Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-02
ArPREN ICES IN rnE NAVY

APPREN ICES IN THE NAVY.
We have Ueiure Two lruers irum two h,ys h.
longing high v req, CHhle family of tins r,t
~ho entered last year US apprentices IA the na,,
expecting tu have opportunities ct an elu, attain n
,hunce tor promotion aud k,ud treatment Maxine
cry possible allowance Or the Disposition of l.n
away iruu home ~ ind ilul Nun their lafr IL *
manifest from the lrtIers heirC ~. thai no ,uch "a,
,eciaIOus palIerd. Tie dischtrsc al Il,e toys
,rum the has teen phiaIued. Ne are inform
eel, IA consequence at this disappointment an the
eHpeciavuu OF their iri-irds.
IL aIn whpped about every day Tor Lolhng; aLl
NOW my body ~ oil covered with bruises trpIn head
10 loot and ! am sure u will Nil me- a Ism,
here much longer. you euuh come here and see
when all hands witness punishment" Is prped. Io
SEC about dozen piece gwen item over the bare
bach. bringing flesh and blood Ut every ,Ir,ke AMI
sometimes rwu ~ three dozen Instead Of one dozen,
bai wont ialk about such uiugs any rpure.
l. gets whaling about every day wIh a rope
an'ul an inch iLirk. across the back lie Is INV
covered with marks from head To foot have bceuf
been little Inuf0 fortunate, have only received
siH dozen SINCE J came irUm NIalun. The Other
morning the first eulenanI called all Ihe apprentice
boys ulHin the quarter deck, They all came uv
there, he called all those that bod chickens or bal
men To wash clothes Nr them should step out .
step od out then and 80 did L. aud n great many
other boys Then he called all the bOarswainis
H'''tH W. lllc eup 10 come mere. when they had
got up then they We're told To- lick the buys as fast
Us they could. got Is with the COLI, anI l. got
/ a JuZcT
| Instead oi having school. we have a screen nut
up and call II the school room; there We have to
pick oakum amd lay up neillcs. Sometimes they
do pretend To have school, and then the schup ami
Then the schnunasier we have Ia call hIm school.
master, but lac Is IllIIcruIe scamen, aud then
my ui the boys can leach him,l gets out a few
spelling bOOks. and states an d pencils, aud makes
pictures. "A nan vi war place To make man.
AS -- says; yes. itIs-a that you hear Is
cursinG. swearing. blasphenIng-men and officers
all alike"
IL Is 1" no hope that The next Congress will insti-
cute rigid Iq uiry into the Practices upon our me
oi war, that the records of every ship may he exam
lhed and published, and that II u u found that the
amount OF punishment INFLICTED the apprentices
prevails throughput the navy, there 80 he nu de-
lay ia dong AWAY with great an evIl. IL Is rIl,
to say that these Buys require 50 much puuIsh,u.u
as no collection Of boys eau be found 50 debased
That all should require 'unstant logging TO maintain
obedIcnce.-BHg Her CoHr.
a PRINTERS MOrrO.-AIdn. Mnnut,us a
EenItiaR was ono OF the most accomplished artists
Oi the divine art Of printing. HIS eduIuns are still
sought for as OF great Va ne and hi bly, rT.zed by
coniIoisseurs and bibhOInauilCs NJ dern publish,
ers. Pickering of Lpniun. tow nsmen uilliatd az
Gray. aud The APpletuns 81 New York, have been
proud 10 rank themselves as hs -dts,ipuIi" nud
have copied on IhcIr title pages his symbol ui "A
dolphin winding round an anchur. They and their
readers, ptThnpr. do not oil know the meaning or
origin Of THIS emblem. Cardinal Bembo dIsin-
guished pet and pTeaIe OF the Time. presented To
/ Aidus a medal Of Yespasian, the reverse of which
bure THIS device OF the dolphin adm anchor. AIdus
showed The present TO Erasmus al that lime his
| Trend. Erasmus, romarkIng that the anchor wus
the sign oi stability, aud the dolphin of swiitness
exclaimed that ihe whole iypiiied the war which
learning Was making upon ignorance, or, ns h,
would say IN our day, between "prugress" aud IN.
past Aldus wus pleased with the inlerrTeIatlur,
| and made the device The ~ mbu OF ms Iabors
lie was no less distinguished in his own Iima
ihHn lac has heeR made sinCe, Princes, pOpes and
cardinals were proud Of his society Lucretia Eor.
gia as beautiful and accomplished as wicked az
we'll rs her admIrer Cardinal Bornbo watched with
deep interest tue progress of his ur, and offered 90
deiray the whne expenses of his infant enterprise
81 must die, sad she, hut thus | shall be useful
| after death. The first pages which passed from
| The press OF Aldus indeed, constituted an euIupv
| un Tins patron beauty.
And yeI-in the midst OF the donors and nilicries
which suuoundes Hmm the very infancy oi his
ART Aldus lelI the pressure OF calamity which has
oppressed every who has been Since con nee led
/ In any manner, wIih his craft. We fluid that he
was Obliged TO place over the door Of his office IA
| Latin inscription, vi which the following lines are
| Iranslaion:-
| "WhUeyeT you are-a thousand times | ask it,
say quickly what YOU have To say To me, and depart
IN haste; unless you would aid Hercules who Is
bearing mp the world"
| We hope that the lesson was effective the
patrons" Of The Veniian PRIMER. II has been lost
on all the generations when have followed him.
BOs Patriot