Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-20

and biscuit. As soon Nicolas PlolinkoE citizen
OF Orow, who followed the cuinp sntler, to fJir.
sowa, was apprzed of this circumstances, he without
time, carriedin conveyances of his own 0O0bs
of bread and 2,o0Olbs Of biscuit to Tschernosody.
aud distributed the same gratuitousy troops eta.
toned there: When his Majesty the Emperor was
informed of this disnterested action he designed to
zeal"
Prom "he Jviuai Officer; Scenes aud adyensu,es in
the Life IF Funk .iiiitixay." 50 -:
The following incident happens while the antllor
is lying inactive. ut New Providence.
'ln company with Charles one beautiful afternoon
rambling over the rocky cliffs at the back of the Is
iana we came to spot where the stiffness and tho
clear transparency Of the water invited US to bnthe
1t vas not deep. Aswe stood above on the prosnon-
tory, we could see the bottom in every part Under
the little heudand, which formed the cove there was
cavern to which, as the shore WAS Steep there was
no access but by swimming, and we resolved to gx-
plorc tive soon reached its mouth, and were elf
chanted with its romantic grandeur and wild beauty.
1t extended, we found, long way back, and had
several natural baths, into all OF which we success
sivcly threw ourselves cachns they reae,ed farther
from the mouth Of the cavern being colder than the
last The tide, il was evident, hud free ipress and
| renewed the water every twelve hours. Here we
thoughtlessy amused ourselves for some time quot
ing Acis and Gaatia, Diuna and her nymphs and
every classic story applicable to the scene.
AT length IL declining sun warned us that 4;
was time to take our departure from the cave when
at no great distance from US, we the back or
dorssl I'm of nonstrous shark above the surface ~
the water, and his whole length visible beneath it.
We looked at him and at each other with dsnay ho-
ping that he would take his departure and 90 in
search OF other prey; but the rogue swan " and ro
Jus: like frigate bockadiny an enemys port, and We
felt. suppose, very much we used To make the
French and Dutch teel last War, ut Brest and the
Texil. =
Tho sentinel paradcd before us, ten or fifteen
yards IN front OF the cave, tack and tack, waiting only
4 mt hath Of L. 10y L.
served shrimp or an oystor. We had no intention
however, III this, as in other instances, of Throwing,
ourselves the mercy of the court. In vain did WI
look for relief from other quarters; the promontord
above us was inaccessible; the tide rising, any
the touching the clear blue edge of the horizon
IL, being the leader, pretended a little know
ledge IN ichthyoiogy, and told my companion that
fish could boar as well see and that therefore the
less We ssld the better and the we retreat
ed out of his sight the sooner he would take himself
off, THIS was our only chance, and that poor one
for the flow oil the water would soon have enabled
him to enter the cave and help HIMSELF as he seemed
PEI fecty acquainted with the locale, and knew that
we had no mode Of rotrea tbut by the why we came
We drew back out OF sight, and don't know when I
over passed a more unpleasant quarter of an hour.
suit IN Chancery, or even spring lounge In New
gate, would have been almost luxury TO what felt
when the shades OF night began To darken the mouth
oour cave and this Internal monster continued to pa
rade, like water-bsilff before its door. AT last,
nor seeing the sharks fin above water, made sign
10 Charles, init c0uis qua coe we must swim for IL;
for we had notice TO quit. by the tide; and If
we did not DEPART should soon have an exc
cution in the house. We had been careful not
to utter word and silently pressing each other
by the hund, we slipped into the water; Sghen recon.
mcndng ourselves TO Providence, which, for my part
seldom forgot when was IN imminent danger, We
struck out manfuly. must own never felt more
assured Of destruction, ror even when I swan
through the blood oil the poor sailor; for then the
sharks had something TO occupy them, but here they
had nothing else to do but to look after US W. had
the benefit Of their undivided attention. -,.
| "Diy sensations wcro indescribaby horrible. I
may occasionally write talk of the circumstances
with evity, but whenever recall it to mind, treul-
bic ut tho bare recollection Of the dreadful fate that
seemed inevitable. My companion wss not so ex-
peri swimmer as / was, that distanccd him
many feet when heard him utter atfaint cry.
turned round, convinced that the shark had seized
him, but it not so; my having left him 90 far be-
hind had increased his terror, aud induced him to
draw my attention. | returned to him. held him up
and encouraged him. Without this he would GER
tainly have sunk he revived with my help, and We
reached the sandy beach in saety having oIuded
enemy; who, when he neither saw heard US, had,
as concluded he would Quilted the spot.' =.
| New YoRK, June IS. .
| During the violent thunder storm on Sunday nivIn