Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-07-04

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| poop. Fearing that the wind might veer
round, Capt. G. got to work. and with
some assistance from the men, the sheets and
halyards We're let go, and the light sails ran
up; this was done to prevent the ship from
backing off into deep water, where she would
have inevitably sunk.
Captain c. now began to examine more
closely these modern Robinson Crusoes. To
man they wereall comparatively well dress
! ed, including the linen, and had to all appear
snces, been ''faring sumptuously every day"
They stated that the captain had died some
seven OR eight weeks previous, the first Off
Ger three days after, and subsequently the Sc
cond officer, and others had fallen from aloft
! and been drowned or killed. On going into
the cabin-a splendid one, finished with ma
hogany and other valuable woods-it presented
a singular appearance Every descri ption Of
valuable property was lying about, huddled to-
gether in the most admirable disorder Here
every variety Of mems wearing apparel; there,
the nautical instruments, including sextants,
quadrants, chronometers, SC. One Of the lat
ter-a very valuable ene-had been taken to
crafty, it is supposed, the curiosity Of some
inquisitive sailor. In another place were the
ships papers, letters, bills of exchange, and
| indentures; while in tie after cabin, stood a
| chest of dollars, full to the brin. These the
men seid, had originally been slowed in the
! laxaretto, but had been removed to be handy
In case OF wreck, East, not least, an array of
bottles were 9trewed about in every direction;
for be it understood that this jolley crew had
, forsaken the torecastle and all its furniture,
and established themselves in the cabin, hav-
equal rights and privileges: and never were
the halcyon days of equality better exemplifed
never, probably, since Admiral Noah left the
ark, had sailors lived in such luxury and mag
nifiicence. A profusion Of provisions, liquors,
and the richest wines were dealt out, without
reference to the morrow, with no sparing hand
and it is quite probable that, had not the ship
ran foul of Nova Scotia-whch by the way.
not one on boord had ever heard of before, con-
sequently they had not the most remote idea Of
what part Of the globe they had visted-eye-
~ man would have been as proud as an alder
man. Jack had aho appro priated the most
comfortable clothing; and, as they informed
Captain Cunningham that the topsails had
been reefed once during the last six weeks,
there can be but little doubt that every man
scorned to 90 aloft in long coat, beaver hat,
and Wellington boots.
On reference te the log, Captain Cunning
ham observed that the ship had sailed from
Valparaiso on the l4th of April. He also OBJ
served that the apprentices had ran from the
ship in Valparaiso.
Captain Cunningham remained On board six
hours, and during the time despatched letter
to the nearest magistrate; cut the sails off the
yards, hoisted out the launch, got all the val
uables together, took an inventory of them and
finally gave the Whole in charge to Charles
Archibald, esq.,, j. P He also succeeded in
keeping the people tolerably sober while on
board, iudiciously taking charge of the liquor
himself, and encouraging them to persevere in
saving as much as possible from the wreck
When Captain Cunningham left the Saladin
she had fallen over on her starboard side, and
was blged in several places, the guano wash
ing out at every heave of the sea, and all of
that portion Of her cargo will probably be
lost