Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-04-17
A THRILLING DESCRIPTION.

The following description Of the manage
ment Of a steam vessel, near Boulogne, in
the midst OF a terrible storm, would not dis
credit the pen OF Cooper We copy II from
an English paper:
at was announced on land tha, a sail was
in sight and such was tho intense intsrest
excited blythe announcement, that, notwith-
standing the sheets Of rain defending, over
fifteen hundred persons IN the course OF a
minutes might say few seconds-assem-
bed on the Eastern Jeity, and the scene
which they witnessed was assuredly one To
Justify their excitement The approach TO
Boulogne harbor, rs you know lies between
two long Jeites, about sixty yards apart, and
extending between dangerous sand banks,
some six or seven hundred yards into the
sea. These jelies run pretty nearly nurth
and south, and the nearest TO the Calais aide
is called the Fast Jety. The west jetiy is
somewhat the longest and has light house
al the eastern extremity of il.
! As the wind blew south and by west, (ihe
worst wind IN the channel as all the sailors
know the western letty was exposed TO the
whole range OF the sea--such sea as few
have ever seen, and was for The mos, part,
/ hidden by the waves that rolled over IT, 1t
served however as protection 10 the east
]
IN sight was announced by The raising OF q
flag, the eastern Jetiy was, as | have said,
covered with at least fifteen hundred per-
sons.
The vessel that had an attraction so pow
erful appear-N 10 be Just outside Of tho bar.
not more than one hundred wards from The
end Of the Western leliy. She was suUg
Cling hard, but struggling gallantly against
the ti1e, the tempest and current of an awful
sea, 10 gain an ofing TO the westward be-
fore making the attempt 20 enter the harboT
Though so near, the vessel could not be dis
tinguished with any approach TO certainty
through tho thick rain. However, the opIn-
ion III the Ctnwd decided al once upOn the
vessel and The commander No other vessel
Than the pri ncess Maude, no other captain
but Capipl Monper, would dare TO face Bpu-
lognc Bay to-day The conjecture was cor
, rect. II was the Princess Maude and the
gallant commanded named. Wharesef opin'
ION however, had been formed of either sup
OF captain, the most painful feelings OF ap'
prehe nSiun were eIiIed 10y her situation ioI
s1me time 1t was long doubted whelhei
the great steam power OF the vessel couId
: win her an oibNg necessary 10 give her Tree
sweep in between the lighthouse and IN" bar
il. "She will DO it''-"its impossible, ran hnT
mouth to mouth IN anIIons whispers. ne
prevailing feeling was however responding
= At length the drst point was gslned-lht
! noble lilte vessel won her way considerably
. weswurd of the lighthouse. Next came
severe Liial, 10 round INTO the harbor, with
p. out overwhelming H. from the combined force
A NJ the storm, ude and sea for 10 ovetsbo0
. the harbor would be TO go directly ashore
=, Having secured his ofing, Captain Mon2e
brouRht hts vessel about, and to the amaze
neul OF the ,nid and unsk,lful, spread Al
erient Of csnrsss, under the trsmendou'
7 gale. bearing down upon the mouth OF IN
harbor with a rapidly perfectly isrrihe. Al
the weasel passed the lighthouse, almost eve
~ heart sunk under the impression Tina
: nothing could check OF divert her progress
= 70 the sands A stuffed moan was hear
a throogh the crowd, when. as n By magic. TN
,.is dropped instantly, the vessel change