Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-08-09

near. The h,stl. ,nr nrrrcp.ra;lo,, had
ssarly prevented lie cr, of ,l,,. ,;,,,w-
hzS wretch from Leipe heard, and for some
sSE1he hoa' pulled .fruitIcssly about.
was human voce, we could no,
sHa&e been deceived. Alas. we are TOO
iasE, the sea has rolled over him for ever"
.ssst9 he may b, alive. e'cn now stretching
.pNss or ms ieeble hands, and vainly trying 10
{ sEe nis drowning voice." Supersiitinus
.SiHbss .nsss mad taken possession Of the sailors,
E9stne scene was an imposing one, ON the
s1s:isnisht deep. searchir. for an unknown
g 32tufe, either dead or at his las, gasp
fasAost fSlss IN despair, aud perhaps himself
slssss Injected with the general dread, the
aelzeer' oi The boat was nhnut To give up the
ss5seh and return The ship. when "ihrrp
~ as sir, IRON the c0xsw ain. drew his eyes
nIsards the floating, Ohircr. No sound
GMhe iag from it as it rolled on the floating
Ute ns Ehc boat was soon auugsile of it,
Mas human being, apparently a corpse
ssgseo ss on a plank, with scarcely any COW
eIlRg 10 project il from the ,caling sun of
ttEat not la'itu'ic.' The unfortunate man
W. conveyed on board the ship and the
surgeon pronounced him still alive. He
~fs ouch bruised, aud ,lreadiu!ly hlistc. cd
'pss.'he snn' aud appeared to have been "a
lops t''ne IN the water. Proper remedies
were applied to rcs,,>rlu,r him. and he soon
saak INTO deep sleep. a-s.s.-
IL Ills history is short. He was Mexican
iaI about ~ ur ~ Years of aa. nf very
pisas'ne appearance. Prr>sr, ' ST Anna
hto me army, he had attempted To desert,
oukpeinR caught, WIS illrnwn into the ,iuu-
Sean "i Ihr Castle nf ST. Juan d'Ulloa. there
'9Sa"ait the punishment awarded Ter
rlnsd atihe prospect before him. he rcsol-
ve1 10 commit himself to The deep and RELY
on-. KIN" Providence for s,ccour.
ne Castle OF ST. Juan J. huli OIL n rock.
oiE The town of Vera Cruz During the
DOMINION III That country, i, was u
Hsiericl fortress. hut the RlrXicans have
..sEsH e." II 10 become very much tIilapitlated.
SSsfohhded by the ocean, however. Ills n
Wy safe. prison, for few have hodncss
esksash 10 adopt the means of escape re-
sss,ed 10 III tins Instance, nor is il rcasona
6lsssto elss suppose that the same success could
q e. gao al such attempts. Forty cigh,
lszsfs before We picked him up, the t!csprr-
i25&l.on'h lett his dungeon, ashed on :,
A<kss poard, 10 seek safety on The mighty
= - =y..tis ...2.l.4-Y's - 81 ia.
utse. Despair and terror atcr.nDany,nr
E'ni' as tie iloacd neatly uaked cxuuSrd To
tfe iiarch!nS rays Of tropical sun, IN ri,,
h"''c-i SEASON at t'nl irrvi,i r!lln.,;,. and
'nis TOO III il sr;. filled with rnnumcrahi,
hofdts oi 'Vora'lous sharks. a. ainst whose
hungry ATTACKS he had no defence.
Can II be thought a chance, Which pro
tecied him from suth dangers. and tIno,,d
MN so near. tl!aI his iuw means were heard
b> persons entirely Ignorant even of his cy
lStehce. ana little expecting the sea. almost
us were, 10 give up 10 them her tlr::d!-
was loo III solitary part of the ocean.
anu one IN IS inch few vessels ever nnci,,r
some idea may be for,Icd of his almost mi
raculous preservation from he sharks. Is hen
lis known thai British frigalc. tlh Mad,
i;ascar lhlnk,) lost an officer ans. tnrr TT
hve men, from the swampinu q! one of her
boats Oh iainnico bar, who u..rc ,lcv,urcd
Oe!ure assistance couI! he sent fron, the fri
gate, lying III airht IL The coast.
IL was Determined not 10 surrender on.
lHize 10 the authorizes, as the poor f,.,,uy
was very urgent in his cntrraiies for pyo-
ternon. The pilo.. (a Mcx.cnn,) told u.
thai u WAS be lctcu AT The Castle and in
vera CrZ, thai he VII, drowned or eaten by
I nc s!lh!ks, as twas :.ScrrIa!lc:i thai h,. had
mlar MS escape through II pur' IN he Castle
10 winch II" boat cnN!d i;uyc ni,rroachrd
"'tiioti heihS StCn hy the SruirirS tn!,.
"as taken not 10 remove his hc!iri i,r
was accordingly carried TO Pensacola, where
he took leave "t the W, ii very hand
some purse having been made up for hin,
on BOARD, his wardrobe rcpIcnshc., &c.
oeiieve thai he subsequently, returned
To hieXico'to gladden. tic hearts ol his friends
who had wrpt over him as one myStcrious!v
iakcti.ironl ;Anong them and doomed never
10 return. The overthrow of St. Anna,
brought pardon to all who had fallen under
his diS?icasurr. IN this brave yourh .!nul,-
less now III the bosom 0ihiS family. cnjoys
that rap'urous remembrance of The pasr.
only known To those who have been u,crci
tlliy Snaichcd from the bands of dcatb.-
Feelings of gratitude towards the inSiru
Inents oi his rescue. and Il fond rrco lecrion
of'the Kindness shcwn him by the officers
and crew of the " ", can never be erased
from the mind Of this pour Mexican lad.
NAUTICUS.
EARLY loUTH AND OLD AGE.-Therc
arc III existence two periods when we shrink
from ANY great ici>siiude---early youIh
aud: Old age. In the middle Of life, we are
IndilterchI 10 change; for we have discnv-
ereh that nothing Is, in the end, so good or
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