The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-01-20


skeleton. The mansion where this occurred
lies in ruins; the family del Mantle is extinct,
and in a convent near salmero is shown to
strangers the tomb Of Antoniette!
LORD BYRON in the hour of danger, is an
character. This always seemed
to require powerful excitement and all MS
PAGES teen with this distinguished proper
ty of his mind. We have often seen the
Poet the victim of his imaginary storms and
tempcsts. and we may now see how the man
appears when his visions are reduced to re-
aiitv. 1t win be seen that the poet and the
MAJ, were in the character Of Byron idcn-
titled.
From a .aa,ratire qfLora B9r9n's Ppg0Sr
ID Sicay, Corsica, oia Sardinia, ~ ~ y50F
1921
LORD BYRON IN a STORM.
Sailors say, that Il calm always preccdcs
a storm, and we had reason to give into
such prescntments, for the next morning
the wind which had blown from the south
west, with light, gale, suddenly changelto
the opposite side OF the compass, and came
down with sweeping vengeance.
We cose-rcefcl orr sails, and made all
snug; the captain and captain F-n de-
claring We should have to encounter strong
I.cvanter," all our Efforts were strailed to
double the hcad-land, and get into the gulph
OF st. Fiorenso, but i'll vain: 50 that a whole
day was spent in lacking and Ncci'ing to close
in with the land, to 10 purpose.
Sci sickness now hid al our ladies and
gentlcncn ION their beam ends; Count
p, Mr.. Dcn7cll, and the amia5le orphan
st. -, were also overcome, and the
whole were bcdridlen. The sun set ansrily
ana the wind vcr,'ng more to thc westward,
brought Us upon lcc-shorc to oar uttc, dis
may
We reduced our sails to a lew yards Of
canvass, and lowered the yards on deck
The Sly appeared as an extensive sheet Of
Lightning ANA pcAls Of thunder overhead ap-
pcarcd as if ready 70 dispart the vessel and
US in the waves which rolled over the yes
SCI with irresistible force Ills Loidship,
with Captain P, Dir. pcto, and Percy
s., kept the deck, AMI the hatchcs were
battened down over tho rest OF oar company;
trcmcnduous sea carried away the boat
whieh was lois.cd up at tie stern and broke
in all the bulk heads Of the quarters, Fo'
our own safety, all hands, aftcr being reviv-
ed bv a dram, began to throw overheard
the guns, Lord f3yf3a himself assisting III
this painful tluty; the long boat was then re-
ieased IRON lef tsall'%s' any Y W WlSiiea'
tne waves soon s"eitt het ron tae ~
our TWO cows a,l iso.' ssiea ~ SUI 49,
in the hold, and to that they owed their pre-
scrvation The two large anchors were cut
from the bows, and TIE vessel thas cl5ci OF
a hcaVy toi' loaa Gieel y, ne ilant.N oN w..
Tue tfemehlou3 nlnows alli i'5ii'rei ~ WIN
flcsh hopes ~ cre" "ett az ofaerso 70
tilc aitet PARK q the &C., 1''a ''sisli teI,est
60 win iiqaof, = l,bat @as ''lparehtig ~
lhs ciohas, witch shohc rom so.''e i.0',i-
taiaeer cottage GscaF,ea visa sithl}
nue. ifoabh tAe storm ana tne sallqr5, WIZ
true it'tiih superstition, Pfohouhcea y ~
ietef W't'ch-hsht 20 snow Us 70 tae braNe
indeed, VIC were az ihslihea 60 INNS u '"iS-
bodcu no Sool, as tAe 1apttln ,cnSoh) ~
formed US that there "'ss no iiSi!t mouse on
taal pafe o. tle coaat, wv w. u'ust nS WY
near INC istlia % W 4 lSAt - pl1iiili' "
soon -" tAe hlSA mountains ana "oaia
maze hcea
HHlAY 90 oF@e 79sa fRata H,3eA oFt
a ~ dcceS@t9a 70 MIf oafFeR %A9fr.
ihe captain @ho mad bccn ahNlohsiy 1905
ing otts, acquainted US, so as not g bt hcafa
py the crew, that ny SAY pfcahets htatiF y
hcad, ana haa hopes q DeiiH aotc 70 Wea-
ther tach. Saptdlh - coihcl.ted IN tals
opinion, to whlch ms LoFIsAlp sad, !" v ell,
We arg an born g dle-i snail ~ with re-
%ret' but certainty not WIN lear. ~ Peto
counted his rosary ana Kissed ms crucihN