New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-30

| had been out in the storm in which the Steam
ship President was probably lost, and while at
anchor, waycring between life and death, saw a
sudden squall tear the masts out of a gate near
him, and then strike smaller vessel and turn her
completely over, leaving not a single one there
living to tell the tale. His own state of horrid
suspense may be imagined. Another told of a
vessel which left New York for Lisbon, and on
making land, found ITSELF instead upon the coast
of Norway The master had been deceived by
the sun having crossed the line day or two af-
ter his sailing and had therefore continued to
navigate as if the sun still remained on his own
side. This, well worked up, would equal Lovers
famed story of the Irish boat bound to Fingal,
following ship bound to Bengal A third had
been to sea in vessel loaded with caravan of
wild beasts A violent storm came on. The
elephant lay down and twincd his trunk around
the mainmast. The wolves in the hold broke
loose and ran up and down bowling horribly and
their eyes flashing like fire balls in the darkness.
fourth recorded the sang. froid of some French
gentlemen, who in frolic went to sea before the
mast. In violent gale, their Captain ordered
them aloft to take in the topsail. They remained
below in consultation, and on the Captain rush
ing forward to ask why they delayed, they re-
piled that they had concluded to let it blow away
and they would pay for it!
An old privateersman next told of ruSe prac-
tised by him during our last war. Before leaving
the United States he had some papers printed
with an announcement of treaty of peace hav-
ing just been concluded When nearing his
port, he was espied and boarded by an English
man-of-war as good prize. He coolly produced
his file of counterfeit newspapers, which were
received as genuine immediately and he was
allowed to proceed, with the trifing damage Of
having four men impressed. The next day meet
ing British fishing smack, he took in his turn
four men from her, saying one good turn dc-
serves another" and fair play is jewell
Among these relations we did not forget the
memorable one Of the American crossing the At
lantc, who at midnight, not sleeping well, as
ccnded the cabin stairs and had just reached the
deck, when he felt something rushing rapidly
through the air over his head. He instinctivey
raised his hands, and graspcd rope which they
touched. He heard crash, and felt his ship
pass from under him. When his astonishcd
senses could comprehend his situation, he found
himself hanging to the bowsprit of large vessel
which had run down and sunk the one in
which he was passenger, leaving only him 10
tell the tale. Such was the effect upon him that
he never again dared to cross the sea and return
70 his own country.
One discussion should be recorded for your
cdiicaton. A Cockney on board, who had pass
ed some years in our city, maintained violently
that the prevailing fault of New York prouncia-
ton was the substitution Of w for V! He added
that in the best society it universal to pro-
nounce Terp.si-clore and Mel-po-mene as words
goes uncommon well :" Such are the Yankee
notions conveyed back to their native country by
too many Englishmen.
In the morning we We're sometimes greeted on
waking with all the iarrn-yard sounds of crow
ing, quacking, lowing and grunting from our
eatablc menagcrie. But one striking proof that
we were not on land, was the uselcssncss Of purse
and watch, which might be laid away much
lumber, especially the former, as in the primitive
age Of gold All things on board ship are "wih-
out money and without price," except in ad-
vance on shorc,) and ingots Of gold could not
obtain single orange when the stock was ex-
hausted. watch, too, is more annoying than
useful, where the rapid progress Eastward makes
:. ~ 1.
Sunday is not forgotten though the effect Of
one sermon was rather marrcd by the ludicrous
msapprehenson of an old Jack Tar who was
standing at ease beside the cabin sky-light, with
eyes fixed on the compass The preacher, be-
coming warm, inquired earnestly, My friends,
what then is our course ?" to which the seaman,
thinking it his Captains voice, answered, with
Stcntorian lungs, Nor -east-by-east, sir
AS we approached the English Channel, the
great nucleus from which radatcs half the COM
mcrce of the world, the ocean became thicky
studded with vessels Of all sizes and nations, and
steering in all directions. At length, while l6O
miles from port, pilot-boat was seen bearing
down to us. We could not be reproached with
prejudice in preferring our neat, Sandy-Hook
schooners, to this clumsy, black, one-mastcd boat,
which presented itself 10 us the first specimen
of Great Britain. We hove to, received pilot,
and ran past the famous Needle Rocks, so often
described with pen and pencil.
Before the voyage of my pen ends with that of
the ship, let me tell tale ut told TO me, y
of church whose tower became dimly visible.
1t was built hundred years ago, and when
the walls were up, beam was prepared TO run
from one end TO the other end of the church. 1t
,,..c ra;sod IN its nlace and fornd To be two feet