The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-01

only in the way have described, ] thought
myself perfectly secure from molestatIon
Notwithstanding they were swimming
ronud mo in oil directions, at not q create !
distance than few fathoms, continued
my pursuit with the greatest sang froid.
! should no more DO capable, in my cool
moments rehection, of Drawing this in-
conceiYably horrible danger, where might
have been mangled and torn TO pieces by
one of these implacable monsters, than OF
entering the tigers den before his break
fast at Exeter Change. But when the
passions are concentrated into one point,
though that point be on the verge of eter!.
nlty, hope still attends us. On these oc !.
caslons how senslbly have felt, and how
often repeated. the beautiful linos of tho
snraptured poel-
-Methinks it were an easy leap
Te pluck bright honour from tho pale iaoe%
moon.
Don Pablo Ochon, who was for many years
superintendent of the fishery, and him.
self a most expert diver, gave me tho fol.
lowing account Of one of his watery ad..
ventures. The Place do la Piedra neradn.
which is near Loretta was supposed to hay.y
QuanttIes ofvery largo oysters round it
a asupposition which was at onco confirmed
by the great difficulty of fading this sunk,
en- rock. Don Pablo. however, succeeSe5
in sounding il. and, in search of snecimenfd
of the largest and Oldest shells. dived down
in eleven fathoms water. The rock i nor
above one hundred and ffty or two bnps
drsd yards in circumference. and our sJ.
Iyenturer swan round and examined i IN
'all directions. but without ,neeting anu Inv
duccmept 10 prolong bis stny hccord,
inplv. being satisfied that there yera no
ovsfera. ~ thougbt NJ ssoand;nr 80 ,hS
eurfaco Of the water. hut 6rst he c,,, -
look upwards, as ali divers are obl;ged ~
do who hopes q avoid Inc hungry rs - su,s II
a monster. Ifthc col,sf i clesr fbSr fbev ,nsr ~
then rise without apprcbcns;on. IlSr rpsxl
bio however. when he cast n hosfv rIcnc.
upwards. fourd that tinterero hoas,arar
a station about throo or fonr vard, ;rrn
dately above him. and. most nrobably Ma
been watching during The whole tiwr thrI
no had beon down. A do,{ble. .peI,,.I
stick is useless weapon aq6inst inter
ero ns its mouth ia Of such enormous M.
mensions that botl, man ana stick would be-
swallowed together. ''o'7 -
Io therefore felt hjmself rather ne,vouu
as his retreat was now completely inter.
cepted. But, under water, timc is to rreas
an object 10 be spent in rcfectnc, an,s
therefore he swan round 10 npother payt
Of the rock, hoping by this means 10 nvoid
the vigilance his pcrsccutor. Whorwnr
his dsmsy when he again looked nm. la
find the pertnacioun tinterero still hover,
ing over him. as q hawk would follow
biid.m Ilo described him az haying lergc.u
round and innnmcd eyes, apparently jus,o
ready 10 start from their sockets with 'ea-
gerness, and MOUTH, Cat the recollection
Of which ho still shuddered) that waa con.
tinually opening and rbuiting, as ic ths
monster was already in Imagination do.
vouripg his victim, or ut least, that tho
contemplation Of bis prey impaired forS.
taste Of the gout! Two alternatives pro,
sented themselves to the mind of Don Pa,
bio; one TO suffer himself TO be drowned,
the other TO be eaten. lie had already
been under water so considerable n timS.
that he found it impossible any Longer ta
retain his breath, and wac on tho point oi,
given himself up for lost, with no mucf.
philosophy as he posaessed. But WHIT ~
dearer than life? The invention of nnn
its preservation in cases of preat extrer,r', nv
| tv On n sudden bn recollsr,aJ tbot -,
ono lido &c tbo ,onL no hi - sl s ~
80, "a =. "uu o'ot'SS" h
ePJ'' "np ~ pi'S nc SWIM WIN AZ
'nag .h"o'I sPeeu' "'S u.'ehuEe iflshd 1lHf
watching ms movements, ana keeping =
measured pace W.T. him. as soon a. no
reachsd the spot, no commenced stirring
~ WIN HlS pointed 6tlck, ana IN sue N q WaZ
that the bne particles rose and readerea
the water perfectly turbid, so that ho could
not see tho monster, nor the monster hia,.
Awaiting himself OF the cloud, by whieE
himself and the iinteroro were enyalopad,
he swan very far ont in q transyertical li,