Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-22

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. "A bestf - GA bostss shrisksa ths dsepahinel
I'D, ~ he vb,!ieQ past then. They Nsre 6As last
woede- the nip ves bosndinR forward like race
horse ID full speo4 Another faint ssd distant cry
vas bcrns deSe shs blast, and sounded IKE tasll
upoa ths .s1ufs tho by-stsaasrs and hey heard No
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"Stsrbosfd your helm! siarboard! D--a, hard
ssarboerd, will ye, shouted The Lieutenant. .sBring
10 this wsy!-holOs, there. maintop men, boar
hand clear away that boat on the suarterr'
By this time the ship, fcelhg till she fell almost ON
her beam ends, eame up to tho wind With mighty
the spot where the poor fellow had lost hold before
her way could be stopped; the rumor too had now
spread below, and hs companions from the sfarboard
berth came hurrying upon deck. Gallant and daring,
danger-they looked not on the raging sca-they
thought not OF the space to be travouued against
furious wind-ofth tho impossbIiy Of SEEING an object
in the water, through darkness, mist and spfuy;-
they only thought Of saving their meesmssc--ther
friend; he whom they loved like 4 .brother-they
sprung into tho boat in moment, to the number OF
five or six, and fierce demands for oars and rudder
were mingled with cries Of "Cast loose, men! cast
loose, and lower away-ower away and be d;-d
to yc-the poor fellow viii be gone" But the top
men and quarter masters experienced and less
excited than the young midshipmen, perceived the
full peril or rather the certainty Of destruction, in
attompt which must be- ftsi,lees and they were
fslow;y aad reluctantly obeynE these repeated and
Ipcremptory ordcrs when the Voice oftte captain wu
heard in tones ohcrsye authority, rising above the
tumnlt and the roar of the winds.
keep oil fast, keep all fast saw what are
ye mad!--Would We wantonly addto this nights loss!
w hat boat could live moment in chat scss-y What
hands could pull her to windward single fathom if
your stations!" e- -, 49,. -,
"Licucuant e." said he, addressing the officer of
the watch, as soon as the men had left the quarter
deck, "this attempt should not have been permitted;
recsoned moro upon you, as an officer of trust and
experience On duty, sir, feeling should never over
power the Judgments and who, in the exercise ofthcir
Judgment would have committed the lives Of men ia
the mercy OF such sea' Young men, the motives
OF your tnoughtless conduct excuse You from my
censure but let the peril you have so narrowly es
capped be lesson for the utuYe-learn to distinguish
between the rcsoute courage which becomes a man
and the blind fool harihood, which futessly expo
ses the lives OF others With our own; if 20 seek to
become officers, this point of the first nportancs
No one Of you regrets the cte of young COMEDY
moro than do, bot the hand Of God vas plainly Il,
the matter; and are we to strive against HIS might,
Return to your duties or your berths. Mr.. G. got
the ship before the wind again, and keep your Se,,
lar course"
The frigutc once more pursued her rapid wav, and
on the morrow, poor Connolly chest and his little
property were brought ups according TO cusom to be
examined and inventoried as is frequently the case
on such occasions. an auction was made, of sucl,
articles OF common uso likely to be valued
by his mother and sisters the produce Of which was
held for their behoof At this SALE each of his mess
mates purchased some little memorial of their unfor
tunate comrade, without paying much attention to the
price they gave, for they knew we'll how much il
would DO needed, and yet hov poorly the whole
amcont were it ten times as great, could compensate
for floss so irrepamblc Their good will did not stop
here; collection was set foot to which every one
contributed his uite-and the officers of the shin
desIrous Of testyng their regard for the deceased
widow
Many glance was directed at the vacant seat OF
poor Connolly, as the young men assembled at the
usual hour at their scanty meal; their customary
mrfh was clouded and much, and most sincere regret
was expressed for the loss Or true hearted
some other member of the ness:-aIlusions TO tbei,
lost friend were less nequent;other events occ ur-
red and afforded fresh topics Of conversation; and in
less than week the name Of Connely ceased to he
mentioned he had passed as it seemed from their
memories, as he had from their presence-Iike a
bubble the current Of human life, which dance
sai5 and sparklcs fcr awhile then bursts and Is seeb
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