New-York tribune., 1841-09-14

I discussed.
continue living TO. or to attempt 10 wear ! ne au
voca,o. Of the FIRST represented the great danger OF
f.,r4e-;,g :, the attempt to wear IN sucA tIe-
,oe,o,,. s.a and the equal rish, II Provloentially
tho -, wor, round Of being dashed upon TIE
.ho,l. Those in favor Of wearing urged The con-
d;,ioo Of he ship. aleaGy oyersirained a almost
n preclude the hope OF her weatheung though the
nieht; and the certainty if She did so. o: being
ernbayed with the land 20 render it absolutely
necessary beach her in the morning.
The consultation was a long and anxious one
the result, determination to seize favorable op-
poliunity and attempt 10 wear.
So dreadful was the alternative, tia; II was re-
solved to keep the crew in ignorance: and for the
FIRST time in eight-an4-or;y hours. The watch was
set. But the hammochs were untouched. OF all
that bold and hardy crew. not one courted the IN
fuence of sleep-irom winch, he nnew Rot ho"
soon, he might be reused by the Fl-h Of the over
whelming wave, or the crash Of tne ship upon tic
rocks.
the position Of the ship was now most perilous ::
The sea was irighlful, and the sky appalling. Be-
fore midnight the tempest fairly howled Low,
ragged, dark and omin4us clouds, like fearful aP-
paritions, fitted along the moon sunk, and
The stars ecpscd; and on wave, carecrl5s
wild AID nigh, lifted their foaming crests, whose
dull phos phore5cent light bot made the sceAe more
gloomy Again, the raging sea tne rocf-bouad
coast the scattered, Struggling convoy. were dis
iigctlv revealed by yiyid flash o! lightning, IN
stlaily succeeded by crashing peal, whose reyer-
bcraiing sound was lost amid the angry surge.
To the red lightning and the loud thunder sue
ccelei the fash and the boom Of TIE minute GUN.
wn'c' each ship tIred III succession 70 denote ner
position 10 her conpeHons ~ ore t'..le' -l''e''
simultaneously on iisn' ea'A appeared HdlhS On q
pii"acic o' roam al aH''-el' e"s iAe,' -. WI
TEX nothing coD'G % sen H-ii' ""' "'eh' o,'' "
threatening say ABOVE ana CURING ciest' around Us
By ! \. VI. the ship la.! dli!led - near the land
that TIA roar Of the suct vas distinctly audible -
One hour mo.c aud We Should zoe dashed upon the
ceiling rocks Braciug ourselves 10 the -sI,erate
chance, signal made d :. and The or
der CIV 10 wear. The .ont enii, sir'Iaed and
almost water logged, Ike a 5l;Ca though exhaust
cd stecd, cadcaycr-d 10 o.cy ,h- nrl.n, when ,hc
VAS arrested b. the shock of gigantic ~oye.
.ypcn. topping over the bu'warks, rushed along
ne deck and swept away he beats and spars. and,
1losl pnenabla OF all TWO unfortunate men. "hose
.;erciug .hricks we're heard above the shr Whist
ling OF TIE blast Rocked IN The trough Of 1hc sea.
he cradle II the tempest with The top ot each v'aye
c1mbipg her the noble Ship seemed doomed
to destruction.
4; this moment that startling summons, which il
H. believed has never before been heard board OF
au American man-of war, rcsoundcd along tnc decks
Of the Amphy'rion. The cry was vi aands 10
save the shin" The startled and aiirghtcd crew,
helpless and desPairing, clustered together; and
alike in silence bat unlike in feeling, prepared to
meet ,ncir tate fnde' with every earthly feeling
quaIl' at the approach OF death; and human re-
'pect Is forgotten when al hHan Ties are ABOUT 20
De sundered. \ subordinate nos ventuFcd q sus
seiton' winch ms commander ADOPTED. lfeP"a'
ions were made tor cutting away the ft.AeR-'hast,
md tcw daring volunteers exposed themselves,
Just above the rail, IN the weather tore rigging
line latter proved sufficient; and the snip slowly
bnt gradually tell oil, until, night before the wind.
without sal aud with breaih'ess velocity, she
>cudded under bare poles he next day, but
three OF the convoy were visible. One OF the In
damen was never heard of afterwards. She bad
/ been either dashed upon the rocks or stranded on
the shoals, or foundered in the wild and raging sea
Like some fierce animal that has been infatuated to
phrcnzv the sea- as 10th TO be arpeased continued
20 chaie. long after the lashinr wind had subsidized
BY degrees il fell; and the naddeuing plunge and
heavy roll were exchanged for slow and gradual
movement on a gentle swell
We soon made the Ladrone islands, which lie at
the mouth of Canton river so ca!ed-or more
properly. of that inlet of the sea into which flows
| the river Pekiane, on whose banks tie CITY OF Can
ton j. situated
WHAT u contrast to our position few DAYS since ,
Tim. without stitch of suil, the play hing OF the
elements we were tossed on the ioaming brine; at
one moment, kissing the week.-mrs. check at another,
sunk in the deem aSyss. Nor. with sail on sail
packed wide and high, under a cloud Of canvass,
snow-while and fall dis:cnded pyramid of light
the beautiful ship presses on; the spray. ike fairy
frctwork. curling and combug beneath the bow;
and the foaming wake, sparkling in the sun as i,
closes behind us
Tiea. We had the fo.kcd lightning and the sui