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Every Tuesday Jlforning,
A FEW] RODS VVEST OF T HE BRIDGE!
BY
JAPIIE S I{EED. J“-
TIE-{I-;RES-—'I.‘\\'O Dollars per annum, payable
puarterly: Mail Subscribers in advance. A libera.
igcoum made to companies.—Any person \vlio will
become responsible for six papers shall have the
.\\.7eVellIl'l 2i‘atis.—No paper will be disscontinueil until
' 'tei'ns, French and English calicoes, a large assoit-
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' leg was almost crippled, hip dropped out of place, thigh and
;,-_;-vi-earagcs are paid.—Commuiiic'.<ttions must be post
paid to receive attention.
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~ SPRING & SURIEIER G0O})S-
AMES MALLORY has just received a large
supply of cheap Dry Goods, warranted as
‘cheap as can be foundiii Norwalk, a good assort-
”‘‘,.]t of Broadclotlis, of all colors and qualities,
"‘,-ytk, blue, and fancy colored cassiiiieres and satin-
nets, French and Eiiglisliginglianis, a variety of pat-
,,i:uent, blk and blue blk sillts, a great variety colored
,Gro dc Nap, Florences and Sarsnetts, plain and
.:2ig’dbobbiiietlaci=s, footings and cdgings, thread
it-;.Z*_-s, edgings and insertings, Irish linens, lawns,
‘-te dj-ape,-5,311 “-,‘u';,lis, linru ctiiiibric and linen
“V '-o_ hdkfs, Fongee am,‘ flag silk hdkfs, sewing
C=!mb"|- . . ' 7 ‘French and Furr-
.,k C” C -ind gauze hdhfs, hilt - _ '_ ' I:
‘;’.‘ , 'b0;nl:n’z,m printed miislins, c-amp.-.-""‘ l“_°k°““'i
‘5’ ‘ ‘i -it niuslins, fig'd swiss anti "“9k°'
"15.:
NEW &. FASHIONABLE
DRY GOODS.
CLOCK hasjust returned from
SPREN
\HAR.Ll£S N.
did assortment of Spring Fancy and Staple Dry
Goods, and flutters himself to sell cheaper than ever
before offere lin this or any other village, (not 30
per cent. cheaper,) but cheaper than can be purchas-
ed at any other Establishinent. He invites the
Public in general to call and examine his stock be-
fore they purchase elsewlicre. as he charges nothing
for looking. The following arlicli-.s comprise a part,
viz Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Invisible Green,
Olive, Mixtaiiu Fancy Col’d Cloths, fiorn Lie. to
plain, striped and fancy col’d C‘-assimeres, Satinni-tts
all colors and prices, to wit, from 15s. to 14s., Mar-
seilles aml Valencia Vestings, new patterns, Sheet-
iugs, miislins 5 4 wide, bleached and brown do, from
(id. to ls. 8d. col’d Gros tle Naples, watered and
plain, very cheap, wide blk. Italian silk, sinchew
and sarsnet do, from 33. to 55 , Frencli, English and
_.§i:,ierican Calicocsand Ginghams, a large assort-
ment and entirely new patterns, low priced, do jack-
onet, s$\_lS§, mull. inodium, nansook and camhric
muslins, and fig'd do, fine and low priced, linens,
linen catiibriclt and linen cambric h.lkfs., lawn,
Bishop liiwii 3-4, 44., 5-4 and 6-4, plain and fig’d
bobinnet laces, from .25. (id. to 83-, blk French horn-
bazine. from l0s. to $3, black silk vc‘-ii“: ‘Ville
bang-up cord, also beaveiteens and fustians froin 525-
6d. to 55., a good article, Ladies and Gcntlemens
white and col'd II. S. gloves. fancy col’d dress
lidkfs,grecn and white gauze veils, all kinds of
hosierics and prices, blk. and nhitc silk stockings
ribbed and plain worsted ilo., green and orange col'd
moreen, fJentlein.~n’s pleated aml plain stocks, red
' -' " ' . J
:c‘:;l’:el:l'sa°nadng,l,,:;n mg-‘een, sctirlet and _blk n.-crtin.‘
sliawls, lllll)(‘.I\VOJlSllZ1\\'iI-:. mm.m"re c,h”"z' bhck
prunella, blk and col’d cii'c...“‘°"5i l-"k “ml 9,0“-l
.r:anibric, white and brown jean. “"9 “"1 Ye'l°“'
-nankin, stuffs for boys wear, beavertecil ’"‘d,l‘_'°lf‘-’
skin, very cheap, hang up cord,crape cambli-.', ,io\\ ii
ilrilling,vestings,tiue blk boiiibazine stocks. g“-‘i’-‘--"
berage and green harage veils, green and white
gauze veils, silk and gingham umbrellas, p.'tl‘tl50l5.-
Grecian lace and footing, brown and bleached
slieetings. oil cloth, Russia diapers,i _Russia.sheet-
iiigs, betlticking, very cheap, Ladies silk, WllllC.,l)ll(,
"tndom, and brown cotton host-, gloves of all kinds,
and blk patent tlireud, by the lb. or les _
ton yarn, carpet warp, baits, wadtliiigs, bee ,
one other articles too numerous to incntion, sulni;
to say, ;, gviieral assortment of all kinds of Dry
Goods usually kept lti ."._Dry Goods Store.
barage, fancy belts, lace and muslin iiiseriings. cot-
,”-; etlgiiigs, busks, galloons, col'd sewing silks,
m',;GS p"~~:. needles, Ilt. ringshv the gross, hair
’ " - .._. I i . I ' . . ' .
plus, su>,p,_nm,_. front 6:. t’o 8.», gilt, lasting and
“id col il cotton halls, [iv the lb.
twist buttons, white ~.... , C de L ,,le am,
1' . . -v ii r wa or w n
uiic so-a co orrnc. 'iiidi . . 3
‘ 5 P’ 1 ° ‘ K‘ "'v bindings. col‘d
hllr. 3d. cold worsted. quail. ..
' ‘ riiianiity, cot-
B . -
‘-lcs vari
New York, within the pastweelt, with a splen-
THE SPEC’ll‘RE FIRE-SHIP.
A speck, a mist, a shape I wist!
Amt still it neared and nesrcd.
As if it dodg’d a water spirit,
It pluiig’d, and taik’d, and vcer’d !
at: -it it *
About, about, in real and rout.
The (l9;1[ll-fl res, danced at night;
The water, like a Witch's Oils.
Burnt green. and blue, and white.
Colerirlgc.
Superstition is nutitral to mail. Go
where you will, from the iiiliospitiible wilds
or'America to the spicy valcs of Arabiu—
from the icy portals of the north, to the
sweet and balmy groves of the soutll—-:i-
inong all iiations,savage or civilized, “ there‘
will be found in the natural constitution of
the lium-an mind a dim and obscure persua-
sion that the beings of another world may
have communion with this; that creatures,
endowed with facilities totally dissimilar
from our own, may exist; and that tliey
mag] possess a power to mingle in hiiinan
trtiiisactions, of whose nature and extent
we are necessarily igiiorant.” Nor are even
the highest of human iiitelligciices exempt
from the infirniity, if such it must it: called
as might be abundantly shown by the famil-
iar cxamples of Lord Chancellor Erskine,
Englzind’s intellectual giant, Dr. Johnson,
and Lord C-liiefJtistice llzilc ;-—~to say noth-
ing oftlic pO1')'Jl':ll' delusion with respect to
evil familiars which prevailed so exteiisive.ly
in the early history ofNew England. Even
in these lattcrdays, Lord Byron, whose lof-
ty gcuius towered so fair above the herd of
common men is said to have been infected
" -- it
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No"walk. March ‘24. I
checks, napping cloth, flaunt-ls, canvas, padding,
buckrain, bnrlaps, corded and quilted skirts, linen
collars, suspenders, boys caps, pzilin leaf hats, leg-
liorii and tiiscau straw hats, cotton yard, from No. 3
‘tn 20. blue cotton yarn, paper hangings, childreiis
shoes, ribbons, combs, buttons. pcnkuives, scis.~ors,
I-:iiives and forks, travcllilig baskets, cotton halts,
caiidlewick, pins, needles, irish thread, carpet bind-
ing. furniture din-iity, spool cotton, cotton balls, tapes
hooks and eyes. Sec.
NEVV G€"r‘(;‘iE}S-i
At the New Sf.07'£’, N0. 2, I;‘m'rali"s Built!-
ings, West the Brirlgc.
- AIVRENGE M. S'l_‘F,Vl3NS, has this r,l:i_v rc-
’ turned from New York with :1 large supply of
seasonablc Dry Goods, which, in addition to the
stock he purchased a few (lays since. makes his as-
sortment very complete. His stock ofgoods having
been purcliased at the pre.<r:iit state of the inai-kt-t
puts him beyond the reach of coinpi-titioii, and ena-
bles him to sell his goods much less lhaii they can bi-
pul‘('.l)'lst‘.tl else'.vlicr-3. lliiyeis ma_v depend they will
find i'tto their ailv:iiit:ige to give him at call before
purdliasiog clsewliere. Among his goods he cnn
merates the following few, viz.: lfioadclotlis, Cas-
sinieres, Satiiiueis and veslizigs, itizitsztiilly low;
C.-\I.lCO§‘lS, decidedly the best assortment in Fair-
field County, the new style ofthc patterns, the rich-
ness of the colors have never been §iii'p:i.~:.-‘ell, Giiig-
-‘hams and priiitcd niiislins, a zzood assortiiient, spin.’ -
«lid white and green g:ii-.y.-- veils, ti large assortiiicnl
«if .~‘.I:'v\'ll\_" silk, cl"-.pc-, and other dross shawls anil
~ll(.ll(l.$-, lb’ doz. Ladies and G(?tlllf;lllt’X)S gloves, silks
‘of most every Style, (:.'llt)i‘_.-’llltl quality. A ln.i'ge as-
sortment pf summer goods. for ineiis’ and youths’
-apparel. some new style, liczivertcens zintl hang-up
t:ul‘tl_. sortie Sl1pei‘l0l'qlti.lllll'J.‘=, inerino shawls, pziliii
leaf hats, silk itiiibrclltis, lit-.dIicl\iiig, Gd ti yard less
than former prices. cotton, wick, yarn, butts, &e,
1‘{nI‘v\'tilk, Anril l9.
A \'.-‘.Ll'.'-.B{.‘S Til’ iili}i("li‘\'l-‘.3 _
)]’j’R(;ro7n7iu-nil:-:1 (NJ o:.~t,-L-.x!ioiui.’.:/v mid t.‘IIIl(‘ftt.>'ll‘I.' (rst:n:.::::.;.’.:.
y1i]il3 1iroprg.,-tor ¢..nt‘;et-i-.tl;.- oil‘;-rs lo the ]'.tl)ll\i w_liat ex
pm-icnce has pr-i\'t'-tl to li(.' UllC.tIl lll-3 ittt’i.~? trlll(‘:1(‘i0l1S
coinpouiids iii the ,l[n/.-7-in _‘lIu.’iru, tor the (‘tire oi that class
of distressiiig, datigirriiiis, and iiivotr-i'atc Diseases produced
hv an iiiipiirc state of the blood, m'riiiiony_of the Iniinours
aiid vitiated habit of hor'.jr. tiiiil Ll.<!l1lil_\' e.\'liilntini; lll0lll>‘Cl\'t3S
in the various forms of .\‘rrr.;_ful«i, .\'uIt li‘h.~- vi, Leprosy, St._.-tn-
fiinrifs Fire, Fat-.3: .5’.-»,r-1:, i|,’,'n‘ic .R'ir-.:Ilr't.-_g.- j'.;t.i and obstinate
17]“,-S, ,5-0,-C L,-gs gm] .,.+.s-, S‘:-ti-I.-I Heat], .5 ;uri'_i/, and I Uit.'i'Lt1f
'.cl‘.1!, when Mercury has fa-.ilt:<l.
_ DR. lllEl.I~‘l-TS
I20T.‘.-'.-‘a'E€.‘AL E2£'1~fD‘.1-‘ S !!
have, "in a. multitude of ‘cases, cured tlicse iiivettrtitc and
deep-rooted complaints in their worst and most. liiipeless
stages. The Drops are also given with S'l(‘(_‘t'-.'5.-‘I for Vltilclil
eruptions after the vrirnscls, ml Iflotches. _rn'stiri:zg ._~r-.,..'.iun§,
and ,,—,imp[r-5 on the face; and in conncctioii with Dr. .lEiip's
Liiiimeiit, they remove u.-iizln sircllings of the _ioiiits. llie
Scrofiila, in its early shapes of mere tumours bcluiid the cars
and under the chin. and swclliri,-_,' of the tip;-er lip and nose,
will “at, only quickly yield to this preparation, but scrofuluus
ulcers, wliich have spread to such an extent and depth, as to
'corrou‘«: the carti'It>gr.i and «fact the (wars with caries, li_avc been
igradnally and permanently liealetl, _hy the persevering admi-
nistration of this powerful medicine; the sunken squalid
'co'unleiiance restored to its florid hue, the vital energy re-
establislied. and the whole system puritied and invigorated.
*l'l_iey are also the best Sprirzganil .Ȥitfuinr.aZP1iysjc.
From many other proofs of the superior ygrtues of Dr
R,;y'¢'.- Drops, the Proprietor selects the following
‘_ 1l\"J.‘ERES'I‘lNG CASES.
[(7.1 Lady, to whom reference can be inade, was for years
nflticteil with liiimours on her neck, aCCUitlp:‘.l‘ilCtl with fre-
tiuent itching eruptions, and running sores. _ She had tried
various remedies and had taken the best. medical advice, but
could get no permanent relief, and her case daily becoming
worse, fears were Cnl.CZ‘l21ln('.dtif 8. fatal teniiination of her
complaint, when afriend piovidently recommended the Bota-
nical Drops, four bottles of which effected a complete cure,
to the surprise and joy of herself and fl‘lC1.dS. . _
[ISA Child of 8 years, had lost the use of his arms‘, one
arms swollen and broke open in several places, and many of
the sores had penetrated down to the bone. On taking these
Drops he recovered the use of his limbs, the sores healed vi),
and he was restored to health, although thought. incurable.
33;; young Mail, near Boston, was reduced so low by
eruptions and sores in various parts of his body, especially
his neck and hands ; weakness at the stomach, loss of appe-
tite, general debility, and gradual decline of the whole
system, so as to threaten an app:-oacliing (Jonsuniption. He
was entirely cured, and restored to a fine state ot llealllly by
five or six bottles of these Drops.
II3’A Married Lady was for years afflicted with c-ru (ions
on the face, head, ears, and various parts of the boty, at-
tended with violent itching, burning, dzc. had tried many
-prescriptions without. effect; was confined tolier room, and
declined all company. She was cured by taking {our bottles
of these Drops.
1137A Lad belonging to Saiigus, whose head was covered
‘all over with sores and blotches, was wholly cured by a few
-bottles. after every other remedy had failed. ‘
1173. Child rive years old, had her face covered with a
.1;-,;_i),‘.’-'-T,‘-us eruptions about the body, and was blind of both
'/p: 1- was cured by taking five bottles.
'. ':;YlflCl'li. w;“.es thus : “I have had Ulcers on my
us... P’. expected to lose the use of them, and could
. ,,.-n crutches; two pieces of bone came away from
y i.gin.'teg; when hearing of your Rz'l_fe’s Botanical Drops,
fter trying every thing else that I thought would allay my
iitferings, on using three bottles, I found myselfnearly well;
he ulcers began to heal up and cease running.”
AGeiitlcman writes, he had been sorely afllicted forjten
years with Bilcs all over his body, and having tried all kinds
uf remedies without success, by the use of these DIOPS 116
was perfectly cured.
Another Gentleman writes: “I have been seriously afllicted
with the Salt Illieiim on my head, «kc. and resorted to the
use of many medicines without effecting a cure, or doing any
essential good, until I obtained some of your Botanical
Drops, which, on using a. short time, entirely cured me. I
l-licrefom recomineiid it to every person atllicted with this
complaint.” ,
_ IE7“! was afilicted,” writes a. person, “ for six years with
intolerable burnings all over my body, adrcadful ulcer on
myleft leg, and every other day a return of lieadache. After
taking one bottle I began to mend, and after the third, was
D91’-"-'fiYlY Cllrcdl Sixty-two pieces of bone came from my leg,
100311)’ VOTY Smell: the largest was two inches long.”
P71"-'9 $1: 0‘ 5 hm‘-10* 1'01’ $5. with directions.
".’*1’T_f:P3-Yell {Wm l-he Original MS Recipe of the late Dr.
,W- 1"- f-UN“v'A)’y bl’ T-_Kll)D,ER, his Immediate Sll(.‘Cl.'.§‘S07' and
the Sole Proprietor, which, with the other “ Crmway Mct1i'cine.9 ”
is for sale at his Counting Room, No. 09, next door to _I_ K113.
3 iJi:it’s Drug Store, corner of Court and Ilaiiover streets mm;
5 Concert Hall, Boston; for sale also by his special appoint
l molit, by
3,‘/VEED & Bt1'rt.Ei't, Druggists. Norwalk; Snymouyr
, ,1/mvis, and WM. 5. Wooii, Stamford, and CLOSE 8.-
ji-iizua, Greenwich."
'. Observe that none are genuine without the written
fgnnture of T. KIDDER, on the outside printed wrapper.
: A large discountnnade to those who blkv to set. again
"E31 Ll B- BENNE'l"l' ll1l.‘3jl1\‘I received, at his new
ELI Store. a fe.v rods North cf the Mill, :1 large
supply ofgood and cheap Goods, suitable for the
prcsetit and appioacliiiig season, which will be sold
at such prices as cannot fail to give satisf;-iction to
the pui-cliaser, l3roadclotlis, consisting of all colors
and qualities, Ctissitiicrcs and satiiincls do, a good
assortment of Vcsting, blk and col’I.l Gro de Naps,
do Satins and b‘loreni:cs, blk and green sarsncts.
blk sincliews and blk Italian, a superior article, ti
goo.-l asscrtiiient of Frencli and Eiiglish Ginglianis.
l‘riiited hliisl, l"l:iin and li;’d Jackonct, Swiss, and
Book i‘...'ii.<¥iii. French antl English Calicoes, plain
and fig'd Bnlihinuet Laces. Tlirea-.l Laces and in-
;~'e'littgS, Footings and Etlglllgs, Grecian Lace and
Foozing, Linen Cainhric and Linen Caiiibric lidkfs.
Irish l.iueii.-, Long Lawn, Scotch Lawn ar.d Plaid
Jtickoiict, t’>‘t-wiiig Silk, Gauze, an-ll jIdltfs., blk
French and liiigli.-li B0lltl)tl'l.ll1(}. Pongee and Nati-
kiii Grape, Pozigee and Flag Silk I‘Itll(l‘.~', Linen
'l‘able Diapers, all wiilths, Cotton do, Green No-
reen, hlk and col’tl Cirr:as-'i:iiis, 4-4 and (3-41 blk
Frencli Crupc, S(‘ll.“li‘3i&ln(l Bllt Merino 7-8 and 8-4
Shawls, Scarlet, blk 5,‘ while '[‘.iibt-t \Vool Shawls,
Black Pruiiella, hik and brown Crape Cainblct,
hlk and col’d cainl-rics, btingiip cord, b'averteen
and inoleslcin, h‘ue and yellow iiaiikin, browd linen
and ili-illing.-:., \‘v'lll’t"tllltl lirmviijeaii, blk silk velvet,
tabby dc, green lieitige, ,'_i_recti gauze veils, ladies silk
white, blk and lltlltlrilll liose, silk :i_i:«l gitxgliztui uni-
lirellas, p:ira.-ol-1. fui'nitui‘e calirocs, liitssia SliCt‘l.ll?{.'!'.
otl cloth. lltilltt inzittiiig, brown and l)l(:il(‘ll(‘.(.l sheet-
ing- l)(‘(l'll!'l(lt‘..'_'. line 5221!} and liotiibtizitie stocks,
l.'.iilies and tit-iitic-iiieiis Gloves, Misses Gloves, blk
niitl \v'llilt_-1-ut‘u_m hose, lJil{ and Wllllt‘. worsted do,
cord:-il and qniltetl s/.-irts, chcclrs, Melts brown cotton
liust-, tluniii-ls of all qiialiiics, linen collars, napping
cloth, canvas and pudding, a good assoitiiieiit of
liiiysi cloth and li.'tll' city’: palin leafliat;<, a good as-
sortinelit of linen and cotton goods, for boys wear,
split. sit-av. a: d lv-gliorti hats, furniture diniity, chil-
(ln-,,’3 51,0,-,;e, 5|t'<|)l)|i(lt’_l'S, pen /tnivcs, Knives and
l'oi'/rs, sr.‘i.~:soi'.=. carpet and bed tic/.: binding, cotton
yap“, all nutniyt-rs, (Wilton l)3IIS, Cillltlle VVl(.'/E, COIIOII
with that involuntary belief in siipcrnaturtil
in,’l_i_‘QllCC which so often attends a high de-
,,,.ee 0,‘ 9.XCllOll)CllI in iinaginativc minds,
End used to fuiicy that he saw strange shad-
ows, and [leaf ;_-iiraculoiis sounds. But his
p,,.dS[,,p had, to ,1 considerable extent, iii-
lierited the moody teiiipcru-"1‘3"t 0i l“5 3"‘
cestor—a stern old seainau, ofC.l0“<l8(l and
meluiicholy brow ; and, perliaps, he tlllis
inibided his superstition also. Fol‘ of all
the classes and occupations of men sailors
are probably the most gciicrally and uni-
formly sitperstitious. This cliziriictcristic
may be attributed, in part, to their perilous
culling, which forces upon their Vision a
thousand atniosplicric plienoinena which
they cannot coinprclientl, and leads the un-
tutored mind of the sailor to conjure up
amidst the contending elements, the forms
oftliings unseen, and to hear unearthly
sounds borne along upon the winds which
whistle and murmur througli the rigging of
his ship; butit is, in a still greater degree,
attrihutalile to the sincerity, the frankness,
and uiiaficcteil simplicity of the sailor’s
character, which make him the most credit-
around them.
crashed with awful violence, while the light-
ciiiiigblmzcd as though the very elements
were on lire.
uiice-—the ivzivcs being tlicmselves,
were, illiimitiod with the vivid and qtiickly
siicccss‘.ve tlrislies of the lightning,—that it
seemed
they were tossing among billows of fluiue
the great Wzjllf.‘
tuin ofliis fr.ii‘loi‘ii hope
and sank down
r\naLJ .._r.z.L.
severest tempest, until riiorniiig,—-the wk-.vc.s
As soon as it was light, the wreck was
cleared of the intist alt"-.l riggiiig, and other
inciiiiilirances, But--to rcsunie iiauticzil
plii'tiseology she did not right.
All the boats, save one——-wliich had for-
tunately been lttsltétlblt the \\'lllt.l\'r'ul'(i side,
—lizid hccii c2il'l'icd ti-.vay. It was soon
found in'ipossib’e to remain upon the wreck,
and they were unaililc to reach that pzirt of
it in which their provisions were st.oretl.—-
The only course tlitzi'el'oi'e was, to rig tl suil
npoii the little boat and commit. tliein.-wlves
to tlictncrcy of the great tleep——witliont
|)l'()VlSl‘.)lls-—\Vll.ll0lll water-— being able to
prociircnothing for sustenanct-. or refresh-
ineiit E:-iita sin-all keg of rum which had
flu:-'-‘ed from the cabin.
The crew of the Dove was origiiially siiiiall
but it v.:-.5 iimv reduced to three peixsiitis,
trxclusivc of the Captain, ofwlioiii Ii_o_vt
was mic. For three days the storm coinin-
ued with unabated violcncc—iieitlicr sun,
moon, orstars appearing. Tlicir cars were
lirtvken, and the lii'c:ikiiig of the waves over
lllclflllllt‘. liozit rcottircd tlieil‘ constant cf-
folus, night and day, in lltlfllllg it free frtiin
water. On the fointh day the storm assua-
gerl. and '.he clouds liegaii to break away.
But on the following niglit these adventur-
ers in a small and fr.-i_e;ile lmrk were overtu-
kgn by tl storm ofwiiid, tliui‘.der, and light-
ening, of the most appalling dcscription.—,-_
The little crew were already cxliuiistcd, til-
most past exertion, lniving no sustenance
but occasionally, and necessarily modcr-itc
drauglits of rum undiluted with vtiter, and
burning their parclied months and throats
like liquid fire.
And now again were they overtaken by :1
more peri5_oiis'.empcst than that which had
recently subsided. The wind blew a tre-
meiitluoizs gale-—the sea was soon laslicd to
a foam .-ind ran literally mountains high-
lirctiitingin wild fury, in every direction
The thunder rolled and
So
wfui was the appear-
as it
to the poor mariners as though
It inay well be imagined that under such
Cll'Cllnlslttl)(:CS the crew could accomplish
but very little for their own preservation.-—
But they were wutclicd over by that Being
who luycth the Beams of Iii.-' cli-itnbers in
-—aiit.l altlioiigh the cap-
liccninc cxliiiiisfcd
"ll:‘:(:lt::~IS, before the mol'~
u-.
in,
.
[nus ofinen. lie believes cverytale ofwoii-
dcr which is told l'llll, and the more niar- ,
Vt‘.ll()tlS, with the gm.-.:iter avidity thins he '
ilrinlt it in. In turn, he expects you to be»
have all thathe can tell you, either of his
own stal'tling sights, and perilous adven-
tures, or the legends he has gatlicretl from
his story telling shipniates in the forcczistle.
Hence the “ Rune ofthe Aiitieut M arincrc,”
as sting by Coleridge, with all its accumu-
lated horrors, would not be doubted by it
sliip’s coiiipany for an instant. ;—and hence
fringe,ti~tn=clain«_r has/L ts, foundation and crown lin-
lining, biirlaps, paper hangiiigs, M:ii_‘sliall’s th.ieatl
and Clark’: spool cotton, bl/c velvet ribbon, a good
assnrtmciit ol' coat triniinings, blue cotton yarn, Ezc,
A large assortment of CrocI.'ci'y, China, and
Glass ware, very cheap.
I‘§CE€“."." A
No 6, ‘tlY:1Y)
fuli-‘I E3H$l't’ENf3.-i.lRY,
,~uni,t.-\LL'S BUILl)II‘x'GS.
7%‘? [HS lirlttlillslltnfllll is constaiitly furiiislied
E with an extensive assortment of Drugs, Med-
cines, Perliiinery, Briislies, Dye Etiills, II:-itters
icles, &c., which are warranted of good quality.
and will be sol-l wliolcstile or retail, on reasonable
terius. Aiiioiiggst the Articles may be found :--
Giim Opium Tart. Acid. Logwood
C‘amphor Sup. Carb. Soda Red \V0od
—- l\‘l_vri'li Ariiiinnny l'‘us‘iiC
—— A oes Calomel l\'ic.W00d
—— Arabic Arsenic Cam. Wood
'.l‘l’f1-gitcilll. Qtiiniiie Verdigris
Rochelle Salts l\lorphin‘e Alcohol
Er som do Caiistic Shellack
(ulaubt-.r do Carb. Iron OilVitriol .
Gentian Lziutlanuiii Blue Vitriol
Senna I’eregoi-ic ‘Nitric Acid
Pink Castor Oil Copperas
Snake Root Olive Oil lAlUIIl
Seneka Bails. Copaiva Indigo
Chain. Flowers Fir Nutgalls
Saffron Spts. Turpentine Sfll-TM‘-'l-"
W hitewash do
Phila. Portei
Li-c's Pills
Ilygean do
Sassaparilla
Pc1'tivian Bark
Rhubarb Syringes London do
Orange Peel Conklin Salve Sail Pelrc
Ising Glass Taiiiarinils Pearlasli
White Mustard Essential Oils Potash
Squills Esseiiccs Sal. _Er:itus
sulpher Opodcldoc Casttle Soap
Brimstone Aromatic Snuff Junk Bottles
l’ohin<l Starch Itch Ointment \Vh'ite do
Norwalk, July 16. 'Jl".i".D 82. I‘iUTLl‘ll’-.
Pearl Barley Oil Spike Iiatters ’Jacl<s
Cream Tartar Oil Tar Stop’ng l.’il'uSl1C-S
Arrow Root Spts. llartshorn S3100 d0.
Liquorice l\'itre Tooth do
the story which we are about to relate sub-
stantially, was believed with equal sincerity
by the man who told it to the writer. He
was himself an actor in the scene, and saw
or tliought he saw, the appalling spectacle
with his own eyes. \Vlien he told the tale
to us, his head hail been whitened with the
snows ofrnany winters. Ile had long left
traversiiig the seas, and was moored in a
comfortable aiiclioruge with his family, bill
it few miles oust-of Saclieni’s llcad Ilarhor.
But his voyage oflife has since been eiided,
and he has entered a haven where storms
and tempests never '-age.
The year 17-—,just previously to the war
of l.lle'Al'll(3t‘lC2.lll_ Revolution, was remarka-
blc on several fllCfCOUlltS; but more p:i-i-ticu-
larly liy,rca'son of the iiiiusual iiumbér._of
atmosplicric and meteoric plieomentioftliut
season. Among other strange visitors in
the lieavens, a great comet came wheeling
and blazing through the skies, exciting the
supei's‘titious dread of the people, who be-
lieve these eccentric fiery bodies, almost lit-
erally, to be shaking from ther horrid hair,
pestilence and war. Tlieso gloomy appre-
‘hensions were iiioreovcr iiicreosetl by the tin-
cxanipled extent and brilliancy ofthe Auro-
ra Borciilis, or some-otlier meteoric light,
wliiclioii one occasion streamed in iuiincnse
sheets of flame, almost over the whole ex-
panse of the heavens, red and hired like an
immeasurable scroll of lilood. There were
also other plieiiomcii:-1 more startling still.-—
Ficry steeds, and lielmeted warriors, and
hosts of prancing cavalry had been
seen eiigaged in fierce conflict in the air.—-
‘i‘v'hite “fax Blue do Vials -
Bees _Wax Hailein Oil '1‘ulniccs&. Snutl‘ These and other portents, presented to the
%0Cl"“<f=11 1Q5r:1tiSl1i)0i1i I5IlNl’l"'.!e diseased itnaginatioiis of men the most
Latrnesia .. t ' 'l ’* , ,‘, - - -
0x_‘~‘*Ac.,d, S,‘3’,,,‘,,tZ°(‘,‘0‘ 9" Enimi, gloomy .ippr(.ht,nsioils of direful things to
Oil SOUP Lemon syrup Sw;iim"s Panacea Cm)”-
It was during this eventful year that the
TAIL OIIIN G."
opened a Tailoring Establishment at the Old
Well in the House ajaceiit to White's Hotel
age of the public in his line. VVork will he done
at short notice and in the most fashionable style.
Norwalk,(Old VVell) March 26. 18
MOIEE NE‘-‘V GOODS.
A CI-IEAI’ AS EVER.
T No. 2 Burralls Buildings, west of the Bridge
The subscriber has received within the past week a
large addition to his stock of Dry Goods, wliich he is
Selling at prices that cannot fail to suit. To pur-
chasers ofdry goods he would say call without fail
where. “ A penny savetl is two pence earned.”
LAVV RENEC M. STEVISNS.
Norwtilk. May l3th 1834. .
O‘ N ‘V IS TIIF TIDIB‘
(/l1EAl’I$l9l‘l-IAN evuit i{‘Non'N iiiT:roiir.
'l‘he i-;uhscriher has just returned ft‘0InNeWY0rl< Willi
lion which owing to the unparalleled Stole Of the
titneshc is enabled to sell at prices still ,l"P(lt'lC0(I Now
is the time to buy cheap L. M. S'I'I‘lVI3l\’S-
Norwullt, M;i_t,- 6:3
IRAM H. IIOYT would inform the inhal-
items of Norwalk and vicinity that he lies
where he will be grateful to receive the patron-
and examine his assortiiient before purchasing else-
it large supply of Dry Goods of most every descrip-
circuinstances detailed in the following
tiarrative transpired within the knowledge
and observation of the worthy old seaman
who we introduce to the reader. I-Iis iiairic
has nothing of romantic blazoiiry to recom-
mend it. It was plain Samuel Hoyt---a
veritable pcrsonage—of whom many per-
sons yet living in the vicinity of Guilford
Neck, in Coiiiiecticut, rctaiii and clicrisli
reincnibrzuicc.
He was at the time referred to, a sailor
on board of the brig Dove, Capt. Mcigs, of
Guilford, bound to St . Btirtholomews—-but
was siibsequently promoted to the coniinaiid
of a ship. The Dove commenced her voy-
age with prosperous galcs. But on the
eighth day from port, the weather bccamc
rough and teiiipcstiioiis. The succeeding
night was dark as Ercbiis ;—--Zllltl at about
one o’clock on the following morning their
vessel was suddenly, as the nautical phrase
is capsizcrl by asquall. The captain and
crew succeeded in clinging to the vessel,
which wits tight-built, and under ordinary
circiiinstaiices capable‘ of iveatliering the
-iiiiig v.'tav' ted, or the waves was liushed, yet
as if by -.-,-~'=i"ricli‘.,. their little hprit rnrlo out_
the tom;-est, and braved the 'il"l.t.lCSl. fury ol
the ocean.
On the sixth day, the clouds liroke away
and the sin shone forth in his full splendor;
—- —biit, as yet, not it glipse ofa sail had been
descried. The hands were all disabled
from fnrtlicr exertion, save one, and he was
almost too feeble to steer the boat. Indeed
every hope of deliveriiiice seemed now to be
cxtiiigliislicd. Tlic liclnisnian l_lll'llSClf\V:€1S
sliiiking lll cxlniustioii and di:paii', when
he was aroused from his inelaiiclioly reverie
by the cl-.y,ol"‘ a boat—a boat 1” He had
just strength ‘cnougli to rise—-and we will
not atteliipt todiscribc the joy with which
he beheld ti ship near by, in the act ofhaul-
ing up hcrcourscs to hear down to their res-
cue. “ Keep tip courage, my lieartics,”—
exclaimed a voice of trite s:iilol‘—lilte be-
I‘.C\'()liCll(;'C, as the ship ran past the limit,
tlirowiug out a rope, which the poor sailors.
had not strength cliougli to rt.-taiii——“ we
will soon liai~e_v;iit on board.”
_In the course ofa few minutes, to their
iiiispeakalilcjoy, all four were upon the
ship’s dcck,—-‘Captain llloigs himself being
totally iiiseiisible to the cliangc of lllCll'Sll;-3
uzitiou. 'l‘licresciied mariners were treated
with evt.-r_v possible liiildncss, and all recov-
ered in due time.
Tlie day of their rescue was lliondny,
Young I-Ioyt uas not in a situation to note,
paiticiilarly, the circiiinstaiiecs on first com-
ing on l)0tll‘{l the ship, which proved to be
the El Dortido, of Ncwliuryport ; but he
thought IllL‘l't‘ was soiiietliiiig peculiar in the
oaks and appai'ciit mootliiiizss of the cap-
tain, whose name was ‘uVariicl'. .
“ \Vli:it wui.'i(l lltllie llt3C(§lll{§__ Of)-'t)ll,’_, lie
cminii-er} ralllel‘ steruly, “ ifit had not been
for me?
“ \Ve should all have been in eternity be-
fore tlll0_.li‘it.l' day,” was the reply.
\Vlicrent'ioii the captain turned away, and
descended into the cabin, and was not seen
again iiiitiltlie following S«'JbbI1tll- 110 W415
aistont, porlly, square hitilt man, of a mus-
cular fl-;1i.'.c:1iidjt)itit:‘ firmly ltnittcd lZOj_i‘t,'lli-
er. Ilis liojid was black, slightly gri7.7.letl
with SilVel‘ylllill'S, his eyes like jet though
tlieir iintuinl brilliaucy was somewhat aba-
ted by the déep iiielanclioly which liuiigup.
on his he;1vvl)l‘()W; and his complexioii,ori-
ginally darl, had beeiiliroiized by exposjiic
to the Qveatier of the climate of the ..VI/ est
Indian sens, His compressed lips indicated
firmness anl resolution Slllilf.‘-lellt, for the
prosecution of aiiy—tlie most. perilous cu-
tcrpi'iz'e. Hs compressed _,llp.S indicated
firnljnc-55 nml reS()ltlllOfl Sfimclellt f0]: the
prosecution of a,ny—-the most _ perilous
eme;-prize. He was a man of whom, as
was’ artggm...-as reported, many stmtige
stories had lit.-on told ; and his whole ap-
pcaraiice aid manner , would have led an
observer to suppose that ho miglit liave been
engaged with the roving fl'ce-b_00l€I'S. Wll°
long nftcrtlie estalilishiiicnts ol the bnccaii-
tern of the Tortugas had been broken tip,
and Kidd, :5 it was_believed, executed, con-
tinued to iiilest those sons, to dart upon the
rich Spaiiisli gallcoiis which wafted to the
mother country the glittering treasures of
the South. His form, his step, and his
coinniaiicliiig presence would have done
credit to _Pi,¢rrc IieGraiiilitheNoi'man priate,
lii'eakin_r,; over them with great violciice.——-
-o. ..a
or to his during successor Graminoiit. Ill.-
teinpcrainciit was moody and inclancholy,
and became more so daily. Such, as Mr
lloyt and his companions afteiwurtls learn-_»
oil, was the cliurticier of Capt. \Vzirner, as
itlia been disclosed up to the time the
sttl'vivoi's of the crew of the Dove were rc-.
cuived on lirmrd his ship; and the ll’t()ll1(,‘ll-i
t:ir_v glance at him, tiltogtstliei, with his stu-
died sccliision in the cabin, gave rise to
various SU.~‘pl(‘l()llS. _
Uzi the Siiiitlziy inorning all'ead_v referred
t.o, the capt.-tin came upon deck, with :1 dis-
turhed tntiinicr, and with a quudrriiit in his
liztntl. lie lreqiiciitly took Oll:‘t3i“."dllf2llS;
but his nianncr was str:itigc', and his inotioiis
precipitant. The crew soon liccuiiic afraid
of him ; and at times his tit-portinciit was
such that they almost slititltlcred 213 he pass-
ed tlicni. Nix one could catch :1 ftill gaze
of his quick glaiiciiig and treinnloiis eye,
bezirtiiiig wildly at tiincs like a tiger’.-‘, from
beilcatli his heavy l)row;~;. lie was often
(llSCtlv(.’l'(‘tl to he eligagcd in deep and ear-
ncstly solilii't"',ti_y——-iitiw giving strziiige orders
-—ntid now, still strziiiger coiinter-ortlers.
In the course of the afternoon, while the
mate was lit-low,aiid the ship’s crew and oth-
ers had so tllfilitlsetl of tlienisclvcs, as not
inuiiy of tlic-ii: to be near at hand, ltiptaiii
\’i"ariier after gziziiig intently tlirougli his
:~‘py-gl:is.~', and looking caiitioiisly arouiiil,as
it to zisccrt.-iiii whether he was (il)S(‘.l'l"€(l,
stepped to the side of the ship, and sti:ldcii-
ly taking :1 liiiiiclkei'cliiol' frorii his pocket,
procectlt.-tl to tie it over his face. The man
tit the helm, liowevct‘, had iiiirrowly wtitclicil
all his inotions, and now gave the alarm—
“' ‘he Captain is going ovcrlioartl!” \"‘/jtli
u piintlicr’s agility the latter sprang over the
side ofthc ship, -nnl in almost the saint: iti-
stuiit was seized by the unite by his legs.
lie was drawn on board agziiii, and,
after it short stt'iiggle_, in which he fought.
liki'.,:i tlcinon,lic was thrown upon the do-t;k.
In tiiiotlicriiistuiit he was once more upon
his legs, flying to the forccastlc, where he
again uttcinptcd to plunge into the son, but
was pr<:veiilt,-d. A eoiisultatioii was held,-—
this lfltlle and crew knew not whatto think of
their Cziptaiii- nordid they dare to put him
in close coiifiiicnicrit. It was finally deter-
mined to place him aft, and keep a closs
eye upon his inovcnieiits.
Itltitteis went on thus for some tinio,-— the
gloom and the mystery which hung over
the cuptuiii iiicicitsitig from day to d.-iy. He
became more quiet for a short period, but
was occasioiially exceedingly tigittitcd, and
questioned the order, and enderivorerl to pa-
cify his coiiiiriaiitler. But Capt. ‘Verne!’
still insisted that he saw a fire ship, and sel-
zing the helm himself, borcaway, to avoid
so iinwelconieo companion. Mr. Seward,
the mate now endeavored to_ rally the cap-
tain by gi'atify'itiԤ; his whim, and if possible,
by diverting his mitid.
‘On deck there 3’ he suddenly exclaimed,
‘Come, boys, get up the guns. True enouglif,
it is the Devil that Capt. \Vurner secs: but
he’s a luhbcrly seamziii, and c:in’t stand sil-
ver. §"e’ll put a few of the Ctiroltlsltsitiitti
the gulls", and ‘give him a peppering, whi-:.l'i
will soon throw him on his bcuin ends '
But this sally had not the desired ellccit;
the unfortunate officer was not in a- state of
mind to be amused ;—-and some of the sai-
lors now tiliiitast tlitiiiglit I/iey saw, the fire-
ship too. Anon their knees began to shake,
and their stout hearts to sink within tlieiu,
as they saw the sliadow as they t_leemg_-;t_
it", tucking as they tacked, and uppai'entl_v
gaining slowly upon tlicin, yet witliout a "rag
of (‘.l‘tll‘v't-tSS on her bare poles. ,
“Witli sloping masts and tlippiiig pro'a5,
I-ls who pursued with yell and blow
Stil trends the sliadoiv of his foe,
Anil forwaiil liriids his lir5ufl_
The ship drove fast, loud l‘0.lI(.‘(.l the blast,
And soutliward aye \ve ll.-il." .
Tlnit night passed heavily rnvny-_[|..-5
captain walked the ilcck, and contitiiiallv
looking tlirtiiigli the glass though the deep
darkness hud shut every object from the
siglit,s:ivc,tlic crcstcd billows, as they spark-
letl with pliospliorcscciit ligliiti. _
The inoriiing ofthe fatal day at last dawn,-
cil upon them. The sun iiose clcar‘aiitl
av.-'l'ul red.’ And again wastlie captain
go’/,irig tliroiigli his glass, :,t,pp«'1l'ell'tly at some
tlistntit object, paying no attention to the
atl".iirs of his owil ship, the govcrlimctit of
uliicli, indeed, had for seviiral days been
left to the mate. Ills eyes began now to
._L_‘l2ll‘(‘, if possible, more \viltlly___th_aii ever-
glcziiiiiiig at times, ustliough it spark ofliell
lny bti:iiiiig _iii them ;—b.it his cheeks had
become deadly pale. He took no rcfi'csli-
nieut, lnit pat.-etl the deck when not gaiiiiig
throiigli the telescope, his bosom heaving
with iiiiutterulile_anguish. ])tll'lllg the day
the unaccountable ship did not approach
|‘ilPl‘ll)’. but was yet tliiiily seen in the hori-
'.-:oii,tackiiig on and otfiis before. 'I‘owarrl.=i
its close, the sky was again overcast with
lowering clouds, and the wcatlier grew
somctiliat tcmpCsttinu3._ And with the zip-
prozichiiig twilight, the dreadful ship seem,-
cil to shoot along, and approach tiearer,aiid_
was often ciigagcd in CZll‘tl(-’S[ and audible
pi'ayer. At the close of his supplicutioiis,
he would excl:iini——‘l}itt if I am to be but?’
feted, I must be I’ As his agony iuci'cased,'
he would pray with great cariicstiicss zilid
I‘:-9-1‘!-‘v-c-_7 tlii. :'lrY!C iIttl)l()US
wt)rd.<. At lengtli during one dreary and
forbidding night, ,i."vl’icn the crew siipposctl
that they had almost arrived at their port of
dcstiiiation, while the thunder was riinibling
heavily, and the crinkled lightning playing
vividly iipoti a pilloweil cloud rising‘ in the
distance, the captain ‘called the niate aside
and coinmiinicatetl to hiiri the awful d‘sclo-
sure that he had once in an untlertakiiig of
such a terrible description that supcriiati.ir.'il
aid was necessary to the acconiplislimciit,
entered into a solemn league and compact
with l/ie (/cv:'/ by wlioso assistaiicc all his
enterprises, for the the time being, had been
successful. But the time of agreement was
now iihoiit to expire, and the Devil was
ciiiiiiiig for his bond. It was the ce/r'r1irl_t_t/
ofliis coming, and the coiiscqiiciit horror_ of
his situation, which had prayed tipon his
feelings so much ofljatc, iiicrcasiiig his anx-
icty with every lioiii"s_iic:ii'ei' approacli to
the dreadful iiioineiit, until he now already
felt the agoiiics offirc biiriiiiig within him.
‘The contrtict,’ said the i.iiifol'tiiiiatc captain,
‘will expire precisely at 17?. o’clock on Fri-
day night next. Isliall then be sent for,
and must go though floated away inn river
of i’l:iine.”“ The tale was uttered with the
emphtisis of fctirful and dread sincerity, and
the captain was listened to by the crew who
had silently gathered iicar; with eniotions of
mute amtizcinent and tcrror._ Sailors are,
as we have seen, always supei'stitiotis; and
under the (:ll't3l)tl'lSttlllC(!S ofthe present: case
—the wilderness of the night, the angry
looks of the billows rollling beneath them,
and the agitation ofthe captain, upon whose
facc large drops of sweat stood trcinbling,
induced [llclll to yield 21 reiidy belief to the
dl'eadfiil talc‘-, -’.'itl'ioii_t once‘ (.ll'CRl'illllg that
it might be nothing iiiorc than the dark and
wayward fancy of ‘ti iiiiiid diseased.’
During the two succeeding days, the saint:
strange and suspicious coiidiict inarkcd thi-
helizivior ofthe unliappy captniii, and his
agitzitioii atid distress visably iucretised.—
The wc:it.licr became loweriixg antl gloomy.
It was Novt-iiibcr—-tlle. clotttls litinglicavily
above, and the wind blew iti litfiil gusts.-
Bnt as the captain had not again attcnipti-d
violence upon himself, no furtlicr precau-
tionary measures had been takcii for his
safety. As the evening of Tliitrsday drew
diisltily on, he was observed in deeper agit-
ation tliaiievcr, to be _intent_ly looking to-
wards the nortli with the glass. He looked
again and again ; and was sometimes heard
in halfstippresscd muttcrs between his clen-
chcd teeth, to yexclaim, ‘It is she !’—‘Shc
nears l’——‘0h God l’—"l‘lierc, do you see
her Sc-.v-ard 'l’—cxclaimcd he to the , mute,
lianding him the glass. The mate looked—
and stiuiigely enough, he did see, or thought
he saw, a trim ship with all her rigging set,
but Wlill0tlt,StlllS, just in the edge oftlie ho-
rizon. The captain said it was a fire ship,
and directed the lic.linsmaii to change his
course, as though he would escape from it.
The mate, however, who had a stout heart,
on-zlir-..>_; nitlt
"' ‘he writer owes it to the memory of Captain Hoyt
to say iliat his passage is not contained in the MS.
of his life, which is before him and there are two or
thiec facts mentioned onward, which are likewise
missing in the MS.; but there is a. vague recollection
floating in the memory of the writer, that all these
particulars were siilistantially stated to him in con-
ncarer, with astoriisliing rapidity. As it be-
came darker, moreover, the copper-liglit,
called by the Italian sailors the cor-
pizmiti, and iii the estimation of seamen,
the iinerriug precursor of tempest and dis-
aster, appeared, playing round the mast of
the brig, to the iiicrcasetlcoiistcriiation of
the hands 5:: even the stunt heart voftlie mate
hegaii to f:iil hint. The fear and agony
the captain increased every instant. Ilefore
ten olclock the mysterioussliip was seen by
him to glide around, the ElDosado, and the
capttiiii, with coiivulsive;motions,seized_tlie
spcakiiig trtiinpet and hailed her in these
words——‘Aliny the fire-ship l’—-applying it
to his ear, C21l‘Cf‘tllly_ listeiiing to catch the
reply. Apparently tint collectiiig any sotitid,
he hailed again with liistriimpet, ‘Fire-"ship
alloy l’—applying tltcinstrumeiit as , before,
to gather the rcspoiise. .-Then placiiig the
trumpet to his mouth, with great cmmotien
he eiitreaterl-—‘O spare me a little longer!’
After listening a moment,’ he ilcspondiiigly
excltiiiried ‘Oh if I must be buffeted, I must
be 1’ Dropping the.ti'tiin.pet, he now attempt:-_
ed to spring over the side of the ship, but he
\VuS st.-ized by the crew, am] his pitrpose de-
feated. By and bye the El Dorado was
hailed from the straiige vessel H which con-
tinucd to hover round _like a spectre,‘ and
the captain rctuiuicd through the .ti,'_itinpet_:
the word_se‘Aye aye, direc_tly’,-- at the same
time making auotlier desperate effort to
spring overboard. Again he was hailed,
and again he replied as before, a,ttenipt_ing
with l.l'(’.l’llCl'l(l0_US energy to diseiigagt-,_ him-
self and leap it_ito_ the deep_._ ‘Let_up—m_v
time has come !---I must go he eziclaimcd
in terrible accents. . . - _
A very extraordinary scene, in part panto-
miine, now succeeded. The captain iiiform--
ed Mr. Seward that the fire-ship had put oil‘
it boat, which was now just alongside. _ The
coinniuniciition -l‘()l_‘lll(’.,l.)t')."tt did not become
visible, even to the iinaginations cf the
sailoi's—was followed by the ordei'—ori
deck there! ‘Boys man the sides l’ \Vith
equal terror and alzicrity,tlie_ preparatioiis
w=:re_ii_iade for receiving a distinguished vis-_
itor oli board. The sailors descended to
the side of the ship with their hats beneath
their arms, and (Iaptaiii ‘vVariier,. stepped-
to his post, iiiatle the i_i_sual compliment of
receiving a geiitlt.-titan on boaijd, tlioiigh with
emotions of iiidcscriliablc piirturliation.
“Sir s_:_iid he to his iiivisible visitor, “will
you please to walk below T” _ ,
l.Ic._ then descended into the cabin, as
though in company with_ a guest, whom he
was conducting thither \"i'lt:l'l marks of con-
sideration. _IIc returned _iii about. 20 min-,
iitcs-—gavc orders to have the sides of the
ship manned, which .wcre piinctuiilly obey-
ed,—and dismissed his éilll,_ll’lVlSlllle guest,
Tlle crew, together with Iloyt and his
companions from the wreck ofthe Dove.
looked upon these inoveinjonts with strange
:indundcf_inableemotion. Alliiiesuperstitioiis
feeliiigs and tales of-terror, which the sailors
had ever heard, had for days been crowding
upon their iniiids, and they were now almost
uervelcss from »beiv_ilderiiig fears; They
had little doubt that the captain had receiv-
ed a Stl|1L‘l’ll1lill!‘fll visitor; and could almost
fancy he had left a strongflavor ofbrimstone
as he departed. They _ gazed upon each
other with expressions of feeling iini.-ttera-
blc. _
Meantime the agony ofthe captain ir.°
increased, and he wrung his hands convul'
sively. He then made a short prayer, en-
veraationa. in the summer of ISI3,
iling as before : “But ifI mt_is't be bufi'etteCIo_"
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