Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-03
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down gates. passing gates without payins toll. &c.
Ihi bong The case q Is Necessary the people should
snow a. Is they might otherwise get involved IN
'r'rhle AMI eNre, ~. Many imagine there is no
h'Z' ri IA breaking "pcn gttCs &C.. suce the char
10 has heen repealed, huJ ths,. hu have thus i,r
IN lie the experiment.. have tn ii themselves mrs.
ttNen. Ia" Leg>lnru.r struck out tho sect on of
IN bill requiring the Su1cry isnrs 70 remove 90.
sIr'ctious from the ruad. leaving II Ter Ihuse who
ctouSe To take The responsibility To remove Tie
ics. the I'll, Ct OF which will be. (as has already
be e" The cascl tint many persius wall he Iavnlycd
TAR '1cn ignorance or misarprehonson Of The Ell Ct
Of heir dojugs. m vexlttaps law suits al least If
thing worse. III legislature were - anxious
q r'He the peuple rom paying TIL on ih,S rpad
Why not finish tho work by making u the duiy OF
sime S'Ia uili er ,n rcnpye The gates, ard thus re-
hcvc pT,vI'c iUd.v!utls from al, respons billy p
d T. GGc
MI TINY ON BpNRD ME ESSEX
We took occasion in our last to no
lice Il book publ ,hei recently by Mrssrs
appleton s. DO Of New York. called a
Gallop among American Scenery.
From that work is selected the follow
ing anec lote. which derives SPECIAL in
terest from the Attain Of the Somers:
While the Essex was lying at the
MarqueSaS Islands recruiting her crew
from one Of the long aud ariuouS cruis-
eS m the Pacific. Commodore Porter
was informed through sorv. n, Of one
OF the officers. that II IN Itiny had been
planned, AMI WIS on the eve Of consum
nation. That it was the intention Of
OF he mutlncerS - rise upon the oil
cers-take possession OF the ship-and.
n ter having re main as long rs liry
found Agreeable At the island, To hoist
the black flag and cruise on their ow,
account Having satisfied himself Of
the ruth of the Information. Commo
dore Porter assembled To the quarter
leck,and ordere all the crew to be sum
m Dned aft. w ,iting Till the last man
had come from below. he informed them
hat he ,derSlopd that mutinv was
Oh foot, and that he had summoned
Them tor the purpose Of ioquiring into
It's truth 'ThoSh men who are in fav ,r
Of standing by the sh p and her officers
SAID the commodore. 'wril GO over to the
S'arboarl sid those who are against
them will re main where they are The
crew TO man moved over 20 the star
board side. The sh p was still as the
grave. Fixing his eyes on them stead
iy and sternlv Tor few moment.-,he
commodo Q said.-'Robert While-stcp
OUT The man ob"yeI, stan ling pale
and agitatcd- guilt Stamped on every
'Incment of his conference.-the front
Of his c'mra les. The commodore look.
ed at him for monenl-lhcn Selling
4 cutlass from the nearest rack, said in
suppressed voice, bat in tones so deep
hat hey rung like a kne upon The ears
Of the guilty among the crew-'VIl'ain!
-yoI are the ring'cader ofthe mutinv
jump ovcrhoardn | he man dropt on
his knees. imp oring for mercy-saying
that he could not swim. Then drown,
you Scoundre : said the commodore.
sPrlngiAg towards him to- cut him down
instantly n-and the man
Jumped over the side OF the ship. lie
then turned Ia the trembling crew, and
addressed them wilh much feeling-rhc
tears standing pom his bronzcd cheek
IS he spoke. lie asked them what he
IA done, that his ship should be dis
Iraced by mutiny lie asked whether
nc had ever dishonorcd the nag-whe
her he had ever treated them with 9TH
sr than kindnesS-whelher they had
ever been wanting for any thing to their
comfort. tha' discipline and the rules Of
the scrv &c would ullOw-and which il
was IN his power TO give. The close
OF his address, ne sail-'Men! -hefore
] came on deck, ! laid train to the
magaZinc!-and | would have blown all
on board to eternity before my ship
should have been diSgraced by n mutt
ny never would have survived the
dIshonUr Of my ship!-go to your duty
The men were much affected by the
address, and Immediately
returned 10 their duty, showing every
S a Of Contrition. They were a good
crew, but had been seduced by the al
Iuremsnls Of the islands, and tho plaus
be repre-, cntl'iOnS Of n villain. That
they did their duty TO their flag, it Is
q. ~ necessary to say--that tho same
crew fought the ship alterwa rds against
the Phebe and Ch"rub, in the harbor
Of Valparaiso, where, though the \ rer.
lean flag dcsce1de1-it descended in
blaze Of glory winch will long shine on
the PAGES Of history.
Bur mark the Scqucl OF this muiiny-
and let thusc who, IN the calm security
Of their fire sides, are so severe UPON
the course Of conduct pursued byofIicers
ln such critical situations, see how
much innocent blood would have been
saved, If White h ID been cut down IN
SANITY or hung at the yard arm. AsI
he went overheard, nc succeeded in
reaching a canoe floating at lItuo dis |
ance and padd ed ashore. Some few |
months altCrwar is, when lieutenant /
iumJle Of tse VI trines was n the rs /