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I .rt... -1- : V Hi 0 - iPlMMPILIEi V - 'I .( -.t NO 108. WILMINGTON, -N . G . WEMESDAY, JANUARY 28,; 1835. VOL. 3. N O. 4 i t TTDTTDTT7 - . . . - '-'.. I - . .. . . 1 1 . ttbiiitd eryjAVe'dncsday Morning, b I his fighting traps Tigged; swabs and all. I strain, the music was drowned with M wa3 the side cut up by our sfict 'tacking TMIO JtlilS XjOIZMYG I Now, tlien, look put for hard knocks and I thunder of two broadsides fired altogether, V t Tunris, Three .Dollars; per a nncm, tmt advance, - i 'f - f . a nrriilitfanfefftiiTmci . .... , A.v. . ;. Not exceedinf a Square inserted at ONE DOLL A U tlc nrt, and TWENTY FlVIi CINTS for eischlubae ' quent Insertion. . ' y r': , .' :-. ' . K Sub icribers tUeh for less tjhian pneiyear nnd all wlio permi,t their Subscription fourth over n-ycar, VaUiOutj g'ivin notice, jare conadered Vjound.for the, scccftid year, . ami so oo ur,u suc : : ceding years. .'. ;. ,j-V;' -.. "; ' I Yearly advertisciis,.vto wlj agree trtay S10 , Jier year, will be allowed 30 per cent.disianon all over that s&nt, and that siini included, o as .ot to r:dur.r. tlitir yearly bill 'below' jJlO.'i, A , r. trOFriCKontlic outh8iile of Market StricA,. ' low lh Court Jkrtirf.' . , .. V- ' " ,' prize. moey. r ,;j,(.J-..- r 'The dfHccrs took the hint, and; in ten minutes, all hands of them were in fight ing togs, and things began to look a little mari; o war fasbionw j I. WeU.' we cracked, oh: her, Ting-tail, sky-scraper, jibbe;jib, ahdthe dI kntrws what not, and went span Icing offt att wel ve knots an. hour ; but the fellow. ahead did their prettiest too, sorthat ifwas three bells, in the first dog watch; before we got pear enoush to make ouCrawehl I 'We could then see, verv plain! v. thdf one of them was a cravatte4 and t'other a sloop of war, and they 'looked like J6hn ny Bull 8 craft, so the old man ordered a bow chaser to be fared, just to make tem okjitni for they were a long way out omnoi : ana wrrerme tirrdrrinrp(r them sdahe sent up the old gridiron to the fore- plump at us. 1 never heard such music and crowding all sail, threw it clear out of water, so that the carpenter had 'a fair1 before, and I hope 1 nerer -shall againif chance at it, and old Nipton no chance at especially m a moonlRrht nlffbt. Then came his orders for bringing uie ship to ;action. ; Both batteries were cast loose, tampions but, aprons off, and loaded, with each a round shot,: a stand of grape arid canniste all. In an hour the lieutenant made re port thai every thing was snug again,' and we saHed quietly till morning; and then -took! din .half of their men and alive, and the weftern had. fanned them into gale springing un. jy aiJ javc SVLL o a flinie; which, I jnjr nys 0f jtho suo. 3 lie looked about and bvheid. at a little distance from him, surrouruled by the all brought them aboard the Constitution, nnd manned ! them with our own. We 'Man both batteries sung out the first ' didn't steal their dunnage, though, nor i devouring t-lonient, a la rg serpent, writh luff : they w.ere nianried, i abiso them; as Bob says, they did in i ing as it st-emed in -the last agonies of j 'Depress your gun$ for a lose fire; the Kndymion, but let each man have his ! death, bouud and . fasteae'd as he was in wait for, the word tf command: silenci bac: and hammock, the same as in his ! the ft-uers cf the flamee.. rforeani aftl' , 1 . own. ship, ! . On obsexving the approach of the trav- e inaide Madeira in a couple of days, i eller, the serpent -liftep up his voice and under tLe b.iri?. mm i spreading from brake to biish. and from , htf no "soontv begins fa deri-.e the cdran- ; bush to tree, speedily set the wholf forest j lrJe cf rov .slftanf e, nnd to recover froth in a blaze. . The youth, arrested in .his j tilc ftijrue of hit jourrcv, i-rro xhi!e he i progress, was gazing on the awful spec-, j, Ycl r;.p0jjlljr under the shade I cheer-" -lacle before him, when on a sudden the j f.jjly pive kj:n t!ian.he locks alrt and voice oi a lamenuuon reacnea n;s ear. ; around hira snyiiig. Iioiv gran fully tend ! i John heel Bull xJid not think so, but pulled of the sea, -before i long ; 'and ! can I the? harder : bfft we rained on vou, I felt- a little oueer. 'as the shot fr him; am 'twas very plain we should over- the JMigbshmen liew around haul hik, so the word was passed. didn't like standing s 1 1 11 to be sh 'Foraahd .aft, .both sides, arid amid ships, ill hands !' Turn ' to' and clean you rselfesj white 'frocks and trowsers, to muslerf FROM Tllfc .NEW. YORK MIRKOIt. - '' H FOltECASTLE YARNS. -- ii. . rrovi Sailot? Journal bf his first C '., . CAPTURE OP THE CYANIi AND ; ' '; - LEVANT. ; ' f . 'I say Jack Denison,' I continue, nd- dressing an old weather-beaten tar,' as broad ns he was1 long, and so heavily sparred, that lje looked, fbr: aU the world, like aJine o'-batle cut down : 'now's your turn : come answer4 to '.your muster andn relive the wheel. Bob has spun us a ' Tarn as long .isithe fore-to'-bow-line spK: . ceU into tho jib-down haul, so, now, try ' your hand at the hollows. Tip us a real,' regular puilt jbioody-one; none oi your ( seven water-gfg, and give it to us hand-over-fist,; right; ofTtlie reel, and be alive a bout it, so that ! Bob wont be bbliqed Vo v pipe, '-All hans. open top-lightsVahov,' be- , lore you get it hall reeled.'' y I Who. made, you commodore, and be u d to yon. vou long splice of a land- ' , lubber ?' 'saystJackas " he hauled, up his -courses, and cleared uccks ior action. . c "1 can spin yearns, tyithotu asking any odds of you, you bone polisher,. so clap, a topper on the running part of that longf the wd in chains, lashed the topsails, ongue of yours, or I'll get Bob . to seize f sandi down decks; and got every thing 'Hestoppedt and we hardly breathed, Kif dwTvS were as. still as, death; and as I wa onlyjaboufjcighteen years old, and had - never been in. action,; I began . to feel a little streaked." -Livaa stationed at one of the; quarter "4J4k;guns, and of j Pours? rnuhl too ewr Vina'. and fitnnrl.S von branch! it Will serve n1efoT a botr. This limb, how beautiful, how ftraightf I will I :ve it for n handle to fay ffr4ar. Hul regardless of the injury hr- ith flictr , Vevers the?n from my lotly end ?b recompenjts ino for t!ie- Mrrvice.I havt rendered Lin. I sni thinking h"w lean best afford hint ehelter. while, he is mrdi- and-came to an anchor in Porto Praya, t s;iid, "O youth ! pity,' my miserable con- j rating upon the readit-st Way' to. tear nie nnd hefantrt fpfitJ and manned thp ( !v- i tlitinn ' nnd nlthnnrrh we-are. it is trup. I 1. ika . . . " and hegan to refit; and manned the (Jv-! dition ; and although ' we are, it is true. ane qnd 'Jjevant as well, as we could, natural eiemies, yet extend a helping and 6tlf4 have mpn'onough for old Iron-! hand, and save me from the wretched fate skysailrtnast-hextd, so that they could see i ing still aldngside my gun, lJiad.' noth- tn it plaint jtney answerea a mtnute alter, ing to ininic oi, out tne question wneiner ech a un,Jandentfap British. colors ! the flat-fish wouldn't be dubbing" thei ; 'Nd"" boys,' says we, for a bnish ; but ugly noses iuto mv carcass, at the bottom sioi-s in a week we were ready ior sea, and were lying quietly at anchor, when, one foggy morning, a small craft arrived, rand reported an English fleet outside, coming in. Ve knew, well tell shot from us. Lj snot at. i 'Right ahead, about half a mile , oil", were the Oyatie and Levant under easy sail. , The Levant was a little ahead of the Cyaae, and it was bright moonlight, Hi'thout assistance, instantly a- up liy tn rv tcots " 1 here- x.4V, txclnimcd the rrrpT.t, are the tivo wttnvi ya jrtnired : ro finritiIrtlf.raT t your Ltr." j Ltfe, answered the you;V S to i . . r. , ., ;1 which, waits me. ? Tne youth had drun.c deep of the Lit an civc me one chanre niorvM if von teacup of adversity, and from experience; i,rodjce vet anotner witnrjs I will ,.' enough, !dd learned the value of kiiuhiess and J no hinder, but nill then submit to J.c fhiuhe English woulcTnot cate a straw forcompassion. He said, "Although we are uill oi God. ' " ' me opanisu neutrality, so we cut our ca'i taugm me maxim, tnai to serve u.o wiru- u iiaiuHMid that a lux Wus sunoinj" i.!oo on1 ' ; c f y ii -X? nnrli&n uric-nn V 4 1 1 ic tt 1 m i, t a vvt t ti - itir.ti 1 . 1 . . ' . . T 1. . . . . unU) uwvt ii o iur llicuurjo nuui" j "Ji. iJtr gvuui j i vuiiuiuuii i ntU, UIIU iVtiS I.I!; III! JJHiSI MltVII be in the way in a tight, we sent themn- 4S so aepiorajble and tby -destruction so t lon i0 their dispute. youtup in; the. feather-rigging, and heave a, dozen 'into yol to make you cle w up 'Jack, Mys li'discreeily rolling put pf fvtrikint distance, t'rs orders : big, words from a weak stb- Avj; t, Jack Dnnison,' says I, 'what we cordsee every thing! as plain as day, dtd yoi put on yur "muster clothes to and fhi? blazed awaiy. atj us with stern fight h for? Get them spoiled and dir- chasersand quarU'i- deck guns! all the ty, 4HK some ugly holes drilled in them, time; bt we look'no notice of it. ; rchaj ; 'Waijlfor the word of command,' says 'Shdtyafns youpgster,' growled Jack, the hrstIufl, again ; -not a shot must' be welwae going to meeting, as you Yan- thrown vay.' - ' kees ay ; nd so vve rigged ouTselves to 'As vi n'eared them, their fire grew put Jarrry Bull's eyes out,! if he looked hotter a nl hotter, till, when we weie'.on our v i.y ; 'Well, we cleared up decks, the Cytiae'4 larboard quarter, the sea was and g t eyery thing-in fighting trim; all in a laze. j armk ests ibn j'deck,- cutlassj racks . at the Port ll hailed the firsts luff, in a voice canst i, and forjard, put : on;. the" gratings, so loudftiat we heard it plain in spite-of rove Ireventer-sheets, and braces, slung tne ji,nJishmen s .broadsides.. J neir game .was to keep both ou our - larboard side, so tiat we should be obliged to 1 di- readjm,'regular built, 'stlei' "' When.; we vide our-larboard battery between them, werelyithin about four miles of. the En- but Commodore Stewart knew better- glislpeh, c trained one of our. bow cha- than thai . I ' seisin them, and-let drive,! iust by way 'We reused the larboard side of the Cv- ing out shore, and then stood out. Now, thre was an old Spanish battery ashore, wlich commanded the whole. bay; and as'oon as we landed the prisoners, the d- d rascals ran to that battery, manned i, and opened upon us in fine style. That did n t please old Stewart over well, and he swore some pretty tough, ones, th;t if he got clear of the 'English, fleet -outside, he ! in the bag, and was draw would come back and. blovthos fellows his perilous situation . i into the air. i'Kow, the harbor cf Prto Praya has a small, bubhigh island at in mouth, so that there ae two channels of entrant e; and ns thelfog was"rery thick, the En glish fleet :ci me in at ontV as ho walked out at .the I r)Uier . but thev soon found . - . a e win nK ine sure unless I help thee, that I will for ; Jox,' said the serpei.t 'and when h. pro- WiH once act contrary to the .advice of the , nbutices indgrat nt caitist thee, I will wise."- Having said this, he f red h:s"J delay nt lone e'r? " : - s wallet to the point of his spear; and Mivtch- Before the your," man couliUrnt hu hb the hand of a.?si:aiKe, desired oueition. the. "fox 5hou-tcd. -MaainKvlys the serpent to take speedy adv udaL'e i.f returns evil-for coodt birTrar.Vrjnvht the means ct escape ollereil to him. J he service do you f retrnd to hgCtm' serpent lost no time in coiling himielf up ! the nnke, that you thould "hart mndc .safely cut of their mistul. and came c again, before j i - i . . l ;i. aim macn: come.joeHir a, hand, and pay out . .the slack, .mind yous dohrt choke us; '"-rmall-helm, my! b.rn ' keep her full and ly, if she'U go hr ; You ore a pretty fellow,' says Jack, 'to . ; talk about small hflri.v. I dda'iio)jfva. I you ever spof?.-jhe." truth' But onct in your j ; life, and that was when you said you did "; like dufT and 'molasses, and didnlt like a .flogging.!' M ; . . ,-. . Avxtst;;Jack,' says I, I'll hnuUibff and ' Tcpair damnges.'t . ' :. ; ,L . So Jack 'st6ye'ri--ayay the bid soger in lie "north castcorner of his taurpaulin, txok a fresh bite :of purser's plug, and ty ing an overhaul'' knot with his fistsj a "ihwart his bread bag, arid mooring him elf snugly,1iq began his yarn, as he did every thing butt end foremost. ' . 'Sail ho 1' sung' out the look-out on. the .'fort topsail yardV)f the Constitution Hri atc, Con: modoT6 Stewart, about four bellsf fn tne lornoon watch, ot the '50th ot b eb- . Tuary, 1815k Madeira .bearing south-east liy east; distant two hundred miles.. -1 Where away"?' hailed the officer of the ( deck.4 f ; ',. .' . i 'Right ahead sir replied the look but. Gentleman s6ff the watch ! hailed the Ti co ten a nt4 report to th! commodore, sir, a tFtrangejlsail right ahead,' , "-. rv"." j . 'The piiddy made bis. report, and came . up again With orders to make all sail in cha :'!'-;. 1-M ;. '. ; j "Aha I'rthought we,'as we set stu'n-sails. alotv and hloft, though the breeze was ra ther too stiff for them, 'now. for some fuh? 'Old-Ironsides took tlie. hint,' and ga teriftg wayi' we Were off in no; time at all. south and by east, ten knots an hour. VThe look-Out hailed again in five mi nqtes, 'Another sail, right ahead, sir; close aboard the first one ' , m p " - j; Thw was reported $o the cornmoddre, Nohd ho repeated the order fo pull a heel after them j and , after them we yent, at a great jrate', right before' the wind, which Aas so strong; that the stu'n't-sail booms f l)ent ) ike nothing; but the old man did not -care for that. 'What she ca'n't carry let her drag was his rule, and he stuck to it well. .N'iv va ,; i 'itfter be had been spanking albng for about an hour, the officer of the deck 'hailed:' .,', . :T- . r!".-V:.J': ' ;.-v: ; i'ore topsail-yard, there! What do you make them out to be ?' '' tyecouid geany kind ot chise. i ThV wore'ti'.e : ionrs, onp rai'-c. ar-o t yo4irse!f obiiotu9 in punislmier.l The youth rel:i'-'d nil that had.i .ised ' Yon Go? said the youth, "whensoever thy apinarau innllici-nJ rersornnMtercJ tLc inclination mav lead thee, and hencefor-! fox : whv. thervhie. do vcu state to con- ward out of gratitude for the service now itrarv to "reason and rninmMtl ths?-- rendered thee, abitain from injuring mnn." ! Vou know it 11 iHVi.m s a uLe nan to . a t a j - . . ' . "What ! ' usked the sorjHMjt. "iiost tli iu ; advance nny lliiug that i ij pocd lo require nieto abandon the thctatrs oi my ;iruih and justice. . , very nature? Knowest thou not that! The make nrsurrd the fox that J there is an inherent principle tued with- ivonls of the younc man wrrclrm Lr;ve i in me a t i i wnicn bids nay, commands me -. i-ritw i tn rlii nil tlr li.irm 1 vm 1i prnrr rin nf nity gun in-iinauf 1 cannot anu win not give un mat ' I uur liu'T. ni'.u . ; liny iun iii-i uuiu i cuuuui iicu will iiui ;iv up uiu t lfcn uiaull O'il ! II. Jiirfm gates. Wf ou!d not w:).dall that; they i disposition, which was planted within me J Sow ' said the fox. I knew thou xak- lie and directed his ::ttotdio:i othcl;j. hai.ing at the viddlc l0)v ; I v ir.-t:3 'f vt hu h,be had lcn diav.n o.t id tl. ilmes,. ! carried too' nvii crowded al! iyA to ound that! iloor r !!niv t rr us, anu Aye ; l.y iny Creator ; and stir I "will not fro 6 r.i. nr . ' I .i . 1 1 .t t a : .tw;v. wo scr-v. t a is spot, mi I have inserted mv mao r.Odld rn 'your chat is like a reef-i-of oiihinsr the conversation, as rnv sweet- ane. andrluffed up between her and the I us, wo could it...Ta -.W I I I "l .4 ti .1 JVJ, . 5 1 T . f-.l 'i 1 CT-A . 'J- '1 '. "l .l" 1.1'. . I 1 J :- neariusea to say; dui inatuiq not uo levani ;-iney iunt-u too, so mm uc suouiu i nun aowniin,: mucl; but iJohnny Bull,-ai if lie had iust not rakthem, and then the hrst heuie-i the pinch thoulhtwHat we wanted of him. bega.n to nant hailed again, I iihoitui sail, as if he was comin"to 'Miiiii the weather roll -v fire IUL . -. .7 t l ' r i , L.ery gun aooara was urea the mi- Ve were- fflad enough to seethat mo-jnute he word passed his lins: the Jar mignt De, ja j btisxjt. osxtery into tne ovane anu the sq shortened starboard iniQ tlie Levant: and as the tirtVtr bewan-ta think be f iprcr fpFiriw Altpr nil nnn i sr shnrtpnpri I srariifvirn ihln sailJourBelves, but Johnny; was playing kick of one ibauYry met the kick of the xii 4trick;for when we got under fight- otieTr, the ship didn't lietl fn .inch, but inglcahvass; and, had lost sortie headway, tremble)! like a leaf, from the keelson to hfe Onfew Jiiis men aloft, and his sails be- thfc trucks, j T neyer shall forget" how I ing jonly stopped up, and not half stowed, felt then : the noise of our batteries ' was he Vas! under all sail again j in a minute? enough to split, a man's head o'peh ; . but But old Stewart saw what they Were at;' the most awful sound to' me was the and they found that Yankees couldjoose crashing' our shot made aboard the Eh- sau too upon a puicii, jot we were.unuer fgHsnmen. , n was as ir every 1 masi hau board ; ever' td.bt told ;' and i !un tiif- ..t)gish squi-t-ri-T; i o hours, but theiv was i ;i thj'v were lo:h heavy -sailers, ! specially -thi.Iovn:, and no match U;r t old ironsidea, or t!;e-Encrlish fleet t ither, ; so we had to' shorten sil, to allow them , to keep in company, ai-.d roi a so. John- ; iy Bali gained on ns : Now, the com-; ntodore showed them a "'Yankee trick. J He ordered tlie Cyane ai d Levant to. car-; ry 0:1 every thing the co'tld show, and 1 m 1ulse ; kr how ciouidasw r- . . r.i... . . - . 1 . .1 ... - . fangs both into thee and ii.to thy camel." " ,:nn II a compel' . "Did I not but this insianl," replied the. ' h,. l,:.it d I serpent IciU m the d yojlh, 'n nder theean important .er'.ki 1 ; trjct..n c f ti:c voiL, na tintiofii 4.' And-.imo!ig-what class of GosT creature ! nrete.te tin- fit tLe truth vf his .Vurtkn; is it t lie custom to ri turn evil for g-?d . ; ,,,K f,p; rj to convyu I. art- by asmn . 1 ' I1 aad with what tribe is, it held right to hiil-j, lacing himv'lf within th b:Lr. 'H:f . iy the pure stream of kindness andiHe.1- Jfyx, .v.ni ih it if inde-d be i!-ovhl r i;:n ' - ; I lion with t he foul "drtgs of cruelty and h h with cmi y . br c -u: i uoja-er ' j gr.ith'u'.e?', ; -y ''doubt: end v. n.;!l th n foiri4 .an i im- -' ' It is the practice of y'.m men n:! .th- 4 pr.rtially.; divide Vi luct u luvni. V . X j rp rd,'a.nd though to render a 31 vice . i his the nmr." n-.sn Mnt.-hcd :-tt a "the " I serpent , is, alttracll considered to d coed, v t then coolly dropped astt rn of them, and j when' mUu .plied, ns in the present in- bv the words c backed his inaintopsai to make'the En-! stance, it becomes a i-'in. ' -I will therefore) hir.it If 1: rn it a glishmen th'iuk he -intended to fight the j ponish your presumpiion ,and foliy i ii t 'i'he ijuhib rnonili of iti- ha?, nr.d tiie mtJI -i.tJ- cciv- f the viity coi;i?2 r tint 1 y ca ! IrTTont O vet th : rower - 'Men-o'-war,' sir. QOinr c, :rr large, siu'-n'- 1 sails set, says the look-out. i 1 This report, , twpNmen - o' war .ihead, ' spread through the Ship in less than no time, -and all the idlers watch below, and every body, came on deck to 1 have' a squint at them ; and the commodore; took a devil of a shot at thein through his lon- sp'y.glass, lo m.'ike out where they hailed . iifvy Hsiw ouiaf uneua max we couldn t make out any thm so Sve Watch cd old Stewart,' to see what he thought. 'He stood on the starboard i tathenrl squinting and squinting,- till we thought be never would kntfck ofT, ..Ailer a long -spell at it, he shut up the glass, and went along aft, talking to himself as if he was working up" his dead reckoning and cam 1, to, at tbe horse block, all in a bight' AH of a sudden; he brightened up,vent down tutu nic uuiw, uiiu noa uu Ucvtt ujjam 'in HQ time at an, in juu uniform. all, almost as soon as they Were, and after gone by the them we WenC .1 " i -V the yells of the wounded 1 it makes mv 'The cravatte (we afterwards found she blood run cold to thinh of it V j was the. Cyarie,-. and.V'totiier'the -Le.'nan't, . 'They gave as good- as 4 sent, and and I'll call them so 'cause! it's shorter) tried to rake us, but they1 found we could began to piaze away at us witn ner-stern ngnt bom batteries, and work . ship too; chasers, but we told her nothing, for fi- so at it wej went, hammer and tongs: ring bow chasers deadens a ship's way, and shot and -splinters: fle'w 'well, fore and and we determined to put off that part pf aft. , . j he business; till we got them- alongside. 'I .was first loader of mv mm. and . as So we went on gaining oh them ar every it was in the larboard battery, my mark plunge, when, all of a sudden, they began. yas the -Cyane. After we had beeit at it to shorten sail again. I 1 - '''. ai'little whilea round shot took the man -We began to take in Sail too, for stuV-j next me in the - head,- and dashed 'his sails are no things to go into action with, blood and brains all over! me ; but nil my keeping - an eye on them, for fear they skutishness was gone after the first broad would trick us again. And sure enough side, and, I hid not mind this trifle at all. so it was; for,-when we haljgot Under The next minute, asjl had finished top-sjsstopgallanVsails, ancf cp-trsisi;thipy loading her (and was stepping "back," my potn came up into tne wind,! gaye us each lelt arm dropped numb by my side. 1 a broadside, and then made all sail to get felt of it ; arid I 'spose 'twas - th-3 wind of awn4 - ,-. r , , t . - j ? . ;-- a.' slkjl oasssmg ciose to ll.i ; ' 'That did not pleaser us. much,-and we r'The lieutenaut of my division .seeing swore sorpe pretty tough ones at them, something was foul, told me to. !go below and then gave thetn-chasel This time to the Doctor. p ondTorhing nearer and nearer, they saw ing my haf,:so that he needn't call it inso thjit they cquWhot get away, and then Ifticej'Vut I took my station at the train they shortened sail1': and like 4ruevEn- takle, for I could haul inland fun out-the giisn pun -Qogs, got reany ior wnaieyer i gun with one hand, as well as a dozen : w; chose lgivejiierja and the man I relieved took my post as to be Scotch prizes to us, after jail. : loader, and a minute after, a1 round, shot , e shortened sail. stowmg everything cut 'him in two; so therelwas my luck. ; snug, for W saw they meant to fightU Well, after a while, the nemv:s fire wui-iiiic iiiur. miu mru snu up ensigns at oegan tostacK-a little, anatnat made us the foTe main and mizen, at the peak and work away ' all 'the harder, and pretty on the boXvsprit so that if some 1 xvere -?oon the Cyane hauled ; down "her en shot away, we should have something to sign, (guess 't wasn't nailed to the mast !) fight under, still. But CnimbdoreStew- but the Levant made sail, to get away; so art, knowing Jhe spunk of his fellows, old Ironsides fell off from the wind-to gave particular orders, not to nail them fo bring her larboard broadside tcr bear on the mast; for he knew, as any one with her, and gave it to her !so solidly, "that, brains would; tjiat that waf doing bu- she, tod, hauled down hei. flag. - . -siness was all folfy.' k It was., he knew an We gave1, them three cheers; and then, impossibility for Johnny Bull to beat us boats feeing ' lowered, the Commodore in fair fighting, yard arm to! yard arm, sent a lieutenant and a prize crew aboard, but then some accident might happen, each of them, to lake possession of them, auu aviv. vv 'Ki u iuc siyua ann rerpive ineir surrenuer inr neithPT balyards would not render. of them bad a boat thnr would .float, to The order w;as oheye all except send-tbeir captains aboard of us. V- l pat Flanagan iflri&hf iprtopmanvwho 'Well, we bore away ,to wards Madeira was sent aloft toTset the ensign at the fore sailing "along easy, repairingtdamages ; He took up somenajls, and a matlinspike and, when thaV was done I we-, spliced the for, a hamrrier, and nailed the eiisfgD to main brace, and-if grog ever tasted well the flag" pole, in thfee places, t x ; it did then. . " - ' here says Pat, as he came down in- About six bells in tbe Jrst Watch; the to the foretop, 111 bV d-d if that flag' lieutenant in charge of the Cyane hailed tsnan . oe -sirucic, t unte-sa , tne masts go. oy j.to ay that be wanted. the. carpenter. and the board.' . V. ; I Jhis gang, for the ship fa-fa sinkiAg. . I as.'sbbn ! as they had doner tire, saucy En gl ish meh repeated the "call t with a full ulioie hunch cft!:em, so thatjhe'v would 1 your example mav be a warm in ir to nth"- "thou h; shorten iail and the C yane and Levant j ers. I will sell eoiuo fr awav, "inn then he-would brace! Hirciiaed m your up ag.jin, and walk rihp away from j surelV buy for once thorn: for ho knew that none of their : uli the year.' '" ', UU1U w-jjjii . io oau niui uu- -vu- x ne vouui ia grtt riLTin, i-eui ii,e i violence li.tiir cround pi stnuon. i kuce in supplication to tlie earth, but -and the rest of mankitul fronj I the faur cf iriMi wag .a pretty saucv truii. i ;n -omnassion was a stranger to u:e aunmnn- the unffiiirlul serrr.t t-L rww iny enemy in mv you the very ar'-'cie I ; ne him. no qunjer Lcf,' if ; i.i( thy hfir.d. own m:ir!c-t: you will , In nri.' . ' - . that which") eu-seJl j The -fniihl'lJpt il'tld the mouth if fhi bag ; nj;d cl.ijl.iiiC it vih ?rn tt.trii-i heave to, for iv.l . '?ne heart ofthe serpent who calh liudv imlotd mart burn laman-jihe ungftrful ser; ed cut. The wire mv, dii fventy fours, a r.tzee, and tv. fri-it.-s : 'Prepare quickly "and say whether I shall (the !atrpc4 that neiii'j nnd i.i..i who s bi;jas herself! whew-w ! Bit, !-. ! Vite thee first or thy wast.' j suffers hinsejf to bJVttjohi! by -l.i?iiu u;y. . IK this irirk;iii(ln't do much i.'o". : . The -outh. repen ;.! tint it was most i :----r.- - ' -." lie English followed on' -crow d'ur' ?i ' iinjust and cjucl to return evil for Lrood,1 t - t-rtrrtf a thinking, one frig.ite seventy fours. as a th sail, so the Commodore braced in- land then hove out a signal f and defied the serpent to prov? Jby creni- ill 1 1 1 t V i s the Levant, ; ble witnesses that . such was the practice Could I all around uu- it. oi r attest cin- which was; falling otem of the 'Cyane ' "of mankind adding that if the snah'e i bly the. letiperate you'iL' n. n -of c iir hud, every minute, to tack shipand Stand ba-k : should really prodfce evidence in support j. I would $-jy lojVs cf ihei ai:n. bl ?sed to the Porto Praya. to take shelter .undt r oj his )rojosition he would caM olde the ! be ye of tie IjfjJ Aw in tlie,de e f your the Spanish neutrality, while we and the' mantle of hope, and' hold out the l.at.d of; vcuih. But IciTk wt'bta vo;ir lou'furs: Cyane went on. . She tacked accordingly, dospair to be bitten by hirh and the English admiral detached two -Well then.' said the 'serpent tfor vireri :i:.d scuri.iti:- nnd add-r. -t:r- 'lt re- round vvir wav Kidca: the rK:reiiiu. who Ltviijust nr c-i!cd-irit!. th rrorr'tV ing fcl tll?jjk: V5c CiOSdlesS, t: dawil;.. frigates.- (thej Newcastle and Acasta, forty i fer our dirpute to the, cow grazing in v,:i fours,) to give her chase, while he .and ; der meadew.' ! the rest ofthe squadron bore down after j They went, and had us. . I . . . 'the cow, what was -the 'IScw. Cpmmodore Stewart knew well j good than she replied. 'If you ask what SJebancUd. :dle '.-:r, irre!iricus. end ti no 'ooncr'p.sked : ed ns brirh'ly as yoiri r bd I ri old usual return for 1 ihcm biitiii. swollen. ic-el ! rl. Tr.fii.inrif. enough, tbat,if the Newcastle and Acas-: is the practice -of nian.-l must unhesitat- cious with halting rit)VriJgLirrcijwr. . ikui. uw rtiitrt me jurvaiu, uiev woum ; io:y ini you n is evn. i uivteii was l'r iluCll t ntiV 7r.'le! -i UvlTLTf IHlro5X certainly eaten ner,o he shortened sail : a long time in the po.sei-sion o! n man : again, backed hi3maintdpsa.il ;. and firetl morning and evcnipg.1 supplied him un a gun to windward, hoping that the En-j sparingly with rfilk andiutter:" vear af giish Admiral -would then recall his fri- Iter year I brought forth a caffwhich he gates to take. the Constitution, and so the Levant would escape; but there be was mistaken. ; The admiral knew that his seventy fours and "razee-were enough to a . are cioudt-d, ot.u ILur tutru m x.rxii rise. No honse cf their own ncti tlu-m, while from poorer to rocrer . tvn. - ments ilny ttalt-nd,' and to I.an!r nrd hurdt-r far , as improvldenrr drh s cp their, r rrsou'rct-f. At.d row, vhw are lbc.e ' Sk a m- t " -t' sold to supply the want. . ' At.length from increase of venr?, my milk dried and I Jost the roXwr vi tenr- J-ihat unit on thnr fooite: nith im:fllr-.l I ing young. My tyrant master no sooner faces and allc gatircnU? 'J hafisa Cilk ! perceived this, tlan.T unmindful t f "ood ; rand that is a iT c4hi rr.hr.f gfrv;y. and faithful service, he drove me from his ' hairs arc comin? w ith sorrow lo the r;rate ! yard, to f eric. for food and shelter he rar- That is a M&irr,7wrpir.?T)vT-vil Which sh cannot arret! and tht re- is the Lro- . ken-hrtirt d wife and iher are the chi! dren hapless innocents for wLcm their fatheT has provided the inheritance "cfJr - of dishonor, and, nak cdnrrs, and wo. And - hnnrlnnd mllpdflTlcitK Rnl "R rltnnni ' 'Theirc says ;wcv Ihe (dd inan h Commodore Stewart ! answered the hail himself Tack ship,, sir, and. crowd thing. This Was iust tne thing. She had fought her starboardbattery, and that take us ; so he let the Acasta and New castle go on,' while he crowded on after ds. : When '.Commodore-. Stewart saw that that trick had failed, he hove a signal : ed not where. I strayed into this plain. to the Cyane to shift for herself, and ' and being unf tti red ! and at my pl-p, I then bracing up again he made all sail. ! have regaintd somewhat of my former fat and in an hour the English hauled off, -j and sleek appearance. It was but yi. finding tbey could. not catch us.. terday that rny master passed this way "When we came into New York, in and observing t lie improvement . in my April, the Cyane. .was at anchor, off the ; condition, actually sold tne to his butcher ; Battery; butj theLevant took refuge in and. to-morrow I am ti be led to 'the ronu. i iayu,;anu ine ingnsh. broke, the slaughter nouse. itucn is me return man Spanish neutrality'. a j, we knew they ! makes for good." j v would, and managed with two fifty gun j "Prepare thyself-rfficTy7sa!d the -?er-frigates, to take a sloop'of war oi twenty pent 1' - ' two guns, with thirty men. to man her. j ; ".To condemn," answered -the dismay j eu youtn, uyvu iuc lesxiritiy oi a. Single. witness, is contrary w out moft Holy law ; produce another, and then act as you de sire." - . - ',; - . ... ' Thev were standincr near -a tree, nnd ing to the custom ot bis country, on a j they-appealed to it. The tree instantly .fleet and sure footed camel, was journey-j gave its testimony against man and wid, ing over the vast deseit of. Keremaun ; j "I have sprang op as you see me, in this he-was in pursuit of the caravarL and ar-i desolate Dlace: and here, siandinfr nrn civd late we evening, in the borders 6far'' one -sUirff, and accopying but a'umall jor forest, great as the, power, of Allah, and tion of God's earth, am ever at the serv- ice oi pasers-oy a spreaa oat my bran-' ches in "every rdireciiqh to aflprd shade and belter-to 4he ffotrhed and .weary traveller, -uuen . nave I saved a wretch EKOM PRAgE&S MiOAZIXr. .THE 1 0t'TII, TIIIfSEaPEST, THEvOW.ASDTHEPdt, An Arabian vouth. mounted, accord- extensive as the plain of destruction -Th4 travellers . had - proceeded on wa rds ahdjjn lea ving this their, last halting place, sbra negligent wretch had omitted to ex- tingaish his fire. The sparks being still ' ed, miserable man. who, but for my.tirne- is ilTis. belovtd yctrngmt n, ihr l.r.-tory ci your course -in this ?ct-r.fcf iVfcI&tictv j do you beliold the image of yctir future stive? is thia the potertv and u'tras, w-fncluas an armed men thalh tile bold ouyouf nnd are ycur fo tiers, ar.d'rno ther?, and filers, and wives, and childc n, to sucrced to those who noiv move im in. thw roourpfiiL proresion weeping ' they 1 Yes- right as your rnornin rrow'opt'n?; and high''a,.your.hoptsb-a?. this is your.noon, r.nd'our night, unll-s'-i., you shun those haLfu--pf "iiifeniper-icce which have thus trlr made theirt a fcay.. of clouds, and cf thick xlsrkfceisv I:-jron-frequent places cf crening report &i social '' drinking if you t Vt oqt .w ith' drinking, daily, ajhtle;temperateh; prudmtly, it is yoorseUcs which, as irTaglac yea be--.' t Miht I sciert -specifier bectV cf'-i i jrrw -to th'e.roung hosl andm:: uz tif cl.ftic - I wocm sayIiapjJ v t-&t.yj r t h -, ployrncut li4Eefuh and JLtOcbrV. ir. i:. 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