The Litchfield County post., 1827-06-28
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and thrown overheard.
 4 good story-schether true or not To the Edior of the Montreal Herald. Sir: The story of the man of his Maiesty's 71st Regiment, falling overheard from the Chambly boat, between Long Point and Montreal, and so miraculously appearing 1 on the beach before his comrades had disem- parked, reminded me of a circumstance that occurred during my service on board the Dolphin man of war, bound to the West-In- dies. We were going at the rate of about g knots and half an hour, when Tom Gar board, belonging to the foretOp (who by the by was bit of a wag,) sleeping in the lee fore chains, by sudden lurch of the ship was thrown overheard,
 A man overheard was the general cry fore and aft-and every one ran to offer or to give their assistance to the drowning man.
 Tom, who was telerable good swimmer, as every body thought, but nothing extra ordinary, woke on finding himself in deep wa ter, and began to. use his paddles, the ship passing ahead as was saying before, at the rate of knots and half. Tom was soon lost sight of under the counter, (for although our ship was not on Sir Robert Sepping's pIdI1s yet Suc WdS lu Clty HUH oU0tlJ "NCH OAA was lucky enough to get hold of the rudder- chains. The hands all run aft, expecting to see Tom astern, and to lower the jolly boat down to pick him up; but no Tom was to be seen. 'r1U-o y~->~ ,'' n~;A they "to 'Dayy's locker" and efforts ceased.
 Our ship was deep, bound out to the West Indies, consequently our gun room ports were low in the water. This Tom saw, and as it was getting dark, he thought he'd wait till they had beat to quarters, and piped the hammocks down before he got on board, which he did, and then popped down into the lady's hold, (where the gunner keeps his wads and spare monkeys tails( and there remained till the middle of the first watch, when he saled forth, made free with our bread bags, and took enOngh to last him for three days. At the end of this time, we were jogging along at an easy rate, with scarcely any wind, about a knot, when Tom, dropping astern, began to hail the ship. "The Dolphin, ahoy 2" /" Hallo," said the quarter master, who was about getting a haul upon the mainbrace. Says Tom, "If you don't back the maintop- sail, and heave too, I shall sink, for no man can swim to the West Indies without provis- ions.''
 Every body ran aft in amazement; for it had been blowing fresh during the time we had supposed he had been overheard, but there was no time to be lost-so the boat was lowered, and poor Tom picked up to the great qualification & astonishment ofeyery body on board.
 On our arrival as the captain was on shore dining with the Governor, the talk turned up on swimming. The Governor was extolling the powers of black man he had, and our Captain swore that no man could swim with Tom Cardboard, of the Dolphin's foretop :; however. to make a long story short the Captain and the Governor made heavy bet -the time appointed-Tom asked one week to get ready.
 The carpenters were ordered to make what chests and conveniences Tom required. The purser was instructed at his request, 10 supply fortnight's provisions. The day came, and Tom went on shore at the wharf appointed, where he began to stow his grub. The black fellow looked at him with aston ishment. "What do you here, massa ? says he--" what am l doing here." says Tom, "why I'm taking in my provisions, to be sure and advise you to do the same /: for damn the bit of this do you get on the road" "Why, massa," says the negro, "me no swim more nine or ten miles," ".Nine or ten milss!" says Tom, as fin amazement at the short distance, "why, man, I'm going to To bago, which. which believe is over two hun dred miles. and shant be back for fort night"
 The spectators were astounded. The black refused to swim. The Governor lost his wager, and it was not until we were homeward bound, that Tom told the se- cret.