Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-03-28

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g great Naval prey--6rlons, pgn the French
= lie ordcr'd Rfs1looner and Sloop orwar 70 b
ID coppcred and painted at Norfolk, and sent oul
I Naval Force in the West lngees TO the Navy
g Yard at Porchmuth New Hampshur, TO hev IN
IS oysters scraped off their bottoms, and the hui
on EN- to bee ready at a minait's rarnin,' to sal
o to Pensycola, in case the French should attack
d our Forts and marchant men down the Gull
y Such vigorous move frightened tho French
: and of they started the hull 55Ships, Frigates
Corvettys and all, and sailed rite down to Porte
Rico, to keep out Of theGw till they could
! send word TO France for Reinlorces. IN
Admiral McCaw, writ private letter to Phil
lips, advising on him to pay up and not run no
risks agin SIGH Navel preparation as Unkle
Sans Shops of war, Schooner and Cutter,
ready to sail again 'em at moments warnin.,
$50 Phillips, like reasonable man, paid the
leash, and folks have been pretty quiet since.
u I'd a. most forgot to tell you that John Bull
got scared nigh about as much as the French
did, and both no 'em has been at it ever since,
hamwer and toncs, buildin ships, rubbin' up
old guns, runnin' bullets, and &Xin' their Pizen
Pieces, an maxim Steamships. But the Three
Old Shippers ware so dreadful tickled with the
effects Of their great Nakel preparations, that
they set rite down in theifold Easy Chairs, and
amt done nothin' but smoke pipes and study the
Navy Register, enjoyin' opium cum digtalis,
till spell ago. when them French come down
the Gulf again (they are terrible fond, someI
how or another of!hat Gulf rint they, Major?)I
with 81 vessels and 8 steamers, all on 'em arm
ed with them Plzen Guns, and they went street
down to Very Cruize and anker'd spell, and
arter waiting for an ultamat'em, sure enuf one
day they blazed away, blow'd up the Kassle Of
Hue and dull Oar, and pizen'd about 800 Mex
lkuns, and took possession of the place. Then
the Three old Shippers walked up and CONSIDERED
they'd ought to do so'thin'-and os they gin Or
ders for disposable force to goodwin and look
arter our Commers. A sloopwas got ready in
a terrible short time, and down she went an
kur'd close by tn Admiral. After watchin tn
oid Teller two days rite sharp, the Captin found
his Sloop wanted 3 papers Of pumptax, new
handle for the Ships skillet, 2 barrels of bread
md some boat oars. So he made out his re-
lulsltlons, and the Shippers ordered him home
Boston to get 'em, and he was ordered, on his
rrlval at the Charlesown Navy Yard, to useall 9
esPatch IN gettin' the articles on bord, and to
old himself in readiness to sail at a minit's
'arnln' to the Gulfo' Mexico.
Now, Major, amt it consarn'd curious, thatI r
hen live oke, lokus, pine the best sort tar, c
nd whole prrcclo' things wanted for Navel $
Jlst grown here, rite on the spot, that
nkle Sam should be SIGH darn'd old fool as
let them superannooated old Shippers order
llngs about in this way-sendin' vessels 2OOOIt
llles for what can be got here plenty and cheap. n
'hy Major, I've know'd moren fifty fellers cut !;
own trees here and carry 'em to Boston to soak. "
nd the Shippers say our Oak is fust chop, but |
had ought TO soak while at the North to
revent cry rot. The truth is, the oak, pine,
SD and lokus amt OF no use where they be, un- :,
SIS Unkle Sam undertakes to build vessels on
m here, and until he turns outthem old stupid I
HlpPers, might about as we'll shet up shop
or what's the usea Here Pm keepin' the Oak :
nd stuff that only wants shapin' into knees, the
est that ever CROWD upon airth, and them old
'ols wont lett be used-and there's more'n q
undud stole every year. And then they ship 4
ork, flour; whiskey and all them things from i
rleans to York, and then back again to Pen
1cola. s'pose that improves 'cm! And 50
is with lead, iron, coal, and all that had ought
come here from the West. They are dread I
Il good in their way, but they require two 2
yges to make 'em fit for Navel purposes.
When Squire Woodberry was here few
ears ago, he was sitln' along ONE on the !
hart, withi our legs hang'n' over the water.
Squire" seq !, "thisis pretty handsom sheet /
water" eyes," seq he, sand il twas warm r
twas 10 Orleans t'other day, I'd undertake to :
lthe"-Upou that tell'd him he mite meet
links. "Shirksr' seq he, "then this is no place n
II Navel Dspo," and with that he riz rite h
4 eend and started Otto the Kommdoor's, and n
rit long letter to the 3 Shippers, ,elin' on :,
m to advice tn old kow and the mules be- :
ngin' to the Yard, and to stop buildn' the I
BARD feace, and to sink the Koffur Damn. AllId
hch was done in dew course of time-iis' so. f
l'll write agin arter spell. .
Yourn g CTVE /"