The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-25
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| pess, and dlmepsQnss those worn by the Swedish
tero-shouldered his gun and knapsack, and sailed
lorth' His example, was followed by al-the ven
trabe co,nDia pder ofthis ship excepted-his awful
ElgnIy beng of too late date 70 be easily or will
| Fngly thrown aside even for moment, merely human
hapre this. Nothing Was be heard from the rising
l,e sun eysn 10 the gong down Of the same. but
ne report OF firearms. The agile aud graceful spring
! pWk found no merey--ihey were shot down on all
tues, WIN a facility practicable only by the sharp
ErSSo,ers OF llie western world In fact heskeen eye
ia merring ann of the Strange horde ofhuners that
cor,e among theni, soon convinced them that it
's{iss TO attempt escae-like Colonel SCOTS
t1p Ivy Weqd give M without an effort 70 save
tnsihseNesi II upe would permit, I could relate
piany wonderful adventures and hair breadth escanes
tnet VAIN by various officers during their excursions
ithe harmless antelope s the only kind otnn,nal
Ehat roamshese desolate region. Tor from The arnai
Ping scream OF the spotted anddiaboca tiger echoes
Sharply among The rocky hills The tierce rntameabls
officer Of this ship, rambling, in !" pe MI eieS oos
lone calm delightful evening, with heavy rifle mon
lfls shoulder, profoundly, .nedit ting doubtless on
THE mnlorta atty OF the soul or the extent and con,a
| Ioi his own understanding he is. maryelorsv,
given TO deep fits of lnusing such sublime subjects
while thus raW,, say, he came awfIy near stepping
upon one those spotted and dreadful animals It
passed within forty yards Of him. giving him at the
same Tune very bloodthirsty glance, Whereupon the
officer with cool intrepid presence of mind deserving
OF the greatest admiration, turned upon his heel and
rapidly retreaed. actually retaining possession of his
X rifle all the wliilc! ." fS't.l.l Il ~ IA II. =
\ Another one Of Our officers, encountered one of
fhe,sccond speces at least, he heard growl very
II distinctly. Not being far from the beach AZ the
lme,' he retrented preciptately his boat, con-
qnering with powerful effort, the, combined inn
pulse Of yaor and curiosity lie called 70 his asss
the better part of vaor, "thereby,sa doubtless
a lle .dearto the navy, precious beyond all computa-
g s rgYp Wien lms SheT thrilling adven
| notice. In the mean time war was approaching
apaee, ysitems of intelligence penetrated TO our
solitary retreat OF hostile iq2e there, was, how
| ever, but little excitement We considered a war
! at thehes az something remote and uncertain the
muterngs OF the approaching tempest sounded but
ianty IN our ears, and we calculated that there
were twenty chances t, one thai it would blow
around -enr very lonsinss for it, led US to disceu-
rage hope That do long for At is quite certain
However much the good, honest, quiet and indus
trous folks at home may, lament the approach Of
var, ! y very certain that We Of the navy, would
hail It with an enthusiasm of Joy. That which
drains their purses, fills our poekcts!th then what
a; run OF promotlon-7it is delightful. to, think
rslsS I may here remark thar thirst for
glory, mhankering after inmortaiy, il the ruling
passion oftbe officers Of this squadron. They burn
to illustrate their lives with some brilliant and mem
orable achievements. The trophies of Decatur,
Hull, and Perry, disturb their sl,1nbers sob, this
peace rthey exclaim, - this dull, Improbable,
Cruel, cruel fate why were our lives cast in this
insorions age : Why are we condemned TO this
merely vegiiatve existence-to endure this utter
stagnaton OF all our glorious energies To see our
lives wearing away day by day-our youth merging
into nianho6d-6ur manhood into feeble old age
without so much one SOLITARY laurel leaf to
\ ieve the snowy whiteuess of our heads. Sweet
Heaven, thou surely hast not stored away in thine
H armory Il severer doom -
\ Heroic band restrain your ardor yet a little while.
H Ere long wars shp clarion will sound. Ere long
dire conyu slons will shake the solid rock ribbed
earth" 81; Ere long. viii be heard the crash of
nation buried 1 iurlplsly against patton then
| your godllke' Energies viii enable you to
ride upon the whrlwlnd and direct the storm.
.lhutio rctnrn.l have said that we placed but little
| confidence the rumors ot war. We did not suffer
them 10 interfere IN the least witfour
/ Al length one day we were aroused, as with clap
i OF thunder. Ii was about O'Clock in the evening.
4 All ofthe officers Of the ship We're surprised with
i summons from the Captain to attend him in his
Il bin. ~ Aceordngly all there assembled, There
was a lofty sternness throned upon noble and
right venerable. commanders brow. There was
iehi eye, Which cfeady indicated that something Of
| vast importance in the wind Gentlemen"
said Abe keBsTabe, and highly excited man, 'Ihave
called you tome at present. for sbe purpose of i'm
parting to some xisacted, and very important
ntciligence;It comes from excellent source,
| sure you, and can be relied upon-a sober old
o os nJ FM az a a,e1s
to know who does ThereuPoh he read thc1etter
| 1t stated that war was actually declared between
! England and the United states--,ha, the United
States had actually invaded Canada with an army
| OF thirty thousand men-and that the devil was To
| V. II effect
'regence had uponai there assembled; every bo.
/ som throbbed, every eye kinded, every counte-
| nance spoke the most lively enthusiasm. Cheers
were evidently repressed with great effort Yes,
that holy of h0llcs was nfofnentarily forgotten.
and the august presence OF IFS remarkable
pant Observing this excitement our venerable
commander arose and said, Gentlemen, | see that
you are much surprised, and IN good sooh amnot
surprised al IT, fsec moreover, that Is agree
able surprise, and by my faith rejoice at it, for
perceive IN that species OF surprise an earnest of
many glorious .;rlumphs. Gentlemen, IL is mighty
struggle we are about TO encounter; il WILDE
struggle betweena pgmyand giant;bu remember
gentlemen, that the race Is nor always TO the swift
nor the battle to.the strong Remember that this
pgniy once baflled that giant. No applause, gem
tlemen If you please. Let us resolve TO make the
Boston,la name as terrific TO our foes, the
Constitution | know that we are capable of do
ing Ia lBpow, gentlemen, thai all of youove your
country, that you admire and venerate her noble in
stitutions. knowing this, gentlemen, know that
your exertions in behalf of that country and those
institutions will be mighty. your vaor altogether
ovcrpowerns." Our venerable commander ceased,
the meeting dispersed, the drums beat to quarters,
and every thing was put IN readiness TOR immediate
action. We then retired 10 dream OF battle and
glory The Commodore al the time he received the
important news. was in IIootgcs Bay about fifteen
miles distant lie Immediately made up his fishing
tnckic. hunting apparatus, struck his tent weighed
anchor. and stood down TO iSaldana Bay, where
we wore Intelligence was received that the Eng
lifh had a large naval force in Smon's Bay, under
Adniral King and that the said admiral designed
tax ing us by siirpnse, We laughed at the idea.
Buol-outs were stationed on high hill,
which commands an extensive prospect OF
the sea. flagstaff erected, and telescope
mounted Again, we received news that two gal
liant Young officers, who had been sent 10 Cape
Town on business thrown into prison, and that
ihetcgpnenis there were busily engaged putting the
place iua state Of defence. We became furious
went to general quarters-every eye gttered with a
fierce hre--cvery lip compressed with desperate
resoIulion--ihe newly ground cuasses quvered in
the nervous grasp Of the highly excited officers.
Cas-, loose the guns - shouted be first lieutenant,
in. his clear, deep and commandng tones Ihen
broke forihihc thunder Of our. artIllery-broadsde
aliep broadsde shook, the. hills. around-ihe via
beasts flew Iowhne TO their remoiest rctreail-.hhe
\ vast ravincs of Cape Town were vocal WIN 'hc
boarse music In the hottest OF the exercise,