Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-07-09
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Belle + HogI Isle. JUN Is45.

previous announcement having been made
through the daily papers of Detroit, tina! the citi-
zens who visited This Island on the fourth would
take The occasion to give the spo; eupho-
neons name. meeting was accordingly called at
5'clock, P. NJ. when large number having as
semb'ed on motion. Morgan Bates, Esq. was cal
led to preside over aud VIM. Duane Wilson to &C:
as secretary TO the meeting. The object of the
meeting having been briefly but eloquentIy stated
from the chair, OH motion of MIR Goode il was
UNANIMOUSLY
Resolced. That now, hencefar,h and forever,
the Island inow called Hog IsIand,'') be known
by the name Of" BELLE IsLE.''
1t was also resolved that those proceedings be
published in ali The city papers, when The meeting
adjourned IN perfect harmony to the steamboat
for their homes. When on the boat the new
name was saIued with three hearty cheers.
Intelligence having been convened to select
party of ladies' and gentlemen celebrating the
fourth at the head of the Island, of the adoption
of The new name, it was received bv them with
great FAVOR aud unanimously ass ed To. Aiv.
From the Duly Advertiser.
COMMODORE BLAKE Some twenty i've ears
az" the Commodure, then in his prlme, being in
port, for the sake of variety undertook short
land cruise. got on board of fierce C,uatan
nag. aud started through bash and brlar, for The
River Rouge.
The 'o',,"ty around u- was then az Amos ui-
broken forest. dea-ey peopled With rasrnsu-
wolves. No settlements nod gel been formed,
Ia iriehten them off
Ihe comnpd"re arrived al Sprlugweii, hill
he nighl was da r. ebls ; 1t, the IN .ckes AID
darkest wood ga z ot furnished aoveS poyneed
upo h'm with their we'll known ierrlb. howl
the ponry was worse frightened than the weather
beaten tar aslr,de of h,n, who might have INA.
gi''cd Tue how al the woifto be he arGwl uf hur-
ricnne through the rigging o! his good ship
the Old Tiger bat uf went the nag, rider and
all Peil-nie through bush and brlai, DER stock
aud stone al The rate of Eileen knots an hour
the wolves in full cry at has heels. The Com.
modore "unshpped his ground tackle from The
s:urrups. hauled his knees up to the poi,me. the
saddle. (lchabod Crane fashion,, let 90 his raining
bow lInes,' shook the bonnet from his i,b' fos,
his hat.) seized his horse by the name with both
hands, his coat tail aud nearly all his cu,hes torn
oil IN The race, with his long hair streaming be-.
hnd, aud swapping like top-gallant yards in gale
OF WIND. The Commodore dashed Into The city
ABOUT midnight at full run stumbled off his sliced
al Inc foot OF Woodward Avenue tied his horse
10 grsnd stone; jumped aboard the odd Tiger
caifed all hands To make sail, and ere DAYLIGHT.
was careerIng over the blue waves of EGe. with
moving sheet and spanking breeze The
gallant Commodore ever slnce declares tina, old
ocea" nercest blast. even The .siorny spirit Of
ne cape' The flying dutchma,,' himself, ,d not
me 'errors OF that hoicling tempest, in that long
Stern chase, aud IT is said that he came near hrek
ing over his habtuai reserve, and suear;no tnat
ne q rather hear the music of whole oack ,,f arr
u''e,y, loaded with grape and Canister, than again
of famished Wolverines.