Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-07-07

io"; slationed myself once more upon the
weather side of the bircacle, lit another ci-
garland tod jackson TO 90 on with his yarn.
81 had, sir, as | told you, nay skull frac-
iured when cast away upon that rock
pointing his finger to the island of Trustin
d Acunah ''Alas! took two glasses of
grog upon the Saturday night--the deceit.
ful beverage drove me mad; | was forever
disgraced, logged at the gargway ola mer-
chant-man. What degradation to the son
ola gentleman! have been and served
fourteen years in his Maiesty's service; |
never dishonored that flag, never felt de-
based till now"
''Pshaw! nonsense" said |, San old man.
of war s-man down-hearted! sailors were
never intended to be sen,imen,alsts-le leave
broken hearts TO milksops on the Shore
Come cheer up and 60 on with your warn;
how were you cast away on the island Of
Trustln di Acunah?"
With manly and interesting gaze, while
slightly passing his handkerchief over his
forehead he said
"When | was captain for the iore.iop
on board of his majesty's sloop Of war, the
Seashore; we were then cruising between
ST. Helena and the isle Of Trustin d Acu.
nah, for you must understand that during
the war, sloop Of war ships company was
stationed near the island, ia order to pre-
vent the French from making rendezvous
OF it, for the desirable end Of cutting off our
East lndiamen as they doubled the Cape
One DAY some ofus went on shore with our
fist lieutenant, when returning from the
fort. we passed the huts Of four Dutchme n,
who had been cast upon the island some
years before, and having diligently cult
waited small spot of ground, refused 10
quit the island when taken possession Of
by the British. 'What, inquired lieu,en-
tenant t., what is in the casks standing
by the doors in these huts?' Two of our
lads ran up. andicanting one of them, cried
that it was oil. 'OiI!' exclaimed the lieut. {.
'whal can the old Dutch ubbers do with
oil! Manhandle them, my lads. they will
bring you hundred weight Of tobacco at
ST. Helena! AT the word, four Of US
quickly bundled the two casks OF oil into
The pinnace, and in less than half an hour
we had them slowed away in the hold OF
the Seahorse. | afterwards learned that
this oil had been collected by these Dutch
men from the seals and sea-lions, which
they captured on the island, and thus they
bartered altogether with the skins Of these
animals, and potatoes oftheir own tiiling,
in exchange for eatables and clothing, with
the Southern Seamen, who periodically
touch there. On the day we landed, they
were at distant part of the island, in pur.
suit of the above animals, and consequent
ly did not see US. The same evening we
set sail for St. Helena, and after a fine
passage oil twelve days, we anchored safe
| ly in James Town Roads. While lying
there, Lieut.. T--had the casks landed and
sold them TO old Solomon, the Jew; the
Jew sent us offa hundred weight Of tobac-
co, and new kids and patters for the mess.
from the proceeds Of the oil. Lieut.. T.
was a fine fellow, the poor mans friend
beloved by the crew. brave as Hector, and
as good seaman as ever cracked q bis
cult! We were all pleased with the spois
and and after watering and taking on board
some provisions for the garrison, we
weighed anchor and set sail once more for
the island Of Trustindi Acunah. About
three weeks after our starting, we came in
sight Of the island. 1t was then the be.
ginning of June, the commencement OF
their winter, but the weather was clear
and fair, with fine south-westerly wind
which, 10 all appearance, promised to last
for sometime. As soon as signal for q
sail in sight was hoisled a the fort, the Old
man. whose oil we had taken, FASTENED 10
the shore and inquired the name of our
ship-he was answered that it was his
majf sty's sloop the Seahorse. Thank
God!' he exclaimed, my prayer has been
heard, and die happy He returned
home, threw himself on his bed, and in
| less than half an hour, he was no more.
"Our vessel soon made The land, and cas-,
anchor in the bay. The sails were scarce>
y tenr, when the wind chopped round and
treshened. black cloud WIS seen rising in
that quarter with great rapidly, the lower
part of which was emitting, al short inter.
walls, forked and coumned lightning into
he sea; so gu ckly did il rise, that in about
ten minutes it covered half of the horizon.
and at the same time the heavy swell rum
Mug from the north west greatly increas-
ed. With all hase We took two reefs in
| Out S''PPSN 'hS CT
deavored TO beat out of the bay, but every
effort proved vain, for the squall soon burst
upon US, so that we were obliged TO lower
our top sails, The swell at The same time
beating US 10 leward. After three or four
lacks, we saw that every exerton to clear
the zealand would be lruitless, and we
were compelled TO come to, with one sheet
anchor; when our chains were out,we were
within a cables length of the shore. In
less than half an hour the gale increased
10 hurricane, The sea rising in proper
t.on-ln no part Of the world does it run
igher--it has there the whole sweep Of
the Atlantic. open and unchecked from the
Brazls, with deep water close TO the island
the long heavy swells break in reality
more like mountains than waves, and go
by the name Of rollers during he winter
season. Our ship could not long stand
such sea; she gave III &c dreadful pIunges
the sea going right over her, and at each
we never expected she could rise again;
the carpenter was sent forward 10 cut The
cable, for they could not uDshackle it, and
such was the strain upon The chain, that
with one blow from his axe it snapped u.s.
under. We had just time TO &c, the yes
sell before the wind, when a tremendous
roller lifted and dashed her on n rock, her