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pasiiSHED -WEEKly "BY.J ' 1 ! oiea irom every pore, add from the cor (,mCnvi jifl (iPtTVY A)-ners whisj eyes he seetrieri 'dissolving at S3 per annum-half payable in, advance, ; ther roshd Of)on deck m a fit of de L . r . .' n.: IjiriuroaQd sprang over the ahipVgide SilSCeAeOUS. - .... :" t into the vjry laws of th ? numerouVshar ks ' i mF novfr(n ' tArpnnn 'ftrnunn i to amotion a a statoeiyould bayeiD This; insensibility ;, enatted riney cruder I immediately took measures or havi?; .sncft general importance v'as, tbejlormer take an x office t foTrtbsick and to drag gating-the s)if myself. ; I fastened aj was sacbhowev'er, as 'okrp the Ibodiei of tbe deaf tr the shipVside 'PP? tosecure jtbe hejnijrt any..- positionf the public feeling, thpug;n not jsu'ffi- aod flinp then overhard:ifor at last no I might find needful, so that 1 -fiiigbti, cint tolow it ; iiitd actual florae! Ifi from the Journal cf, Captain AndrtwSmUk. THE FEVER SHIP. v I sailed from : Liverpool jorUJainaica ; and after a pleasant voyage arrived at my place of destination and discharged my cargo.' tiyvessel wasrcaUed .the Livejy Charloe,aHight brig, wnfound.5fon Mrfini: and navigated bv thirteen bands. Ieloaded; 4Uhqgar 'and rom fbrrHali- 6x;i6tending tafreighr ;ttom inai Pn.'iWnif ' hfore the sitting in of winter; 5 J for KnpTand befof e ihe sitting I Thi object I could only achieve by using doubfeYdihgenfce, blowing a reasonable timolol accidental obstacles. My brig o"hnilr harn. for sailine fast, and 1 didi uot trouble myself about convoy,;(rt was during war,) as I could ruti a fair race . with a commtin-privateeTf 'and ye tru led to roanceuvring ;four,hJavy caiinpnV ades, and a formidable show ofpainted ports and quakers, for escaping capture by any tnemy not possessing suctran o verwhelming superiority jofrfoTce as would give him conffdence to run boldly.afong side .and find out what were really lour means of defence.. I speedily J. shipped what provisions Vand necessaries I wan- 1 tea, ana ser sau-f .a ore? scarcely fici? nt to' fill thf canvass carried us "out of Port ? Royal - ha rbor-r-The -weather was in.ufiVrablv, hot z the air seemed full of Scf t and the jedness of ihe atmosphere, not long before sunset, glared as intensely as the'flameo a burning cil v. . Jamaica" was -YerV' "Sickly i ;the yellow -fever fiad destroyed numbes of the inhabitants, and three-fourths of all new comers spee dily became its victims. ; I had tbeen for tunate ertuugh rib t lose only two 'men' du ring my 'Stay bfJ.thrWe 3or foui' : weks, f Jack Wilson and Tom AY aringj but tney were, the two most sturdy and ,heal thy men in the brig $ the first died in thir'y'nfne r buis after he was attacked, and tlie second oa the ionrtb day.,. 3! w a bands, besides, wereJl ' when wr left, which reduced to nine the number capa-; hie of rforoiing dutyV J: imagirie4UhV putting to sea-was the be&thin I could b dopt, to afford the sick a -chance of recU Vtry, and to retard the spading the disorder among such -as remained .in bealtlu But I was deceived; J carried thv contagion wi;h me, and on the eve ning of the day on which we lost sight of land another hand died and three more were taken ill, , SiiUj eongratukted my self I was no worse off, since other ves sels had lost half theii crews, while in fort Uoyal, and some in much less time than we bad remained there.- We sailed prosperously through the windw-.rd, pas sage, so close to Cuba that we could plainly distinguish the tres and : shrubs grdwing upon it, and then shaped our course northeasterly, to clear the Baha mas and jjin the great ocean. - I We had seen and lost sightof Crooked Island three days, when it became all at once a dead ca'm j even the undulation of the sea, - commonly called 4he ground swt-II, subsided ; the sailrhung slackened from the yardy the vessel Sejt . like a turtle on the oceanyi which bvcome as smooth as a summer mill pond. I he at mosphere co u IU not have sustained a lea ther : cloudUss and clear, the' blue1 se rene above and the water below . were a iike spotless and stagnant. Disappoint ment and impatience were exhibited by lis all, while the sun flaring rom burning sky-melted thV pitch in the frig g'ngiill it rai down on the decks, and a beefsteak mignt have been broiled on the anch5r fluke." 1 We could not : pace the P''ks i, bout bhsieriug our feet,' until 1 ordered au a ning over tbe deck for our i""ir-"u ; uui iiii me languor . we, ex perienced was overpowering." t dead calm is always viewed witb an Hoeasy sensation by;seamenV butlinHhe i-itsent case it was more than osually urt us seemed to be aware of the ' bavoc was-making; 'pr'fi- 'K--'- j 'I had now the dreadful prospect of seef ) ing all that remained perish, and prayed ito God that Imight not be the last : for ! I should then become an ocean ' Solitary, (dragging on; a life of hours in 'every Icomd. ' A day's space must then be an age of misery. " There was still ' ho ap pearance of a breep springing dp y the horrible' calm appeared as ; if it would en dure forever. , A storm would ha ve been fwejcckne.' The irritating indolence, Ahe frighilul loneliness and tranquility that, 'reigned around, united with , the frequent i presence of homan dissolution, ' thinning ;our scanty number, was .more than the 'firmest nerves could .sustain; without (yielding to despair. - Sleep -fied far rom rfrom me ; I paced the deck at night, j gazing on the 1 remnant of my crew in si ' lence, and I they upon me, hopeless and speechless' 1 looked at the brilliant stars ithat shone in tropica) glory, with ;fever ish and impatient feelings, wishing I were among them, or bereft of conscious inessor were , any ' thing' but a man A f heavy -'presentment of increasing evil I bore down my -spirits. ? The scene, so i beautiful at any other time, was ; terrible under 'my "circumstances. ,1 was over whelmed with present and anticipated misery, Thirty years T had been accuse tomed to a sea life, but I had never con templated -that so horrible a situation as mine was possible I had never imagin ed any elite half so frightful could exist j 'though storms had often placed my life in jeopardy, and J had been twice ship wrecked. In the last misfortune, mind and body were actively employed, and 1 had, no leisure to brood Over thefutuie To be passive; as I no w was, with dew- one else was left toictrit Alli save my self, were attaicked ih the disorder nd one by one died befre the ninth day was completed, save. jaties Robson, the least athletic man I had,nd;ihq judging from constitution was: lut little likely to have survived. The diwderleft him weak as a child 9-1 gave hp the roost nourishing things 1 1 could jiw jj carried him;a mere' skeleton intO' TOy cabin, and placed him on ! a .fresh bed; flinging his own and all the otheroverboaid. I valued ; him tas th only living.tiing with me in the 'ves sel, though had.he diedl should at ; the time have felt little .additional pain. I regarded bim as one biute animal would have looked a another: in such a situa tion. , v. A ; it a few moments whehi Jhisstateof ihiugs he arrived at an hotel d, i I; went aloft, and cut' in Edinburgh, and next morning sent for venture to leave occasion required away the topsails which I could not reef., a barber to. shave him. and, reduced the canvass all er the ship , nT0 Tohsor, who. happenedi to he as much; as possible, leaving only ine or. .Wag on entering the room, saluted Mr two of the lower; Sail seV;4(for if blewIpondasi. .and .welcomed 'ihtni ,. to ;Edin fresh, I ;couid not; have taken them in, i burgh. ; Then having decoraied him witb and the ship might perish : .while bv do-'j an apron, be began to Jather - his face ; ing this, . bad some chance rol keeping her alive. . 'u ... .: y now 'anxiously watched ,the clouds which seemed in motion,, aod the sight was. a, cordial one to me. At last the sea, began to have with gentle, undula tions; ,.'a slight ; ripple succeeded and bore new life with it. I wept for joy , and ' then laughed, as I saw it shake the sails and gradually fill them ; and when ttuction creeping towards : tatr 4ach by I deep inch, to irpeiwei he; most, horrible late advahciog' slowly apon me, and be-bli-ged to await its approach, piniohe'd, fixed to the spot; , powerlesi,'; Enable Jo' . k J The want of motion inthe;shipj and her flow thefthlA tn hp navidated bv at length the brig moved, just at noon one man, and fhat means I possessed f on the -eleventh day after, our becalm of keeping berfloat in case blowing !- P?ent commenced, 1 became almost jnad weather should cime on, gave me no ap- j with delight, a It was like a resurrection prehension ; ' I wis too -much proof 4a- 'he. dead J r it was thebegining.of a gainst the fear of the future, or any dan- new existence with me. -Fearful as my ger that it might bring, Robson could state then Was in reality,, a appeared a give me no assistance: I had therefore : heaven to that -which I had been in; The to rely on my own exertion for every hope of delveiance aroused me, to new thing. If .the vessel ever moved again,! energies. I felt hungry, and eat voia I must hand& steer tho', fr.m thecon ciously; for till , that -moment I bad tinualion of the calm, it did not seem ; scarcely eaten enough to sustain Ufe. likely I should be soon called upon deck,' TV chance of pnceniQre; mingling with and culd sleep, either by day or night, ny tellow men fiijed my immagination, only by short snatches extended i at mil' and braced every fibre ol my Irame, ai length near the iieira. On the tenth S most to breaking. I he sh.p's motion ter night, while the sea was yet in the repose : ceptibly increased ; the; ripple under her of the grave anuind me, I fell intoa d,, h w became audible'; she iell additional and was assailed with horrible dreams mpl moved yet fasten and at length that precluded ray receiving refreshment! cut through the water at the rate ol tour from rest.: I aroused myself, and the' r five knots an bour. ; Fhis was last silence of ,verv side seemed more Jeiri- Wug" or her satoy, though not for ble than ever. " Clouds were rising overt my impatience. I steered her large be the distant sea line and obscuring the! 'ore the wind for some lime, and men stars; and the ocean but on a eioo vhich 1 oi vessels puuna i carrying so little - sail 1 inusi be speedily ...... .. mm, i tvrLii ui-i .as ucdi da uuaaiuic III , auvi uic wcau uui uu a KUU"V , " - .- r , . :, aslwrl . rVlilinn littin.t thii.no hirh 1 Ui .VCSSCIS UUU1IU lOf IjUroyr, VCI Will Hiai j uov r.s(i wa want ire:y imvu i - ' ' ' ,: ' had .'ascended from the caverns tf the or been engendered from the stag- overtaken by some ship that could ren i and beat, played in cuaky antics der me assistance; ' ior was I disap- nation on us sunace. - io sailor was now pac ing the deck, oii bis accustomed watch. Icome ; to theick irdenied the freslii Dessof the breexe that' wpdld have miti-' gated in some degree their agoniel f aria gave a predisposition to the healthy to imbibe the contagion,' lassitude and des Pondehcy being us fpbwerfui "auxiliaries: Assisted byjhe great heatthe feyer ap peared to decompose tUe very substance of the bloodrand:ils progtesswas so ra pid, that tK medicine couid operate ? be osed'th'e scene of . suffering. 1 had no surgeon on boa.rd,Cbut from the medicine ctiest i in vain administered the common i emedie ; :but what -V remedies could beeipected to act wittttfficaty: here the diseasedestroyed: life7 almost lickly ' as t hie Kt ur r e nt of. ..ti te circula i;hadnoVffive 0 do duty, anajnever7caa forget jmy .feel - aS when three of thesJwere taken, ill tounh djar of rnhappy 'tnactr V' ne of the sick expired as 1 stood Zl 7. in horrible eonvulsibV His Wt8 lafiroh hue1! - wablobd the ope o deliverance a such a situation was the'extreme Ajf mor tal suffering, a pain of mind language is inadequate to describe; and I endured in silence the full weight of its infliction. r My mate and cabin boy were now ta ken with the disease; and on the evening of the finb day; Will Stokes, tbe oldest seaman on board,' breathed his last, just at the going down of the' sun. At mid night anotherdied. -By the; light of the though while wrapping the hammock round the body nf the last; the effluvia from the; rapid putrefaction Was so over powering and nauseous, that it was with difficulty; got upon deck and: hng into, itsx unfathomable grave.- The dull plash ' of the carcase, as it plunged , I shall ne ver forgetr raising locid circles on the ; dark unruffled Water, and breaking ihe obstipate silence; of the time ;. it struck; my heart , whb a thrilling chillness ; a' rush of indiscribablev feeling ?came over Even now this sepulchral sound, strikes at times on my enr during steep, in its loneliness of horror; and, 1 fancy 1 1 am again in the., ship. . These mouinfdl entombments were viewed by us ar last with that :uhconcern.w bich is shown by I men rendered .desperate - from ; circum-' stances. Disease, and, dissolution werej become every day matters to us,-and the fear of death had lost its power 5 nay; we: rather, trembled it the thought of Csurvi ving 1 thus .does habitude fit t us ; for - the, most r terrible situations. The last pre-f caution 1 took was to remove the sick to the deck, under the shelter of a wet sail, to afford them.coolnessi. . , 1 :' - -Vf; The next that diedasmyf old:towns rnan JobWatsoiil ; fust afterI bad seen ' tnm expire, about ten o'clock in the eve ; ning, when all around Was like' the still ness in a dead world, 1 was banging over the taffrill and looking upon the ocean's' face, tbat from iits placidity ; and attrac tion to the eye-was, to. me and mine, like an angel of destruction clothed in beauty,: when, on a sudden, J became free from anxiety, obdurate, reckless of every thing.; I imagined 1 had taken leive of hope . forever; and ah apathy camet tipbn "me little removed -. -ffoii --.dpiirIa;ta dy for ray destiny, come wheri it ) mighC 1 got rid Of a load o( anxiety' that 1 could , not have carried . much longr, - sohar when, even the rising of the moon showed, me the itodyiol tbe mate; whichwe hadr thrown into i the ' water;a?wg:?rtjj back, - half : disenvelc.ped lirotat ftsj hatii-f mock when t distinctly aw its lividi features 'cov ?red only by an inch of irans- .paierit:sea,'arid a hdge ;ihirk preparing itiungryyaws jb prefcuipon iil :lre not oack, but krpf my eyeoiaij upon 11 powrrtessaTtsW the diminishing starlight, added to the solitary feeling which, in spite of my apathy, I experienced. 1 thought myself cut off from mankind forever, aud that my shipi beyond where winds ever blew, would lie and rot , upon the corrupiin sea. I forgot the melancholy fate of my crew at this moment, any thought, with comparative .'ur.con cern, that the time most Soon come when the last darught of water being finished, ' I too must die.'' Then half slumbering, a thousand strange images would come before my sight ; the countenance nf my late, mate, or some one of the crew", was frequently among them,, distorted and fined upon uncouth bodies. I felt feverish : and. unwell on awaking One moment I fancied I sa a vessel, pass the ship under full sail arid with a stiff breezt, and then a' second, while rio ruffle appeared on the 'ocean near - mine; - ana 1 nanea them in vain. Now 1 heard; tbe tramp of feet Upon the deck, and the whisper of voices,1 as of persons walking near me, whom 1 use lessly challenged ; 4 this was followed by the usual i obdurate silence; I felt no tear ; for nature had ho visitation for mortal man more appall n ; than v I had encoont- rei ; and to the ultimate of evils with social men, as I have belore observ ed, U was ihsensihieorVwliat weight could ,. social ;, ideas of good or- evil have with me at such a moment ?:; -' O t i ,. The. morning Of the eleventh dav of my suffering I went down inta the cabin, to take some refreshment to ' liobson. Though at intervals in the full 'possession of his senses, the shortest ; ralioual con versation exhausted him ;V whie'' talking in his incoherent fits did. bbt jpioduce the sahae debilitating jefict;VWhre;i8 the mate?H? jheXwildlyJasked am 1 in yoqr cabin, captaiO ? have they flung Waring overboard yet con tented :'tnyself wii giving general "an swers," which; a ppeared to sati&ty him. I feared to tell bim wtre the only survivors'; for) the truth; had hi chanced to compi e hehd it in its jull ioice, might have been I atali ;n etorninfl upon thedeck, .,1 obsei vedx that cloudl were slowly for ming, while the air ; bVcame doubly' p piessive arid sultry 'he,-!mtMityf pi:; the sun's rays' was excbaoged for il closer and even more suffocatidg heat that itK dicated an iheritibttilbflM aniiMpnCTe.fHd arose to my bosom again ; a. breeze might spriog up, and 1 might get free f rom iny horrible captivity. ; i ,todk an 'observation and' foond . that I was clear of the rocks andt shoals: of the (Bahamas i towards ;hich leared a " current jnign t h hainsfensibiy boue cae t all 1 could doi tbeiei'ore,jn the case the wind mew, was 10 nane out- a pointed in my expectation. Alter steer ing two days with: a moderate brerz, during which tinie -I never left' t the helm, and gave me every necessary aid. By this, means I was enabled, to reach Hali fax, a no finallythe river Mersey, about five weeks later than the time I had for-; merly calculated for my voyage. DUNDAS ANO 1 ViE BARBER. V. Before Henry .! Dundass, afterwards Lord. Afel vi lie, had obtained the patron age Of Scotland; be was hot very popular with the natives of that country : indeed the inhabitants of the good town of Edin burgh at one time, sought his life, and would have sacrificed him to their fury , for having; been concerned in certain measures to which the general opinion was opposed.. . v ; ..-4 . ; t ; In this state of, the public- mind, he made a visi t to the Scottish capital, and being one day recognized walking on the north bridge or mound, he was surroun ded by an immense mob, who hustled him in a very rude manner, and made pieparations to throw him over the para pet. ' Luckily (he happened to have a considerable quantity of money in . his pocket, in the shape of notes and silver, which he . had the presence oi mind' to throw; alternately among them, so as to. divert their attention, whilst he made all possible way for the mansion of the Lord f ioyost ;; where, alter great difficulty,' and having disposed of bis last shilling, be arrived, and found refuge and protec tion... . . ' " ' The mob. increased, however; and-surrounded theXhiet Magistrate's housej crying vehemently, ?' Put 1 oat Uundas I put put. Dundas l"r and behaved other-' wise in a very 'riotous manner. At length the Provost, fearing they would proceed to extremities, came' out and. addressed them on the duties of hospitality, and uri the ancient and uniform character of the Scots for. the exercise of that virtue : and concluded by saying,; that he 1 ' himself would prefer falling a victim to their fu ry; rather than eject any person who had sought the 1 asylum of his iroof." . This was an . appeal which . no Scotchman could withstand, more particularly as it came from a man,. whose amenity of cha racter and mild disposition hatt rendered hint 1 generally f beloved. 4 Having giveri the Provost three ! cheers, they quietly dispersed to, their houses :v ' .--.'L- lt j' Whilst he remained in Edinbargh !ra this occasion; Mr.; Dundas took' care noi to show himself again ththe streets, but soon took his departureLfor JLoitdoof rtSooojifaf wards, being obliged to rei visit his native country,; and knowing the storm had blown over, he met with a very bddadyentoieVf but; htui ecaaily, if not more so, than that on the North liridge.: ; It seems that he had ,during . which operation, he. cast urp mm. sundry, scowling and penetrating glances, the' meaning of, which rhe' stratU ger could -not s well , ' comprehend. ' At length; flnurishiiig his razor, lie said, in a and stern voice. j ; We'are mucii obliged to . you,' Mr. Dundas, for the part you lately took ia London.". . .-, ... i-'';,;V:'j l u VVhai !" replied the Secretary, " you are a. politician i find ? I sent for a bam ber." . . ";, '. " Ohyes,,, returned the night of tb"e pewter basin, FJI shave you dire cily, wjiich he did until one hSlf of the bear(S wis cleanly mowed, when coming to his throat, he drew 'the back of the razor across it, saying, take that ye traitor y and off he ran, down stairs, into tha street...- .' ' . .'. : :V " i , Whether Mt. Dundas, had previously felt any uneasiness at the barber's mu ner, we know not, but the latter expres sion the action bingso well suited' tat the word, induced him instantly to apply the apron to his throat, and to m ke a loud guggling noise, which being hearct by some of the people of the house, they imme'd iately ran to his assistance. They soon discovered by the pantomimic ges tores of Mr Dundas, what had! occurred, and it was not long before the room was full of members of the Facility J of all de grees : apothecaries, suigeonsJ and phy sicians ! It was a considerable time be fore the patient could b prevailed on io remove the; apron and expose his throat but at length, when he did so, with mucb caution it was found to be in a 1 perfect ly whole state ; there not being even a scar visible f , ' , , . i, i Though Mr. Dundas had much reason taierlelfghte(rt navirtg" escaped uhhurt9 he was a little mortifi d nt lhe iaugb which this adventure occasionea ; and his chagrin was greatly increased . whea he. found he; bad to pay tor ihe ! atii?n dance of the medical gent.'euien : whicb having done, and having shaved die 0 le er side of his face himself, (fore wcuid trust no more barbers,) 'ne decamped from Edinburgh, and, did n(t retuin for many years. Ciubs of London y Death of Columbus With all the fer vour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell shot t of the reality. He died tn ig norance of the grand discovery. Until, his last breath, he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a ne w way to the old resorts ot opulent commerce, and had discovered scime of the wild reg 10119 of the east. He supposed Hispioiola to be the ancient Ophir, which had been vi sited by the ships of Solomon,1 and that Cuba: and Terra Firma were but remoto parts of Asia.1 What visions of glory would have broke upon his mind could he have known that lie had indeed dis covered a hew continent, equal to the whole of 1 he. old world infraagnitude, and separated by two . oceans from . all the earth hitherto known by civilized man. And how would.his t magnanimous spirit have been consoled amidst the affl ctions of age and the cares of .penury, the ne glect of a ; fickle public, and the injustice of an ungrateful. king, could he have h ticipated the splendid.. empires;' ;.w hicti i were spread over; the: beautiful world he had discovered ; ' and the nations, and tongbei and languages f hicllwere (o fill its lands with his Own renown, and to, revere and bless his name :to; the latest posterity, Irving' Life of Colundmtti EX 1 - if -ii t i , . . case.tht' wind mew. was 10 nan? ou Aru. .t. f; i insen4ible? , WRttal ui dijims and tij to Mp tbe M i "ccnuy ea,cc.sftry . to bob gthter ; RANAVVAY from )he u'svrii r on the' 3d instau?, bis oerro womao TEMP, i She ..- bout 2d years of age, tras a rruxn countenance.. wiicti cpuBtcii iu, 11 uwv ie, nve or six inches high ,f hinre' no doubt but She. it lurking L.'- bout ewbern. as shf has a number ol delations lu towu. ,1 will ?iye the above reward to any person that wilt apprehend $aid negro. aooV delirer her to me at mjr plaiitatibn on" Treit,: !? 00e,P0?ntJ ;??r llge her, in . an, Jail, i. that I. set her. ae-aio .All ' riertirn are for warned trocn harboring, or eniDlovins gaid na grouoder the penalty, of tbe law ; , c. A, - -- rv ' . THOMAS J. FQNVIEtLE. .n.-'za'si,..; r AVING located himlfid Newiero; ret beclfully offers his prore-sio'nul tervicet to thd iahabitanti of tnetowti i ;d the acHaceiit coantry; - H miy be" found - at bis sbo) a isroad sttHeariy oppe we residctfee of E4r Orabarn.ESq TCILOlTIt. 7d( BbJg.Jaodl tHi day from Bit . m . hi' IV, 1 1 V 4 '."4" y '1 7" ''J: r. IV .'..f.l , :!,''' 1 !'. I' 4" I!" V T J ' 1 ; '.v. '. i i ; 1 t i I ! I i - -
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