Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-15

,, m ilLApsMAN' -CooPer's new novel; with this
nie' WIN DC published in few days, by Carey Lea &
Blanchard, OF Philadelphia. The scene il hiJ N Sui
ker'and, and the National Gazette informs US that Mr.
cooper has painted in this work with charactcr;s,i ~
the aspect of the picturesque country he ha,
visited the magnificent variety of landscape and tho
storms oil the lake He seems to have taken more pains
ana mas oeen more successful in its literary execution
than that OF his anecedent novels
THE HEAD5MAN.-CHAprERv
OF tho loud hills with their mountain mibsr.o
III IS necessary to recapitulate little in order TO connec,
events The signs of the hour had been gradually hut
progressively increasing. While the lake was unr ajed
as'ness so profound prevailed that sounds from the dis
tan port such as the heavy fall OF oar or laugh from
the waterman had reached the ears of those in tho
kelred bringing with them the feeling of securiIv and
the strong charm OF calm even To these succeed
eI tne gahenng IN the Heavens, and the roaring of the
winds, as they rushing down the sides Of the Ain
IN their rst descent into the basin the Leman As The
siBht grew useless, except as might study the dark
onehs oil the impending vault the sense OF hearing he
came doub'y ACUTE and had been powerful agent in
heghtehing Tie vague but acute spprehensons of the
travellers. The PUSHES of the wind, which at first were
oroken al intervals resembling The Of chimney ton
IN gale had soon reached the fearful grandeur of those
@na wheengs OF sqnadrOns, TO which have more han
once alluded passing off in dread muerinqs bat in ,lo
deep quiet OF all other things bore close ainitv to the
rnmbling OF surf upon the shore The surface Of the
Ne was hrsi broken alter one OF these symptoms and
was ms naibie sign OF gale which had assured Maso
'here was no time to lose. This movement of the eIe
ment IN calm is common phenomenon on waters that
are much environed with elevated and irregular head
anu II Is certain proof that winds distant
portion OF the sheet IL frequently on The oca,
oo where e mariner IL accustomed to find heavy sea
seng III one direction, the effects Of some disan sior
while The breeze around him is blowing in its opposite
IL mad been succeeded by the single rolling swell like
me outer circle OF waves produced by dropping stone
nto me WATER aud the regular and in asine agitation Of
the lake. until the element broke i'm iempest and ha
seemingly on It's own voliton, since breath air was
SURFING This last and formidable symptom Of the fore
oil the coming gust however, had now become so
vocal, mat at the moment when the three travellers and
the patron Tell from her gaDgway the WinkeIred 10 Use
aseamans phrase, was literally waIIowng in the tromes
OF the s
dun unnatural light preceded the winds and no,wb
o'dhung Tue previous Darkness the nature of the accident
was uiy apparent to ALL Even the unamed spiri,, TINT
hau Just been bent upon SO fierce sacrifice TO their SUI
persious dread uttered cries Of horror while the n;erc
ing shrek OF Adeheid sounded in that fearful monen
beings OF superhuman attributes were riding i'm cal,
The name of Sigismund was heard ton in orc ~ IT,
wild appeals that the frantic suffer escape them in their
despair But the interval betw the plunge into The
water and the s"oop OF the tempest SO short that 10
the senses OF the travellers, the whole seemed the
renee OF the teeming moment ~
maso had completed his work on the had COO,
nst o'he provisions which he had ordered were duIv
ao anu had reached the ler just in time TO
and to understand all tina, occurred Adeheid aud h 70
maze attendants were already ashed 10 the principal
anu ropes were gwen to the others around her az nds
Pensaoe precautions for the deck the bark now
ed OF every particle Of its freight was as expo,ed and a.
defenceless against the power of the wind 90 II 90
neah such was the situation of the WiDkeIrisd vvbsn
the onen' OF the night changed to their dread reality
nsne', ~ cases OF sudden and usual danger must do
me ONCE OF reason. There no necessity IN an a.
minimizing but panic struck crowd to provide for ,hi
safety Tor every man in the centre Of the barge
81, s o,'y Hai on The deck, and grasped the cords
III w. ao MAJ taken care to provide Tor that purpose
we 'enacily with which all who possess life cling 10
W means OF existence The dogs gave beautiful nroos
- 49, 800 ana wonderful means nature inparts 10 an
swer ,he ends OF their creation Old Uberto c,o,chI
49,, % Sa Oppressed with of heIplessness At
~ - ~ w, master, while the Newfoundland follnVyer
OF 'ne mdheF, Went eapiug from ganRyav IN ea.a,.,.
snuhng NE heated air. and barking wildly. az ~ ~
"o9o cn9lenge inc elements 10 close Tor the strife
a vast body OF warm air had passed mnbesdoS III,
the bark, during the minute that preceded ,bo ,,
sacrice OF Balthszir IL the foerunner " ~,
had rlfaaaH 10 a.
Deen sleeping, since the warm and happy noon lido u
thousand chariots at their speed could not have eo,.
~ i,uhohhg mat succeeded, when the winds cane
E "nn ,heir fangs TO escape, they brought with tle,
VIII uui' hght, which filled while IL clouded the al
yeIe, anu winch IL was scarcely faDcul 10 imagine
nsu Deen hurried down, in their vortex from those cb;l
s'S'e'' where they had so long been conJensng bar