Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-02
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER .. 1927,
ru,.,O, fom Cooosr's n.,o Norsl, The Red Roper'
ryo,une L-Chapter VI
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,ra;np wha, do YOU here Shall we give
o'er' ana u'O"" Tempest
Oar w.,chrul, adyenturer the Captain oil
III ROYAL Caroline was not blind to these wen
k,orn and sinist r omens. No sooner oiu '"e
n,culiar Amos sphere, by which the mysterious
image that he so often examined was SUDDEN!
surrounded, catch his eye, than his voice was
herd in the clear, powerful, and exciting notes
OF warning. m ,as
sS,aud by.' he called aloud, 80 in all s'udd-
;ns ,ai.s,-Down with them! he added scarce
L. irwin, his former words Tune 10 reach 'he
ears of his subordinates Down WIN every
rau &C them, fore and aft the ship! Man the Top
o.,1,ant cisw.hars, Mr.. Earring. lie" up ana
cIew down! In wit: every thing, cheeriiy men!
In r
This was a language 10 which the crew OF
the Caroline were no strangers, & one WIN
WAS tloubly welcome, since the meanest sea-
me-, &C ,htm all had long thought that his UNI
known commander, had been heedlessly iilh-
mo with the SAFETY Of the vessel, by The hardy
m ,rnrr in hich ~ disre garded the wild sy'np
TOMS Of II, weather But they undertaiurd-
IN, Renewed vigilance OF Wilder He had
certainly driven ,hr Bristol trader through Inc
water at a rate she had never been know" 10
have gone before: but, thus Tar, the facts them
elves Arrested i'm his favor, since no injury was
m. consequence Of what they deemed his teme-
ritv. AT The quick, sudden order Just gwen,
however, the whole ship "as instantly ~ an
uorosr A dozen seamen called To each o'ner'
from differen, pats Of the vessel, each surviving
10 lirt MS voice above the roaring OCEAN; ana
there was every appearance oil general ana
iurxtricabl tonfusion; bu, the same aut'orl'y
which had aroused them, thus uncxpeeeu'y'
into ACTIVITY, produced ordtr from iheir i''>ui>
reCtcd, thong" vigorous Efforts.
Wilder had spoken, TO awaken The arows',
and TO excite The torpid. The instant he found
zach man on the alert, he resumed his orders
with calmn-ss that gave a direction 10 The
pswsrs Of al b9, sui with an an, G Jef inai ms
enormous sheets of duck which had looked
like SO many lighI clouds in the murky ana
threatening heavens, were soon seen futering
wildly. as they descended from their high pla-
ces; snd, in few minutes the ship was reduced
IN the acti0n or her more secure ard hea' Ter
canvass. To effect this object, every nan IN
the ship had xrr,ed his power TO the utmost;
under the guidance Of the steady but rapid
mandates of TN, ir commander. Then follow ed
short and apprehensive breathing pause Every
eve was turned towerds the quarter where the
ominous signs had been discovered; and each
individual endeavored 10 read their import,
with an intelligence corresponding 10 The de-
Gree Of skill he might have acquired, during
h. particular period or service, on that treach-
arms element which was now his home.
The dim ,.acery of the strangers form had
berp swallowed by the flood Of misty light.
which, by this time, rolled along the sea like
drifting vapour, semi-peiiucId, prelernatural
and seemingly tangible. The ocean itself APP
ne,rfd atlmonished that quick and violent
change was nigh The waves had oeasedto
b,a.t in their former foaming and brilliant
cr,.,. but black masses of The wafer were sern
Eripp their surl, SUBMITS against the east Tn
hor,zon. no longer relieved by their scinrila-
;rp, hriphtnes or shedding their own pc ulsr
and lucid atmosphere around them. J r br'' zr
which had been so fresh, and which had even
blown. a, times with a force that marty amount
ed 10 little gale, was luiling ard becoming
uncertain, as though awed by the more 'io'en,
power that was gathering along ne borders "i
The sea. ia the direo ZION OF he n,lehboring
comment. Each moment, the eastern pulls OF
air los, their strength, and brcame more aud
more feeble, until, in an incredibly short perl
cd, the heavy sails were heard Tapping against
The nasts-a frighliGl and ominous Calm sue
ceeding. Al this instant, gianeing, flashing
grear, lighted the fearful oDscuri,y OF the ocean
and a roar. like that Of a sudden burst of thun-
u
turned their stan tied looks on each other, and
stood stupid, as though warning bad been
given, from the heavens themselves, oil what
WAS 10 follow. But their aim and more saga
cious comm arder put different constructor
ON the signal His lip CURED, in high profrs-
.ionsl pride, and his mouth moved rapidly.
ble I've mul,ered to hiusef, with species of
Dose he think we sleep? Ay, he has got it
himself, and would open our eyes TO what is
.an,;ng What does hi imagine we have been
sboo.. since the middle watch was set?
Then Wilder made swift turn-or two on
,he quarterback. never eeasing 10 bend his
Quick plances from oue quarter OF the heavens
70 ,norher: from the black and iuing wafer On
- his vessel was rolling, 10 The sails; and
from his silent and profoundly expse'an, crew,
TO The dim lines Of spars that were waving a
hove his head, like so many pencils tracing
their curviln, ar and wan'on images over the
mn. Nv volumrs of the SUPER nc Hmoe nj clouds
,f,.r yards sOuarcp he said, In q