, 1841-04-03

. y my A'csl " 0 { ahlt" wv sAtot nus tt'DS's
ing all around-oh! God of mercy shield US
Another rush. and piercing shr,eks curdled
their blood, NJ the fish with difficulty drew an
hsrculian, well formed man beneath the sur.
face. All was now wild comtnotion. caution
and order had given place Ia paraIizing fear,
and each man grasped mldiy III the boat: bui
pTovidentiallv Tor those in her. the ravennus
mOnters carried off in their Jaws every float
ing man, before he could upset the boat in
his mad efforts 10 save himself from the hor-
rifle death 10 view. The violent struggles
oil tie monsters for the prev, when two OF
them seized the same persons; the imprcca-
lions and oft times prayers OF those in tie
boat. which floated in a sea of blood. as they
attempted. by stretching their hands. To save
their sinking s.,ipmaies. who, with startling
eye-Da'ls, and wild gestures. cried to them
for Srlccnr; the scene is too dreadful further
TO contemplate. or fully attempt to portray;
the dread reality is often endured by those
l"who 60 DOWN to the sen in ships. and occn
py their hnSlncsS in great watPrs.'
The wretcIed youth IN command was by
the excrtionS OF the lads in the boat ~extrica-
ted from tie jaws of two ravenous nnnstcrs.
each of when had seized and carried of a
lee. and the bleeding trunk of the youth was
hauled mto the boat, Ia undergo 4 more Ian
C~uiSlin- death from the loss of blood. The
poor BOYS. nearly dead with fear and apprc-
tensions. did their best 10 stop the bleeding.
by paS>In" some rope warns around the
stumps which were shattered and Jagged
by the teeth of the monsters. who nd arpa-
rcn'iy SpIinterei the tlrigh-bnne up TO the
hfn- lto,y-, roam a..nc4oi tho ~, fa..,,
of the helpless ,outl. hut they got f into
rs he extrnied his hnl towards The island.
with IN imp!or,nrIo" k ~ofanguish till welcome
death relieved HIM Of his intoIerable miser,.
The death Of tier commander. under such
shocking circumstances eft tie youths (fnr
they were but striplin- 81 in comparative
GuietUde. With heads bowed upon their
knees. and hearts paraIized with fear. and
nearly broken from the d'SircSS;nr scenes
they hal Witnessed. afraid to look rl", oirl-
er N the face, where ghaStly despair SIT on
tIroncd. they sIuddered nj every shock tie
boat sustained from the ravcnmSii fish ~iuStling
and crossing lcr in all directions. being al
trac'ad by til" TAM Of blood iSsning from
the ill-f ted comm1ndcr.
IKE devils will be in the boat or upset
i4Ni II w w Wv il!'N t.t I"'lN ~ l.ltlll.
lend m 4 h nd. Tom" and overheard went
tie useless trunk ~ I formerly good lonkinr
youth. hut Il few lourS since lovn- and be-
loved. Most true TINT IN t." m'iS' % lie
we are in death" The diS0ppc q: n.c Of 4
host a in diving fnr the body. ave bre III
time To the lads. who threw 4 DESPAIR
razc on the wild" and open So: 'hn loam
The blue ni"rn.ain seen n 'hr d i1nrr.
alone sn".hed their inquiafudr. bat they were
devoid oi any means at reaching IL. no SailS
no oars and the wo~sjof all tie mega ives. no
watcr. But thcv dirrcd tier upper
garments dong side nd placed them on tEcic
bodies, by which :lcv absorbed
Sufficient to KEEP them from mad
tr"ing with thirst Onc "i our hume OuS
fnriuuatcI, took them On board
n"~c !"rtr nltc t'.an n" e." Hlcn sig. wh"
With t'o c"p;G.n and cc,". hive nrvc 80
cen he1~d of. Z nurh it Iaprcncd IN 400.
IS !c'ai'ci.n "Nalannian "reminiscences"