con- siderable snow drift, although the wind was only moderate from northwest. Divine service was performed on board. Tlie men's usual proportion of fresh meat was increased, as also their allow- ance uf srog, and the day passed with much of the same kind of festivity by which it is usually distinguished at home. On the first of January scurvy made its appearance among them. Mr. Scallon, gunner of the Hecla, had complained for some days, and the symptoms were now decidedly scorbutic. It was found to be owiug to the dampness of his bedding, and proper measures were taken to prevent an increase of the malady. By raising mustard and cress in small boxes near the cabin stove, they were able to give Mr. Scallon and one or two more patients nearly an ounc'3 of sailed per day. The vegetables thus raised were necessarily colorless from the privation of light; but they dlifi&Ol l^aUf. YaU tbiB lilaiB tulti v if rdMd iii ofrdidarr ciretmitifneiM. §tt •flbetual w«re they in th« oaMT df Mr. Setlion, that he reeoTsretf in less than a fortniifht. Toward the end of the month they beg^an to look out ibr the son from the mast head. On the Morning of the third of Febru- ary, the weather being clear, a cross, consisting of the usual ▼ertical and horizontal rays, was seen aboui the moon. At twenty minutes before noon, the sun was seen from the Hecla's maintop, at the height of fifty-one feet above the sea, being the first tiniu it had been seen for eighty-four days, twelve days less than iti actual stay below the horizon. There was now, from eight o'clock till four, sufBcient light for any kind of work, and ou the seventh they began to collect ballast for the Hecla, to make up for the expenditure of stores. The coldest part of theyear was now approaching; yet the sun had sufficient power to affect the thermometer, which rose from — •iC' ..1 '^5" when exposed to its rays. The distance at which sonnda were nearu ». *he open air during the continuance of this intense cold was truly surpruing. Conversation carried on a mile off could be distinctly heard. The smoke from the ships, too, owing to the difficulty it has to rise in a low temperature, wa:i carried horizontally to a great distance. On the Idth, the mer- cury sunk to 65" below zero, which waa the most intense degree of cold observeu Junng the winter. Mureury was malleable in this state of the atmospneio ^ From this time the temperature gradually rose. The length of the days had so much increued by the 36th of February, that a very sensible twilight was visible in the north. For the Inst three or four days of April, the snow on the black cloth of the housing had begun to thaw a Ittlle during a few hours in the raitldle of the day, and on the 30th so rapid a change took place in the temperature of the atmosphere, that the ther- mometer stood at the freezing, or, as it may more properly be termed in this climate, the thawing point, being the first time that such an event had occurred for nearly eight months, or since the 9th of the preceding September. This rapid change in the weather revived their hopes of a speedy departure from Melville Island; and they all had sanguine expectations of leaving their winter quarters before July. On the lstt>f May, however it blew a gale, and the sun was seen at midnight for the first time that season. On th« 6th, the people began the operation of cutting the ahipa out of the harbor; and on the 17th, the ships were once more afloat. On the 21st, some of the officers took a walk inland, and were able to fill a pint bot- tle with water (Vom a pool of melted snow, which was the firot thev had seen; a proof of the extreme severity of the clinuAe. A perceptible cltange hod now. taken place in the ice. Iflte upper surnce was covered with imramerable pods of broel^ mm hhiiiih IctnMtitetfM. flv [hat he reeoTeratf (look out (br the le third of Febru- ting of the usual noon. At twenty J Hecla's maintop, \iag the first time Jays less than it^ mow, from eight work, and ou the fecla, to make up ehina ; yet the sun hicn rose from — distance at which lontinuance of this |n carried on a mile >ro the ships, too, temperature, was he 16th, the mer- ost intense degree rwas malleable in [rose. The length 1 of February, thnl I. I snow on the black fittte during a few h so rapid a change ere, that the ther- more properly be f the first time that lOnths, or since the 1 their hopes of a By all had sanguine before July. On le sun was seen at h« 6th, the people f the harbor; and On the 21st, some le to fill a pint hot- hich was the fint |r of the climate, in the ioe. Iftie pofrfs of braielSih MUM trater, ao that the liberation of the sea might be dailjr exBeet«d. Being desirous of obtaining as much game as possible during ttw remainder of the time that must 6e passed in Winter Harbor, Captain Parry sent out hunting parties to remain ten or twtln miles inland, with orders to send whatever game they might pro- cure, tn the ships, and also to observe the ice firom the hill tope, and report any change that might take place. ThMissolution of the ice continued daily, and on the 32d, it was observed to be in motion in the ofling; setting to the east< ward at the rate of a mile an hour. The dissolution of the ice of the harbor went on so rapidly, in the early part of July, that they were greatly surprised, on the 6th, in finding that in several of the pools of water, on its upper surface, holes were washed quite through to the sea bcneatn. On the rooming of the 26th, there being a space of clear water for three quarters of a mile to the southward, they took advantage of a northern breeze to run as far as the opening would permit, and then dropped anchor at the edge of the ice, intending to advance step by step as it separated. The ice across the entrance of the harbor in this spot, as well as that in the offing, appeared from the crow's nest quite continuous and unbroken, with the same appearance of solidity as at midwinter. On tne SCth, the whole body of the ice was in motion toward the southeast, breaking away, for the first time, from the poinCp at the entrance of the harbor. ' This rendering it probable that th^ sbijA would soon be released. Captain Parry furnished Lieutenant tiodon with instructions for his guidance during the coming sea- son of operations, and appointed places of rendezvous in case of separation. On the first of August, the harbqr was clear of ice, and thera appeared to be water in the direction of their intended courM'. At one P. M., ev%ry thing having been brought on board, tbeV anchor and ran out of Winter Harbor, in which tliitV weighed hadpassed ten entire months of the year, and a part of th« remaining ones, September and August, After a few tacks, they had the mortification to perceive th^ the Griper sailed much worse than before, though great pains had been taken during her re-equipment to improve her qualitiea. By midnight the Hecla had gained eight miles to windward of her, and was obliged to heave to, to avoid parting company. A southerly wind springing up the next day, made it probabl* that the ice would close in upon the ships, ami they therefore began to look out for a situation where they might be secured in- shore, behind some of the heavy grounded ice. At one o'clock th«v perceived that a heavy floe had already closed completely Iq with the land at^ a point a little to the westward of them. A Br place havbg neen fojind for their purpose, the ships w«t; fifty miles. lace' where they bad e ice closed with the safety for the ships, olnts at the orobou- setting tho smaller ;e before thejr nriif^ OAtTAIir riB»T. ' iW •d. After henvnif two hours at the halsers, thej saeeeeAsd in getting through, and moored the ships to some very heavy ground<* ed ice near the beach. Hares were observed bene, feeding on the sides of the cliflTs, and a few ptarmigans were seen. The place where the Hecla was now secured, being the only one of the kind which could be found, was a little harbor, formed, as usual, Sy the grounded ice, some of which was fixed to the bot- tom i|^ ten or twelve fathoms. One side of the entrance to this harbor coiMis(ed of masses of floes, very regular in their shape, placed quite horizontally, and broken off so exactly perpendicular, as to resertible a handsome, well-built wharf. On the opposite side, however, the masses to which they looked for security were themselves rathtfr terrific objects, as they leaned over so much towards the ship, as to give the appearance of their being in the act of falling upon her deck; and as a very triflin|| concussion often produces the fall of much heavier masses of ice, when in appearance very firmly fixed to the ground, Ca|* SM OAPTAIir TAUn. Unit b<;yood which th« ships could not keep the sea with aoy de- gree o( sAfety or prospect of eacceH; but being strongly impres- sed wiiA the ides that it wss incumbent on him to make every possible effort, Captain Parry determined to extend this limit to the 14th of September, before which date the winter would have set in. The prospect was not very encouraging, even with this extension; they had only advanced sixty miles this seas >n, and the distance to Icy Cape was yet between eight and nine hundred miles, supposing them to find a clear passage. The provisions, too, were so far reduced in quantity, that by no means could they be oaade to hold out longer than till April, 1823, and the deficien- cy of fuel was even more apparent. "These and other minor considerations, induced Cajptau Parry to ask the advice and opinions of his officers relative to the expediency of returning to England. The^ all agreed that any attempt to penetrate farther westward in their present parallel, would be fruitless, and attended with loss of time that might be more profitably employed else- where. They advwed that the vessel should run back along the edge of the ice, in order to look for an opening that might lead toward the American continent, and after a reasonable time spent in the search, to return to England. This advice agreeing with his own opinions. Captain Parry resolved to comply with it. On the twenty-fourth the ships moved again, and found less ice as they advanced, so that when^ on the morning of the 37th, they cleared the east end of 3Ielville Island, the navigable channel was not less than tea miles wide. A constant look-out was kept freai the crow's nest for an opening to the south, but none occur- red. The weather was hazy, so much so that thoy were again oUiged to steer the ships the one by the other. As they proceed- ed, several islands hitnerto unknown, were discovered, but no opening was seen in the ice, and when they had, on the 30di, nmeiied longitude Sk)**, they became satisfied that there was no Mssibility'of effecting their object, and Captain Parry, therefore, iBeoeeived it to be his duty to return forthwith to England, in Older that no time might be lost in following up his discoveries, if his government should deem fit to do so. The Hecla arrived at the Orkney Islands on the 38th of October; and the Griper on the first of November. Thus did they return from a vovage of eighteen months duration, in good health and spirits, with the loss of only one man. WMamStaieesMMIMMnSIMMlHHI^^ mm a with any d«- Itroogly imprM- to make every nd this limit to iter would have even with this ' I M&a m, and nine hundred The provisions, eans (wuld they land the deficien- nd other minor the advice and / of retunting to penetrate farther ess, and attended Y employed else- bacK along the that might lead onable time spent ice agreeing with ipty with it, and found lees ice ofthe 27th, they navigable channel |look-out was kept :h, but none occur- it they were again As they proceed- liscovered, but no had, on the 30tb, that there was no in Poi'iTi theriefore, ith to Englandj in up his discoveries, I on the 38th of 'ember. Thus did s duration, in good in. eAVTAUr rABBT. CAPTAIN PARinrs SECOND VOTAOIT OF DISCOVERT. The diacoveries made by the expedition under Captain Plany in 1819-20, being believed to afford a strongnresumption of the existence of a Northwest Passage to the Facific Ocean, the British government commanded that another attempt wbould bo made to discover it. The Hecla having been found well adapted to this kind of service, the Fury, a ship of precisely the same class, was selected to accompany her. Captain George F. Lyon was appointed to command the Hecla, and Captain Parry, whose efforts had made him justly celebrated, was commissioned to command the expedition. Some alterations in the interior arrangements of the vessels, such as- were suggested by the experience of Captain Parry, were made. Among these was an iq;>paratus for melting snow, which was found very useful, and was so little in tthe way, that it could not even be seen. Cots and hammocks were substituted for the former bed places, and some improvements were made i» the manner of Victualling the ships. In his official instructions, Captain Parry was directed to pro- ceed into Hudson's Strait, till he should meet the ice, when the- Nautilus Transport, which was placed at his disposal, was to be^ cleared of its provisions and stores. He waa^then to penetrate westward, till he should reach some land which he should be con- vinced was a part of the American continent, at some point north' •of Wager River. If he reached the Pacific, ke. was to proceed to Kamschatka; thence to Canton or the Sandwich Islands, and thence to England, by whatever route he might deem meet oeiw TCnient. Accordinsly, in the beginning of April, 1821, the three reaaels sailed from England. Nothing worthy of note occurred till they met with the ice in Davis' Strait, where the vessels were moored to an iceberg, and the Nautilus was unladen. This done, she parted company on the lat of July, and sailed for England, while the Fury and Hecla stood toward the ice, which they reached a little before noon, and ran along its edge, keeping as cnuchtoihe westward as possible. On the 24th, they reached the Savage Islands, and landed on one of them. They are many — all exhibiting the same appear- ance of utter sterility. That on which they landed was from six to eight hundred' feet above the level of the sea. Here they noticed the same appearances of an Es tance, in a wonderful manner. On the next day, however, the Hecla hove in sight, and upon whieh the Fury set sail ami beat through the channel. On the motning of the 17th, the weather being too foggy to move, parties from both ships went on shore, to examine the country, and to procure spenimens of its natural productions.. As soon as the weather cleared up, they returned on board, and sailed to the northeast, where alone they had an^ chance of find> ing an outlet. Having ascertained the continuity of land round thu inlet, they gave it the name of Duke of York's Bay. It was now certain that the object of the expedition could not be effected in that direction; and thov therefore sailed back, through tne narrow channel by which they had entered, with the intention of seeking an opening farther north, without delay. It would be tedious to tell of every obstacle, that hindered or delayed the ships. They pursued their intended course along tne shore, when the wind and weather permitted; ai)d when unavoid- ably detained, they landed. ' Among other places, they landed at Repulse Bay, in latitude 66'^ 30 min. and longitude 86o SO min. From all indications, the water through which they had been sail* ing, was the imperfectly known Frozen Strait; and Captain Parry resolved to keep alons the land to the northward, and examine every bend or inlet, which- misht appear likely to afford a practi- cable passage to (he westwar-d. Sailmg on the 33d along the northern shore of Frozen Strait, it was observed that the land appeared in one place to consist of islands only, behind which no land wan visible. This part of t!ie coast appeared to Captain Parry so favorable to the accomplish- ment of his enterprise, that he resolved to examine it more clcsely. Having beat up to the mouth of an opening that seemed practicable, he found the greater part of the channel tilled with a body of ice, renderilog examination in ships or boats impossible. The only means, therefore, of exploring it were, to despatch a party by land. Captain Lyon undertook this service, accompa- nied by five persons, furnished with a tent and four da^s' provision. The ships were anchored to await his return a mde from the chore. The flood tide came otif of this inlet, a circumstance that naterially strengthened their hopes of success. Captain Lyon first landed on an island, and then crossed a itrait to a steep point. Thence proceeding northward to a high hill, he found the strait continuous, and returned to the shipa. On this short journey, he passed the remains of a sreat many Esquimaux habitations. The result of Captain Lyon a excursion was to convince all concerned, that a communication existed here between Frozen Strait and a sea to the northward and eastward of it, and Captain Parry determined to explore it as far aa pua> ■ibla. S4« 40t CArTAIN TAMXr. Afier drHting about «ome time in the ice, and more thatt ofifill' narrowly escaping shipwreck, measures were taken to survi^ this part of the Frozen Strait; but little knowledge was gained by all their efforts. On the let of September, the prospect of get- ting northward, was b^o means encouraging; and they were, from time to time, beset with ice, and drifted back. On the 3d, they found that after a laborious investigation, which had occu- pied a whole month, they had returned to nearly the same spot ■ where they had been on tho 6th of August, near Southampton Island. On the 1st of Oetober, rain fell, which immediately freezing, made the decks and ropes as smooth as glass. For several dftys the thermometer bad been below the freezing point, and soRrt- times as low as SO* at night, which change, together with UmT altered aspect of the land, and the rapid formation of young ice near the shores, save notice of the approach of winter. THft commencement of this dreary season in these regions mmy, indeed, be dated frdm the time when tho earth no lonser receives and radiiUes heat enough to melt the snow which fdls upon it. On the 8th, the joung ice on the surface began to give them warning that the navigation of those seas was nearly ended for the season. When the young ice has acquired the tnickness df half an inch, and is of considerable extept, a ship must be'stopped^ by it, unless favored by a strong and fair wind; and even wnen making' progreae, is not under control of the helmsman, depeudi ing' mostly on the fliiekness of the ic^on one bow or the othet. Boats cannot be emriojred in such situations with much ^Ifbct. When to these difficulties were added the disadvantage of a temperature near zero, and twelve hours of daily darkneil', C^tain Fkrrv became convinced that it was expedient to pl«e^^ the ibipe in the most secure situation Ihat could be found, rathtff than rfln the risk of being permanently detached from the land bK atteroptiqg to. gain the continent. Aecordingljr, a canal wt» sawed into a harbor on the south side of a small island, to which' the Df me of Winter Island was given, and the ships were warpifd^ to their winter stations. Thus ended their operations for the season, after having explored a portion of coast six hundred milek in extent, one half of wiiich belonged to the continent of Americf. The arrangements for passing the winter comfortably were (retty much the same as those which had been made at Melville sland, with some improvements, suggested by former experience. The theatre was better fitted than before, and ascliool was estab- lished for the benefit of such of the crews as might wish to loam to read and write. The lower dlBck of the Fury was fltt'ed ftir a church, and the oompanies of both ships attended during the vdn- ter. The men wore sent to walk on shore for exercise, wbeneVvk^ the leather was f&voriible; and* fitacer-posts itttt etet^Jn various parts of the island, to prevent them from losing their wVly'. re thaV oHijI' ken to survi^ was gained b; irospect of g^t- sd they were. On the 3d, Fhich bad occu- the same spot ■ Southampton liately freezinf^^ Tor several daya' lint, and sonw- bgether with Hit Ion of young ici lof winter. Thh jse regions m^, o lonser received ch f^ls upon it'. an to give theitf nearly ended for the tnickneas tit p must be stopped' and even when elmsman, depsiid' bow or the oth6t. ith much ^fl%ct. B disadvantage of of daily darkneiS; expedient to pla^*"^^ d be found, raUttfT id from the land bK eljr, a canal ^& Jl island, to which; ships were warped^ operations for th« t six hundred Uilel ttinent of Americi. comfortably were I made at Melville former experience. a scliool was estab- night wish to leant iry was fitted fbr a led during the Win- sxereise, whenevtfk^ I were eredtb4\hri m losing their wHf. mmm ejofij* TAxmr. 40» Ob' the' llth of tfeeeinber, the weitber \mtg tolerably elMr, stars of the third magnitude were visible to the naked eye at for^ minutes past eiffht, and those of the second magnitude till a quar- ter past nine, which ma^ give some idea of the degree of light al- this period. The twilight was, of course, very lone, and the redness of the sun's rays might be seen more than three hours after its setting. On the 13th, the thermometer fell to— 31°, being the lowest teWperature yet experienced. Bising on the nth to— S", th« play of The Poor Gentleman was perrormed. On Christmas eva the theatre was again put in requisition, and the next dky was edebrated to the utmost extent their means would allow. Amonft the luxuries of the Christmas dinner were a few joints of EUigfim roast beef, which had been preserved expressly for the occasbn, the first and last ever eaten in Frozen Strait. The same occupations, that had employed them at Melvilt*. Island served to beguile the time this winter. Nothing material occurred till the first of February, unless the circumstance of seeing a white bear may be accounted «o. • On the 1st of February, a number of Esquimaux were s««a' coming toward the ships over the ice, and the appearance oTbutv was discovered on the shore with a telescope. Captains rarrjf and Lyon, with three or four others, set out to meet the> natives, who were slowly advancing, 4o the number of twenty-five: Alt' the ofiicers advanced, they stood still, awaiting thair approadk They had no arms, but carried only a few strips' of whaiahoiMi, which they had brought for a peace-ofi*ering, and which theMotlfii* men immediately purchased for a few small naib and oaada.' There were several women and children with the Wtty, and tbe- behavior of all was ^uite peaceable and orderly. They wuie oU? handsomely dressed in deerskins, and some had double suits. However quiet theie savages we're, they did not exhibit thv slightest signs of apprehension or distrust. As soon aa some un> darstanding was estabjished, the officers expressed a wish to visit their huts, and the Esquimaux readily comi^ying, they dl set oht together. The savages were greatljr astonishea on the way to see a large dog, belonging to the wbitS8» fetch and oarry; and the children could scarcely contain their joy when Captain Lyon gave tbem a stick to throw, and the dog brought it back to them. An infirm old nui, who supported himself witn a staff, which he much needed, was left belund by his companions, who took no notice of his infirmities, but left nim to find his waiy as he might, without reluctance or scruple. An intercourse was k^ up between the ships and tbs Esqui> maus, as long as the latter remained there, wUeb was until tlM tSd of lifay, whentiiev set otf with aUUMir food* and ohattsiBi inob|d(ag,a naitin 1^ froi^ lie eaulklng of tne bows being new completed, the ships were ' 11 1 • CA?TAIIT VABBT. released (Vom the ice by tewing round them; en operation which made them rise in the water six inches and a half, in consequence of the buoyancy occasioned by the winter's expenditure. An increased extent of cpen water appearing in ihe^ offing, Captain Lyon again departed, accompanied by nine persons, with • tent, fuel, and provisions for twenty days. Each individual was furnished with a light sledge, to draw his provision and baggage, which might weigh about an hundred pounds. Their instructions were, after gaining the continent to proceed along the coast and examine it, and to make observations respecting the tides and th« nMural productions of the country. He set out on the 8th of May, and rested on the 9th at a low, rocky point, which he called i^oint Belford. Proceeding north* warn, ne had given the.followina names successively to different parts of the coast, viz. Blake's Bay, Adderly's Bluff, Palmer Bay, Point Elizabeth, and Cape William; when, finding his pro- vision and fuel half expended, he judged it prudent to return. Flocks of birds now began to give token of returning summer, and, on the 2oth, some Esquimaux, who came from an encamp- ment to the westward, reported having seen a great many rein- deer. Yet at the close of May it was matter of general regret that there was little prospect of the departure of the ice, and that few indications of a thaw had been observed. The navigators cuuid nut fail to remember that at Melville Island, though so much farther north, the season had, on* the same day two yeara befnre, advanced full as far as now at Winter Island. The parti of the land which were most bare were the smooth, round tops of the hills, on some of which were little pools of water. There were also, on the low lands, a few dark, uncovered patches, look- ing, in the snow, like i^'ets in the sea. Vegetation seemed striving to commence, and a few tufta of saxifrage oppositifolia,- when closely examined, discoYored some signs of life. Such was the state of things on shore: upon the ice appearances were as unpromising. Except in the immediate vicinity of the ships, where from incessant trampling, and the deposit of various stores upon the ice, some heat had been absorbed artificially, there was no perceptible sign of dissolution on the upper surface, where six or seven inches of snow yet remained on every part. In these circumstances, Captain Parry resolved to try wnat could be done to release the ships by cutting and sawing. Arrangements were, therefore, made for getting everything on board, and for com- mencing this laborious work. ^ The operation began on the Sd of June, and was completed in sixteon oays, by severe and persevering labor. In the meanwhile, Nature seemed unwilling to lend our mariners any aid: the disso- lution of the ice was so slow as scarcely to be perceptible. However, it was so weakened by the cut made, that the first ptMsoM firem without eAKiied • rapture, so that a favorable 1 OArTAlN FAKBT. ¥» operation which ', in consequence nditure. ig in ihov offing, ine persona, %vitli ch individual was on and baggage, ""heir instructions Sthe coast and e tides and the the 9th at a low, 'roeeeding north* sivejv to different y'a Bluff, Palmer n, finding his pro- dent to return, 'eturning summer, from an encamp- great many rein- of general regret )f the ice, and that The navigators Island, though so me day two years Island. The parta looth, round tops of of water. There ered patches, look« i^'egetation seemed ifrage oppositifulia,- I of life. Such was ipearaiiees were as inity of the ships, lit of various stores tificially, there was r surface, where six )ry part. In these wnat could be done jrrangements were, oard, and for oom- 1 was completed in > In the meanwhile, I any aid: the disso- to be perceptible, nade, that the first M) that a ihvorable breeze only was needed, to enable the ships to put to sea. Ob the 2d of July, the wind, for the first time, became fair, and the ships sailed. Winter Island is ten miles and a half in length, from north-west by north, to south-east by south, and its average breadth from eight to ten miles. It is what seamen caH rather low land; the height of the south-east point, which was named Cape Fisher, out of respect to the chaplain and astronomer, being seventy-six feet, and none of the hills above three times that height. The outline of the land is smooth, and in the summer, when free fi-om snow, presents a brown appearance. Several miles of the north-west end of the island are so low and level, that, when the snow lay thick upon it, our travellers could only distinguish it from the sea by the absence of hummocks of ice. The basis of the island is gneiss rock, much of which is of a gray color, but in many places also the feldspar is so predominant as to give a brisht and red appearance to the rocks, especially about Cape Fisher, where also some broad veins of quartj are aeen intersecting the gneiss; and both this and the feldspar are very commonly accompanied by a green substanccr, which appear- ed to be pist'acite, and which usually occurs as a thin lamina adhering strongly to the others. In many specimens these three are united, the feldspar and quartz displaying tolerably perfect crystals. In some of the gneiss small red garnets are abundant, as also in mica-slate. In lumps of granite, which are fouud de- tached upon the surface, the mica sometimes occurs in white plates, and in other specimens is of a dirty brown color. There are several varieties of mica-slate, and some of these have a brilliant metallic appearance, like silver; those which are most so, crumble very easily to pieces. The most common stone next to those already mentioned is lime, which- is principally schistose, and of a white color. Many pieces of this substance, on being broken, present impressions of fossil-shells, and some have also brown waved lines running quite through them. Nodules of flint occur in some maaies of lime, but they are not comrabn. Iron pyrites is found in large lumps of black stone, tinged exter* nally with the oxyde of iron: it is here and there met with in small perfect cubes. Sailing northward dong the coast, the ships were soon stopped by the ice. While they remained stationary, a party of natives were discovered on shore, who proved to bo their neighbors of Winter Island. They were cordially greeted by the officers and ■eamen as old acquaintances, and loaded with presents. On leaving the ships, one of them sent Captain Parry a piece of seal akin aa a present, without the least prospect or expectation of • return. We mention this trifling incident, merely because it waa the first and only undeniable proof of gnitUude otwfvred aBWOg thaaa peopla ^ -i^.«r. nttrtued" their courts "ortV Jred y«^*° ^!Sjid thenar of •^''^f'^Let hU V h«« hdf. the Cai*»m h«^^^^^ .^out two ^^^^^^^^ S elevated 2«S it ie .intrected to he b«« ^^ ,^u. AftJJ •" K°ch«nnel being wo« in 'W^* ^^ thirty Sm iu •J'ength Sun narrowed to forty yw^^ ^i^^y ?**• *° .Siouated by ISSw^ontee Captwn P^^^ ^^.^ and lon«»t«d« «» a» •^•ne"'^^ dil? ige herd, of '"'KlTme for tJ^^^e of *• •»• ^'.fif iSey ^"t«d q»ify:jnj!r%.e%fferedthe lul. Ther waiiea h-'V' «»il«vfl Theyeunersu «•- » another- JW ^^ two volteye. *» ^ .pprowJi g"**y "^^S^ik oi the ice near them, but on Jj" Xy JSt toto ,-to to ^•^•* ihS pugnaciona I«n»ow. ^''^g^J.* W1a»i pUyed • •*"»*''°r Kick with Wpoona «J« "^' ^^imaly ttaTwit^r tJtte*^j:«Jl.Tflnite fhriou.:. one of ttem WP ;. K-pliyed •,-o»«;«'« SSdTwith Wpoon. -^^ ;-'%^iS^ CArTAIN rAftBT. iff their courie north- t danger. On the of a considerable examine it. The Ith from four hun- ig a mile and a „. At the mouth, feet high, but here • more elevated found the stream acts. Then turning -ater spray, occasion- itream begi" »*•/*" lundred and fifty fee^, eiss rock. After fall- degrees, the river u» wUecting its strengtt eet, in one unbroken ;Bract, aurmounted by n which receives the da in diameter, rather ^beve the cataract, the imaginable among th* ice. To this be^utiflil roe of Barrow's Biver. d longitude 81' SfiT 9ff'. es were seen upon tje ome for the sake of tjio died together, piled upon be shot, and were i^ lleys. They suffered the It on their near appro^CJi •e. After tl^ey g<>ttoto Bon. and killed. Wtep one of them r«Olttt«V iured it with his ^wMi- ded the wounded anunMf . ler to assist their esetBO. ucartained. Two of Jhe ^hedoverfifteenhundrjd 1 uncommon biflk. TW tee of tiiem being touchjd , and snapped it with »o. had young ones, wniciji between «*«» •ifJS*,?' f killed with oi»pke»^>Wf » On the Idth, the ships reached Igloolik, for the situation of iriiich we refer our readers to the map. Here they found a new band of Esquimaux, who proved to be the acquaintances and rela- tives of those of Winter Island. These people dwelt not in snow huts, but in tents, made of the skins of the walrus and seal, the for- mer shaved thin enough to allow the transmission of light. They were clumsily made, and supported by a kind of tenl-pole, con- structed by tying bones or deer's horns together. The edses of the tents were kept down by placing stones upon them'. 1% keep the whole fabric erect, a thong was extended from the top to a larve stone at the distance of a few yards. These abiding places had little appearance of affording comfort or convenience. From these people Captain Parry learned that he had unques- tionably been coasting the conmunt.. He then determined to attempt to penetrate a large inlet, stretching Wv^'stward ft«m Igloolik, which, at the time of his arrival, was closed by a fixed hairier of ice, and which he named The Strait of the Fury and Heela. We shall not follow the navigators in their arduous but unsuccessful efforts to penetrate westward at this point, as we bare already alloted more space to their adventures than consists with our intended limits. Suffice it to say, that after perse- vering in the attempt till the 90th of September, they found them- selves as far from the attainment of their object as at first. Tke eold weather then setting in, they were compelled to lay the ships up at Igloolik. One important point was settled, however, beyond the possibHi- ty of doubt. Finding his researches ineffectual by water. Cap- tain Parry undertook to explore the Strait of the Fury and Hecta by land. He found it continuous, and pursued his journey flir -enough to see the open- sea beyond, thus proving the existence of a passage at this point, though it was then, and probably ever will be, closed by an insurmountable barrier of iee. Beside tUs result of his endeavors, the poeMoo ef Coekburn Island, and ih- deed of all tho lands adjacent to Igledik, was aeoertaiMd, aMd eerrectly laid down on the map. Beside the Esquiosaux found at Igloolik, our friends had Hie "•(Muety of the savages of Winter Island, who rejoined them •bortlv aflter their arrival. We are sorry diat we eaMit relate the adventures and observations of this wiaiter, as they are ex- tremely entertaining; but as they are not fanportant in th^ aature, We trust to be exonsed for omitting them. I^oolik is a low island, ten miles long and six broad, and exhibits the same appearance of sterility as the a^eeent eon- -ttaent, eiMnting in flaees wfaieh have been inhabited by the i«|ili»ei. IWre, thw aoeoMMlation of «ainMl sabatBBee* hi* prodoeod a luxuriant vegetation. In aome parts there are ppMs t,««e«MMMfidi-bi^5ht fteeai Af foMil remains, wm»« _,, interior w aiino»* »•• . . lianj; but there are risuig g'°"°'';;7exceUent »a«^™"''r-.„t.ia ^ '__- !««, Viiit their fl riooliK » » S'",*^! -i«.n«t all the lana in"»w v — ■' : rpe Wands. Lik^^n^j"™ that of lglool.kj»»J but tneir gow'-e/ V «?;«# nr laland, oeing vw—r"— r From the top of one of theae we ^^^ ihores. . .. ctrait of the Fury and "•;'"j^ jjana, Theentrance of the Strut o ^^^ projecting }f^^'^^ ^tmmtm |t«in the impreiwoM J cellular etructure lie almost an entire J with the remains of lent landmarks. s called by Captain -J land in this vicinity, that of Igloolik, and land, being coropoeed Lre high and rugged. i view of the adjacent and Hecla U aboQl projecting headlands velocity. The soutk stiy smooth, and com- Beyond the entrance I Parry, who it will be ►f the strait, states the lite, rising, in some in- of the sea. In some ■tone. He has left no ine the length of this ay in accomplishing the e may conclude that it From the point wher« tus sea to the westward, r one small island of the Fury and Hecla. Dce of beautifully veined minerals were asbestos, It variety of sand-stone, n part is formed of black "hu part of the island ia iff of black and rugged otto. The wajer, oozing he most brilliant stalae- «h the shady part of the the island is or clay and ty covering of shnvelled like the preceding one, srcourse with thf Kaquf at of their harbor, where Dd nineteen days. Tk«jr sto uao could be made M CAfTAlX PARRT.' 411 their sails; nevertheless, by the 30th of the month they passed Winter Island, having been carried three degrees ^; the oritl in which they were beset. On the 9th ot* October, y made the Orkney inlands, and on the lUth reached Lerwick in Shetland, where they were received with many congratulations on their safe return. CAPTAIN PARRY'S THIRD VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY. The Britidh Government having resolved to (it out a third e>> pedition, under Captain Parry, the Hecla and Fury we/e made ready for sea, the latter lender the command of Captain Hoppner, and sailed from England on the 1 6th of May 1824. They were to attempt the northwest passage at Prince Regent's Inlet. Having crossed the Atlantic without any material adventure, they made the bay of Licvely in Disko Island on the oth of July. Sailing up Bafnn's Bay, on th:; 17th tlio ships came to the ice, and atler many obstructions, only pe:ietrated seventy miles to thb westward. Here they encoimtcied a hard gale, and sustained several shocks that would have crushfd any siiip nf ordinary strength. They reached Lancaster's Sound on the lOlh of Sep- tember. The winds not heing fuvornble, the ships made small progress, and on the 13th the crews had the mortification to pei*- ccive the sea ahead covered with ice, in attem;)ting to penetrate which they were soon immovably beset. Nevertheless, the exertions of Captain Parry and his coadjutor were unremitting. Th,e officers landed at one place, a little east of Admiralty inlet. The vegelatim was, as usual in those regions, very scanty. With great e.xertion and extreme difficulty, the expeditim reached Port Bawen in Prince Regent's Inlet, on the 'Ulth, where, by the middle of October, Captain Parry deemed it advisable to lay up the ships for the winter. Several journeys inland proved the country to be exceedingly broken and rugged; so much so that the researches of the explorers were of necessity confined to a very limited extent. ' About midnight on the 27th of January, a l}rilliant display (if the ^Vurora Borcalis was observed. It broke out in n single compact mass of yellow light, appearing but a short distance above the land. This light, notwithstanding its general continuity, aomelimes appeared to be composed of numerous groups of rajrf, compressed laterally, as it were, into one, its limits to right and left bein^ well defined and nearly vertical. Though always veVy briUant, it constantly varied in intensity ; and this appeared to b« So SSS. ^ ««k. i"«"fj^r„ ,S weeding .'«»'"? "fiiiS fSA'isji .» .rive. - '''s«s:si'°r.:«»». «'"• ^^x 5ff *„ldb^ W w-fom^^ fo four fathom, deep t trithio whicfc the water ww violence, 'lof Se night of the 2d. the ice can^jn JlJ^ «',« ^d number Jl^n fXd the FuryjJ J;^' hiTfrom .hiring the .am, ti^In the meanwhile «* "•J^^^had become so sore by Ae SS^ed by labor, and their "»•«»■' g^uld no longer handle 2SS mcJion of the /SriSa^S itTa. determined toJ|md 51S without mU^njJ^J^^^^^^^^^^ i„ order that she might tX^a^tff W . ,.,^ed to the beach, by which the CTS'porition a g'^^ P;f ^**U'S than had at finj bj^ Itber, a»we«eetli» IvCT cloud. While Iding beauty of the |it seeing a brilliaot I them and the {and, hares and mice, i but rarely, and In. In July, a canal led to sea. Captain of the inlet, but he ection, when he was d in that quarter, he ward. The nrost he r of the shores. et close to the land, em. The Hecla re- »r three hawsers; but eaved off again, with ement of her misfor- gain nipped, and so As the tide fell, her al feet, and the Hecla bund where the Fury IS the shore was every- The ships were again anding incessant labor ntly going could hardly itances the only harbor rrounded masses of ice, four fathoms deep at in with great violence, te strength and number from sharing the sam^ Fury were completely become so sore by the could no longer handle ; was determined to land n order that she might the beach, by which the or were secured in their cient to admit both ships, ry's stores were li».nded. e than had at first been onpactneis of her fabno ftvertheleH, no •zextioa rum LOSS or tbb alcuti. 41* WM spared to render her seaworthy again, thou|[h the daily preo* sure of the ice was another, and a very ereet disadvantage. In spite of every effort, it was found impossible to save the Fury, and the Hecla was greatly endangered in the attempt. She was compelled to leave the land and dritl about amoos the ice, to avoid being forced on shore. On returning, Captain Parry found that the Fury had been driven farther on the beach thai: before, and nine feet of water were in her hold. Her keel and bottom were more injured than ever. The first glance satisfied Captain Parry that the vessel could never return to England. By and with the advice of a council of his officers, therefore, he decided to leave her to her fate, and as his provisions would barely suffice for another twelvemonth, to return home. In pursuance of this resolution the Hecla reached Sheerness on the 21st of October. On the eastern shore of Prince Regent's Inlet is Cape Kater, the most southern point attained by the ships in this ei- pedition. It is in latitude 71°, 57 SO," and longitude 90" OT 46." NARRATIVE OF THE I^OSS OF THE ALCESTE. The Alceste sailed from WhamjKW on the 31st of Januarf, 1817*, exchanged friendly salutes with the guardians of the Bocea Tigris; touched at Macao and Manilla; rounded the numeroue clusters of rocks and shoals tying to the westward of the Phillip- f»ines, and to the northwest of Borneo; and then shaped a coura* br the Straits of Caspar, which she entered soon after 'daylight on the 18th of February. The morning was fine, the wind firesh and favorable, and the Alceste movinj^ rapidly through the water; every appearane* Kimised a rapid passage into the JU^a sea, for whioh Captain- axwell, who had been on board the whole of the preceding night, was steering the course laid down in the most approved charts, and recommended by the sailing directions in his possee* sion, when the ship struck asainst a sunken rock, three milee distant from Pulo Leat, or Middle Island, and having grated over it for a few seconds, took a slight heel to starboard, and became immovable. The rapidity of her motion, at the instant of strik- ing, rendered it highly probable that she had received serious iigury; and every doubt on this subject was soon removed by the appearance of her false keel floating along side, and the report of the carpenter, who stated that the water in the bold had increased flrom two and a half to ssvsa Asl, ud thst it was gsiniog rapidl/ oaths pumps. THt LOM or nu AtCBm. The •ailt, which had at first been thrown aback, wore now Airled, and the best-bower anchor was dropped, to keep her faet, from the apprehension, if she went off the rock, of her instantly ■inking. At this alarming crisis, not the slightest confusion or irregoTarity occurred; every necessary order was as coolly given, and M steadily obeyed, as if nothing unusual had happened; every one did his duty calmly, diligently, and effectually. The boats being hoisted out, Lord Amherst and the rentleuMO of his suite, within half an hour of the striking of the uiip, woro in the barge, and making for the nearest part of the above men* tinned desert island. After leaving the Alceste, they saw more •oeurately the dangerous nature of her situation. The rock on which she had struck was distinctly seen from the boat, extending only a few yarclu from her. Beyond, the water was dark and deep ibr nearly half a mile; it then became so shallow that the beautiful but fatal corul was continually seen as they approached the shore. When about a mile from Pulo Leat, rocks, covered by not moro than from one to three feet water, surrounded them on all sides. The barge struck several times, but was saved from any serious ■ccident by the skill of Lieutenant Hoppner, who commanded her. AAer sailing or rowing for about an hour, they gained what had appeared from the ship to be land covered with wood — but, to their mortification, discovered nothing but insulated masses of Kinite, interspersed with mangrove trees growing^ in the water, ing now joined by a cutter, with the servants of the embassy, ■nd a part of the guard, they proceeded along shore in quest of , t more convenient placo for debarkation. Several cret^ks, which seemed to penetrate inland, were in vain explored; they all ter- minated in deep swamps. Similar attempts were reiterated, till anxiety to send back the boats determined his Excellency to land on the first rocks which should be found suiiiciently large ot nu* nerous for the reception of the party. This intention wan at length effected in a small bay, where the rocks were so njjngled with the trees as to afford firm hand-hold. The boats were then immediately despatched to assist in bringing on shore whatever could be saved from the wreck. A more convenient landing-plac* being subsequently discovered near an eminence on which on encampment might be formed, the whole party removed. thither, leaving a marine behind to communicate with the boats as they lucoessively approached the shore. The heat of^ the day aa it advanced, and the exertioiu of the men in clearing the ground, for the reception of persons and bag- gage, produced great thirst, and rendered it necessary to look for water, of which none had been brought on shore, except a very ^Mnail quantity collected from the dripstones on deck. A search sr this purpose was conducted in several directions without suc- cess; and, night coming on, it was relinquished in hopes of better fortune on the morrow. During the whole day, and till a lata TBI tOM or TBC AtCCITI. 413 ._ aback, ware new iped, to keep her Tast, rock, of her iMtanUy ■lighteet eonfiuiou or jr was at coolly giveo, lusual had happened; ad effectually. irat and the rentlenien [king of the ahip, were lart of the above men- Icette, thev mw more ituation. The rock on om the boat, extending rater waa dark and deep lallow that the beautiful y approached the ahore. M, GOTcred by not more nded them on all sidea. ■aved from any leriou* ppner, who commanded n hour, they gained what overed with wood — but, ; but insulated maitea of ea growing in the water. servant* of the embauy, along there in queit of I. Several creeks, which lin explored; they all ter- mpts were reiterated, till ed his Excellency to land d sufficiently large Ok' nu« , This intention wan at he rocks were so n^'ngled Id. The boats were then nging on shore whatevef ) convenient Iandtn||-plac« n eminence on which an le party removed. thither, ite with the boats as they , and the exertions of the eptidn of persons and bu{- ed it necessary to look ior it on shore, except a verv itones on deck. A searcu ral directions without suc- iquished in hopes of better whole day, and till a lota boor in the erening, the boats were constantly employed conveying articles from the wreck, and towing aaliore a raA on which had been placed the basgage, stores, and a small supply of provisions rescued with much laborand difficulty, under the superintendence ol' Captain Maxwell, whose exertions and self-possession were nost highly spoken of by all his fellow sufferers. Towards midnight, as the tide rose, the swell of the sea lifted the ship from the rock, and dashed her on it again with such vio* lence as to render it necessary for the topmast to be cut away. Id doing this, two men were very severely bruised. Tlie following mornins Captain Maxwell landed; and, after eonsulting with Lord Amherst, it was determined that his £xcel> leoey, and the gentlemen of the embassy, should proceed without delay to Batavia in the barse, with a picked crew, commanded by the Junior Lieutenant, (Mr. Hoppner;) one of the cutters waa •lao prepared to accompany them, for the purpose of assisting in ease of attack or accident. The master of the Alceste was sent on board the latter to navigate the boats. At this season there was no probability of the passage to Batavia exceeding sixty hours, the distance being only one hundred and ninety seven miles; tho inconvenience to which his Excellency would be subjected waa, consequently, very limited in duration; and much additional expedition in the despatch of r?lief might be expected from his personal exertions at Batavia. The stock of liquors and provis- ions furnished to the boats was necessarily very small, and only sufficient on very short allowance to support existence for four or five days; only seven gallona of water could be spared for the whole party, consisting of forty-seven persons; but they were fortunately visited by a heavy fall of rain on the day after their departure, which more than supplied the place of what had already been expended. The number left behind waa two hundred men and boys and one woman. The first measure of Captain Maxwell, after fixing a party to dig a well in a spot which was judged, from a combina> 4lon of circumstances, the most likely .o find water, watf to remova our bivouac to the^p of the hill, where we could breathe a cooler and purer air, a place, in all respects, not only better adapted to the prqservotion of our health, but to our defence in cose of at- tack. A path was cut upwards, and a party employed in clearing away and setting fire to the underwood on the summit. This lost operation tended much to free us from myriads of ants, and of anakea, scorpions, centipedes, nnd other reptiles, which, in such a place and climate, generally abound. Others were employed in removing upwards our small stock of provisions, which were deposited, under a strict guard, in a sort of natural magazine, funned by the tumbling together of some huge masses of rock on the highest part of this eminence. On board the wreck a party was stationed, aDdeavoriog to gain any accession they could to 35» #1 TM mm «f TM AMMfl. dor itoek of proTidons and anna, and to tare anj public itof«* that could be found. There was a communication for this purpoaa between the shore and the ship whenever the tide permitted For the last two days every one had experienced much misery from thirst; a small cask of water (the only one which could be obtained from the ship) was scarcely equal to a pint each in the course of that period; and perhaps no question was ever so anx- iously repeatea as, " What hope from the well?" About eleven at night the diggers had got, by rather a tortuous direction,) on account of large stones,) as far down as twenty feet, when they came to a clayey or marly soil, that above it being a red earth, which seemed rather moist, and had nothing saline in the taste. At a little past midnight, a bottle of muddy water was brought tb« captain as a specimen ; and, the moment it was underftood to bei fresh, the rush to the well was such as to impede the workmen; therefore it became necessary to plant sentries to enable them to complete their task, and permit the water to settle a little. For- tanately, about this time a heavy shower of rain fell, and, by spreading sheets, tablecloths, &c., and wringing them, some relief was aiTordfd. There are few situations in which men, exposed without shelter, to a torrent of rain would, as in the present in- stance, hail that circumstance as a blessing ; bathing in the sea was also resorted to by many in order to drink by abiorption, and they fancied it afforded relief. *' Thursday, 30th. This morning the Captain, ordering idl hands together, stated to them in a few words, that every rnaii, by the regulations of the navy, was as liable to answer for his conduct on the present as on any other occasion; that, as long as he lived, the same discipline should be exerted, and, if neees^ ■ary, with greater rigor than on board; a discipline for the gene- ral welfare, which he trusted every sensible man of the party must •M the necessity of maintaining'; assuring them, at the same time, ha would have much pleasure in recommending those wh« dis- tinguished themselves by the regularity and propriety of their ednduct; that the provisions we had been able to save should be ' served out, althoush necessarily with a very^paring hand, yet with the most rigid equality to all ranks, until we obtained that ralief which he trusted would soon follow the arrival of Lord Amherst at Java. " Duriflff this day the well aflbrded a pint of water for each man; it had a sweetish milk-and-water tastOj something like the juice of the cocoa-nut, but nobody found fault with' it; on the contrary, it diffused that sort of happiness which only they can Ael who have felt the horrible sensation of thirst under a vertical sun, subject at the same time to a harassing and fatiguing dnty. This day was employed in getting up every thing iVom the foot of the hill; boats paaiing to the snip; but, unfortunately, almoai •v«7 thing of r««l value to ua in eui* prusent oaae, wua ondaf ,Te anr public fltoM* ition for this purpoM tlie tide permitted ienced much misery one which could be to a pint each in the was ever so anx» ell?" About eleven rtuous direction,) on enty feet, when they it being a red earth, ng saline in the taste. water was brought tb« was underf'tood to bet impede the workmen; tries to enable them to to settle a little. For« of rain fell, and, by iging them, some relief in which men, exposed 1, as in the present in- ng; bathing in the sea irink by abiorption, and I Captain, ordering tA\ words, that every maii, liable to answer for his occasion; that, as long I exerted, and, if neee»- discipline for the genii* le man of the party must them, at the same time, nending those whtf die- ' and propriety of their 1 able to save should be ' very*kparing hand, yet I, until we obtained that >w the arrival of Lord , pint of water for each astej something like the d fault with' it; on the »s which only they can of thirst under a vertical •ing and fatiguing duty, very thing fVom the fboC It, unfortunately, almeal trVieat oHe, wM tmimt TB» bOtt OV TU AMIfllS. 411 water. We were in hopes, however, that, ai no bad wmUmt was likely to happen, we might be enabled, by scuttling at lo# water, or by bumiijg her upper works, to acquire many uaaM articles. " On Friday (21st) the party stationed at the ship found theoi* selves, soon after daylight, surrounded by a number of Malqr proas, apparently well armed, and full of men. Without a singto sword or musket for defence, they had just time to throw th«D» selves into the boat alongside, and push for the shore, chaaed by the pirates, who, finding two of our other boats push out to their assistance, returned to the ship and took possession of her. Sooa' afterwards it was reported, from the look-out rock, that the wl^ ages, armed with spears, were landing at a point about two niMl on. Under all the depressing circumstances attending ship^rvdi —of hunger, thirst, and fatigue, and menaced by a ruthless fiM,- it was glorious to see the British spirit stanch and unsubdued. The order was given for every man to arm himself in the best way he could; and it was obeyed with the utmost promptitude and alacrity. Rude pike-staves were formed, by cutting down young trees; small swords, dirks,. knives, chisels, and even large spike nails sharpened, were firmly affixed to the ends of these poles; and those who could find nothing better, ' hardened the end of the wood in the fire, and bringing it to a sharp point, formed a tole- rable weapon. There wer^, perhaps, a dozen cutlasses;^ the marines had about thirty muskets and bayonets, but could muster no more than seventy-five baill cartridges among the whole party. We had fortunately |i-.-eserved some loose powder drawn from tM upper deck guns after the ship had struck, (for the magazine wae under water in five minutes,) and the marines, by banunering their buttons round, and by rolling up pieces of broken bottles ia cartridges, did their best to supply themselves with a sort of langrage which would have some effect at close quarters; and strict^orders were given not to throw away a sinsle snot until sure of their aim. Mr. Cheffy, the carpenter, and his crew, under the direction of the Captain, were busted in forming a sort of fAattia, by fellinff trees, and enclosing in a circular shape the around we occupied; and, by interweaving loose branches with the stakes driven in among these, a breastwork was constructed, which afforded us some cover, and must naturally impede the progreae of any enemy unaupplied with artillery. That part of the island we had landed on was a narrow ridge, not above a musket shot across, bounded on one side by the sea, and on the other by a creek, extending upwards of a mile inland, and nearly oommuni- eating with the sea at its head. Our hill was the outer point of this tongue, and its shape might be very well represented by an inverted punch bowl; the circle on which the bowl stands would tlien show the fortification, and the space within it our citadel. " It appeared by the report of scouts, a short time after i die 4n TRC toss or TBI Avexvn. firat account, that the Malays had not actually landed, but had ~ taken puaseasion of some rockd near this point, on which thejr deposited a quantity of plunder brought from the ship; and during the day they continued making those predatory trips. " In the evening all hands were mustered under arms, and a mot« ley group they presented; it was gratifying, however, to observe, that, rude as were their implements of defence, there seemed to be no want of spirit to use them, if occasion offered. The officers and men were now marshalled regularly into diflerent divisions •nd compiinies, their various posts assigned, and other arrange- mmits made. An officer and party were ordered to take charge Mpbe boats for the night; and they were hauled closer into the ^Ming place. An alurm which occurred during the night showed thebencht of these regulations; for, on a sentry challenging • noise among the bushes, every one was at his post in aa instant, and without th§ least confusion. "On Saturday morning, (!22d,) some of the Malay boats ap« proached the place where ours were moored; and, with the view of ascertaining whether tliey had any inclination to communicate on friendly terms, the gig, with nil officer and four hands, pulled gently towards them, waving the bough of a tree, (a general sym- bol of pence nvery where,) showing the usual demonstrations of friendship, and^of a desire to speak to them; but nil was vain, for they nvere merely reconnoitring our position, and immediately pulled hack to their rock. "The second Lieutenant (Mr. Hay) was now ordered, with the barge, cutter, and gig, armed in the best way we could, to proceed to the ship, and regain possessi n of her, either by lair means or by force; the pirates ntit appearing at this time to have morn than eighty men. Those on the rocks, seeing our boats ap« pro-.ch, threw all their plunder into their vessels and made off. " Two of their largest proas were now at work on the ship; biit, on observing their comrades abandon the rock, and the ad- vance of the boats, they also made sail away, having previously set fire to the ship; which they did so efiectually, that in a few minutes the flames burst from every port, and she was enveloped hi a cloud of smoke. The boats were unable to board her, and theiefore returned. " Here was a period to every hope of accommodation with these people? — if, indeed, any reasonable'hope could ever have been en- tertained on that head. The Malays, more especially those wan- dering and piratical tribes who roam about the coasts of Borneo, Billiton, and the wilder parts of Sumatra, are a race of savages, perhaps the most merciless and inhuman to be found in any part of the world. The Btttas are literally cannibils. In setting fire to the ship, they gaVe a decided proof of their disposition toward! us; but, although certainly with no good intientioti, they did mere- Ijr what .we intended to do; for, by burning her upper worki and Ik. My landed, but had" )int, on which thejr Ithe ship; and during ry trips. ider arms, and a mot« owever, to observe, nee, there seemed to ifered. The officers to dilTerent divisions , and other arrange- ered to take charse auled closer into the iring the night showed sentry challenging a lis post in an instant, the Malay boats ap- d; and, with the view at ion to communicate und four handa, pulled a tree, (a general syni* ual demonstrations of r, but all was vain, for ition, and immediately was now ordered, Mith best way we could, to n of her, either by lair ing at this time to have ks, seeing our boats ap- vesaels and made off. ' at work on the ship; 1 the rock, and the ad< way, having previously 'ectually, that in a few and she was enveloped able to board her, and commodation with theie ould ever have been ea- re especially those wan- t the coanls of Borneo, , are a race of savagps, to be found in any part nnibtls. In settmg fire their disposKion towarda ntentioti, they did mere- ig her upper works and nn MIS or m Atcitn. 417 decks, erery thing buoyant could float up from below, and be more easilylaid hold of. " The ship continued burning during the whole of the night; and the flames, which could be seen through the openings of the trees, shed a melancholy glare around, and excited the most mournful ideas. This night, also, all hands were suddenly under arms again, from a marine firing hb musket at what he very properly considered a suspicious character near his post, who ap* peered advancing upon him, and refused to answer filer being repeatedly hailed. It turned out afterwards that the b|;anch ofM tree, half cut through the day before, had given away, under o||^ of a race of large baboons, which we founaabout this time dispuPt \ ed the possession of the island with us. At the well, where tbdp generally was kept a good tire at night, on account of the mosquikr^^ toes, the sentries had more than once been alarmed by theee fentlemeh showing their black faces from behind the trees. They ecame.so exceedingly troublesome to some ducks we had saved from the wreck, (seizing and carrying them up the trees, and letting them fall down again when alarmed.) that on several occa- sions they left their little yard, and came up among the people, when the monkeys got among them; thus instinctively preferring the society of man tor protection. "On Sunday morning, (23d,) the boats were sent to the still smoking wreck; and some flour, a few cases of wine, and a cask of beer, had floated up. This last God-send v/as announced just at the conclusion of divine service, which was this morning held in the mess-tent; and a pint was ordered to bo immediately served out to each man, which called forth three cheers. This secnu to bo the only style in which a British seaman can give vent to the warmer feelings of his heart. It is his mode of thanksgiving fcr benefits received; and it equally serves him to honor his friend, to defy his enemy, or to proclaim victory. This day we continued improving our fence, -and clearing away a glacis i:nmediately around it, that we might see and have fair play with those bdrbari- ans, should they approach. They had retired behind a little islet, called Pulo Chalacca, or Misfortune's Isle, about two miles from us, and seemed waiting there for reiilforcements; for some of their party had made s.ail towards Billiton. "Monday morning, (24,) the boats, as yesterday, went to the wreck, and returned with some casks of flour, only partially dam* aged; a few cases of wine, and about forty boarding pikes, with eighteen muskets, were also laid hold of. With the loose powder secured out of the great guns in the first ioEitancc, Mr. Holman, the gunner, had been actively employed forming musket-car- tridges; and by melting down some pewter basins and jugs, with a small Quantity of lead lately obtained from the wreck, balls were east in ofay moulds, iBcreasing not a little our confidence and se- eiurit/. A quart of water each had been our daily aUowoaoe firon 411 «n toM w -m AMiitt. ^*^. die well hitherto; and on this day a Mcond was completed new the foot of the hill in another direction, which not only supplied dearer water, but in greater plenty ; and we could now, without restriction, indulg-e in the luxury of a long drink — not caring even to excite thirst, in order to enjoy that luxury in a higher perfec- tion. "On Tuesday, (25th,) the boats made their usual trip; some more cases of wine, and a few boarding-pikes, were obtained, both excellent articles in their way, in the hands of men who ", 3 inclined to entertain either their friends or their foes. On shore we were employed completins the paths to the wells, and felling trtes which intercepted our view of the sea. *' Wednesday (26th,) at daylight, two of the pirate proas, with each a canoe astern, were discovered close in with the cove where our boats were moored. Lieutenant Hay, (a strnight-fortvard sort of a fellow,) who had the guard that night at the boats, ond of course slept in them, immediatejy dashed at the iMnlays with the barge, cutter, and gig. On perceiving this, they cut .. nilt their canoes, and made all sail, chased by our boats. They rntiier distanced the cutter and gig, but the barge gained upon ttiem. On closing, the Malaya evinced every sign of defiance, placing themselves in the most threatening atthudes. and firing their swivels at the barge. This was returned by Mr. Hay with the only mus- ket he had in the boat; and, as they closed nearer, the Malays eommenced throwing their javelins and darts, several falling into the barge, but without wounding any of the men. Soon aAer they were grappled by our fellows, when three of them having been shot, and a fourth knocked down .with the but-end cf the musket, five more jumped overboard and drowned themselves, (evidently disdo.inin<; quarter,) and two were taken prisoners, one of whom was severely wounded. This close style of fighting is termed by seamen man-handling an enemy. " The Malays had taken some measures to sink their proa, for ■he went down almost immediately. Nothing could exceed the des perete ferocity of these people. One who had been shot through the body, but who was not quite dead, on being removed into the bai^e, with a view of saving him, (as his own vessel was sinking,) Airiously grasped a cdtlass which came within his reach ; a:'.u it was not without a struggle wrenched from his hand ; he died in a few minutes. The consort of this proa, firing a parting shot, bore up round the north end of the island and escaped. Their canoe** (which we found very useful to us,) were also brought on *" Ourini th« tlm« the boat* were nbaant In chMe, Mr. Fiaher, anxloai to ««enr» ana of tki arnoM, which wnn drifting put with the eurreiH, (wam out towardi it. When within t t.dlManee of hia object, an enormona ahark waa aeen botrarlug near him, eroiainirand fMfoaalnf, aa they are aoaietimea obaervad to tlo before making a aeiiiire. .To hava ealied cat might probably have unnerved him, (for he waa uneonwioua of hiaaituation;) and it waa •wotvad 10 tot him proceed witboal remark to the caaoe, whieb waa tbe neareal point of iMurlty. Happily be aueeeeded In aatting aafbly iato Itt wbilat the ahatk, by hIa lo* loag May, lOitA T«iy wboleceme breakfliat.'* r*» completed new 111 not only eupplied J could now, without Ink — not caring even ■ in a higher perfec- ^eir usual trip; some kes, were obtained, knds of men who r 9 Jlieir foes. On shore Jhe wells, and felling he pirat© proas, with n with the cove where (a strnight-forward ght at the boats, and d at the Malays with this, they cut .. nirt ir boats. They radier ;e gained upon them. J of defiance, placing iand firi.ig their swivels lay with the only mus- fd nearer, the Malays rts, several falling into the men. Soon afier three of them having ith the but-end ef the i drowned themselves, re taken prisoners, one ose style of fighting is 3 to sink their proa, for ig could exceed the dcs had been shot through lieing removed into the vn vessel was sinking,) ithin his reach; a;;d it n his hand ; he died in , firing a parting shot, i and escaped. Their ,) were also brought on riaher, anxloui to ««eiir» ana of out lownrdi it. When witbin a bom'tug iienr him, eroiiinr and lilng a aeiiiire. ,To hava eatlad :iou> of hiaiituatlon;) and It wat irliieh wa« tiM nearait point of rhUM the itaaik, by bia io« loii| nn MM w Tn AMntV; «• shore, containing several articles of plunder from the ibip. ■ Thej appeared to be the two identical proas which set fire to her. The prisoners, (the one rather elderly, the other young,) when brought on shore, seemed to have no hope of being permitted to live, and sullenly awaited their fate; but, on the wounds of the younger being dressed, the hands of the other untied, and food offered to them, with other marks of kindness, they became more cheerful, and appeared especially gratified at seeing one of their dead companions, who had been brought on shore, decently buried. " The Malays are a people of very unprepossessing aspect r their bodies of a deep bronze color; their black teeth and reddened lips, (from chewing the beetle-nut and siri,) their gaping nostrils, and lank clotted hair hanging about their shoulders and over their scowling countenances, give them altogether a fiendlike and murderous look. They are likewise an unjoyous race, and seldom smile. " The state of one of the wounds received by the Malay, (his knee joint being penetrated, and the bones much imured,) would have justified, more particularly in this kind of field practice, amputation ; but, on consideration that it would be impossible to convince him of this being done with the intention of benefitting him, and might have the appearance of torture, which it was not improbable might suggest tne idea of amputation and other opera- tions to them, in the event of any or all of us falling into their hands, it was determined to try the effect of a good constitution, and careful attention. A little wigwam was buUt, and a blanket and other comforts given to him, his comrade bein^ appointed his cook and attendant. They refused at first the provisions we offer* ed them ; but, on giving tnem some rice to prepare in their owb way, they seemed satisfied. Never expecting quarter when over> powered in their piratical attempts, and having been generalljr tortured when taken alive, may account for the others arowniog themselves. " In the forenoon, immediately after this rencounter, fonrte«!ii> proas and smaller boats appeared standins across from the Bancs side; and soon after they anchored behind Pulo Chalacca. Sev- eral of their people landed, and carrying up some bundles on their shoulders, left them in (he wood, and returned for more. We had some hope from the direction in which they first appeared, as well as their anchorini; at that spot, (the rentiezvous agreed upon at the departure of Lord Amherst,) that they might have been sent from Batavia to our relief " The small flag, belonging to the embassy, was brought down and displayed on the look-out rock; the stransers each immediateir hoisted some flag at their mast-heads. Anxious to know still more about them, Mr. Sykes was allowed to advance with th^ union-jack, accompanied bjrsome more of the young gentlemen, along the strand, to a considerable distance; and soon after sotAtI _^inill^lM I rl 4M TBB LOSS or TBI ALOEtTt. of their partj, with a flag, set om being pressed into liowever, perfectly re- I subject, the Rajah and wreck, which by thii were not certain of our ht have supposed, from litary appearance, that island of Banca, had account for their civility : their harpy-like spirit iir real condition, there nut milk. :k them wan judged im- ffor a nutmeat, and put them on their guard against surprise by night, should it be thought necessiry in a day or two to do so. They could deprive ua of little ; for the copper bolts and iron work, which they were now most interested about, were not to us of material importance. " We had the day before moved the boats into another cove, more out of sight, from the overspreading branches of the trees, and safer in case of attack, being commanded by two strong little forts, one having a rude draw-bt.Jge, erected on the rocks imme- diately above it, and wattled in, where an officer and piquet were nightly placed ; and a new serpentire path was cut down to this inlet, communicating with our main position aloft. " On Friday, the 28th, the Malays were still employed on the wreck. A boat approached us in the forenoon ; but, on the gig going out to meet it, they refused to correspond, and returneoto their party. No relief having appeared from Batavia, and the period being elapsed at which, as was now thought, we had reason to expect it, measures were taken, by repairing the launch and constructing a fine raft, to give us additional powers of transport- ing ourselves from our preseat abode, before our stock of provi- sions was entirely exhausted. " On SaturUay, the first of March, the Malays acquired a great accession of strength, by the arrival of fourteen more proas from tho northward, probably of the old party, who joined in breaking up the remains of the wreck. " At daylight, on Sundaythe 2d, still greater force having join- ed them during the night, the pirates, leaving a number at work on the wreck, advanced with upwards of twenty of their heaviest vessels towards our landing place; fired one of their patereroes; beat their gongs, and, making a hideous yelling noise, they an- chored in a line about a cable's length from our cove. We were instantly under arms, the party covering the boats strengthened, and scouts sent out to watch their motions, as some of their boats bad gone up the creek, at the back of our position, and to beat about, lest any should be lying in ambush from the land. About this time the old Malay prisoner, who was under charge of sentries at the well, and who had been incautiously trusted by them to cut some wood for the fire, hearing the howling of his tribe, left his wounded comrade to shift for himself, ran oflTinto the ivood, and escaped, carrying with him his hatchet. Finding, after waiting a short time in this state of preparation, that they made no attempt to land, an officer was sent a little outside the cove in a canoe, waving in a friendly manner, to try how they would act. After some deliberation, one of their boats, with several men armed with creeses, or their crooked daggers, approached; here, as usual, little could be made out, except a display of their maraud- ing spirit, by taking a fancy to the shirt and trousers of one of the younff gentlemen in the cauoe; but, on his reiluiog to give them dp, tacy used oo force. ■ 86 .- ..„?*'"«.«***>>■>■-.-. 49!r TRB LOIS O^ TBI AteitTB. " A letter was now written, and addressed to the chief authority at Minto, a small settlement on the north-west point of Sanca, stating the situation in which we were placed, and requesting him to forward, if in his power, one or two small vessels to us, with a little bread and salt provisions, and some ammunition. Again the officer went out in the canoe, and was again met by the Malay boat. This letter was given to them, the word Minto repeatedly pronounced, which they seemed to understand, the direction pointed out, and signs made that on their return with an answer they should be rewarded with abundance of dollars, showing them one as a specimen. This was done more to try them, than with any hope rf their performing the servive ; for, although a boat went dowL to Pulo Chalacca, where they appeared to have some- body in superior authority, yet none took the direction of Banca. Meantime their force rapidly increased, their proas and boats of different sizes amounting to fifty. Tlie larger had from sixteen to twenty men, the smaller about seven or cignt; so that, averaging them at the lowest, ten each, they had fully five hundred men. The wreck seemed now nearly exhafisted, and appeared to be a very secondary object, knowing the chief booty must be in our possession; and they blockaded us with increased rigor, drawing closer into the cove, more especially at hizh water, fearful lest our boats, being afloat at that period, should push out and escape them. In the afternoon some uf the Rajah's people, whom we at first considered our friends, made their appearance, as if seeking a parley ; and on communicating with them, gave us to under- stand by signs, and as many words as could be made out, that all the Malays, except their party, were extremely hostile to ua; that it was their determination to attack us that night, and urging also that some of their people should sleep up the hill, in order to pro- tect us. Their former conduct and present connexions displayed ■u evidently the treachery of this oner, that it is needless to say that it was rejected ; giving them to understand we could trust to ourselves. They immediately returned to their gang, who cer- tainly assumed a most menacing attitude. In the evening, when the officers and men were assembled as usual under arms, m order to inspect them, and settle the watches for the night, the Captain spoke to them with much animation, almost verbatim as follows ; " ' My lads, you must all have observed this day, ns well as my- self, the great increase of the enemy's force — for enemies we must now consider them — and the threatening posture they have assum- ed. I have, on various grounds, strong reasoft to believe they will attack us this night. I do not wish to conceal our real state, be- cause I think there is not a man here who is afraid to face any •ort of danger. We are now strongly fenced in, and our position is in all respects so good, that, armed as we are, we ought to make a formidable defence against even regular troops; what, then, would be thought of us if we allowed ourselves to bo surprised |thc chief authority 3t point of Sanca, md requesting him :8sels to U3, with a inition. Again the met by the Malay |d Minto repeatedly and, the direction urn with an answer •liars, showing them try them, than with )r, although a boat eared to have some- direction of Banca. r proas and boats of r had from sixteen to ; so that, averaging y five hundred men. ind appeared to be a booty must be in our reased rigor, drawing water, fearful lest our push out and escape 's people, whom we at earance, as if seeking im, gave us to under- d be made out, that all mely hostile to us; that night, and urging also ae hill, in order to pro- t connexions displayed at it is needless to say stand we could trust to ) their gang, who cftr- In the evening, when iial under arms, m order • the night, the Captain )st verbatim as follows; this day, as well as my- :e — for enemies we must losture they have assum- lasoA to believe they will iceal our real state, be- ho is afraid to face any iced in, and our position 13 we are, we ought to jular troops; what, then, urselves to bo Burprised nnk LOSS or trb ALeists. by a set of naked savages, with their spears and creeies? It la true they have swivels m their boats, but they cannot act here ; I have not observed that they have any matchlocks or muskets; but if they have, so have we. I do not wish to deceive you as to the means of resistance in our power. When we were first thrown to- gether on shore, we were almost defenceless; only seventy-five ball cartridges could be mustered; we have now sixteen hundred. They cannot, I believe, send up more than five hundred men; but with two hundred such as now stand around me, I do not fear a thousand, nay, fiAeen hundred of them. I have the fullest confi- dence we shall beat them; the pikemen standing firm, we can give them such a volley of musketry as they will be little prepar- ed for ; and when we find they are thrown into confusion, we will sally out among them, chase them into the water, and ten to one but we secure their vessels. Let every man, therefore, be on the alert, with his arms in his hands, and should these barbarians this night attempt our hill, I trust we shall conviribe them that they are dealing with Britons.' " Perhaps three jollier hurrahs were never given than at the conclusion of this short but well-timed address. The woods fairly echoed again ; whilst the piquet at the cove, and those stationed at the wells, the instant it caught their ear, instinctively joined their sympathetic cheers to the general chorus. " There was something like unity, and concord in such a sound, (one neither resembling the feeble shout nor savage yell,) which, rung in the ears of theno gentlemen, no doubt had its enect; for about this time (8 P. M.) they were observed making signals with lights to some of their tribe behind the islet. If ever seamen or marines had a strong inducement to fight, it was on the present occasion, for every thing conduced to animate them. The feeling excited by a savage,, cruel, and inhocpitable asgression on the part of the Malays — an aggression adding calamity to misfortune — roused every mind to a spirit of just revenge; and the appeal now made to them on the score of national character was not likely to let that feeling cool. That they might come, seemed to be ^he anxious wish of every heart. After a slender but cheerful repast, the men laid down as usual on their arms, whilst the Captain re- mained with those on guard to superintfcnd his arrangements. An alarm during the night showed the eflfect of preparation on the people's minds, for ail, like lightning, were at their posts, and re- turned growling and disappointed because the alarm was false. ' " Dayligb^ on Monday the 3d, discovered the pirates exactly in the same position in front of us ; ten more vessels having joined them during the night, making their number now at least six hun- dred men. The plot beean to thicken, and our situation oecame hourly more critical. Their force rapidly accumulating, and our little stock of provisions dailjr shortening, rendered some des- perate measure immediately necessary. m m loti or m aicmti. "That which seemed most feasible was, by a sudden night attack, with our four boats well armed, to carry by boardins some of their vessels; and, by manning them, repeat our attack with increased force, taking morn, or dispersing them. The possession of some of their proas, in, addition to our own boats, taking into consideration that our numbers would be thinned on the occasion, might enable us to shove off for Java, in defiance of them. Any attempt to move on a raft, with their vessels playing round it arm- ed with swivels, was evidently impossible. Awtiil as our situation now was, and every hour becoming more so, starvation staring us in the face on one hand, and without a hope of mercy from the lavages on the other, yet were there no symptoms of depression, or gloomy despair ; every mind seemed buoyant; and, ifanyea- lioiate of the general feeling could be collected from countenances, from the manner and expressions of all, there appeared to be form- ed in every breast n calm determination to dash at them, and be juecessful; ^,t to (jail, as became men, in the attemjit to be free " About noon on this day, whilst schemes and proposals were lying about, as to the mode of executing the measures in view, Mr. Johnstone, ever on the alert, who had mounted the look-out- iree, one of the loftiest on the summit of our hill, descried a sail at A gieat distance to the southward, which he thought larger than a JVla!ay vessel. The buzz of conversation was in a moment hush- Ad, ahd every eye fixed anxiously on the tree for the next report; a signal-man and telescope being instantly sent up. She waa now lost sight of from a dark squall overspreading that part of the horiEon; but, in about twenty minuteti, she emerged from the cloud, and was decidedly announced to be a square-rigged vessel. ' Ai > you quite sure of that?' was eagerly inquired. ' Quite certain,' was the reply; ' it is either a ship or a brig, standing towards the island under all sail.' The joy this happy sisht infused, and the gratitude of every heart at this prospect of deliverance, may be more easily conceived than described. It occasioned a audden transition of the mind from one train of thinking to another; as if wakins from a disagreeable dream. We immediately displayed our colors on the highest branch of the tree, to attract attention, lest she should only be a passing stranger. "The pirates soon after this discovered the ship, (a signal hav- ing been made with a gun by those anchored behind Pulo Chal- acca,) which occasioned an evident stir among them. As the water waa ebbing tasi, it was thought possible, by an unexpected rush out to the edge of the reef, to get some.of them under fire, and secure them. They seemed, however, to have suspected our purpose; for the moment the seamen and marines appeared from under ihe mangroves, the ntaitsi proa let fly her swivel among a party of the oflicers, who had been previously wading outwards; and the whole instantly getting uuoit weigh, made sail off, fired at by oiir people; but uufoitunaiely wUiiout effect; for, uiad4i- by a sudden night TV by boarding some peat our attack with em. The possession rn boats, taking into ined on the occasion, lance of them. Any playing round it arm- Wlul as our situation , starvation staring us ,e of mercy from the sptoms of depreswon, ,yanf, and, ifanyes- ed from countenances, i appeared to be form- dash at them, and be the attemjit to be free es and proposals were the measures in view, mounted the look-out- r hill, descried a sail at i thought larger than a was in a moment hush- •ee for the next report; sent up. She was now ading that part of the emerged from the cloud, e-rigged vessel. ' Ar > lired • Quite certain IB, standing towards the y Bight infused, and the of deliverance, may be It occasioned a sudden linking to another; as If J immediately displayed , to attract attention, lest J the ship, (a signal hav- lored behind Pulo Chal- ir among them. As the ssible. by an unexpected Bome.of them under fire, er to have suspected our A marines appeared from let fly her swivel among a .iously wading outwards; ,eigh, made sail off, fijeU laout effect; for. in ad4i- OlS tBOXIlBIS. *^ tien to the dexterous management of their boats, the '^J«n*J''«J them to weather the rocks. It was fortunate, however, this attack on ttm took place, and that it had the effect of driving them .way; for had they stood their ground, we were as much in their power „ iier-thJ ship being oBliged to anchor eight miles to leeward of the island, and eleven or twelve from our position, on account of the wind and current; and. as this wind and current continued 3le same for some time afterwards, they mi.ht most easihr, w«h their force, have cut off all con.rounication between us. Indeed, it was a providential and most extraordinary circumstance, during This monLn that the ship was able to fctct. up as far «« •^"/'^ The blockade being now raised, the gig, with Messrs. Syke. and Abbot, was despatched to tlie ship, which proved to be the ler- natroneof the'company '3 cruisers, sent by Lord Amherst to our usis^ance. having on board Messrs. Ellis an"? Hoppner, whoe,j. barked on the day of their arrival at Bauvia, and pushed back to tb« island." " OLD IRONSIDES."* Ay ! pull her tattered ensign down, Long ha* it waved on litgh. And many a heart has danced to see Thai banner in tlie sky ; Beneatli it rung tlie battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar— The meteor of the ocean air Bbiill sweep the clouds no mare. Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquUhed foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flooa And waves were white below, No more shall feel the conoueror's tnsd Or know the conquered knee ; The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! Oh better that her shattered halk Should sink beneatli the wave ; Her thunders shook the mighty deep And there shbnld be her grave. Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail. And give her to the god of storms— The lightning and the gale ! •Vid* FrootUpttet. 36< «Ee Ktfmsoii. KOTZEBUE. Captain Kotzebue sailed from Croiutadt in a frigate of con- •iderable size, with a cargo for Kamschatka. Hia orders were to proceed from thence to the north-west coast of America, for the protection of the Russian company at Ross — to remain on that station a year, and then to return to Cronstadt. In going and returning he was left wholly to his own discretion, and he turned the liberty allowed him, to the prosecution of geographical dis- covery. Starting from Cronstadt, in the summer of 1823, he first landed at Portsmouth, and next at Rio Janeiro, where he met with Lord Cochrane, and made his acquaintance. Lord Cochrane had recently quitted Chili, and was then in the Brazil service, and longing to enter the Russian, for the purpose of assisting the Greeks and fighting the Turks. " War seema to him," says Captain Kotzebue, " as indispensable, and struggle in defence of a good cause the highest enjoyment." The captain, however, is puzzled how to reconcile this, which ho calls enthusiasm, with the noble lord's passion for money. Doubling Cape Horn, with suarcelv a gale to ripple the waters, he stopped next gh the coast of Chill, where though he was welcomed with apparent cordiality, suspicions were excited — the natives were full of alarms about the Spaniards, and he found it prudent to hasten his departure. From the port of Talcuquaaha, he struck into the south-east trade wind, and three thousand or four thousand miles swept over in three weeks, took him to O Tahaita (for the O, it seems, is only the article), where he spent some time — long enough to ascertain the degenerating condition of the island. The advance so rapidly made by the activity and energy of Pomareh, is fast retrograding. The navy, of which so much was said a few years ago, has almost wholly vanished. Three or four missionaries, themselves igno- rant men, rule despotically; and praying and preaching. Captain Kotzebue found substituted for more active pursuits. So com- pletely cowed are the natives, by the theocratic discipline of these men, that they allow themselves to be driven to prayers by the cudgel. The religion of the islanders. Captain Kotzebue affirms, is mere formality. The missionaries, it is true, have aboJished some superstitions, but only to make way for. others scarcely less gross. Thieving and concubinage are under some restraint, but bigotry and hypocrisy flourish vigorously, and the Tahaitians are now any thing but the open and benevolent beings they appeared to their first discoverers. If human sacrifices are abandoned, it has been at the expense of a large majority of the population They were once estimated at one hundred and fifty thousand; and do nM now exceed eight thousand — the eftect of the chiefs ID A frigate of con- Hia orders were tast of America, for i to remain on tliat .adt. In going and etion, and he turned of geographical dia- imer oflSSS, he ftrat o, where he met with ce. Lord Cochrane . the Brazil service, irpose of assisting the seems to him," says truggle in defence of a captain, however, is :alls enthusiasm, with ling Cape Horn, with pped next on the coast ith apparent cordiality, B full of alarms about > hasten his departure. nto the south-east trade ad miles swept over in ;he O, it seems, is only mg enough to ascertain The advance so rapidly eh, is fast retrograding. w years ago, has almost aries, themselves igno- and preaching, Captain ive pursuits. So com- cratic discipline of these riven to prayers by the iptain Kotzebue affirms, IS true, have abolished ■ for.others scarcely less mder some restraint, but , and the Tahaitians are iut beings they appeared rifices are abandoned, it jority of the population 1 and fifty thousand; and he effect of the chieft • 4aet (Taio) coneeriion, who butchered right and lefk, and alnoat eletrvd dht island. There mutt be some exaggeration here, for the massacre took place in 1797, and Pomareh could never have accomplished what he did with a population of ei^ht thousand. A son of Taio, whom Pomareh destroyed, is still livmg, — he has, it seems, a party in the island, and Captain Kotzebue anticipated an explosion, and a violent end to the present dynasty and the missionary power. At O Tahaita, he met with one of Adams's seraglio, lately re* turned to her native home from Pitcairn's Island. From infer* nation received from her, and an American captain who had recently visited the island, M. Kotzebue learned the now welU known story of the settlement of the mutineers of the Bounty. The Mai du pays had brought the old lady home, but she soon changed her mind again. She found O Tahaita sadly degenerated ^t was no longer Tike the Paradise she had left; nobody could be compared, she said, with her Adams. Missionaries, it seems, are likely to extend tiieir dominion to that peaceful and gentle family. " May Adams's paternal government," says Kotzebue, " never be e.Tchanged for despotism, nor his practical lessons of piety be forgotten in empty forms of prayer." From O Tahaita Kotzebue steered ' westerly to Navi|;ator's Islands, and beyond — ascertaining the geographical positions of several contested spots, and discovering new lands. Proceeding then northward he reached the Radack Islands, a group, in about ten degrees north and one hundred and seventy cast from Oreeih' wich, which he hi if discovered in 1816. Landing nt Otdia, he was joyfully c ognised by many of the natives, and the name of Totabu (their articulation of Kotzebue) was echoed with de* light. The natives of these beautiful islands are represr itcd as gentle and well disposed — very much, indeed, as the O Tahaitian* were originally. They have not yet got the missionaries amoag them. On the captain's arrival at the Rasaian company's settlement, at Ross, on the north-west coast of America, be found his service* not retjuired for some months, and he filled up the interval by an excursion to California and the Sandwich islands. In a few months after his return to Ross, he prepared to return home bjr the sea of China, and the Cape of Grood Hope. In his way, he a second time called at O Wahi (Owhyee). He found a con- siderable change. Queen Nomahanna — who stands six feet two, without shoes or stockings, (for none from Europe can she get on, and none, of course, are made at home,) and two ells round, is governed by the missionaries, and the island, like O Tahaita, is rapidly going backwards. The chief charm of religion seemed to the women to be— 4hat they might now eat pork as much at they liked, and not be confined solelj^r to dogs' flesh. He met •D eld man with a book— the eaptain inqutre'T if he was leamiag- 438 THE R0TB8AT STBAMBR. to read — No, he was only raakine believe, to pleaao the Queen. What is the uAe of.B,.A, Ba? Will it make yams and potaloei grow? Another old man was imploring the Queen's assistance — " If you won't Icnrn to read," says she, " you may go and drown yourself." Captain Kotzebue in his passage to the La* drones and Philippines, made some new discoveries, and visited St. Helena in his way home. WRECK OF THE ROTHSAY CASTLE STEAMER. The Rothsay Castle was a steam packet which formerly traded on the Clyde. She belonged to the line of steamers whicli sailed from Liverpool to Beaumaris and Bangor, and was furnished with one engine only. She was commanded by Lieutenant Atkinson. At ten o'clock on the — of August, 1831 , — the vessel was appoint* ed to sail fioip the usual place, George's Pierhead, but a casual delay took place in starting, and it was eleven o'clock before «he had got every thing in readiness. Whilst taking passengers on .board, a carriage arrived at the Pierhead for embarkation. It be« longed tn'M. W. Foster, Esq. of Regent's park, London, who, with hitt wife and servant, v.cre conveyed in it to tho packet, and took their paMMage at the same time. They were all subsequentljr drowned, a little dog which accompanied them being the only sur- vivor of I his unfortunate group. When the steamer left the Pier- head her deck was thronged with passengers. The captain, crew, musicians, &c. amounted to fifteen, in addition to whom, it was supposed by persons who saw the. vessel sail that one hundred and ten or one hundred and twenty souls were, on board. The majority of the passengers consisted of holyday and family parties, chiefly from country places; and in one of these companies, who came on a journey of pleasure from Bury, the hand of death com> mitted a merciless devastation. It consisted of twenty-six per- sons ; in the morning, joyous with heahh and hilarity, they sat out upon the waves, and when the shades of that evening approach- ed, every soul but two saw his last of suns go down. The weather was not particularly boisterous at the time she sailed. A severe storm however, had raged, in the morning and must have agitated the water on the Banks more than usual. The wind too, blew strongly from the north-west, and the vessel had to contend with the tide, which began to flow soon after she passed the rock. When the steamer arrived ofi* the Floating-light, which is stationed 4ibout fifteen miles from Liverpool, the rough- ness of the sea alarmed many of the passengers. — One of the sur- vivors stated, that Mr. Tarry, of Bury, who, with his family, con- I pleMO thfl QuMn. J yams and potatoei [Queen's assistance I" you may go and I passage to the La- Loveries, and viuted TLB STEAMER. rhich formerly traded -tteamers which sailed ind was furnished with Lieutenant Atkinson, he vessel was appoint- 'ierhead, but a casual iren o'clock before ehe taking passengers on »r embarkation. It be- s park, London, who, n it to tho packet, and r were all subsequently leui being the only sur- e steamer left the Pier- rs. The captain, crew, dition to whom, it waa sail that one hundred B were, on board. The yday and family partiet, [' these companies, %vho the hand of death com- sted of twenty-six per- il and hilarity, they sat f that evening approach- i go down. Bterous at the time she iged in the morning and )anks more than usual, rth-west, and the vessel in to flow soon after she edofl*the Floating-light, m Liverpool, the rough- Bngers.— Oneof the sur- irho, with his family, con- ^PH THE ROTBSAT STEAMEH. 4!» ■ieting of himself, his wife, their Ave children, and servant, was on board, being, in common with others, greatly alarmed for bit own safety and the safety of those dear to him, went down to the cabin, where the captain was at dinner, and requested him to put back. His reply was, " I think there is a great deal of fear on board, and very little danger. If we were to turn back with passengers, it would never do — we should have no profit." To another gentleman who urged him to put back, he is reported to have said very angrily, "I'm not one of those that turn back." He remained in the cabin two whole hours, and peremptorily re- fused to comply with the repeated requests made to him by the more timid of his passengers to return to Liverpool; observing that if the^ knew him, they would not make the request. Before dinner, his behavior had been perfectly uncYceptionable; but, after he had dined, a very striking difference was observed in his conduct. He became violent in his manner, and abusive in his language to the men. When anxiously questioned by the passen- gers, as to "he progress the vessel was making, and tho time at which she '/as likely to reach her destination, he returned trifling, and frequently very contradictory answers. During die early part of the vo/aee, he had spoken confidently of bc!ng able to reach Beaumnris by seven o'clock; but the evening wore away, night came jn, and the vessel was still a considerable distance from the termination of her voyage. It was near twelve o'clock when they arrived at the mouth ot the Menai Strait, which is about five miles from Beaumaris. The tide, which had been running out of the strait, and which had, consequently, for some time previous retarded the steamer's progress towards her destination, was just on the turn. The vessel, according to the statement of two of the seamen and one of the firemen saved, had got round the buoy on the north end of the Dutchman's Bank, and had proceeded up the river as far as the tower on Puflin Island; when suddenly the steam got an low that the engine would not keep her on her proper course. When asked, why there was not steam on, the fireman said, that & doal of water had been finding its way into the vessel •11 day, and that ?ometimo before she got into the strait, the bilge- pumps were choked. The water in the hold then overflowed the coals; BO that, in renewing the fires, a deal of water went, in with the coals, slackened the fires, and made it impossible to keep the stesm up. It was clearly tho duty of the firwian to give notice of this occurrence; but he seems not to have mentioned it to the captain. The vessel, which had evidently come fair into the channel, though there was no light on the coast to guide her, now drifted, with the ebb tide and north-west wind, towards the Dutch- man's Bank, on the north point of which she struck, her bows stick- ing ftut in the sand. Lieutenant Atkinson immediately ordered, the man at the h«lm to put the helm a starboard. The man refused to do so; but put it to port. The mate, perceiving this, ran aft, 490 TBB BOTBtAT fTEAMBB. took the helm from the man, and put it to starboard again.— In the meantime, the captain and some of the passengera gut the jib up. No doubt he did this intending to wear her round and bring her bead to the northward; but in the opinion of nautical men, it could not make the least difference which way her head wasturn> ed, as she was on a lee shore, and there was no steam to work her off. The captain also ordered the passengers first to run aft, in the hope, by removing the pressure from the vessel's stem, to make her float: this failing to produce the desired elTect, he then ordered them to run forward. All the exertions of the captain, the crew and the passengers united were unavailing. The ilU fated vessel stuck still faster in the sands, and all gave them- selves up for lost The terror of the passengers became excessive. Several of them urged the captain to hoist lights, and make other signals of distress; but he positively refused to do so, assurina the passengers that there was no danger, and telling them severiu times, that the packet was afloat, a'ld doing well, anrl on her way; when the passengers knew perfec'iy well that she was sticking fast in the sand, and her cabms ra{.idly filling with water. Doubt* less the unfortunate man was perfectly uwaro of the imminence of the danger; but we may charitably suppose, that he held such language for the purpose of preventing alarm which might be fatal. The alarm bell was now rung with so muchviolence that the clap« per broke, and some of the passenger* continued to strife >, ^or iome time with a stone. The bell was heard, it is said, at '^f v Biaris, but, as there was no lisht hoisted on the mast of the st^ ( , (a fatal neglect!) those who neard^the signal were, of course, 'i rut whence it proceeded. The weather, at this awful moment, was boisterous, out perfectly clear. The moon, though slightly overcast, direw considerable light on the surrounding objects. — But B strong breeze blew from the north-west, the tide began to set Ib whh great strength, and a heavy sea beat over the bank on which the steam packet was bow firmly and immovably fixed. We cannot describe the scene which followed. Certain death leemed now to present itself to all on board, and the most affecting •eenes were ezniblted. The females, in particular, uttered the BKMt piercing shrieks; some locked themselves in each othere •nns, while others, losing all celf-command, tjre off their cans and bonnets, in the wildness of despair. A Liverpool pilot, who happened to be in the packet, now raised his voice and exclaimed, " It is all over — we are all lost !" At these words there was a universal despairing shriek. The women and children collected in a knot together, aad kept embracing each other, keeping up, •11 the time, the most dismal lamentations. When tired with eryibg thev lav against each other, with their heads reclined, like iBsalBMie bodies, llie steward of the vessel and his wife, who WM 00 hoard, laabed theuMlvesto the mast, determined to speo4 Amir IbsI BWBiaBte Ib BaBh fllhar'a arma. Saveral >«"»t««»«^« mnA TBI ROTB8AT STBAMM. mi loard again.— lathe gers gitt the jib up. 'ound and bring her if nautical men, it her head wasturn- , no steam to work igers first to run aft, ^he vessel's stem, to isired elTect, he then lions of the captain, inavailing. The ill- and all gave them- Brsbocame excessive, aghts, and make other ed to do BO, assuring d telling them several well, anrl on her way; that she was sticking g with water. Doubt* •0 of the imminence of se, that he held such n which might be fatal, ^violence that the clap- ntinued to stril ^ i. 'or rd, it is said, at ^i - he mast of the St'" i. il were, of course. •; , at this awful moment, S moon, though sliglrtljr rrounding objects. — But , the tide began to set in t over the bank on which lovabljr fixed, bllowed. Certain deatb d, and the most affecting 1 particular, uttered the imselves in each othere land, tore off their cue A Liverpool pilot, who i his voice and exclaimeo, :hese words there was a sn and children collected each other, keeping up, tione. When tired with their heads reclined, like ressel and his wife, who Mat, determined to spend u 8«v«r»l hophuMla nn^ wives also met their fate locked in each other 'ji arms; whilst Earents clUng to their beloved children, — several mothers it is said, aving perished with their dear little ones iirrjly clasped in their arms. A party of the passengers, aboul fif^eeu or twenty, lowered the boat and crowded into it. It was impossible for any open boat to live in such a sea, even though not overloaded, and she immediately swamped and went to the bottom, with all who had made this last hopeless effort for self-preservation. For some time the vessel, though now irrecoverably lost, con- tinued to resist the action of the waves, and the despairing souls on board still struggled with their doom. But hope had forever fled ; the packet was beaten and tossed about by the tumultuous waters with a violence which threatened to dash her into fragments at every shock, and the sea now made a continual breach over her. The docks were repeatedly swept by the boiling ocean, and each billow snatched its victims to a watery grave. The unfor- tunate captain and his mate were among the first that perished. About thirty or forty passengers were standing upon the poop dinging to each other in hopeless agony, and occasionally uttering the most piteous ejaculations. Whilst trembling thus upon the brink of destruction, and expecting every moment to share the fate which had already overtaken so many of their companions in misery, the poop was discovered to give way; another ware roll- ed on with impetuous fury, and the hinder part of the luckless vessel, with all who sought safety in its frail support, was burst away from its shattered counterpart, and about forty wretched beings hurried through the foaming flood into an eternal world. " Then rose flrom aea to sky the wild farewell. Then shrieked the tiinid, snd stood still the brave." Those who retained any degree of sensibility endeavored to catch at whatever was floating within their reach, with the vain hope of prolonging their lives, though it was certain that life could only lengthen their sufferings. Many grasped with frantic despair, at the slightest object they could find, but wore either toe weak to retain their hold, or were forced to relinquish their grass by the raging of the surge. The rudder was seized bv eight or the sinking creatures at the same time, and some of tnem, were uhimately preserved. The number of those who clung to the portion of the wreck which remained upon the bank gradually grew thinner and thinner, as they sunk under their fatigues, or were hurled into the deep by the remorseless waves. At length, about an hour and a half from the time when she struck, the rent* nent of the Rothsay Castle disappeared from the bosom of the ocean, and the remainder of her passengers end crew were pre- cipitated into the foamiqg ebjrss. I 1 1 1 Hi p' I I II I ITARRATITB Or CAPTAIIT W. L. CAZITIAU. NARRATIVE OF CAlTAIN W. L. CAZNEAU. The Brig Polly, of one hundred and thirty tons burden, sailed from Bostor., with a cargo of lumber and provisions, on a voyage to Santa Croix, on the 12th of December 1811, under the com- mand of captain W. L. Cazneau — with a mate, four seamen and a cook; Mr. I. S. Hunt and a negro girl of nine years of age, passengers. Nothing material happened until the 15th, when they had cleared cape Cod, the shoal of Georges, and nearly, ai they supposed, crossed the gulf stream, when there came on a violent gale from the south-east, in M^lich the brig labored very hard, wnich produced a leak that so gained on the pumps as to sound nearly sis feet, — when about midnight she whs upset, and Mr. Hunt tvashed overboard! Not having any reason to hope for her rightins, by much exertion the weather lanyards were cut away, the oeck load having been before thrown over and the lashings all gone; in about half an hour the mainmast went bjr the board, and soon alter the foremast, when she righted, though full of water, a dreadful sea making a fair breach over her from Item to stern. In this situation the night wore away, and day- light found all alive except the passenger, and upon close search the little girl was found clinging to the skylight, and so saved from drowning in the cabin. The glass and grating of the sky- light having gone away, while on her beam ends, the little girl was drawn through the openings, but so much chilled that she survived but a few hours. In this situation they remained, without fire, 08 near as the captain can recollect, twelve dayn, when the Cook, ah Indian from Canton, near Boston, suggested the opera- tion of rubbing two sticks togetiier, which sue -eedf-d. Very fortunately the cambose did not go overboard with the deck load : this was got to windward, a tire kindled and some provisions conked, which was tht> first they had tasted, except raw pork, for the wh 'lo time. — They now got up a barrel of pnrk, part of a barrel of beef, and one half barrel of beef. A small pis had been saved alive, which they now dressed, not having any thing to feed it with. But ut this lime no apprdiension was entertained of suffering for meat, there being several barrels stowed in the run, and upwards of one hundred under deck. With this im- pression, the people used the provisions very imprudently, till they dieqnvered that the stern post was gone, and the gale continuing foe a long time, the barrels had stove, and their contents were all lost forever. There happened to be a cask of water lashed on the quarter deck, wtiieh was saved, containing about thirty gallons, all the rwt woa loft. This lasted about eighteen days, wbea the crew iziriAU. L CAZNEAU. [y tons burden, sailed visions, on a voyage Jll, under the com- late, four seamen and lof nine years of age, until the 15th, when ;orges, and nearly, as hen there came on a the brie labored very •d on the pumps as to ;ht she WHS upset, and ig any reason to hope weather lanyards were re thrown over and the the mainmast went by len she righted, though ir breach over her from U wore away, and day- and upon close search skylight, and so saved land grating of the sky- earn ends, the little girl ) much chilUd that she n they remained, without t, twelve days, wben the on, suggested the opera- khich Ruo-eedfd. Very oard with the deck load : ed and some provisions nsted, except raw pork, a barrel of pork, part of beef. A small pis had ed, not having any tliine eliension was ent^rlaineo ral barrels stowed in the er deck. With this im- very imprudently, till they , and the gale continuing nd their content* were all ;er lashed on the quarter out thirty gallons, all th« eea days, when the crew VABBATIVE or CAPTAIN Vf. L. CAZXEAtJ. 4S9 were reduced to fae necessity of catching what rain they could, and having no more. At the end of forty days the meat was all gone, and absolute famine stared them in the face. The first victim to this destroyer was Mr. Paddock, (he mate, whose exquisite dis* tress seemed to redouble the sufferings of his compani')n3. He was a man af a robust constitution, who had spetit his lil'e in the Rank fishing, had ttuffered many hardships and appeared the most capable of standing the shocks of misfortune of any of the crew. In the meridian of life, being a^out thirty-tive years old, it was rea- •onable to suppose that, instead of the first, he would have been the last to have fallen a sacrifice to cold and hunger: but Heaven ordered it otherwise-^he became delirious, and death relieved him from his sufferings the fiftieth day of his shipwreck. D iriir,*} all this time, the storms cortinued, and would often overwhelm them so as to keep them always drenched with seawater, having nothing to screen them, except a temporary kind uf cabin which they had built up of boards between the windlass and nighthead on the larboard side of the fcrecastle. The next who sunk under this horrid press of disasters was Howes, a young man of about thirty, who likewise was a fisherman, by profession, and tall, ■pare, and as smart and active a seaman as any aboard. He like- wise died delirious and in dreadful distress, six days after Paddock, being the fifty-sixth day of the wreck. It was soon perceived that. thi« must evidently be the fate of all the survivors in a short timo, if something was not done to procure water. A':)out this time good luck, or, more probably, kind Providence, enabled them to fish up the tea-kettle and one of the captain's pistols; and ne- cessity, the mother of invention, suggested the plan of distillation. Accordingly, a piece of board was very nicely fitted to the mouth of the boiler, a small hole made in it, and the tep.-kettle, bottom upwards, fixed to the upper side of the board, the pistol barrel was fixed to the nose of the kettle and kept cool by the constant application of cold water. This completely succeeded, and the survivors, without a doubt, owe their preservation to this simple experiment. But all that could be obtained by this very imperfect distillation, was a scanty allowance of water for five men; yet it would sustain lite and that was ail. The impression that there was moat enough under the deck, induced them to use «vcry exertiofi to obtain it; but by getting up pieces of bone, entirely hiire of meat and in a putrid state, they found that nothing was left fur them but to rely on Heaven for food, and be contented with whatever came to hand, till relief should uomp. Their nn\y sustenance now was barnacles gathered from the sides uf the vescicl which were a*e raw that the distilling might U'tt be int«r- rupted, which would give them no m'>re than four wine rjlasset of water eoch, per day. The next food which they obtained was m \a^'^e shark, caught by means of a running bowline. I'his was % very great relief and lasted some time. Two advantages arose 37 i . < tn.' •^*'!!«ted bv the want of water. computation, poor "^hev had now drifted above «« "^"^J'^heu to their unapeak- J«Te ^.^-rfhrW^ iS'aow;. upon th^ ^^J S ^.^Smlii "rar* - was Uvemcnt and then, h- ^^; cSain C»xneau an.w*red J^Jj^J^^ame of HuU. Captain Fe"ith. Sff which hailed proved to be the I- am ,,„ppcned that the i. hJTe^dfS thraldom of Captain Cazneau*^^^^ by theae humane Se'onfy " TvVvin^ Pr:,"';.«"biry Swa- ended the mo. JVrimen with w-'^^^.r^^S^^^^ history ha. '-^°'^^^'S, wmsem^^mmmnfms' lence; for while they growing^ largPT and J small crabs among le wreck, which were of chewing them raw lught on an obstinate iTul and probably much [eir computation, poor ant of water, thouph ud in the full exercise ind appeared perfectly d him. Their constant f their still, which was her pistol barrel, which lade by fixing nails into ey so far perfected the of water in twenty four > the death of Johnson, pril, they seemed to ho es were all gone, and no a-weed from which they I as if all hope was gone them but death, or the f their dead companion ry to decoy a shark, if eck, by pwt of the corpse and they caught a large ih till their happy delive;- aiU which was on deck, eir beam ends: with these s on their cabin, which by ich more commodious, and better supply of water, ousand miles and were in ■St, when to their unspMX- iT down upon them. The rt, and then hailed, which le force of his lun^s. Tho ne of Hull, Captain Feath- j It so happened that the t day and were all on board nt a boat, which put an end izneau and Samuel Badger, » received by these humane Thus was ended the moat al history has recorded for les fr»Ji December 15th to XKW TORK AXO ITS FNVIROXS. iWB ihe SOth of June, a period of one hundred and ninety one dajnf Every attention was paid to the sufferers that generosity warmed with prty and fellow feeling could dictate, on board the Fame. They were cherished, comforted, fed, clothed and nursed until the 9th of July, when they fell in with Captain Perkins, of the brig Dromo, in the chops of the channel of England, who gene> rously took them on board and. carefully perfected the work of goodness begun by the generous Englishmen, and safely landed them in Kennebunk. It is natural to inquire how they could float such a vast dis< taace upon the most frequented part of the Atlantic and not be discovered all this time? They were passed by more than a dozen sail, one of which came so nigh them that they could distinctly see the people on deck n.. >n the rigging looking at them: but to the inexpressible disi., ^ointment of the starving and iVeezing men, they stifled the dictates of compassion, hoisted Mdl.' and cruelly abandoned them to their tate. NEW YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS. There are ft^ epectaeles at once' more grateful aad more magnificent W the weary wanderer over the ocean, than that wliich rises up before him, liko a' lovely dream, as he passes the Narrows, and is wafted by fair breezes towards the city of New York. The green shores of Long and Staten Islands, within less than a quarter of a mile of each other, slope down to the water's edge, and form the gates of the harbor. When " radiant summer opens all her pride," they are clothed with tho luxuriant harvest, and dotted with dwellings of peace and plenty. A vast city with ita bristling forest of masts and spires, rises suddenly in the di»* tance, sending forth the hum of more than two hundred thousand inhabitants. He inhales the mingled perfumes which the wind bears from wood and field, from valleys of clover, and gardens of flowers. Immense steamboats, superior to any other in' the world, plough the waters around him, and shape their steady course iu diflcrent directions; b./J ships, with white sails spread, are return- ing, storm-beaten, from their perilous voyages, or hurrying forth, through the narrow outlet, to distant quarters of tne giobe. Forte command the prominent stations, and vessels of war, like castiett, •re resting on the wave. Perhaps no situation could be chosen for a more advantageoua Burvey of the city, with its surrounding scenery, than that part of the Boy adjoining Governor's Island, and near the fort, a por- m mm ^r^rf'j:it*«^iLiL: X4»?- ' l-M-.-S^ ' 436 VZVr TOBK AXD ITS ENri&O.HS tion of which appears on the extreme left of the picture^ and whence the present view was taken. The opening discernible on the right, is the passage termed the East River, lending from the Bay into the Sound, between Long and Yorlc Ishinda, and thence along the shores of Connec- ticut and Rhode l8'"nd, into the Atlantic. The eye can almoj»t (tie *« to tliat point of the strait entitled Hurl Gate, but, by the overs of the marvellous, dignified with an appellation which would seem to conduct the traveller into a region of a very diflferent description from the pleasant hills and orchards, tb« eoatly dwellings, and the humble but bright looking cottages, that make the bauks of this stream a succession of charming pictures - - --si- " - '- - --^^ TPa^fe---^''^. "^'^^ ' " ■""^"- ^:-^-^/''- V:- -'^i^_L -■^■^■g-- ' ■ : ' i^^^^H V ■ is. ■ ■ .-.r -«"■,- ^^^^ .^^^^i^^]^^^^ l^'^t i^i-j •■ ^^l^^^,U-^^^Si &:-^ ^^-r- _■ :,^ ^^^-ii -W.•-^'''^~"S>^•^-' -'"?"'- — "f-i^ST'^ ■^TSifiiK V' ,•• ^^*^«::^gS:^i^*:=' :-:5|^[<^ VievT of New-York. The small promontory jutting out on the eastern side, repre> tents that part of Long Island occupied by the village of Brooklrn and the Navy Yard. * On the left, the eye seeks to explore the windinies of the Hud> son or North River. In many revpects this stream may be considered one of the most important in the world. It is aflected b) the tide more than a hundred and sixty miles towards its source. Its steamboat navigation is unobstructed, ar'l it presents facilities for commerce of an extiaordinary and tempting nature. The magnificent canal, which strikes it at Albany, connects the city of New York with Lake Erie, and thence with the interior and m-^st western portion of the Union. This stupendous work, which directly augments the prosperity of more than two millions of people, is but a single branch in the vast plan of internal inn [of the picture, aad ■the passnge termed the Sound, between shore'a of Connec- 'he eye can almost lirl Gate, but, by the tn appellation which I a region of a very lis and orchards, the [looking cottages, that I of charming pictures mf--M iSjJI.LJ?!L.V^.--: the eastern side, repre« y the village of Brooklyn he windings of the Had« cts this stream may be the world. It is affected miles towards its source. , ar'l it presents facilities tempting nature. The Iba'ny, connects th« city ice with the interior and This stupendous work, r more than two millions foat plan of internal im* r KABRATIVB or CAPTAIX tlXCOLX. 437 provement, of which Dowitt Clinton was the most influential pronrrater, and which equally associates his nusne v.-itli the glory of the state, and the increasing importance of the city. At all times the view of the metropolis uf the State is imposing; but should the stian»;er approach it at the close of a pleasant summer day, he would find the scene yet more enchanting. At this period the bustle of business is superseded by the voice of pleasure. As he draws near the Battery, he perceives that the i'urt has changed its martial character, and been metamorphosed into a garden and plea^^ant promenade. The stillness of the evening is aometimrs broken by the sound of the rushing rocket, as it durts into the spangled heaven, illuminating the scene with a glare of temporary radiance, and sometimes by bursts of music, soAened by the distance, as it floats over the placid water. Now you may hear the drum from Governor's Island, and now (bo ■ong of the sailor from the distant ship, which is prepariup acain to encounter the perils of the deep; while the regular dasE o> the oar, as some occasional boat glides by, adds to the charm of the music, and increases the interest of the scene NABRATIVE OF CAPTAIN LINCOLN. I have reluctantly yielded to the urgent solicitation of friends, to give a short narrative of the capture, Bufi*erings and escape of myself and crew, after having been taken by a piratical schooner, called the Mexican, December, 1821. The peculiar* circum- itances attending our situation, gave us ample opportunity for learning the character of those cruisers which have lately infested our southern coasts, destroying the lives and "plunderinff the property of so many peaceable traders. If this narrative sT.ould effect any good, or urge our government to still more vigorous measures for the protection of our commerce, my object will be attained. I sailed from Boston bound for Trinidad, in the island of Cuba, on the 13th November, 1831, in the schooner Exertion, bur- den one hundred and seven tons, owned by Messrs. Joseph Ballister and Henry Farnam, with a crew consisting of toe foUowioff persons: — Joshua Bracket, mate, Bristol, David Warren, cook, Saco, * Th» rtnder will prnbably racollrct (he nlRrnilng niimher of plrncles, which tonk plaea la llM WaM Indian rau durlnf the yrnri I8a4-ttji5. Cuptniii l.lncolii'i iii;iriative wiil Iw fnund lo convey • l)«ll and correct' idea nf the nature and extent nf the>e depredaUoni ; and tha Mrlklnt Intoratt of bit aeeouat will be cnniidered a luffleient apolojiy for the tpMO w« b»n RMi «r HARRATITE Of CAmm LINCOUT The Dt-aos, Thomas Goodall, aeamau, Thomas Voung, " Francis de Siize, " George Reet. " cargo consisted of flour, Baltimore, Orangetourn, St. John's, Greenock, Scotland, beef, pork, lard, butter, fish onions, potatoes, apples, hams, furniture, sugar box thooks, &,c. invoiced at about eight thousand dollars. Nothing remarkable occurred during the passage, except much bad weath> er, until my capturo, which was as follows:— Monday, December 17th, 1821, commenced with fine breezes from the eastward. At daybreak saw some of the islands norths ward of Cope Cruz, called Keys — stood along northwest; every thins now seemed favorable for a happy termination of our voyag*. At three o'clock, P. M. saw a sail coining round one of the Keys, into a channel called Boca de Cavoione by the chart, neatly in latitude 20° oo' north, longitude 79'^ 53' west, she made directly for us with all sail set, sweeps on both sides (the wind being light) and was soon near enough for us to discover about forty men on her deck, armed with muskets, blunderbusses, cutlasseii, lonf( knives, dirks, &c. two carronades, one a twelve, the ether a six pounder; she was a schooner, wearing the Patriot flag, (blue, white and blue) of the Republic of Mexico. 1 thought it not prudent to resist them, should they be pirates, with a crew of ■even men, and only five muskets; accordingly ordered the arms and ammunition to be immediately stowed away in as secret a ftlace as possible, and suffer her to speak us, hoping and be- ieving that u republican flag indicated both honor and friendship from those who wore it, and which we might expect even from Spaniards. But how great, was my astonishment, when the icliooner having approached very near us, hailed in English, and ordered ui',. to heave my boat out immediately and come on board of her wv.h rny papers. — Accordingly my boat was hove out, but filled before 1 could get into her.— I was then ordered to tack ship and layby for the pirates' boat to board me; which was done by Boiidar, their first lieutenant, with six or eight Spaniards armed with as many of the before mentioned weapons as they could well slinff about their bodies. They drove me into the boat and two of them rowed me to their privateer, (as they called ther vessel,) where I shook hands with her commander. Captain Jonnia, a Spaniard, who before looking at my papers, ordered Boiidar, hiii lieutsnant, to follow the Mexican in, back of the Key they had leil, which was done. At six o'clock, P. M. the Exertion was anrhored in eleven feet water, near their vessel, and an island, which they called Twelve League Key, (called by the chart Key Largo,) about thirty or thirty-five leagues from Trinidad. After this strange conduct they began examining my papers by a Scotch* man who went by the name of Nickola, their sailing master.— He spoke good English, had a countenance rather pleasing ■ '.aUKuafc^^u l n i . iSC f n, Scotland, ard, butter, fish ture, sugar box iollars. Nothing much bad weath- with fine breezes he islands north*> north went; every ion of our voyag*. ' ione of the Keys, e chart, nearly in ihe made directly ) wind being light) >out forty men on B, cutlasses, long e, the ether a six 'atriot flag, (blue, I thought it not 1, with a crew of ordered the arms ay in as secret a hoping and be- nor and friendship expect even from ihment, when the ed in English, nnd Emd come on board was iiove out, but n ordered to tack i ; which was done It Spaniards armed as they could well the boat and two ailed the>r vessel,) Captnin Jonnia, a dered Bolidar, hia the Key they had the Exertion was jel, and an island, i by the chart Key n Trinidad. After )apcrs by a Scctch- sailing master.-- e rather pleating KABRATITC Of cirtkis iwpou*. 4^ nlthough his beard and mustachios had a frightful appearanc*— his face, apparently full of anxiety, indicated iDmethmg in my favor; he gave me my papers saying " take good care of them, for I am atraid that you have fallen into bad hands. Thepirate • beat was then sent to the Exertion with more men and arms; ft part of them left on board her; the rest returning with three of my crew to their vessel; Viz. Thomas Young, Ihomas (soodall,. and George Reed— ihey treated them with .something to drink, and offered them equal shares with themselves, and some money, if they would enlist, but they could not prevail on them. 1 thao requested permission to go on board my vessel which was granted, and further requested Nickola should go with roe, but was rtK fused by the captain, who vociferated in a harsh manner, JV», JVo, m," accompanied with a heavy stamp upon the deck. When I got on board, I was invited below by Bolidar, wnerej found they had emptied the case of liquors, and broken a clie^ to nieces and crumbled it on the table and cabin floor; lac pirug elated with their prize, (as they called it,) had drank so much ii to make them desperately abusive. 1 was permitted to he doWtt in my birth; but reader, if you have ever been awakened by a Bang of armed desperadoes, who have taken poisession of your habitation in the midnight hour, you can imagine my feehngf.^ Sleep was a stranger to me, and anxiety was my guest. ISolidar, however, pretended friendship, and flattered me with the prosMOt of being soon set at liberty. But I found him, as I suspected, a consummate hypocrite; indeed, his very looks indicated it. Me was a stout and well built man, of a dark, swarf hy complexion, wiUI keen, fe-ocious eyes, huge whiskers, and beard under his chiB and on I lips lour or five inches long; he was a Portuguew tf birth, lint had become a naturalized Frenchman— had » wj««»^ not children, (as I was told) in France, and ijjs well knowto there us commander of a first rate pVivateer. His appearaaog was truly terrific; he could talk some in English, and had a i»^ lion-like voice. . . • p .u.. .:..*^ Tuesday, 18th.— Early this morning the captain of the piratet came on board the Exertion; took a look at the cabin-stores, and carco in the state rooms, and then ordered me back with him to his vessel, where he. with his crew, held a consultation Ibr some time, respecting the cargo. After which, the interpreter, Nickola, told mc that "the captain had or' pretended to hate m commission under General Traspelascus, commander in chief of the republic of Mexico, authorizinij him to take all cargoes what- ever of provisions, bound to any Spanish royalwt port— that my cargo being bound to an enemy's port, must be condemned; bnl that the vessel should be given up and be put irito a fair chanoel for Trinidad where I was bound." I requested him to examiM the papers thoroughly, and perhaps he would be convinced !• tb| contrar'y, and told bim my cargo wa» aU American propert/ 440 JIAMATirt Of CAPTAIX LIKeOtX. taken in «t Boston and consigned to an American gentleman, af(ent ut Trinidnd. But the captain would not take this trouble, but ordered both vessels under way immediately, and coiniiieuced beating up aniungsit the Keys through most of the day, tho wind being very light. They now sent their boats uo board the £xertion lor stores, and commenced plundering her of bread, butter, lurd, onions, potatoes, Ash, beans, &c. took up some augur ao.x shooks that were on deck, and tbuud the barrels of apples; selected the bust of them, and threw the rest over- board. Thfy io<|uircd for spirits, wiiie, cider, Sic. and were t<)ld "they had alrt- ttdy taken all that was on board." But not satis- fied they proceeded t* search the state rooms and forecastle, ripped up tho Hoor of the latter and found some boxes of bottled cider, whii^h they curried to their vessel, gave three cheers, in aa exulting manner to me, and then bi^gan drinking it with such freedom, that n violent quarrel arose between olticers and men, which came very ncur ending in bloodshed. I was accused of falsehood, for saying they had already got all the liquors that were on board, and I thought they hud; the truth was, 1 never had any hill of lading of the cider, and consequently had no re- collection of its buing on board; yet it served them us on excuse for being insolent. In the evening peace was restored and they sung songs. I was sutfured to go below for the night, and they placed a guard over me, stationed ut the companion way. VVeduesday, 19th, coinmenced with moderate easterly winds, beating towards the northeast, the pirate's boats frequently going on board tlic Exurlion for potatoes, fioh, beans, butter, &.C. which wore used with great waste, and extravagance. 'I'huy gave ine food and drink, but of bad quality, more particularly' tlie victurtis, which was wretchedly cooked. The place asvigned me to eat was covered with dirt and vermin. It appeared that their great object was to hurt my feelings with threats and obser- vations, ond to tnuke my situation us unpleasant as circumstances would admit. We came to anchor near a Key, called by them Brigantine, where myself and mate were permitted to go on •hore, but were guarded by several armed pirates. I soon re- turned to the Mexican and my mate to the Exertion, witii George Reed one of my crew; the other two being kepi on board the Mexican. In the course of this day I had considerable conver- sation with Nickola, who appeared well disposed towards me. He lamented most deeply his own situation, for he was one of those men, whose early good impressions were not entirely effaced, al- though confederated with guilt. He told me '*-those who had taken me, were no better than pirates, and their end would be the halter; but," he added, «/h peculiar emotion, "I will never be hung as a pirate," showing me a bottle of laudanum which he had found in my medicine chest, saying, " If we are taken, ihal shall cheat the hangman, before we are condemned." I eodcav- riean gentleman, take this trouble, , and com me need of tlitt day, the boats on board ring ber of bread, c. tuuk up some tbund the barrels |rew the rest uvcr- &.C. and tvere told ." But not satia- ns and forecastle, e boxes of bottled three cheers, in an iking it with such [) olticers and men, I was accused of all the liquors that s truth was, 1 never queutly had no rc- them us on excuse s restored and they he night, and they )anion way. 'ate easterly winds, s boats frequently |(ioh, beans, buiter, xtravagance. 'I'hcy nore pnrticulurl;' tlie Fhe place assigned It appeared that h threats and obser- int as circumstances ley, called by them permitted to go on pirates. I soon re- tertion, witn Gcorgo kepi oil board the onsiderable conver- ed towards me. He le was one of those entirely elfaned, al- ie "-those who had eir end would be the ion, " I will never laudanum which he ' we are taken, Ihat emned." I eodcav nARBATIVS or CAPTAIX Li.tcotir. 441 ered to get it from him, but did not succeed. I then asked him how he came to be in such company, as he appeared to be dissat- isfied. He stated, " that he was at New Orleans last summer out of employment, and became acquainted witli one Captain August Orgamur, a Frencliman, who liiid bought a small schoun« er of about hftcentons, aud was goinn; down to the bay of Mexico to get a commission, under General Traspeiascus, in order to go a privateering under the patriot flag. Captain Orgnmar made bim liberal otfers respecting shares, und promised him a sailing master's birth, which he accepted and embarked on board the ichooner, without sufficiently reflecting on the danger of such in undiirtaking. Soon after she sailed ^om Mexico; where thej got a commission, and the vessel was called Mexican. They made up a complement of twenty men, and after rendering the general some little service, in transpoiting his troops to a place called — ^— proceeded on a cruise; took some small prizes off Cumpeachy; afterwards came on tlio south const of Cuba, where they took other small prizes and the one whicli we were now on board of. By this time the crei" were increased t<. about forty, nearly one half Spaniard:^, the o. era Frencliinen ant Portuguese. Several of them iiiid sailed out of ports in t'le i'lited Slates, with Americaa protections; but, I confidently believe, none aie natives, especially of the northern states. I wi'>> caic. k lu examining the men, being desirous of kmwing i.' any of • ly countrymen w»?re among this wretched crew; but arn satisfied tnero wcr uone, n.'^d xny Scotch friend concurred in the opinion.* And ' v with a new vessel, which was the prize of these plunder , Ihey sailed up Monganeil Hay, previously, however, they 1.11 in with «n American schooner from which they bouf .;. ." ur barrels of b. .f, and paid in tobacco. At the Bay was ar En^ Ush brig belo.iguiff to Jamaica, owned by Mr. John Loudon jf that piece. On board of this vesiiel the Spanish part of the crew commenced their depredations as pirates, although Captain Orgamar r^id Nickola protested nguinst it, and refused any partici,.>ation; but they per- sisted, and like so many ferocious blood-hounds, boarilcd the brig, plundered the cabin stores, furniture, caotain's trunk, C;c. took a aogshcad of rum, one twelve pound carr^ ;»ude, some rigging and sails. One of them plundered the chest of a sailor, who made some resistance, so that the Spaniard took his cutlass and beat and wounded him withaut mercy. Nickola asked him " why he did it?" the fellow answered " I will let you know," and took up the cook's axe and gave him a cut op. the head, which nearly de- Eirived him of life.r Then they ordered Captain Orgamar to eave his vessel, allowin^ 'vm his trunk and turned him ashore, to seek for himself. N.'< k<;' .' begged them to dismiss him with • The Sp;ininrd» Rt Hr»vnnni» hivn Iwen in llie li:iliit of snylng to tlime who nrrive llier*, ■ftar mfrerini tlir lioccid abuM of eiMins, beatini, haniing, robbing, iLC. " it U youi vmuoxf- mo that do this." tUs stiawvU ms tbs voun^, wiilcb was quite large, oad aot Uieu beoled ••mm KARSATIVB OT CATTAIN LUfCOtlT. bis captain, but no, no, was theanerrar; for they had no complete navigator but him. AOer Captain Organmr' was gone, they put in his stead the present brave (or as I should call him cowardly) Captain Jonnia, who headed them in plundering the before men* tioned brig, and made Bolidar their first, huutenant, and then proceeded down among those Keys or Islands, where £ was cap- tured. This is the amount of what my friend iNickola told me of tbeir biMory. Thursday, 20th, continued beating up, wind being light, the Eirate's boats were sent to the Exertion for more stores, such as read, lard, &,c. I this day discovered on board the Mexican three black girls, of whota it is well to say no more. It is im- possible to give an account of the filthiness of this crew, and'vere It possible it would not be expedient.. In their appearance they were terrific, wearing black whiskers and long beards, the recep- tacles of dirt and vermin. They used continually the most profane language; had frequent quarrels; and so great was their love of gambling that the captain would play cards with the meanest man on board. All these things rendered them to me objects of total disgust (with a few exceptions, as will hereafter appear.) — I was told they hud n stabbing match, but a few days before I was taken, and ofae man came near being killed; they put him ashore at a fisherman's hut and there led him to perish. I saw the wound of smother who had his nose split open. Friday, Sist. — AAer laying at anchor through the night in ten tcthoms water, made sail and stood to the eastward — by this time ( was out of my reckoning, having no quadrant, charts or books. The pirate's boats wtvc again sent for stores. The captain for the second time deitianded of me where my wine, brandy, &.c. were, I again told hir;, they had already got the whole. They took the deep sea liiit,- and some cordage from the Exertion and at night CBine to anchor. Saturday, 22d. — Both vessels under way standing to the east« word, they ran the Exertion aground on a bar, but after throwing overboard most of her deck load of shooks, she floated off; a pilot was sent to her, and she was run into a narrow creek between two keys, where they moored her head and stern along side the mangrove trees, sent down her yards and topmasts, and covered ber mast bonds and shrouds with bushes to prevent her being seen by vessels which might pass that way. I was then sufTered to go on board my own vessel, and found h^r in a very filthy condition; sails turn, rigging; cut to pieces, and every thing in the cabin in waste and confusion. The swarms of moschetoes and sand-flies made it impossible to get any sleep or rest. The pirate's large boat was armed and manned linder Bolidar, and sent ofTwith let* (era to a merchant (as they called him) by the name of Dominioo, residing in a town icaUed Principe, on the main island of Cuba. I was told by one of tbem who could apeak fingUah. that Principe lad no com^tlctd [gone, they put jhim cowardly) le before men* Inant, and then ^eie I was cap- cola told me of king light, the I stores, such as ]d the ^fcxican inre. It is im- 1 crew, and rvere ppearance they ards, the recep- the most profane as their love of le meanest man objects of total appear.) — I was "ore I was taken, • lim ashore at a w the wound of the night in ten ird — by this time charts or books. The captain for ine, brandy, &c. e whole. They he E.xertion and iing to the east- Jt after throwing nated off; a pilot ' creek between n along side the sts, and covered It her being seen !n suffered to go filthy condition; in the cabin in IS and sand-flies e pirate's large Bent off* with let- ne of Dominioo, island of Cuba. ih.th&tPrliiei|M 5ABIUTIVE or CATTAUr UMOOUT. 40 was a very large and populous town, situated at the head of flc. IMnria, wiiich was about twenty miles north east from whore wa lay, and the Keys lying around us were called Cotton Keys.— The captain pressed into his service Francis de Suze, one uf mjr crew, saying that he was one of his countrymen. Francis was very reluctant in going, and said to me, with tears in his eyes, " 1 shall do nothing but what I am obliged to do, and will not aid in the least to hurt you or the vessejl ; 1 am very sorry to leave vou. " He was imn^ediately put oo duty and Thomas Goodali seat back to the Exertion. Sunday, 23d. — Early this morning a large number of the pirates came on board of the Exertion, threw gut the long boat, broka open the hatches and took out considerable of the cargo, in search of rum, gin, &.c. still telling me " I had some and that tliey would find it," uttering the most awful profaneness. In the aiternooiB their boat returned with a perough,* having on board the captain, his first lieu.enant and seven men of a patriot or piratical vessel that was chusi^d ashore at Cape Cruz by a Spanish armed brig These seven men i.iade their escape in said boat and, after four days, found our pirutes and joined them; the remainder uf tba crew being killed or taken prisoners. Monday, Vi4ih — Their boat was manned and sent to the before mentiiuiod town. — I was informed by a linu from Niukolii, that the pirates had a man on board, a native of Principe, who iu the garb of a sailor was a partner with Duniinico, but I could not get sight of him. This lets us a little into the plans by which tliiit atrucioui system of piracy has been carried on. Merchants having partners on board of these pirates ! thus pirates at sea and robbers on land are associated to destroy the peaceable trader. The willingnc^ exhibited by the seven above-mentioned men, to join our gai^ of pirates, seems to look like a general understanding amoog thetn; and from there being merchants on shore soliase as to en- courage the plunder and vend the goods, I am persuaded there has been a systematic confederacy on the part of these unprincir [tied desperadoes, under cover of the patriot flag; and those on and are no better than those on the sea. If the governments to whom they belong know of the atrocities committed (and I have but little doubt they do) they deserve the execration uf all man- kind. Tuesday, 25th,— ^3till on board the Exertion— weather very calm and warm. The pirate's boat returned from St. Marin, and came for candles, cheese, potatoes. Sec. they sayintr thejr must have them, and forbid my keeping any tight on boaid at night--- took a case of trunus for the captain's use and departed. Their irritating conduct at this time can hardly bo imagined. Wednesday, 26ih. — I was told by Bulidar that three Span^ * A boil I iiiit of tvvu iul'.-'w uf a tarsi »•• ttoUiiwml tta u/ito pdtttiMMr ■rtt pS MP 444 NARRATIVE OF CATtUJI LINCOUT. cruisers were in search of them, that they could fight twoofthAin at once, (which by the way i believe was not true) and were dia- appointed ut not finding them. Same evening they took both of my boats, and tiieir own men, towed their vessel out of the creek, and anchored at its mouth, to get rid of sand-flies ; while they obliged us to stay on deck under an awning, exposed to all the violence of these flies; we relieved ourselves in some measure by the burning of tobacco, which lasted but for a shrttt time. Thursday, 'illh. — A gang of the pirates came and stripped our masts of the green bushes, saying, " she appeared more like a sail than trees " — took one barrel of bread and one of potatoes, using about one of each every day. I understood they were wait« ing for boats to take the cargo; for the principal merchant had gone to Trinidad. Friday, 38th. — Nothing remarkable occurred this day — were frequently called upon for tar and butter, and junk to make oakum. Captain Jonnia brought on board with him his new captain and oflliccr before mentioned. Again they asked for wine, and were told as before, they had gotten the whole. Saturday, 29th. — Same insulting conduct continued. — Took off a barrel of crackers. Sunday, 30th. — The begining of trouble! This day which Eenulinrly reminds Christians of the high duties of compassion and enevolencc, was never observed by these pirates. This, of course, we might expect, as they did not often know when the day cnme, und if they knew it, it was spent in gambling. The oid tayiiig among seamen, " no Sunday oflT soundings," was not thought of; and c\cn this poor plea was not theirs, for they were on soundings and often at anchor. — Early this morning the mer« chant, as they called him, came with a large boat for the cargo. I was immediately ordered into the boat with my ciew, not allow* ed any breakfast, and carried about three miles to a small island out of sight of the Exertion and left there by the side of a little porid ofthick, muddy water, which proved to be very brackish, with nothing to eat but a few biscuit. One of the boat's men tnld ut the merchant was afraid of being recognised, and when he had gone the boat would return for us; but we had great reason to apprehend they would deceive us, and therefore passed the day in the utmost anxiety. At tiight, however, ||iie boats came and took u*> again on board the Exertion; when, to our surprise and astonishment we found they had broken open the trunks and chests und taken all our wearing apparel, not even leaving a shirt or pair of pantaloons, nor sparmg a small miniature of my wife which was in my trunk. The little money I and my mate had, with some belonging to the ownera, my mate had previously distributed about the cabin in three or four parcels, while I was on board the pirate, for we dare not keep it about u>; one parcel in a butter pot they. «Ud oot discover. — ^Aoiidat the hurry with which I waa obliged to ght twoofthAiQ c) and were di»> ey took both of )ut of the creek, ies ; while they posed to all the some measure short time, and stripped our ed more like a ine of potatoes,, they were wait» .1 merchant had this day — were to make oakum. new captain and wine, and were nued. — Took off This day which if compassion and riites. This, of low when the day nbling. The oid idings," was not irs, for they were morning the mer« }at for the cargo. i ciew, not allow- to a small island he side of a little try brackish, with oat's men told ui ind when he had I great reason to e passed the day boats came and our surprise and trunks and chests ing a shirt or pair if my wife which te had, with some distributed about I board the pirate, a butter pot they< \ I WM obliged to XAaRATtVE or CAPTAI!r LIXCOLX. 443 leave my vessel to go to the before mentioned island, I fortunately ' - Itched my vessel's papers, and hid them in my bosom, which U 5 reader will find was 9 happy circumstance for me. My writing desk, with papers, accounts, &.c. all Mr. Lord's lettd (the gen- tleman to whorti my cargo was consigned) and several others were taken and maliciously destroyed. My medicine chest, which I so much wanted, was kept for their own use. What their motive could be to take my papers I could not imagine, except they had hopes of finding bills of lading for some Spaniards, to clear them from piracy. Mr. Bracket had some notes and papers of conse- quence to him, which shared the same fate. My q;iadrant, charts, books and some bedding were not yet taken, but 1 found it impos- sible to hide them, and they were soon gone from my sight. Monday, 31 st. — We complained to them, expressing the neces- sity of having clothes to cover us — but, as well might we have ap- Eealed to the winds, and rather better, for they would not have up- raided us in return. The captain, however, sent word he would ■fie to it, and ordered their clothes bags to be searched, where l.e found some of our things, but took good care to put them in his own cabin. I urgently requested him to give me the miniature, but, no was all I could get. -Tuesday, January 1st, 1822. — A sad new year's day to me. Before breakfast orders came for me to cut down the Exertion's railing and bulwarks on ono side, for their vessel to heave out by, and cfean her bottom. On my hesitating a little they observed with anger, " very well captain, suppose you no do it quick, we do it for you."— Directly aflerwards another boat full of armed men came along side; they jumped on deck with swords drawn and ordered all of us into her immediately; I stepped below, in hopes of getting something which would be of service to us; but the captain hallooed, "Go in the boat directly or I wili fire upon you." — Thus compelled to obey, we were carried, together with four Spanish prisoners, to a small, low isiand^or key of sand in the shape of a half moon and partly covered with mangrove trees; which was about one mile from and in sight of my vessel. There they left nine of us, with a little bread, flour, fish, lard, a little coffee and molasses; two or three kegs of water, which was brack ish ; an old sail for a covering, and a pot and some other small articles no way fit^to cook in. Leaviqg us these, which were mucn less than they appear in the enumeration, they pushed off, saying, "we will come to see you in a day or two." — Selecting the best place, we spread the old sail for an awning; but no place was free from flies, moschetoes, snakes, the venomous stinged scorpion and the more venomous santipee. Sometimes they were found crawling inside of our pantaloons, but fortunately no injury was received. This afternoon the pirates hove their vessel out by the lilxertion and cleaned one sido, using her paints, oil, &,e. W tltflt ourpose.—To see my vessel in that sUuatiou and to tbiak 28 mm 446 NAnRATIVS or CAFTAIir tmcoLir^ of our prospects was a source of the deepest distress. At night wo retired to our tent; but having notiting but the cold damp ground for a bed, and the heavy dew of night penetrating the ola canvass — the uituation of tho island being titty miles from tlie usual - track of friendly vessels, and one hundred and thirty-live tirum Trinidad — seeing my owner's property so unjustly and wantonly destroyed — considering ni'ickola now related to me a singular fact; which was, that the Spanish part of their crew were determined to shoot him; that they tied him to the mast, and a man was appointed for the purpose; but Lyon, a Frenchman, his particular friend, stepped up and told them, if they shot him, they must shoot several more; some of the Spaniards sided with him, and he was released. JNicknln told me, tho reason for such treatment was, that he coa« tinually objected to their conduct towards me, and their opinion was if he should escape they would be discovered, as he declared he would take no prize money. While with us, he gave me a letter written in great haste, which contains some particulars re- spectiog the cargof — as follows: — January 4, 1832. Sir — We arrived here this morning, and before we came to anchor, had five canoes alongside ready to take your cargo, part of which we had in; and as I heard you express a wish, to know what they took out of her, to this moment, you may depend on this account of Jamieson,* for quality and quantity; if I nave the ■ame opportunity you will have an account of the whole. The villain who bought your cargo is from the town of Pritieipe, his name is Dominico, as to that it is all that I can learn; they have taken your charts on board the schooner Mexican and I suppose mean to keep them, as the other captain has acreed to act the same infamous part in the tragedy of his life. Your clothes are here on board, but do not let me flatter you, that you will get .them back; it may be so, and it may not. Perhaps in your old a^e, when you recline with ease in a corner of your collage, you will have the goodness to drop a tear of pleasure to the memory of biiii, whose highest ambition should nave been to subscribe himself, though devoted to the gallows, your friend, Excuse haste. Njckola Moxacrc. P. S. Your aoawer in writing when I pome ag^in. Sunday, 6th. — Tho pirates were under way at sunrise, with a full load of the Exertion's cargo, goinji; to Principe again, to sell a second freight, which was done readily for cash. I afterwards heard that the flour brought only five dollars per barrel, when it was worth at Trinidad thirteen; so that the villain who bought my cargo at Principe, made very large profits by it. Monday, 7th. — Tho pirates brought more water, but being very brackish, it was unfit for use. Wc were now greatly alarmed at Thomas* ill health, being suddenly attacked with a pain in the bead, and swelling of the right eye, attended with derangement^ 'Thisisthoml aauieof ^iekols. ) ' ,m^;i mgBBgBBBmm0 448 HARRATIVE OF CA?TAIir LINCOLN. He however soon became better; but hia eye remained swollen Bevcral i*.iys without much pain. In the evening we had some heavy showers of rain, and having no secure cabin, no sheltered retreat, our exposure made us p^ass a very uncomfortable night. Tuesday, 8th. — Early this mDrning the piratqs in sight again, with fore top sail and top gallant sail set ; beat up along side of the Exertion and commenced loading; having, as 1 supposed, sold fend discharged her last I'rcight among some of the inhabitants of Cuba. They appeared to load in great haste; and the son^ "O he oh," which echoed from one vessel to the other, was distnictly heard by us. How wounding was this to me! How diflerent was this sound from what it would have been, had I been permit- ted to pass unmolested by these lawless plunderers, and been favored with a safe arrival at the port of jny destination, where Vny cargo would have found an excellent sale. Then would the " O he ho*," on i(s di^iuharging, have been a delightful sound to me. In tite iifternoon she sailed with the perough in tow, both with a lull load; having chairs, which was part of the cargo, slung at her quarters. Wednesday, 9th — Very calm and warm. The swarms of moschetoes and flies made us pass a very uncomfortable day. We dug in the sand for water, but were disappointed at finding none so good as they leil us. In walking round amonz the bushes, I accidentally discovered a hole in the sand, and saw something run into it; curiosity led me to dig about it. With the help of Mr. Bracket I found at the distance of seven feet fioro its mouth, and one from the surface, a large solitary rat, apparent- ly several years old ; he had collected a large nest of grass and leaves; but there was not the least appearance of any other being on the island. Thursday, 10th. — No pirates in sight. The day was passed in anxious suspense; David Warren being quite sick. Friday, 11th. — They came and hauled along-side of the Exer* tion, but I think took out none of her cargo: but had, as I sup- posed, a vendue on board, wherein was sold among themselves, all our clothing, books, quadrants, charts, spy-glasses, and every thing belonging to us and our fellow prisoners. I was aflerwards told they brought a good price; but what they could want of the Bible, Prayer-Book and many other books in English, v/aa matter of astonishment to me. Saturday, 12th. — Thej remained along side the Exertion; took her paints, oil, brushes, &c. and gave their vessel a new coat of paint i\\ round, and a whito boot top — took .the perough to anothr r key and caulked her — there was no appearance of their taking any cargo out; the Exertion however appeared considerably liigh out of water. About sunset the pirates went out of the harbor on a cruise. — Here wc had been staying day after day, fUoA exposed night after night— appreheDuions for our safety were ■emaincd swollen .ng we had some bin, no sheltered omfortable night. i in sight again, up along side of I supposed, sold le inhabitants of and the son^ "O her, was distnictly i\ How diflerent lad I been permit- iderers, and been lestination, where Then would the delightful sound to ough in tow, both of the cargo, slung The swarms of uncomfortable day. ppointcd at finding round amonz the the sand, and saw about it. With the of seven feet from ilitary rat, apparent- {6 nest of grass and :e of any other being e day was passed in sick. [)g-side of the Exer* : but had, as I sup« i among themselves, y-glasses, and every s. I was afterwards ;y could want of the {s in English, v/as e the Exertion; took 'easel a new cont of )ok the pe rough to appearance of their ppeared considerably tcs went out of the lying day after day, Ls for our safety were KAR^ATIVB or CAPTAIN LIXC0I..X. 449 1 much increased ; what was to become of us, seemed now to rush into every one's mind. Sunday, Idth. — Deprived of our good books, deprived in fact of every thing, save life, and our ideas respecting our fate so gloomy, all tended to render time, especially the Lord's day, hurdensome to us. In the alterno.in a boat came for cargo, from, as 1 supposed, that villain Dominico. Monday, 14th. — They again hove in sight, and b^t up, aa usual, alnng-sido their prize. While passing our solitary island, thoy laughed at our mistery which was almost insupportable- looking upon us as though we had committed some heinous crime, and they had not sufficiently punished us; they hallooed to us, crying out, " Captain, Captain," accompanied with obscene motions and words, with which I shall not blacken these pages- yet I heard no check upon such conduct, nor could J expect it among such a gang, who have no idea of subordinatiftn on board, except wheu in chase of vessels, and even then but very littlt My resentment was excited at such a malicious outrage, and ) felt a disposition to revenge myself, should fortune ever favor me with an opportunity.' It was beyond human nature not to feei end express some indignation at such treatment. — Soon after, Bolidar, witti five men, well armed, cume to us; he having n blunderbuss, cutlass, a long knito and pair of pistols — but for what purpose did he come? He took me by the hand saying, " Captain, me speak with you, walk this way." I obeyed, and when wc were at some' distanut? from my fellow prisoners, (his men following) he said, " tho captain send me for your wash." I pretended not to understand what he meant and replied " I have no clothes, nor any soap to wash with — you have taken them all" — for I had kept my watch about me, hoping they would not discover it. He demanded it again as before; and was answered, "I have nothing to wash;" this raised his anger, and lifting his blunderbuss he roared out, " what the d — 1 you call him that make clock? give it me" — I considered it im- prudent to contend any longer and submitted to his unlawful demand. — As he was going off, he gave me a small bundle in which was a pair of linen drawers, sent to me by Nickola, and also the Rev. Mr. Brooks' " Family Prayer Book." This gave me ffreat satisfaction. — Soon after, he returned with his captain who had one arm slung up, yet with as many implements of war, as his diminutive wicked self could conveniently carry; he told me (through an interpreter who was a prisoner) " that on his cruise, he had fallen in with two Spanish privateers, and beat them ofT; but had three of his men killed and himself wounded in the atm" —Bolidar turned to me and said, " it is a d — n lie" — which words proved to be correct, for his arm was not wounded, and when I saw him again, which was soon afterwards, he forgot to sling it up. He further told me, " after to-morrow you shall go with your 33» ...miymm im '* * 450 KAVrtATIVI or CArTAI!f LI!(COI.If. vessel and we will accompany you towards Trinidad.' This gave mo some new hopes, and why I could not tell. 'J'Uey then left us without rendering any assistance.— -This night we got some rest. Tuesday, loth. — The words "go after to-morrow," were used among our Spanish fellow prisoners, as though that happy to- morrow would never come— in what manner it came will soon bs noticed. Wednesdny, 16th. — One of their boats came to inquire if we hiid seen a boat pass by last night, for their small sloop sail boat was gone and two men deserted: 1 told them " no" — at heart I could not but rejoice at the escape, and a|H>rove the deserters — I said nothing, however, of this kind to the pirates. On their return, they manned three of their boats and sent them in different directions to search, but at night came back without finding boat or men. They now took our old sail, which hitherto had 8ome« what shelterecl us, to make, as I supposed, some small sail for their vessel. This rendered our night more uncomfortable than before, for in those islands the night dews are very heavy. Thursday, 17th, was passed with great impatience. — Th« Exertion having been unmoored and swung to her anchor, gav* some hopes of being restored to her; but was disappointed. Oiday, 18th, commenced with brighter prospects uf liberty than ever — the pirates were employed in setting up our devoted schoon- er's shroufis, ettiya, &c. My condition now reminded me of the hungry man, chained in one corner of a room, while at another part was a table loaded with delicious food and fruits, the smell and sight of which he was continually to experience, but, alas! hit chains were never to be loosed that he might go and partake — at almost the same moment they were thus employed, the axe was applied with the greatest dexterity to both her masts, and I saw them fall over the side! Here fell my hopes— 1 looked at my condition, and then thought of home. — Our Spanish fellow prison- ers were so disappointed and alarmed, that they recommended hiding ourselves, if possible, among the mangrove trees, beiiev^ - iiig, as they said, we should now certainly be put to 'leath; or, what was worse, compelled to serve on board the . xican as piiates. Little else it is true seemed left for us; however, we Kept a bright look out for them during the day, and at night " an anchor watch" as we called it, determined if wo discovered their boats coming towards us, to adopt the plan of hiding, although starvation stared us in the face; yet preferred that to instant death. This night was passed in sufficient anxiety — I took the first watch. Saturday, 19th. — The pirate's large boat came for us— -it being daylight, and supposing they could see us, determined to stand our ground and wait the result. They ordered us all into the boat, but lel\ every thing else; they rowed towards the Exertion —I noticed a dejection of spirits in one of the pirates, and ii^ ^i VARRATivs or CArTAiN iwcour. 451 This gave fey then left ui ot some rest. ," were used hat happy to- will soon bs inquire if we sloop sail boat —at heart 1 e deserters — I tes. On their em in dilTerent ut finding boat erto had some« small sail for mfortable than Y heavy. •atience. — Th« r anchor, gav* ppointed. s of liberty than devoted schoon- nded me of the vhWe at another fruits, the smell :e, but, alas! hit and partake — at ed, the axe was asts, and I saw 1 looked at my ish fellow prison^ y recommended e trees, believ« It to rieath; or, he . xican as s; however, we id at night " an discovered their tiding, although that to instant Jty — I took the for us— -it being rmined to stand us all into the ds the Exertion pirates, and ii%> quired of him where they were going to carry us? He shook his head and replied " I do not know. I now had some hopea of visiting my vessel. again»-but the pirates made sail, run down, took us in tow and stood out of the narbor. Bolidar afterwards took me, my mate and two of my men on board and gave us some cofiee. On examination I found they bad several additional light sails, made of the Exertion's. Almost every man, a pair of can« vass trousers; and my colors cut up and made into belts to carry their money about them. — My jolly boat was on deck, and I was informed, all my rigging was disposed of. Several of the pirate* bad on some of my clothes, and the captain one of my best shirts, a cleaner onet than I had ever seen him have on before. — Ho kept at a good distance from me, and forbid my friend ?Jiukola's •peaking to me. — I saw from the companion way in the captain's cabin my quadrant, spy glass and other things which belonged to us, and observed by the compass, that the course steered was about west by south, — distance nearly twenty miles, which brought thorn up with a cluster of islands called by some " Cayman Keys." Here they anchrred and caught some fish, (one of which was nnmed guaitlJUh) of which we had a taste, I ohaerv- ed that my friend Mr. Bracket was somewhat dejected, and asked him in a low voice, what his opinion was with respect to our fate? He answered, " I cannot tell you, but it appears to me the worst is to come," I told him that I hoped not, but thought they would give us our small boat and liberate the prisoners. But mercy even in this shape was not left for us. Soon after, saw the cap* tain and officers whispering for some time in private conference. When over, their boat was manned under the command of Bolidar, and went to one of those Islands or Keys before mentioned,^ On their return, another conference took place-— whether it was a jury upon our lives we could not tell — I did not think conscience could be entirely extinguished in the human breast, or that man could become fiends. In the afternoon while we knew not tlie doom which had been fixed for us, the captain was engaged with several of his men in gambling, in hopes to get Back some of the five hundred dollars, they said, he lost but a few nights before; which had made him unusually fractious. A little before sunset he ordered all the prisoners into the large boat with a supply of provisions and water, and to be put on shore. While we were getting into her, one of my fellow prisoners, a Spaniard, attempt- ed wiin tears in his eyes to speak to the captain, but was refused, with the answer—" I'll have nothing to say to any prisoner, go into the boat." In the mean time Nickola said to me, "My friend, I will give you your book," (being Mr. Colnian's Ser- mons,) " it is the only thing of yours that is in my possession, I *Thl(K«y WM fliti of manirove treca, whoM topn turn down andtaka mnt, rcirmint t kind ut iiinhrnlln. The tide at nlah waUr flowi two flwt deiip under tham : II la ibaratuit impoMUl* foe liumui lteio|i m Uvt lao| amoDg Umis, •«•■ wiUi food and wuar. , nss vSnafssiH'' ^i> 452 NARRATIVE OP CAPTAI.f LlXCOI.Jf. dare not attempt nny thing ronre." But the captain forbid hia giving it to ine, and I stepped into tlie boat — at that moment Nickula said in n low voice, " never mind, I may see you again bel'ure I die." The smiill boat was well arrni'd and manned, and both HCt off together for the iahind, wiiere they had agreed to leave us to perish! The scene to us was a funeral scene. There were no arin-s in the prisoners' boat, and, of course, all attempt* to relieve ourselves would have been throwing our lives uvtray, u Bolidar was near us, well armed. We were rowed about two miles northeasterly from the pirates, to a small low island, lone)/ and desolate. We arrived about sunset; ond for the support of us eleven prisoners, they only left a ten gallon keg of water, and perhaps a few quarts, in another small vessel, which was very poor; part of a barrel of flour, a small keg of lard, one ham and some su' fish; a small kettle and an old broken pot; an old sail for a covering, and a small mattrass and blanket, which was thrown out as the boats hastened away. One of the prisoners happened to have a little coffee in his pocket, and these comprehended all our means of sustaining life, and for what length of time wa knetv not. We now felt the need of water, and our supply was (Mtinparntivcly nothing. — A man may live nearly twice as long without fond, as without water. — Look at us now, my friends, leH benighted on a little spot of sand in the midst of the ocean, far from the usual track of ve sels, and every appearance of a %iiilent thunder tempest, Lid u boisterous night. Judge of my ffi'inigs, and the circumstances which our band of suflerers now witnessed. — Perhaps you can and have pitied us— I assure yoii, wc were very wretched; and to paint the scene, is not within my power. When the boats were moving from the shore, on recov- ering myself a little, I asked Bolidar, " If ho was going to leave u« so?" — he answered, " no, only two days — we go for water and wood, then come bu^k, take you." I requested him to give us bread and other stores, for they had plenty in the boat, and at least one hundred barrels of flour in the Mexican " no, no, suppc je to-morrow morning me come, me give you bread," and hurried ofi* to their vessel. This was the last time I saw him. We then turned our attention upon finding a spot most convenient for our comfort, and soon discovered a little roof supported by stakes driven into the sand;* it was thatched with leaves of the cocoa-nut tree, considerable part of which was torn or blown off". After spreading the old sail over this roof, we placed our little stock of provisions under it. Soon after came on a heavy shower of rain which penetrated the canvass, and made it nearlyas uncomforta- ble inside, as it would have been out. We were not prepared to catch water, having nothing to put it in. Our next object was to get fire, and after gathering some of the driest fuel to be found, * Thii was prnhably erecti'd by tba turUe men or fiiben, wbo visit Ihsse iilonds in June, bl Um purpose: of liieir trads. ;)tain forbid hit at that moment gee you again d manned, and had agreed to scene. Thcro rae, all attempt* r lives away, u wed about two w island, lonely the support of eg of water, end which was very ird, one ham and I pot ; an old sail «hich wM thrown isoners happened :omprehended all sngih of time we d our supply was fly twice as long now, my friends, lidst of the ocean, ' appearance of a ht. Judge of my a of sufferers now us — I assure you, ;, is not within my e shore, on vecov- was going to leave ve go for water and ted him to give us in the boat, and at n"no, no, suppcje ■ead," and hurried law him. We then convenient for our upported by stakes ^es of the cocoa-nut blown off. After d our little stock of savy shower of rain arlyaa uncomforta- rere not prepared to r next object was to ;st fuel to be found, vitU tlieM lilandt in Jam, NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN LINCOL.V. 453 and having a smnll piece of cotton wick-yarn, with flint and steel, we kindled a fire, which was never atierward.s suffered to be ex- tinguitihed. The night wtis very dark, but wc found n piece of old rope, which when well lighted served for a can.llc. On ex- aminiiii; the ground under tho roof, wc foutid perhaps thousands of cree|>ing insects, sc.orpionj, lizards, crickets, &.c. After scraping them out as well as we could, the most of us having nothing but the damp earth for a bed, laid ourselves down in hopes of some rest; but it being so wet, gave many of us severe colds, and one of the Spaniards was quite sick fur several days. Sunday, i20th. — As soon as daylight came on, we proceeded to take a view of our little island, nod found it to measure only one •ere, of coarse, white sand; about two feet, and in some spots perhaps three feet above the surface of the ocenn. On the high* •St part were growing some Pushes and small mangroves, (the dry part of which was our 1 .1) and the wild caster oil beans. We were greatly disappointed in not finding the latter suitable food; likewise some of the prickly pear bushes, which gave us only a few pears about the size of our smnll button pear; the outside has thorns, which if applied to the fingers or lips, will remain there, and cause a severe smarting similar to the nettle; the inside u spungy substance full of juice and seeds, which are red and a little tartish — had they been there in abundance, wo should not have suffered so much for water — but alas! even this substitute was nnt for us. On the northerly side of the island was a hollow, where the tide penetrated the sand, leaving stag* nant water. Wo presumed, in hurricanes the island was nearly overfiowed. According to the best calculations I could make, we were about thirty five miles from any part of Cuba, one hun- dred from Trinidad and forty from the usual trnck of American vessels, or others which might pass that way. No vessel of any considerable size, can safely pass among these Keys or " Queen's Gardens," (as the Spaniards call them) being a large number extending from Capo jPruz to Trinidad, one hundred and tifty niile» distance; and many more than the charts have laid down, most of them very low and some covered at high water, which makes it very dangerous for navirrntors without a skilful pilot. AAer taking this view of our cndition, which was very gliomy, we began to suspect we were left on this desolate island by those merciless plunderers to perish. Of this I am now fully convinced; still ive looked an.xiously for the pirate's boat to come according to promise with more water and provisions, but looked in vain. We saw them soon after get under way with all sail set and lUn directly from us until out of our sight, and we mvcr saw them ae;aiu! one may partially imagine our feeling's, but they cannot he put into words. Before they were entir».'ly out of sight of us, we rnised the white blanket upon a pole, waving it in the air, in hopes, that at two miles distance they would sec it and be moved H^MUtivr. *<• cvni^is itr«cot».. *** <.» »« hA found. It w«* l^^^wil .aU waTei and frying it '« l*"^?^ *"Sla. reserved for ^"Tueaday 22d.-We found ••'"'J.JS^L? them togetJ«' in "rrori'st'LrcoSued. While .emng here the j^^ ^^^^ ""^'^^ !«rfaV?S oppressive. '?fl«'=*'»8/"hS dazzled the eye. so powe""' *"°.|Jl'^-nd the white sand whicn «»* j^ „^. ^hich ^«» ^Jj^^i'";:"^ red under the ^g^fjould not be wassopamfuUhatJ' „u„erou9. that g«?'* '^J'^jn .craping „ found. ItwM death, which wo fccs, trusting that yet make u«o of U ua. Our next eral holes in the le tide penetrates 1 short allowance ! had by lock and and it waa »oon we did by mixing ng ouraelvea eight n was reserved for » was lost for want passed in the roott It, 1 read prayers which I most care- ... This plan was stay there.— rh«n ' either. 1 round the beach. On our way picked nilar to the Indian ike that of a shovel, r thjB present. We ,; thev were a pretty J discovered at tow isterly from us, about which were covered jr quince tree. My o wade across, beii^ but were pursued by t tide rises about RMir es of the palmetto or put them together in but that proved ir.et- ,' to reflect upon otner power for our safety ing here, the sun was « rays upon the sea, which dazzled the eye, iwning; there the mM- ffood rest could not ue fed, when, in scraping may say thousands of ich was to us peculiarly aterly wind, which |»re- IfABRATIVB or CAFTAIN LI!rC0L?r. 415 vtiU there at all seasons, was so cold as to make it equally un- comfortable with the day. — Thus day aAer day, our suiierings and apprehensions multiplying, we were very generally alarmed. Wednesday, '236. — Early this morning one of our Spanish fellow prisoners crossed the bar, having taken with him a pole sharpened ut one end; this he said " was to kill sharks" — but he saw none to trouble him. While ho was gone, we tried for water in several places, but still it was very salt; but not having any other, we drank of it, and found it had a similar effect, to that of flauber salts. We now concluded to reduce the allowance of read or rather pancakes, being too sensible that our little stock of provisions could last but a few days longer; we had the faintest hope of any supplies, or escsipe, before it would be too late to save life. Towards night the Sjmniard returned, but almos*. famished for want of water and food. He reported that he found some plank on one of the islands, (but they proved to be suga>box •hooks) which revived us a little; but m* toaltr. — He said he had treat difficulty to make his way through the mangrove trees, it sing very swampy; so that we should not better ourselves by foing there, although the key was rather larger than ours. This, understood through Joseph, the Englidh prisoner who could ■peak Spanish. After prayers, laid ourselves down upon our bed of sand, and being nearly exhausted we obtained some sleep. Thursday, 24th — This morning, after taking a little coiTeo, made of the water vhich we thought least salt, and two or three of the little cakes, wt. ftlt somewhat refreshed, ajnd concluded to make another visit to those Keys in hopes of finding something more, which might make a r&d for us to escape the pirates, and avoid perishing by thirst. Accordingly seven of us set off, waded ■cross the bar and searched all the Keys thereabouts. — On one we found a number of sugar-box shooks, two lashing plank and some pieces of old spars, which were a part of the Exertion's dock load, that was thrown overboard when she grounded on the bar, spoken of in the Qrst part of the narrative. — It seems they had drifted fifteen miles, and had accidentally lodged on these very Keys within our reach. Had the pirates known this, they would undoubtedly have placed us in another direction. They no ' <'^': thought that they could not put us on a worse place. ' <....d at this time was blowing so strong on shore, as to pre- vent rafling our stufT round to our island, and we were obliged to haul it upon the beach for the present; then dug for water in the highest place, but found it as salt as ever, and then returned to our habitation. — But hunger and thirst began to prey upon us, and our comforts were as few as aur hopes. Friday, 2ath. — Again passed over to those Keys to windward in order to raft our stuff to our island, it being most convenient for building. But the surf on the beach wa^ so very rough, that we were again compelled to postpone it. Our courage however did 456 NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIX LINCOLN. ^ not fail where there was the slightest hopes of life — Returning without it, we found on our way an old top timber of some vessel; 't had several spikes in it, which wo afterwards found very ser- viceable. In the hollow of an old tree, we found two guarnas of small size, one male, the other female. — One only was caught. After taking off the skin, we judged it weighed a pound and a half. With sofTie flour and lard, (the only things we had except salt water,) it made us a tine little mess. We thought it a rare dish though a small one for eleven half starved persons. — At the same time p small vessel hove in sight; we made a signal to hei .vith the blanket tied to a pole and placed it 01 the highest tree— 4ome took off their white clothes and waved them in the air, hoping they would come to us; should they be pirates, they could do no more than kill us, and perhaps would gv/e us some water for which we began to suffer most excessivchy; but, notwithstanding all our efforts, she took no notice of us. Saturday, 26th. — This day commenced with moderate weather and sme itli eea; at low tide found some cockles, boiled and eat them, but they were very painful to the stomach. David Warrea had n fit of strangling with swelling of the bowels; but soon re> covered, and said, "something like salt, rose in his throat and choked him " Most of us then set off for the Keys, where the plcnk and shooks were put together in a raft, which we with pieces of hoards paddled over to our island; when we consulted the best Clan, either to build a raft large enough for us all to go on, or a out; but the shocks having three or four nails in each, and having a pieco of large reed or uamboo, previously found, of which we made pins, concluded to make a boat. ' ' Sunday, 27th. — Commenced our labor, for which I know we need .offer no apology. We took the two planks, which v/ere about fouiteen feet long, and two and n half wide, and fixed them together for the bottom of the boat; then with moulds made of piumetto bark, cut timber and knees from ihungrove trees which spread so much as to make the boat four feet wide at the tup, placed them exactly the distance apart of an Havannn sugar box. — ilf.- stern was nnuiire and tiie bows tapered to a peak, mnkmg her form resemble a Hat-iron. We proceeded thu^ tar and retired to rest fur the night — but Mr. Bracket was too unwell to get much tleep. Monday, 28th. — Went on with the work as fast as possible.— Some of (he Spaniards had long knivps about them, which proved vry useful in firtiog timbers, and a gimlet of mine, nccidentully found on hoard the pirates, enabled us to use the wooden pins.— And now our spirits began to revive, thoujjh "too/«', water, was continuiilly in our minds. We now Cenred the pirates mi^ht pos- sibly comt!, find outuur plan and put us to death, (allhougii before we had wished to sec them, being so murh in want of water.) Our labor was extremely burdensome, and the Spaniards cun- 'liteaMMJMUta |f life— Returning T of some vessel; 1'? found very acr- id two guarnas of only was caught, pound and a half, had except salt [ght it a rare dish >ns. — At the same signal to hei .vith ighest tree— some le air, hoping they could do no more water for which we itbatanding all our moderate weather ties, boiled and eat ;h. David Wnrreo owels; but soon re« e in his throat and le Keys, where the t^hich we with pieces e consulted the best us all to go on, or a I in each, and having found, of which wo ^ )r which I know we planks, which were wide, and fixed them ^ith moulds made of langrove trees which eet wide at the top, Havannn sugar box. id to a peak, makmg d thui* tar and retired 10 unwell to get much 18 fast as possible. — t them, wind) proved >f mine, nccidentiilly le the wooden pi lis.— )jh 'waltr, water, was ;lie pirates mitflit p"S- ealh, (nlthougii before h in want of water.) d the Spaniards con* mmmm ITARRATIVE OF CAPTAI.V LI.NCOL.X. 45f siderably peevish— but they would often say to mo •' never mind capitan, by and by, Americana or Spanyola catch them, me go see 'um hung." We quitted work for the day, coiked some cakes but found it necessary to reduce the quantity again, however sniall belbre. We found some herbs on a windward Key, which (he Spaniards called Spanish tea.— This when well boiled we found somewhat palatable, although the water was very salt. This herb resembles pennyroyal in look and taste, though njt so pun* gent. I'si the evening when we were setting round the fire to keep off the moschetoea, 1 observed David Warren's eyes shone like glasb. The mate said to him—" David I think you will die befjro morning— I think you are struck with death now." I thought so too, and told him, " 1 thought it most likely we should all die here toon; but as some one of us may survive to carry the tidings to our friends, if you have any thing to say respecting your family, now is the time."— He then said, " I have a mother in Saco where I belong — she is a second time a widow— to-morrow if you can •pare a scrap of paper and pencil I will write something." But no to-morrow came to him— In the course of th- night he had another spell of strangling, and soon after expire. , without much pain and without a groan. He was about twenty six years old. — How solemn was this scene to us! Here we beheld the ravages of death commenced upon us. More than one of us considered death a happy release. For myself I thought of my wife and children; and wished to live if God should so order it, though ex- trem<^ thirst, hunger and exhaustion had well nigh prostrated my fondest hopes. Tuesday, 29th. — Part of us recommenced labor on (he boat, while myself and Mr. Bracket went and se'ected the highest clear spot of sand on the northern side of the island, where we dug Warren's grave and boxed it up with shooks, thinking it would be the most suitable spot for the rest of us— whose turn would cime next, we knew not. At about ten o'clock, A. M. conveyed the corpse to the grave, followed by us survivers— a scene, whose awful solemnity can never be painted. We stood around the grave, and there I read the funeral prayer from the Rev. Mr. Brooks's Family Prayer Book; and c )mmitted the bodv to the earth; covered it with s.ime pieces of board and sand, and' return- ed to our labor. r-One of the Spaniards an old man, named Man- uel, who was partial to me, and I t ) him, made a cr ss and placed at the head of the grave saying, " Jesus Christ hnth him now." Although I did mt beli? ve in any mysterious influence of this cross, yet I was perfectly willing it should stand there. The mid- dle pnrt of the day being very warm, our miuths parched with thirst, and our spirits si depressed, that w« made but little progress during tlie remainder of this day, but in the evening were employ- ed in picking' oakum out of the bolt rope taken fnmi tlic old sail. Wednesday, 3i)th.— Returned to labor on the boat with as I 411 KABftATiTX or eATTAiir Lmoour ■lach vigor as our week and debilitated state would admit, bnl it was a day of trial to us all; for the Spaniards and we Aiiwri< cans could not well understand each other's plans, and they b«> log naturally petulant would not v/ork, nor listen with any patience ibr Joseph our English fellow prisoner to explain our views — th«y would sometimes undo what they had done and in a few niinij,tM replace it again; however before night we began to calk h«t Mams, by means of pieces of hard mangrove, made in form of • ealking-iron, and hao the satisfaction of seeing her in a form iom«- tikinff like a boat. Thursday, Slst. — Went on with the work, some. at calking, ethers at battening the seams with strips of canvass, and pieces of pine nailed over, to keep the oakum in. Having found a suita- ble pole for a mast, the rest went about making a sail from the one we bad used for a covering, also fitting oars of short pieces of boards, in form of a paddle, tied on a pole, we having a piece of fishing line brought by one of the prisoners. Thus, at three P. M \[ f the boat was completed and put afloat. — We had all this time con- fidently hoped, that she would be sufficiently large and strong to carry us all — we made a trial and were disappointed! This was indeed a severe trial, and the emotions it called up were not easy to be suppressed. She proved leaky, for we had no carpenters jrard, or smith's shop to go to. — And now the question was, " who ■hould go, and how many?" 1 found it necessary for six; four to row, one to steer and one to bale. Three of the Spaniards and the Freuchman claimed the right, as being best acquainted with the nearest inhabitants ; likewise, they haawhen taken, two boats left at St. Maria (about forty miles distant) which they were confident of finding. They promised to return within two or three days for the rest of us — I thought it best to consent — Mr. Bracket it was agreed should go in my stead, because my papers must ae- company me as a necessary protection, and my men apprehended danger if they were lost. Joseph Baxter (I think was his name) they wished should go, because he could speak both languages— leav- SI Manuel, George, Thomas and myself, to wait their return, aving thus made all arrangements, and putting up a keg of the ' least salt water, with a few pancakes and salt fish,>they set off a little before sunset wit)i our best wishes and prayers for their safety ■nd return to our relief — ^To launch off into the wide ocean, with iitrength almost exhausted, and in such a frail boat as this, you will say was very hazardous, and in truth it was; but what else was lento us? — Their intention was to touch at the Key where the Exertion was, and if no boat was to be found there, to pro- eeed on to St. Maria and if none there, to go to Trinidad and send is relief. — But alas I it was the last time fever saw them! — Oui ■aflbring this day was most acute. Tuesday, February 1st. — This day we rose early and trnyersad the beach in search of cocklws, be. but found very few— I itraek ■^■'rgr- rottld admit, boi and we Ameri- and the^ be> rith any patience , our viewa— they 'in a few miniijtee sgan to calk het jiade in form of a |er in a form lome- someat calking, jnvaH, and piecca ring found a auita- ng a tail from the lofehort pieceaof having a piece of lus, at three P. M d all this time con- arge and atrong to lointed! Thia was )d up were not eaqr had no carpenter • question wai, "who neceraary for aiz; ree of the Spaniard* ing best acquainted aa when taken, two nt) which they were n within two or three nsent — Mr. Bracket my papers must ac- ny men apprehended ik was his name) they )th language*— leav- to wait their return. ting up a keg of the It fish, they set off a ayers for their safetr the wide ocean, with ail boat as this, you was; but what else h at the Key where found there, to pro- to Trinidad and tend ver *aw them! — Oui B early and traTersed i Ttry few— I atraek HABBATITB or OArtAltt II500UT. 4B9 my foot against aomething in the *andj which proved to be a curi- ou* snell, and soon founa two others of a different kind ; but they were to me like Crusoe's lump of gold, of no value. I could not drink them; so laid them by. — I returned to our tent and we made some skillygolee, or flour and salt water boiled together, which we found better than clear salt water. We passed the day very uncomfortably, and my people were dissatisfied at not having an equal chance, aa they called it, with the others in the boat- but it is not always, that we know what is for our good. Saturday, 2d. — ^Thomas and George made another visit to the windward Keys, where they found some more shpoks and two Eieces of spars; towed them round as before. We now had some opes of finding enough to make us a rafl, which would carry us to some place of lelief, in case the boat should not return. Sunday, 3d. — A calm warm day, but a very gloomy one to us, it beins more difficult to support life — our provisions nearly ex- pended, no appearance of rain since the night we first landed, our thirst increasms , our strength wasting, our few clothes hanging in rags, our beards of great length and aJmost turned white, nothing like relief befoce us, no boat in sight. — ^Think, compassionate reader, our situation. We had marked out for each one the place for his grtiVG. I looked at mine, and thought of my wife and fami- ly. — ^Again we reduced the allowance of bread; but even the little ^ich now fell to my share, I could scarcely swallow — I never seemed to feel the sensation of hunger, the .xtreme of thirst was so overpowering. — Perhaps never ahall I be more reconciled to death, but my home made me want to live, although every breath ■eemed to increase thirat. Monday, 4th. — Having seriouely reflected on our situation, concluded to put all the snooks, 8cc. together and form a raft, and aacertain what weight it would carry; but here again we were disappointed, for we had not enough to carry two of up. Tuesday, 5th. — About ten o'clock, A. M. discovered a boat drifting by on the southeast side of the island about a mile distant. I deemed it a providential thing to us, and urged Thomas and George trying the raft for ''i ■et on, but it was nearly tbr- her. — It was the same boat <> friend Bracket and tS-s'i who was unfavorable. — I hoped th served him. — The two v.t>x water, without oars, p&:. :!'>r bows and CKUgbt mi) in his arms! ItteasMckola! ! — saying, " Do you now believe Nickola is your friend? yes, snid he, Jamtexon will yet prove hiita- eelfso."— No words can express my emotions at this moment.—^ 'l%is was a friend indeed. The reason of my not recognising them before, was that they had cut oflf their beards and whiskers. Turning to my fellow-sufTerern, Nickola asked-'* Are these all that are left of you.' where are the others?" — At this moment seeing David'c grave — " Are they dead then? ah I suspected it, I know what you were put here for." As soon as I could recover myself, gavo him an account of Mr. Bracket and the others.— " How unfortunate, he said, they must be lost or some pirates have taken them " — " biit, he continued, we have no time to lose; you had better embark immediately with us, and go where you fllea^'e, we are at your service." The other two in the boat with liiu were Frenchmen, one named Lyon, the other Parrikete. They affectionately embraoed each of us; then holding to my mouth the noKe of a teakettle, tilled with wine, said " Drink plenty, no hurt you." I drank as much ns I jud^jed prudent. They then gave it to my fellow sufTerers. — I experienced almost immediate relief, not feeling it in my head ; they hod also brought in the boat for us, a dish of salt beef and potatoes, of which we took a little. Then sent the boat on board for the other two men, being five in all; who came ashore, and rejoiced enough was I to sec among them Thomas Young, one of my crew, who was detained on board the Mexican, but had escaped through Niukola's means; the other a Fronchman, named John Cadedt. I now th lught, again and iif^ain, with troubled emotion of my friend Bracket's fate.- i tc ■. the last piece of papur I had, and wrote with pencil a few lines, informing him (should he come there,), that " I and the rest were safe; that I wns not mistaken in the friend in whom I hnd placed so murh contidcncc, thnt he had accmpliuhed my hiixiiest expectations; and thut I should go immediately to Trini« dad, and roqucsted him to go there also, and apply to Mr. Isaac W, inord, my consignee, for assistance." I put the paper into a junk [boat was lost.— extremely with and our hopes late island in the ;ave to the scene dreadful despon- lag. Our hopes darkened, by ng of pirates.-^ >r, and her boat T. -Thinking it liked down imme* loment before the bows and caught > you now believe ill yet prove liittH \t this inoment.~ not recognising rds and whiskers. -" Are these all -At this moment ih I suspected it, IS 1 could recover ind the others.— t or some pirates ^e no time to lose; [ind go where you in the boat with other Parrikete. en holding to my id " Drink plenty, ident. They then almost immediate 10 brought in the r which we tqok a !r two men, being 1 ugh was I to seo who was detained Niokola'g means; I now th rjght, friend Bracket's wrote with pencil re,), that "I and lie friend in whom acc^mpiit^hed my ediatply to Trini- ' to Mr. Isaac W. paper into a junk ■wf M I Wi I . IWWHMi» im. VA&RATIVE OF CAPTAIIT LIXCOLX. 461 bottle, previouslj- 'bund on the beach, put in a stopper, and lofl it, together with wnat little flour remained, a keg of water brought from Nickoia's vessel, and a few other things which I thought might be of service to him. We then repaired with our friends on board, where we were kindly treated. She was a sloop from Jamaica, of about twelve tons, with a cargo of rum and wiue, bound to Trinidad. I asked " which way they intended to go?" they said "to Jamaica if agreeable to me." As I preferred Trinidad, I told them, " if tney would give me the E.xertion's boat which was along-sic'e (beside their own) some water and pro* visions, we would take chance in her," "for perhaps, said I, you will fare better at Jamaica, than at Trinidad." Alter a few min* Utes consultation, they said "you are too much exhausted to row the distance of one hundred miles, therefore we will go and carry you — we consider ourselves at your service." I expressed a wish to take a look at the Exertion, possibly wu might hear some* thing of Mr. Bracket. JVickola said " very well, so got under way, and run for her, having a light westerly wind. He then rc« lated to me the manner of their desertion from the pirates; ai Dearly as I can, recollect his own words, he said, " A few days since, the pirates took four small vessels, I believe Spaniards; Uiey having but two officers for the two first, the third fell to me u prize master, and having an understanding with the three Frenchmen and Thomas, selected them for my crew, and wont on board with orders to follow the Mexican; which I obeyed, llie fourth, the pirates took out all but one man and bade him also follow their vessel. Now our schooner leaked so bad, that we left her and in her stead agreed to take this little sloop, (which we are now in) together with the one man. The night being very ark we all agreed to desert the pirates — altered our course and touched at St. Maria, where we landed the one man — saw no boats there, could hear nothing from you, and agreed one and all at the risk of our lives tr> come and liberate you if you were alive; knowing, as we did, tliat you were put on this Key to perish. On our way we boarded the Exertion, thinking possibly you might have been there. On board her we found a sail and peddle.* We took one of tKe pirate's boats which they had left along-side of her, which proves how we come by two boats. Mv friend, the circumstance I arv. now about to relate, will somewhat astonish you. When tha piratt^'s boat with Bolidar was sent to the before mentioned Key, on the 19th of January, it was their intention to leave you prisoners there, where was notbins but salt water and mangroves, and no possibility of escape This was the plan of Baltizar, their abandoned pilot; but JBoiidar's heart failed him, and he objected to it; then, after a conference, Captain Jonnia ordered you to be put on the little island from Whence we have * Thli proved to me Uiat Mr. Biaelut iwd liaan tbeni, Ums* iMing tbe Im Um biand. 3^* wUOilMtaak .«.«^ Ij n m 46S HABBATITX OP OAPTAIH LIKCOLN. now taken you. But after this was done, that ofght the French and Portuguese part of the Mexican's crew protested against it; so that Captain Jonnia to satisfy them, sent his large boat to take you and your fellow prisoners back aaain, taking care to select his confidential Spaniards for this erraniT And will you believe me, they set off from the Mexican and after spending about as much time as would really have taken them to come to you, they returned, and reported they had been to your island, and landed, and that none of you were there; somebody having taken you off! This, all my companions here know to be true.— I knew it was impossible you could have been liberated, and therefore we determined among ourselves, that s lould an opportunity occur we would come and save your lives, as we now have." He then expressed, as he hitherto had done, (and I believe with sincerity) his disgust with the bad company which he had been in, and looked forward with anxiety to the day when he might return to his native country. I advised him to get on board an American vessel, whenever an opportunity offered, aad come to the United States; and on his arrival direct a letter to me: reptutting my earnest desire tc make some return for the disinterested friendship which he had shown toward me. With the Frenchman i had but little conversation, being unacquainted with the iangua^o. Here ended Nickok's ivccount. " And now" said the French- men, " our hearts be nosy." Nickola observed he had left all 4nd found us I gave them my ^/armest tribute of gratitude, saying, I looked upon them under God as the preservers of our lives, and promised them all the assistance which my situation might ever enable me to afford. — This brings me to Thursday evening, 7th, whei^, at eleven o'clock, we anchored •t the creek's mouth, near the Exertion. I was anxious to board her; accordingly took with me Nickola, Thomas. George and two others, well armed, each with a musket and cutlass. I jumped on her deck, saw a fire in the camboose, but no person there: I called aloud Mr. Bracket's name several times, saying "it is Captain Lincoln, don't be afiraid,.but show ycurseff;" but no an- swer was given. She had no masts, spars, rigging, furniture, provisions or any thing left, except her bowsprit, and a few bar- rels of salt provisions of her cargo. Her sealing had holes cut in it, no doubt in their foolidi search for money. I left her with pecuiinr emotions, such as I hope never af^ain to experience ; and returned to the little sloop where we remamed till — Friday, 8th — When I had a disposition to visit the island on which we were first imprisoned. — Found nothing there — saw a boat among the mangroves, near the Exertion. Returned, and got under way immediately for Trinidad. In the night, while under full sail, run aground on a sunken Key, having rocks above thv) «vater, resembling old stumps of trees; we, however, soon got off and anchored. Most of those Keys have similar rocks kbout them, which navigators must carefully guard against. Ight the French Isted against it; fge boat to take ;are to select his rou believe me, mt as much time »y returned, and ind that none of This, all mj impossible you ^termined among rould come and bpresstid, as he his disgust with ted forward with native country. Isel, whenever an jates; and on his Ist desire tc make ich he had shown |ltle conversation, said the French- 3d he had left all tute of gratitude, preservers of our hich my situation ^e to 9ck, we anchored s anxious to board s, George and two utlass. I jumped o person there: I e>, saying "it is rself;" but no an- iggine, furniture, if, and a few bar- ing had holes cut r. I left her with experience ; and ill— risit the island on ling there — saw a I. Returned, and 1 the night, while laving rocks above e, however, soon lave similar rocks •rd against. KABRATIVI or GirtAlV LINOOLir. 469 Saturday, 9th.— Got under way again, and stood alons close in for the nuun island of Cuba, in order, that if we should see the pirates, to take our boats and go on shore. Sunday, 10th. — Saw the highlands of Trinidad. At night came to anchor in sight of the town, near a small Key ; next morning — Monday, 1 1th — Got under way — saw a brig at anchor about five miles below the mouth of the harbor ; we hoped to avoid her ■peaking us; but when we opened in sight of her, discovered a boat making towards us, with a number of armed men in her. This alarmed my friends, and as we did not see the brig's ensign hoisted, they declared the boat was a pirate, and looking through the spy-glass, thought they knew some of them to be the Mexi- can's men! This state of things was quite alarming. They ■aid, " we will not be taken alive by them." Immediately the boat fired a musket; the ball passed through our mainsail. My fHenda insisted on beating them off: I endeavored to dissuado thorn, believing, as I did, that the brig was a Spanish man of war, who had sent her boat to ascertain who we were. I thought we had better heave too. Immediately another shot came. Then they insisted on fighting and said, " if I would not help them, I was no friend." l reluctantly acquiesced, and handed up tho guns — commenced firing upon them and they upon us. We received aeveral shot through the sails, but no one was hurt on either side. Our two boats had been cast adrift to make us go the faster, and we sained upon them — continued firing until they turned from us, and went for our boats, which they tookin tow for the brig. Soon after this, it became calm: then I saw that tho brig had us in her power. — She manned and armed two more boats for us. We now concluded, since we had scarcely any ammunition, to surrender; and were towed down along-side the brig, token on board, and was asked by the captain, who oould ■pedi English, "what for you fire on the boat.'" I told him " we thouffht her a pirate, and did not like to be taken by tbom Bain, having already suffered too much;" showing my papers, e said, " Captain Americana, never mind, go and take some dinner — which are your men?" I pointed them out to him, and he ordered them the liberty of the decks ; but my friend Nickole and hie three associates were immediately put in irons. They were, however, afterwards taken out of irons and examined; and I understood the Frenchmen agreed to enlist, ns they judged it the surest way to better their condition. Whether NickoTa en- listed, I do not know, but think that he did, as I understood that oAr was made to him: I however endeavored to expUin more distinctly to the captain, the benevolent eflibrts of these four men by whom my life had been saved, and used every argument in my power to procure their discharge. I also applied to the governor, ' exerted myself with peculiar interest, dictated as I trust with immm liMHi rm 4W NARRATIVE OP CAPTAIX LI.XCOLt. heartfelt gratitude — mid T ardently hope ere this, that l^icknla ia on Ilia way to tliis c luiitry, where I may have an opportunity of convincing liitii that such an a<:t of benevolence will nut go uii- rewarded. Previous to my leaving Trinidad, I made all the arrangements in my power with my influential friends, and doubt nut, that their laudable efforts will be accomplished. -The sloop's cargo was taken on board the brig; after which the captain re- quested a certificate that I was politely treated by him, saying his name was Ca|itain Candama, of the privateer .bris Prudentee of eighteen guns. This request I complied with. His first lieuten- ant told mo he had sailed out of Boston, us commander for T. C. Aniory, Esq during the last war. In the course of the evening my friindsi were taken out of irons and examined separately, then put back avain. The captain invited me to supper in his cabin, and a birth for the n%^ht, which was truly acceptable. The next morning after breakfast, I with my people were set on shore with the few things we bad, with the promise of the Exertiori's small boat in a day or two. But it was never sent me — the reason, let the render imagine. On landing at the wharf Casildar, we were immediately taken by soldiers to the guard house, which was a very filthy place; thinking I suppose, and even calling us pirates.* Soon some friends came to see me. Mr. Cotton, who resides there brought us in 8:>me siup. Mr. Isaac W. Lord, of Boston, my merchant, came with Captain Tate, who sent immediately to the governor; for I would n :t show my papers to any one else. He cutiie about sunset, and aflor examining Manuel my Spanish fellow prisoner, and my papers, said to me, giving^ me the papers, " Captain, you are at liberty. " I was kindly invited by Captain Matthew Rice, of schooner Galaxy, of Boston, to so on board his vessel, and live with him during my stay there. This gener- Qus offer I accepted, and was treated by him with the greatest hospitality ; for I was an hungered apd he gave me meat, I waa athirst Aid he gave me drink, I was naked and he clothed me, B stranger anr he took me in. He likewise took Manuel and my three men for that night. Next day Mr. Lord rendered me all necessary assistance in making my protest. He had heard noth« ing from me until my arrival. I was greatly disappointed in not finding Mr. Bracket, and requested Mr. Lord to give him all needful aid if ho should come there. To Captain Carnes, of the ecbooner Hannah, of Boston, I would tender my sincere 'hanks, for hiii kindness in giving me a passage to Boston, which I gladly accepted. To those gentlemen of Trinidad, and many captains of American vessels, who gave me sea clothing, &c. I offer my cordial gratitude. Captain Carnes sailed from Trinidad on the 30th February. Fearing the pirates, we kept a long distance from t( c land and two degrees to westward of Capo Antonio. On our passage ex- perienced several gales of wind, in one of which, while lying ^♦> MAUUTtTE 07 CAPTAIir IJ*^COUr. 4Bft that Nicknia ia opnoitunity of will not go uii- I made all the [ends, and duubt d, -The sloop's the captuin re- ly him, Buying his ; Prudcntee of lis first lieutcn* landcr for T. C. of (he evening separately, then per in his cabin, table. The next set on shore with Exertiori'a small I — the reason, let !u8ildar, we were use, which was a calling us pirates.* tton, who resides Lord, of Boston, int immediately to i to any one eixe. anuel my Spanish ing me the papers, invited by Captain >n, to so on board lere. This gener- with the greatest me meat, I wa« nd he clothed roe, 3k Manuel and my d rendered me all Fe had heard noth- isappointed in not d to give him all :ain Carnes, of the ny sincere 'hanks, ton, which I gladly nd many captains ng, &c. I oflier my te 30th February, from t! n land and In our passage ex- irbiub, while lyiiu Id, shipped a sea, which did considerable iniury, and swept a youii^ man overboard from the pump, named Nelson. We never •aw him again. We arrived at Boston, March 2dth, and when I ■tapped upon the wharf, though much emaciated, I felt truly happy. 1 am fully of the opinion that these ferocious pirates are linked in with many inhabitants of Cuba; and the government in man/ respects appears covertly to encourage them. It is wirh heartfelt delight, that, since the above narrative was written, I have learned that Mr. Bracket and his companions are ■afe; he arrived at Port d'Esprit, about forty leagues east of Trinidad. A letter has been received fr^m him, stating that he should proceed to Trinidad the first opportunity. — It appears that after reaching the wreck, they foun4 a boat from the shore, taking on board some of the Exertion's cargo, in which they pro- oeeded to the above place. Why it was not in his power to come to our relief will no doubt be satisfactorily disclosed when he may be so fortunate as once more to return to his native country and friends. , For many months, I remained without any certain information respecting the fate of Mr. Bracket and his companions. But in the course of the ensuing Autumn, if I recollect right, Mr. Bracket very unexpectedly paid me a visit, at Hingham, the place of my residence. We were mutually rejoiced to see each other once more among the living, as for a time at least, each had regarded the other as dead. He gave me an account of his adventures, and of the reasons, why he did not return to us. He told me that when they lefl us, and put to sea, in the miserable boat, which we had eonstructed, they went to the Exertion, and fortunately found a better boat, of which they took possession, and suflered the old one to float away, and it accordingly passed our solitary island, in its random course, causing us a great deal of alarm. From the wreck, they steered among the keys to the main-lnnd of Cuba, and reached Principe, the town where my cargo was sold. Here Mr. Bracket related his tale of BuflTering, and requested assis- tance, to rescue the remaining prisoners, on the key. The authorities furnished him with several soldiers, with whom he again put to sea, with the humane intention of coming to relieve us. They had gone but a short distance, however, when the sol- diers positively refused to go any farther, and forced him to re- turn with them to Principe; tbuH all his hopes of being able to rescue us, were entirely extinguished. A stranger, and helpless as he wat, it was out of his power to do jny thing mure, and he eould onl^ hope that we might have been saved in some other way. Friendless, without money, and debilitated by recent su^ fering. be hardly knew which way to turn. He was desirous of raaening. home, and finally resolved to travel ^o the north sicU «£>Cabt. After a long and tadieua iourjiey, dnciif whish Im 1^ -^-. V i MMiMHl 466 NAMUTIVK 07 CAFTAIN LIlfOOUT. suffered dreadfully, from the hard traTellinf, and want of neee*- saitOB and comforts, ho at length arrived at Havann jIi, from whict> prit he took passage home to Boston. Thus the reasons of his conduct were satisfactorily explained, and my uncertainty respectiug his fate, happily terminated. I felt great anxiety to iofirn what became of Jamieson, who, my readers will recollect, wf< • detained on board the Spanish Bri^ Prudcntee near Triniuad. I heard nothing from him, until 1 believe about eighteen months after I reached home, when I re- ceived a letter trom him, from Montego Bay Jamaica, informing me that he was then residing in that island. I immediately wrute to him, and invited him to come on to the United States. He accordingly came on passenger with Captain Wilson of Cohas- set, and arrived in Boston, in August 1824. Our meeting was very affecting. Trying scenes were brought up before us; scenes gone forever, through which we had passed together, where our acquaintance was formed, and since which time, we had never met. I beheld once more the Preserver of my life; the instru- ment, under Providence, of restoring me to my home, my family, and my friends, and I regarded him with no ordinary emotion. My family were delighted to see him, and cordially united in giving him a warm reception. He told me that alter we separated in Trinidad, lie remained on board the Spanish Brig. The Com- mander asked him and his companions if they would enlist ; the Frenchmen replied that they would, but h^ said nothing, being determined to make his escape, the very first opportunity which should present. The Spanish Biig afterwards fell in with o Columbian Patriot, an armed Brig of eighteen guns. Being of about equal force, they gave battle, and fought between three and four hours. Both parties were very much injured; and, with- out any considerable advantage on either side, both drew off to make repairj. The Spanish Brig Prudeutee, put into St. Jago de Cuba. Jamieson was wounded in the action, by a musket ball, through his arm, and was taken on shore, with the other wounded, and placed in the hospital at St. Jago. Here he re- mained for a considerable time, until he had nearly recovered, when he found an opportunity of escaping, and embarked for Jamaica. He arrived in safety at Kingston, and from there, travelled barefoot over the mountains, until very much exhausted, be reached Montega Bay, where he had friends, and where one of his brothers possessed some property. From this place, he afterwards wrote to me. He told me that before he came to Massachusetts, he saw the villainous pilot of the Mexican, the infamous Baltizar, with several other pirates, brooght into Mon- tego Bay, from whence they were to be conveyed to Kingston, to be executed. Whether tbe others were part of the Mexican's erew, or not, I do not know. Bahisar wm an old mtn, and aa Jamieaon aaid, it waa a roelviiebolj and baart«r«ndiDg aigbt, to aaa HMM want ' r neces- lavann th, from fhua the reasons my uncertainty Jamieson, wh», [the Spanish Brig on him, until I pme, when I re- Iniaica, informing mmediately wrute [ited States. He ilson of Cohas- 'meeting was very efore us; scenes ;ether, where our le, we had never [y life; the instni- home, my fa.'iiily, jrdinary emotion, ordially united in atler we separated Brig. The Oom- would enlist; the id nothing, being opportunity which 'ds fell in with o guns. Being of {ht between three njured; and, with- !, both drew off to put into St. Jago tion, by a musket re, with the other ;o. Here he re- nearly recovered, ind embarked for and from there, ' much exhausted, Is, and where ono )tn this place, he tibre he camo to he Mexican, the roaght into Mon- )d to Kingston, to of the MexicaD'e old omn, and m idiof light, to IM •m^^imummm HABftATITS or OArTAW LIircOUT. 46V ttim borne to execution with those gray hairs, which might h«v« been venerable in virtuous old age, now a shame and reproach to this hoary villain, for he was full of years, and old in iniquity. When Jamieson received the letter whicli I wrote him, he imme- diately embarked with Captain Wilson, and came to Boston, •• I have before observed. According to his own account he was of a very respectable family in Groenoch, Scotland. His father when living was a rich cloth merchant, but both his father, and mother, had been dead many years. He was the youngest of thirteen chiU dren, and being as he said of a roving disposition, had al- ways followed the sea . He had received a polite education, and was of a very gentlemanly deportment. He spoke sev- eral living languages, and was skilled in drawing and paint ing. He had travelled extensively in different countries, and acquired in consequence, an excellent knowledge of their man- ners and customs. His varied information (for hardly any subject escaped him,) r-ndered him a very entertaining companion. His observations on th haracter of different nations were very liberal; marking their >U3 traits, their virtues and vices, with playful humorousne8^ free from bigotry, or narrow preju- dice. He was in France, during the disturbance between France and £ngland, when all British subjects whatever in France were detained prisoners of war. He was one who was thus compelled to remain a prisoner to Napoleon. He was there, at the time of Napoleon's memorable expedition to Russia; and saw the splendid troops of the Emperor when they left delishtful France to commence their toilsome, and fatal journey; and also the remnant when they returned, broken down, dispirited, hag- Eard, and wan, their garments hanging about them in tatters and ardly life enough in them to keep soul and body together. The particulars respecting this period, he could communicate with the minuteness of an eye-witness, which consequently rendered them very interesting. During the first iiart of his residence in France, bo was supponed by remittances from his father, and allowed the liberty of the city of Valenciennes; a gentleman there, being bound for his good behavior. He thus had an opportunity of visiting, and becoming acquainted with the inhabitants. He lived in this manner several years. At length aroused, as he said, by the consciousness that he. was spending the best days of his life in idleness, he formed the determination to try and make his escape from the country. He honorably released the gentle- man who was bound for him, from his obligation, frankly telling him tiua he should run away the first opportunity. From this time be was alternately arrested and imp isoned, and by varioui ■tratageme effiscted bis escape, until be had been placed in ninety- three diffiurent prisons. During his wanderings, he climbed tn* -.»^.-» 4fi8 VARa^iTIIVB 07 OkfTXlV IWCOLX. Alps, and visited the famous passage, cut through the solid rock, b^ Hannibal, which as he said, was of sufficient magnitude to admit n large haded wagon to pass through. From his long residence in b ranee, he had learned to speak the French languag* with a facility, almost equal to a native. The charm uf hi* ronversati'.in and manners drew people around bim, they hardly knew how, or why. ^ 1 was ill trade, between Boston and Philadelphia, at the time he came to Massachusetts, and he sailed with me several trips as my mate. He a^crwards went to Cuba, and was subsequently engaged in the mackerel Hshery, out of the port of Hingham, during the warm se»i)n, and in the winter frequently employed himtif 't in leaching navigation to young men, for which he was eminen'v quuli.ied. He remained with us, until his death, which to Jan:., ca, which was cruisinz in search of it. Bcin^j; ^ntly pursued tha pirates deserted their Vessel, and fled to the :viu(i> grove bushes, ou an island similar to that oh which they li^'j placed me and my crew to die. The English surrounded thi^nn. and thus they were cut off from oil hope of escape. They remained there, I think fourteen days, when being almost entirely subdued by famine, eleven surrendered themselves, and were taken. The others probably perished among the mangroves. The few. who wore taken were carried by the government vessel into Trinidad JMr. Stewart said that he saw them himself, and such miserable objects that had life he never before beheld. They were in • state of starvation; their beards had grown to a frightful length, their bodies were covered wi'h iilth and vermin, and their coun« ten«nces were hideous. From Trinidad they were taken to Kingston, Jamaica, and there hung. Thus there is every reason to believe that this horde of monsters was at last broken up, and dispersed. mm ^ m n. ffh the solid rock, Rcient magnitude From hi3 long J French languag«» Phe charm of hir him, they hardly ilphin,*at the time th me several trips was subsequently tHingham, during employed hirr»,( 't ihe was eminen >y [leath, which to<)'< it sea two or three sd into Cape Cod, and there his re- eyrest in a strange try. rt in Philadelphia; It the l! :ie of my al schooner Mexi« government vessel, of it. Beins^i liotly td fled to the ivii'ti- Dti whicli they li-i'^ I surrounded thijm. pe. They remained jst entirely subdued d were taken. The ves. The few who vessel into Trinidad and such miserable 1. They were in • a friffhtful length, «in, and their coun- thoy were taken to there is every reason ; last broken up, and > vr 1^. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) n' CIHM/ICMH Collection de Q> «ac2nncB mutitaii. 46» GR£E?iWICH HOSPITAL. Greenwidi, which was formerly a distinct town, but is now an appendageTo tlie British metropolis, ia seated on the south bank of the Tnames, five miles below London bridge. It is celebrated for its hospital for wounded and decayed seamen of the national tireenwkli HoipiUI. marine, which is one of the finest architectural edifices in tha world. The buildings consist of four distinct piles, two along the bank of the river, with a noble terrace in front, eight hundred and sixty feet in length; between these two piles is a lawn two hundred and seventy feet wide; the two other piles are built be- hind, projecting into the square or lawn, so as to form a quadran- gle with an opening in the centre, which is terminated by an elegant building more recently erected for a naval school; behind this, on the summit of a hill, is the royal observatory, from whence the English and American mariners reckon their longitude. The hill at this point, if the atmosphere happens by rare good fortuna to be clear, commands a grand view of London and the spuca intervening. It projects to boldly, that the tops of the trees ap- pear at the feet of the spectator— 4he hospital, with its domes, appears embosomed in a wooded amphitheatre — and the river ia its serpentine course, thicker and thicker covered with boata, hitfgttf, wd large TeiMls. 40 - ^ 'mmg:" mmmmm j^^^^^^UgliUl^maS ' 470 LOU or THB IBir B08T0V. Greenwich hospital is decorated by several colossal statues and beautiful pieces of sculpture. One is an emblematical represent- ation of the death of Nelson. . The pensioners to be received into the hospital must be aged and maimed seamen of the navy, or of the merchant serMce. if wounded in batUe, and marines and foreigners who have served two years in the navy. The total expense of the establishment is sixty-nine thousand pounds per annum, which is appropriated to the support of about three thousand seamen on the premises, and fifty-four hundred out-pensioners. LOSS OF THE SHIP BOSTON. An unusual degree of sensation was excited in Boston, on the first of June, by the melancholy tidings of the loss of the packet ship Boston. This strong and elegant ship—one of the finest packets that belong to this country— was struck by lightmng in the Gulf Stream, six days out from Charleston, and burnt to the water's edce.* We present the details below, a* furnished by Captain Mackay. "On Tuesday, the 25th May, lat 39, SI, lone. 63, 46, commenced with fresh breeie and squally wither — 15 2 PM. heavy rain which continued until sunset— at 8 ^. M. forked lifihtning in the southwest, and dark and heavy clouds ris- ing from the westward— at 9, the wind hauled to the westwMa-. •t 10, P. M. a heavy cloud began to nse in the southwest— at lOi, sharp lightning, clued up the topgallant-sails, and hauled the mainsail up--at 11, heavy thunder and sharp lightning; the sec- ond fiash struck* the ship, burst the main-royal from the gaskeU and burnt it; knocked down the steward and Isaac Hopkins a sailor, and filled the ship full of electric fluid. We exammed th« ship immediately to ascertain if the masts were injured, or the lightning had passed through the deck; but the mast appeared uninjured, a bright complaiaanee resting on each royal-mast head. We single reefed the maintop-sail, and were about to haul the mainsail, when we ascertained that the ship was on fire We immediately cleared the main and after hatchways, to get at the fire, heaving the cotton overboard and cutting holes in the deck, plying water in every direction— but all in vain; the cotton in the miin hold was on fire, fore and aft, on both sides, burning like tinder. Our only alternative was to clear away the boats and get them out, part of the crew and passengers at work keeping the fire down as much as possible by drawing and heavmg water, the scuppers being stopped up; we stove waler «»•'• o^'^™* cut in the deck and in the main hatchwey; ttwrting the witer, \,. -r- . : t mtM^«'iix'lit i hmKixiii m iiii i i i ^''jiAi , 'it'-i mm ii i ili' ; , • . iiiiiMiiniiiirtii [iiiniainViitim-i'nii iiiih>-Mi>t' ii^tamnniir '•' -TO' 'i LOSS or THS 8Hir BOITOir. 4T1 il statues and ;al represent- nust be aged Dt serxice, if have served abftshment is propriated to iremises, and loston, on the of the packet of the finest y lightning in burnt to the furnished by r, lat 39, 31, [ually weather Bt— at 8 P. M. ivy clouds ria- le westward- southwest — at ind hauled the ling; the sec- m the gaskets lac Hopkins ai s examined the njured, or the mast appeared yal-mast head, ut to haul the on fire. We B, to get at the es in the deck, le cotton in the IS, burning lika the boats and irk keeping the leaving water, uki over holee ing the witi^, but all to no good purpose, for before we could get the long boat over the ship's side, the fire had burst through the deck and out the larboard aidn of th« Bhin, The ilames raged with such vio- lence and consuiaed the vessel so quick, that nothing could be saved from the wreck. We got about forty gallons of water and provisions sufficient, on a short allowance, to keep the passengers and crew alive for three weeks — almost every thing else was burnt up in the ship, even the money, watches, and clothes— all destroyed. At 3, A. M. the main and mizen mastn were burnt off below deck, and the masts fell in the water at half-past 3, the passensers and crew were all in the boats; the flame** had then reached the forecastle, and the bhip was one complete flame of fire, fore and aft. The passengers had exerted themselves to the utmost to assist us. The officers had with unwearied exertion, coolness, and persevering activity done all that men could do. The ship's crew worked like horses and behaved like men; but all would not do. — ^About three hours time had changed one of the best ships that ever swam to a complete volcano, and twenty- three persona cast adrift on the open ocean. The cabin passen- gers were Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin and servant, Dr. William Boag, and his sister Miss Ansella Boag, Mr. Niel McNeil, and Mr. Samuel S. Osgood. It was then raining and the sea was running high, and every person drenched through With water; in this situation the constitution of Miss Boag, the only lady pas- senaer, soon gave way. This amiable young lady's firmness of conduct at the first alarm of fire, and during the whole srene, is worthy of the highest praise. To the divine will of her God she submitted without a murmur, and at 1 1 o'clock on Wednesday, in the boat, she died in the arms of her brother, thanking him in the most afiectionate manner for his kindness, giving her bles- sing to us all. On the following day, she was buried with the church service, our situation not admitting of the corpse being kept longer ic the boat. We remained iu the boats near the fire of the wreck, two days, and at three o'clock P. M. on Thursday, were taken on board the brig Idas, of Liverpool, N. S. from Deinarara, bound to Halifax, Captain Joseph Barnaby, who with his officers and crew treated us with every kindness and attention. We remained on board thr brig two days, when Sunday morning. May 30th, falling in with the brig Camilla, Captain Robert B. Edes, he was gowl enough to ofier us a passage to Boston, and received us on board his vessel." Admiral sir Isaac Coffin, after landing from the brig Camilla, authorized his aaent to present Captain Mackay with a check for five hundred dollars; and subsequently sent him an elegant gold watch, to replace one which he had lost by the destruction ofthe ■hip. . ' ,ii_4jtgMJ sand three hundred and fifty tons, bound to Bengal and China, left the Downs on the 1 9th of February, with twenty ofBcers, three hundred and forty-four soldiers, forty-three women, and sixty-six children, belonging to the thirty-first regiment; with twenty pri- vate passengers, and a crew (including officers) of one hundred and forty-eight men on board. On the night of Monday, the 28th of February 1827, when the Kent was in lat. 47 degrees 30 minutes. Ion. 10 degrees, a violent gale blew from the wert, and gradually increased during the fi>lluw- ing morning. The rolling of the vessel became tremendous about midnight, s:> that the best fastened articles of furniture in the principal cabins were dashed about with violence, and the main chains were thrown at every lurch under water. It was a little before this period, that one of the pflicers of tb« ■hip, with the well-meant intention of ascertaining that all was fa|t below, descended with two of the sailors into the hold, where the/ carried with them, for safety, a light in the patent lantern; and seeing that the lamp bnrned dimly, the officer took the precautioQ to hand it up to the orlop-deck to be trimmed. Having after- wards discovered one of the spirit casks to be adrift, he sent the Miiors for. some billets of wood to secure it; but the ship in their absence having made a heavy lurch, the <5fiicer unfortunat«il]! dropped the light; and letting go his hold of the cask in his eager* DeM to recover the lantern, it suddenly stove, and the spirits com- municating with the lamp, the whole place was iostaatly in \ blaie. It so happened that the author, went into the ciuUy to obs«r^ the state of the barometer, when he received from Captain SpeuM^ the captain of the day, the alarming information that the sfai p wm on fire in the after hold. As long as the devouring element appeared to be confined to the spot where the fire originated, ana- which we were assured was surrounded on all sides by water casks, we ventured to cherish hopes that it might be subdued; but no sooner was the light blii^ vapor that at first arose succeeded by volumes of thick dingy smoke, which speedily ascendeo through all the four hatchways, rolling over every part of the ship, than all farther coneealnient became impossible, and almost all hope of preserving the vespsl was abandoned. " The flames have reached the cablt; tier," wm exclaiined by some individuals, and the strong pitchy smell tj|||( pervaded the deck confirmed the truth of the exclamation. In these awful circumstances Captain Cobb, with an abilit/ p of one thoa* ;al and China, f officers, three I, and sixty-six ith twenty pri- if one hundred 1827, when the grees, a violent ring the iollow- mendous about irniture in the , and the main > officers of the hat all was faijl »ld, where thej t lantern; ana the precautioQ Having after" ift, be sent this Ite ship in their unfortunatc^j! ik in his eager* he spirits com* instantly in « f thlcK dingy >ur hatchways, r concealnient ing the vessel iblt; tier," w«(| chy smell tlMl nation, vitb 40 abilU/ THE LOSS or TUB KCXT. 41t anil ilecifion of charactor that seemed to increase with the iinmi* nence of the dungur, resorted to the only alternative now left him, of ordering the lower deck to be scuttled, the comb'ng of the hatches to be cut, and the lower ports to be opened, for the freo adiriisMon ofthe wave4. These instructions were speedily executed by the united eflbrti of the troops nnd seamen: but not before some of the sick soldiers, one woman, and several children, unable to gain the upper deck, hiul perished. On descending to the gun-deck with colonel Fear- on, Captain Bray, and one or two other officers of the 31st regi- ment to assist in opening the ports, I met, staggering towards tne hatchway, in an exhausted and nearly senseless state, one of the mates, who informed us that he had just stumbled over the dead bodies of some individuals who must have died from suffoca'ioo^ to which it was evident that he himself had almost fallen a victim. So dense and oppressive was the smoke, that it wtts with the ut« roost difficulty we could remain long enough below to fulfil Capip tain Cobb's wishes; which were no sooner accomplished than 106 sea rushed in with extraordinary force, carrying away in its restat" less progress ta the hold, the largest chests, bulk-heads, &c. On the one hand stood death by fir6, on the other death by wa- ter; the dilemma was dreadt\il. Preferring always the more re- mote alternative, the unfortunate crew were at one moment at- tempting to check the fire by means of water; and when the water became the most threatening enemy, their eflTorts were turned to the exclusion of the waves, and the fire was permitted to rage with all its fury. ' The scene of horror that now presented itself, baffles all de- scription — The upper deck yas covered with between six and ■even hundred human beings, many of whom, from previous ^a aickness, were forced on the first alarm to flee fironi below in a state of absolute nakedness, and were now running aboat in quest of husbands, children or parents. While some "were standing in silent resignation, or in ttnpid iitsensibility to their impending fate, others were yielding them- ■elves up to the most frantic despair. Some on their knees were earnestly imploring, with siirnificant gesticulations and in noisy ■applications, the mercy of Him, whose arm they exclaimed, waa at length outstretched to smite them; others were to be seen hastily crossing themselves, and performing 4he various external acts required by their peculiar persuasion, while a number of the older and more stout-hearted sailors suddenly took their seats directly over the magazine, hoping as they stated, that by means of the explosion, which they every instailt expected, a speedier te rmination might thereby be put to their suflerings.* • Captiin Oobb, with graal fiwelboiiibt, ordtrad the deck 'to be nciiltled frrwiri, iritbs Titw to draw the flr* in timt dtraetinn, Knnwlnv thnl batwean it iind the mngnxlne urais Mreml Iter* of wntar caiki ; while he hoped tbst the wet enilt, *e. Uirawii Into Um sAit biM, would pnvMit It ikom f.oinmiinh»tlng with the epirttonMin tiNift. 40* ■mw" ■MM J 474 THB LOSS OF TBI KKNT. Several of the soldiera' wives and children, who had fled for temporary shelter into the after cabins on the upper decK, were engaged i .1 praying and in reading the scriptures with the ladies, 'some of whom were enabled with wonderful self-possession, to offer to others those spiritual consolations, which a firm and in- telligent trust in the Redeemer of the world appeared at this aw- ful hour to impart to their own breasts. All hope had departed! the employment of the different indi- viduals indicated utter despair of rescue— one was removing a lock of hair from his writmg desk to his bosom— others ^9n awaiting their fate in stupor — some with manly fortitude— others bewailing it with loud and bitter lamentation— and part were oe- cupie<* in prayer and mutual encouragement. It was at this appalling instant, when " all hope that we should be saved was taken away," that it occurred to Mr. Thompson, the fourth mate, to send a man to the foretop, rather with the ardbnt wish than the expectation, that some firiendly sail might be discovered on the face of the waters. I1ie sailor, on mount- ing, threw his eyee round the horizon for a moment — a moment ofunutterable suspense — and waving his hat, exclaimed, " A sail on the lee-bow!" The joyful announcement was received with aeep-felt thanksgiving, and with three cheers upon deck. Our flags of distress were instantly hoisted, and our minute guns fired; ana we endeavored to bear down under our three-topsails and fore- sail upon the stranaer, which afterwards proved to be the Caim- pria, a small brig of two hundred tons burden, — Cook, bound to Vera Cruz, having on board twenty or thirty Cornish miners, and other agents of the Anslo-Mexican company. While Captain Cobb, colonel F^ron, and major Mac^egor of the 31 St regiment, were consulting together, as the brig was approaching us, on the necessary preparations for getting out the boats, &c. one of the officers asked major M. in what order it was intended the officers should move off? to which the other replied, "of course the funeral order;" which injunction was instantly confirmed by Colonel Fearon, who said, " Most undoubt- edly the juniors first— but see that any man is cut down who pre- sumes to enter the boats before the means of escape are printed to tbe women and children." Arrangements having been considerately made by Captain Cobb for placing in the first boat, previous to letting it down, all th<) ladies, and as many of the soldiers' wives as it could safely contain, they hurriedly wrapt tber<^r<*lves up in whatever article of clothing could be most conveniently found; and I think about two, or half past two o'clock, a most mournful procession advanc- ed from the after cabins to the star-board cudoy port, outside of which the cutter was suspended. Scarcely a word was heard— not a scream was uttered— even the infants ceased to cry, as if conscious of the unspoken and unspeakable anguish that was at ■MM ■iWiiiiiilteliiiiii*! mm immnkf, ' > had fled for er deck, were rith the ladies, •poeaeMion, to ft firm ana in- ed at this aw- different indi- 18 removing a — othera i^ere titude— othera part were oe- that we ahould x. Thompaon, ither with the \d\y Bail might lor, on mount- nt — a moment imed, " A aidl received with m deck. Our ite guna fired; •sails and fore- > be the Caim- yook, bound to sh minora, and jor Mac^egor I the brig waa jetting out the what order it lich the other niunction waa Most undoubt- lown who pre- I are printed e by Captain ng it down, all it could safely latever article I think about easion advanti- }rt, outaide of 1 was heard— i to cry, as if ah that waa at i 'iii'wvii iri" his own use. rr r r «^*'°L ^ ■" agreeable proof too, of the subordination and good iMiling that governed the poor soldiers in the midst of their suffM^- • ings. 1 ouffht to state that toward evening, when the melancholy groupe who were passively seated on the poop, exhausted by pre- vious fatiffue, anxiety and fasting, were beginning to experienoa tde pain of intolerable thirst, a box of oranges was accidentally dit- covered by some of the men, who with a degree of mingled coQ- aideration, respect, and affection, that could hardly hSve been expected at such a moment, refused to partake of the eratefiil beverage, until thoy had afforded a share of it to their oflteers The spanker-boom of so large a ship as the Kent, which oro- jecu, 1 should think, sixteen or eighteen feet over the stern, resta on ordinary occasions about nineteen or twenty feet' above the water; but in the position in which we were placed, from the greatheight of the sea, and consequent pitching of the ship, it was frequently liAed to a height of not less than thirty or forty feet from the surface. '' To reach the rope, therefore, that hung fmm its extremity, waa an operation that seemed to require the aid of as much dexterity or band aa steadioeas of bead. For it was not only the nervQi)^ SSSSKStSBSSOtt i. ' M.mti,tm ts M^ V iomplelel/ broken overboard. Th« iiig ivere not cona between the two nd bri^, had his re lost in their at- disposcd of, thai I WM marked by I most exemplary; intatioua bravery, resumptive proo^ lying an uomanljr t with the beeoOK r profanely insed- uMed them, they th their soldiers; behind them an ble to those who td his waist. pting this recom- amused, by tbo rho in searching le that he could (iicer'a cot, aad 1 in his appropri- inationandgppd Bt of their sudiur- * the melancholy hausted by pre- ; to experience accidentally dia* )f mingled con* rdly hiive be^n of the grateful their oflieeni. ent, which pro- the .stern, rests feet above the laced, from the ; of the ship, it thirty or forty extremity, was much dexterity ly the norvqi)^ THE LOSS OF THE KENT. 4n neas of creeping along the boom itself, or the extreme difficulty of afterwards seizing on and sliding down hy the rop«, that we had to dread, and that occasioned the loss of some valuable lives, by deterring the men from adopting this mode of escape: but as the boat, which one moment was probably under the boom, might be carried the next, by the force of the waves, fifteen or twenty yards away from it, the unhappy individual, whose best calculations were thus defeated, was generally left swinging for sometime in mid-air, if he was not repeatedly plunged several feet under water, or dashed with dangerous violence against tho aides of-the returning boat>-or, what not unfrequently happened, waa forced to let go his hold of the rope uitngcther. . As there seemed, however no alternative, I did not hesitate, notwiths:and> tng my comparative inexperience and awkwardness in such a situation, to throw my leg across the perilous stick; and with a heart extremely grateful that such means of deliverance, dan« gerous as they appeared, were still extended to me; and more Jrateful still that I had Been enabled, in common with others, to ischarge my honest duty to my sovereign and to my fellow* soldiers; I proceeded after confidently committing my spirit, the }|reat object of my solicitude; into the keeping; ot Him who had ormcd and redeemed it, to creep slowly forward, feeling at every ■top the increased difficulty of my situation. On setting nearly to the end of the boom, the young officer whom 1 ibilowed and oiyseff were met with a squall of wind and rain, so violent as to make us fain to embrace closely the slippery stick, without at- tempting for some minutes to make any progress, and to excite our apprehension that we must relinquish all hope of reaching the rope. But our fears were disappointed, and after resting for awhile at the boom end, while my companion was descending to the boat, which he did not find until ho had been plunged ouce or twice over head in the water. I prepared to follow; and instead of lowering myself, as many had imprudently done at the moment when the boat was inclining towards us — and consequently being unable to descend the whole distance before it again receded— 4 ealculatcd that while the boat was retiring, I ought to commence my descent, which would probably be completed by the time the returning wave brought it underneath; by which means I was, I believe, almost the only, officer or soldier who reached the boat without being either severely bruised or immersed in the water. But my friend Colonel Fearon had nnt been so fortunate; for after swimming for sometime, and being repeatedly struck against the side of the boat,, and at ona tinie drawn completely under it, he was at last so utterly bxhausted, that he must instantly have let go his hold of the rope and perished, had not one in the boat seized him by the hair of the head and dragged him into it, almost senseless and alarmingly bruised. Captain Cobb, in his inimovai)lo resolutions to bo the last, if U'llUjl. n.- " ^iWiMiiii MMMNMIw iililiUiiMIWig I 4T8 nuriBTIU Of TBB MA. poHible, to quit hit •hip, and in his generous anxiety for the pretervation of every life entrusted to hia charge, refused to leek the boat, until he again endeavored to urse ontvard the fev still around him, who seemed struck dumb ana powerless with dismay. But finding all his entreaties fruitless and hearing the guns, whose tackle was burst asunder by the advancing flames, successively ejmloding in the hold into which they had fallen — this gallant officer, after having nobly pursued, for the preservation of others, a course of exertion that has been rarely equalled either in its du- ration or difiiculty, at last felt it right to provide for his own safety, by laying hold on the topping lift, or rope that connects the driver- boom with the mizen-top, and thereby getting over the heads of the infatuated men who occupied the ooom, unable to go either backward or forward, and ultimately dropping himseir into the water. * PROPERTIES OF THE SEA, &c. The sea seems not less necessary to the existence of man him- self, than the solid earttf upon which be treads. It absorbs and decomposes the noxious particles of the atmosphere ; and if it were dried up, the earth would become as arid and unfruitful as a desert. Its various basins — which, .with the exception of the Caspian, all stand in connexion with each other — facilitate the transactions of commerce, and the intercourse of nations; and its productions form a valuable branch of industry in every maritime country. The bed or basin of the ocean, being only a continuation of the land, e;ihibits the same inequalities of surface which conti- nents present. Were the sea dried up, it would present a scene of mountains, valleys, rocks, and plains, covered in some instances with their own peculiar vegetation, and the abode of various spe- cies of animds. The depth of the sea varies greatly in diffbrent placss. The greatest depth ever measured was that ascertained by Mr. Scoresby, the captain of a Greenland whaler, who sunk a very heavy lead in the Greenland Sea, to the depth of nearly 4,700 feet, without finding ground. According to the laws or gravitation, by which in aUconoeeted bodies of water, the higher parts must flow towards the lower, tiU they attain the same level, the level of the ocean is, Ifenerally npeaking,' the same every- where. The only exocntion. tO> this position may perhaps be found in gulfs and inland seas, which have only a slight eomma- nication with the ocean. The colrr of the ocean is generally of a deep bluish green, perticiJarly in the deeper sens; as the depth diminishes towards ' J.I- I 1..I. ,li | t JU i B W M^»<'» *«».-^»ff ■> i fM ill W II I I - - nwmmi ov thb ha. 4lf IS anxiety for the e, refused to seek nrsrd the few still srless with dismay, g the guns, whose imes, successively Jlen — this gallant ervation of others, ed either in its du- ror his own safety, mnects the driver- >ver the beads of ■able to go either [ bimseir into the Iec. tence of man him- It absorbs and sphere; and if it and unfruitful as a exception of the ler — facilitate the >f nations; and its in every maritime a continuation of face which conti- d present a scene I in some instancea ide of various spe- ;reatly in different s that ascertained whaler, who sunk e depth of nearly ig to the laws of ' water, the higher in the same level, the same every- may perhaps be f a slight eomma- Bep bluish green, iicinishes towards the coasts, the water assumes a Jighter shade. This apparent color of the sea may be explained upon the same principle as that of the azure blue oi the atmosphere, iloth fluids are color- less when in a glass; the air reflects chiefly.the most refrangible rays of light, viz. the violet, indigo, and blue, and therefore usually appears of an azure color, the resuh of a mixture of these: but the sea, from its density and* depth, is able to re- flect not only many blue and violet, but also some of the less refrangible rays in sufficient proportion to compose a greenish blue. The other shades in the color of seawater depend on illusory or local causes. The green and yellow shades of the sea arise ftom marine plants; a distinct shade is often communicated to its surface by the presence of myriads of minute insects: and in ahallow water, the light reflected from the sand at the bottom often gives a reddish hue to the surface. In the West Indies, where " The floor ii of rand like the mounuin^rift; And the pearMwIb epangle the flinty mow," the waters of the ocean are often so beautifully transparent, as to exhibit the minutest object they contain or cover at the depth of several fathoms. In the Gulf of Guinea the sea is white; and around the Maldive islands it is black. A very curious and magnificent spectacle is often presented at night by the luminous appearance of the sea,— a phenomenon which seamen generally regard as the precursor of blowing weather. It is of most frequent occurrence in summer anS autumn. Three species are generally distinguished. The first is generally seen close to a ship when sailing before a fresh wind, and forms a tail of light in the wake of the ship; at other times, during stormy weather, it spreads over the whole surfae^ of the sea, clothing it apparently in a sheet of fire. This species is ascribed to electricity. The second kind of marine phosphores- cence, penetrates beneath the surface; and when a quantity of the illuminated water is put into a vessel, it retains the brilliance M long as it is kept agitated, but loses it as soon as the agitation subsides. This species occurs during dead calms or ui very hot weather, and seems to be a true phosphoric light, emanating from particles of putrid animal matter suspended in the water. The third species exceeds the two former in intensity of brilliance ; and it is supposed that the appearance is occasioned by innume- rable minute. animals of a round shape, moving rapidly through the water in all directions, VkmwA many luminous sparks. The sea is subject to yariooe motions, arising from diflcre .t causes. Even when unruffled by th|^ winds, it is agitated by the rotation of the earth, and the attr«etioBFef the moon and the sun. These three causes produce a threefold motion, viz. the motion of the ipoves, that of the eumnU, and diet of the tiie$. Hie most wonderful and important mMion of the sea is that of ! ^■iw a Bia^aUU ftliaSBMfciR^'' ■ 1'iii.it^i.ii^lniiiBa m CLASSIFICATIOX Of CLOUDS. kU and lotoiide, or that regular ebb and flow of the sea whicl. Sr cverd^'at a certain iuterval. The sea rises to itsgreat. Jit heiX in about 6 hours, and remains stationary for about 6 minute!- after which U recedes-for other 6 hours, and having re- ZS statbnaTy at u- lowest tide for a few minutes, begins to ruTagar TnThe Baltic and the Black Sea there is no tide; and almost none iu the Mediterraneao. .„„,i,-, „«♦ -a BesideB these motions of the ocean, there » another not so eaSfy accounted for There is felt in the open sea between the Tronics aiS^ as far as the 30th decree of latitude a constant ar/rom e«. 'to west, which »a&.t. Ujelf J «he qujc^saa- ins of vessels moving in that direction. y»»«. ™<>»5 '^X'*^^".; J} thSse currents is the Oulfttrtam, which rises in the Gulf of Mexico between Florida ind the Bahama is ands, and sets in a Sed and wpanded flow northeasterly, along the coast, of North America, till it reaches Norway, whence repulsed by the Cinaviau coasts, it turns N W. toward. Greenland. The current is known by the beautiful blue color of Jf J»t«";^^,, ^ When two or ueveral currents meet each other, or cros. at •nSes violent circular motion, of the sea are produced, which L^act^ierv thing coming within their vortex, and whirling it S in dicrS gyratTons. finally ingulf it in their bosom.^ Thci Litens of Xfea are.called »fciW^^^^^^ lieliove that they mark the situation of profound abysses in ine borominhes^a. into which the water P^^f ";.7,ra;,KS duces' this danaerous suction. Among the most remarKawe ISpooUis thft of Chalcis in the E;.?P«-. ^^^^^^ Smreee, which alternately absorbs and rejects the water seven time* everv twenty-four hours. Charybdis, near the Strait ot Srcily reioct anyabsorbs the water thrice in twenty-four hour.. TheLgirtknown whirlpool is the MI7ICATI0II OF CLOUDS. '-i-i^r ; Fig. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, CiBKOsTBATUs ... Wane-Cltmd 9, CuMDLOSTaATua . . . Twain-Cloud 9, Cumulus Stacken- Cloud. U, Ni»kBUs ..... Boin-Cloud. U. StaATW ..... FaH-Cloud. Fig. 1 . The cur/tiig and flexaous forma of this cloud constitute its most obvious external character, and from these it derives its naow. It may be distinguished from all others by the lightness of its appearance, its fibrous texture, and the great and perpetually changing variety of figures which it presents to the eye. It is S;nerally thi mort elevated, occupying the highest regions of e atmoaphtre. The earned eimu cloud, vulgarly called the Mar«'« M, is the proper cirrus. It has, aa represented in the engraving, somewhat IM appearance of a disteooed look of wnite hair, or^fa baach of w««| pulled out into fine pointed ends. This variati^ m^ oeotrnpaoimeat of a variabla state o£ weather, and forebom wind and nun. Fig 9. This conststs of ettciisive beds «f a nnmber of little, well defined, orbicular masses of clouds, or small twatifi, in close horizontal oppesitioa: but at the same time lying quite asunder {tomUr-chua), or separate from one another. Their picturesque appearanoe ia Mimnier Mien presenu, as Bloomfield espreaaes it, Inm kmmun mwMiiiw rf • tmk at iwt. This variety is eeoBnealy afortrttuerofstorms, and has been rer..arked as aueh by the peets. Fig. S. 4, &, 0, 1. This dond is dirtinguishable by its flntness, and great herixoAtal extansion in proportion to its perpendicurar ' height. Under all its various forms, it preserves this character- istic. As it is generally changing iU figure, and slowly subsiding, it has received the name of isaiw-tloafr Sometimes this cloud u disposed in wavy bare or etreeks, in elose horisontal opposition, and these bare vary iufiattely in aise and eubr, senerally blended in the middle, but diatiaei tewarda ite edges, jif 4. A variety not unlike thie, is the sMdbn/<4odb si^ of summer evenings. It is often very high in the atmeephere. Another eonunon variety appears like along streah, thiekest in the middle, and wasting away at its cdfcs. This, when viewed in the horiton, Ims the appearance of jv. 7. Another principal variety of the eirrostratua is one which eonsists of sauill rows of little clouds, curved in a peeuliar manner; it is from this curvature called cmtoid.fijf. 5. This cloud k a aure indieatien of stormy weather. Fig. 6 is the ftpreeentatien of a similar one, less perfectly formed, having more of the eharaeter of the cirrocumulus, and ia often produced w^tt a lerge eumulus.pesses under the variety marked^. 7. Another remarkable developement of this varying genus is, that extensive and shallop sort of cloud, which occurs particularly thef Vening and during night, throogh which the sun and mo but (hintly u '^iiiii^M»-'- '■:\^k'?«*-ft*^'i'Wiwi**-' " **' i ^'* ^aru-CJoud wain- Cloud acken- Cloud, ain- Cloud. tU-Cbntd. is cloud constitute these it derives its B by the lightness iBt and perpetually to the eye. It is ighest regions of ligariy called the epresented in the iMd look of wnite ine pointed ends. state of weather, ^ namber of little, lUtwatifi, in close ring quite asunder Their picturesque ifield cspresaes it, ns, and hu bees tbie by its flatness, its perpendicuFar ma this cbaracter- i slowly subsiding, tinses this cloud ts iiontal opposition, jenerally blended % . 4. A variety initr evenings. It r oooHnOn variety iddle, and wasting I horiton, Iras the of the cirrostratua loudy, curved in a led ewnoid.fig. 6. ifir. Fig. 6 is tlie rmed, having mora en produced wlmi dM. 1. Another 1 18, that extensiva arly thffvening I mo but Aintly CLASsiricATioir of ctotros. 483 anpear. It is in this cloud that those peculiar refractions of the liSt of thoRC bodies, called hsios. mock suns. &c. usually appear. 1*18 vwiety is the surest prognostic we are acquainted wUfc, of an impending fall of rain or snow. «.♦ .-j Fie 9 The base of this modification is generally flat, and lies on the surface of an atmospheric stratum, the super«tructura resembling a bulky cumulus overhdnging its base in large Heegf protuberances, or rising into the forms of rocky mountain*. CoB^ siderable mnsses of these frequently are grouped upon a eomrtott stratum or base, from which it hasbeen named ««'»«»«';«J"- .» derives the other appellation. "».««««•'- J» •j?l' '"j."' „ JJl and falls in rain* In long ranges of these fi^ . rJi imSiJj served that part has changed into nimbus, and the rest rewttwa unchang^ed.^^.^ clond is easily known bf h* i^rtguUr heml#| pherical or heaped superstructure, hence its nf^ ^J"^*'- « *SS Sr piU. It has usually a flattened base. Tfc| "»o^« « »• T'* maSon is by the gathering tog^her of detac^d clouds^«cb then appear «tocfc«d into one large and elevated »»>'». ^^-Jj**^ chud. The best lime for viewing its progressive formation !«» line settled weather. It may be called the elovd of dajf, •• tt UBually exists only during that period. ^^ j ..ly-* Fi«» 1 1 . This is not a modification depending vpmn tumva change of form, but rather from increase of density nnd «e«P«"«"| of shade in the cumulostratus. indicating a flange of jrtructure. which is always followed by the fa" oi ram. Ihis has been, therefore, called nSmhui, {a rainy bhck cloud.) Any one of the preceding six modifications may increase so much aatoobsturj the sky. and. without falling in rain. •• dissolve." and "leavOnM a rack behind." But when cumulostratus has been wrmed. n sometimes goes on to increase in density, and assume a black ettd portentous "darkness. Shortly ifterwards the '«f"««;r «« tjj Itaokness yieW, lo a more gray obscurity, which is an «J'Wjn«« that a ne'v arrangement has taken place in the aqueous pal ticlei of th^'cloud; the nimbus i^ formed, and rnin begins to fall. iFiie. n. This kind of cloud re-ts upon the- surlico of the • elobe. It is of variable extent and thiekness and is called Hmlvt, abdt^ coverim. It is generally formed by the subsidenco of vaJTr Wthe atmosphere, and has. therefore been denommated (iMHikud This genus includes all fogs, and those creopinjj mfciM, ihiOh In summe? evenings fill the valleys, ^^a'" «•"""«: »!» night, and disappear in the morning. This cloud «"i'W at it. density about midnight, or between that time and mommg. and it Btnerally disappears about sunrise. It Is, for this i>eaaon, CWIM Igmm.Hutlouiofiiigkt. mm* nm^MHnKBMiMia LITEnART rCR»CtTS OF SAILORS LITERARY PURSUIT 3 OF SAILORS. There are many cases on record of individuals who, even wUh scarcely any other education than what they contrived _ to ^ive Ihemselves while serving in subordinate and laborious situatioM in the camp or on shipboard, have attained to sreal familiantjr with books, and sometimes risen to considerable literary or scien- tific distinction. The celebrated English navigator, Damintr, although he had been some time at school biforo he left his native country, yet went to sea at so early an age that, considering he for a long time led a vagabond and lawless life, he must hare very soon forgotten every thing he had been taught, if he bad not, in the midst of all his wild adventures, taken great pains both to retain and extend his knowledge. That he must have dane ao. ie evident from the accounts of bis different voyages, which he afterwards published. We have few works of the kind more vig- orously or graphically written than these volumes; and they con- tain abundant evidences of a scientific and philosophical knowl- edge of no ordinary extent and exactness. Along with Dampier a, we may mention an older name, that of John Davit, the discover- er of the well-known strait leading into Baftin's Bay. Davis aJM went to sea when quite a boy, and must have acquired all bia knowledge both of soience end of the art of composition, whUe engaged among the duties of his profession. Yet we not only have from his pen accounts of several of his voyages, but also a treatise on the general hydrography of the earth. He was the inventor, besides, of a quadrant for taking the sun's altitude ^ era. Robirt Drury, too, who wrote an account of the Island of Madagascar, and of his strange adventures there, deserves to be remembered when we are making mention of authors bred at see Drary was only fourteen when he set out on his voyage in a vee- fel proceeding to India, and he was shipwrecked in returning IwiBe on the island we have mentioned, wherr he remained in a •pectes of captivity for fifteen years; so that when he at last Mntrived to make hta escape, he had almost forgotten his tt«tive language. He afterwards, however, set about writing an aceouot efhia Ofe— a task which he accomplished whilst acting in the Iramble capacity of a porter at the India House. The work ia eompoaed in a plain but sensible stylo, and conUias many interest- ing details respecting the manners of the natives of Madagascar. i^ perhaps somewhat better for having been compressed by one of the friends of the author, whose original mannscript ia laid to bave extended to eight hundred large folio |Nt|ce. Fmkoner, the author of "The Shipwreck," as is generally kMWB. epent hie Ufe, from childhood, at sea. He was probaUjr T \ SJ— JH-lU-i" LORS. ils who, even with Bontrived to ^ive borioua aitustioM f|real fatniliaritjp iterary or uien- iricator, Damintr, e he left hie native It, considering he t'e, he must nave taught, ir he bad n great paint both nust have dane ao. royagea, which be :he kind more vif ea; and they eon- iloaophi/ial knowU ig with Dampier'e, ^avit, the discover* I Bay. Davis also 9 acquired all bis compoaition, while Yet we not only oyages, but also a rth. He was the le sun's altitude at t of the Island of Bre, deserves to be uthora bred at ae* is voyage in a vee> icked in returning rbe remained in « t when he at last )rgntten bis native writing an eeeoaot whilst acting in the le. The work ie Mint many interest' es of Madagascar, compressed by one innseript is said to |CS. i," as is generally He was probiMjr \ / / llTBHABT MWSriTS OF SAIIXMS. •m bom in one of the small towns in the < ^vxAy of Fife, which border the Frith of Forth; but nothing is very certainly _ ascertained either as to his native place or his parentage. Nor haa any ac- count been given of how he acquired the elements of education, with the exception of a report that he found an instructer iu a person of the name of Campbell, a manofsjjme literary taste and acquirements, who happened to be purser in one of the ves««lsm which young Falconer sailed, However this may be, Falconer appeared as an author at a very early age, having been onlpr, U is said, in his twcnty-first year when he gave to the world his flret production, a poem on the death of Frederick, Prince of Walee, the father of his late Majesty, George HI. He was ten or twelve years older when be published his " Shipwreck," which is said to be founded in a great measure on the personal adventures of tta author. Faltsoner did not permit the success of bis poetical ef- forts to withdraw him from his profession, in which, having OOW transferred himself from the merchant service to the navy, he con- tinued to rise ateadilv till he waa appointed purser of a man-ol-war. Sometime after attaining this promotion, be published the other work by which he is chiefly known, his " Universal Marine Dictionary," which waa very favorably received, and w et"! • standard work. He had previously to this written several otWW poetical pieces on temporary subjects, which have long been wr- eotten. Shortly after the publicarion of his dictionary, he stfl- cd for Bengal as purser of the frigate Aurora. Tliia vosel, however, was never heard of, after she passed the Citpe of Qood Hope, having in all probability foundered at sea. Oioi'dam, an Italian engineer and mathematician of the seveili. teenth century, was originally a common soldier on board one of the Pope's gallies. In tliis situation his capacity and good co)V duct attracted the attention of his admiral; and as a reward tip was promoted to the jiost of purser of one of the veMew- « «'•• bis appointment to this situation which first formed his mind to •tody; Having accounts to keep, he soon found bow n«|eessary it was that he aliould know somethina of arithmetic, of wMch he was till then quiterignorant; and he determined therefore to teeOB himself the-science, which it is said he did without wsietance. By Bttr#uing hia studies from this commencement, he eventuany •equired considerable reputation as a mathematician; aod, hav- ; Wpubliahed several able works, was appointed at last to a pro- / fMsorahip in the Sapienza College at Rome. Oiordani died w The*llate Mr. John Frarukam. who died at Norwich in IStO. WAS altogether one of the most eccentric characters to be f.jund in the list of self-educated persons. His name suggcata itaelf to OS hero from the circumstance of hia having paaaed part of his early life aa a common aoldier. He had been origmally appren« liee^ to a oooper, wUh whom be remained for abowt two ye»% 4^* • f *HMffi1ii - iW^' ■iiTTin 4I§ uTEXAmr rcMuiTi or tAitoM. and it was in this situation tliat lie taught himself mathematics. But although he obtained the situation of clerk to an attornev, bis restless disposition would not allow him to remain at his a«sk; sod after wandering for some time about the country, he enlisted In the armv, where, however they did not keep him long, finding him qttite unfit for service. Indeed, it was by this time become pretty evident that lAs mind was not a little deranged.— a n««tter wbfeh he shortly afler put beyond doubt by renouncing chrwtiamr ty, and making a formal prolession of paganism. Although ha published several works, however, in support of his peculiar the- ology, and in other respects conducted himself with great ecee»> IriMty, he contrived to maintain himself by teaching mathematies, in which necupation he is said to have displayed very consioera* bio ability. He resided and took pupils for some years in London. Somewhat similar to Franshnm's history is that of Jlfr. Jjhn Otwald, who is said to have taught himself Greek, Latin, and Arabic, while holding a lieutenant's commission ma regiment of infantry in India. He afterwards returned to England, whero bo published a succession of poetical and politicar. pamphlets, making himself remarkable at the same time by various nngular- Uios of behavior and opinions, and especially by a ri^id absti* Bsnee from animal food, and a professional predilection lor tbo re- ligious doctrines of the Brahmins. When tbo revolution broko out in France, Oswald went over to that country, and eirtered the service of the republic, in which he obtained the rank of colons]. Ho was at length killed in battle. ,. j •<> u ColuaUm himself, one of the greatest men that over lived, u It bo grand ideas grandly realized that constitute greatness, whilo Isaoing the life of a seaman, not only pursued sssiduously tho Studies more (>articularly relating to his profession, rendering bimself the most accomplished geographer and astronomer of his ttms, but kept up that acquaintance which be had begun at school with the different branches of elegant literature. We aro luld that be was even wont to amuse himself .by the compositioo of Latin verses. It was at sea, too, that Cook acquired for him- Botf those high, scientific, and we may even add literary aceom- plisbments. of which he showed himself to be possessed. Iho parents of the celebrated navigator were poor peasants, and all tbo school education he ever had was a little reading, writing, snd arithmetic, for which he was indebted to the liberality of a gentle- man in tbo neighborhood. He was apprenticed, at the age of thirteen, to a shopkeeper in the small town of Snaith, near JNew- eastle; snd it was while in this situation that he was first seized with a passion for the sea. After some time, he prevailed upon his master to give up his indentures, and entered as one of tho crsw of a coasting vessel engaged in tho coal trade. He oootin- nod io this service till he bad reached his twsnt^-seventb year, iHma 1m oxobasged it fiur that of the navy, ia wbidi Jw SQO^i diSf ptm^ffPff^mmtr^ n. leir oMthematiea. to un attorney, nain at hii dtaki intry, he enlisted tim long, finding lie time become inged,>— a matter uncing christianir Although he hie peeuliar the* with great eeeeap> lingaiathematiea, i very considera* r some yeara in liatory ie that of lelf Greek, Latra, •ion in a regiment o England, where liticai. pamphleta, varioue aiogular- by a ri|;id abeti» ilection ior the re- \ revolution broke y, and entered the le rank of colonel. lat ever lived, if it » greatness, while id assiduously the ifession, rendering astronomer of hie he had begun at terature. We are f the composiltoD ac<}uired for him- i literary aceom* possessed. The peasant!, and dl idin^, writing, and eralityofagentle* ed,'at the age of inaith, near iVew« > was first seised lie prevailed upon ired as one of the rade. He cootin- int^'sevcnth year, vkdi iM ■otui dia> ■^ ^ J/ UTBmAmr ramsirm or sailoss. 487 tinguisbed himself so greatly, that l)e was three or four yean after appointed miuter of the Mercury, which belonged to a squadron thon proceeding to attack Quebec. Here he first showed the proficiency he had already made in the scientific part of his profesHion, by an admirable chart which he conatructed and published of the river St. Lawrence. He felt, however, the disadvantages of his ignorance of mathemaXica; and, while still aaaiating in the hoatile operations carrying on againat the French on the coast of JNorth America, he applied himself to the study of Euclid's Elements, which he soon mastered, and then began that of aatronomy. A year or two after this, while again station- ed in the same quarter, he communicated to the Royal Society an account of a solar eclipse which took place on the «kh of Au* i^ust, 1766: deducing from it., with great exactness and skill, the ongitude of the place of obaervation ; and his paper waa printed in tne Philoaophical Transactions. He had now completely ee> tablished his reputation as an able and ecientific seaman ; and it having been determined by government, at the request of tho Royal Society, to send out qualified persons to the South Sea to observe the approaching transit of the planet Venus over the ■un's disc — a phenomenon which promised aevcral interealing re> ■ults to astronomy, — Cook .was appointed to the command of tho Endeavour, the vessel fitted out for that purpose. Ho conducted this expedition, which, in addition to the accompliahment of its principal purpose, was productive of a large accession of impor^* tant sengraphical discoveries, with the most consummate skill K^d ability; and was, the year after he returned home, appointed to Uk3 command of a second vessel destined for the same regions^ but having in view more particularly the determination of tho question as to the existence of a southern polar continent. He waa nearly three years absent upon this voyase; but so admirable were tho methods he adapted for preserving tlie health of his aea^' men, that he reached home with the loss of only one man from hie whole crew. Having addressed a paper to the Royal Society upon this subject, he waa not only chosen a member of that learned body, but waa farther rewarded by having the Copley gold medal voted to him for his experiments. Of thia second voy- age he drew up the account bimselt', and it has been universally oetecmed a model in that species of writing. 'All our readers know the termination ol Cook's distinguished /career. His third voyage, undertaken for the discovery of a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific along the north coast of America, although unsuccessful in reference to this object, waa Artile in geographical discoveries, and equally honorable with those by which it had been preceded, to the sagacity, good man« •gement, and scientific skill of its unfortunate comniander. The death of Captain Cook took place at Owyhee, in a sudden tumult of tb» tuoivos of tiMt island, oa the 14th of Fobruiry, mft. - '" -"'-itiifliwir •MMfeWtMudwu. uTsaiRT nmsviTt or tAitoas. The newt of the event was received with general lamen'tatiotij oot only in his own country but throughout Europe. Pensions were bestowed on his widow and throe sons by the governnnent; the Royat Society ordered a medal to be struck in commemoration of him; his eulogy was pronounced in the Florentine Academy; and various other 'honors were paid to his memory, both by puh- lie bodies and individuals. Thus, by his own persevering efforts, did this great man raise himself from the lowest obscurity to ' a Toputation wide as the world itself, and certain to last as long •a the age in which bo flourished shall be remembered by history But better still than even all this ihme— than either the honors he received while living, or those which, when bo woe no more, his country and mankind bestowed upon hto ■lemory,— he had exalted himself in the ecale of moral and intellectual being; bad won for himself, by his unwearied striving, • now and nobler nature, and taken a high place among the in> •trueters and benefactors of mankind. This alone is true happi* Boss—the one worthy end of human exertion or ambition— iho only satisfying reward of all labor, and stud^, and virtuous activ- ity or endurance. Among the shipmates with whom Cook mixed When he first went to sea, there was, perhaps, no one who ever oiri^er raked himself above the condition to whi^h he then bo* longed in point of outward cireumstances, or enlarged in ai^ eonsiderable degree the knowledge or mental resources he thon possessed. And some will perhaps say that this was little to be regrett I or ambition— th9 and virtuous activ« whom Cook mixed , no one who ever nrbi^h he then b«« T enlvged in aajr resources he thm liis was little to be tat the many who probably as happr )Ut this is, indeed, ntn nature. That tfleetion, and while not say to himself iod gave him, mid ie one of the inferior station; th^e ar« B attained, even by emselves constitute lere must be some ^ess, or there can reviewing what of ipect of what is y?l Y; and if they could s in question by a with sufficient alae- mce, if knowledee ids for it; it is the res them; and this Yet it is, in truth, •d.that koewledge ABBTHACT or AMKKICAir KAUTICAL LAtVi. 48il T derives at least half its value; for to this entirely we owe the sense of merit in ourselves which the acquisition brings along with it; and hence no little of the happiness of which we have just described its possession to be the source, besides that, the labor itself soun becomes an enjoyment. 'J'o the example of Cook, if it were necessary, wo might add those of others of his countrymen, who, smce his time, have shown, in like manner, the possibility of uniting the cuilivolion of literature and science to the most zealous performance of the duties ofthe same laborious profession. For instance, Vancouver was a sailor formed under Cook; and to him we owe an interest^ ing and ably written account of the vo) oge which he made round the world, in 1790, and the four following years. Lieulenant Fitnders commanded the expedition sent out in 1801, to tturvey th» coast of New Holland, and allerwards published an account of his voyage, accompanied by a volume of charts, which are considered as placing the author in tho highest rank of m dern bydrographers. Nor ought we here to forjjet the late Lord Col' Imgwood, second in command to Kelson at Trafalgar, and, in all respects, a man of first-rate merit, who, although he never sent any production to the press, has been proved by his correspon- de'ice, published since his- death, to have been in reality one of die best of writers. Yet he was only thirteen when he first en- tered the navy, and during the remainder of his life be was scarcely ever ashore— circumstances which used to make his ae- qusintances wonder not a little where ho got his style. He had always, however, been fond of reading and tho study of elegant literature; and lie found that even a life at sea afforded him many opportunities o( indulging his taste for these enjoyments. It does not belong to the plan of this work to notice any living examples: but the names of a crowd of naval officers of our own times, who have distinguished themselves as men of science and learning, as well as skilful eonunanders, will present themselvet at ooce to the memory. ^^ jkBSTRACT OF AMEUCAN NAUTICAL LAWfc. Shipping articles are required to be signed by every mariner, declaring the vovago and the term of time for which tho pcamon are shipped, and" when they are to render themsolves on board. Seamen are liable ^^imprisonment for desertion. But if the master sails and leavSa seaman in imprisonment abroad, he will la entitled to his wage! till his return to the United States; de- duetiog the time of imprisonment. Ftrovision is made for tho 410 ABIXaACT or AMIRICAW MAOTlCAt tAWa. prompt recovery of teamen', wage., by admiralty proceM againit th- .hi., if the waire. be not pa d within ten day.. TrfbUd trtS: them not «ee«ling two for every huadrad too^ at a rata not axceedic, ♦•« Wlw- PJ^"*; ^ ^„„ S^S.*S..«I three "wnth.* wage. ba.ide. the amount thw^^^^^^ IS month, to be paid to the •%•««" *,tf»*'yiXfJ^H& and ona month*, pay to the fund for th»ratom of Amarioaa Ba«« °*The master ha. tha right to diteharge a •««" J'J j^VS **Threxpcni.e of curing a .Ick .eaman in the courw of tha v<^ .,Ju a cCJe Spon the%hip5 and thi. ru e ^^^^^X^^i'^HS^^- Such by it. i^rinsic eouity and .ound P^''«/v" "^^ 2* "f'^SS nance .uch a contract, nor permit any one toulaua tlia wagw oi 'Tl'/aman i.|«l|W.d to hi. •ar* <^' I'^J.^jlV^ThX thouirh he i. uatWe to render hi. wrvice by .ickncM, «»r oomj inhiry hap^XTio tha courM of tha voyage, «/ jNule m th^ 'SJSS hf. duty ; or if wruogfuHy -^f ^^J^iSr fy tS K the cour«» of th, Ifoyge. or *»««*»<» J"";**;; Sed m ll cruelty of the roailar. In thi. caw "•JR'** 'VrSjT J^ himVand ha i. im«rfi«*ly "ti**** *» W"*^** ^ "Wgw-ral prinripl»i» to «aria. law i.. that fjrdgit i. lb. tAWfl. y proceM againil ■. tmmereial agenti, eatitute in foreign tort in tlie United American vetseia >r every huodred n. port, or a eMjmaa Iter (a'6IHi|ed to amount thea due, ley engegi tiiail, of Anerioaa B«i* Ban for juet eaiiM - ifhe4oeiitifMito> intheehip Tlw laea, and prnhibllt cauae, in a forelgl icoareeofthe vof- commends itself ta as by the eanotiM' the nature of addU iitea a material in- for their labor and for wagea, may bt •hip, is bound, from I duty to th«i utmost by tlfn master wbea irew are aiek or tiM extraordinary •■• 1 eerviea not wtthia oming a hostage or tei. No wagea can lair li^li aot coimte- iiclBia»that*ageaor #fao(e »oyage.a»gB f sickness, «r boiljr ge, and «Hule in the barged by Ine matter quit the ahip by tha j^age ia ended as te Wagea ferj||l wbala ia. that fralgkVi* ^ AtSIBACT Of AMtaiCAH IfAUTIAiL lAWS. 4M mother at wages, and if no freight be earned, no wages are due ffVhe sWp pefish by the perils of the sea. as tempest, fire, ene- nlil. fcc ihemariirsloM their wages. Otherwise they might ^ usftkiir eXTor. to save the alfip But the seamen do ncj £.0 their wages, if tha freight u lust by the misconduct of the ""when a seaman dies on the voyage. hU wages are due to l.ia ropni-^Statives. «p to the time ofbi. death J^'rXiiaS on the outward voyage are duajrhen the sbji^daUyaroly ogwaig earao. A«d if the^wners aad the charterer w^m » «»»«*!! Se voyages out and home as one entire voyage, they ««o»J.J2 Su.\i?iv. the aeamen. without their consent otti^n^h^,!^ lonaiM to them by the general principles of the marme law. SSufe by an enimy e&nguishis the seamen's con ract for SUw! but if by recapture, tlie owner recovers his freight, tha ^n Jecover their wage*. &' «■"«'»» » »>»• P^'M^SS Zd tWa holds for tbo«a aeamen who remam f »»«;•• •'7 ''"^^ Boaasistanee in the recapture or afterwards, because they aro SiSTntbe sc-vice. i»di'»«'ri»''?'P"'"'M^»'!!7iSi'^ affreight is paid for the cargo saved, the wagea ot tha aeaiaaa ara due in tha same proportion. _.«. JBvery aareeraent that goes to separate the demand for 'ragM. from thi fiTct of freight being earned, is viewed with distrust bj tha court, aa an encroachment on the righu of seamen. - laa eourta of marHime law extend to them a pecuhar Pr»t««»'»? y"'; Za treat them aa wards of tne admiralty; and though tliey va not iaeanable of makiag valid contracU. they are treated by the SuttTin the same manner that eourta of equity are accustomed to treat youn?heira dealing with their expectancies, wards with their eirdiSis. fitc. 'Ihey are considered as placed under tha iSJaS? of^ who havi naturally acQuired * ™a.tery over them. Every deviaUon from the terma of the common shipping imwr la rwldly inspected, and if additional burdens are imposed SpTn the ifSnin viSthout adequate remuaera^o. the courts wjl Interfere, and moderate or aanul tha i|ipulation. Midairs are bound to contribute out of their wagea for am- teulemaats of the cargo. Jiniuries produced by the misconduct If Sy ^hl «r.w. Bit the indfividual criminal must be unknow^ r„nrctt««anc^ must be such «• el««ly »» ^ *"^^irui5l wroaff upon some of 4he crew; and then ^ose otlhe crew upon whoStii presumption of guilt resU. must a*"^ •*•»!?• j^' ""=» SheramlWiibute rateably to the loss. If •«»l««''7»"/>./" Sie himself from suspicion, he does «°\\^'J^^\./f^)X raaaonabia presumption lies against any of tbacrew, the lose OUia "^ X.'SiipwrXind there are materi^of the ship saved the s^man by whose eiertions they are sated, are entitled to their waiea out of the proceeda of tha firagmeats, even although 408 ABSTI^ACT 9W AMBRICAIT NAUTICAL LAWa. no fteight WMftniM^Jhe owncri. Chancellor Kent, liowevcr, t.ynk!i thHt \u mich »:%ase. the allownnce to leainen out of llio wreck ought to be called lalvnge, " Wage*, in Much cases, would be contrary to the graat principle in mariM i«w, that freight m the mother of wages, and the safety of the ship the mother of freight." .. L u- 1- 1 The wages of seamen constitute a lien upon the ship, wlnuli does not, like other liens, depend on possession. Seamen's wagea •re hardly «arned, and liable to many contingencies, by which thoy may be entirely lost, without any fault on their part, tew elaiWare so highl> favored by law, and when due th« vewel, OwnerH, aad master, are all liable for them. Their demand lakes precedence of all bottomry bonds, and is go<»d against even « subsequent 6onn fide purchaser. It i* a sacred claim, and as long as a tingle plank of the ship remains, the sailor is entitled, as against all other persons, to the proceeds, as security for his wages. The wages of seamen do not contribute to the general average, when a loss of goods, roasts, or the like, is voluntarily Incurred at sea for the common safety, excep* in thft single in- stunce of the ransom of the ship. Tiiev are exempted h«rv'«, lest the fear of personal loss should restrain them from making tn« nqniMie sacrifice. And the hardship* and perils they endure, well entitle them to au exemption from farther distress. ^ Desertion from a ship without just cause, or the justifiable dis- charge of a seaman by the master for*td conduct, will work a forfeiture of the wages previously ealriM. This is At9 rule of justice aud of policy. But if the seaitf^uits the vessel inTOl- untarily, or is driven ashore by reason of criwl usage, and for personal safety, the wages are not forfeited. On the other hand, it is the duty of the seamen to abide by the vessel u$ long as reasonable hope remains; and if they desert the ship in the perils of the sen. when they might have prevented damage, or saved the vessel, they forfeit their wages and are answerable in dama- '*8o liberal and kind is the care which onr laws have taken for the interests of seamen in the merchant service. It would seem that nothinff more is wanting for ihtir benefit, excepting a more efl'tictual security for the ifcind of provision which ts tobe niiida for them when they fall into sickness or diitress in a toreign port, and some arrangement for their eomfart^le suppoit, wlien « worn out and decrepit at home. * _, ^/ — , :xL i.An-a. celtor Kent.liowevcr, to Beamen out of llio I, in Much «ases, would M l«\v, that freiglit iii « abip tbe mother uf upon the ship, wliiuli ion. Seumen's wage* ntingencies, by which t oil their part. Few when due, th« vesitel, Their demand lakes good againit eveo a •acred clutm, and aa the sailor it entitled, dt. aH security f(kr hia itribute to the general the like, i« voluntarily xcep* in thd. single in* e exempted' hera, lest hem Trom making the d perils they endutre, her distrest). I, or the justifiable dia> conduct, will work a , This is tlie rule of ^quits the vessel inj^ol- ' crvel usage, and for i. Oa the other baud, tbe vessel a« long as rt tbe ship in the perils ited damage, or saved e answerable in daam* Mir laws have taken for ervice. It would seem nefit, excepting a more n which is to be made r diitress in a foruign ifertiAla support, when «: .*»■ «.* k * I ft ' 1 ^^^