Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-09-15
From The Ner York Erening Star. ]

DIseRAcEFUL CorDucT-MIRAcuLous Es-
cAPE-GENERosITY OF NEcRo-A few eve
nings since, party of four young gentlemen,
returning in a sail boat from an excursion TO
New Brighton, in jibbing upset, at p. NJ. a.
bout three quarters of mile from Castle Will
Jams, Governors Island. No one observing
the accident, as there was not sail or crait of
any kind visible, the gentlemen REQUIRED TO the
usual mode of chnging TO the bottom of the
boat. They thus, by much presence of mind,
succeeded in balancing the boat, and main
tanned their hold on the keel for four hours,
during which the tide and wind carried them
TO the Long Island shore about a mile above
the Narrows. BY this time, all the parties
were nearly exhausted, by the dashing of the
water in their faces, as there was atremendous
gale driving in from sea, and the waves ran
very high. Not one Of them could have sur
vived prabsby fifteen minutes longer. In this
extremity, one Of the gentlemen succeeded in
getting his clothes of, and plunged in with the
faint hope of reaching the shore. When he ar
rived about half way he sank with exhaustion,
but finding unexpectedly that he touched bot
tom, was animated with new hope, and sue
ceeded in few minutes in reaching the beach.
His comrades hearing the bark OF a dog, rea-
sonably and correctly supposed that their
friend was safe, which inspired them TO renew
ed efforts. The gentleman alarmed the in
assistance was peremptorily refused to the
drowning crew, except that afforded by gen.
erous negro servant in the house, who came
down and succeeded in reaching the boat,
which had by this time fioated near the shore.
The gentleman, who had swan ashore, was
severely wounded by falling down a bank on
returning from the house.
In bleeding state, he and the rest of the
party now applied to the o,cner of the mansion
l.srI e.s. al. 4 e
ed in procuring from the servants n few dry
clothes, and were reluctantly permitted by The
generous otener of the house to warm them
selves in the kitchen, and afterwards take uI
their lodgings in the barn. Though he con
fessed he had plenty of horses and carriages
and was offered gold watch and every securi
~ Gall the money Of the gentlemen having
been lost) for the hire or even purchase Of
horse and vehicle TO convey them to Brooklyn
distant six miles only, he absolutely refused
and his s'feeng and courteous wife, cried gu
'ssend the loafers Off clear them out!' Th,
gentlemen, who are of some of the most res
pectable families in the city, hardly able I,
stand, now undertook the journey on foot, tn,
kind-hearted negro, whose name we record I,
his honor is WILLIAM RICE, plotting them
2 short distance, and ready to go the whole wa,
had he not feared the dispeasure Of his inhn
! man master. The Gentlemen went down yes
!, .e'"aJ, ahu 'eWaiueu TIE negro ana ms who'll
, !, family, to the shame and confusion Of the mas
ter who was present, with twenty five Span
: ish dollars.
!. Why not give the names of the white brute
, who were destitute of the common sympathie
OF humanity They need only TO be know
: to be detested
Enlistment Of Pan Buren Senator
y good story is told of one of the Van Bure
: members of the Maine Senate. Arriving i
Augusta, he went TO the Arsenal, and elaine
a seat. He was told he must sign his nam
Q first on the books of the establishment. II
d complied, and found subsequently that he ha
enlisted in the army for seven years.