Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-06-02
FoR The DENocnA7

FOR THE DENocRAT
z Extract from an Official despatch transmitted t
nc Mexican Couac of State, by the reaouBtabl
Ncommolore who made late vaorous attack uno,
t19 steamer Columbia, during her passage from
4 1e.'Ff Q New Orleans. TRANSLATED r,;tifllfo ist.
Fs:srca EngIsh
BY JACK HALLLARDS Esa. +. s. NJ. S. s.
August Segniorsl gracious, grand and wise
4 u whom concentred all true greatness lies
i tor vaar formed, ana governmental sense,
4 lhe people guardians, and the states defence:
4 Your servant and most humble commodore,
late sent TO crllse along the rebel shore,
Has back retarned-and, as he s always wont,
\ Forthwith enclosel would send Il strict account
" his ~Hccess-conaninG items all
10 which he would Your wise attention cali
Bat none perhaps, so strange will seem 10 be
as that IL paper A, and numbered 8"
A.-No. 8.
Soon IS received, your mandate was ob,yd,
an tIorthc Iezan coast orr course we laid I;
iimee days SO fast before the wind we flew,
sliehoutbi the saints were sailing with US too;
4 ne WAte howe er, nouga. met our watchfu eye,
\ 10 rouse suspicion or our spunk to try
Dot On the iouFth, far of upon orr lee,
a smoking something rose above the sea,
aod quick my telescope upon it fell,
Dul d The bit" could ! its nature tell.
a. q, HrS' Tie thought across my fancy shot,
\ nay twas some Isle misunderstanding hot
~ central tires above the sIrfaCe hur'I-
oaoa tAngi have happen'd in the watery word)--
"a soon tie stranger, locoa7tiee proved
sni nus my first surprise was qnite removed
pure then twas naval, and with hone Of reIr
's"ore 10 chase it, tho twas Satans self
Fnrt....a
iwga~ll' we crossed ourselves as christians should
a ,'i' own SAINT Peters holy brotherhood
F on ST" our prayers, and all the saints invokd
~; az" I' shouid we with fendish imps be yokd
Faa.c'i sails are set ami for It bore,
Ha"o' nv WINE least 1t should seek the shore;
iTu,,, ~ r. :. q'' lo'' though so near we came
And n,' ,i'.'g seen hy all-but still its name
IInon A. u1loitui were, as when its place
Ss1T can say ship like nicn + wors
4, inherent n, twas from aurh, I'D seen before
70, lay | /. swear by every SAINT and siar,
, "1e neither corvette, BRIG, nor sloon Of war
Ak iI Nv, somewhat shp-shape It's true il had,
la,, Yip' perhaps but yet Of likeness bad;
How, Soolilietnng too, methiaks was raised
So e !. az tiis, scarce one moment razed-
r. r. IL Il II nationality had or not
r., ' ;Sf therefore, very much forrot--
'ru,a. 81 q uleFen, each seaman owns.
We r oHal my ilult--bm the phenomenon's.
Qpicle la a ana baird it, but il answered not.
V sa;n s"g'' Ol'l was oim'd and at it shot,
TbSn n'n@ we miss'd !--agln we shot and miss'd--
Soma n WIN y; flaming mouth and brandish'd ist.
The h o.,PlaAe thing arose and at US flung
b., a mpltid Jargon Of some helish tonrue.
H. ~ VIVA Il was st. Peter onIy knew
Bn, n;m nu then changed, and from ahead il blew.
From , ,La ,ilat change such awful noise arose
s,ana strange cralta c0wqrds blood had (roze.
As ns %a @rrIihc-zan unoaItllly roar,
/, eo ns e was heard on earth or soa botare
4 clr,I = me thing lras gone-therc seen,'d 10 be
Bet IN ~ ~ smoke still resting on the sea:
Va oGside had fled-yet when Or bor,
SIM su ~ then, and It's as doubtful nov
Viii. G.ought on smoky wings it rose and Asw
0b.,. u rs rear trail of fire it threw.
Lie -'hat frightened by our guns and snu,k
Hora1gnla huge fish beneath H. Sea 4 su5L
TAate !, ), , nat was, in Tins lye all agreed.
Bat ,1s "as Sone-we knew not whers indeed
Il me birthstone fumes it left miglt sb,u.
e"lieS went to Pluto's realms below. '0'
,a.I '1ls strange feature in the oommoso,e,s A..
hidden "a Z. 11ly oe explained by supposn~ lbat The
uay uheaTthy roar" Of Tic steamer 81 mower. I
eurye' q, ms own optics aud those Of his men a.
lagers aS ~ on board for time OF their usua
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