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more mortal; but should he ever succeed t
in reaching the power after which he as. Q
pires, doub, if his temperament will allow I
him to sustain himself half the time that /
the petulancc of our CT devant chancellor
remained seated on the woolsack.
THE SUFFERERS IN THE SHIP WRECK OF
THE MEXICO. The following extract of a let
ter written by gentlman in New York gives
an affecting description Of the appearance at
ter death Of the unfortunate individuals, who
were lost in the barque Mexico, lately ship
wrecked on Long Island Beach:
.sOn reaching Hcmp-lcad, concluded 10
GO some what off the road to look al the place |
where the Mexico was cast away. In haIi an
hour we cane to Lofts tavern, some four or
five uni rs this side Of the beach where The
ship iay--and here, IN his barn, had been de-
posted he bodies The Inflated passengers
which had been thrown upon the shore
went out to the barn. The doors were open
aud such scene as here esented itself tot
my view. | certainly never could have con-
lcmplated. II was dreadful, trightiul scene
| of horror
Folty or fifty bodies, Of all ares and sexes.
mere lying prom,scuously before me, over
the floor, all fr zen and as solid as marble
and all except few, in the very dresses III
which they persisted. Some WITH their hands
clenched. a il for warmth, aud almost every
one, with an arm crooked and bent as II would
be in cI.Uging 10 the rgling.
There were scat cred about among the
number, four or five beautiful little girls, from
SIX to sixteen years OF age. their checks and
lips as red as roses, with their calm blue eyes
open, looking you in the face, as II they would
speak.
could hardly realize that they were dead
touched their cheeks. and they were frozen
as hard and as solid as rock, ard not the
easr inden,ation could be made by any pres.
sure Of the hand. could perceive rescm-
blance to each other, aud supposed them to be
the daughters ola passenger named Pepper,
who perlshed together with his wife and all
the family
On the arms of some were to be seen the
impression of the rope which they had c'ung
io-the mark of the twist deeply sunk IN the
flesh. Isaw one poor negro saior.a tall man
with his hea d thrown back. his lips pa ed
and his now sghlless eye.bal's turned up
ward, and his arms crossed over his breast as
if imploring Heaven for aid. This poor tel-
low evidently had frozen, while in the act Of
lervent prayer.
One female had rope tied to her leg which
had bo1nd her to the rlgging-and another
little fellow had been crying, and thus frozen
with the muscles of the face ust as we see
children when crying. There was brothe
ana sister dashed upon tho beach locked IN
each Others arms but they had been sepera
ted in the barn. All the men had their lips
, firmly compressed together aud with The
most agonlZinu expression on their Coun:e
nanccs ] ever behcld,
, a lit lie Girl had raised herself on tiptoe
and thus was frozen Just in that posltlvn,--
II was an awful sigh--and such IL picture o
horror was before ne that | became uncon
sclousIy fixed to the spot and found my>elttrv
ING to suppress my ordinary breathing lest
should disturb the repose around me. | wa
aroused from the revere by the entrance OF /
MANA Coroner.
AS was about to leave. my attention he
came directed to a girl, who aiterward
= learned, had come that morning from the cit.
| to search for her sister,
She had sent for her TO come over from
o England, and had received intelligence tha
r she was in this ship. She came INTO the bari
d aud he second body she cast her eyes npO
V was hers. She gave way to sucha burst o
: impassloned grief and anguish. that coul
n not behold her without sharing IN her feelings
She threw herself upon the cold and icy FAC
;, and neck of the liieIess body, and thus, wit
? her arms around her. remained walllng, NOR
y ing and sobblng, till came away-and whe
" some distance off, could hear her calling he
by name in the most frantic maner.
: So little time it appears had they to pre-
e pare for their fate that | perceived bunch {
n keys and half eaten cake, fall from the bo
t som OF girl whom the Corner was removing
] The cake appeared as if part OF 1t had jus
/. been bitten and hastily thrust into her bosom
h and round her neck was ribbon with pa
: Of scissors suspended.
% And to observe the stout, rugged sailors
i. too, Whose iron frames could endure SO niue
v hardship, here they iay-masses OF ice. Sue
~ scenes show us indeed how powerIess and fee
:; BILE are all human efforts. when contendin
20 against the storms and tempest which swee
with reSlslless violence over the face Of tl
t. deep. And yet vessel was so near the shor
o. that the ehrieks and means Of the poor cre
'e lures were heard through that bitter, dreat
G. night. I'LL towards morning the last groa
died away and all was hushed in death, al
n the murmur Of the raging pillows was all Il
re sound that then met the ear.
of After the storm, the wreck was approachC
n and here aud there were seen columns, pllla
m of ice which had formed on the frozen bodc
~, as the sea breaks over them