Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-12-22

al b~w'tch,ng smii-. Bat or. your hsu
'r, how was that snitc chan gid to the
'ask scowi of n dem N WIS. sac ii reed
the ds<guise Of the peasant and resog-
missed The Pripcc. Who. on some pm uksl>
occasion al c.mrt hal thwsr,ed her
views AMI treated her with ind,gntty O.
had never he, forgiven: and COW. he
was in her power Forcib'y she grasp
ed Nelson by the arm ard led him 10
the cabin.
.:Iis doom is. sealed. said one Of the
Iieuienanis, couy-rsing in an under tone
with a brother officer, no power on earth
can save him.
well, your honor, the old man was
given up In his bitter foes, who went
through the mockery ola court marital
tor they Condemned him first and tried
him, afterwards. In vain he imp,orcd
Tor mercy, in vain ne rleaded the pro
ciamatiJn and pointed TO his hoary head
IN vain ne solicited the mediation Of Mel,
son. Tor revvngef'd fury hal taken
possession OF IS bitter purpose and
damned the rising tile OF generosity in
the horo's soul--in vaia he implored the
pardon and interccssion Of. but
here 10 low the example OF my officer.
and lay my finger on my lip.
II lew hosrs more and the brave old
man, the veteran Prince, in his eixht,>
eth year, hung suspended from the fore
yard arm sf a ship he had once commaa
ded. Never shall forget the burst OF
Indignation with which. the signal quo
was heard by one crew, and a stimuli
tancous execration Mas uttered fore and
afi.
a lew days afterwards. a pleasure
party, was made up amogs, the nobility,
Tor nm excursion on the water, and the
barge with Nelson and his mistress took
he lead II was bea,tiful sight to zee
ne gii'led gaIIeys, with their siiksa csa
opies and Pennons flashing in the sun
and rejecting their gliitering beauties,
on the smooth surface Of the clear bIue
watsrs, whilst the measured sweeps of
The oars kept time with the sweet sound
OF music. Not n cloud yelled the sky not
a breath curled the transparent crest Of
the gentle pillows was gaiety and
mirih.
After pulling for some miles to the
entrance OF the bay we were returning
towards The shore when a dark object re
sembiing a bale of goods app jared float
ing ahead Of the barge, The bowmen
were directed 20 lay in their oars an see
what 1t was. They obeyed, and ST God
really wiihiheir hooks, which the mo-
ment they were near enough, were used
IN graphing the supposed prizes. but in
an instant they were Ioosened again. g.
"A dead h~dy! dead body! was uttered
IN suppressed tone by bDth, TIE boat
held on her way, aud as the corpse pas
sed astern the face turned upwards, and
showed the well remembered counte-
nance OF poor Caracci oil. Yes! as the
-i:eutenant has said he met his death
" the mir, and the ocean had been his
grave--but thai. grave had given up
It's dead, and The lady seldom smiled at
forwards.
Nelson hailed one Of the cutters that
were IN attendance, and directed that the
body should be taken on board & receive
the funeral ceremonies suitable 10 the
rank which the unfortunate Prince had
he q whilst living. The music ceased
as Joyous sounds Tor noies Of meIsnchoIy
waiiiog, and the voice OF mirih was
changed to lnmentation and sadness
Years passed away, and Nelson fell
IN the hour of vIc;ory-but the lady -
an! her end was terrible. The mu rder
Ell FRINGE was ever present in her mind
and as she lay upon her death bed I
like stranded wreck that would never
more spread canvass 10 the breeze, her
groans, her sh -ieks, were still on Carar
c.ou. ! see him! she would cry. 'ihe=s,
therel look al his VIII te locks and his
straining eye-balls.'
But Sc Is gone, your honor, 10 give IN
ner dead reckoning to the Judge OF all.
She died IN a foreign land, without one
reei Trend to close her cyes--spd shs
was buried in strangers grave without
one mourner TO weep upon the turf which
covered her remains.