Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-15
SELECTIONS.
RANDOIPlilANA


From the NM YORK Amertc7R
Having just cad the letters recently published oil
Mr. RANDOLPH (Which arr very cha actcrls'ie.)
am induced to recall some Accting impressions Of
that distinguished, but eccentric individual received
during SIX weeks's passage across the Atlantic.
After the excitement Of. passlng viii a ncc Of
vessels from the Liverpool Dafks INTO the cbbng
Mersey, found, on Surveying the quttter-dccls Of
the good ship Cortes, that John Randolph Of Roa-
noke was O of my fellow passengers He had
been upset in the mai coach from London, ara mov-
d about with pam and difficulty. A holpio4 hand
seasonably extended TO him seemed 10 fix his nj
tentiJn upon me-, and led believe to the familiai
intercourse which was maintained during the pas
sage. A violent gale ia the Channel soon cons ~
ID the passengers TO their births and Mr.. Ran
aoph and myself were the only ones who seemed
TO have much stomach for the fight" During the
dangers of the proractcd gale, was surprised by
his familiar know ledge, not only Of the lights and
heodands, but OF shoels and soundngs which
nothing but study Of the charts could have given
him ; and, indeed, | afterwards found that there
was nothing more remarkable about HIM than his
typographical knowledge. Geography seems to
have been favortc study OF his from his youth ;
and he told me that he never laid down 10 Sleep IN
travelling, until lac understood the points Of the com
pass II was his custom at home 10 suspend maps
from the tester Of his bed, when confined To II.
Soon after leaving port, he asked me If had any
books, (having shipped his from London D
and, alter glhncng al the TILE pages OF some ephe
neral publications., lie tossed them aslde and seiz
cd " Mogg's Edition. of Patorson's lto tds with a
large map, aud SAID, ,hts, SIR Of a tie books IN
the world, is the one sbouId have %, Tered and
If you Will p-rmn me, VIII use It for the res of
the passage" And | found him daily Niih he
map opened ou upon the a lie, siudy,ng With moe
than scbooooy dig enoc.
Mr. Randolph ha9 eft The United II ties N the
Spring, much dissatisfied Win the IauG ls~ 5
IS then modified aud no subj excited hlm NOR.
lie amnsed me- and startled he English passengers
one day at dinner 6y Saying aloud IN his falsetto
tone, " congratulate you, Mi, up.n living IN
a State SO charmlngiy calru aied FOE smuggling
Why, sir, your coast is a chcpaut de 1t5e@c.
vas born soush Of Mason md Dxon's line and
hooks Of your Sound, and the Government never
would hear Of them. have great mind to turn
smuggler mysclfr
He evidently laborod under the effects OF his nc
cideut during the passage; AMI, upon my lnquinn2
what Was done for him on that OCCASION H. replied
= n thing, sir. The good people Of the Recto, y
10 which was carr d. were very SOLICITORS tina,
should be bIcd but | firmly opposed it, begged
tina, they would let me be quiet and by starving
! could keep the fever down. am determined thai
no man shall ever take blood from me, as hong rs
have strength 10 resist him and | would rather
| have three tigers about me than philadelphia
/ physician"
mentioned one day that had heard it said