Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-27

ca WITH human beings, thrown by each aasn H.
stronger OUTAGE struggling hard to the can
= Vass and to maintain their prccarous footing the
snip rolled tremendously. And now add the wild
upro1r OF ccments, the "no,se OF many waters the
deep and constant roar OF WINDS the cries of men
aloi the heavy and rapid tread of those below the
reiterated orders OF officers and tho sounds If ,L
trumpet rising above all and then add to this the
hcaVy rolling oftJ,ndcr, at times drowning ali these
sounds The first lieutenant had the deck; kc had
sprung to II al the first alarm and sezing the rum
pet had called for Black his tayonrite hcln,sn,nn
me ship was soon under snug suil and now dashed
EDWARDS at furious r1te. giving the gale vet
wilder Character. Al at once rocky island Seem
ca 10 start up tom the waters but the next broad
uaSl showed good offing, and we were safe; when
suddenly came loud shout FROM The forccastlc "a
SAIL on the sterbond bow, aud then another "a anil
close on the larboard bow" | ,rcmblcd then; not
Tor ourselves for should have zone over them
an have scarcely tel; the shock but for the moor
wreiches, whomt would have been impos lie TO save
The hc'n was put hard down; we shot by and arain
breothcd freely, when some one babe me look mp 20
Our spars. did so, and found every upocr ward
arm ond mast head tipped with Lightning. Each
blaze was twice sc large is that Of a candle and
thus We flew on with the clements of destruction
p!Cying above our heads.
In shout thirty minutes the wind which was from
the ). w. changed suddenly to the $. T.. and became
hot rs ur frotl the mouth Of an WIS the 81
rocco, and was told afterwards by those above
the deck. brought with it quantity OF fine sond-
from Cape Con, the nearest African shore aud three
hundred from tho ncircst land the direction Of the
wind. Ii lasted half hour, and a stiff smack
ing breeze but not aesr so strong as the one that had
proceeded it.
a s;m.Irr c!cc.r.c phenomenon occurred to the shin
in which Castor am Poux sailed, III the Argonautc
e2pcd,on, Only he light appeared TIC caps Of the
two heroes the storm subsidized and were rcccv-
cd IutroNo Of sailors feuce the ancient medals
represent them each with star or fame of fire nj he
o0c:' OF hir cap = his way, too We may account
e Ter the story ilIat they often appeared TO sailors in
distress. and also the Roman armies leading then,
10 victory. The ls''cr nothing ,rore than the C.
lc,ric Bud on tleir spears Tccolnct hcarnG Pro
!es'T 5Sl1p, ih Of he lectures, relate c1sa
neatly 5'miar, 81 thc late Mr.. Whitney Of New Ia
ven. lie Yrs riding on horseback. nCEr East Rock
in thu vicinity Of that town du-irg night th:rJcr
etor,n of great severity and was astonste.i 20 find
+ 81! O. once. his horses pr ~ with ire he al rlt-
CO. 5u, now discovered The saie Phenomenon It The
Cnd OF ms WHIP SrI1ps, ara every prominent object
S's own ya-soT cnG that of Az uud1ut, Were Up
ped m TIE manner. Similar appearances pron-
aby suggested 10 Virgil The fcton Uthc eaIc about
Ascpnius head, tho night Troy was burnt
Oar srilors call them ccmprisrDis. from Carpd
Sanjo:) went among them yesterday, &c discover
whether such a7ppgranccs were colnon, and jcIar
wit! group Of OLD quartor-ma5torf: most Of them
had followed t'ie from their rcutn. found c-rh
lad seen them three four times before md sha'
hey occur .ost frequently among the Wcs indies
Fhey tell thny offen ,ppear on the lOU,er yard,
lrst, and ascend a. the storm HhatCe. Well" J ask
80, WIFI 90 YOU lilink IitC" are shook tnPIr
heeis--it was a hard quasti,l. At Iast one ypckc
voty scrousy IN ell YOU sir, what tim, incY arc
they oul air thu. the WIND ToIl cogethcr i.,io .
lump: gets little lightning in it and sticks FIST Oh
the vI-ts."
Yesterday We had strong wind and rough sea
ri day another squall threatened as evening drew
r0uGG ,Ac was Wild end foani,g: Tie waves came
) Toni. If cagFr o-crs,Fainl w. the clouds
rose ike dark walls OF The huliz0us II pcaf:nr to
shut Jp fJscvCr % tho ireGche.0us enerts while
broad tcavy rolled on, ever Lead, 'roctom
hirnomqrc lcfens" Nothing else could b. seen. ex-
Ccpi the North Caroline the '.r line OF battle shin =
, uiis'rct mass. several milos Girrut. Sha too
lade1 ana hecrne-a misty epeck bot lie usual icht
.ai-nd n her ton 20 cover OIL. course But
this oIdAony disappeared and nothing could be seen;
V. answered IL dlsarne, 'a7ce b. resin- iirht "a
orr fore mast heed: al oofcd ia her drlcroin when
suddenly another light aPTeaTed poilt in the
iiatanco /. sNyoad and frightened, and thcn shot ,in
"a g. ,i-ifoG tbc whole storm end sails. II sunk
and succcrdod r. another, and tlis by another
similar then darknosE q momcnt and next
followed three successive hsshea We lowered our
> lantern; her mizen light again sppc,rcd. md AZ
haUGs were called to cxnCUt" the order. This il the
fg7t time I hnve Introduced 10 YOU night ,ipnal
we had two - Saturday night IN the MIDI * tho
etoria 'hc.r effect, in rough calm weo.heris al
wrvs worry frc.
fh" "a! came on soon after; il brought orc com
p.7iseIt, AID this appeared at orr mizcn royai-na
load; our Eiaumast Inns chain conductor.
Cum "mucno te.iuris ampre." Iours &c.