American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-23
nry Wilson, No. 400, Market Street.
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the tide being in her favor, though the wind was
against her Al length she appeared to have gained
her utmost limit. There she fingered, rising and
talking, her lights glaBrng and disappearing to
our unspeakable terror. for lull quarter OF an
hour; when having, as it would seem done her
utmost, she put about and made towards iand.
Twenty torches were held up 10 guide her. Her
progress was like that of the lightning, and her
crew having watched the opportunity she mounted
upon The top Of wave, and rushed, with all ito
white foam, lar up the beach. Ten our party
running in, seized her by the bow, and securing
hei against the sbbing, in three seconds she wss
safe
The search which her daur tless rowers had un-
dertaktn, proved all bu. truth, SIS. So complete
was The wreck, that They could rot discern any sin
gle portion of the lndlsman attraciivc than
the rest. Nothing could he observed indeed, in The
da kness of the ngt except floating hnatds, all OF
them without occupants al hence their sole sue.
cess IL saving thu life of one man. whom they
found clnging 10 hen coop and good deal ex-
hau>ted | must do the men OF Ken the justice
10 observe. that the shipwrecked individual had NO
right to complain oil want OF Hospitality. Each OF
The spectators appears d more anxi than The
10 afford him accommodating and 1t was only be-
cause pressed hts removal 10 the vicarage, that
they yelded the PORT to me. a post-chase was
acGor dinghy prepared. into which lifted him
and as the distance by ,he road exceeded not ono
mile. lie was ndlessed, and laid in our bes bed,
within halt hour from his landing. Some null
led wine and other cordials being administered 10
him. he was lett 10 his repose AID it was not till
late hour the following day, that the ringing OF
his bell gave testimony that ne had awoke from the
sleep iato which our narcotics had lullsd him.
When he joined our family circle next morning,
We we've all much struck with the appearance and
demeanor OF the stranger. He was very tall, con-
side ably upwards of six feet his figure was con-
manding and noble--his features were fine, but
there was expression of wildness in his dark eye,
which could not pass unobserved His age | should
guess to have been about fifty; perhaps It va, I'M
der that, Tor black hair soon grows grey. and ths
lines, which were strongly marked in his forehead,
seemed to be the traces rather Of violent passions
not very easy to describe it. No one could mis-
take that he was gentleman but there was
restlessness and ncoherenee in his COW ersa'ion,
which p oduced the reverse OF an agreeable sensa~
tion upon those around him. IT. curious enough
that he never once alluded of his own accovd, to
the events OF yesterday We, Of course, referred
10 them, and were beginning to congratulate hirn
upon his escape, but be abruptly changed the sub
lcct by asking some trfng questions respecting
lhi surrounding country Had any person entered
he parlour ignorant of the mode OF his arrival
amongst US he would have imagined that the
stranger had landed he day before in perfect sale
~ and in an ordinary way, from voyage. The
4 effect Of all this upon the ladies was 70 create in
them feelings OF absolute no, ror ard they be.
gan to view him will disnay tor myself was
astonlshed and than ha.suspected hat the
poor gentleman was not altogether in his sound
senses.
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