Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-23


saw a-yessel pass The Ship under !uH sail ana
with a stiff breeze, and',hen second, while no
ryffle appeared on the ocean near NINE, ana
hailed them in vain. Now | heard the tramp
Of feet upon the deck, and the whisper oil Vole
es, as oi persons walking near me, wAom
uselessIv challenged this was followed ny the
usual obdurate silence. felt no tear; tor ma
lure bad no visitation for mortal man more
appalling taanl had encountered; ana 10 the
ultimate Of evils with social men, as nave oe>
fore observed, | was ihsenslbie--ior what
weight could social ideas, OF good or evil have
with me at such moment!
TIE morning of me eleventh day oil my sui
fering went down into the cabin, 70 take some
refreshmcnt TO Robson. Though al intervals
in the full posse ssion Of his senses, he shortest
rational conversation exhau slsd him; while talk
ing in his incohcrent fius did no, produce the
same facilitating fleet. "Where is the mate!
he wildly asked me- "Why am in your cabin,
cap,aiu?-Have they flung Warning overheard.
yel?" contented myself with giving general
answers, which appeared to satisfy MN.
feared to tell him the only survivors;
for the truth had he CHANGED to comprehend
il in lis full force might have been fatal. On
returning u2on The deck, observed that clouds
we're slowly forming, while the air became
dou5ly oppressive and sultry. The inteasiy
of he suns rays was exchanged for closer
and even more suffocating hea', hat indicat
an alteration Of some kind in the atmosphere
Hope suddenly arose in my bosom agaii': a
breeze might spring up, and | might get tee
from my horrible captivity. Took an obser-
valIon, and found thai was clear of The rocks
and shoals ofthe Bahamas, towards which
feared current might ha, e insenslbly borne
me; all could do, therefore, in the case The
wind blew, was TO hang out sigma! OF distress,
and try 20 keep the sea until Hell in with some
fri, ndly vessel
Immediately took measures for navigating
the ship by myself. fastened a rope to Sc
cure the helm III any position might ind
needn't, SO that might venture TO leave l. a
few mnmen,s when occasion required. l went
a'of, and cut away the tU?sai!s which could
not reef, and reduced The canvass all over the
ship as much as possible, leaving only one or
two # the lower sails set; for If 1t blew fresh,
! could not have taken them in, and the ship
might perish, while by doing this, | had some
chance of kerping her alive.
| now anxiuu>ly watched the clouds which
seemed in motion, and the sigh was CORDIAL
one 10 me- At last the sea began 10 htsHe
with gentle unduaious; a slight ripple Sue
ceeded. and bore new life with it. wepl for
iov, and then laughed, as | saw it Snake the
sails and gradually Fill item; and when al
! length the brig moved, just at noon on the e.
levcn,h day afer our becalment commenced,
became almos, mad with delight. twas like
! a rssurrectAo OIL iIonu The dead. II was the be
as my state then was IN reality, it appeared d
heaven to thai wl,ich had been in. The hope
Of dtliverance aroused me TO new energies
| felt hungry, and ate voraciously; for ill that
moment had scarcely eaten enough 10 sustain
! life. The chance OF once more minglins with
my fellow men ilcd my imagination, and
/ braced every fibre Of my frame, almost TO
breaking. The ships motion percepiiby in
creased; the ripple under her bow became aud
ibIe; she felt additional impulse, moved yet
faster. and at length cut through the water al
the rate Of four or five knots an hour. This
was fast enough for her s4fery, though not for
my impaience. l stee,ed h"r large before the
wind for some time, and then KEEP, her as near
as possible in The track Of vessels bound for
Europe, certain that, carrying so little sail,
must be speedily overlaken by some ship that
could render me assistance. Nor was disap>
pointed in my expectation. After steering
two days with a moderate breeze, during
which time ! never left the helm, a large West
Indiaman came up with me, and gave me every
necessary and By this means was enabled
to reach Halifax. and finally the river Mersey,
about FIVE weeks later than the time had for
merly calculated for my voyage.
Noahs opinion Of General Jnckson in 1924.
"Wilh respect to Gen. Jackson, we have had
but one opinion OF his claims and mcrts, and
we rank ourselves among the consistent men of
the age. This country is indebted to General
Jackson Tor his military services, and particu.
larry his defence Of New Orleans. His mill.
tary services equal to the services Of any
General in the late war, and inferior 10 many
Generals OF The revelation He has no ac-
quan,ance with the civil policy OF this couHtry,
with the stale of our foreign relations s inter
nal affairs, he has TO knowledge Of the men
employed in the civil departments of the Union:
he has no intercourse with the democracy Of
the country, or regard for the party landmarks.
In the limited civil department in which the
General ha, been placed, he has evinced an
utter disregard TO the laws, and a temper un,
becoming his high station. His talents, his