Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-26

witty aud hustle in the business part of the town.
rM 7. Com.
Prouidsaiiai Escape from Mip,0reck. On
Monday last an American ship, Of 400 tons bur.
den, laden with rum and deals, was wrecked in
Chale BAY, in the Isle Of Wight. She struck at
abnur da, break. at a distance Of quarter of a
nile from the shore. all her three ma,ts having
been cut away, and III, sails upon her bowsprit.
the only ones remaining To her, futterlng about
IN rags For nearly seven hours the crew mi hit
ne seen m the stern OF the ship, looking anxious
~ tor assistance from the shUre, while the i'm.
nense waves were breaking over them in quick
succession. The wind was blowing most vio-
iently-iherc wa, tremendous sea. ard 1t
would have been madness fur any buat to have
attempted 10 90 out. Capt Manby's gun was
placed AT the inot af the cliff. and it was three
times discharged with the hnpe of throwing out
rope from The shore to the ship. II failed eve
~ time; once the ripe bruke; another time a shot
To WI ich the rope was attached fell short; and the
third time IL struck the ship instead 0 going over
her. The Preventive Service men we're pre-
pairing for fourth discharge of the gun, when
a gentleman. named Ghrime-, discharged rock.
ct of the invention of Mr.. bennett, and with
this. at the very first trial. line, which was
attached 10 the rocket, was thrown over the ship,
and thus rope was made fast to the ship at one
end, and held by number of men on shore at the
other.
A boat was then attached to this rope, and by
WORKING the boat along the rope. III the manner
OF a terry boat. two Preventive Service mrn, at
the Imminent risk of their lives proceeded to the
ship. and al length exirlcated The whole OF the
crew. l9 in number, from their perIlGus situation.
The ship. il is said, will certainly go to pieces
The rocket which did so much good service, was
about yard long, and about as thick as mans
wrist The outside of 1t vas of iron, anil stick
nine feet long, and as thick as foolman's cane,
was affixed TO it, and also the line which was
thrown over the ship. The rocket vas placed on
three legged stand. similar to the stand OF a
surveyors theoduite. or telescope; and from this
stand it was fired at slight elevriion. This spe
cies OF rocket appears to possess decided all
van,age over Captain Manby's gun. because
rocket, being impelled by its own lorce, goes
equally all the way that it travels; but shot from
the gun goes of very violently at first, at the
risk OF breaking the rnpe, and then loses lts force,
with an equal risk of ia ling short OF its intended
object. London Morning Chronicle.
Routing The greatest feat of roWing'we have
ever mt with, is recorded in the London Atlas
VI Aug IL. ~ Vas pCs 'V'"cu W w u
tiam.. waterman on the Thames, who rnWrd his
boat with pair nf souls for a wager of $500.
ninety nine miles in eleven hours and twenty nj
nutrs! throughout his voyage he was attended
b, h"eis Of bn,ts. Two skilful rOUers once per-
formed the distance in thirteen hours.
HaLfa Lodging A fellow called recently
at hotel IN Boston, and rnqaired at the bar the
price Of lodging Upon being informed that 25
cents was the regular fee. he demurred. protest.
ing that he would not submit to such all exactlon.
After some pariey with the bar tender, our Gus
toner fumbled in hi, pockets. and extracting the
las. niucpenny bit in bis posses,i"n, There"
said he, Z" call me at twelve o'clock"
Ondas ofthe day Reports were quite cur
rent yesterday. that JOHN Quincy ADAMS was
soon to be appointed Sc rotary Of State. in place
oi Mr.. LIVINGSTON. who goes out as minister to
France II was further added, that Mr.. VAN
BuREs favoured this project. and had already
suggested the propriety Of naming Mr.. Adams
for the next Presidency, as under his broad Ma
tional Banner all parties might unite. and that
he himself would consider il " glory enough" to
serve one term a. Vice under such Chief as we
now have, and another under such Statesman
as the Cincinnatus Of Massachusetts! We give
the reports - they go.-Bah. Pat