Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-09
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The following jsu d'espr,t is from the 49,,
Budget. l, l. worth re. ublishina:
The cretu u the Michigan. IS, me e,rooeo,.
accounts have found their way TO the public h, ,s.
la'ion to the crew GIN eIiisy) of the vessel which
lately made the drs' ent vi tue Niagara Fails. The
oh'reIs OF This crew consisted OF Gen. JACKIE,
Johm . Adams, Mr.. Buchanan, Henry CLAW D.n,
iei Webster. LeavH ior,is, Philip S. Nia,kl.x
aud Noah Z.ne; an old butfaloe, two bears
a iox rscoon, a dog, and several geese made ,,n
he estimated co'Uplinien, OF =. hands," Mr. Al.
ANS, 10y the tsdvice and consent,' Of Me-.
Clay, WebAter, aud MaTkiey, took the helm. ara
selected MIR. Clay TO keep ,he log book. ami M,
Webster a. bos,s.ain Lesvit lIarri. who h.,
,he record OF SOME rner irip of MIR Adams. vv,.
requested 10 ,eke the minutes on this occasion a.,
see that they compared well with those slreaJs
recorded. General Jackson, seeing the game ,b,.
c. uiUlenced, and ihat the several performer. h.,
taken their stations. ed from the quarter ds.l
and placed himself ssar the bough oil the ye.ss,
10 give such assistance in managing and preserving
her, as he could consist emily with the d,pn,,r e;
'he presiding officers. M. Buchanan had nrev;'
ousiy made cgrtGt, proposals to him from NJ
aiaFSiey, TO take an Office, but he had r,iec,ea
th,m. :"
IAnes having BEEN 'hus settled, the officers anil
crew were directed TO take their posts For siims
thinss went OH olersbly well but bel re IN. e.,
quarter oil The voyage had been perfortned several
important mistakes discovered bv sora sc H.
crew, who immediately began to con,pI.i, az the
officers; and as they learnt that Gen Jackson hal
oeen unfairly oep1Veu oil the Command, their dis
Satisfaction became more and more apparent When
We vessel entered The second rapids, the bears
(who were Tor Adans) seeing her IN tanya, or
being crushed ty the stupendous mower of ,ba,,
curteri, jumped overheard, AID SWAN TO me P,;t
'S"- Iue Tacoon mounted The shrouds hopng m
And refuge TN o"e OF the " light houses OF the
Ky out the mas's soon went by the board and
WIN them the rscoon, light houses. together with
the observation, OF the log book keeper and an ill.,
annexed apparatus. This disaster Is said 70 h,vs
been occasioned mainly by strong breeze fror,
hthtaehy, winch uniting with the current already
dios' IN New- IL DIX, Came with too much fo,re Ia
oe resisted. here Mr. Clay lett the vessel NIes-r-
zane ana MaIdey went overheard in the sbtoud
Meanw bile Mr. Adams being dashed 20 IN. hsh,
called loudly 10 Mr.. Webster 10 unloos. b,,, NJ
w eos'er answered him win that GOODNESS & force
oil dlctlon Tor which he is so Justly celebrated
ihos' as'urediy VIII, sir; every act OF mine since
nave oeen IN our service, has tended strongly 20
| MAJ point. 1ne dep'h OF Mr.. Adam.' desoair
prevented HIM from compr.fen,iins the (,,I er,on,
of Mr.. Webster's emark; and his cords bs.o,,;.'.
loose at that instant, be disappeared at the cali %
MS ooaiswsin, AID was seen no more on deck IN
| Old buialoe who had ofliciated as cook IN M,
clay at several OF his bGrbGcueS seeing the ram
Jar oheers had deserted him, and suffer ing severe
| ~ under blow from fragments OF The ,isb.
u,au " enr
| down wiih The CURRENT N
VA Hickory, having watched the conduc, IS
Tue 'n'cets ana crew, saw that nothing could ston
the vessel from going the falls Observ;ra
however, th't much might be done TO prevent ls
total uestTucii II, lie dashed round upon the dact
put things 10 the secure-t places, threw overheard
he extra cabinet furniture, bill iard tab an, kee,
ing a iifm hold upon the man part of her timb,rs
ne descended In safety, every other being bs WING
ie" 'ne vessel In hei dangerous course. So great
was the disaster which ths vesse! experienced that
even goose, whose ancestor saved Rome. with
he greatest unicuI'y could only itself, aud
| that at the expense OF an eve.
whether The old Gene's al will be allie to pu, the
Vessei 10 Ilshs, some have doubted For ourselves
we are July persuaded that he will. The DANA.
done by Tins Adams trip Is very consiterable r.
Know; yet we ale know that mos, of The boI,s
when strengthened and supported it, were taken
out at the commencement OF her trio These ran
ssain tie put into her, ana the rotten timber. re-.
piacea with such -sIe and sound Wh,n
lnis is done. as wei believe it will be. and The old
General takes the command bimself, storms 4 cur,
| rents VIII beat against il in vain