The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-12

lby the following paragraph from the
Commercial Gazette, that the liver
pool met with a gale on the mighty
deep, which frightened the. passen-
gers not little:
eve understood from a friend who
came passenger in the Liverpool, that
she had an uncommonly rough pas.
sage, and at one time was in danger.
Of swapping. The sixth day out, at.
midnight, in a furious gale Of wind, her.
tiller rope broke three times, and the
boat became unmanageable for short
time; the passengers were all called
- prayers were made by several
clergymen on board, at their request,
as every thing had an alarming APP
pearance. The boat, however, wea-
thered the Storm
DEL1c1ous MourHFuL.-The follow
ing curious aneodote of pious In
dian, at Yarmouth, is related in Bar
ber's Historical Collections of Mas
sachusetts: I" Being alone in the woods
he was attacked by number Of black
snakes, who, according to their Gus
tom, commenced winding themselves
around his legs, body and arms, until
they had completely pinioned him.
One of them at length made tight
fold around his neck, and was endea-
voring by this means to produce
strangulation, and cause him to open
his mouth. The Indian had been
taught their custom, and was sufficient
ly sensible of the game which his willy
adversary was playing. He, there
fore, opened his mouth with great self
possession, and as soon as the snake
had inserted his black head within his
jaws, he very wisely bit it of, and spit
it out. The rest of snakes seeing the
flowing blood, and beholding their
dead comrade, speedily untwined
their folds, and betook themselves to
flight"
DISTURBANCE IN BALTIMORE.
quite an early hour in the forenoon of
yesterday, the nunnery in Aisquith
street, under the charge of the Nuns
belonging to the Carmelite order, was
surrounded by crowd Of persons,
who had assembled there, in conse-
quence of report that one of the
resident Nuns, sister Isabella, (for-
merly Miss Neale, of St. Mary's
County, had left the Nunnery, and
that an attempt had been made to
compel her to return against her will.
The mayor was sent for, and, accom-
panied by his police assistants, repair
ed to the house where the Nun had
gone, and upon ascertaining the state
of public feeling, took her in car
riage to the Washington Medical Col
lege, where she now is, under medi-
cal treatment. She is said to be in
sane-but whether this be so or not,
we did not positively ascertain.
The crowd continued to increase
until nightfall, when the Mayor, find
ing that his exertions to dispense it
| by appeals to its reason and good
sense, were unavailing, ordered up|
the City Guards, and the military
whom with characteristic prompt
ness, he had in readiness. The brigade
OF Guards, under General O'Donnel,
turned out in great strength, and soon
dispersed the crowd, remaining upon
the ground until this paper had gone
to press.- Baltimore Chron.
The General Committee on Atlantic
Steam Navigation held their meeting,
this morning, and decided by vote of
] 8 to 2, to accept the liberal proposals
Of the East Boston Company. These
proposals are to build wharf near
the ferry, for the express accommo-
dalton Of Mr.. Cunard, with ample
docks for the reception Of his five
Steam Ships, and an extensive depot
for coal, and to tender him lease of
it fortwenty years without any charge
except the customary wharfage on
goods shipped and landed. Also, to
carry all merchandise to the Con-
signees, and from the Shippers, with
out any charge for ferriage, and at the
city rates for truckage, SO that it may
be transported as cheap as if landed
or shipped upon the Boston side
Boston Transcript.
A SHARP REPLY. Some years ago,
as the late Rev. Dr.. Pringle, of Perth,
was taking walk one summer after.
noon upon the Inch, two young beaus
took it into their heads to break lest