The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-24 00:00:00

Atsl tXTRAORD6IAILY SWIIVIkER.

(rid tilE EDITOR O 1 TIIE MONTREAL HERALD.)
" Upon my soul 'tis true—what will you lad'tis a lie?"
„ IClajor idngirdw.

Sir-7--The story of the mart of his Majesty's ?Ist
Regiment falling overboard from the Chumly steam-
boat, between\ Long Point and Montreal, and so
inked'lonely appearing on the beach before his com-
rades had disembarked, reminded me of a circum-
stance that occurred during my servitude dti board
the Dolphin man of war, bound to the West Indies.
We were going at the rate of about three knots and
a half, when Turn Larboard, belonging to the fore-
top, who; by the bye, was a bit of a wag, sleeping
in the lee fore chains, by a sudden lurch of the ship,
was thrown overboard.

A man overboard I ! was ,the general cry, fore and
aft, and every one ran to offer or give assistance to
the drowning man.
Tom, who .was a tolerable good swimmer, as every
body thought, but nothing extraordinary, woke up,
on finding himself in deep water, and began to usa
his pldles, the ship passing a-head as I vas saying
before, at the rate of three knots and a half. Tom
was soon lost sight of under the counter, (for al-
though our ship was not on Sir Robert Sepping's
plan, yet she was pretty full abaft,) when Tom was
lucky enough treget bald of the rudder chains. The
hands all run aft expecting to see Tom astern, and
to lower the jolly boat doWn to pick him up ; but
no Tom was to be seen. "He is gone," said they,
" to Davy's locker," and efforts ceased.
Our ship was very deep, bound out to the West
Indies, consequently our gun-room ports were low.
in the water. This Tom saw, and as it was getting
dark, he thought he would wait till they had beat to
quarters, and piped the hammocks down, before he
got on board, which he did, and then popped down
into the lady's hold, (where the gunner keeps Lis
wads and spare monkies' tails,) and there remained
till the middle of the first watch, when he sallied
forth, and made free with our bread bags,.taking
enough to serve him for three days. At the end of
this time, we were jogging along at an easy rate;
with scarcely any wind, about a knot, when master
Tom, unobserved, slips out of the port•hc came in
at, and dropping astern began to hail Cale ship.
" The Dolphin a-hoy ! " Hallo," says the quar-
termaster, who was abaft getting a pull of the main-
brace. Says Tom, "if you don't back the main-
topsail, and heave too, I shall sink, for no man can
swim to the West Indies .without provisions."'
Every body run aft in amazement, for it had-been
blowing fresh during the time we supposed he had
been overboard, but there was no time to be lost—
so the boat was lowered, and poor Tom picked up,
to the great gratification and astonishment of every
body on board.
On our arrival, as- the Captain was on shore dining
with the Governor, the talk turned upon swim-
ming. The Governor was extolling the powers of
a black man he had, and our Captain swore no man
could swim with Tom Garboard, of the Dolphin's
foretop ; however, to make A long story short, the
Captain and the Governor made a heavy bet—the
time was appointed—Tom asked one week to get
ready.
The carpenters were ordered to make what chests
and conveniences Tom required. The Purser was
instructed at his request to supply a fortnight's pro-
visions. The day came, and Tom went on shore at
the wharf appointed, when he began to stow his
grub. The black fellow looked at him with asto-
nishment—" what do you do dere, massa ?" says
he; " what am I doing here," says Tom, " why, I
am taking in my provisions, to be sure, and I advise
you to do the same, for the bit of this do you
get on the road." "Why; massa," says the Negro,
"me no swim more than nine, ten miles.", " Nine
or ten miles," says Tom, " Why, man, I'm going
to Tobago, which rbelieve is over two hundred
miles, and shan't be back for a fortnight."
The spectators were astonished—the black refused
to swim—the Governor lost his wager, and it was
not until we were homeward bound, that Tom told
the secret. 808 TRANSON.

THE MARKETS.

SOUTHALL MARKET.-Aug. 22.

This day's market having been largely supplied, and not
very numerously attended by buyers; each kind of meat
met with a very tardy sale, at the following prices per
stone of 81b. to sink the offals:—

Beef Ss. 6d. to 4s. ed. Veal 4e. Od. to 56. Od.
Mutton ....-- 3 4 441 Pork 4 0 5 2
Lamb - 46. Od, to ss. Od _ _

The foregoing quotations are Beef, Mutton, and Veal, 2d. per
stone lower than those of this day se'nnight ; in prices of Lamb
and,Pork no alteration. A considerable proportion of the stock
left the market unsold.

LEWES MARKET.-Aug. 21

This day's maket was, on the whole, well supplied, but
Brighton being at the zenith of its season, and the harrest
suppers of our great South Down farms on the eve of
taking place, each kind of meat met with a tolerably brisk
sale, at the lollowiug prices :
Beet --4 e. Od. to 4a. ed. Veal
Mutton --- 4 2 410 (Pork
Lamb

4e. Od. to ss. 4d,
00 0 0

RUMFORD MARKET.-Aug. 22.

s. cl. to s. d.
s. d. to s. d.
Beef .. 38 4 8 I Veal
Mutton ' 3 6 4 6 Pork 4 0 5 2
Lamb 4s. Od. to ss. Od.
Suckling Calves from 14a. to 36s ; Quarter old PigslCs. to 15s. each.
Supply good, and trade somewhat brisk.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK.

1 Wheat. IBarley. I Oats. 1, Beans.
Per Quarter. s. to a.' s. to s. s. to s. s. to 6.
Blandford —wow 64 —4o
Brigg 55 60 31 33 25 82 41 48
Cambridge /57 25 --
Chard 56 76 33 44 24 32 45 48
HuntinTiclon — 35 38 25 36 46 49
Louth 54 57 36 38 27 30 54 56
Lynn 5B 6-1 33 40 25 28 - 50 52
Newark 61 65 34 38 27 33 52 01
Norwich 53 61 23 26 39 40
Nottinghap 60 65 40 47 30 40 54 59
Peterborough 53 .60 30 . 34
Plymouth 56 66 37 38 25 23
Sherborne . 57 36 63
Uppingham 53 65 37 40 35 40 60 65
52 61 29 48 50
York— • —' 56 64 34 40 21 32 56 60

LEEDS CORN

4ARKET.7Aug,2I

There was a fair supply of Wheat, but little of other
Grain. Owing to the rain which has fallen since this
day week,- it is thought the Wheat in the field is partly
injured, which caused the holders to ask higher prices,
and fine fresh Wheat was 2s. to 3s. per quarter higher,
though the sales were not extensive. Oats and Shell-
ing were each lower, the former -id. per stone ; other
Grain as last quoted. Very little doing in Rapeseed, and
prices nominally the same. •
558 is .. tt oo a 3): : ';• ij
Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 60lb.
York. and Lincoln. 60Ib.
Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Grinding -30s. to 325,
Beans 63lb.
Ms. to 555. 7,*
Oats, Potatoe
—Needing, Foreign 14d. to 15d....English 150. to 16d. per st•
Shelling 33s. to 355. per load.
Rapeseed, English, 201. to 241. ...... Foreign, —/. to —l. per last.

MANCHESTER SMITHFIET,D.—Aug. 22.
At per lb. sinking the Wild.
3,675 Sheep «« M 4d. to (id. 16 5(1. to 7,1
436 Cattle 31, I 122 Pigs NI
1,739 Leine at 40. to 6d.

MANCHESTER POTATOE MARRED'.—Aug. 22.
Potatoes, as. 3d., 65. 6d., and 78. 11, per load of 12 score and
New ditto, Os. Od., Os. Od., and Os. per die, , Turnips.
os
Be. Od. and Bs. 6d. pee load 0(16 pecks; Onioa ~ 0,1,
pl2etibodisb...t

::::::11.epITTA:Nii:Ct;1123E007.
11
1R
tYOAI2R-14 DI ARKET.-Aug. 21.
• No. d. d. I 30 ---. 11 to 12
4030 . ..- - :1721: 111382: 1 g
luvl ee Copft [ 760: ". - -1-1.7.: 2
0;
211173821
for warp.......) - SO ....-.. 24, it
4(1-14 15 . 100 ..-...- 30 32
50 -17 19 120 - 34 38
60..90 22 10 -.».-. 8 9
70.,.,24 28 Waft from 14.....-.. 9 9.1
50...`28 21 waste .... 18 ......- 9i 10
• 24...- 10 11