The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-07-23
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"" ouHusy, oeP'Smocf ist, the sea was
observed colored In veins or patches, of q
brown color, or sometimes with y.liowish
| green; aod this water, on bsios examined
by The microscope, appeared swarm,ng with
minute marine snimsi'. A drop Of this WA.
ser contained 26,5oo animsIcules. Hence,
reckoning sky drops to dam, tbero would
be number in gslon ot water, exceeding
by one hall the smouni al tho population Of
the whole globe. IL sHoids an interesting
conception o! tho minuteoess OF some tribes
OF animals, when we think Of more than 90.
600 individuals hsiog, ob,aining subsistence,
aud moving perfectly q, their case in q single
d'op oi ~sie'. "a whsle," Gays our author,
requires sea, an ocean TO sport in /; about
hundred end 6lly millions OF these minute
efes'utes would have sbundsnt room in a
tumbler OF water"
On the Sd Of September they experienced
severe gale. On The 5ih, came IN sight Of
Myigeness, the most western oi the Fsroe Is
lands The pheuomena Of the clouds in tho
high cliffs Of Kalsoe and Oueroe, lead our
aoI hor into 90 interesting speculation in ro-
gard to the formation and suspension Of
ciouds which We 'egret our limits prevent
Us Ooticing at present. Al 6, A. NJ. Of tho
9'h of September, they made land, which
p.oved to he tho Butt Of the Lewis. Tho
wesiher had troubled aspect--the storm
rose and continued TO the I lth, when Il ragged
with great violence during the whole day.
The account OF the storm is one OF the most
interesting relations IN his interesting volume.
Captain Scoresby expresses his feelings Of
s gfati'udc, Tor his preservation during these
terrible 'ccbes Of danger. On the i4th Of
September, the sun exhibited . curious ap-
pea ance al setting. a little before the lower
limb had descended to the horizon, IL bee ans
suddenly elongated downwatds, 10 the foruA
OF prodisious ball OF fro.
This sppcarsnce occurred when the sun
was directly in limo with Inisterooi on tho
coast OF Ireland, which not only eclipsed ih<s
ligh, Upon lhis island, but emblezoncd il with
the mos, splendid ium,nsry OF our systems
In their p, ogress southwark, the srrspgeme0e
of the lighthouses, on differen, points Of tho
| coast, gave riso 10 some excellent remarks
! on tho necessity Of regular, Systematic, and
| easily in,elligiblo descriptions Of ,hem, foe
the use and 'si.'y Of mariners.
This Journal includes an sccoun, Of thd
| offerings by some Of lhe crew Of the ship
Krug George.
The crew Of the Kioe George, IL sppcsrss
! struck FISH during one Of those severe gales
which we had in the month OF May, wheN
! the thermometer Tell TO zero o. below
| Thick weather setting IN, the ooats lost sight
/, Of tho ship, and were exposed TO the severi-
| ties of the most iD,cosc cold and violent
| storm, for City hours. Ono man fell VIC
| tim 10 tho cold while on the ice, and another
! died soon after he fesebed the ship. All Of
! them suIfer ed 1, ON tho severity Of the expo
| sure more or ess.--Somo lost their hnges
! Others tboir tocs--yomo their hsnds--sDT
Others their Ieet The gu Reon oI the King
| Geoiga told Mr.. Gibson, .ufgeon Of tho Tfa-
fsigs,, who supplied hin with some dTessingsv
tina, no had empu,s,ed thirty five fingers and
4 toes in ore day 40 example was given OF
tho severity Of the cold, by ono OF the King
! Georges sailors, who stated, that o quantity y
| Of beef that was sent in the bos,s tn the men
upon the ice, when they frs, saw them, was
taken no, out oi tho coppen; but before they
reached the ice, though st no great distance,
it was frozen So hard, that they had TO cut II
10 pieces with hstche,s."
! Besides many vaiusble details, this journal
coniains The following very sniking instance
Of escape from he Dreadful petils OF the ice
The crew Of the TrsfsIgaf, in the midst o
| appalling dangers, made various attempts u
moor the ship TO the ice. IL was IN an et
| tempt Of this kind that the interesting Incl
| dent and escape took place which 10 thus re-
| lated in the Journal.
"At 9, A. NJ. we made another s'tempt 10
moor the ship TO Q foe or field OF ice. Five
se,ive men were sent TO Gx some anchor:
and Two warps were fastened 10 them. Two
| of the men in the boa, returned Tor snothe
anchor, add Just o, they got hold OF the ship
both the wsrps broke that were last TO the
ice; sld the ship tuning quickly round, re-
eeived q dreadful shock on her quarter q
gains, tho floe.~ This compelled us TO stanc
out amongst tho loose ice again; about sr
hour Afterwards, wo returned and sent boa
10 eudesvor 70 bring on board those unfoftu
ns,eiy left on the ice. Blu, the sea vas 81
heavy ths, the men refused to rick them
selves in he boa, and it returned wi,hou
them. We now were obliged to rcsch oB'u
the eastward, among the ioose ice to the dis
lance Of pesrly twenty miles from the poo
meo on the lve. Here we had room to bes
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