The Arkansas advocate., 1834-03-07
U. 5. SCu00NEp na

,ogs of,h h99aog graphic accom-, ;. .o.s:s 2, 1he U 5. Schooner pe.n S1'l' Q recently Y took place in tho nc,saI's,' ,'s'ss'' era Srsz, has been forwar1ls9d0 ss90'a' ., young gentleman, formerly safsa of ,h;l as now midshipman jn sba NJ gl 'llis on on s9' 3oard at the time and shared nm S'I ot the accident. .Mo. Repabi;se'a, ,ils9 a''i | Loss OF THE ponPe,s,. 5SP'gas' : schooner had been obse,,..,, tlle aay' about six miles to Ieeward. ,aq { bout o'clock she hauled dIsesslai elosa wind and stood for us. Sba s.ose e.. s| and when sufficiently near. agr se,sSll1 ass::a ho'sted; but she took 10 notice of d,';.s ,. lng mg no eolors. It greatly pernIsx.| n '', Daptaln, and he had no doubt ap p'eA5 tr \ tentlons. A call was made to aa] and our guns got ready for actioo qu] now nov came upon us, and the stranoo stsll bore down; when within tba our battery, we tackled, and in . sl ments were within musket shot es z Ls Y was not the lntentlonto, iaiure ber \ sfisssss'i5 tthhc first fire; and and 10 bear upon her as to cut away ba ] sPrlt, she suddenly stood away. and darkness eff thenigEit was soon las.| our sight. se unfortunately sino5 ,! running into the land; and ,o M tb;s stance may be attributed inc s Ioss Porpoise. 'e '0sS
 It was a hay night-the cIoud swiftly over us, and the moon. onls out at.interyals to show us the wb;'a as they curled and foamed and around us, while our beautiful ssl eaFeening over, reared and pitched the water like q maddened steed blowing extremely fresh, and og z who was not one of the most tim;d had her whole tepsail and all her on her but the jib, and the lnasts 5 as they gave way to the wind. f sleepless night, but one full of an the whole of Us.
 1 After giving chase about an hon half, We again tackled and stoed on mer course. It was now SIX bq speaking in the language of q laB
 II o'clock-the wind still kept its oi We were goinq about seven knots the water. Suddenly, the man at head sung out Breeders aheadl-tbd ! was laid to in q moinent-I was to awaken the Captain, and all hand called. We filled away again n q ments; but in fifteen minutes Go lime, we were surrounded, t appea rocks-the surf roaring and dasbn cry direction. Ne sounded, had
 oms; let go the anchors, and ds that there was tremendous reefs ty yards astern. There was Il q
 every eountenance-for every ih0a
 expected to part our cables, in cona
 of the excessive pitching of the a
 and should such have been theq
 would have been irretrevably lost
 In the latter port of ihe nigh,
 furtauaIely, subsided, almost fo
 the sea gradually fell into mere
 and the sun rose next morning 0n the most beautiful scenes hayee nessed--but still 1t was awful-s
 at sea while 1t was as placld as aT surrounded by rocks, and with no
 sight but the beautiful snow-capt
 Orizana, touching, as t secmed'
 heavens. The Captain was waA deck, and seemed absorbed n def ton. I watched him well, and ls nance evidently bore the marks d
 anxiety and uneasiness. He was
 a noble hearted man, a good enc who eilerishes the lrierese country, and in former days iad
 many victorious actions for that e
 but now fear brooded upon ms V responsibilities of a high order yfl'
 in him, and his situation at tna
 was critical. The officers were
 about the deck, and aIl nnllsa'l seemed to pervade the crew. Ael'1 but very small, was discovered, III zon directly ahead-it gradaaAy increased, and light breeze ca' that direction. The Captaln sPn
 Lieutenant-he knew that oufsls" ger was now fast approaella'sass.' sa s. wrong movement now would Os 5;,, got upon the promenade-'11' aIs tenant took the trumpet, ana '. the deck tacklen was what seemed to wish. The cloud' VI,
 moments previous was but t,s.,a ,P now nearly covered the iio''4 ss and the wind was still incfeas~s were in a strong current, ssttnss the reef. and it was feared iaa' get under way, we could !l .,,tsic, IA enough to the wind, nor gel sum
 aay ;n lime to clear the rocks,
 was to be Iost--the malnsall Sls saaI the topsail was loosed--shls ahs ebal stationed-in a moment the |, ,'s's ss and sbe d,ltfed fever there ss, ss', indescribable, had 'neh' nJ ~ bc I looked at the Captain aDu al d'sDs to be wrought up alnaost nest, to to 'sls elsi nStarboard your lle,HH ,,a;terIpas sir z answered the 'ls. qsa. discor' wheel; and you could j,'s' .o 6lI-s'' H-ss G.ll of.--ihe sails began v 4ho N