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admitted that there will be n6bopes OF
this. till alter The early days Of Sep
tcmber. In the mean time too. ano-
ther serious report has been started.
the truth Of shich l am not prepared
either TO authenticate or depy-it is
this:
On the morning that the 1.-TWO Pol
lies. went ashore, aud when the crowd
assembled on the beach To witness the
catastrophe, your commercial rrpresea-
fafire was among the number. and
seeIn'd as anxious rs any TO lend his
aid till he ascertain'd that it was the
"Iico Pohies,' and learn'd all other
particulars. Ii is said, he then wins
per'd To the wreck MASTER and owner Of
the life boat" The Wrecker's Daugh-
Ter" and advised him not to go off.
saying, We had them on he hip and
rouid keep en- thee" This report had
gained ground too-but no one can
clearly ascertain the right slJe Of it
the wreck master" admits, that some
thing was said TO him. but hs~ont tell
That, until those cnquiring. 8ser, what
II was. and toho told them, and thus il
remains. In the mean time, the surf
ibrashes round the Two Polite So
and some say the sand increases, and
others say, there is no help o. her TIL
after the first Of September. do what
yoC will, and even then, nothing VIII
save her but "a long puH-a Wrong pun
and a pull aHogeiher." The weather
has been comparatively calms5nd quiet.
aud almost every body has len or to
visit the Holland all agree. tha, tho
she is pretty old, yet suchis<he sound
ness Of the timbers and theE beauty Of
the construction. that she is Veil worth
saving-and Major Downing says she
must be saved-and tina, is petty much
saying. she ciH be Sdred.
Since ii is now very generally adj
mit,ed that there is little prospect Of
efiec,ing this Till September next. it ia
hoped that as Congress will be together
then, tina, some action will be had in
the matter, among the earliest mea.
sures of that body; and that even
should it be found iaerpsiieni 10 save
the entire rrss'i yet that herfrup1e tim
hers, and motel, may be secured and
that We may have anoat vessel as
near Ike the Two Pollies" rs practi.
cable.
The Major declares he will not auit
this place, nor lose sight Of the wreck.
I'LL he sees there Is no hopes lel,-and
Ia the mean while he intends employ
Ing his time III setting forth to the peo-
pie generally all his views, aud let them
decide-for he says after all. the ulti-
mate safety Of the Two Pollie." de.
ponds on pubk'c opiaion.
We have here every day a pretty an
imatcd meeting without distinction of
party" regarding this matter. Some
urge condemnation as she lies-and
then whatcveT is saved Of the wreck TO
Int her out under State license, and
coniine her TO coasting trader. The
MAJOR saws he is not partiCular-al, he
asks IS that such vessel be not limited
in her usefuiHess-that If properly ~
ted. she can cross the Atlan;ic-double
the Capes and 60 any where. as well
as perform sOasfing irode-aDd he
don't see why she should not.
The cause Of the Two Pollies" get.
ting on shore, il seems, was owing
mainly to Captain Jumpers over conf.
de1ce m his oUn calculations, aud mis-
taking lights-and though he was as
sured by all on board, capable Of max
ing a calculation and taking soundings
the day beforehand especially by the
.hyor who kept bis calcnlaiions by
dead reckoning" on hizsla,e-yet
the ole Captain, like the "old General, ."
having given his opinion. would no,
change IL, ana said he knew las latitude
and longitude. AID il any harm came,
med take the reYonaJihiy." So
sure enough the next morning at day
break, they found themselves With
breakers all around them-Clpt. jun
per hoped round like mad rooster.
ordered this thing done, and in the same
breath, ordered another-cursed all
hands for not doing al he ordered. but
IT vas toolate, the Two Pollies" wasin
the breakers, and the only thing left TO
be done, was TO select The Sofiesi plqee
to strike oa-and SO he up helm and
there she lies. The old captain don't
care to talk much about 1t, nor the Ma
Jor either. II is evident the Major is
prepared TO lay him out as cold as a
wedge" IN case he should attempt 10
cast any blame on the crew Of the
Two Pollies,' Captain Jumper has
gwen up the command Of the vessel.
and gone 10 his tarm down 10 "Saco.
and the chef mate. Mr.. Van Schoon.
hovon, Is left IN charge. aRd who Is
now, by general consent. appointed
cgptaiH Of what remains OF the wreck.
a smart, active little sailor and as sharp
as steel.trsp. Caplsin Jumper has
great liking for him, mainly owing 10
his writing once TO the owners OF the |
Two Pollies, saying that Captain
Jumper was one Of the greatest captains
he ever knew. and that, for lbs part. be |
never cared 90 command a vessel so /
long as he bad he Rio,y Of serving un. |
der such a chief as Captain Jumper. /
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