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"f Wazine pyrea,
: U:JZI him there, by th fire light', glare.
! for i thought Of feO Year', gra,
tSJe-worn cafes I
v :rli iVni ,ti 'i-There were ockfe of gold.
W the UunJlHk rm,nd the yoangjt
iirj Wpr ejta of light on my pathway bright,,
Tjilileep in ihS;Wl if? death-ahrc ud cold,
ithf teqante-'d toma amOng.
Wilt the try trelepi where the night-wind sweeps.
1 View biitenaithel woritia, Decay v
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Oh it ifwTeflir'wiilt me rom his r-offliome,
m( the IVirt-hiinJ Artie wave j
. U win ..WW.Ui Old jW. grave ;
UeUne.r;heUt.j'.h.Ie New Year!
Tjwy have VuyUed an hundred fires ;i
Hut ixf Mrt lieaicoM. wUh the Mwarch old.
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NUMBER
SERIES,
38, OF VOLUME III.
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SALISBXXRY, N. C. FRIpDY! JANUARY 22, 1847.
bv cArr; Kf-SCBOLT,
Thil is tl'.o li
lie volume jus
CIS VU t 1 V"
K1
Je bfvjin unpretending lit-
ii' ' ' r ir
nuoiisiieu dv u. d. r ran
IVork; and J. I
fjatoiv i It 2dn$!sfs of; ajsenes
.ml ftdvcntt res Mi written," the
mirts. for, m V awn nmuscmqnt in
KixelioaM ftt sen,' when I had no passen-
ptrs, and tlc tedious hours of a
Tuvaefi tungcavilyjjupqn me,
mr iicuse for wrltintr them : and mv ex-
cum for tuolishing them is the desire that
... : it V: i I j .',,1
so otners. i luost ot tne
ouhdd upon fact ; and some
jre strjctiyjtrue vyltli the exception of the
name j ; of ij'crsp n'sj ' ,I jhave pjie more
reiscn for ijutcuilirjg them on tjid public,
wiH Is the hope, tfiat the sentiments,
tlilcli $om bf-thi'm cor tain, may com
af'bil tjicmJelvcs to sailors, and to those
..'icrestfd iri Ihe Fhilcfr's' welfare."
FrpiS thd atiaivJ Work w
I mfiTi! 'rvt r-i n. A ir ah
Ul&iUMM.
. Francis,
of stories
author re-
lei-
onsr India
Such is
tley mAy lamd!
Varo' are fou j
e extract the
1 lUMjU
An old sailor lis
inly peculiar, bU
rnranifr il th4
a singular bing; not
singular, n the literal
word al one. He has
ul campanious he has
est hi relish fof Everything calculated to
:cal4if happy, "i Novelty has no more
cbnti$-foijrn Iwecause to ; him there is
:othingfiewt"an(l he pods along t he djown
iillr U,:ioo! oiftn hastening his descent
iy Ktteiiris temrioarv obliivion if his mis-
iry in the inirjxicating ciip. 1
, Poqri solitary JickTar ! you stand a
one, lite the old oak of thn 'orUst, but not
Ijd tree, tiroiig and vigorous in ace;
vryoup-tlecdviitig; trunk and Weakened
mD$ Lena, more and more tp every fitful
4sst, .Uatil, soon he winds shall indeed
Wypu,and!vou are cronei not even
Ml aa humble komb-stone tell where
, f fttcrtt aahea of the leal
r J5 peace to his, jfor oVr his head
fTbe ocran'4 heainc Billows roll.
,; TIif pr ih! nhquietti of his aoul,
i 'J m tua(trra thaT ! fAt God'a command,
: (Tae oaa, a thb aoljj land, j
J -'Shall tii'rig"it! tcnanta forth, to iview
iurj buuii iraTc ner. ciompa anew
were such an one as I had begun to de
scribe. Your haggard look, enfeebled
strength, and broken constitution, we.re
strong and uncalled for witnesses to prove
your claim to the title. " 1 U j t f
It was a cold and dreary night off the
Cape of Good pope, i n July, and the Watch
had generally; sought shelter under the
lee of the galley and long boat, excepting
old Bill, whose lookout it happened to be.
After endeavoring in vain to get warm by
means of & p jacket, I jumped up, shiver
ing, and volupteered to keep the lookout
for the old man, and let him caulk, if he
Could. . : "! ' '. . ' v.V':-:v--i'Nt-':'t-;i
No, no; Charley." said he, (for he call
ed me by this name,) " lie down again,
and forget your misery." H f i ' ; j
M Why, Tm not particularly miserable,
Bill, unless miserably cold," replied I, as
he turned aweiy from me ; I should think
you were! (though, Ibryour face has look
ed as long las the main-top-bowline and
Ljib downhall, spliced together, !fbr! this
week or more. Well, if you won't let me
keep the lookout for you, why. then good
bve onlyhdu're a bit unsociablethat's
all." . .'
Thad turned away, when the old fellow
stepped in hiSj hurried walk, and said in
a kinder vpicf , : Charley, my boy, come
here; you may keep the lookout with me,
if you like; a'nd I will tell you of a great
er misery than cold, or any other pain you
ever suffered!" , V ' r.r r-'i: - r-
m.O, now;, for a yarn 1" said I, a regu
lar twister! suppose. i i
" Nothing j)f that kind," said he, seri
ously. 44 If you liveas long as I have done,
you may experience muca misery ; but if
you live asn. have done, you'll have the
greatest misery a man can have an evil
conscience---fpr that's ray yarn. '
4 I once hail a home, and a happy one ;
for there wad everything to make it so;
kind and affectionate parents, brothers
and sisters,! and many friends one friend,
Charley, mprp dear than all. I had re
ceived a good education, and. at the age
ot t went-, blessed with that, and with ro
bust health, and above all, with Vhe love
of such a sweet girl as Mary Morton, who
was happier br who had fairer prospects
for life than jnyself T But unfortunately
I had a restless disposition, and felt an ir
resistible desire to see the world, and
could not overcome a fancy for the sea. I
must take one voyage. My father oppos
ed my mother and sisters begged jme
not to leave my home. And Mary, poor
Mary said -nothing but the parting kiss,
the tears that stood in her sweet eyes, and
the Inst look of love she gave me as I
closed the door of her father's house, and
saw her for the last time, were words
such as lips can never utter.
4- Butter I ishall see her again, T)oy,w
continued the old sailor. "I sometimes
think 1 do see her. I think she is one of
those bright itars overhead and on such
a night as this, I love to watch them as
they break out through the black passing
clouds, like the rays of hope from the dark-
ess ot despair, to cheer us on our lonely
ay. Charley, I do believe those stars
areangels. j I can't ht;lp worshipping
thenvsometimes, and then I think they
glisten Brighter than before, and are the
smiles ofheaven upon my desolate soul !
44 Well, lought a voyage, caring little
where the shrp might be bound, so that I
might gratify my darling desire to 4 see
the worlds" jandNbelieve me, my boy I
have seen it and seen the vanity of it too.
My first voyage wasound Cape Jlorn ;
and though at first shipduty came hard
upon me, aslit does uporK all, yet every
thing was so new during that voyage that
this was soon no longer remembered -and
alas ! the thouchts of mvhome and
friends, tpo, began to fade from my mind;
I became a slave to bad-habits, and iti
two short years, Whatever good feelings
V ln SWoU bodii, at khe day I'
f- ( Mn, at word, arcf passed away
Joe-ocean and flie firmer earth.
riff Him -hoj! Aiandpte give jlheni birth.
UCQse thts humbU tributb tb the mem
JtUn bld shihmate,! But shall such
l"inyns l have described alwavs a-
1 L- It .1 . it f lif I . .! . ' .
hujo oia saijqr i jixo, iou pe thanked
UlJ ' .1 . tt . . . . : f . I mmr lino lf m Ifrht hottn J !
laecxcrlion which are already ma- V j . ce Fossseavere .
7wr wamen uonirasi ine present 7; 7 'r r 0 , u j
- r r : - Tiiinn 1 ir u w iiinuronr tauinrr w w wrm nai" trrn vn m in 1 iihii:-i 11 mii v nt'ini
pfjl again, or rather I waf shipped ; for
positively I knew nothing; of it until jl
found myself at sea, when I awoke las
frpm a trance, to the wretchedness, the
untold wretchedness of my situation-
From the first hour that I landed in Bos
ton until then, I could not call my senses
rny own. But a few days! after leaving
port they relumed with their full strength
and vigor, and showed me my past folly
in a glaring light. My wages for a two
years' voyage were gone, and also4those
fpr the first two months of hc voyage on
which I had just entered, bound I knew
not where. But all this was nothing ; !
gave it scarce a moment's thought. My
reputation was lost forever. : O, the re
collection of what I suffered on that dread
ful day makes me shudder, even now,
after a lapse of more than thirty years.
The consciousness of my degraded situa
tion overwhelmed me ; the damning tho't
that I had set the seal of ruin upon my
own head, and that I had j forgotten the
ties of nature and of love, came over me
vvith a power that threatened to drive me
mad. The tearful countenances of my
parents often appeared to ray view ; and
the image of Mary flitted before me, as it
were, the image of sorrow. ? I . have since
been in the thickest! of battle, wounded
among the dying and the dead ; have lain
among sufferers like myself from loath
some diseases in a crowded foreign hos
pital ; have endured every hardship that
tails to a sailor's lot, and they are neither
few nor small ; but the day on which I
suffered more than in all other days cpm
bined, was the first day that I came to my
senses on my second voyage. 1
j " O, Charley, it was conscience con
science ! Many gay scens ihave I wit
nessed since then, in the midst of which,
conscience, by suddenly bringing such re
collections to my mind, has dispelled the
temporary charms of pleasure which I
had gathered around me ; but as con
science met with strenuous iresistence;
fainter and fainter seemed her rebukes,
until my soul was hardened by sin.
I " Yet once a softer feeling came over
my mind. I had recovered from a severe
sickness, and not Being able to! go to sea!
immediately resolved to visit my homej
Twenty years had elapsed since I had
left ; yet I dared not assume my own
name but' under false colors I arrived at
my native town. The change that had
passed over it was great but Hot so great
as the change that had passed over my
self. 1 recognized manv thincrs and manv
faces, but no one recognized me. I made
inquiries of the landlord of! the village
tavern, about the inhabitant, in such a
manner as not to excite suspicion. My
parents were dead they died in the j far
West, and for aught that was known,1 my
brothers and sisters still dwelt there, or
were buried by their side. But there was
one, I dared not inquire for, though I hop
ed that she had forgotten me, and was
happier with another than she; ever could
have been with such a wretch as myself f
but I could not find courage to mention
her name, lest I should be betrayed -and
I would not have been discovered for
worlds. i j
"A wanderer in my own home, Isaunt
dered about the streets, seeking familiar
objects dear to my youth, and at length
strolled into the burial ground. I found
there the names of many of my early as
sociates, and I sadly gazed upon these, the
only mementos that were left of them to !
me- but suddenly I stopped4-for a white
tombstone met my gaze, and on it was int
scribed Apr name ! She had (died three
years after I had received her farewell
kiss of affection, and promised in return
the truest and most constant love ! I ask
ed no more questions of any oneajid
here I needed to ask none. She died'
haps, have been dreamed of; and, as is
usual, getting a verj good i oyster, and in
almost every instance leaving the two
shells toibe digested between plaintiff and
defendant. One of the members of the
Suffolk bar once had the frankness to tell
till then, and perhaps the captain will
keep my poor old hulk aboard until the
ship gels in." j 1
i i endeavored to console him. and assur
l chim that should it be so, we would all
peg the captain to grant his request, if it
Not like the love of o;h? r, rnv ,
To cool aa years j a-s o' r i,v 1
My love was thine it still is ii
I Jove tiec yet, though thoj ir;
Oh. ctild I know when life is oVr,
That I should rise to dwell !:
Td ask for death, aad a&k no n
For death were life itself to u;f .
- While therf ia life there yet is lu
There', hope beyond hfc'a mjrr.
Ye,ii$ an anchor, and its ac?j ?
Ia lengibened to eternity.
A
the vvriter. whom he was orosecutins for could be done.
a.n alleged cruel a$sault and batterv, that "But," said he, pressing mv hand,
he had nb doubt of his innocence, but that
the sailor, having come off from a long
voyage, had plenty of money, and as long
as that lasted, he was determined to car
ry on the suit. Rather than be at numer
ous law expenses, this gentleman receiv
ed a clever sum to settle, for which he
gaye his own receipt as attorney for the
sailor, who might have received it, or
might not ; but the probability seemed
I
have one request to make of you ; I would
do it for any one, and 1 know you will do
it for me ?" j
The tears started in my eyes as It pro
mised to obey hts wish before it was ex
pressed He then asked for pen and pa
per, which being furnished he wrote a
draft upon the owners, made payable to
myself, for all tre wages due him to the
time of his death. He put the paper in
that he liad been the loser rather than the my hand, and held that in his own, while
gainer, as he went to sea again in a few he told me to draw the money, and expend
days, the landlord taking his advance wa- j it in having his body transported to; .
ges for money which he owed ! I do not j and he added in ja faltering voice, have
bring forward this example to gratify my j it buried by her side."
own spleen, though I must own I was in- I repeated the! promise already made,
differently pleased with the affair but I and pledged my word to see it done my
mention it as one of the numerous instan- i self.
ces of the depredations of -this class of
land-sharks which have come to my know
ledge, which happening to in part myself,
affords me at least grounds for belief in
11 t
its truth. And! trust the honest gentle
men of Court-street will have no more
objection to its exposure of rogue is pi
ous man of a hypocrite or temperance
society the downfall of rum. I am writ
ing justiuow, as I humbly hope, for the
benefit of sailors. I wish to point out all
their; enemies to them, and beg them, as
they ; value their happiness, reputation,
health, and property, to remember old
Bill's advice, the whole of it, from clue to
earing.
Wo at length arrived at our port of des- j
tination. : 1 he good resolutions which bill
had formed were not abandoned. He
withstood' every temptation that was
thrown in; his way, and won the esteem
and respect of his officers and shipmates,
as the consistent conduct of a good sea
man; invariably will. Unquestionably!
there arc sometimes brutes who creep in
to the stations of authority and trust on
board of American vessels but they are
never allowed to continue long, and I
cannot but believe that their cruelty is
almost always greatly exaggerated, for
their own self-interest would prevent its
execution. I can truly say, that during
many years on board of many different
vessels, I have seldom seen a good sailor,
who. knew and did his duty, maltreated
and abused ; nor from creditable and im
partial testimony, do we often hear of
such ; instances. These alledged abuses
heaped upon sailors may generally be sift
ed down to pretty severe treatment of
those who cannot or will not perform their
duty as able seamen ; and in either case,
such fellows should expect it. If they
cannot do their duty, they have no right
to ship as any thing more than ordinaries,
and thus impose upon their officers and
shipmates by taking the place of other
men, especially when vessels are so un
dermanned as at present. If they will
not do their duty when they know it, they
should not be disappointed if their treat
ment corresponds with their obstinacy.
After visiting several ports, the old A
melia's head was pointed for home, and
at first every thing promised a speedy
passage, j But such was not to be our lot.
A ilex; experiencing gale after gale, we at
length weathered the Cape ; but the pas
sage was prolonged almost beyond prece
dent, and that scourge, the scurvy, appear
ed among us. It is a consolation to know
that this fell disease is every year becom
ing. more iand more rare, as greater atten
"I know you would, Charley f saidihe,
squeezing rny-hand, " I knew you woujd"
and he then continued," If there is any
thing left, put it into Father Taylor's
box." ! ;
POSTMASTER GENERAL'
Among other recommendation s
is the purchaae by Con re i a of tie '
ic lines that the goreroment fhou'l 1
rlusire control of this important i -
1 ne Association is uillin to e
ment, hut decline Jo enter into nt(:
the subject without authority bci:; ; i:
by Congress. - .
The contractors to carry the m.l
New York and Bremen are pro-r. - '
pidly as posaibl' in the romp! I .
steamships. A line from Cbarlei .
na and Chagres, fn steamers, anJ in
in sail or steam vessels, to Ore'or,
commended as a uljectYor leii! itn
ty to authorize. - j I
The Post Master General calli .
of Congress to the fact that a puva1
is run between Montgomery (Aid) ;.: .
on the arrival at tbe former place d :
the steamers. ' 1
The gross income under the c!in:;
system, fr the year, ending Jun ?, l
was 84.334,625 65 making the t--der
the new law less by $$57,42$ f.
der the old law. 5 -
He recommends that the law h? s
as to make the single letter weiph c
instead of the half ounce, except 3n t'.
a letter weighing less than half an c
written upon a single sheet of paper.
That all letters passing oTcrn:::ii
which relate to the cargo, be free, v. :
are unsealed, and subject to the Ha;,
the post ofMco agent, when fraud lis t-
And that the postage on newspapers
But the consolation was denied him
Our favorable wind soon failed. He be- ;justedas to approach more nearly
i:.
came more and more exhausted and it was
evident to himself, as well to others, that
his end was at hand. Sailors may be sap
posed rough nurses, but we did every thing
in our power to soothe bis dying mo
ments, t
Ou Saturday he had been fast drooping,
and we had expected that every hour wonfd
be his last; but as evening drew on,
he revived a little, and asked me how was
the weather. I told him it was fine. ,
" Are the star out P he inquired.
If e was told that they were.
" Then oh, take me on deck, and let me
look at them once more ?'
His request was complied with. Ife
was carefully lifted out of the fore scuttle,
and placed on the weather side of the fore
castle. We were ofBermuda, and it was
indeed a beautiful evening. It might al
most be said with truth.
"The winds were all hushed, and the
waves were at rest." For only a slight
ripple under the bows broke the stillness
of the hour, and its dirge-like music see
med tuned by nature for the parting soul,
while the gentle breeze was ready to waft
it to the mansions of the blest. As the
eyes of the sulferer gazed on the bright
firmament over his head they gathered an
earthly lustre, and a triumphant smile irf
radiated his pallid features, as he clasped
his hands across his bosom and exclaimed,
" Thank God, I am forgiven P
These were4iis last words, and uttered
almost With his last breath. He was dead
but his countenance seemed to grow brigh
ter after life had fled, as if his purified spi
rit had returned from heaven to share its'
happiness with the frail body, which bad
been its companion so long upon earth.1
Thus the hopejwhich my old shipmate
had cherished ofidying on shore, was dis
appointed. But why should it have been
regretted ? Far dilferent is a funeral on
shore from one at sea. Who would pre
fer the ceremony and bustle ; the solemn
pageantry of the hearse and the pall ; tbe
being deposited in the damp earth, to be
come the food of noisome reptiles to being
launched from under our glorious nag, in
to the bosom of the ocean, which for sp
many years has been our home, and which
will not at last-stint ua to a few feet of
room. i .
It would have better harmonized with
transportation and deliverr. and he n
equal and just, as between the p.iUi'.
The expenditures of the depar'nse;
year ending June 30tb. 184G. amCur.: .
037,297 22. which left a deficiency
ceipts of 8597,097 87. i
Mr. Clay. At the celebration of i'
England Society in New Orleans, cn i!.
Mr. Clay, who was an invited guest,:
ed the company, in reply to a ctn'.'.-
toast, as follows :; i
"Mr. President very little in: tl.o '
uddressing assemblies of any kind i '
laughter, in which the gentleman j "
don't mean to say thai I never was, ! :
am not now in the habit of adJretHi ::
bhes. I have been sent to the .rc'.in i
private life, in which I acquiesce vith ;
as it gives mo an opportunity of r'ocru
health, and for my own personal In; r
l... -I.I l 1 1? i- ..t '
kill i ii ii rii i 'i ri m n r 1 1 r ww . . . . t . . . .
not altogether unobservant of tLc: pn
relating to the condition, welfare nn i
of our country; and when I sawiiro
night Gen. Brooke and other eld file:. "
half inclined to ak lor some little; no-
ner in the army, in which I n ;!glt :
avengmgthe wrongs of my count ry-l- z ,
I have thought I might yet be ab'.i to (
or slav a Mexican- raniilatise.1 It sV '
j . i. r - j
able to do so, however, this year ; ut !
success will 'still crown our gallant ar
the war terminate in an honorable
thank you tor the invitation which; hi-. '.
-- ..vr. ...
I have met you, and the association :
with pleasure, ion do right, rent. :
commemorating and encouraging (he
liberty and opposition to oppressii'ivtlira 1
to tho shores of the New World y'i ur ;
ancestors; and may you, by imitating t
ample, add new honor and new iit;
names they have left you.
j
she must have died of a broken heart !
and so, perhaps, died my beloyed parents.
1 crathered a handiul ot the tall rank crass
lir? Uh a feW shorf years by-gone. The
W cf love tif trtin nhilanthrnhv i
fMV v.hlth;iif',iidt- religion (herself., is
Jtwin sister and dearest companion.-
ffl-fr Jiand W ftre traversing' the ci
Wvrorld, urfd shedding Impure of their
icd innuen'ce upon our 6wt land than
J?on any .pther;. regipn of earth. Fondly
7.1 forward to the time when they
Jalf.cpfcnpletG ; e gfcod iVork a lready be
rjni anj make this desert worjd blossom
M,fSo ro.Jvnli render it once more the
?!tW!M?f: m one can deny that
Vcflprts now making to irpprove the
WUnd intellect condition of sailors,
ve K' creater tendency u'
': . . r s i , s i I s , "J MUlCU milt
ypertod lljanilmost AnyUther pur
PthHt canmatiaic-rrom a)enevolent
othllusiprt,pfhe,GoSpei in forei-n
sehd. forth their Bibles ahd Mission,
jLj ( i :T7, .yr e;Tj caacw iiv;u convey
!m' .rnanned by seamen whose evil
lPW will counterbalance all their good
'Mfi Until Very, lately,! nd one cared
W-W . his rtul. fl He was regarded, as
CasVahbe&atli the rioticc of his
lortunafllprcreathreswhodwell
W B hMmanity has at lepgth
l I wyd n some bosomsjand chiefly
ryl6tCf ' W asrealwayV first in cv-
tie the ladies !-
;tSr! )cart-GPD blIss the la.
gotten my parents, my brothers and sis
ters, and even Mary or if ever thoughts
of them crossed my mind, they were chas
ed away like phantoms that disturb our
dreams. I had rushed headlong to de
struction, and there was no one to stop
my besotted career.
" Had there been such as there now
are, 1 might have been reclaimed but
then, every pne seemed w illing to help me
on to destruction. My dissolute compan
ions induced me to frequent the resorts of
infamy ; my kind landlord stiipjfied my
senses with liquor, and a miserable scoun
drel of a lawyer, with whom he was con-'
nccted in trade, persuaded me to prosecute
my captain? for some fancied wrong, and
thus between them all was ruined put
right. . ! f -. t .
" Charley, don't you ever forget your
home don-t you go inside of such dens
as I did don't you touch rum dpn't you
trust that landlord who otters it to you
and don't you have any thing to do with
lawyers. It you mind the first three things,
you'll keMvouriaDDiness. reputation arid
ueaita; : and if you mind the two last,
you'll keep! your money into the bargain.
Rum, bad kvorrren, landlords and lawyers,
have been, the ruin of me, as they have oi
many sailors besides. Yes, they are worse
t han sickness, shi p wrecks, scorpions arid
devils.H f.;-:i,
Bill expressed himself strongly ; I will
not aski" lonsr shore neonlftw if anvltoo
to return ! M l
" y life then became wretched indeed
corfrc. old stronsli tutrsailors. I put it to ybol f ; 1
-2 ;"?' jPf'- ,?M Bill iMprrick-you i "WcllAcontinued the old lar. f Ithip-
Yr.VlM Ih I. ii iL -i " ' - ii; I:':'' V t 1'" r-1 1
have at last wafted me to a good holding
ground, and I have one anchor left-; it is
Hope. When that takes hold upon Mer
cy, we can't go ashore. M j;
Such was the story of old Bill if not
his precise words, as near as my recollec
tion serves me. II i
Wre became intimate friends. His sad
history had conveyed a mo rah His was,
too, the best advice pne saijpr ever gave
another. Let it not be sneered at because
he chose to include one of the learned pro
fessions in his enumeration of sailors' en-;
emies. He meant 44 saior lawyers, and
experience has since proved; to me that
he was not wrong in addinjg fthem to his
i; nnr verv tar out ot tnenvaVi m ine
comparison with which he ias honored
them. . ' ' j-j j" - " ; 4 '
I It is a f act, too notorious;tdbe disputed,
tliat in some places,1 certain M thse gen
try are leagued with landlords; and make
it'their business to jstir jaPJil-feing;df
mon sailors towards their officers, bringr
tion has latterly been paid to the comfort ; our feelings had the sun riseh as smiling-
. ' .1;' - -
ly, as on the previous evening he had set
over the calm exjpansive waters. But the
storm king revelled were the gentle ze
phyrs so lately played upon the smooth
pathway now broken into crested waves
around us.
The body, lashed in a hammock for a
winding-sheet, was brought upon deck,
and having been placed upon a board in
a lee port, was covered by the fold of the
jack. The ensign fluttered at half mast
J O gm I ft.
in the gale, above the roar oi which the
clear voice of the captain was heard, com
mencing the solemn service for the burial
I of the dead.
I " I am the resurection and the life," saith
the Lord; he. that believeth in me, though
i he were dead, yet shall he live ; and who
I soever livelh and believeth in me, shall
i never die." As the service proceeded,
i tears stood in the eyes of many who had
words
of seamen, and more regard is had to their
diet nd cleanliness ; but formerly its rav
ages: were dreadful, and even now, we 1
sometimes hear of its melancholy effects
upon entire crews. Let ship-owners be
persuaded to supply their vessels plenti
fully with flour and vegetables and some
slive stocky and it will soon entirely disap-
Mv vouth and health were! gone, and I pear. Iti is really astonishing that this
could naxlonger enjoy pleasures, which j precaution nas not Deen neretoiore more
long before by repetition, had lost! their extensive! for, putting motives of human
power to please. But latterly a thought j ity aside, salt beef and bread alone have
comes over me at times, that I may yet j been found to be the most expensive arti
be forgiven and thus may meet again in cles in the victualing of a ship. One bar
heaven, those Iiever shall behold on t rel of beef and one of flour, will last one
earth. Yes, Charley, Tm a shattered old ! third longer than two-barrels of beef, and
hulk, and have beep long adrift: but, onefourth less. Flour allowed once, or
thank GodTl hope the sighs of renentence I at most twice a week, is considered in
irj . y ....
r vi u nicer s irvm me uotismuk
addition to the Volunteers from th
islature for the Mexican 'Warjmr:
in our lnsf . f n wit ? dn- Wikrtn'nf i!
ntf nnrl Mnr Wil!pr nnr! I l?l!i
Commons, we learrv that Ct4-t:s
1illor r.cn tho T?nrintatiVfi fl (
vie, has attached himself fo the !
Company, commanded by Chan s i
er, Esq. Mr. Miller was anxious 1
a Company in his own county,n:t
in this, he has thrown himself (:ito
the Bowan Companies, and w)!l
with other chivalrous at.
spirits from the two Houses,! td fl:
battles of the country. When tl
contnti vp nf thf rnnl lVin rr t '.
surely the people themselves will
Hall Shn
many vessels as very, liberal but I have
found that by far the cheapest way is to
give it to the crew every day.
. a l : ii.. .u' ...u-. i se aom went tin men. ni me
does not appear, this disease fell first and! "Weherefbre commit hts body to the
heaViest upon the oldest nfen on board ; ; deep, the jack was raised, and the board
andlby the time we were within tendays'; with its burden; fell into the sea. The
sail fof home, the chief offieer, who was an shot at the feet of the body soon earned it
elderly inan, had fallen a victim to its j down from our sight, and the dark billows
nrtivap akA Ko tioir tiio rpw were off) rolled over the old sailor.
- .1-. . s I
dutv. Mv old shipmate suffered more
than any other, and the death of the mate
caused him to despair of recovery.
On the day of the officer's burial, he
called me to the side of his bunk ; " Char-
I was his executor, though little wealth
did he leave behind him ; but upon search
ing his chest, a ismall tortoise shell box
tastefully worked by his own hands, was
found. It contained a few blades ot with
a correspondence between Ii Y.
ington, of Jefferson county,5 at: 1
Clay the former sending anc t!
acknowledging the receipt of, : ,
riding whip, mounted with j go. J,
f W li'An nt tlin Vo( Inn 1 1 Tv'-'
Races in 1835, at which time It!,
was offered as the prize to be r. v
i a '
I the best gentleman rider, uneci
tlcmen of the Club having stat:
designed winning it, to present I:
eral Jackson, Mr. Washington r
saying that he would enter for :
and have the pleasure of prcsc: :
Henry Clay, President of the Un '
Mr. W. entered and won. Althf
rvrkinf nrl in riftrt. ttif rrSnt 5 5 t '
valuable. Csavs the Free Press.'i :
, ,
Clay one whit less esteemed a:. 1
by the admiring millions, not cn'
country, but of the civilized wcrl
lelv. said he, " so Mr. Williams is gone ? ! ered grass, and upon the paper which wrap-
Well, my turn comes next.
l"IOh no, Bill," said I," I hope not.'. We
have got; a fair wind now, and shall be on
soundings in a few days, aritl then you'll
be all right again." i A
'llH'Nctri'r P said the old man solemnly.
No. I shall never land, in Boston alive.
I If not before, I shall die5 the moment we
mg cases
into courts which? might pot, per ! strike soundings, j 1 hope I may hold out
ped them were these lines, penned by him
self:
1
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I lore to pace the; dks alone,
"And gaze upon the tarry sky ;
I think thy genths spirit flown,
To dwell in some bright orb on high.
Then oh, from tiy celestial home.
Behold tbe wanderer oa tbe sea ;
If angel glances hither roam,
' Let ona sweet g'ance bat reat en me.
Iboji Fbigatx. -The new ir
frirrntA AUrTrhnnil.TkCiW rnm nl ft :
burir. will be ready for launchVi'
ruary, and at the same time a;
revenue steam cutter will be t
of 350 tons, 120 feet on deck. :
beam, to be called the UJ '
She will have side paddle-vh;
armament of one pivot-gun ail
shifters : schooner rigged, with i
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