The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-09

AMUSING BIOGRAPHY. In Hunts Mer-
chants Magazine, for December, is bioeranbi.
cal sketch of Preserved Fish, from which the
following are extracts:
The ship that he commanded had been or
dered 10 the eastern coast OF Africa, after car
go OF oil 1t so happened that as soon as he had
weighed anchor, it was discovered that the shin
had sprung leak. A good deal of alarm. as q
matter OF course, was caused by this event. and
the crew and subordinate officers insisted unon
going back. Captain Fish, however. would mot
listen to this advice, and swore, by all that was
holy, he would continue 10 prosecute his VOYAGE
at every hazard. The indomitabe will OF the
man was triumphant and the very idea OF mutt
ny was ehtlfely DanIshed-the whole crew per-
forming their duties without a murmur tn
voyage was successfully performed, and the car
go OF oil turned out to be uncommonlv valpablo
And thus was it that fortune smiled upon tbe sal.
Tor merchant.
F" In 1910, Captain Fish settled hjmselfin New
bedford, as shipping merchant having oiven
up the sea. His partner In business was Corne.
nus Grlnnell, and the firm was Fish & Gr;nnell
IL was at this period of his lite that he became
engaged In politics. He was a bitter democratic
partisan, and his many quarrcls and disannoint-
ments as such, were the cause of his leaving
New Bedford. His manner of proceeding an his
occasion was also somewhat peculiar. lie han.
pened to be passing the stand of an auctioneer
one day, while there was crowd assembled and
stepping suddenly up to thesgentleman with ,ho
hammer, he exclaimed in loud yoice 3 want
you to sell my house" Without anv other No.
uce, the house was put up, and kuocked down 70
gentleman Tor about one-half Its value In
fortnight from that time Preserved Fish wae e.,
tied upon farm at Flushing. in this STATE ,nb;.h
he had purchased with view OF devot;n,, Nj,
sell to agriculture. While living in Flnshin,
ne became very intimate with Mr. Frankio
OF tnat place, but misunderstanding having "a
ken place between the parties. their Grien3sb;n
was broken of, and Captain Fish declined 20 ba
even on speaking terms with his old TREND :
Turing tne existence OF this state of things. i, so
happened mat the captain was capsized in boat
while crossing the troubled waters nj Hurl c.,o
Mr.. Franklin also happened to he near ,vhora ~
accident took place, and it was his fortune 70 a.
cue MI. Fish from watery grave After the
excitement OF this scene was over and the can
tam mad SO TAR recovered as to scan the features
OF ms preserver, he was perfectly astonisbed 10
md him none other than his bitterest enemy
ms singular fact threw him into perfect rage
and utterlng an oath, he said that he would have
huIn preferred 10 die, rather than be saved bv
the hands OF Mr.. Franklin.
"Ihe story that Preserved Fish had hoen
picked up, when child, on the oceans shore =
mere fiction. Its origin has been traced TO the
following laughable incident While on one Of
his trading voyages, Capting Fish was hailed bv
Revenue Cutter with the question.
the name Of that brig Flying Fish. sir .
What's your cargo " Picked Fish who's
your captain z Preserved Fish = The reve.
nue. orIcer became quite angry, aud Immediately
boarded the brig, to revenge himself for the IN.
suit. When he found, however, that onIv the
truth had been spoken, he enjoyed the Joke and
vowed that ne would preserve the memory Of
Preserved Fish. as an ocean wonder