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. RahizK North-Carolina, '
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fTlio'e who do not, either at t;ne time ut m-
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tlnition of their year, will be presumed as de
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Thf-task of wo'rkinx innrorcment on the
firth is in-ich mre delightful !to n undebauch.
IVra'nvl. than v.W.loj-y which can be
wq'iirVd from rt.ra;Viisr r h the rr.ost unmter-
. I f -.,,.ctL. I VV H!lIVflTll'.
rmtfcu career ui u.'h' : '
SCIENTIFIC"AGHIGULTURE.
T ie follow ng letter wsi written by the propri
etor of the DraJpe Farrp," to the Editor cf,
.i.. 4 Pufnir Tina f :rrti is ilnattf I
the American Farmer. nrm is situated
about two miles from llalt"nijjor?, and is wnder
the care of Mr. Underwood formerly' of Rox
bary. It is 'certainly a very -encouraging ex:
ample. ' . ' - a -
Mr. Smith Under an jimpression that
t'e agriculturists of our country with a
few exceptions, did not employ capital
eaousrh in their business, I about twelve
years since determined to! carry my ideas
into effect upon my Orange Farm, con
is?in: of 400 acres. After the desired
-fertility had been given to the so'd, 30
seres of it were converted into a garden,
ifld 370 acres into a dairy farm. Of
these 370 acres, about 70 are in wood,
aud about S00 under cultivation.
The c$ws are in number 100 some-
Times more and sometimes, less, . They
are kent in warm but Well; ventilated ata-
tiles throughout thd winUr, and part ot
the spring and autumn, j They are not
exposed.-to cold rams evejvm summer.
They run during tut summer on luxuri
ant pas teres, each of which affords a com-
Fartahle shade. So much importance is
attached to shade, that sbeds have, been
erected over the troughs, where they get
their drink. As there is no running wa
ter on the farm, we have to depend on
pimps. And it may hot be out of place
here to state, that two dogs, one at a time,
pump all the water, and cut all the corn
stalks, straw and hay used for all the
rows and other animals 'of this farm.
These cut articles, mixed with corameal,
oran, shorts and roots, are cooked by
means of a very simple steam apparatus
for their food during the winter, with oc
caional variations. i
The cows are at all times in the stables
clean, by being kept clear of their own
dirt, by means' of aAvell constructed drai n
so nsed as to receive all their dung and
mne. ; ' .
Of the sales of the products of this dai
ly farm, there has been for a series of
yeai3 a progressive increase. The ac-
l -ojntof the sales of lastyear, as render-
e;i(to me by my manager on the 1st .Janu
ary hist, you have below;; and I am given
t understand that it will be more this
)ear. In this statementj the proceeds of
'He garden of 30 acres are not included.
A t he e x pe n se3 of re pai rs, ,o f b ; ; v 1 d ings,
and of every other kindj are paid by my
manager, I have not aljowed myself to
pry into them very closely. I have con
t'nted myself with knoUuig, that he has
V) deliver to me, and that he does deliver
tf) me,, without limitation every dav,
tvliatever quantity my family may want
of fresh butter, cream and m'ilk, and that
lie has to pay to me in clash every Satur
iv,.a satisfactory net amount of rent.
: .Imoinf of sales on Orunde Farm fa- 1830.
Milk,
S 4822 9M
1,779-36
. -1,501 84
134 79
72 50
455 98
1,15S 06
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S,G69 73
Butter,
Beef,
Veal,
VegetabklSy
il:-.v,
l'rn ihe American farmer.
v GnTAT MlsnKE" Many persons
- ippose that no more-amprovements can
made m Ao-rh.w.. 1' " ka ..u
U t has been s-uTidently discussed : an.
Vt e nIothi,Ji' 1uwe nped te said . oi
I w' " yt sufljce, to rebut this
and
or
ht snflire- tn ' rolmr rHTc
K . . ' tf s,ty -hat is neither more nor
if. agr:e-
Ultl!!
t .OJ
the
United States h.i9 attained a state of per-
r- . . :,'! ,. iS.-i. J I. .
lection." ;, Kut it is a great 'imsia&e.
xKnculiire has scarcely passca its infan
cy in this country. Ve speak ol agri
culture in general. There are a few far
mers who have -made advances far beyond
he mass of husbandmen ; but tliey are
exceptions which provejthe general- rule.
Pray how many farms in the; u.rotate.-i,
of the same nutnber of acres, (250) have
said as much produce as the, Orange farhi
durin0, last year ? Are wc wide of the
mark in saying, not one inlaryland, not
ten in the Union ? II jw many have pro
duced half as much ? Jl'he Orange farm
sold last year nine thousand ami six hun
dred dollars worth of produce.! Let it not
be asked, to what kind of" produce is
the Orange farm devoted," for all farmers
are at liberty to ro and do likewise ; but
let the" question 'how many farms produce
as much' ? be answered. If nate, or few,
which is the tact, thcn'hpw can it be said
or rationally supposed, -that no further
improvements can ,ufe ; made in arjcul
ture ? The truth is, that' by attention to
small things, economising in time, making
the most of every thing, arid gathering
up the fragments the pioprietjr of the Or
ange farm makes dollars, where most far
mers would make cent, j Go to that
farm ; look at. its arrangements and nia;i-
a"-e:ncnt. liH-re vou. vvUl see notiuns
ill
lost ; neither time, which is money, nor
labor which produces money. There ev
ery particle of matter that i can be con
vertedjinto food for man or be;t is avail
ed of. One half the nutriment of .fodder
is not lost 'by passing the stojnachs of cat
tle undies'euVin consequence of impro
per feeding ; but the yholc is save.), by
preparing the fodder by cutting and
steaming ; so that not only all the nutri
tive matter is saved, but the; lood is ren-
alateabIe to thfe animals
to . u. i i; ..r i l i l'L
The intelliffant manager of that farm al
lows no animal to be fed onjlong or raw
food. Another peculiarity in his manage
ment is worthy of notice. There is no
pn Orange farm an inproductiye animal,
br a useless thieg. The very dog that
basks in the sunshine and1 barks back
tha poacher, has his regular ;hoi;r of duty
in the wheel, pumping water, cutting
straw, turning the gnndstoiie, c;c. It
there are no useless animals! to feed, nei
ther are there any worthless' buildings to
keep in repair for show, Oh passing Or
cnge farm, the traveller would suppose it
to be the comfortalde; residence of some
comfort-loving, unambitious farmer, who
lias enoua because he wants no more
being just able to pay his taxes, and
4 make both ends rneef'yet Orange
farm produces nine thousand dollars a
year! - How, it will be asked does this
farmer produce so much more than any
other ? Wc answer emphatically by d-i-carding,
as fallacious, the idejvof perfec
tion alluded to at thes head of this article;
by bdieving, that evetn his system is far
from perfect, and by continually bending
his attention to improvements. If, there
fore, agriculture in this countrv is not
susceptible of immense improvement, why
do not all our. farmers produce as much
as the skilful one of Orange farm ? Take
this farm as the acme of perfection, sure
ly it will b; admitted that all our farms
of equal soil may be.-equal to it ; and if
so, has the subject of agriculture been
sufficiently discussed ? need nothing more
be published? are there no more improve
ments to be made ? i
E PISCO'PA L CON VE N T 10
The Annual Con vention of the Protest
ant Episcopal Citurch of the Diocese of
Virginia was held last week 'n the Borough
of Norfolk. Ilaving-epjoyed the privilege
of attendance, a-brif account of the pro
ceedings may be expected at our hands.
We shall proceed, therefore, to give a
few particulars referring to-the next
number of the Epitcajxd liecarder, fr a
detailed statement. The facility of access
to Norfolk had induced the expectation
that the occasion would attract a great
number of citizens from a'.l parts of the
Statean expectation Which was entirely
realised. It is said that never has there
been so great a crowd of strangers in that
ancient borough. ?
Vv'e made one of some sixty, passengers
who leftFrederieksburg, on Tuesday the
17th mst, hi the elegant Steam Boat A7? w
Philadelphia, Captain Marshall, of Balti
more, cliartered; for the excursion. At
the Hop 'Yard, we received on' board the
venerable Bishop Moore and several of
the clergy, amlconf inuing to receive ac
cessions as we (fescettded, the river, our
company had increased, before we reach
ed our destination, to nearly one hundred.
The enchanting scenery of the Rappahan
nock has, onr a former juccasion, elicited
the feeble expression of our admiration.
Time and space are now; wanting for a
reiterated tribute to beauties of naturey
which, without much aid from interesting
associations, begvuslo attract the "attenti
on of intelligenfTourists.), ' .
By remaining in; Cartas Creek the
greater; part of the night, our passage
down the Bay, much to the satisfaction
of all, was performed in the day-time.-
The Boat stopped, for an jiouror two at
old Point Comfort, thus Affording an op
portunity for a hastv inspection of the
stupendous fortifications now i progress,
land Jrastenins; to completion, v,We cannof
! t II . I ' . . CI . .
dwell opn this subj ct suRIc it to sav
that anr most extravagmt conceptions of
the extent of the works, and the dffHrnlty
of their construction, fell far short of thej
reality. .At about half past I P. M.vwe 1
reached Norfolk, and were greeted by
many friends who had arrived by the James
River Ste-jm ftoats. The rem;iinler of
the day was spent in securinsi lodgings,
.yid visiting the Nvy.Yard, Dry Dock,
Vessels of War, and other objects of in
terest; .
The Convention met, on Thursilav
morning, in Christ Church a new. spa
cious, r.n.l most splendid building and
was opened by a. Sermon fro in the Uev.
Johk G u am mar, of Dinwidlie; The at
tendance of members, Lay and Cleric.il,
was unusually larjie. There was no sub
ject of epi'cial interest or importance
h r-)2;ht into discussion. The ordinary
'business was transacted, but the proceed
ings of the body seemed but a secondary
obj.'c', compared with the spiritual io-
nrovement of th.i occasion which had bro't!
together slicb a concourse of ..people.
'r: I II I A a t r . I
i. Here was preacnm- aoie an'i i.m!iui
preaching -in the morniog and at niht
in both of the Churches. Prayer ineetirs
were e:;rr!i day held at six o'clock in the
morjiiog in the old Church, and at five in
;h' evening at three privafe houses.
Th.ee meetings were most numerously
attended, and constituted perhaps the
most profitable thev were certainly the
most interesting of the varj.us nor vires
of the season. On Sunday there was
preaching in both of the IAccqll Chur
ches, and in the Prosbyteri:ni '.which, to
gether with the clutrches of the other tie
nomination of Christians in the Borough,
was kindly tendered. The services in
Christ Church comenced at an early hour,
a?id, i n consequence of the Ordinat ion and
Communion were unusually protracted.
Toe Sermon was Ly the Rev. Dr. Dc'dcll
of T'luhdelphia. The name of the prea
cher is a sufliciont guaranty that it was
able, eloqunV impressive and evangeli
cal : and neveriwas a discourse listened
to with more profound attention or deep
er interest, 'the Rv. Mr. -Polk, of Rich
mond, anil the Re. Mr. Mead, cf Albe
marle, were ordained Priests ; and-Mr
V. V. Taylor, of the Theological Semi-
nary, near Alexamlna, and Mr. Vvnarie
V. Taliaferro, of Fredericksburg, ad
mitted to the. order of Deacons. The
Holy Communion was then administer
ed, in many instances for the first time,
to nearly fire hundred persons. On Sun
day njgnt the Kiahop preached, and as is
customary, concluded the services of the
Convention by a solemn charge and affec
tionate exhortation to the clergy. Tlie As
sistant Bishop of the Diocese, the Right
Rev. Wm. "Meade, was not in 'attendance
being, .at pretention a Missionary tour
through the States of Kentucky and Ten
nessee. Tiie Convention will next be
held iu Alexandria.
On the whole, we trust & believe much
ooml was ilohp. ' The re.ilons r'hristian
had his soul refreshed' the luke warm
professor was roused from his auathv
those laboring under conviction were in-
duced to abarmon their opposition audi
the impenitent and careless were in ma
ny instances, awakened.
The utility of such annual convocations,
is not confined to ihe spiritual improve
ment great as it may be of thoe who
attend them. The formation of pleasing'
acquaintances the bringing together of
many respectable persons from widely
separated p.. res of the State the exercise
of the kindly charities of our nature 'all
have a beneficial tendency not only in a
moral, but even in apolitical point of
view. Thus, of the hundreds who but
lately were the guests of the peop'e of
Norfolk, there are but few who will not
long cherish a grateful recollection of that
cordial hospitality and kindness, with
which they were received and entertain
ed. The character of the place was not
equivocal -The hospitality of its citizens
has been long celebrated from Maine to
Florida ; but whatever may have been the
expectations of her late visitors, we are
persuaded that they were more than rea
lized. Fredericksburg Arena.
llUliaiCANE AT SEA.
" Case rude florets blustering ruder,'
List ye 1 indsmen ail to m
Msmstes Iwwr broi !ier s:ihr
S.i. the dangers of the sea. Old Ballad.
The equinoctial storm has been, and
alwavsimust remam an event of the great
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est import in the life of a "seafaring man. swain. Let go tbeTore : top sail final
Crossing the line, bringing two Sundays, yards, round in tKeiatf braces, jclew
together, fast sailing and hard fighting
on old ocen, are cucumstances continu-
failr nccucrin'g in the course of things-
out as repeatedly euacea oy oiners ot
later and more astonishing natures. But
a hurricane, if felt in its full force, re
mains a source of continued-astonishment
to all who endure it. Tp tH sailor if
giyes animn'nrtahce of character- that is
truly enviable ; among his less experienc
ed comrades he is made on all occasions
the orac4e without whose decision in mat
ters alluding f o severities by sea in. storms,
it were unavailing to contend.
A few months have only elapsed, and
the. circumstances are consequently fresh
in my mind) since I encountered one ol
those violent tempest?. Our shirr mount-
ed-thirty guns, and was, althjujh a &i;n-Icasional slijrs of feet and bwjil y iutrusions
y;le deketl ship, of a size comp;rnb!e;t
n lirst das' trigte ; she was well found,
and proved herself a good sea boat, i in
movement and speed. With wh.it plea
sure did I survey he long graceful pro
portions of hull and spies ; the fonder
displaying a line of hiilliant br-jss tom-
pions in t!e imwA" of a saucy battery.
fieaders, to your imagination's of what
constitutes the acme o! naval . arcni?ec
toral taste and beautv, I tave all suff
quent descriptions of what our ship wa.
to describe what, in the , opinion im
oldest sailor, seemed the worst gale he
had ever encountered. I must beg vbur
pardon for the egotism practised in this
narration and inform veil that I filled
only the humble station of inidship'M.
and had the, watch on deck, as master's
mate of the ' forecastle, w'aen t!;C u:ind
ireshened so as to caue o'jr shorte'si'.:
sail fqym royals to single-reefed topsails.
reail, and . fore-topmasi;Staysai!, with
the spanker in the brails. K'glit bells
being reported to tjie Captain, anil struck.
the last ilogwatdi cxpin-d-, arid the relief j
tooK tho deck. I he weather overhead j
looked bad, but I supposed in the mom-l
ing it would be again (air, as we should
be on the Eastern edge of the Gulf Stream,,
and in warm weather : and that more Or
b'ss squalls were always attendant on
crossing the (lulf, particularly in th'ej I-'all
of the year, hut we little dreamed of any
1 iimr iLiiiiM oik
The sea combed, and emitted flashes of
phosphoric light, whiUt the heavens- ap
peared wrapped in folds of black and
broken storm clouds, sending forth vivid
lightning, which the gloom of jnightireu
dered terrific, whil-t the distant howling
id blasts in pa-sing sqtalis, accotopipiied
by claps of thunder, seemed to a rohian
cmg mind as if the spirits of storm J held
Council. MiiUhipmendike, delighted with
the pleasing thoughts of escaping a wet
jacket, I descended below to my hatn
mock, to dream of comfort and friends
ashoi e, from which I was too soon awaken
ed by our boatswain and his mates; call
ing all hands to reet topsails, a sound not
ihe most pleasing to sleepy 'Midsj and
immediately a quartermaster and reefer
r f
j made their unwelcome aprearanqfe to
demand our attendance on deck, lejaving
us a .light to turn out by, secured to 'the
table by forks to prevent, its being extin
guished by a fall on deck.
The-motion of our ship was violent ;
she rolled and pitched as if her is pars
were in immediate danger of going over
the side or bows, and the rush of water
asshe e'eavesaway through the seas came
gurgling on our drowsy sene of hearing
like desolation. What contusion in the
steerage! 'Givc me my jia," 'cried
one, who's got my pea jicket ?" shout
ed another, ' r:y clothes j re Hvet,". cried
our Mid,, who slept in the wake of the
hatch ; v gentlemen hurry tm (feck,"
say so me -of our luffs who descended -'to
ser if all hat.tls were on deck :'we are
1 goinrr to have a blow, my hcai t ies,' . savs
fi a haif drowned reefer who came below
for a fresh hat, his former one having j until It w;r? literally iu splinters.- t4Vd
taken its sudden departure in gtiingMoof: unteers tor cutting away mast yard ;"
' loan us a watch bill," cried .several exclaimed the first Lieutenant twobrave
(who neer possessed any) out s are Io-1 I fellows sprung forward with hatchels in
stand by the topsail' haul wir.U," ! hand, headed by the gunner, ascended the
cr'.es the first lieufen wit ; "ease op" the
hau'vard, 7 clew down, round in the
weather braces hard up quarter maimer,"
" hard up ;". and down heeled the 1 ship,
over went tables, campstonl, and out
went the steerage lights, and on deck
scrambled vour servant with his mess
mate.; Uig out your conduct rs car
penters," "lore top there, is Mr-j Sky
lark aloft?'' Yes, Sir, yes,' 4 see
the men lay out and light up the sail to
windward, tie your points uvh ' clerir. of
top gallant sheets," haul out to lee
ward." exclaimed the Captain of the fop
on the weather vard arm tie and lav
in,5' shouted the mid, laj down men to
the haulyards haul well aught walk
away" and the fore and main top! saii
vards with the sails close reefed, resum
ed their stations on the topenasts. j
Hurry and furl that sad.rmif.zenj top
men" ' After guard lay up and pjass,
gasket over the foot, of the span kerf amf
haul taught the vangs, !andi sliet anjtl lay
up your rigging ready fir: running."
Get top gallant vArds ready for Jcum-
ing (town'' 44 aye, aye,"; fc mindfyour
helm.," . hard up," and down heel)! the,
ship to the gale. Man jfore clew gar
nets, and butitlines, up foresail" i let
go the lore bowline," cried rd the boat
down, eise off the fore sheet in the wjais-t'
' waister lay forward" yhi furl that
topsail sir" cried the first lieu t. ;:tf luff,
and 4brace up the main yard," bring
her by the wind, Quarter master"titis
done we once. more felt snng.i I
Our -deck presented a scene? of confusi
on the shot. had roliM out of racks f;o the
wind-ward, wads and shotboxes werej shy
ing about the, decks,, to the great amuse-.
merit of a half-drown'd gang of afterguard
boys, mrxen, tOpmen and marines station
ed by the-miz.cn top gallant yard ro'pe.
I he poor hogs were racing round, recei
ving kicks and curses in every direction,
whilst the poultry stow d m coons amid
j ships, expressed by sere ami and quacks
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their dislilce to ih Urx. rero'wl f,-nm rn
of passers by, accoinpanieJ'ljv a profuse
sauce or salt water as the seas ?bn.ke a-
longside and distributed their
sprays o-
ver the bulwarks on "deck.
44 Hurry "those 'men aloft," exclaimed
our Captain' to the first Lieutenant.
44 Bear a hand ton-men ;dieadv'r
send down your trippindines- tt
the jack block's away!" "When or
ice up
on came
the hurricane down heelM the ship, awn
v ent headspars- and royal masts, ton?:;
1
jhnt masts, fore top blasts, vards, headMf
j.the foremast, balf'the firctop, along with
one poor Tel low, who ;wM standinihold
ing on to- the life lines of the bowiipnt ;
Ids cries were faintly heard in' the'ilee-
waist as he pas.ed the ship, for succor
but in vain, we never saw him more.
Our; ship lay with her1 lee rail ua.de r water
when the maintopsail and forestaysail,
with one accord,- lefttheir respective bdt
r0j)e -, and betook themselves to ilight o
ver the expanse of stormy wafers. The
foresail blew loose in spite of all the extra
gaskets, and flapped itself in pieces in
sueh a noisy manner as Vrsembled the fi
ring of battalions of "musketecra.'-
lCo:ne down ft-om aloft," was frequent
ly cried out but such was the violence
of tiie sorm, one person, though six feet
distant from another, could not compre
hend an order. At this moment ou? la'ait;
topm.tst went by the cajv
Call the. carpenter,?' savs the first
Lieutenant, to me, and he was forced tv
put bis speaking trumpet almost against
mv ear before I heard him, and bid him
bring a set ot sharp axes from the store
rooms, for cutting avay the lower ftiasts"
that worked so violently as to threaten
their being every moment in danger of
falling on the decks and killing our men,
r. ho r. om t!isnav were collected in groups
about the ship's spar deck, expect jng
death from each passing sea, by the pro
bability of its knocking the ship over, as
she lay with the water three feet in lee-wai-.d,
and making violent pitches, bury
ing her bowsprit, knight heads, and half
the top gallant forecastle . each time, and
rolling tons of water down the hatches on
to the birth-deck, to the imminent danger
ol loundenng tie ship before the mam
hatch gratings could be shipped and tar
paulins spread to prevent it.
"Clear the wreck boys," cried our
captain, taking the speaking trumpet
s'cut away briskly the rigging" for our
topmasts they lay thumping the ship along
side in such a manner as to make tfs dread
her bilging; our quarter boats weie bhwn
in pieces from the '-quarter cranes, and
strewed the decks -with their fragments.
J On sounding ihe pumps, six feet, water
j was found, whch considering our shin
was on her bilge, would at least give eight
fret w!hii upright. It was with great dif
ficulty aud incessant pumping we prevent
ed the water gaining oo us, nor was it un
til the gale wasiover we entirely freed her.
At the same time the weather main
brace bumpkin was torn up and the main
yard swung to avid fro, and parting the
lifts. daalt blows on the hammuck rails
rigging, and cut it away down came the i
young man atnwart snips on tlie bottom. of
the barge, and broke it irr and then launch
ed itself to sea' "Man overboard heave
him a liti'e in the waist but Providence
remedied this mishap the ship rolled to
leeward arid swoop'd him, on board again
uninjured. The'.fjore yard by a strong &
clrTcient lashing.-i was secured to the lee
cat-head, and all seemed once mure' likely
to be as comfortable as circumstances
would admit of. when the 'weather reliev-
ingtacklos in the gun room- parting, she
came head to wind, throwinga dozen men
or more injured variously, over the" decks
and givjifg thirty or forty below a merry
tumble. To clap on a strap around the
cirele on which the iron tiller played,was
now to be done. . Down .witJi the heln)
quarter master, hard down." The ship
fell niTnnd rano-ed inthi frfton'h of tho sea.
it w. tliP'wrCftfii'f4iwininIiti.4! a f,.!,
.v. u J ... V" "..mw. j.. ...w..
relieving tackle was hooked on,- and the
helm righted. I was ordered below to
atteiid,;thc tackles aud see that the men
f eld on the cabin where all was con fu
sionbroken bottle necks made their ap
pearances the floor wa3 strewed with
elixirs unset and some were lashed around
the table legs to prevent their being broken
to pieces in rencontres. I he day was spent
by me below, wet, chilly, and hungered as
we could not cook any tood from the gal
leys being continually inundated. . I
scarce knew what; to do ; however, to die
well fed with what grub the bread room
furnished seemed better thiTi to famish :
and after a search, 1 was enabled to dis
cover some biscuit and a bottle of gin,
vvhich. without any wish to wound ihe so
ber feelings of my readers, a lieutenant
and myself were immediately employed
in emptying. 1
; Nothing material further occurring,and
the sea abating, it was resolved bv the u-
nanimous vote of weary self to adjourn &
look for a drv bunk, where I might indulge
I in a nap ; but tlie timely entree of a bro-
ft. . a
ther reeter, who relieved me, gave me
lpermi?iar to do so witliout skulking ; so
creeping into the state room of our nobW
e:rptaio, it being the' only dry place I
)und, as' all the ther apart merff f thf
ship were knee deep in water, and all thef
etiquette from onr shattered Estate bein'
dispensed with, I threw off 'dull care, a
h)pg with -a wet pea jacket, which I 'laidf
under ipy htewl as an apology for a piyow
and -slept. At early daybreak Tawok:e,
and going on deck to make a few ktr.ks
out of my aching bones, I could hardlv
realize the sceye. 0;r ship, under ,thW
storm -?fay sails, rolled a huge wrecltoiv
ihe ruffled face of the m ghty deep ; the;
sto. m clouds fled in fragments before tin'
north-west wind- and the bright cheering"
rays of a summer's sun smiled uno-n the
havoc of the past hurricaue.
LIFE Ij
SWISS HIFLEMEN.
V corrptpond-nt of s London ppr ff'ves th
tiuSj' irK-d j.c oiit of the Sw-ss II ttemt n.-i '
V t dar? fay the narratives of jilcid hefe ile
t.i lpl . ill e..cit? ?"ie attent on of our count) y
re tdus,- many of whom cun make an g.iort'
slnoi-r-:ir.d 1me bttter. 'HiAc are the t y'
of onr western yf.oir.in, arci mt a f V wilt
be tomd who' ttvt only hve them, but know
low to ue. them. ' ?i '
Of all the means which the Swiss haver.
I to repulse their enemies, none is 'more
C?rm,?a",f ina1 thQ. S1 ty, possess irr
tfteartoUhooting with rifles, rhey-arc, no-
u.juij., i.ii; uesi inarK.mneu in tne woriu ;
besides the. riflemen belonging to th Ar
my of the Confederation, who have all
been at the Military School, and who
have been regularly trained and drilled
1 the purpose, there is uot a parish in-
the land which has not one or more socie
ties of riflemen, where pri.es are yearly
contended for. During the whole of the
summer, their journals are fiiletl with ad
vertisement's" for public firing matches al,
about the country. This is truly a na--tionI
exercise, enjoyed by the greatest?
part of the pjjpulation. "Oaeof these meet-,
ings was held last year in Bern. The:
pii.cs, to be fired for amounted to 1179
sterling: the Government and town of,
Bern, and various societies, added gifts;
to a large amount," consisting of silver
cups, and other articles of silver plate-,
Eight thousand of the marksinen of Swit
zerland met to try their: skill j the targets
were placed alt. two liundred yards' dis
tance, the riflemen could only fire one
shot at each of the seven first targets, anil
no shot was inscribed to pretend fto a,
prize which sfruck farther than tix inched
from the centre; there were thirty other
targets where the marksmen could tire ma
ny shot?, but where no jdiot was inscribed
to pretend to a pri.ze which struck further
than one inch and a half from the centre.
This description will give-an idea of the
marksmen.- How often have I. been a
spectator of these firing : matches' ant I
have found on examination that on aw
average, 100 hatts oiit of 106 struck
a stpiareof: 1 3 inches, 'and it appears t
me by wht I have seen, that out of 110
balls fired by these marksmen against the
single figure of a man placed as a tar
get, above 100 would strike it; from
which I conclude, that if they firecl.
against ranks ot t:ie enemy's columns of
troops, few would be InebaiU that "miss
ed them. ft may be said that rt is quite)
another tiling io lire in battle than against
a target. It may be io r but the skill of
khe Swiss rifieinen is ir fact which cannot
be denied, and tjie war of 1793 affonlsr
many proofs of the dreadful havoc thr;
Swiss mojntaineevs of the small cantons,
thoig'isofew in number, made in thd
rai ks of the best French army, whicb
perhaps, France overset on foot 'ffctv
of the cantons act. d in concert .- par
tial engagements only took place, in all
of which the Swiss showed their gkill j..
and we do not hesitate in afiirming, that
ii the S,wiss are fairly united, they would
by noaneans fear a power like Austria and
its numerous Armies. In order to forrri
iiiw-m me y.kiv.r n, tne musetrvi
when compared with tint of the riflemen.
let ns bear in mind that in the last lono-
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war oi c ranee against a'.l -tne Towers of
Lurope; between two hundred and three
urjdred musket shots were fired to kill
or wound a man I The Tyrolean rifle-
men, called les Chasseurs du Loup (Ty
rolean wolf hunters,) Were on the contra-.
ry. the tenor of tne French soldiers a.
and when afterwards the Tyrolean pea-
sanwrusijB against tne, rrencn, thougti th.6
army which was servt against them was.
ten times more numerous, the peasants
protracted the struggle, and would not
have submitted, had not their Chiefs, fajk
en into the hands of the enemy.
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An Affectivo Sight. In the .m- ' sft
ftumn of 1632, the small pox commenced.- , U
among the Massachusetts Indians. " Wibi Vls MW i
ter checked, not the TTisease, yet the
Knglish endeavoring to visit their sick
-.vigwains, helped them all they could, but
as they entered one of their matted bouses,
chey beheld a mo-it sad spectacle, dealf.
having smitten all save out? uoor Infaiif
-'nich lay on the gro.nid sucking tie
breast of its dead mother, seeking to draw
living nourishnwat from her de d breast.
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