The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-03-14

got aboard his tarnal mud tuikle,' 40 he
styled the machine and was abou, 10 enter
the aperture to screw himself IN the air
tight room or hole when Of sudden he ran
up and exclaimed--'
Thunder aud marIinspikes! who's go, a
chaw of totacco?--This old quid won, las,
no how aud he threw ii away.
A general laugh took place al the oddly
Of the sergeanI's appeal, at such junclure
when tie serious attention Of all was riyeied
4pon the machine and lis operator. about TO
depart on so dangerous service, Inquiries
passed round for tobacco, but no! even til
| # pgtall could be raised among the group.
| Daybreak TOO was rot far eff and il was ne
cessary that Bge should move immediate
ly,
AN! sergeant, you see how il is said Put
nam il we continental officers are too poor
even 10 raise tobacco plug. Push off, my
fine fellow. and tomorrow some of the
Southern officers SHALL supply you with a
keg Of old Virginia.
'roo bad!' answered Bige despondngly
but mind Gin rail- if the old turks doesn't
do her duty, is all on account of my going
o sea withou, tobacco--mird tel ye
The machine was ,owed into the stream
'ast off and, Bige and his e,sInal mud iur
IIe' disappeared under water. For the
space OF an hour and more did the officers
wait upon the extreme point Of the Battery,
expecting momensrlly TO see the Eagle as
cend into The air,-When day broke, sus
pence gave away TO fear. Nothing was to
he seen Of the torpedo and The officers be
gan to mourn, Bige as one 10 be reported
amorg the missing al the next call of his
regimsntal muster roll.
Putnam had beer examining The vicinity
of the Eagle with his glass, when he sud
lenIy excaimed-'There he is!'-Sure
enough, the top Of the machine was seen
Emerging FROM the bay nde to the left Of
he Eagle. Ii was observed from the ships
Ieck, for volloy Of musquetry was fred
nto il, aud down below poped the rurkIe,
Bise evidently not liking ibis species Of re-
|cogniiion. Barges were now sent off the
shore to pick in up, and The Eagle
was ohserved to be getting under way in
great haste. The. sergean, was taken up
near Governors Island, after having cast off
lls machine, which being sci to run abou,
an hour exploding with tremendous. force,
throwing up the walet in every direction
rhe Eagle up aEchor followed by the Asia
Chstham and several other men-of- wsr;and
such rapid 'guen down New York bay
was revtr seen before nor since.
Lord Howe thought young hell had
broken loose under charge of the Yankees,
,ad it is fact no loss strange than true, that
until The morning OF The balle of Long is'
and, not an English vessel vsn'ured from
Staten Island UP the bay. 'Bse, on land
lug, gave tho following account of his peril
Gus journey under water.
'Jist as | said, Gin ral--it ell failed forl
want of chaw! You see I'm narvors
without tobacco. ! got under The Eagles
bottom. but some how The screw struck the
IRON bar that passes from the ruddsr pln''e
and il wouNdn'l hold on no how coulG fx
it. Jist than let 60 The oar TO feel for al
chaw to aid my nerves. and had not any
The cussed tide swept me nnder her coun-
ter, and away slpt top o. water. ] could
not gel back so pulled me lock and let The
internal critIsr slide. Ii raised h--ll ,didn'tI
III Isay can't you raiss a ehaw among |
you nowf
Thus ended Dnshnell's famous torpedo
scheme. BushneIl died in Georgia, in
1923
Bgs died near New London shout tween
ty years ego, svowipg TO the last that Ad.
mrsl Lord Howe owed his sarldon, which
no won by his famous victory over The
French on the lsl Of June, 1874, solely iol
old Pots no furnishing hn, lBlgs with al
quid of tobacco when he went down In ihs
'oIernsl mud tuIkle.'
Ia Msrch, lS45, there were in N.
York g35 Smiths, aud lS2 John