The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-03-05

dealt him blow that sent him rceling
across the deck.
Keep her AWAY = he shouted win all
the might Of lis lungs--'away with her
away ! and he sprang e, the helm
h,mself, and put it hard ". The ship
made rurid sweep an9. unce more dar-
ted off before the wi.,d. The next mo-
ment she stoppe.a with a shock thai,
made her qu.ser in every timber and
nearly sent .he masts by the board.
Where are we 2 screamed the cap
tain.
Sin the Mouse Trap said Dory, cool
Nv shifting his qud--'smooth water and
soft boftonl, you remember-fits like n
mould
Dusenbach ground his teeth with mad
ness
rig a moose in the main-top-gallant
bajyards . shouted he 10 his men,
when you next set mouse trap and
catch lion, you'll be careful to keep
your hands out Of his mouth, my old
boy y
Lock you, master captain said Dory
very calmly you may save yourse'f
the trouble. Do you think me such a
fool as TO come out on night like this
for the mere honor of being shipwreck-
ed in your company
Dusenbach's only answer was blank
unmeaning stare.
Il say continued Dory, with tone
and manner, in which the very spirit OF
honesty seemed to breathe-'Does it
look reasonable that should leave my
warm home on shore and board you on
such a night a. this, and risk being
drowned or murdered for the mere
pleasure Of wrecking you when it has
been proved TO night that tho quickest
way Of doing that, is to let you steer
yourself!'
Amt there the reef = said the bewil-
dered captain, 'and want you steering
the ship dead upon it 7
To be sure it is---,o be sure was.-
The channel lies close under the lee OF
The rocks--it amt wider than an Indian
track--but can make ship walk 1t,
the darkest night that ever fell. But
you drove the pilot from the helm' ana
here you nre.'
sWherc p cried Dusenbach.
In the Mouse Irap--so called, SAID
Dory smooth water and soft bottom
inside the Horseshoe reef
Day was now slowly breaking, and
soon showed them their real situation.
Within a short mile under their lee the
shore was dimly discernable through the
mist, and upon it numerous figures OF
men, whom expectation, arising from
their confidence in Dory's pslotage, had
kept waiting on the beach all night.
The ship was stranded on sand bank
within n scmi-circular reef, and hardly
Ia cables length to leeward OF the break
fcrs. She was thus tolerably well de-
Tended from tho assaults of the sen, save
when some gigantic breaker acquired
heudway sufficient to overIeop The bar
rier of rocks, and to pitch headlons on
her deck and sides. But this soon be-
came frequent. The wind rose with the
sun and there ragged perfect hurricane.
Wave after wnve dashed upon the devot-
ed SHIN with the force of cataracts. All
her boats were swept away-not one
conld come off from the island and even
John Dory began to cast anxious glanccs.
andward. As for the captain and crew
they betrayed the most unmanly symp-
toms of terror.
"How long will she last, think you,
pilot 7" said Dusenbach.
"Why, have known ship thumped
10 pieces leetle further out, In about
four hours"
But the Pala,ine stood 1t wonderfully.
The clank Of the pump brake was IN
deed heard necessarily, and she seemed
settling, still deeper into the sands, but
the "four hours" had expired, and the
storm wns gradually abating. At length
the sun set; and the tempest, as if its
crrand was accomplished, gathered up
its clouds and vanished. A brisk south
wester sprung up, and several boats from
the island came along side.
Released from the absorbing and I'M
minent dangers of the last twenty-fonr
hours, Dusenbach's mind now had leis-
ure to return TO its former plans and
fears. The bows were badly stove; the
ship mus. be abandoned that very night ;
if left standing. the islanders must needs
como on board, and there were yet eight
tongues to publish the foulest crime ever
committed on land or sea. lie took his
resolution a resolve sufficiently horrid
10 s,agger the understanding of n fiend.
lie determined after removing the valu-
ables ou, Of the ship, TO burn her, aud
with her, the eight living witnesses of his
atrocities. He communicated this to
Dunscomb and Reynolds. Through all
the storm the cabin and steerage had
been carefully locked, and additional
caution was used while the islanders
were along side or on board.