The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-08

were by shadowy festoon. We had not
oeen below many minutes before we heard
The mate in husky voice calling "An
hands-all hands" Fear has an electric
influence on man. The words were hard.
ly out OF his mouth before al were on
deck. When ] had ascendsd I perceived no
difference 10 The aspect of the hesvens;--
out as directed my eyes afi saw with
terror che mate with a countenancs ns,a
as desth, on which fear was written in
language too legible to be mistaken. in The
the act of letting fly the top sail hslyarIs
and as my eyes caught the captsin he was
fesrfully crossing himself he being a Catho.
lie. All was appalling. TO me, as YET,
the danger was unknown. Turning my
eyes mechanically and rapidly round, tho
scene sfore the ship, in all its horror, pre-
scented itself TO my view. A whrlwipd
was passing. As if by magic a deep black
cloud, IN mountain masses, passed the
horizon, against whose broad disk, as on
some high shore, broke tho angry wave
Surge rolled on surge and The swelling
blllows dashed their high foam to heaven.
There was thrilling interest in the scene
life and death hung by thread.
The terror that had for few moments
appalled, US, reacting. gave something like
q supernatural vigor to our exertions The r
hAlyards flew, the tscks and sheets were
!oosed, the tackles, clewiines, and bunt-
lines, oil were piled with an almost msniac
fury; for existence was the prize Of expr-
ton: and in few moments the shin. uu-
der hare poles, comparately safe. lay list.
le.siy and silll on the wsters The whirl.
~ nd hsrdy passed before there commenced
one OF the mos, tremendous thunder storms
shst ! had ever Witnessed. The lightning
poured down, stream after siream--the
thunder, 100, came not clap after clap. for
the bounding ocean beloved forth in on.
continued war. It's -:sd clangs was If tho
whole srtillery Of tho skies had al once
bnrs, on'the world, for from one quarter of
the heavens to another, peal answered peal
'n gnicx continued succession, while at no
same time the rain fell in almos, shes,sd
torrents. This lasted nearly un hour.
Such scenes soemnize and soften the
hard hearts Of men. AT noon, when the
elements were hushed into repose, and tina
sun shone forth 10 oil his meridsn glory. ,hs
contrast struck strongly on the soul ;nnd
so iorcib'y were we impressed With it, that
before we partook of our midday meal,
our hearts were hnmbled in grateful ador..
lion to the great Author and Preserver vf
! our being. Hinsham Gaxett..
A NIGirT IloRsE.-On The 18th inst.
woman at Etam (Mense) was awakened
from her sleep by heavy pressure upon
her chest, and perceived an immense
white phantom upon her bed. Contrary
TO the usual effect Of the incubus, she
was able 20 cry out. and did so VI itb so
much fo.ce that The room was soon fill
ed with their neighbors. who AZ first
were almost in an equal state of alarm
with herself, but, on ralying their cour.
age. discovered that she was literally
! tormcnted with the night mare. for by
some nnacconntable means, large
white horse. being attacked with Yer
hgo, had contrived 10 moun, very
nirrow and steep flight Of stairs, push
ed the door Of her chamber open, and,
perhaps imagining that his ascent Was
not finished, had placed his fore feet on
the bed However tho animal may
have got up, he certainly did not disar-
pear like phantom, for his descen,
was attended with SO much difficulty,
that il was necessary to let him down by
singing him, and this was not accom-
plished without The aid of numerous us
sistants. French paper.
SUBSTITUTE. General Dalzel pas
sing by centinel at Portsmouth, the
fellow complained that he wanted shoes,
-"Tis very fit you should have pair"
says the General. ThereIpon he takes
piece of chalk and chaIks out pair of
shoes upon the Gentry box. . +" There's
pair for you," adds he and goes his way.
his back was no sooner turned than the
soldier chaks out man standing senti-
mel and then goes his way. The Gen.
era!' presently after. was surprised to
meet the fellow in the town, enquired
with severe threats. how he came to
leave his post. "Siir" (said he) "I am
reliered" Relieved! /! that's impossible at
this time If day. WHO has relieved you
One O'll answer for it) that pont teaue
his post, replied the soldier. Hereupon
tho General goes with him to the place,
There Sir, (says the fellow) if am to
look upon this as good pair of shoes,
you must own that this is likewise very
good sentinel"
"Goop SOCIETY,"" The following strange
occurrence has taken. place at Chsmpignol
les (Eure) France AN inhabitant of the
village having dug hole to enirap wolf
put upon It live goose as bait for the vora-
ciou- snmal Another inhabtant, on per.
cei,ing the futterng goose at a distance,
approached it and fell into the ditch which
was ell yht feet deep, the sides being cut in
tho form of an inverted cone. He vainly At.
tempted 70 get ont, and was patiently wait.
ing the return of day, but he had not wait.
ed long when something very heavy fell
upon his shoulders. This was a wolf oitrac.
ted BY Tho bait. The fright of tho poor
NAV may easily bc imagined; that Of the
wolf was equally great, FOR he Immediately