t,r
9
moealhbf, ; returned v it x$ain bto " the
folis of bis rotes, and awaited with ap
parent anxiety the return of his agent v
: Borne moments elapsca, wijen
t leaving the room, he approached .the
" : chamber of his lady, and opening the
door, stepped, withinV".v ' AU was silent-
Evervthinj was as when she' had d
parted from it There was the couch on
which she hid been; reclining, and the
pillow against which her beautiful
shoulders had pressed. 5The veil which
she threw over her face was there. Yes,
all but she were theTe.4': Z: -iThe
Roman 'i' 'fMnt-vmei ;
4 he almost wcr&sttoical nature was
so far subduea, for bis heart was wrung
with bitter thoughts and painful remem
brances.. : lie stepped into a small recess,
when, lo I a beautiful lady smiled upon
liimyes, 'twas her face glowing on the
canvass, and seeming to look as tondiy
upon him as she did at her bridal day
that day in which earth held none hap.
ier than he, and Rome contained none
ovelier than she. Gazing at the picture,
he said to hknsejf? Oh ! fair deceiver,
I loved thee bncebut now but now
t what do I love hate ? Ha ! thou'lt
'"' see thou'lt know ! 1 1 am a Roman,
and a Roman acts.' i : Ha I that speaks to
my dagger. True steel I need thee now.
He drew his dawer at these words, and
left the room with the sneer ot a demon
. on his curled lips. His slave met him
at the entrance of his chamber.
u What news now. sav slave ? What?
sneak auicklv. inauired he. impetuously
"It's as I thought, master; she had
gone to the temple. All is now ready."
"Then come with me:" and thus
saying, they left the room.
'i v CHAPTER IV.
"Nox erat, et mbIo fulgebat Luna sereno.
Inter minora eldera."
ll -' J" ; HoBACB,
Twas one of those beautiful nights
peculiar to the fairy climate of Italy,
1 i .JL -I f ?- i 1 -1 t J
were reluctantly eivine way to darkness,
and protracted the struggle so long as to
consume the hours allotted for night,
and brought the glow of a premature
morning to earth again.
The Roman took no note of the love-
ly Scene; for objects of greater impor
tance abstracted his mind from every
thing passing on around ; and, therefore,
he walked rapidly through the garden,
accompanied by his slave, until they
reached the trees where the mules were
fastened, as we have before stated. Ar
rived -there, the Slave opened the gate,
and allowing his master, who had moun
ted one of the mules,, to pass out, he
himself ' immediatelv followed. Thev
proceeded slowly and noiselessly along
the rivet bank, unobserved byany one,
yeiooservmg-.everv.mmg. icus uiey
advanced, and finally readied the groves
which surrounded the temple of Juno.
Dismounting,' Acmilius ordered Thra
cius to conceal the mules and follow him.
Keeping in the! shadow of the grove,
they gradually neared the doors of the
temple, and the Roman stationing him
self on the one side of the entrance,
bade his slave stand on the other, and
observe strict silenctf. Shrinking into
the niches near the' portaF, and conceal
ing themselves as much as possible, they
awaited, motionless as statues, the re
tain of the victims. Time passed wear
isomely Avar : and thev knew it would
be death to thcra to be discovered lying
in wait at the temple. Acmilius had
half resolved to abandon his purpose
and return, but he was deterred trom put
ting his determination into effect by hear
ing sounds of steps coming from within.
They appeared to approach, and he had
time only to say, u Strike surely." The
door openedtwo figures came from
within, and their feet had scarcely cross
ed the threshold, when the voice of Ac
milius resounded in their ears, " Strike ;
rike,M He did strike, and the slave
also, nd their daggers drank deeply of
warm bJood, hot Irora the heart. The
victims fell instantaneously, with scarce
ly a struggle or congestire sigh. They
;. ere slain so quickly that they saw not
the hands which committed the deed,
- but there was a horrible, distorted, agonJz-
ed death traced on the face of each of the
butchered victims the torture, though of
, our pnci crarauan, una jastea fumcieiu-
IV long lo wrench the muscles of the
' dead into a hidious deformity,
""L, Acmilius instantly ordered, the slave
u raise up the dead man, whilst he him
clf erasped the slender form of the te-
male in his own arms and retreated to
the tpot where their mules were , standing.-.The
slave waa. with him: and
Slicing the corpses upon the mules, they
tstily drove off towards the river, which
waa cot very ur ixom me scene 01 ine
1 murder. .' ,
Arrived there, fhe next object was to
sink the bodies into the current ; broken
. blocks of marble wcrt attacked to their
tanaents. and beinir firmly secured
were launched with their .burthen out
frroa the precipice into the ouiet waters
. Uneaih,Thwua fuddcn splash
' of the pjting wave, and the bloody
corpeet sank down, into the deep the
sparkling bubtlet rose up to the surface,
- tonjjt :ud vanished the foam of the
chafed waters was carried away; ' and
again' the river1 .flowed heedlessly. a
long-brightly as rever,' gladly is ever.
It saw hot the dead, and, therefore could
not feel but they, the murderers, though
they 'ar.:not,lt.fclt.;iAfter.. watching to
assure themselves that the bodies did not
rise again tp the surface to bear evidence
of their crime, they turned and left the
spot without uttering a word or neaymg
a sign. v v ; .
Once more they taounted their : mules
and Acmilius broke the silence .which
had up to this time prevailed, saying.
. "It is done I promised thee reward
nere, mis parcnmem entities weo iw w
dom ; this purss contains gold ; taice
these, save thyself, and speak not of to
night, and all will be well" They then
parted.
chapter v.
Then Cosmo lifted up cried,
The bloody sheet Look there I Look there I he
Blood calls for Wood I Rooeeb.
From wrath arid vengeance wonldet thou flee?
Momtoommy.
In those days of religious rancor,
every event which could in any way be
made to prejudice the Christians every
crime committed in a clandestine man
ner, was attributed to them by their, op
ponents, in order to bring their cause
under the greater odium ot the public,
and finally, through their, instrumentali
ty, to effect its total overthrow. The
sect Was a mark for all suspicions of
criminality, and suffered very frequent
ly ; in fact, always the punishment for
offences to which it was not a party.
It was so much an opject of interest to
the corrupt priests of the Pantheon that
the Christian religion should be destroy
ed, that they spared neither time nor
wealth in endeavoring to bring about its
hoped for ruin. - Their efforts, as we all
know, were futile and the tree which
they attempted to up-root, has since
spread forth its limbs and flourished
more luxuriantly, until it shadows half a
world.
On the morning after the events above
narrated had occurred, some of those at
tending at the temple having discovered
traces ot blood at the portal where the
murder had been perpetrated, instantly
spread the intelligence, and a crowd was
speedily assembled upon the spot.
Some, more sagacious than others, ob
serving that there were prints of a mule's
foot, and occasionally drops of blood vis
ible in the path conducting towards the
river, proceeded in that direction, guided
by this fatal evidence.
Arriving at the bank of the stream,
and not being able to find any more tra
ces than those on its margin, thev at
once inferred that the corpses of the
murdered persons had been cast therein,
and set .about attempting to recover
therrV "r '
A priest who stood near by, directing
what dhould be done in this extremity,
was thus interrogated by one of the
crowd.
" Knowest thou who these murdered
persons are ?"
" Yea, Menius : one of the lost, is
Junos,8 high priest the other, the fa
vorite priestess of Dian ; Argillus and
Celeste ; they are the murdered." He
then passionately added " When will
our holy religion be again blessed with
two such zealous supporters never,
never ! The Gods desert our desolated
shrines, and Rome becomes the prey of
tier enemies ! The days spoken of by
our great poet are fast approaching
1 Jam panca jugera hoatile aratro,' "
Thus he spake, and a melancholy ex
pression of regret darkened his youth
ful countenance.
" What particulars hast thou to ex
plain tins ? where happened it and how?"
said the other, after a brief pause.
M There is no evidence save what may
be inferred from the hate and jealousy
with which tome m the city regarded
them. To what other cause can the
perpetration of so foul a deed be attribu
ted 7 But last night, and these two were
arranging lor our noiy anniversary
preparing every thing in order to influ
ence the immortal cods moie particular
ly in our favor, and bring down their
blessing upon imperial Rome ; but whilst
they are thus proposing, others are whef
tingthe dagger to pierce their hearts,
and enacting the initiatory scenes of this
horrible drama. These conspirators have
to enter the sacred precincts of the tem
ple, where the foul face of murder and
perfidy never until then was seen there
w ne in wan, reaay lor me perpeirauon
of this fearful crime. The consecrated
guardians- of the temple unsuspecting
this plot, cross the threshold, but before
they can make another step the assas
sins, daggers are sunk deep in their bo
soms. AU this is done without any
noise any sign that could have betrav
edthem into the hands of our faithful
soldiery." '.:v
"Thou knowest not,'' then, who is
chargeable with this v-
"Nay-y-caxca with certainty, but there
are suspicions of the persons to whom
the guilt attaches. That wretched sect
against whom all their efforts have been
directed to exterminate them-'-those a
bominable tnthusiasta, thinking that per
secution Vwbuld cease with their death,
have undoubtedly in this as in other ca
ses, conspired together and donimitted
this act of.Mood.Hj;'vv 'S' ' '
. As the priest, uttered these words oi
accusation, he scanned ' the countenanc'
es of those around him, to observe what
effect his speech produced upon them.
"Are these thy proofs 7 Hast thou
no'cther-evidence?'';:"' ' h'Jt " ,
f'But last night our troops discovered
a body of these wretched fanatics assem
bled in a cave not far from hence, nearer
the temple; they ivere armed with
8 words and daggers, and the very in
strument with which the murder was
Deroetrated is now in the possession of
the centurion 'twas picked up by a sol
dier near the entrance to the cavern.
What evidence stronger than that should
be required 7 Their inveterate hatred
to the victims, and the blood upon that
poignard, are sufficient witnesses to con
vict them of the Crime laid to their
charge. Is it not so, Romans do they
not deserve the severest punishment that
can be decreed 7" cried he, appealing to
the bystanders.
They exclaimed vehemently "Death
to the Nazarenss !" " Death to the mur
derers of Argillus and Celeste I" Re
venge and blood 1"
At the intervals between these enthu
siastic bursts of popular feeling, the priest
endeavored by his words to incite them
still more, crying out "the sanctity of the
altar has been profaned and the ven
geance of the gods called down upon
Rome. Where, when will our lives be.
safe if these assassins are allowed to stalk
through our streets untouched, unpun
ished?" -
These and other expressions made by
him, raised the popular indignation to its
highest pitch. '
During this time a number of the city
guard, and some of the crowd, had been
busily occupied in attempting to recover
the bodies of the murdered persons.! A
loud exclamation proclaimed the success
of their efforts, and shortly after the
corpses were drawn out upon the shore.
The first one was the man, whom the
young priest declared was the officer in
the temple of Juno. The other corpse
he also identified as that of the youthful
priestess ot Dian.
They were clothed in the same robes
as when committed to the deep, on the
night previous, and the stain of blood
was still upon them. The gaping
wounds in the breast, where the dagger
had entered, were still fearfully appa
rent, for the garments which had envel
oped their bosoms were partly drawn a
side, (possibly Li the attempts to recover
the dead from die water,) exposing them
to the view ot the observer.
Arranging their dresses and compo
sing their limbs in a becoming manner,
the soldiers, under the direction of the
priest, raised the bodies from the earth,
and bore them towards the temple, fol
lowed by a portion of the crowd who
had witnessed their recovery.
The greater number of those left be
hind, hastened to the hall of Justice, in or
der to be present at the trial and execution
of those Christians who had been taken
by the legionaries on the night before.
They were, generally-speaking, the low
est class of Romans the vilest plebeians
who were always ready to attend on and
visit any spectacle, however horrible it
might be whether it were the death of
a gladiator, " butchered to make a Ro
man holliday, or that of the innocent
and undeserving Christians, who form
ed, by far, the majority of persons then
executed in the Imperial City.
concluded in our next
J Splitting Hairs. Some years ago,
Roger M. Sherman, and Perry Smith,
of Connecticut, were opposed to each
other, a a advocates, in an important case
before a court of justice. Smith opened
the case with a violent and foolish tirade
against Sherman's political character
Sherman rose, in a composed manner,
and remarked :
" I shall not discuss politics with Mr.
Smith before this court, but I am per
fectly willing to argue questions of law,
to chop logic, or even to split hairs with
him."
" Split that, then," said Smith, at the
same time pulling a short, rough-look
ing hair from his own head, and hand
inVit over towards Sherman.
" May it please the honorable court,"
retorted Sherman, 1 did n't say bristles?
" Very Like a Whale !" A corn
positer, in "setting up" the celebrated
sentiment ol Fope,
AB ere but parts of one stupendous whole," ,' .
by ths mistake of a single letter, made
the sentence read
" AJ are but parts of one stupendous Aoit P
. Isaac Fjianhliu, who begun life as
a boatman, died recently at his residence
to SuramCT county, Tennessee, learing
an imrncuse' estate, the most of which
he bequeathed to seminary to be built
on his own plantation in that county
The property so bequeathed Is estimat
ed tt JO,rjoa '
THE y COMMERCIAL:;
WILMINGTON, N. C, .
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1846.
; TH9 STORM, ?-Vf
. vY bara so mail from tha South, alne' Satur
day morning,1 owing to the detention of the Com
pany'! Boat at Charleston, by the Eovlk East
Stem, which has raged loMbe past three dayi
with great violence. The tL 8., Mail Steamer
Wilmington, Capt. Wadi, hat made two attempt
at departure, but has'been forced back to her wharf
from the violence of the Storm. She cannot leave
to-day, as the wind has hauled to the S. W, and la
still blowing with nnabated fury. We fear that our
coast will be strewn with wrecks. Great anxiety
is felt for the Steamer Southerner which was to
leate New York on Saturday Evening for Charles
ton. We have not, learnt the. extent of damage
done to bouses, fences, and shade trees last night,
we hear of several being nnroffed, blown down,
and uprooted, and fear, to-night, further damage
will be done, as the storm has not in the least abated,
Since the above was in type, the storm has great
ly subsided.
THE WHIGS AGAIN TBICMPHAST ! I
Maryland has spoken with a voice of
Thunder.
The full returns of the election of Maryland, which
took place on the 8th Inst, shows a complete triumph
for the Whigs j they will have in the Legislature on
joint ballot, V majority I Five in the Senate, and 22
in the House of Delegates. The Baltimore Clipper,
a democratic paper, in speaking of the result says s
" The Whigs have carried both branches of the Leg'
islature by handsome majorities, and are, of course , re
joicing st their triumph. Their adversaries, it is need
less to say, are much disappointed and mortified.
The Whigs having thus obtained entire control of the
legislature of the State, It is to be hoped that they
will use their power judiciously and particularly,
that they will direct their whole energies to retrieve the
credit of the State. Gov. Pratt has exhibited a laud
able desire to promote this most desirable object, by
recommending various revenue measures, most of
which have been adopted. We know not whether
they will be sufficient for the purpose of enabling the
State to resume the payment of interest upon its
debt t but the deficiency, if any, cancot be great, and
will no doubt be provided for by other acts. To econo
mize the public expenses, and thus to assist in placing
the treasury in s solvent condition, tha legislature at
its last session, much to its credit, passed an set to
substitute biennial for annual sessions of the legisla
ture. The question on the seceptlon or rejection of
this act has just been submitted to the people, and the
result of the vote upon it is not yet known to us. As
it would save at least thirty thousand dollars annually
to the State, if it has been rejected it may become
necessary to levy additional taxes to that amount,
which we hope will be promptly done for the public
faith must be maintained, if not by " public economy,'
it must be done by public taxation ; which It seems,
is the preferable mode to t majority of the ciiizens of
Baltimore.
We looked to the result of this election as indicative
of the feeling of Maryland on the subject of s protec
tive tariff, and consider it as emphatically stamping
the new tariff act with disapprobation. We have
heretofore expressed the opinion, which we now reit
erate, that no party which advocates fiee trade princi
ples, or ths policy of having " our work-shops in Eu
rope," can nialntaln its ascendency in the United
States and ws predict, that the new tariff will not be
in operation one year before it will be repudiated and
denounced by some of its present advocates. The ex
periment ofthe compromise act satisfied us, that a
scale of duties which would permit European labor to
be substituted for American, will not be tolerated by
the people of the United States; and that no party
discipline can permanently force such s stats of things
upon the country. The new tariff has not yet gone
Into operation ; and yt-t apprehensions of its effects
has greatly influenced the elections which hsve just
taken place In this State. Mechanics and laboring
men de not like to sanction by their votes, s policy
which is to prove ruinous to themselves ; snd hence
the marked change In the result of the election In this
city from what it baa usually been.
We hope that the party in power will act wisely snd
discreetly reducing expenses where It can be done
with safety to ths public interests, and resorting to all
means which rosy be necessary to restore the credit of
the State."
ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
There is a squinting towards another candidate
for the Presidency, in the Washington Union.
That paper calls for a history of General Kearney,
who has lately captured Santa Fe, without firing a
gun. The Union says he is rapidly rising to high
distinction, and his services already entitle him to
the applause and gratitude of his country. Wheth
er he is to be considered as a real available, or on
ly as a makeshift in certain tfbmingencies it is hard
to say. Perbsps he is intended as ths opponent of
" Rough and Ready" in case the latter should per
mit himself to be held up as a candidate for the
Presidency. There must be a distich like the fol
lowing :
" Kearney is our man per m,
" Because he captured Santa Ft."
TENURE OF OFFICE.
The tenure by which men hold office In these days
Is of a very precarious nature, ss character and ability
snd falthfulneea hsve nothing to do in the matter.
Mr. Collector Morton eipreaeed himself to one of the
Inspectors In the following words: " I will not deny
myself ths pleasure to express my confidence In your
honor, your integrity, yoor moral character, your pat
riotism, and your capacity lo perform with correctness
snd fidelity any trust' you may seeume." Aod yet
this man, with five others, waa turnod out of office,
with ths allegation that other persons had bssn ap
pointed to them M by the authority of the Secretary tf
the Treasury." Even the Polk party In Boston are
disgusted at these removals.
" THE UPPER TEN THOUSAND."
It la said there are no oppsr ten thousand" la the
city of Boston, Only 340 families la that city keep
over three servants, and but 4,401 keep them stall
there being 15,770 atmlUss who live b household la
aVpendeoee, doing their own work entirely,
-
, Monct VUmu n Pamunairiia.BickneQ't
Reporter Mrs; "Oarraceynoneymarketisconv
psrtliveiycuy. Good paper is readily disoounled
tsjipereent - The banks are by no mete press
es with applications."
'V? STEAMBOAT, BUILDING: j-p -J ;
The Cincinnati "Advertiser give ths following sta-
tlsticspf the number of steamboats built at the pla
ces named i -i ',.:., V.-".i-';'
.t-s-.t-foi Bosts. ? Tonnage.!: Cost
NewAIbany('.,.ll-...W59. Slia&OO
Louisville," -.-4,152.
St. Louis,' - ..10. - . M12 - 180,500
Cincinnati,- ..29-... -t -7,209 -05,600
Pittsburg,- ..... -.M28- - --"-S26.000 K
108 21,300 ."1,400,000 .
The Advertiser says " there are no less than 750
steam boats oil these rivers, whose tonnage will not I
fall short of 160,000 Ions, snd which hsvecost in tnetr
construction and equipment not less than S12,000,tXJO.
What a maenlflcent picture of Western progress is
presented in these facts. Our steamboat commerce is
only thirty years old, and a single large bost out of
these 750 vessels could take the whole annual prouuee
to New Orleans, which, forty years ago, floated to that
port. ,
POLITICAL FRAUD.
The Washington Union has copied from a Pennsyl
vania paper an account of a Democratic Convention
In Wayne county In that State, at which Resolutions
in favor of the Tariff of '46 were said to have been
passed. A late number oi the Wayne County Herald,
contains a communication, aigncd by twenty of the
most distinguished and respectable Democrats in the
county, which state that no such resolution was pass
ed, or even acted upon by ths meeting) they express
the opinion thst if a resolution of the character in
question had been offered, it would hsve been voted
down. The same paper contains a Card, signed by
four members of the Convention's Committee on Re
solutions, in which It Is declared thst a resolution in
favor of the Tariff of 1846 was submitted to the Com
mittee and rejtcted, but one vote being given for it I
This is the wsy the Polk party get up accounts of
' revolutions" in Pennsylvania, in favor of the Tariff
of '46.
SUPREMACY OF THE MILITARY.
As one of the signs of the times, we notice the su
premacy of the military over the civil authorities. An
effort was made to arrest Col. Stevenson, of the " Ca
llfornians," by civil process, when sn officer ordered a
sentinel to shoot the Sheriff if he did not leave the ves
sel; which he was compelled to do, without accom
plishing his Object. A process against the officer who
resisted the Sheriff was evaded, by the departure of
those "gallant spirits" for California. Much excite
ment prevailed in New York, and a "posse" was about
setting forth that would have tested thequslity of Ste
venson and his men. It is well, however, that the af
fair ended in the way it did. It Is better to let two
scamps escape than to sacrifice the lives of good and
honest cidzens. Will Polk command Stevenson and
his coadjutor to be tried by a court martial for " un
gentlemanly and unofficer-like conduct 1" We guess
not and if not, we guess the Union snd the Demo
cratic editors who follow that Organ, will say all is
right
A writ of habeas corpus was served on Capt. Swift
of the U. S. Topographical Engineers, commanding
him to appear and deliver William H. Hull, enlisted in
the corps oi Sappers and Miners, by dint of grossly
false pretences. The writ was served In the city of
New York. The " callant captain" disobeyed it, and
took a steamboat down the bay. An attachment was
then iaeued, and pursuit was made, but to no purpose,
the officer deputed to serve it being forcibly prevented
from boarding the vessel in which Capt. Swift was
presumed to be. The public will see that the Democ
racy ii itill progressive."
DOCTRINES OF THE PARTY.
A democratic paper, speaking of the affairs between
Mr. Walker and Mr. Childress, In which the former
gentleman promised the latter an office, on account of
his high qualifications for the ssme, and afterwards
declined on account of political opinion, says : " In
the first place, Childress was a 'Whig, out of office,
and had no political right to apply for office under a
democratic administration." The doctrine Is thst
moral worth and Integrity have nothing to do with of
ficial appointments. They rest on political qualifies
tlons alone. We do not know the Organ has come
out with this doctrine in so many words, but it is the
practice of the party in power, and the Portsmouth
New Era was warranted n making this avowal. It
is written In s spirit of candor, however, quite variant
from the fashion of the times. Had a Whig paper
come out with the truth bearing on this point, we
question if some of Polk's editors would not have pro
nounced It a " Whig lie."
THE TRUE ISSUE.
Whatever may be the mystifications of poBtldana
.relative to the opinions of the contending parties, ths
true issue Is, the Whigs snd Protection f. Democracy
and Free Trade. Ws hear of some who are called
"Tariff Democrats." This is all fudge. You might
ss well call one a Mahommedan Christian. The
name of parties are not the things to be considered,
but the principle upon which they set. Every man
who desires " free trade" snd votes with ths Whigs,
will be disappointed. While every one who Is in fa
vor of protection (Incidental or otherwise) snd votes
with the Democrats, submits to s hoax with his eyas
open. Whatever may hava been the success of impo
sition btfort the meeting of the last Congress, there
csn be no dispute about the matter tune. Ws trust
ths Whigs will slwsys prefer being beaten, under a
truthful avowal of their sentiments, to a conquest
brought about by the falsehoods and frauds which dis
tinguished ths Polk party In the list Presidential cam
paign.
REMAINS OF COMMODORE DECATUR.
It Is tha Intention of the personal friends of Commo
dore Decatur to remove bis remslns from their present
resting plaes In the Diitrict of Columbia, to the bury
Ing ground In St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, where
are the remains of ths Commodore's father and other
relatives. Ths people of Philadelphia will, doubtless.
erect s monument to their townsman.
From 04 New York Herald Extra, of A$t Out.
TERRIBLE SHIPWRECK.
THE PERILS"0P THE 8EA.
The ship Minerva arrived here to day from Palermo,
and we learn from her captain ths foUowlng dread
ful particulars of to loss of ths brig Rientl, of Boston,
with sixteen of her crew t
Erraacr raon ths Loo-Boo or ts Sm Mtwnva,
8sturdsy, Sept. 38. Ses soeounc Tbeao twenty
Car hours commenced With Hftil winds from ths (t.
W. At S 30 P. M, mads a Wreck on the larboard
bow, haulsd tha ship does by ths wind, which brought
bet about threo point en the westher bow ' l bs
wind being light, approached her very slowly, and et
tpast t, lost slant of bar altogsthsr, previcWy taking
it bearing. The captain thought best to send ths
boat, to sn h there were any eurvfvore and rescue
then should there be any. and fikewtae lo ssrartaln
thl nam of the vtsaoL Atar providing ths boat with
eomneje, signal lanum, snd a bucket of fresh watar,
the boat waa manned by the first officer aodibwnMn,
iter palling for sbeut aa bear, says ths Am o State,
m ths dlreouon of tbtwmk, I rnMh something stm-
liar to tha carcass of a whale. I pulled directly to
windward, and very soon discovered ths wreck, mada v
the proper signs to the ehlp, a agreed upon- previous ,
to leaving ths ship. The ship hove too under our lee.
I then pulled round under the stern of the wrack, for r
tha purpose of boarding her, and likewise to ssosrtaln 4
her name, when suddenly cries of distress broke uporl
qur ears i ws succeeded In rescuing the survivors, nv
lrf number, consisting of James S.Dyer, 2d officer;
George Bumen, teaman rGeorge L. Howe, do j Ap
pleton Lathe, doi Lloyd Brown, do, The poor fellows
were mere skeletons, one being delirious, and would .
probsbljr hsve died before morning, without relief,
Ws took ths survivors on board, snd administered to ,
their wants.- We were in lal 37 30 N, and long. 48
.30 West,,; .
The fonowlng,pajUcu1srs we team from Mr. Dyer,
theSdorSceroftheRienai; . ' .
The brig Rlenzl sailed On the 3d of April last, from
Provincetown, on a whaling voyage, with a crew of
zl souls on board consisting Of the following persona i
Captain, Samuel Small Mate, Joshua Small, son of
vapuiiii, oaiiiuc uuiwi) iu.awj.uiiui Oman, full vk
the cactaini2ddo.,James S. Dvert James H. Smalli
eon of the captain i Bost-steerers, Edward Weeks,
Georee B. Cook, James P. Cook, stl of Provincetowirt
Mass.. Wm. T. Fluket, Francis Coyle, Boston. Mas
sacbusetts; Henry Uannon, ILUfern, Penn.i Kobert
Merrill, Wethersfield, Uonn.i John Wheelock, spring;
11CIU lllOOOii VJSOWIHW VUlliVIII UAfl
Hunten, Blanc neater, n. u.t
John Martin, Lowell, Mass.f Georee L. Howe, Apple-.
ton Lathe, George Campbell, Qeorge W. Mann,
George Fields, Worchester, Mass.; Lloyd Brown,
New Bedford, Mass.; George Porter, Fredrickton,'
New Brunswick.
On the 15th September, experienced severe gale,
from SSW. At about 11 P. M., the fore spencer wss
blown sway, the gale increasing. At about 1 A. M, loth,
the balanced reefed mainsail, under which sail the brig
was lying too, wss entirely blown away, ths gale in
creasing every moment, and the brig lying almost on
her beam-ends : cut away the boats to ease her. The
Captain then thought best to out away the foretop
mast, as the only means of saving the brig. The rig
ring was accordingly cut, and a man sent aloft to saw
off the mast, but in going aloft, lost the saw overboard,'
and wss returning for a hatchet, when the brig was
knocked down, the hatches burst off, and the
vessel immediately filled with water. 8he must have
remained In that situation 15 or 20 minutes, when she
wore round, and righted, completely dismasted, with
nothing remaining on deck, and a perfect wreck. Capt.
Small, nls mate and young son, about 16 years of age,
together with two boat steerers, ship keeper snd stew
ard were drpwned in the cabin. Mr. Dyer was like
wise in the cabin, but succeeded in finding the com
pauionway, and getting on deck ; some of the crew
were drowned in the forecastle, and Others washed
overboard, at the time of ths disaster. Two boys,
one George Mann, died the day before and George
Campbell died the night previous to the rescue ot tne
survivors, from hunger and fatigue.
ino pen can depict tne suttenng oi tne survivors, au
the provisions they had for almost ten days wsssbout
half a deck bucket of bread, which they succeeded In
ettlngfrom the hold, which had soaked In saltwater
bouttortv-elaht hours, and the day before they were
rescued they succeeded in catching a shsrk by means
of s bowlin, the liver of which they eat raw, snd tried
to drink the blood but found it too bitter, , snd all the
water they had for the whole time was wbst they
oaught by putting an old shirt in the rain during a
shower, and ringing it when wet. In this way they
think they did not get two quarts in aU. They were
almost without clothing, snd for seven days the sea.
made s continual breach over the wreck, upon whiclr
thev could retain their positions only by lsshlng them
selves. Wiih the exception of the last dsy they were on
the wreck, they had ho dry place whatever, snd then
only a small place aft, the wreck being entirely under
water forward snd amidships.
On the 18th. following the disaster, at about 6 o'
clock. A. M., thev passed by a brig steering to the
eastward, so near, they could see men on the brig's
decks, and, notwithstanding they made signals of dis
tress by waving plocee of old canvass and an old shirt,
ahe passed on without taking any notice of them,
which had ahe done, two more lives might have been
saved.
Thev only sew one other vessel during the time they
were on the wreck, and they think ahe could nut have
aeen them, although they could iee her hull.
We aleo learn that Capt. Small has left s wits and
six children to mourn his loss, together With that oi
bis two sons. The remainder of the crew, with one
exception, were young men from 16 to 22 years of age,
and unmarried.
The Rlenzl was about elsht years old. snd of about
200 tons register. Three fourths of her wss owned by
Philip A. Locke, Esq.. of Boston, and the balance by
the captain. She had been about five months out.
She had on board 470 barrels sperm oil, and was re
turning home full at the time of the terrible disaster.
Vigorous Prosecution or ths War. General
Gaines, the N. Y. Herald says, has received orders
from Washington for the immediate transportation
of all the troops now stationed on the Eastern Di
vision, to the Seat of War on the Rio Grande.
NEW YORK MARKET Oct. 10.
DEESWAX. About 26.000 lb. Southern and.
Northern Yellow hsve been taken for export sluce ova
last, at 26 a 27 cents, cosh.
DMCas. Hard north Klver are for tne moment
rather scarce, and the price for good has advanced to
35 160 M. cash.
t Of 'KJJ. The msrket is steady with a nut De
mand, without change in price. The sales Include
800 begs Brstil st 6 7J cents; BOO Sumatra, 71
7 ; 250 Java, 9 10, 1 ntos. and 600 Cubs, on term
we did not leant. 1
COTTON. On Wednesday last, shoot 2000 bales
were void, chiefly on epcculatlon, since then, specula
tors nave remained very quiet, and we nave tneretore
a dull market to report, only s few hundred bales hsv
Ing seen token for the past two dayi; and sllhough
there hse scarcely been sufficient done to establish
lower prices, still ws consider there hsve been salee at
J I ol s cent decline.
FLOUR AND MEAL.-The markst for Wee
tern Flour since our last, with large receipts, his hsd
the appearance of heaviness, ss holders generally de
sire to effect sales from the wharf, rather than place U
in store so early In the season ; there has, however,
been a good demand for home ess and exportation,
snd lares sales hsve been effected say perhaps, 10
12,000 bbls. of the various descriptions V dayi yes
terday, there was leas sctlvlty, but holders for the most
Krt were firm at 15,621 for Genesee, aod I6,66t for
t Ohio and Michigan, yet considerable was sold 6J
cent below thess rates, and at the doss w quote Gen
esee and Troy. M-M) 5?l I and fiat Ohio and
Michigan, a4i05,66t i within the range of which
sll the sbovs sales were msde, except 400 bbls. fiat
Ohio, Albany Inspection st 15,37 1 700 sxtre Oeneses,
$6j snd 1600 fsncy Ocnessssnd Ohio, 15,75. Ie87.
200 bbls. Genesee, part to strive, changed bands last
evening st I5.62J thJSA, Fof Southern, ths demand
Is right, and a decline of 121 rente has been submitted
to, about 2000 bbls. Georgetown, Howard Street, and
Brsndywlne having been sold part If not sO, at 15.60
162) and 800 round hoop Southern and New
York at something under 15,50.
LJME.i-Tta or twelve cargoes Thomaston have
srrivad during ths week, chiefly st the close j the de
mand, however, is good, and aB have bees disposed of
st 70 4t 73 cents. .
MOLASSES. Is In fair demand from the trade,
snd we notice sale of SBShhds. 8L Croix at 31 311
cents i 250 Porto Rico, 28 33i 160 Trinidad Cuba,
part lnferior,202&t150CubMueovadO,27j27i
42 Sour Cuba, (or refining, 17 and 100 Sweet do. id
20. 4 moe.
NA VA L STORKS Tom hsve been several ar
rivals of Turpentine this week, from which ws under
stand some ealse have been mads for shipment, sup
posed at previous ratosi part of the reealpts, howtv
er, Is going in yard, being withheld for the present
from the market. We node salee of several hundred
barrels Spirits Turpentine mostly, If not all, at 40
eanbscssh, st which the market continues firm. Tat
has Seen sold In smsQ lots only at 25 bbl. ft ee
leeted. Rosin remain inactive. .
- MCE Tto tremaetioM of toe wet embrace
stoat 1500 res. at 4 Sound fresh beaten, to 14,75 foe
prime quality. The dmnd Is still good, but rather
inactive at thetlose of the woek. urcbssani holding '
berk In siprtstton of the arrival of the Great Britain,
SUO A AS. 1 be market for Musoovadoe eonttn
asa very firm, aod sine our but price have tdvancwd
one-eighth of a cent, Ths eaV Inrtud ISO hhd.'
Porto lUoo at 7 Bit 71 Cube, 7 8) SO SL Crota,
H0 9t 600 bis. Brown Havana, 7 8i sod 100
low Whits do. 84,4 sno. By suction, 69 hhd. New
OrlseJieeoJdiiPrSlftatt),! 4atoaw