Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-06-30

No cd, oJNtW Lsndcn, Conn)
A vast gap occurs in my Journal, and
an awful gap has it been to US. We
have passed Cape Hatteras in tranquil
weathe., but was afterwards destined
TO encounter a gale, the memory Of
which can never be erased from our
minds; a gale more violent than any e.
yer experienced by the Captain or the
crew; a gale in which we all hadnear-
ly persisted.
81 would not pass another such a night.
Tho't were to buy a world of hspp. days.
20 iuil Of dismal terror WAS the timt!"
On the evening of Friday, the wind
NE. blow violently. The Storm rose
high, aud the passengers were driven
to their melancholy cabin. The
wind grew louder yet, the waves lifted
UP their heads. and nature seemed to.
frown on us in anger. Amid the howl
ing of the tempest, and the roaring of
the seas, sounds occasionally retched
us from one deck, more horrid and APP
paling than ali the ihunders Of the ele-
ments. .Foresail gone-topsail SILVER
ed and arm coming down-gib gone
stand by witt the axe-stern boat torn
away-of with deck load" Those and
others were the saddening tidings from
above. All night we tossed upon the
waters, now seated IN the mountainr
now plunged into the gulf. Nor was
this all! The morning dawned, and
where were we! fast shoaling our wa
ter, driving rapidly to land: no arm To-
save, no hope 10 comfort US. 1t was
The general conclusion, hat midday
would find the vessel stranded, and the
people drowned.-Oh! how awful q
thing il is to think that at such an hour
"lbou shalt surely die" Our pocket
books were secured TO our persons, to.
buy perhaps, from some ~wandsrer up
on the beach, the rights Of sepulture.
Closely crowded together sat men, o
men, and children, looking in the
face of death, without a hopeof escap-
ing his embrace. But God decreedl
it otherwise.-The wind veered sud-.
denly from the shore, and we we're
hurled again 10 sea.
Time will move on-our heads may
whiten with the fiosts of years-our bo->
dies wither up with %age-and even our
minds grow weak with wearing so.
may the recollection Of that trouble
fade in the distance, bat it shall never
perish.
l cannot conclude this part of my
! journal without noticing the handsome
conduct Of Capt. A. a. Wood. bis mate.
NJ. Edward Stanton, and all the crew
Ain ough conscious of our pepilous con-
dition. their labours were not impeded.
Every thing wa. done by them that can
effect; every thing was endured thar
men can auffsri
The Boston Gazette sta!es that the
dinner tent ere cted on Bunker Hill IS
400 feet long, and 100 feet wide.
There is a pl lttorm in the centre for
invited que SITS, and attached to 1t are
three spac ious Kitchens, and a glass
and crockery ware store!
Gratitude TO HeaUen-At a late
meeting of the fraternity of Rsters at
ShotIey bri dge, their preacher, after
descanting for some. time on the
superiority of the brute creation over
man, on the Sc ore of gratitude, cllnch-
ed bis areun ,ei,t with the following IL
lustratiou:- of you look to the hens,
they never s o much as take a drink OF
water with out raising their bills to-
Heaven in tolsen Of gratitude" and
then added, Ob. that we were a'e
hen,!.' To,whch one ofthe truly ed
flied con2reg at'on loudly responded
-Amen!'-. Lon. Morn. ChTOn-
There are in the American Presby-
terrain Church Is SynoGs, SO Ptesbv-
%teries, 1921 Ministers. 1873 Llcsn,i-
ates, 1876 Cal ,dida,es, 1859 Congre-
cations, 1866 Communicates, added
last year ia 76l Congregations,
the rest did no report,-There we're
in 439 congrt cations. 1908 Adults
bap,ised, and , il8,937 infants.
The receipt Of ,S6l85 10 is &C.
knowledged by the Treasurer ofthe
Theological Sci ninary, a, Princeton,
during the month of May.
Pou lson's advertiser.
Ammonia, is 4 specific against the
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