The Arkansas advocate., 1831-01-19

past keeping the open sea. How now,l Ahipper, what lies are floating about the docks Ais morning; when did tho last Albany mani get his tub down the river, or whose gelding has teen ridden to death, in chase oi T siteiii
 sThe devils babes 7 muttered the Alderman; there's no want oi roistcrers to torment such Inneeents.o
 eHave the buccaneers taken to praying, orH docs their trade thrive in this heel of the War2' continued the mariner of the Indian shawl, dis qesardihe the complaipto of the burgher. s'fhe tines afc getting heavy for men of metal, as may be seef by the manner in which yon cruiser wears but her ground tackle, instead of trying fae opensra. May spring every spar l carry, s1ut ] would have the boat oat aad give her an airing, before tomorrow, if the Queen would e08deaeena to pHt your humble servant i'll charge of the craft The man lies there, at his anchors, as # he had good freight of Real Hollands ii lis hold, snd was waiting for few bales Of beayer-skins to barter for his strong waters.
 As the stranger cooly expressed this opinion Of her Aiaietys ship Coquette, he rolled his glance over the persons of his companions, sui teriaa Il to rest, d moment, with secret signit- easee, on the steady eye of the barghef
 seY ell''-4e continued, the sloop answers for a floating y;,ne to tell which way the tide IS running. If she does nothing hetter and that must be a greater assistance, Schlpper, in the navigation of one who keeps as bright look s5slt on fhe manner in which the world whrls round, as q gentleman of your sagaeity!2
 If the news in the creek be true,7 re]olned the owaer of the peragua, s.there will be other business for Capt. Ludlow and the CoqQette, before many days?'
 s.AA! having eaten all his meat and bread, fac man will be obliged to ylctnal his shiPanew! fwere d pity so active a gentleman should keep i fast, in q brisk tides-way. And when his eeppers are once more filled, and the dinner is fairly eaten, what dost' think will be his next 9iutYfi
 s.Ihere is a report, among the hoatmen oftile South Bay, that something was seen yestefntght, oa tiae outer side of Long lsand!'
 s.Il answer for the truth of that ramor, for having come up with the evening flood, saw t myself
 eoer duyxell's luck and what dost' take it to be-
 sfhe Atlantic Ocean; if you doubt my word, appeal to this well ballasted old gentleman, who, being asellaolmaster, IS able to give you latitude and longitude for it's truth.
 q am Alderman Van Beyorout, muttered the object oftbis new attack, between his teeth, iIlQigU dIDdtifttN tlut titsI IJG9Sa lS 1eA one who set so little bounds to his discourse.
 ssi beg d thousand pardonsm returned the strange seaman, with grave inclination of his body. ss7'he solidity Of your worship's eoun- tenance deceived me. It may De, indeed unrea- soaabe to expect any Alderman to know the nositlonof the Atlantic Ocean, And yet, gcn- s..elsless, en the horror ot man who has seen lHucb salt waterin his time, do assure you the sea. speak of, is actually there. If there Dc any thing on 1t, or in it, that should not in sea sosl 5e So, this worthy commander of the peria qua viii let Us now the rest.
 ..A wood boat from the nlets says, the Skim iner of the Seas was lately seen standing along the coast, returned the ferfy-man, in file tone ot one who is certain of delivering matter o generalintercst.
 .s our true sea dog, who runs in and out lh lets, is a man for rnaryclSi' cooly observed tho stranger. ssThey know tho colour of the sea tt night, and arc forever steering in the wind eve. h search of adventures. wonder more of them are not kept making almanacks! Ihert was a mistake, concerning thunder storm, Il the last l bought, and all for the want of prope science. And pray friend. who IS this Sklmme af the Seas, that is said to be running after hl needle, like tailor who has found a holeln hl neighbors eoat?'
 e.Thc visches may tell ] only know that sael a rover there is, and that he is here to-day, afi' there to-snorrow. Some say it is only craft 0 mist. that skins the top of seas, like sailin: waterfowl, and others think 1t is sprte of !; vessel that was ritled and burnt by Kidd, in tn Indian Ocean, looking for it's gold and the killed ] saw him once, myself, but1the distance was $ great, and his mauouyres so unnatural that could hardly give q good account of his hull Q rig
 This is matter that don't getinto the log eve y watch! Whereaway, or in what seas, did: meet the thing !n
 .Twas of the Branch. We were fishing thick weather, and when the mist liiled littl'