The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-02-03
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ian ascriied it 10 the .tlation his mind must
have undergone at he.ns innoc'nty charged
"iih murder, aad to hatIu. exposed himself to
the night breeZr. whilst under tlc latlu~ncn Of
burning fever IIr considered the explanation
10th learned and A:'ulHI aud - no one Oh
ard w. iro!'.lni e poid Nnrn.! to contra
.tct mao 'ha- h,.,j..., it va, 20 ,.r-i out
40 and irai,, = .''.,>',,e, ii, opinion Ma, Ia
a. As w. a>uail tai>' rhy~lr, without rAani-
nation, and consequently received full as much
credit 1t deserved
Day allcrday paseod on and til the contend
ing elements threatened Us with destruction
Oar ship hid hrr"h" materially crippled 10y the
violence and ob>tmary oi the Storm alarm be
gan 10 be felt by all on board, and even the
philosophical captain al length trtrayrA ,omc
apprrhcnaions for our -airty. Ttc SAIL and li-
gIng were torn away piece by piece; til. ulaeta
were splintcrrd and finally there Wa> ntlo leit
but the hui; OF the beautiful slip w!,i,II had /.
tew days before sailed so proudly over til" waves
u add 10 our distress, on tryn. the pumps WE
found that there were four feet water in the
hold The alarm Of all nn board increased and
could perceive by the Enlightened PLY so4nonv
Of thu captain, that he had never stood NOR, ia
need of his philosophy than at that luoncnt
He however still >torncA at The sailors 10 N se
them TO eXertion. and calmlv quoted Seneca to
satisfy himself OF the vanity OF hc
The sailors lahorrd night and dav at the
pump, 10 keep u, al9at We had been driven
m this manner, al the mercy of the waves for
about week. every day the leak incrca ing
but As the wind was favorable and wc constantly
sailed III nearly the sane direction, we stu
hoped 10 meet some haven in safety On the
tenth day, when even the most >amgilinc began
to despair, our dropping spirits were revived by
the SIGHT Of land. The sra was running high.
and we rapidly approached the coast; but our
feelings Of Joy al the prospect of being rescued
from Watery grave. were now changed to those
OF terror, Tor the hclmSnan had lost all controu
over the ship, and there were breakers ahead,
upon which She must inevitably strike and 90
to pieces. The captain iorcsau the danger and
ordered the on- boat to be got into readiness
Tie then awaited patiently the momcnt that
-hould decide nHr t,tc The interval was truly
awful, and as stood gain. on the coast now
20 near US, felt that death in the midst Of the
lrcary waste Of waters would not have been SO
terrible as in The sight of the hannts Of men and
place of safety All were assembled on deck:
we drew near to the spot where the furious
waves were saehe'l INTO foam every eve WAS
hNcd upon it, and each held his breath in dread
tut suspense, As thr wrc k was borne AIoft b.
the irresistible snri that to dash it upon the
pointed rocks rndi,tnctv seen in the chasm
beneath The Vessel struck, which was denoted
/ ny shricl OF terror The long boat was hastily
lowered and got on board as speedily as
practicable The lttlc captain. even in tins
extremity Displayed the Influence of the pre-
"cpt7 of SENECA and hotthtls ON bis mind he
was the last to leave the Ship. though the fury
oi Tic waves Threatened every momcnt to dash