The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-02

Philadelphia IN The schooner Mary, on
voyage Ia New Oitans. My pfihcipi
ohg'ct IN Polng ruuudby sea was lie resf8I
ltinn IF my health, which bad been 10
fanny months dochu,ua Having som
friends In New Orleans " hose Commercial
operations were conducted on m rxtrn
siNe srale WIS charged with the care u
several sums ol money ln gold aud silver
amounting altogether, 10 nearly eighteen
Thousand dollars. This communicated II
the captain, aud we concluded Ia scctn.
il IN the best manner that our circumstance,
would admit.--A plank WIS accordingl,
taken of the ribs OF the aehooner IN MY
owe eabm, aud the r1onry being depositcd
IN The vacancy, the plank Was nalled down
an If ofgin.h place, and the seafns filed
and tarfed over. Being thus relieved from
any apprehension That the money would be
found Upon Is in case Of any attack from
pirates. my mind WIS somewhat easier,
what other articles of value could con.
ytniently carry about me, did 50, | bad
also brought "tlt quantity Of bank notes
to the amount Of fifteen thousand dollars
Part offhese caused 10 be carefully sewcd
| IN the left iapel of my coat supposng that
IN Gaze ofny being lost az sea. my coat
| should my body be found, would sill con
4 4
hnahee was carefully quilted iuto my black
silk cra,at
Our crew consisted of the eapfuin, and
four men, with a supply of live stock foa.
the voyage, and Newfoundland dog val
liable for his fidelity and snracity H. had
onde saved his master rom wafrry grave,
when he had been stunned and knocked
overheard by sudden shifting of the
boom. ] was the ouiy passenger. Our
voyage nj first wa8 prosperous aud time
went Oh rapidly. | felt my strength IN
crease the longer we were at SRA and
when we arrived off Tie southern coast of
florida, my feelings were like those Of n
Returning health duuced gaily thro my
veins,
Nureed by the climate where destruction
reigns.
II was tagarda The evening Of the 18th
day, two hours before sunset. TINT ~
/ spicd n sail aslern Ofus. Is twilight cau1e
on, ii neared as with astonishing fhpidf,
Night closed and all around Was impone.
trablc darkness Now mud then gentle
wave would break against our rrn,e and
sparkle for moment and Mt distance
behind rs We could see the uneven glow of
light oeeasioned by Che foaming of
strange vessel The breeze that filed our
canvas was gentle, though il WAS fresh.
She whlk'd tho winters like thing fife,
And seemedto dare the cIements TO strife
We ooursed our way steadily though the
eight; though once or twice the roaring 81
the waves increased 30 sPddepls II 5PHkthee
Al fhp time il was unaccuuntahle TO me,
but now believed il TO b. O asioned by
the bark hchind ns, coming rather rear III
the darkness of tire night. AT midnight !
went or deck Nothing hut an occasional
sparkle VAS To hc sren, and the ocean was
undl.turhtd. Still il was fearful aud mp
palIng darkness, and in spite Of my en-
dcayour5 c6ufd not compose myself At
the Nindlass on the force astIe three Of
the sailors, like myself unable 10 sleep,
bad collected for conversation, On joining
them, found can fears were mutual.
They AL kept lhclr eyes steadily fixed
upon the unknown vessel as II anticipating
some dreadful eycr'. They informed me
that they had pat thcir arms IN oedei, aud
were determined to stand or die.
sharae 70 The spirit ihat would shrink in
fright
When duiy calls him 10 III ensangnincd
fight,
Al fins moment n Nash Of Right, perhaps
= mnskct burning printing, provreded from
the vessel in pursuit, and wp saw distinctly
that her d,cl was covered With men. My
heart almost f,illcd me. had never been
in battle, and knew not what il was. Day
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i.al.la rs IN s',ai'b
her pt9aasaae' '"F WHITE sioekot arms
consisted ct SIX '4"sNC'H and an old s"ltrb
us'u is u sl6na' gun, belonging 10 the