Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-09-21
PeriIs OF the Sea.

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der at sea -
" The ship Sumatra, Silver, hence, was
at Batavia May 3-II9>days passage-in
letter from Captain S. he says, 6 On the
2lsl April, Java Head bearing S. by w.
INV, 25 miles distant, saw under our
lee, sail that appeared TO be in distress.
| Immediately bore down for her, and
brought to, under the lee Of the British
bank Kilmars, of Glasgow her topsaiIs
We're lowered, courses hauled up partly,
thrashing and badly split and, u my grea.
astonlshment, saw no one. upon deck but
a female, who appeared 10 be almost fran
tic with despair. We Immediately got
our boat out, aud went alongside, and
brought Der on board the Sumatra.
She was a young lady eighteen years
of age, the wife Of Captain Smith, Of the
bark-she stated that the Kllmars left
Batavia two months previous with a:cargo
Of sugar for Europe; that soon after leav-
lag, the crew mutiuied and came near kill
ing the Captain (her husband) and her
self But the Captain finally succeeded
10 securing them below in different parts
OF the ship. and endeavored with or y two
boys to assist him, TO work the ship back
TO Batavia; and on the morning previous
TO my meeting them, she missed her has,
band and the boys. She thought that a
part of the crew in the night had freed
themselves, and lhlown the Captain and
boys overheard, and taken the boat and
pulled for the land.
Her feelings can be better imagined
than described. Alter searching the ship
for her husband, and being convinced that
he cou d cot be on board, she took her
stand al the rail- firmly resolved, should
the mutineets break loose, TO commit her
sclfto the sea, rather than fall into their
merciiess hands. .g. a."
In twenty minutes afte: she COL on
board the 'Snmatra,' and while | was
considering the practicability of getting
the ship into port, I perceived by the aid
of my glass, the men crawling. from the
matches and hberating each other: they
then ran aft. aud pat her " helm hard up
and her head sails filled. | Immediately
filled away the Sumatra,' gathering
head way very quick, which enabled US
to avoid them, or otherwise they NIGH
have given US much trouble. as there was
a high sea on at the tlme-they tackled
several times afte: us-thr next morning
| She was fifteen miles TO leeward. The
Dneh Government took care Of the lady
as there is no English Consul here" :.
MELANCHOLY ACcTDENT-4 bov sho
By has brotder.- On SATURDAY last, two
/ bows, one about Ia and the other 8 wear:
old, sons of Mr.. Peter Johnson, living il
the edge of Orono, on Essex street, wen
on cunning excursion into the woods
! The eldest boy attempted to fire at SOM
object in a tree. when the rife missed fire
and on bringing it down to examine tn
lock, it went off, and the whole charge @
shot entered the neck of the little boy, III
was about ten fee. distant, just below tn
jaw bone, AID httle in front of the ear
and came out upon the opposite side, kill
ing him instantly. They were about
mile N the woods, aud after in vain try
ing to sIanch the wound and revive con
sciousness in his brother, TIE eldest DO
took his bleeding and dead brother 10 hi
arms, and proceeded homewards, unit
overcome with grief and fatigue, he lai
the body OF his DrUtt1gT upon the gras;
. adjusted his limbs. and casting many am
ious looks upon him, he started for home
to convey the sad news TO his parents an
surviving brothers and sisters. The
were overwhelmed with grief, and h
neighbors soon rallied, and bore TO th
afflicted family the dead body of one VII,
but an hour or two before, was one
their number, healthful and happy.
We trust that this will be warning
boys 10 exercise the greatest caution
hanlling fire arms Bangor Me Whi.
SWEATING GoLD-The teller of Il
Northern Liberties Bank showed TO
: yesterday five dollar piece, (haIf eagle
; which had been submitted to the sweatt
; process, the loss upon which had bet
about twenty per cent The appearan,
THE piece is slightly evened, having rat
! er the look of having been cast tina
struck with die. A slight roughne
and indis,inctness. ofthe figures were o.
! serva5le, 1t will be we'll for those wi
D take gold TO be on the look out, as Il
hard times drives the rogues to strane
expedients.--U. S. Gazette.
i RETRIBurIvE. The Presbyterla
Generaf Assembly, distinguished as it b;
i been for years, on account of It's attacl
nent TO, and support of the peculiar ms
: tuition of the South. has been very pee
G liarly, sucked in by some ofihose ban
e ing establishments which were based .
Il on negroes and cotton tlnds, instead
e gold and silver. These banks are chief
ID Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alablm
!. Out of Sl36. 800 in stocks, owned by Il
Presbyterian church, Sl25,Ol3 are
D these Southern institution; and the 10
e on them is about ninety thousand dollar
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