Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-08-22

to ride faster; ''for," says he, 'syou
haint got to what we call clever
journey jog in Yarmouth, where
come FROM"
After the question was fairly settled
! and he had been declared victorious by
some huff dozen rods, it is said that the
victorious gentleman whispered to hi:
friends on the ground thismaxim, name,
ly,--"Many go out for wool and come
home shorn."
p. S.--Since our paper wentto press,
"Sleepy David" Jr., has run for ano-
Their purse, but it not being large e.
nough, he held back 10 beat, in order
to get larger slice. Lowell has got
it on TO him this time, and he will not
again catch her "weazles asleep"
A party of gentlemen in Charleston,
5. c., were sitting over their wine af-
ter dinner, when the conversation turn
ed upon the events of the late war
Several battles on land were alluded to
with enthusiasm, and the splendid VIC
tories on the sea were had in remem-
brance. AT length the conversation
turned upon the engagement between
the Constitution ana the Guirriere.--
The gentlemen seemed to differ on some
material point in relation to that en-
gagement. A Frenchman, who had
seated himself unnotced, and unobtru.
sively, near the table, happened TO hear
the dispute, and Immediately advanced
with q lively and graceful air to the
company, and said--"Jentlemen, you
speak Of de acsion ov de Constitushong
and Guerrero, chi"
eyes, SIR" was the reply.
"Vell, jentlemen, have some good
sadson to be acquaint vid dat affair.""
upon what is your knowledge
founded, sirl"
Gentlemen, | shall relate to you,-I
land he sat DOWN.
81 vas in one little sprig, loaded vid
prandy, bound from Bordeaux TO dc
coast Of d'Amcrique--yon day, (ah
sorrowful day for me- Capitaine Da.
kaire, he take my little prig, he take
out all my pranty, and he blow my lit
tie prig up in de air
After dat, Capitainc Dakaire 60 on,
wat is dat you shall call HIM on
cruise--he got on cruise, and Won
day, Capitaine Dakaire holla to me,
all Mons. French Capitaine, look dare!
dare is an Americana frigate--lot
me see, he say---he take his (vat you
shall call him) alb! watch out--Mons.
French Capitaine see Won de Ameri-
caine frigate--don't you see dc buntin
fiyinl all! take her in fifteen minutes,
you see. He say Messing. De Anne
ricainc frigate come vid majesty, vid
grandeur--'twas dc first time had de
pleasure to see Won frigatc Americana
Won beautiful ship--Capitaine Da-
kaire call out--giye him one broadsidc
--whorroh! rob! rob! dc lrigate Anne
ricaine no speak, but come on vid ma
jesty, vid grandeur--"Give him ano.
Their broadside" --whorroh.--roh! rob!
De frigate Americana no speak, but
come on vid majesty, yid grandeur
Vat, say Capitaine Dakairc, is he deaf
or is he dumb! Give anodder broad.
side, whorroh! rob! rohl De frigate
Americana no speak, no answer at a
at a'-But presently, gentlemen, hear
de tunder; whorroh! whorroh! oh! jen-
temen, de mast, de sail, de spar, de ev-
ny ting, all about my ear! | fought de
heaven and de cart had come togedder,
for de frigate Americana had fire his
broadsidc--von big man (yat is his
name) ah de boatswain--he step up to
Capitaine Dakaire, and below in his
ear--Capitaine Dakaire, he say, me
tink you got hard job parbleu, mon
sieur, me tink SO too, say |. By and
by, Capitainc Dakaire say tome, "Mons.
French Capitaine, ] tink you had better
90 beloww Parbleau, monsieur, tink
so too!
go down into (vat you call dis) all
de cockapit-and dare, Gentlemen, |
sec depoor sailor vidout leg, vidout arm,
vidout head, vidout any tingl By and
by all vas still. ! got up on de quarter
deck, and dare ! see de poor Capitaine
Dakaire won brave man) vid de tear
in his eye; "ahl Mons. French Capt.
taine," he say to me, sit is all ovaire."
Parbleau, monsieur, me tink so too.--
Presently Won little boat from de frigate
Americana come alongside, and one Of
fcer come on board, and say to Capt.
tame Dakaire, "5aire, Capitaine Hull,
of de Americana frigate Constitushong,
will be happy to see you on board his
ship" Capitaine Dakaire say to me-
"Mons. French Capitaine, i tink you
had better go along Wit me-" "Par-
bieau, monsieur, me tink so too, your
ship sinking" We go on board dc
frigste Americana between two grand
| ,.o,,..a ~ da MARINE on de Quarter deck,