‘ that being satisfied fro
. we.il'.lier, that more
' ofai't‘iclos necessary ‘
‘ dead than has lieretolore
— a deceased friend several I
i would say to tlioin
; l1EN'E. fresll. at
PUBLISHED ‘EVERY TUESDAY. MORNING
AT TWO DOLLARS PER. ANNUM.
....._...___.
El Jfaiiiilp Ncn35papi:t~-~iI.lcuutrh to Eitcratiirc, Cbcunital Elittclligciirc, ipalitissi, '2\griu1ltm:c, flirts nub iilaiuifatturcs.
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NUMBER iii--iniw SERIES.
NORWALK, GT. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 1, l85ll.
VOLUME XXXIII,.-.-NtUMB*fn4o.
E. e. svesietuiu
Cabinet ll*lakci' llnil.crt.al«;cr.
Two Doors East 0] Mr __B.{I/IL/ti,
S'l‘Ai\lEORD, CONN.
OULD i'espei-tfully inform the inhabit-
ants of this, and the adjoining towns,
til the urgent iiecessily
which has ll'e{l'..lel'll.lV existed in cases Wlll-.‘ll
damp [mg bceii caused by putrid diseases, and
in almost all cases of deatli occurriiig in wariii
ample provision in the line
for the interineiits of the
been made in this sec
tion of the country, is called for, he has been
induced to make the iiecessary arrangeiuents
for, and that he is now prepared to furnish Cof-
fins, Slirouds, Caps, S.3ai'fs, &c.. of every des-
cription tllat may be desired or that can be ob-
tained in the :ity of New York. at 11 Illolnollls
“ml-Hing, day or night, and on the most reason-
able l.el‘lllS. lie is also_ pi'ep:il'cil to llll'lll>.‘l|
Hearses, Carriages, see to the digging of the
grave and to atti-.nd to any other arrangeinents
‘ 1, I I . ‘ . '- -. - . ~~ '
that may he wished for the liiiicial piocessioii,
&c Those who may wisli to keep the body of
lays. can be furnished
Wm. nu ice-box in which it may be preserved in
week, or longer if necessal’.V- .
The sul)scr'ibei' has also on hand and for sale
Lmp,y,.,n’s disiiifecting Fluid—an article which
will effectually remove from the sick room, oi
from rooms where death has occurred.,all offeu
sive smell, and completely li'eslieii and purity.
the air. 'l.‘his fluid is far supel'lorto chloride of
lime or soda. it being much more powerful and
em}.-ely free from smell, \Vl1l:ll nial.'es it doivibly
valuable. F CHAUNCEY \VARl'lhl\.
Stamfoi'd, Feb. 19th. 1543- 7”
Cheap, Ready Pal’:
no
One Price Store.
The Siibscr'il_:er. graleliil for‘ the patroiiage
s numerous lrioiids
heretofore received from hi
and acquaintances during the past. ‘25 yf’-lII'-‘.
and the public. goiierally.
that he is now eiig:igeil in business on his own
a.ccoiint, and on the cheap, ‘ready 17t1_7/i “Nd 0'10
_~pricc s_7,'s/.cni..
It. will be o
to conduct. the lll
y)r[c(: .9}/.s'Ieiii., and that a to
be done for i'e=lll_V l“l.Y- ‘
Additions will c.on.<iantly be made of season-
able goods. to his :ili'eiidy large stock coiuprising
an unusual variety.
The subscriber flat.
means and long exp:-.l'ielN'.l‘v.
h:-.lp of polite and atleiitivo clerks hi
greatinilucmuonts to all who may want
~ - iuoods.
‘md°he‘” ° si«‘.YnoUr. COAISTOCK.
New Caiiaau, Jan. 31, 1850- G
bvions to all l'(>.flecting mlllfls. l-hill:
orcanlile business on the one
cry low price, it must
i(‘.l‘Slllll1S9lfl'l1t1f. frmn his
togcllii-.i' with the
3 will oll'(-.r
good
' {_a.'f_;QL{‘;T'i0‘_\7 -—Tlio pal‘tiiei‘shiplrnro
E tol'ori;-. c.~;isliiig tinder the name and lirni
lavinond. is this day by inu-
lf Thehooks and accounts
E. Raymond for
of 'l‘. & \V- lil-
tual consent. dissolved.
will remain in tlieliands of \V.
adjustment and collci-tiori.
- \Vii.i.iAM E. R.-\Y.\I0.\'D-
']‘iin.\i.is R.-n'Mo-.\'1).
New Canaan, July ‘.39; 13-70-
C,\B¢§)___'[‘he ,Subscl~il)ei', having be-
come the sole proprietor oi this celebra-
te-l cstiililisliiiieiit. would ti-uder his SlnCHl'G
tlrinks for lhl‘ \'l‘l'Y llllefill l"‘“"“"l5-'9' l""5t"“""“~l
u I -. ' ~’ ~
-- I1 , 7 ‘ . . -
upon the late firm of l . E\, \V - ’"‘1’;“l
Every exertion will be made to incit-use re
foriner reputation of this store. l.;tll',‘__',8 addi-
tions will be made to the funnel‘ eXl0ll5lV‘-* 3'5‘
soitinerit of Goods and Business \\‘lll'll£‘- con-
(l|_](;|‘('tl on a far more extensive scale lllilll
liei'etofoi'e. Every species of goods will. be
found here in great Vill'lel.)'.:lll(l at lower [)l‘l(:X(‘l.~i
than at any other store in the Estate. :-
Goods pui'chasev.l by the same pcr.~;oii as hete-
tofore. ' ,
Purclmsers will do well to call and examine
only your time,
our stock. It costs iiotliiiig,
and you will be well pleased with the rcsultt,
(§.s|)Rcl;lll_V if you have looked around town.
The sei-vices of the following gentleiiieu l1ilV<.‘-
baa“ engugpd‘ pnlklng ” very (.\“‘](fI9lll« folcg .'\_
Lucius M. Monroe. -Jeroine Judson. _ M0
Scott, and some other person not yet tlesigiial-l
ted, from whom the patrons of tllls Sl0l8 “I
receive the most polite attentions.’
\Vl[.[ilA:\'1 E. RAE MOND.
New Canaan, July 529th. 18:30.
L.-\.KE’S Patent, fire and wall?!‘ l"'°°f
Paint, or art.ificial Slate. This extraor-
dinary substance is found in a stratvum of rock
in Sharon near Akron, Ohio. \l/ hell Tillitlll
frcin the niineit has all theappearance of the
finest. lmliggo and is no liardei-than cold l:ll_l0W.
but a few days to the atmosphere turns It l0
hard slate or stone, protecting whatever cov-
ered from the action of the weather and from
fire. A supply just i'eci-ived and for sale by
\V. C. S'l‘R l+‘.l§'l.",
Agent. for the Pateutee.
Carpets at ‘t-Edestport.
_ _Ym»(]g Cm-petiiig, consisting of
V SuporBi'usi~:els.Supcrand Coin-
mon liigrain. all wool; Cotton liigraiii Striped
.Veiiiliah, Stair do. received this day from auc-
tion, and will be sold at iniicll lower prices
than those of the first part of the season.
S. \IOUL’l‘ON.
. lVcstpor£, June 14th. 1850.
____ A-.. _—<——j2-
ECEIVED this day, a new lot of Clocks
Looking Glasses, Lamps, (:‘rei'aiidolc.s
and Cake Baskets, Brushes, &c.
C. E. DISBROVV.
r VABERES SCY’l‘I~lE-Rll~‘Ll«‘.5. at
OL.\lS’l‘EAD‘S.
H. G. Randall.
AS just received a new and beautiful ar-
Iiiicle in his line——a fincy-sliaped silk
glazed cap.of the fin:-.s_t texture. the assort-
fment of \vhich he will rapidly reduce by the
daily sales. Also a coinnlele vai-iety of every
kind of ca p. which he offers surpassiiigly
cheap for cash. 8
He is inaiiufacttiring as good a hat for $4
asiean be procured at Bell:-e 6:, Co.. N. Y-.
for Any person desiring a hat. light, easy
and waterproof, and made by careful InoaSIIl'e
to fit all-i the side-humps of the head, had bet-
ter call without delay, as he is rolling off the
present ed.i1.ion of Spring Hats like liot-cakes.
"Silk or Fur hats fiiiislierl as per order. 18
. ' .i€USi'lES.~——-.‘':‘.ci'iil), Stove, Shoe, l-l:iir
, _ and Wliiiewash .l.'il'llSlleS of ii siipol'ior
iqbality, for salepy Locicwoon, HAIGHT 65 Co.
0LMS'I.“EAD‘S.
Terms of the Gazette.
Villagesubscribers bycarrier—per year$2 00
ifiilll. do. in advance do. :2 00
Offitk subsci'il)ei‘s, or those living out. of
the Carrier’s district, and who call for
their papers at the office, _ . . 1 50
Companies of liveor more receiving their
piipm-s by mall, if paid in advance 1 50
G. S. Ferry,
llltorncy and Counsellor at Law.
lilztll on-y9s lhaiic’ii.:u g-
O_]]icc hou/rs from. 8 lo 12 o’cl0(r7c, A. Jlfl. ,'
front 1 to 6 o‘clock, P. .ZlI.
Me. 2.. G. A. BISSELL,
zittoi-ncys and ceiinscllors at law.
Ofiicc over J. lllaflory S; Co.’s Store,
NORWALK, CONN. W_~
fieorge A. Eavenport,
lit.-l.oriic.y and €ouiisclloi- at law.
Oflicc l'Vcst S-irlc the Bi‘zclg'e,
‘i'\‘OI‘i.\Vi\LK, CONN.
Jan. 1st, 1850.
G. .3’. €§-EEVMAN,
m:i\i.i«:n l.\‘ ror.i~:ioi\' AND 1)oiiii-:s'i'iC
Efitcusls éi£.;l;"ai1cQ Era em.-.
CA Fl P E T l N G,
C an-iage Cloths and 'l7ri1inmillSS-
fJl.€3'i€ilS, €}.~lSSlillERES, i'ES’Eli‘GS,
Slaeeitiags. E“la1me7.s, Bette. 6146.
N o R w A L K, CT.
Wm. K12‘. Péarramore,
-. . """’§"-‘ ‘ .’ 9%, . fl’
“RAE Alsiildl
’ ‘ E:-alibi: ‘ 5 his .
Comer 0/ Slate (1/iL(l Il.’[(Li'/i. iS'lrccts,
1:r.inc:r.roi‘.T, coi\'N.
and
55% em ¢’:‘§*.'§.§.‘i.5".'a"r=“‘:'iI'§'a*"S
3. §°i‘3‘__.
.i3il%llct7lli°‘al.?:‘ii‘é fid * b
Over 1-‘. St. Johii1’s Store.
rllzenesses
ll’i'Lri'rLiilc(l to 71/r'cL.s'c all goozl ji/..rlgcs.
FEEIELES 63/.» EEEET'¢§E9RE$'.€£S,
MA.\'Ul-‘i\L"l'Ulll-2R:‘s .\.\'n l)l~Z.-\l.l-IRS 1.\'
Boots, Shoes, E.call:c-.l',aail lliiiiliagss
Evie. Ii‘.’l~'Eai:a=-‘.§t2'eet,
i‘{()l.L\V.»\Ll\',
i::i.5§1ii'Ee}.7.§E:‘}§£§§§i'9v
Iilat.ual llirc lm~;ni'atiicc lloiiipaiiy.
GEORGE S'l‘..]O{l-_\‘, Agent.
E_%-AS a pleilgcil capital of about SSO0.00(l.
A cash surplus of more than '.'\[‘:)’.()00.—
liisi,ira'm-.e on $l00 about 7 cents per yvar.
Marcli 12. U10
—
subscriber has on hand illlll intends
Tllll}
keeping a good assortment ol lleady blade
Clothing ofiill kilids. Also, a }_'oo<l :lSs0l'lll19l|l
of Cloths, Cassiniei'es, and Veslings, which
he will make up to order in good style and at
sliort. notice.
N. B. Particular attention paid to cutting.
'l‘llOMAS RlLl*_‘.Y.
Norwalk. Fel). 2.3. 1850. 9
E‘.a1$E§I§@'.=';§:i7.-.'+E.BEE EIli¢EP®REE3".i.“v‘E
E. Gurltis. Itierchzint ‘Taylor.
No. 10 Alain, .5"/,rec£, ()1/llslcm/.'s Builrlings.
F ‘HE Subscriber has recoive(l. Wlllllll Fl
few days past, a large azldiiion to his as-
soi-lment. of Spring Goods, consisting, in part.
of l3roadcloths, of Frencli. Gel'miUla E"3ll5ll
and Aiuerican manufacture.
CA.9'.5'.l;\l ls} RES,
Plum Black and Doeskin ; also a large assort-
ment of Fancy Goods. ofa variet_v of patterns.
Vl£S'l‘lNGS AND 'l‘l‘i-li\li.\'llt\‘G<;
A good assortment always on hand, to all of
which I would invite an exaniinatioii from my
friends anil customers. and the public genei':i|-
ly. The above goods will be sold on as rea
sonable terms as can be offei-oil elsewl'iei'e.
Garments made. or made and Triinined in a
most fashionable and workmanlike inaiiiier.
Cutting done as usual.
Fashions received evr~r_v month.
E [.l}lCllT CURTIS.
Norwrlllt, April 8th, 18:30.
A Efard.
I ll E Subscribers would take this method
. to inform their friends and the public gen
erally, that they have associated together in
the practice of Dental Siii'_r_r,sry, and will be
happy to serve their p:il;roris in the best" possi-
ble inzinner. It is their intention to perfect
such ai'i':iiif;oinciits as will s«-cure to their
friends 0.//, the advantages thzit the Dental Pro-
fession all'ords. and to etmcute tllelr llllslllfi’-SS
in a style creditable to themselves. \Vitli many
thanks for past favors. they would respectfully
solicit a continuance of the same.
CHAS. Fl.'l‘C H. A. HILL, DDS.
Gytherean Cream of Soap
N E\V preparaiioii for washing and bath-
ing, just received and for sale by
C. E. DISB l{O\V-
3'.-ime.
-Y the Barrel or Small Quantity. For
sale by GEO. \V. Sl.\'ll.T.i.’]-
South lflorwalk, June 10, 1850,
ronrnr.
Pleasant VV ords.
There’s music in the whispers
Ofilie soft wind’s gentle swell,
That. cclioes back the voices
Our childhood knows so well ;
And in the gentle innrinur
Of the ever siiigiiig stream,
‘V-hose silver tones of gladness
Like angel voices soeiii.
In the hour of (ll'Gml1_\f:t\\’lllglit
Tlieie’s music wild and high,
\Vhen the stars of eveiiiug gather
lo the blue and tranquil sky;
And i‘.li.-.in’ry tunes her l'icart-strings,
To the soft and holy l:i_vs
Tliat. float back with the echoes
Of other, happier days.
Tlicro’s music all around us,
Bidding the heart l'ejoico,-
Front the loudest lays ofsciciice,
To the tiny soiigsler's voice;
But tlii-re is a sweetci' music
Than that ofarts or l)ll'(ls:
’Tis the melody that tloateth
From kind and pleasant icords.
___l,°llt3‘f_),lgJ_l__,J_lnll\i i.
From the Flag of our Union.
TIIE RUNLV ING OUT.
A TALE OF THE TRUCE.
Cuncluclccl.
story of the Yankee skipper was duly
the next evening to the listening
middy, as the schooner was slowly sailiiig
up the river with the wind aft. But as the
honest skippei"s yarn would be somewhat
unintelligible in many paissagms, to many
cars, we shall take the liberty ofgiving it to
the reader in our own wo'i'ds.
The SCll()t)ndl‘ they had so successfully res-
cued and anchored off the wharf at .E:,1;~‘l})Ol‘l,
was by no means safi: from :1 secret niglit at-
tick from the crews of the fiigate and cutlei‘ ;
indeed the parting threat of the lieutenant
had given the skipper a notion of what he
might soon look for. He therefore went on
shore and consulted with several nautical
incn as to the best course he should adopt in
order l.O'St‘Cl1lC his vessel; for tlSl(lt.‘. from the
loss of her, ll lr recapture by the liritish
would give l.llL‘lI1 a crowiiing triumph over
the Aiiiciicaiis, which the latter were rcsolv-
ed she should not have it if they could help
ll.
Having got their opinion and modifit--d it
a little with his o\vii, the skipper rciurnctl on
board his scliooiicr and wc.gliing anchor
wai°pci;l his vcsscl up to the wharf. Here
coiiiinenccd his pi'i--pal‘-alioiis for sccuring
her, uidi.-d by half a dozen mains and skip-
pers from the town, as wcll as other citizens,
lor every man was really to aid, as each pct‘-
:00 felt that in_ the safety of the vessel from
a recapture was involved the American
honor.
The skipper first made his vessel fast stem
and stern by liaxvscrs doubled and passed
around strong posts at the head of the pier,
Tlicsc hawscrs on board were strongly s(1,rz:-
er! al. the bight, so that they could not be
easily cast ofli A third hawscr was then
laid across the quarter deck just abafitlic
binnaclc, passed over the side and beneath
the kcel and led to a timber in the pier
wlicrc it was as firmly sccui'ed as the bighl
of a biiclistay. A fourth lia-.vsei', which, with
all the Cordage needed, was brought from a
siorc-house at hand, was passed in the same
inaiincr across the deck just forward the
main sheet, jiassirig beneath the vessel and
loading to the iiuibcrs of the pier as l)cfol‘e.
A filth hawscr crossed the fore castle and
was passed under the vessel in the same
manner. On board, however, each ofthcm
was suffered to have play enough to let the
schooner rise and fall with the cbb and flood,
or she would have hung at low water by the
strcnglli of the cordage which bound her to
the wharf.
In addition to these securities two incli
ropes were passed from her fore and main
crosstress through the air to large trees allhe
head of the pier. Eight pieces of timber
were then sharpened and drivcn like piles
Hill) the mud, outside of her about two feet
distant, and bonding inwards towards her
bulwaiks at an anglcofaboul. thirty degrees.
As a last security double chains were passed
round the bites of the windlass and made
fast to iron staples in the pier, and similar
chains were stmtchcd from her rudder-licad
lo anolhct‘ staple. These staplrs wcrc forg-
ed for the purpose by two b.acli'sniitlis, whose
blazing foiges ligliicd up the dzirkuess at the
wliarf-hcad till inidniglit.
It was already sun-rise when the last. chain
was fastened and rivelicd. "flie captains and
males, the iron-forgers and carpi:nlers, and
BSpt‘Clilll_y the skipper looked on llicir work
by the light of the morning with commend-
able exulialion.
“ They can never get l.er out from this,”
said the skippvr, rubbing his liands-palms
with delight.
ln order ‘.0 give the English ’a chance to
make the trlaland to excite no suspicion, the
people returned from the \\l1'r1l‘f, only a small
guard being left on board to give the alarm
in case of ilungcr, and to prevent any traitor
from weakciiiiig in any way the formidable
sccurities,sucl'i probably as no vessel ever
had before.
The l'i-ignite and cutter were now watched
with the closest attention. Every body was
desirous to know what they would do; and
there is no doubt that the limidest nianikin
in Easlport would have been disappointed
(lioxvevcr he might shake in his shoes at
seeing the enemy advancing within range)
iftlie lflritisli vcsscls had rcniainedquiet, and
betrayed no signs of troubling the schooner.
“ lt would be a pity,” said such, “ that
brave pi‘cparatioris like these, which have
cost us- such hard labor a whole .night,
should all liavc been made for nothing.”
Even the old damcs and young maidens
half breathed a wish that the English would
come and try to take her. Every body
The
related
,3.
wanted to have them try, that they might he
laughed at for their pains. ‘
“ Thai ar’ cutter is making signals to the
frigale,”obsei'ved one of the loungers on the
plL‘~l'. ’
“ Yes, and she’s answering them, too,”
cried the village shoemaker, in a shrill
voice, wl1ich’ti‘cmblcd between fear and ex-
pectation. “Shc’s anslvering them, sure as
a last.”
And she was answering them. For about
a quarter of an hour both vessels signalized
in a diligent manner, when the frigate began
lo weigh anchor and make sail; but instead
of standing up towards the cutter sac steered
sea ward. and in a couple ofliours.was out of
sight down the bay.
The cutter in the meanwhile remained at
her anchorage, and so the day \\ as past until
ncar sunset when the frigate was seen rc-
turning. At dark she could just be discern-
ed four miles clislani. Some few who-kept
lllelr eye-sou her still, saw her ascend and
passing her former moorings sail up as high
as Lubcc, and even beyond the scliooncr,
which also made sail, and both l0gl,'l.llCl' then
stood over towards the American sidc.
VVhcn this fact was clearlv established.
the intelligence flew like wild”-fire. '.l‘llll‘l\,:
men well arineil were appointed to pl'Oll'Cl
the schooner from being set on fire by the
enemy, and wcre‘sl:itioncd with plenty of
water in buckets, on board and on the pier-
head.
The two vessels stood in towards the town
until, by the light of a young moon, their
spars could he distinctly ti'aced; nay, cvcr.
voices on -board could be heard by those who
had better cars than their nciglibors. 'l‘lic.-re
was one spy—g|ass, and that was in the hands
of the skipper, who, from the tafl'i'ail of his
vessel, was closcly observing every move-
ment of the hostile squadron. He saw them
come to,lowi.-r no less than seven boats filled
with men put off and pull, with their wct
oars glancing in the moon tow-.ii‘ds him.
The cannon on the wharf was not loailecl,
by order of the selcctrnen, for if these wcri:
fired the frigate would open upon the toivn,
and lit)!‘ heavy metal would soon lay it in
ruins, as the rcncgzide Mowalt once laid
Portland in ruins. The boats, iliereforc,
were sulli.-red to ad Vance, the skipper faith-
fully trusting to his well secured vessel to
foil them. The town clock was striking tea
as the landir.g boat of the seven conlposing
tlic flotilla, came within hail.
“ What boat is that ./7’ shouted the skipper
tlirougli his ti-unipez.
’l‘nei‘e Twas no reply. The barges still
came on one after the other at lop-spccd.
“ They can’l cut her out,” said thc skipper,
“and lot ‘cm conic on l”
And they did come on with a rushing
noise tlirough the water like the roar of rap-
ids. At the bow of each boat were seen two
men standing up, one with a liatclicl in his
hand, the other holding a coil of rope.
“They expect to cut and tow her out allo-
gcllici‘_,” said the skipper, to those about him,
" but let them try ll l” As he spoke he
\’l.'llllil['L‘\V from the schooiic.i"s duck to the
pier. At the same l‘l10mt‘lll.llil‘L‘C of the boats
dashcd gallaiilly up alongside, as if all they
had to do was to cut the stern and bow lincs,
make fast llicir bowlincs, and tow lit-‘l‘ away.
‘ What in the name of St George is this !’
€XClilllllU‘Ll one of the ofliccrs, as his boat
struck the piles driven in the mud. ‘l-lure
is a l‘l.‘gUli.il' C/l.(L'b‘(I.I1. dc frmc.’
‘ll runs the whole length of the vessel,’
exclaimed an ofllcci' from a boat lai'lhci' for-
ward.
‘ Board, men I’ shouted a third officer, who
was evidently the fl rst in coiiiinund. ‘Spring
on board, cat the head lines and make fast
the tow-lines.’
He was the first on the schoonci"s deck,
and when he found his way impeded by the
hawsers leading across it i1l.illll10él every step,
and saw the double chains and the ropes
.~:liooiing through the air from the cross-lrccs
to the snore, he saw clearly enough that the
expedition was dcfcalc-d——tliat it would lake
which, filling away, stood across to the oppo-
site shore.
The Americans, instead of giving three
cheers, which the little shoemaker proposed,
as the boats retired, watched them in silence,
properly iniprcsscd with admiration by the
fair and manly challenges that passed be-
tween the English oflicel‘ and the skipper.
‘You’ll never get out, skipper,’ said half
a dozen old captains. Thcy’ll not sleep
night or day, but they will catch you. The
frigate alone,much lcss aided by the schoon-
er, could blockade you.’
‘Hi see old Kennebcck before three weeks
are out,’ -.inswei‘cd the skipper siomly_ “Now,
to-morrow we‘ll begin to set the schooner
free again. I guess John Bull never saw a
vrssi-.l in a not before. E’-lc has gone away
with a new wrinkle.’
It took two days to restore the schooner to
full freedom from the shat-klcs to which she
owcd hcr freedom; and the third day saw
her riding at anchor about. half a cablc’s
length from the pier-head, her topsail yards
across, her anchor apcak, and the stars and
stripes gaily flyingat the main, looking as
if she might slip away and run to sea at a
inoinr.-nt’s warning.
A week passed and still the schooner rode
at her anchor as quietly as if she had no iii-
ti--nlion of si:irtin_«_r from the fllOOl'lll'-TS she h:id
chosen. The frigate was riding at her an-
chor fivc. miles l)L'l0\V in full sigl1t,and the
armed cutter amused herself with standing
up and down the buy, now sailing like a bird
about the ship of war, and then returning to
Lubcc, and now darting over to the dividing
line, and laying to an hour at a time, cri-
dciilly closely watching with a glass all the
ioovemcnts on board the Yankecvvcssel
_Tlle brave skipper, liowever, was not idle
all this time. He was clcanin-_r the bottom
of his S(‘.llOOl]Pl', and giving the bows a coat
of varnish and tar, so ll'i-at she would sail fast-
or with less friction upon the waves; was re-
sclling cvery stay and rope, pulling: his craft
in thorough sailing order from stem to stem,
from tiuck to kelson. She was trimmed to
the balance of a pounil’s weigl.i by tho iiici--si
arrangciiient of every article in life hold, and
a new topsail and topsoil-yard, much squarer
than the former one, was set.
At length at the end of the eighth (lay the
skipper ended his preparations, and told his
rnalc ‘ that he believed evi-ry thing was ready
to put the big guns aboar-’.’
Soon as it grow dark the schooner quietly
slippvd liei cable and was towed silciitly into
the pier,on which the six cziniion were placed
in battery. Four of them were lwelvcs, one
an ciglitcdn,anil one a long tliirty-six. Full
fifty men were staiidiiig on the pier-head as
the schooner wai‘pe.d in. They stood waiting
and without ll]l.l-.’l'('l){tl'tglDg words, as if thry
knew why they were lhcrc, and each under-
:tood his only.
As soon as the schooner was secui'e~:l to
the wharf by stern and head lines, 0. strong
pla:foi'm_wzis laid upon timber from it to llt'l'
dc-ck amidsliips. Thirty men then attached
themselves to two strong ropes which were
filSl(;l’iC(l to one of the twelve ponndcrs, and
drew it on board with ease and l‘0llt'.‘(l it in
place on the quartet’ dock in front of a port
wliich had alrcaily been cut in the bulwaiks.
A second gun was dragged on board and
placed opposite to it: a third and fourth fol-
lowcd and were posted at two bow ports.-—-
The long oiglitecn was run over the tafliail,
while the huge tliiily-six xx as placed on a
circle, previously constructed for it by the ar-
tisans of the town, between the masts.
It was halfan hour past midnight. before
all these imposing preparation were coin-
pletcd. A large number of boxes of shot and
kegs of powder were now c-.ii'i'ied on board,
and the latter safcly placed in the hold,
rcady for use. _
The skipper now took a survey of his
schooner so magically converted into a re-
spi-cuibly armed clipper, and then gave an
order “ to bring the wood on board.’
Upon this planks were laid across the
guns and the fifty men comincnccd dilligeiit-
ly l.l'i1ll:fel'l'lf)g cord after ,coi‘d to this Slag-
ll°l“'5 lo "l'°"~“' bu" 50 llml ‘hey Cllllld low 1”” ‘lg, so that iii’one hour the schooner S.C(‘flll.‘Ll
llul.-—l.l1e pilcs being in llicinsclves an ob-
stacle most forinidable. He stood for an in
slant, as did the otlicrs, in a state of suspense
and despair.
‘ Sct her on fire l’ he shouted.
be cut out !’
But not having an idea that they should
be called upon to destroy her, they had
brought no fire, aild the order could not be
executed.-—'l‘hcy did not wish to discliargc
pistols, as they found this would be a signal
ol open war by the Aiiicricaiis, whose num-
bots and guns iniglit ovcrpowt-,r thcin, u crc
lhev once fiilrly rouscd to contest. the ilillllf
with arms. '
Fin-Jirig that they could neither cut her
out not burn licr, and that the crowd upon
the wliarvcs grcw larger and denser, the Eu-
gllsll officci‘ gave 0l‘(lt:l'S lor his men to retire
to their boats. As he followed them he raised
his cap from his head to those ncaicst to him
on the end of the pier, and said, cavilierly:
‘ Wait a bit,genll«,-menl I must acknowl-
edge you have the best of it now; but we
will catch you,skippcr,wlir-11 you go to sea
if you slip outside without falling into our
hands again, just say you have cauglit ‘John,
Bull napping. We have made it a point 01
llOll(ll' to have your vessel, my man l’
‘Give ire a fair cliancc-—plI3£lg€ me 50”",
word, sir,’ said the skipper, ‘that if I cast oil
tlicsc hawsers and clear my vessel ready for
sea, that you won‘t run in before 1 can get
unilci-weigh, and try to cut. her ol_1b3ml’l
will promise to sail within a fortnight, and
trust to my heels to get out ’ _
‘ Done, Jonatliuii,’ responded the English
officer. ‘l promise you we will let you nave
a fair chance to get. under sail.’ ‘
"l‘li-.ii’s all 1 ask for,’ respondetl the skip
‘ She can't
er.
The olliceir then stepped into the stern.
sheets of his boat, and in a clear voice gave
the orders for the boats to pull back to. their
vessels. In a few minutes their receeding
shapes were seen blending with the darkness.
They soon rejoined their respective vessels,
her. Not a sign of a canon was visibly save
to those who walked up and down the nar
row spnccs lcfl. between the rows which
went rounii the decks.
These ai‘i'iiiigcineiits being completed, the
skipper increased his crew by live more vol-
unlccrs, iriaklng ten in all, anil then hauled
out into the stream and held her l0l'lflCl'
moorings.
VVlien the sun rose the SCl100t1C|‘l0Ol{t‘(.l to
every spectator likca we-ll loaded and pacific
lu[Ill)(’l'(.'0i1éll,Yl'.
“ The fcllow has taken in a load of cord-
wood and boards and incsms soon to put. out,"
said the captain of the clipper lcvclling his
lg,-I-.155 to her, “ \Vc shall catch hcr easy if
she starts with that (lcck b-.iinpci'.”
About ten o’clocl<_1hc wind brcczcd up
from the north west, and the ebb lidc began
to flow, both favorable circumstances to the
departure of the schooner.
“ All hands up anchor, ahoyl” shouted
the skipper, whcn he saw the tide had fairly
begun to set seaw-.1i'd.
The anchor was soon peak. Thejib and
lopsail \\'ci‘e looscd, the anchor was then
lined to the bows and called, and the shoon-
i--r’s head payed off handsomely and fell the
wind as it pushed her along. . The fore and
mainsail were next sci, then the muiiitopsail
bclicd with the cheery breeze.
The skipper sprung into the shrouds and
waved his tarp-.ii.ilin.c lo the hundreds on the
shore, who cheered him so heartily that
their hurra was heard on board the Eiiglisli
cutter, which cheered back again.
The schooner could keep in the American
waters for three 0.!‘ four miles by hugging
the (3i1:l.(.‘l‘ll s'uore., This she did do, while
the cutter, \\'ltl(_.'l), h_ad wcighed and made
sail as SJU” as she saw the SCll.0.0ll_L'[ loosiu;_;
her forctopsail, with all her canvass Spl't3il(l,
sicod don ii on the Bl‘lllS_l'l side, about a mile
and a halffon her larboard qll21l'lL’I_‘. The
frigate remained at her anchorage until both
.4 g,
to have a deck load of cord-wood and loin-
saw from the change in the direction of her
head that she had her people “at the windlass
and was walking up to her anchor.‘
As the English captain hagl “promised to
give the Yankee schooner aj-fifairlstari,” the
two vcssels kept on nearly abeain until they
came down opposite the frigate, which. by
this time had her three topsails sheeted borne
and was feeling her helm. The skipper
kept as far from her as possible by hugging
the American shore, when a reef which lay
between him and the open ocean compelled
him to luffand run nearer the Englishman
than he was inclined to do. The cutter, al-
through the schooner was within Iange,did
not fire, for her captain knew that if the
Yankce outsailed him and was likely to get.
offclear he could disable him with shot, a
(le)'nicr7'eso7'£, which (considering the timi-,)
he kept. for the last emergency. One thing
was decided on, both by the clipper and the
frigate, and that was that the schooner should
not escape them ifthcy had to sink her.—-
The frigate felt a little ashamed at getting
undcrweigli to stop a trailing schooner when
an armed cutter had bet‘ in chase; but the
two captairis had sworn vengcnce, and when
John Bull swears vengeance the Yankees
have to lookout.
The rccf projected so far out that the
schooner in doubling it had to sail in British.
waters. Then it was that the chase fairly
begun. John Bull had had nothing of an
ini_crcs-ting or exciting nature for weeks, and
a Poiiugucsc man of war, if it could have
bccii indui-cd to run away, would have
tempted both frigate and clipper to give it
chase.
"' NOW, boys,” said the skipper, “ we must
let the schooner do her prettiest. They both
Come down after us, and mean to catch us
and l mean t/icy s/zazfltl lflliey come to near
we must give lliciii a big gun.”
The scliooncr was soon on the open sea.-
Thc wind was fair, the two English vessels
only having to lielhrce points nighei‘ the
scliooiici‘ to meet her. The frigate was
s()OI] seen to sail heavily and the cutter fair-
ly passcd:licr and left her aslcrn. For two
lioars tlie_cliase continued and tacll moment
the cutter gained. The frigate was full two
and a hull’ inilcs off when the cutter was so
near that men could be seen with the naked
aye from the SC.l‘lO0l)(.‘l'S deck. She was also
adding more canvass in the shape of a sky-
scrapcr and a niaiulopsall studdingsail.
W'hi‘-n the skipper saw these sails given
to the wind he shook his head, filled his
pipe ancw an gave an order brief, but stern-
" All hands pitch the wood overboard oil‘
the ciglitccn poundcr l"
The planks had been so laid that by tip-
ping tlicm up seven or eight men could send
the wood covering the gun into the sea.—-
Tbis act was performed in a performed in :1
moment. The skipper now loaded and
double sliotled the gun, siglitcd it upon the
illc cullci"s f0l'C-Cl‘OS:ll'L‘('S, and tircd it oflI——-
The vessel rccollcd as ifil had struck a rock.
The smoke cnvclopcd the schooner, and the
roar .~_-tunncd them all for an instant. As
soon as they could see through the smoke
llicy behold the forctopmast of the schooner
lianging -.1 wrt-ck over the side, and the main
ard alioiin two and dangling in the slings:
both shots had taken ctfccll
“ We will see Kcnnebcc now boys,”said
the skipper, ilrily.
The frigate sci-iiig the condition of the
cutter and the trap she was caught in, now
opened with her spar deck guns upon the
Yankee vessel ; but being so far off her shots
fell short. The cutter fcltno disposition to
renew the chase had she been in a situation
to do so; but she fired two shots both of
which passed over the schooner. The skip-
per new gave orders to tire the teirty-six
poundcr, which was soon cleared of the
wood and drr-iv sight on the enemy.
“I wont sink her, but show her it wont
do forhcr to bark with her twclves at this
thirty-six,” said the skipper.
Thesliot threw up a caataractof spray
within twenty feet of the cutters bows, and
passing her was seen to tip a wave within
pl:l.Ol shot of the frigate. .
ii.-mg! The frigate out with studdingsails,
and now made chase in earliest, firing at in-
tervals, but only one of her shots touched the
schooner, striking with a heavy dump in
the beam and llltstl falling into the water.—-
ln order to incrcas her speed and her work-
ing qualities, the skipper pitched overboai_'d
all his wood fore and aft, displaying his
Lll‘lYlCL'l duck to the spy glasses of the foe, no
doubt greatly to their supprise. The frigate
slowlv fell astcrn and by sunset she was
ondci: the horizon to her gun-dcck, while
the cutter, which had early put back to reach
Lnbcc, was no longer visible.
The St'fl0Oll€l‘ arrived safely at her destin-
which was one of the towns on the
beautiful Kenunbcc; and to this day there
live several men who bore part in these
events, who love to relate ovcr_1hc winter
lire, how the Yankee schooner did the Brit-
ish cutter and fi'ig-ate at the close of the lust
\\’Llf.
aiion,
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The reason why the name of blubber
is given to two thirds ofa whale is because
.lonal1 cricd three days and nights in the bel-
ly of one.
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There is a boy down east who is accustom-
cd to go out upon a railroad track and imitate-
ilie steam whistle so perfectly, as to deceive
the oflicers at the station. His last attempt
proved eminently successful; the depot mus»
tor came out to switc/2. him off.
Be reserved, but not sour ; grave, but not
formal; bold, but not rash; humble, but not
sci-vile; patient, but not insen-sible; constant,
but not obstinate; cheerful. but not. light;
rather be sweet tcinpcrcd than familiar;
f‘.1lt'llllal'l‘i‘llltel‘ than iiitiniote; and intimate;
with very few, and upon good grounds.
[l:?The Gospel Banner says that a village,‘
vessels were underweigli, ivlicn the skipper «is not at
with meeting-houses 0, and grog shops fly,-e-,_
Yankee village. ,_ , '.‘ "
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