The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-11-05
Vol. 81.
A SCENE OFF BERMUDA.

Lieutenant of The watch had ordered the
look ont nt the most head down on deck
The man, on his way down, had gone into
the nain-top 10 bring away some things
he had leit IN going alott, and was in the
oct Of leaving II. when he sung out" a
sail on the weather bNw." "What does
she look like ''-" Can't rightly say. sir;
she is in the middle Of the thick weather
10 windwsrd '--"StNy where YOU are lit
tie Jenkins. jump forward and SEQ what
YOU can make of her from the fore yard"
Whilst ,hrtormnn was ubeying his mstruc-
uonS, the look out again haIled--"Shc is a
ship. sir, closr hauled on the same tack; the
weather clears, and ! can see her now."
The wind, ever since noon, had been
blowing in heavy squalls, with appalling
lulls between them, One of these gusts
had been SO violent ns Ia bury IN the sen
the lee guns in ihe waist, although The brig
hod nothing set bul her close reeicd main
iopenil, and reeieJ iorcsnh. u wos now
spending lis fury, and she was beginning
10 roli heavily, when, with suddenness
almost incredible to one unncquaintcd with
these laltudes, the veil of mist that hung
/ To windpatd tho whole dav was rent and
I'drawn aside, aud the rcd and level ravs Of
! the setting sun flashed nt opcp through
! long arch Of glowing clouds, on tho black
| hull and toll spnrs Of his Brll,anic Maie
| tvs sloop Torch. And, trnc enough. We
! were not thr only spectators OF this gloomy
| srlundCr; tor, right in the wake Of tho
moonhke eun now half sunk IN The sen, at
| the distance of T,!c or more lay a long
wnrl,ka looking c,Dit, apparently Frigate
or heavy corvette, rolling heavily md 81
| lcNty IN the trough of the sea, with her
masts. yards. and the scanty sail she had
set in strong relief Ogains, the glorious
! horl1on.
Jenkins now hoiled from ,hr fore yard.
"Tho strange full is bearing mp, SIR" Aa
no spohs, a flash was seen, followed, after
what seemed a long interval, by the dead
encd report Of the gun, IA if il had bocn
an ocho. md tho shhrp, hail ringing, bali.
kissing snuud OF the shot. II fell short.
but close too us, and vas evidently thrown
| from heavy cannon. from the length az
tho range MIR Splinter. The Tirs, Lieu
tenant, jumped from the gun he stood on
I"Cuatier- keep her away n Bit
| and dlved mo the cabin 10 make his fo-
port, -..
Captain Doadove wrsn said. stiff rnmr'
rd wull.e eyed, old Frs, Lieu,onantish look
ing veteran, with HE coat Of o regn'a5 ROD
ney cut, broad skirts, long waist, stand up
color. over which Gangled a queue, or
a marlingspke with mit ofoakum n' Tho
Icnd Of tit would havo puzzled tho old
| Nick 20 say which. Ilis lower spofs were
| ra-cd N tight unmontonablos oT whnt bHd
once been kerscymero. and long boots, tho
con! .cutllc tops Of which soryed ns scnr-
pers 10 carry of tho drOnings from hs
coat flaps in bad weather he was, in fact, {,
,ho''lnst OF the son monsters bn,, like nll
his tribe. M brqyc IA steel when put To
II, ma alert as cat.
| lie No GoNer heard Splip,cr's report lhon
he sprung mp the ladder, brushing tho tuln-
bier or awizzlc he had just brewcd clean
on, of the fiddle into thc l0p Of Mr.. Sapehll,
the purscr, who had dincd with him, md
nearly eXinguishing the said pnrscr, hy
his arm striking the bowl ~ The pipa lc
= wos smoking, thereby forcing tho shnnl
, half way down hrs throat. My glass, vii
, SON." 10 his steward d.--"Shc Is close 10, cir
c you can see her plainly viihou, it," rni'
5 Mr.. Treenail, the second Lieutenant, fruu
tho weather nciiings, where he wus recon
D noiirring. After long look through hi
d s,arboard hlinhcr. (his other skylight hn'
e been ,hu, cvOr since Aboukir,) Dealcv
gave orders 10 clear away the wenthef.bo
d gun :6n1 as IL was now getting too dHr
q for 6cgs 10 be seen distinctly, ho desire
]. Tint three lnbterns might be rot rcndy io
: bo,s'ing vertically in the main-ritElng
AN rcndy forward there -" All read,
g sir, ,n--"Tbcu hoist owny the lights. an
r throw shot ncroRs her forofoot- Fire
u Bang went our carroDadc, but our frier
10 windwnrd paid no regard TO the privr
sipnnl; he had shnken n reef ont of his 70
sals, and was coming down fast upon us
y, II was clpor that old Blowhnrd had
;, frs, taken him for ono ofnur ou crriscr
. and meant to sirnniize him, "nll rcgul
NJ and ship shape" 10 nsc his own eXprossio
I. most Of "a, however, thought il would he,
n been wiser 10 hnve made sail, and wide n,
our distance li'lc. in place OF boiberir
or with old fashioned mhnnuyre.. which rnic
end in our catching o tartar hut the ekj
per ha bccn bll his l,fo in line Of bait
ships, or hoavy frlgntcs; and il WINS toni
= JOB. under any circumstances, To pcrsua,
him ofihe proprieiy Of 'up stick and ava,
% VIC foon iel, TO our coat.
The enemy, for such he evidently wt
now rll at oacA waved, and iudulged
~ with sight Of his teeth; and there he wa
nm Gfteon porte Of side on his main dec
X. With the due qnan,um of cnrronudes on i
is quarter deck and forecastlo whilst /
short lower r7as's, white convass, uad d
p tremendous hoist in his topssils, shew
hlm 20 be- heavy American friya,c a,
/ was equally certain that no had clever
hooked us under his lee, within comic,
able range Of bis long twenty. .fours.
"a convincet he most pnbelicving three Jets
lamo, amidst wrea,hs OF white smok