The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-09-06

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ABSENT WITHOUT LeANC--oR, GoSE 10 SRA
! AZ sTACE CoACH.
! In many, it moi VA most, uf the regimcnts
/ ot our army, there Is to be found sort q
officer who Is Il privileged oddity, ,--wh,
takes liberties with all the brethren of the
mess with Impunity, and who poe kcts every
thing short OF blow with the best posi-.
bic humor. In general, the individuals oI
thus description are designated IA the mes;
room Vocabulary Good tempered Old
StBggcrs, and " Old Suckers" meaning
! thereby, that they can" 20" at the bottle
and stick" To the table all "ali's bluo.n
One of these, "A QuaTtcrmastcr OF In.
| iantry, with nose OF Genuine Burdolph
! complexion, Il rosy and ctelnal smile, "a
short figure, and big head, having di.
ned with party OF bro,ner officers al the
Three Cups, Rarwlcb, the uSy ON which
his regiment marched into the barracks of
that town Was in the best possible spirits {;
so much SO that lie gave The bottle no rest
until about eleven o'clock and became
GLORIOUS" Just ne the company broke up
night Or wrong he 'cotia SO along with
thtee OF the Youngest Suba.ttns to ramble
by the sea side III the moonshIne, having
lbeen so tong 4 ihc sam They permit
>ed him reluct ntly; perhaps, indeed be.
c'use they could not prevent HIM but
Wien the party got down 10 the place
wIHre passengers and goods are usually
embarked, the QuNrtermastcr became to-
| tally oyerpower,0 aud sank scnseless
INTO a snore. The officers whom he ac
compaiicd could not think Of carrying his
| corpus sock 10 tbs inn nor were there
| any persons near whom they could en-
! pioy Tor the purpose one oi them, there.
! fore, openel ihc door O. a private carriage
/ Which stood near, " uns2lpped" from the
~hcelS-ready for cmbaikntlon, and in u
moment the sleeper was bundled into IT,
where ne was lett to has rspose with The
/ door fast upon hIn.
NeAt morning at day brelk (ahout 3
| o'clock the coach, with It's Contents, was
put on board the Hamburg packet, aud
slowed a"oy al the very bottom OF the
! Aola m ud,i an hour after lh, Tho yesse.
put 20 sea.
For the whole Of the day the pnckct had
| a Jnsk breeze, ana al midnight Nas good
hundred miles away irum li1rW leh n dead
calm SET IA. IL ~as SruGUiu' mght in
! iuly, ana the passengers Hcre 30. all rome
/ 10 Ded some walked the deck, ana others
! acre below at CUgds--CVcrY thing as 81
ient, except the railing of the ropes us the
sap yeIlded To the smooth gentle swell of
NE sleeping Nortn sea. About thls time,
lhe iluartGnmust1r, Il ~ surpassed, aw oke /:
at icast be had not been huard before to
utter his colnplants, probably from the
oustle consequent 10 managing vessel ia
4 stlf breeze. However, IL was ut this
time that his cracked and buried voice
.cI! upon The ears of the crew and for
bout twenty minutes the panic it created
IS Understandable. The Whist company in
the cabin, at first thought il was one OF.
The sailors IN chest, aad called the cap
tam who declared he had been that nm
ute examining INTO the cause Of the un
earthly SOUNDS, and had mustered his
crew, all Of whom were as much aslonish
cd as he was--nay, more so, for one OF
them, a Welshmau, felt convinced that the
voice proceeded from the speaking trum-
pet Of the ghost of David Jones, his for.
iner shipmate, "who had died IN III Will with
him." "Hal,U--o--o--o--o, "A Murdos!-r
Murder" now rose upon all ears, as If the
voice were at the bottom Of the sea The
Welshman fell upon his knees, and beg
gcd forgiveness OF MS injured and depart
ed friend, David Jones the rest Of tie
crew caught slight tingc Of his fears,
ana paced about IN couples 10 and fro
some declaring the voice Yas below the
rudder, and others that II was at the mast
head. The passengers, ono and all, hur-
ried on deck in short, none Oh board, not
even the Captain and the oldest scamen,
were free from alarm; for they had search !
ed every hdLiinbie place ~ the vessel with !
out discovering the cause OF their terrOrs, !
and the hold, 1t was evident could not have |
an extra rat, II was So crahImed |
with luggage, &c. Let me out, you |
id rascals let nro out LEI me out, |
say screamed the voice with Increased |
yigor. These exclamatIons the Welsh. /
man declared were addressed to devils, /
that were tormentlng his deceased enemy |
David: and be uttered a ieryCnt prayer |
for the peace Of the wandering anu unhap- |
by soul but different idea was awaken
ed in the mind Of the Captain by the words /
80 Ltt me out" There ~ somebody pack.
ed up in the hol! " exclaimed be and IN.
stantiy ordering his men to follow hlm
down, all began 10 remove the upper lay. F.
CIR Of articles which being done, the .
voice became louder aud more distinct.
Where are you;" bawicd the Captain.
81 am here IN a coach, d--u you !, all.
swcrs the Quanermasier.
The mystery was now solved, and the
Welshman made easy but 10 one could
imagine how ii human being could have /
20. irio the carriage. However, satisiac.
ton on this point was not To- be waited tor
50 the men fell TO work, and after about
halfan hours hard cxertiou, succeeded ~
Remembering tire vehicle. They then
proceeded to unpack the QuJrtermasicr,
y hose astonlshment almost amounted to
madness, when he found that be had uoi
only been confined 10 a coach, but ~
ship, and that the said ship was then IN