The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-31

tore reaching the ship, The sailors
having reached the shore, NJ H. ; was
Edeputed 70 SO in search Of the rever.
END gentleman, and conduct him to
the boat. He found him at hissresi.
dence on the Island, told him the :pur-
pose of his visit, and invitedfhimto ac.
companyllhiln to the ship. During
their walk the missionary engaged
Jack in conversation, and was SO at.
fable, gentlemanly, and prepossessing
in his bearing, that the misunderstanding
tar began'by degrees to relent in his
purpose Of ducking the clergyman,
and by the time they had reached the
boat, he had entirely given over his
design, became sober, subdued, and
respectful in his demeanor, and In
deed his. whole conduct was changed
from thatof wild frolicksomeness to
calm affection. They pulled silently
TOR the ship, and the missionary de-
ilivered an impressive discourse with
out the least interruption. The wild
spirited tar was SO carried aWaysby
the, simple eloquence and impressive
ness Of the preacher, and his touch
ling illustration Of the solemn. truths
fof the gospel, that every word he Ut
tered went to his heart, and he be-
came an altered man. Before he had
time to ask pardon for the mischief
!. which he had meditated against him,
! the missionary was off for his island
home, and the merchantman was on
her way TO her destined port, The
Yankee tar and the missionary had
never met before, and they ncue, met
again.i elis
y y X
Time rolled on, and in the changes
which it brings with it, the sailor and
the preacher met with different rever-
ses of fortune. We said they never
met again. Not so. Last week, on
Sunday stranger clergyman deliver
ed an impressive sermon in one of the
pulpits in this town, and among his
:. hearers was one whose eyes bl'immed
with tears at every word he uttered,
and who, at the close Of the discourse
went up to the speaker and grasped
! him by the hand. The grasp Of a true
/ Yankee sailor can never be mistaken
or forgotten by him who has once felt
lit, though time and distance may in
tervene toeblunt the feeling or dim
the memory. II ,uas the Yankee sal,
Tor and the Missionary The Sand
aoich Islands meeting again, for the frsl
. time, after and absence Of gears! A
mutual recognition took place.
Chance had thrown together two
, both strangers to the place and to
each other, who had never met since
| they knelt in prayer on the. distant
ocean, Claren,ont ~ H.) Eagle.
THE CAPTURED AFRlcANs.-Afte1
> the adjournment of the Court at Hart
: ford, the, Africans were taken back to
i New Haven where they are treated
with every proper indulgence and
kindness. Cinquez is not keptin close
confinement as before,-the Court ha.
!, wing decided that he has committed
no crime against the laws of the Uni
!, ted States. aHa
Since their return to New Haven
!, further efforts have been made to fine
persons who can converse with them
in their native tongue, and who also
: understand the English language
), These. endeavors, we arc happy te
say, have been crowned with success
;, Two native Africans, belonging to
the crew. of the Br. brig Buzzard, now
in this harbor, from a cruise off the
{ coast Of Africa, having been sent te
; New Haven by the committee or
), behalf Of the Africans, with the con
: sent Of their captain (Fitzgerald,)
were found to speak exactly the same
language as the prisoners. Professor
;, Gibbs, in a letter communicating thi.
intelligence says:-'.lt would have
done your heart good to witness the
lljoy Of the Africans on finding them
Il -
: selves able to converse with the men:
: And another gentleman writes, eve
! called with them (the interpreters).a
! the prison this morning, just as thu
. African captiyes were at breakfast
The Marshal objected to the entrance
; Of the Interpreters until the breakfas
was over, but one of the captives co
= ming to the door and finding fellow
= countryn,an who could talk in thei
;. own language, took hold Of him, ant
literally dragged him in. Such ;
i scene ensued as you may better con
ceive than describe. Breakfast wa
forgotten; all crowded around the tWe
;, men, and all talking as fast as posi-
!. bic. The children Rugged one anoth
er with transport" The captive
confirm all that had been previously
) learned from John Ferry, the nativ,
:, Of Kisi; who was Athletic converse
: little with some of them. rFsosl
= |, s HoRRI,,IE Boston Herald. 20,