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

became thicker and thicker. so that 1t requir-
ed person we'll versed in the logical geogra-
phy of Grab Town to be able to md MS way.
was not one OF these experienced pilots,
and in consequence, soon found myself be-
wildered among the labyrntlls OF The BAN
boo huts, serving as sutting houses, kitcht
ems. stables, &c. to the officers quarters;
long, irregular range of which divided Crab
Town from the low sands between the fort
and the barracks and which was used as
burvng ground for the garrison: the number
ofland crabs that burrowed among the graves.
giving to the adjoining buildings its distin-
guished name of Crab-Town. J.
Finding myself more and more at a l,esss,
struck into the burying- ground; id<cfossing
which. l knew must arr - at the beaten
'01 1,v os, wipI ~ ss.rlson and the fort
gra-ss1 eng my way carefully among the
Ees, cautiously avoiding the prickly pears
and other thosny shrubs that grow soan.'.s
in the sand, between the ridges which marx
cd the resting places of the dead. when the
sound oftwo Shots, fred in quick succession,
struck upon nv ear They were evdently
discharged close at hand; and stood IN no
enyiable situation, for had clearly d's'in-
pui.hed the shrill noise that a bullet made IN
passing close to my head; and as had hearo
too many of such singing birds whistle oy me
on actual service not to be we'll acquainted
IN order that the persons who discharged the
shots should cease firing, unconsciously, III
,nyhaste, using the technical word OF COM
,uand. But the echoes of my words had not
vet died away, when they were answered by
a repetition of the sounds. but now no bullet
whistlcd past, for they had reached their
destination. At that instant the morning gun
from the fort was fired, and answered by the
admral's flag ship in the bay, followed by
the brisk and irregular discharge OF small
arms from the marines on the gangways OF
the several men of war The effect of heavy
artillery on mist and vapours is well known.
The thin, smoke like clouds that hung over
the sands slowly rolled aside for moment IN
heavy folds, like the Withdrawing Of cur
tain, and again closed, darkening and con
ceang the surrounding objects; but brief as
the interval was, it had permitted me to dis
cover group offignres, which might serve
as study for a painter, could the artist bt
found hardened enough to gaze unmoved Oh
such a scene,
Not twenty yards from me, on the ground
laytwo officers, one in the uniform OF my ow
regiment, the other in the undress OF a nava
captain; this surgeon and the second OF eacl
were STOPPING over the friends, and a blac
servant stood al a trihing distance, in eyi
dent alarm; while the smoke from their pis
tolls still lowered over the spot in dark Gil
cles, struggling to rise TIN ough the Owe
hanging canopy of mist. l fastened TO tn
spot: one was my brother officer, MIvo
the other was the fighting captain of the +
,nera; both mortally wounded. The su
geons of each. after few moments consu
tation, declared the impracticability of T.
moving either of them from the ground, as
few moments would most probably termina
their existence; indeed, from the paenc
and agony impressed on the features
LIS, and from the Grim SOL food whit
widely stained the white sand beneath hir
twas evident that the vital spark was abo
to be eXtinguishcd
Not so MIvor: his wound was in the che!
and the bleeding was mostly internal. I
had rlseu upon one elbow; small stream
blood flowed from between his cleuched teet
but as his dark eye was fixed sternlv UP
his PROSTATE antagonist, his whole face "
illuminated with an expression OF exult,.tl
and delight, fcarlully in contrast with Ills
iden, and increasing weakness; and the b,
liant hume of pleasure lit up those featur
at other times so pale and death like.
The departing sailor. in faltering and b
ken accents, gaspcd out request to
brought nearer to Mlvor, that he mi
grasp his hand and die foigiving him.
A strange expression of contempt pla.
upon the blood stained lips of the latter,
lie heard this demand, and behe!d the S
geons assisting his adversary to appro
him. With pain and difficulty the dy
ufan reached out his trembling hand, and
accents of forgivness hung upon his lips; VI
the Highlander raised himself to a slit
posture, fercely grasped the extended ha
and, while gush of blood accompanied ev
word, exclaimed, in accents never to
eradicated from my memory, Il
YOU are now dying on the grave of my bro
erin law poor Baldwin, he whom you IN
dered rots in the soil beneath you; but
sister, Jesse Mr. Ipor, she rests with her
BEARS among the green hills of that na'
land never shall behold. You wronge'
daughter of M'Ivor-a son of M'lvor
avenged her wrongs. He flung the h
from him with contemptuous violence, q
falling backwards in the effort ceased to
list; his face retaining even in death, the s.
expression of stern delight, L--s WI
ed in redoubled agony, AS if the grave
which he lay had been bed of molten fl
his features become convulsed-the glar
his eye bore fearful resemblance to the
insulting of the professed and successful d
list. Suddenly he started to his feet--he
sumed the posture Of a prepared comba
and, with his arm extended, as if in the az
dschargng pistol, he fell PROSTATE ovel
now scnselcss body of his youthful ant
mist.
THE LOST FOUND.
Our readers will probably recollect
strange disappearance ola young man ma
Frothingham, from Tavern in Utica
Y. rockingham belonged to Salem \