Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-07-09

receiving your fire, or by firing at
you, l could not obIiterate the stain
! have laid upon your shoulders. But
] ask a favor Of you before the ships
company; which is, that you will take
this cane and use it on my back as
long as it will hold together. By-!I
would do so to any one that served
me as did you. My you may
thrash me if you please, and as much
as you like, and, as am n living man,
it shall not interfere with your future
promotion" Here he presented the
handle of the cane to Mr..
Now every man. there knew Corn
wallis was true as steel, and brave as
a lion; and If he thus humbled him.
self to his inferior officer, it was not
through fear Of fighting duel, nor
yet from apprehension of being
brought to a courtmartial; but they
saw in the keenest spirit Of the most
bitter self condemnation, their gal
liant old chief took the only step
which could heal the honor which he
had wounded; and however unused
to the melting mood, many a broad
leye, set in the weather-beaten faces
that thronged round the mainmast,
lglistened with moisture on witnessing
the penance which Billy Blue .infl;c-
ted upon himself. Mr.-bchaved
very properly. He took the cane,
snapped it in two across his knee,
flung the pieces overheard, and ex-
tending his hand towards The admi-
raj, told him that he forgave him with
all his heart.-The ships company,
burst into an involuntary cheer when
they saw them shake hands. notwith-
standing the usual sanctity ola line
ofbattle ships quarterback; and
more than one among them would
have kissed the gunner's daughter
himself, to the tune Of "a similar two
dozen, for the pleasure of being at
terward rewarded by grasping old
1 Biliy's "Aipper." would conclude
the last Of my story-which may be
looked upon somewhat IN the light OF
an episode, as it has nothing to say
to the previous question Of the pow
; Ter to fog resting in the hands Of a SUI
: perior officer at sca-by stating that
: Mr. finished his naval career
I with that same voyage, and common
$ ced another on shore under the pat
: ronage of the Marquis CORVALLIS,
e brother to the admiral, which, if less
, |venturesome, was more profitable by
far. He lived to see himself collec-
tor of customs in a northern seaport
a snug birth, for which he might have
sighed and sought for in vain, but for
ibis good luck in tasting Billy Blues
discipline. 1t is said that Billy him.
/, self was never afterwards known to
!, be in the slightest degree inebriated.'
A doomed Waggon.-A Mr.. Swif,
was killed by lightning at Hatfield
, Mass. few days since, while DIR
living his Wagon with a pair of h)r.
scs. His two horses were killed by
the same bolt. 1t is singular that the
, vehicle had twice been previously
: struck with lightning, both times with
fatal consequences to the horses
About two years since.It was struck
IN hatfield street, and three horses
killed-making in all, seven horses
that have been killed in this same
Wagon. 1t is hardly to be wonder
ed at that "people are almost afraid
to use it, as the Hampshire Gazette
! says is the case;
= CURIOUS WILLS
: From the VIII Of J. Cross, Marin
r err of Bristol proved 1695.-My exc