The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-08-18
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MAJOR JACK DOWNING,
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We lay befare our readers another let
Ter iron our AGENT Mr. BlsseIL Since his
last We paid our respects 20 fke Major in
person: and sfler repeating our warmesl
Congratulations on his ARRIVAL. We urged
upon him the desire al Of bis friends have
Of hearing from HIM under has 0ira hand
--hnI he said that owing % the disaster
thai had befallen him. IN The wreck Of
The - Two Pollies" and the scattering and
mixing up Of his papers and parcels, and
the loss IN fact Of sundry items incident
10 such calamity, iI would require some
DAYS before he could gather himself To-
gelher-lhai a few days ar weeks. more
or less. would make no great odds TO his
friends. who having been "in a pickle
now for some months. would. no doubt,
Keep few days longer.
We found him pretty well advised of
passing events, having read all The pa.
pers and letters thai had awaited him-so
that we had liille. in fact. 10 inform him
Of To question put 10 him Of /" what
he thought Of The condition Of the cOun.
try!" he looked graye-lhen smiled
looked grave agsin-grit his Iee.h--and
again smiled; and after little silence he
replied, bad, sir-bui- not so bad as
other countries. We are in q snarl, sir
but we shall unrsSel IL in good time"
Add then significantly pointing to the hull
OF the Z" Two Politics." he added, "thaI
Is fine vessel vet, sir. though she has
only the stump Of one mast standing; you
will see her again under full sail. and on
q prosperous voyage" Here he smiled
again and then grit has tseih--and thrust
ing his hands in his breaches pocket,
: commenced whislling" Yankee Doodle"
winch was sure sign that he was con-
trolling tempest within him we fell no
inclination 10 develope.
Marine Pavilion, Kockaway, LII
Angusi list, 1887.
Gentlemen: In my last lelIer TO you.
announced The partial wreck OF the " Two
Palhes" un this beach, and the arrival OF
Major D"dning.
| hinted to YOU al the same time. that
/ understand there had been some words
between Major Downing and Captain
Jdmper (masler Of said vessel) just before
sic strickland as The report gained
strength by repetition, more serious in
qurv has been instituted. and il turns out
lhs, there was more truth in il than was
al hist surmIsed. The d" Two Politics."
/ am sorry TO say, stIll lies aground. and
though every sffnr has been made 10 gri
her of. it is now pretty generally admit
ted that there will he no hopes III this tIll
after The rarly DAYS Of September. In the
me Az time too, another serious report has
been started, the truth OF which am not
prepared either TO authenticate or deny
IL l. his:
o. ne morning that the Two Pol.
lies" went ashore. and when the crowd
asS1mhied on The beach Ia witness the
ci,4$:r"Phe. your commercial representa-
tire was among lhe numher, and seem'd
a. ncus - any 10 lend his aid nil lie
asrerMa'j ,aat !, was the TiGo Pol
ies," and lesrn'd ali other particulars.
HIs I'D, he then WHISPERED TO the Wreck-
master and owner # the life boat, The
Wrecker's Daughter, and advised him
~, 10 60 off. saying " We had them on
the iip and teoulj keep EN- there" This
repnrl had gained ground too--but no
Ont can clearly ascertain the right side Of
il: the" wreck-masier" admits that some
th,og was said TO him, but he wont tell
,ctaf, uhuI hose Inquiring assert what il
was, aud Uho told them, aud thus il re-
mains In the mean :ime. the surf thrash
e. round the Two Pollies;" and some
say the sand increases, and Others say,
there Is no help for her till after the first
OF September, do what you will: and even
thsm, nothing viii save her but "a long
puH-a strong puH-and pull aitoge-
thar." The weather has been compare.
lively calm and quiet, AID almost every
BODY has been of to Visit The Hull-and
all agree. that though she is pretty old.
YET such is the soundness of the timbers
and The beauty If the construction, that
she rs well worth savIng-snd Major
Downing says she must be saued--and
that IS pretty much saying, she tctu be
sared
Since il is now very generally admit
ted that there is lille prospect Of effec-
tiny This ull September next. il is hoped
that as Congress will be together then,
that some action will be had 10 the mat.
ter, am""g tie earliest measures Of that
body; and that even should il be found
inerpediet To save the entire Uessel, yet
thai her frame timbers, and NOODLE. may
be secured, aud that we may have adost
vessel a. near like The " Two Pollies"
as practicable.
The Major declares lie will not quit
Ills place nor lose SIGH. OF the wreck, ull
he sees there is no hopes left-and in the
mean while he Intends employing his
time IN setting forth TO the people pene-