The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-26

himself.
"A farming 10 !SpenattrJts.-The fol-
lowing was written Oh the back OF a Gi0
Bank Of England note, which, among O.
theirs, was received By tIadesmap in OK
fortl-strcet, London, last week, ard may
serve as Il monitor To other prudlsals oi
the present day. Let those into whose
hands this note may pass sympatlilse with
him from whom it is just going il is the
last out of f50O0, which, in the short peri
cd of two years, his folly has dissipated
but he will severely suffer, and shortly too"
The Daady AN exquisite Of TIE first wa
ter, at Brighton, was LIST week applied to,
by an urchin on the Steyne, 10 read for
bm the inscription on the collar of stray
dog which he had found, in order that he
might get something by restoring il 10 its
owner. Mere good natured than many oil
his class, he complied, and read (tolerably
well considering the following lines
" Steal me not myself and collar
Both are barely worth dollar,
Puppies should befriend each other
See me home, then, dearest brother !"
He put down the dog, and departed in high
dudgeon.
The COme.-It il stated in letters from
Florence, that the little Comet discovered
by NJ. Pons, on the 18th of July, in Cassi-
opea. is now visible to the naked eve. and
that on the 22d Of August it was 81 degrees
IN the northern hemisphere near the Ora
gon, aud that IN few days it would pass
through Hercules.
Geateet .2Ppeitdtion.-Mr. Davy says
the name of the officer who commanded
the drummers and tr1impeters Of the King
of Candy, was Idmboroo parampee loo
cruo mdhan dram nihamt."
-..e4e."
Extract from Mss Urighfes Tieu Of Soci-
dy and Manners in .3merica.
Burning ofbe Pho9ni;r--" One of the
finest steam boats ever built in the United
States, lately ran upon the inland sea, and
was destroyed 10 days since by fire, in IA
manner truly terrible. The captain of the
vessel had fallen sick, and entrusted its
management to his son a young man lust
turned of one and twenty. Making for st.
Johns with upwards of 40 passengers, they
encountered the equinoctial gale, which
blew with violence right ahead. The fine
vessel, however, encountered it brayely
and dashed EDWARDS through the storm,
until an hour after midnight she had gained
the broadest part of the lake. Some care
less mortal, who had been 10 seek his sup
per IN the pantry, left c;ndlc burning on
shell, which, after some time, caught ano-
ther which Was ranged above.
The passengers were asleep, or at least
quiet ia their births, when a man at the en-
glne perceived, in somc dark recess of the
vessel, an unusual light. Approaching the
spot, he heard the cracking of fire and
found the door of the pantry glowing and
tremulous wall of embers. He had scarce
~ time to turn himself, ere he was epyeIo-
ped IN flames s; rushing past them, he at
tempted to burst into the ladies' apartment
by small door which opened into the in
terror of the vessel it was locked on the
inside, and the noise of the storm seemed
to drown all his cries and blows. Hurry
ing upon the deck, he gave the alarm 10 the
captain, and flew TO the women's cabin.
Ire he leapcd down the stairs, the flames
had burst through the inner door, and had
already seized upon the curtains next to
It. lou may conceive the scene which
followed.
In the mean time the young captain
reused his crew and male passengers, war
ming the pilot to make for the nearest is
land. Summarizing his crew around him,
and stating to them that all the lives on
board could not be saved in the boats, he
asked their consent TO save the passengers.
aud take death win him. All acquiesced
uanImously-and fastened to let down
the boats. While thus engaged, the flames
burst through the deck, and shrouded the
pilot, the mast, and the chimney in CO.
lumn of dimes. The hclmsman, however.
held 70 the wheel, until his limbs were
scorchcd, and his clothes half consumed up- |
on his back. The unusual heat round the |
boiler gave double impetus to the engine.
The vessel dashed madly through the wa
ter, until she was within few rods of land. |
The boats were down, and the captain and |
his men held the shrieking women aud |
children IN their arms, when the helm gave |
wayyand the vessel turning from the wind, !
flew backwards, whirling round and round |
from the shore. None could approach to |
stop the engine--its fury however soon
spent itself, and left the flaming wreck to
the mercy Of the winds and waves. With |
dreadful struggles, the naked passengers
got INTO the boats and received the women
and children from the hands OF the cap
AN and crew, who while the flames whir!- !
ed over their heads, refused the solicita- |
tons to enter their overhurdened barks,
and pushed them off from the fire which |
had nearly caught their sides. 1t was now
discovered that one woman and youth Of
l6 had been iorgotton. Hurrying them to
the wlndward of the flames, the youth was
bound TO the plank aud a skiful swimmer
of the crew leap"d with him into the lake
tho captain, holding the frantic woman
IN his arms, stood upon the edge of the
searching and cracking wreck, until he saw !!
the last of his companions provided with n !
spar, and committed to the waves. thnn