New-York tribune., 1841-08-16
From the South. Lit. Messenger for August
Sc seen :.
mADEIRA-A CA


MADEIRA CALM-CRoSsiNG THE LINE.
MApErRA-so named from It's former abundance OF woo
and even the slopes and SUBMITS OF mountains
covered with chesnu and pne-was discovered in the
of Edward Ill Of England, by Robert Nacham squire
low degree who eloped with Ann Dorsey noble nader
and escaping in small vessel, seercd for France Bu,
the of love did smooth. The unioi
lovers overtaken by tempest which swept them
from their and whIled them upon TINS island, then
desert and uninhnbited. Themselves with difficulty escaping
20 the shore ter bark dashed pieces Here they're,
1naned for years. rude tomb and erecte. by the
surviving lover tells that the fragile vessel crushed
length by and privaton but leaves it the mas
nation of the sympazng wanderer to portray hi, sad and
depiorabe fate
Huving recruited the and filed up leit
Madeira. Alternately fair adverse fresh and strong
light and battling; the wind less propelled
until reached the confines of the trade winds when g-
dual sunk the breeze into perfect cam and the surface
the ocean, unmoved by unduation smooth mirror r,-
hccted the black and threatening hull with It's teeth
truded and the tall and aperng par hrouded with cord
age The sun, fierce and fiery these attitudes untcm
pered by the wind scorched with the intensity OF his blaze
The pitch iiouehed and from the the paint bis
tered from the Sides and the oSn eXuded from the pores
the deck The very weepings and ota thrown oYeboan
noated alongside for several tahoms around the sp TIN
great coated with the dust and filth thrown
it, and the ITSELF filled with aumalcule became almost
putrescent For weeks solitary bird famed The
tenuated air. no roaming fish disturbed the umbcrs of the
deep; sess and inactive the silent waters, tho Amply
tron seemed indeed
AS idle painted ship
Upsn painted ocean
Tho -four, sugar vinegar mousses and every anscobuc
exhausted. The water became OF ropy ueacc
like consstcnce and in the bread 'puretacon had fer
mentcd into life he dreaded its appear
ance and the easily ndcned flesh proclaimed that death
preceded by corruption.
Compelled quench his parching thirst with fluid more
rtd than the stagnan pool the diving sailor with his teeth
pucked from their spongy bleeding gums almost crumbns
he lay, gasped and moaned in his agony His unsmoothed
pillow, bcdewed with clammy perspira7n, and kindred
eye beaming with sympahy-unconSoed by the hopes ot
lision-reckess through llte-uncanged in deah-amos
unmarked-his spirit obeys the signal from alol and
fees all that remains of the hardy and adve
turous seaman.
The and them in death,
They did not thisk o
1t was their home while thu had breath
It's their for ever
AT length caspaw, faint fleeing shadow, slightly
darkened upon the and then disappeared
ing trace behind. Again another and another, imreI
ceptbly increasing in and force until commnged al
last into one, ripping the with its gentle breath, the
avoring breeze came on The heavy sails tapped lazily
against the if them for coming strife
then gradually distendng the ship slow yielding, sacctu'
inclined her prov ccavcd the filthy grdc which envoncd
her. and she resumed her path upon the deep As we aI
preached the equator the atmosphere became humid and
pressvc Alike in calms and squalls we We're deused Sy
frequent ain-compared which, the heaviest showers o
favored cline, the dcw-droP 10 the over
flowing c'stern At times the archcd canopy would be com
plctey by of dense black clouds winch
mscnles impended and discharged their contents IN one
continuous torrent.
At night the sea became brilliantly phosphere>ccni aud
the spray, dashed aside by the advancing fell over
IN curls OF flame. Here, beautiful track clear distinct
and sparkling, betrayed the ct the lying dolphin 10
the bold, rapacou sharkhe tiger OF the dcepwlase I'M
petuous rush left broad and arng wakcSoon lost III one
bright reulgent wh the destroyer closed upon Ills Vc-
tim there, rushing sound whale, disturbed III ms
slumberS foundcred for instant and them through an
lumined path puaged deep into the rccesSeS OF ms native
element. Around gamboing III very wantonnesS myriadS
each otker and darling and ro without design OF order
chequered with lines of light the dark unri!iled
AS ncared the line the counienanccs OF those who had
before crossed it OF cNutaon; and anticipated
enjoyment udcrrus constcd with the alnt mer'men ot
others less Fortunate who could voncea ther m'sngs
OF the ordeal through which they about pass
The day which introduced another hemisphere.
preceded by night of surprising oyeneSs undsturhe
ana 9uet as sleeping infant the calm and placid lay
IN beautiful repose-s very hcavnss if moved by the
modulaon of sounds so gentle as no, 10 npair the
reflections OF its mirror-Gke surface
Above, the blue vault OF heaven cauopvand the stars
wa,chmen of the night, serving beacon in the brond
pansc when dmIned and algest obscur,d M The ,,r
rnration seemed listen the ullobv-and the TALL Sim,
Welding GRACEFUL, the undulaon. but advancing not
completed perfect OF peace, serenity and love To-
wards morning thick mist arose. which becoming den,
settled down and banked around the horizon As the isb,
waned faint streaks of light Ike messengers of the cany
coored Iris ngea the dark couds,-gaduay the hues be-
brighter and expandcd-ihe violet became pur-
pe,-the purple Redeemed crimson-aNd suddenly.
from bed of fame, the Sprang or g; the ocean Like
'uppiisnt courters royal tran-Suplne only IN their
nSnarchs absence-,he winds balnly and zepyrke. fol-
'Wc1 inc sun IN his ascending path and by diusng
Pered the hea, of his fiery blaze
t. noon while ihe God of day from his bright retu!-
s 'souo on hlsh looked down On his wide domain. the
voice ot another god heard and as from the nnost
dePtnS ot the element which We rode came the oud he
~ " ' " f'o"'l' obedience, the course Of the ship