Litchfield enquirer., 1835-03-26

arrived at Helfortl, from America. .after Inng- CT and tempestuOus passage as the Captain, (Bread) recDllects having experienced during periOd of twenty -f0nr years. After having been about a week on his voyage, the man at the wheel cried out :" rock n-hrad.' The captain knowing there could not be any rock, ran forward. and discovered the said appear ance to be boat. It contained six men, liv- ing. but in the last state 0f wretchrdncss. and one man dead, whose biood they had drank. and part of whose flesh they had fed on that morning! These. snfferers were the only sur vivOrs of a crew of IA belonging to the brig Elisabeth, of Plymopth, from America, hound tO Padslow. She had experienced very se- were weather; had her Fs1ainmast carried a. way, and received so much damage in her hull as fo become waterlnggrd. Six 0f the crew, supposing she could not sink. hring timber laden. and that she would keep up right, got into the foretopt and there lash+d themselves. Unfurtuuaftiy one side of the vessel was 80 much stOve as admitted an une- qual pressure of water in the hold on the op. ,posite side and put her .on her beams ends, when these wer. all drowned. The Captain, and seven remaining of the crew took tO the long boat, having no food but six or eight po- tatoes. They had been about nine days in the boat driving about, suffering what no tongue can describe from hunger, and particularly from thirst. The two that died could bear the bangs of thirst no longer, and in the hit terness of agony drank salt water (which their comrades tried to prevent ) the consequence was, they became deranged, and died The
 irst victim had been thrown overheard the second yet remained in the boat, whose mang- led body manifested the irresistible cravings of hunger that his barely surviving shipmates were soldering under. They are now at Hell ford. under the skill and attention of Dr.. Moyle of Helston. One of them has lost the greatest mart of one his feet, and all of them some of their toes hy cOld.--!Scotch paper.
 Ihe Hoosher Oak.-Mr. Ephraim Myers, very respectable citizen of this county, in forms us that a year ago last June, he cut an oak on his fafin which was certainly a char tered, if mt " the Charter Oak" This mann moth of the woods was feet in diameter and about Ql feet in circumference-and perfect ly sound from root tO branch, with one small exception. It being known that honey bees had been at work amongst its branches for some time, goodly portion of tue neighbor- hood, men, women and Cfifdre0, to the a. mount of about 50 souls, assembled to witness the execution Oflhe forest King. About 10 o'clock A. M. the laundering echoes from ''hill and dale and foreAf wild" announced the prostrariou of,the monarch who had hat tied the storms Of ages. Much of the honey was wasted by the felling-the multitude fed to surfrit upon it ugtiLnight. and sill gal Ions of an excellent quality and right smart ehance' Of Bees.wax were preserved. And then this maichless Tree yielded the owner ,S6 worth of Bark-7OO Rails-SOO Stakes and 4 cords of wood. IT there is any body in the Mississippi vallry-a valley which bangs the worldwide has got g larger or more valuable tree than the aforesaid on hts tfarm-just let him bring it 0n. Until then, we of Fayetie expect to claim the Premium from the Agricultural Society for producing the largest and most valuable Oak.
 Connersviiie (ind.) Watchman.
 A Good Story.-John Holmes, in one of his late speeches in the Maine Legislature, tells us good story about the office. seekers. 1t is said, that the day after General Jacks sons inauguration, twenty y-fOur editors of newspa- pers marched in procession to the Presidents to get their pay. Poor old man, he was to be pitied. Among them was Noah of the Advo- cate, and Hill of the Patriot; Noah was man in good case. and t0 aprsarances well led Hill was lean, Iank amt lantisorn- -jawed, ve- Try Cassius. Noah, shrewd. cunning fellow, stopped the procession and propOsed differ ent order. '' Here," said he. Hill, you are the ugiest of the clan. of a hiingry aspect e. nough. am fat and plump; you shall lead us on, and as soon as the old President sees this picture of starvation. he will surrender at once." Well, it worked tO charm. They entered the palace in this order; the Presi- dent was sent for and entered the room. He stared, started back-.' Good God! gentle men, take all you want" The old hero, tho his nerve never forsoOk him in battle. could not stand this. but s8rve8dered at once. and twcnty ' three of the twenty -four obtained of- fees, and the twenty fourth, for being left out, let out the whole story.-N. 1T. Sfatesm.
 Horrors of SldCery.-A gentleman having charge of an extensive forwarding establish ment. relates the following "A 6De intelli- gent looking negro, who had been employed On board of Canal boat during the suntner. not liking to De idle. set bis wits at work to eontriye some wSy of turning an honest penny during the winter. and at last hit upon the fol- lowing expedient. Taking with him stage driver of his acquaintance. they j0urneyed lovingly together to Richmond, Va, near which city the negro had formerly iised.- Here he was sold as slave by his friend the stage driver, for eight hundred dollars. The stage driver immediately decamped, and the negro forthwith took measures to prove. and obtain his freedom. In this, by aid of friends. and papers in his pOssessioD. he soon succeed- ed-vs as liberated and returOed home; where.