Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-18

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From BlncEuoofs Magazine Jor my.
DAvY JONES AND THE YANKEE PRl-
yATEER
Wei refit.ed, and been four days at sea, on
our voyage to jamaica, when the gun'room OH
GERS gave our mess blowout.
The increased motion and rushing OF the ves-
sci through the water, the grooming OF the masts'
the bowling Of the rising gale, aud the frequent
trampIing Of the watch on deck, were prophetic
of wet Jackets to some OF US; stu, midshipmah-
like, we were as happy asa good dinner ana some
wine could make us, until the old gunner showed
his weati.ef-beaten phiz and bald pate IN at the
door. BEG pardon, Mr.. Splinter, but if you
will spare Mr.. Cringle on the forecastie for an
hour until the moon rises" {..Spare." quotha,
q. is His Maiestv's officer joint stool?'' why,
MIR. Kennedy. why: here. man. take a glass OF
oroo.n 81 thank YOU sir. 1t is coming>on
rouohjsh night. sir; the running ships should be
crossing us hereabouts; indeed. more than once
thought there was strange sail close aboard Of
US. the scud is nyng so low, and IN such white
fakes. and zone Of Us have an eye like MIR. Grin
Ole. unless it be, John Grow, and he Is all bnt
frozen" ..WeI. Tom. !suppoSe you Will 60 "
Anolce, from first Lieutenant 70 mid-
s.Brush lnstanter."
Having CHANGE ny Uniform for shag trousers.
pea Jacket. and southwest cap, went forward
and took nv station. in no pleasant humor. on
the slowed iih. with my arm round the stay. L
had been half an hour there, the weather was
getting worse, tie rain was beating IN my tace.
and the spray from the stern was flashing over
me. as it roarcd through the waste OF spark ling
aud Kissing waters. | turned my back to the
weather for the moment. to press my hand to my
strained ewes. When opened them. saw the
sunner's gaunt high featured visage thrust anx-
iously forwarL--his profile looked as if rubbed
over with phosphorus ,and his whole person as if
he had been pla,in at snap dragon, - hay
has come over vow, Mr.. Kennedy:-who is burn
in~ the blue LIGHT now?'' "A wiser man than
am must tell YOU that; look forward. Mr.. Crif(
ge-look there, what do you say to that"
looked forth. and saw. at the extreme end OF
the iih-boom, Whit had read Of, certainly, but
never expected 70 see. pale, greenlsh, glow
worm coIored flame, of the size and shape of the
frosted glass shade over the swinging lamp In the
nun-room. II drew out and aattened as the ves-
sci pitched and rose again, and as She sheered
about, it wavered around the point that seemed
to attract it, like soapsud bubble blown from
tobacco pipe, before it is shaken into the AIR;
at its core it was comparatively bright. but faded
into halo. 1t shed baleful and ominous light
on the surrounding objects; the group OF sailors
on the foreca.te looked like spectres, and they
shrunk together, and whispered when 1t began
to roll slowly along the spar where the ooatswaih
was sitting at my feet
At this instant something slid down the stay,
and cold clammy hand passed around my neck.
was within an ace of losing my hold and tum-
bling overheard. Heaven have mercy on me,
Lot sigFS~ fbae az y-larklnO OF a
gun. Jem Sperkle's monkey, sir. You Jem, you'll
never rest till that brute s made shark bait Of
But Jackoo vanished up the stay again, chuckllng
and grinning in the ghostly radiance, as if he
had been the Esprit of the Lamp" The light
was still there, but cloud of mist, like burst
of vapor from steam-boiler, came down upon
the gale, and flew past, when it disappeared.
followed the white mass as 1t sailed down the
wind; it did not, as it appeared to me, vanish in
the darkness. but seemed to remain In sigh to
leeward as if checked by sudden flaw; yet
none of our sails were taken aback. A tho't fash
ed on me. peeped still more intensely into the
night. | was now certain. "A sail, broad on
the lee bow" The ship was in a buzz in mo-
ment. The captain answered from the quarter
deck" Thank you MIR. Cringe. How shall we
steer."-" Keep her away couple OF points, sir
steady. "-''Stcady," sung the man at the helm;
and a slow melancholy cadence, although Ia
miliars sound to me. now moaned through the
rushing of the wind, and smote upon my heart as
If it had been the walin. OF spirit. turned
to the boatswain. who was now standing beside
me" Is that you or Dary steering, Mr. Nlpper:
If YOU had not been there bodily at my elbow,
could have sworn that was your uoics. y When the
gunner made the same remark it startled the poor
fellow he tried to take it as joke, but could not
There may be l. ced hammock with shot IN
it, for some of US ere morning"
At this moment, to my dismay, the object we
were chasing, ,hortened-sradually fell abeam
of US, and finally disappeared. The Flying
Dutch,nan." Il can't see her at all now. y
She will be fore-and-aft rugged vessel that has
tackled, sir" And sure enough after few Sc
conds, saw the white object lengthen, and draw
out again abaft our beam. 1.-The chase has tack
ed sir, put the helm down, she will go to wind
ward of u.s." We tackled also. and time it was
we did so, for the rising moon now showed US
large schooner under crowd of sail. We eds-
ed down on her, when finding her manoeuvre de-
tected she braled up her fat-salls, and bore up