Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-08-06

myself very closely to study, particularly f.
the Latin Grammer,) leaving off only when
absolutely necessary. You recollect arrlv-
ed during vacation, before the regular coursel
of laboR had commenced, and thinking
should have plenty of it in few days, con-
tented myself with taking very little exer-
else. The effects of this close application
from sunrise till nine in the evening, ! soon ]
perceived, and several times was sensible ,
that my thoughts for moment or two were
rather wandering. Vet did not feel at all
anxious or discouraged, reasoning with my
self thateo sudden a change of pursuit must
necessarily cause Inc at first to feel rather
unwell and that after few days my mind
would recover its wonted tone. After the T,
5th or 9th of April, the little mono atary alb
erratations become more freqnent, and how
srept much Of the time intervening between
that date and the 9Th, am wholly unable to
say. Some things which did recollect dis
t,nctlv, and others only as we recall the va
carries of a dream. But after the 9Th every
( thing is wrapt in shadows clouds
and darkness rest upon it." ! have vague,
dim recollection of feeling somewhat as NJ
standing near mountain when volcano
burst from its side. To escape the fiery del
huge travelled by sea and land--but onward
lit seemed to move and ever to rear itself a
wall of living fire. Only one thing can rec
ollect clearly. Finding myself IN a strange
street near large stone building, inquired
of a soldier the name OF the place, ana was
answered "Montreal." For a moment won
dercd what could have brought me there, but
then came confusion over my mind again,
and NOT an idea or incident can l recoliect
!. until Yesterday, about 10 A. nj. when found
myselfin the stecragc of a ship boun1 from
.. Onebec to Liverpool. l Immediately COM
municatcd every thing to my fellow passen-
gers "a young man and wife) and from them
{ learnt the following particulars. They hrst
, met with me on the 18th April in steam
boat on its trip from Montreal to Quebec.
|, Landed in Quebec about O'Clock, p. M.
then followed them to public house close al
hand, and they told me they were about te
take passage in ship for Liverpool. Or
their inquiring of me if rcmanedin Quebec
: replied go no, ! am going with you.
They then told me they were glad OF 1t, a.
g the vessel lay at Coudra Island, 70 mile
a down the river, and there was no way OF get
ting to it but by hiring small boat with
/. pilot, which would be expensive, but b.
n sharing the expenses between us we could d
Il very well. (I'he ship sailed iron Quebe
h last fall, but being blocked up by ice wa
4 obliged to lie at the Island until sprng.)
i then went will, him to engage a boat, afte
G. which he went to abroker's to get his note
=. changed for gold On his asking if had an,
Pr replied EYES," and got mine changed alst
,e Il remember getting the amount of tn:
r.: check [S70] at the Utica Bank, Saturday a
j. ternoon, 9th April.) We then returned
~ the house, remained there during the nigh
H. and early the next morning set sail for II
e. Ship The wind being untavorable
= should not have gone but for the fact that II
tie vessel was ready for sea, and only waited
,ss fair wind.
- ID 1u1tp Il
CHI stopped at small rocky island to wait for Il
m, next tide, it being impossible to stem Il
,ut coming. in tide with a fair wind.) We thu
kinded a fire, for the weather was intense
st, cold, and at 10 p. NJ, without a moon or st
lie to light the way, again embarked IN our mt
of sl.iu. 'rhe ns... ef.sr"e"" (s""1ey) 90,
til; meuced tremendous snowstorm- land q
Don sea running very high, the river at tn
vas Mace is about 25 miles wide) obliged us
ION vetracc our course Is miles to find "A safe ha
ev- bor--for the shore is generally rocky a
ril- dangerous Landed about sunset, and tn
'es, walked two miles through the pathlt
woods, the snow averaging IL inches in dep
ro- The next morning tide found us again
be the water, and we tackled to and fro till I
ght next mornin r, when the excessive cold CO.
PEELED us to cast anchor and wade throu
yed water knee deep to the shore, and from the
as to travel half {. mile to hut occupied by
ach of English The next afternoon arrived
ing safety to the ship, and sailed next morn
the "wednesday, 24th.) While in the Gulf
hen were detained five days by the ice, and aft
ting ward were in great danger from icebel
md, some of which were two or three hundi
cry feet in thickness and several miles III crc'
be The captain Informed me that engaged
IS, a cabin passenger, but AS he found mad
9TH w a small amount of money, / was obliget
lur- take passage in the steerage pass
my gers must find their own bedding and p
for Visions, but as had none he sold me or
tive me every thing necessary. was taken S
d a sick as soon as we had very high sea,
has was lust able to get upon deck alter wee
and confinement, day before yesterday norm
and, and had Just come down into the hold, W
ex- my mind in an Instant was AS clear ant
anne rational as ever,
run The CAPTAIN remarked that he had sol
On times suspected me to be little deran
- = and my fellow passengers thought my app
VI ance very odd at Quebec. but as was
onIc uuently engaged OH board in reading I
iuei- books, they concluded it was owing to
as scnce of mind, and natural eccentric cl
l.ant ny acter." They could hardly believe wlt
:. Vi first made known to them my utter ignore
: tie of every transaction since the TIME met
tago- ,hsn, ~, de Sc. lawrence They told
had been uniformly courteous and chce
and that when we walked from INC shore
,bo house during the Storm, carredNrs- III
lmed ali,ia aoou' n'i m 80 En- =,
/, N. anu wea'! W. w." 49,. J., rS,,';,n h'
Mass. Peu uP III 40, ~ - &c g.. a.
titute IloaN' a''.' g. e.. 49,, ~, go
licve) ou o'n r',t ,.,,a ,',sa taId n,n
',i.t was in the cabin of a vessel, and VIII
dlnrl knew from the pitching and tossing that
aving Nessei was ", sie ose"i' ' ~ NV