American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-12

We found ourselves few days since, on
board the floating palace, the burlington"
commanded by that prince of captains, Capt.
Sherman, gliding over the waters of the beau
tiful Champlan. The day was delightful, and
the passengers had sought the promenade deck
70 enjoy the attractive scene. Good humor
and delight shone upon the features of all, as
they in groups, and solus, gazed upon the en-
shanted scenery, chartered and promenaded.-
Among the crowd shone conspicuous three
pompous specimens of monarchy, whose stiff
oravats, straight-buttoned surtouts, and militia
~ air, indicated their profession, and who bore
upon their .frOntispiece the Royal coat of Arms;
telling that they wore it by permission of Her
Majesty, Queen Victoria. With ma jesty in
their mein and q lordy contempt for the dwell
lers in pumpkin land upon their royal brows,
they paced the deck in evident satisfaction
with themselves, and with an occasional glance
Of condescending pity upon the Yankee natives
about them. At length their eyes lit upon one
Of those queer specimens of New England pro-
ducton frequently seen, from every feature Of
WLuse face spoke the Yankee. He was lank
six-fsoter, with 4 careless, sauntering air, his
hands thrust into the pockets of his coat, his
, Dap set on the back of his head, and with su-
preme indifference to all about him, was lazly
Facing back and forth before the British offic-
srs, whistling Yankee Doodle. He CHANGED to
wear upon the front piece of his cap, stamped
IN leather, the American Eagle, with some ap-
proprate motto. Taking advantage Of this,
and wishing to have little sport at his expense,
enc of the representatives of Royalty accosted
him with,
swell, my friend, see you wear the eagle;
suppose you belong to the Army"
"Not exactly" replied the Yankee, touching
l.. l. L. I Al
pleasure of informing you that hold Lieu
tenants commission in the I'd Company of the
18th Reg't of Infantry, in the State of Con-
necticut."
"Indeed, said the officer, sis that the regi-
ment in which they use pumpkin-vines for
Eumpets, and bean-poes for muskets1"
"Look here, Mr.. John Bull, !" said Jonathan,
eff that's your game, you've woke up the
wrong passenger May be pumpkin vines and
bean poles would do to thrash the impudence
and starch out of you bull-headed beefeaters;
but on pinch we can muster yet few Of the
same old muskets and Long Toms with which
that pumpkin-eating Yankee, McDonnough,
once made your turkey cock, Downie, pull
down the British flag, on this frog pond of ours,
and blubber for quarter. You've hearn tell Of
that bit of spree hain't ye'"
This home thrust evidently disturbed the Of
+ fcer, and by this time the passengers had ga
thered about them. But rallying he said,
"That was rather an unfortunate affair for
US. But what do you think would be the re-
suit of war now?"
''What do think?" replied Jonathan, "why
think we'd lick you like thunder"
"You think so?'
''Wouldn't we, though? By the time we
got through with you, there wouldn't be
enough left to make grease spot. We'd use
you up, run you out, excommsnIcate you, 'ra-
dictate you.s | tell you what, stranger, if you
don't want to wake up and find your cake
dough, you had better keep that lion of yours
mighty quiet"
"But you don't imagine you could take Que.
bec2"
'tTake Quebec? Why we'd walk into that
Gibraltar of yours, and put up the Eagle on
your flagstaff, some morning between sunrise
and breakfast just for diversion to sharpen ouI
appettes.''
"Well, you seem very confident of your
strength, where your army to do all this?"
"Army! Maybe, stranger, you hain't ira
yelled through these parts much. ARMY
Why, did you eve, hear of Plattsburg, of Sa.
ratoga, of Bunker Hill, of Bennington, Of
New Orleans, of Yorktown, and some other
such interesting places to you British? Well
them places has raised mighty tall lot of re.
, gular Long Toms-cvery house in these part:
i. is a barrack, and every man, woman and child
is an enlisted soldier; and at the first growl Of
your lion, we'd be down upon you like a chain
of thunderbolts. You wouldn't be nothing in
'our hands. We wouldn't leave you foot Of
land from New Brunswick to Oregon. We'd
sweep you so clean from the face of the earth
that the old Satan never would be able to find
more than half Of you.'
I The crowd had greeted the sallies of the
Yankee with shouts Of laughter, and our off
Ger seeing that he had mistaken his man, be.
gan to edge off, but Jonathan followed him up
pouring in his broadsdes. At last the Officer
said
swell, my friend, l do not pretend to be
much acquainted with your military resources
|. in the States, and you must excuse me, | must
60 below" turning at the same time on hi:
heel, and he with his brother officers, steered
\. for the stairs.
"Hold on" said Jonathan, "don't 60 of
mad. "You needn't have told us of your ig-
norance. The way-laring nsthough fool
may read that; but wait and I'll give you @
few items OF information that may be Of ad
vantage to you"
\ But John Bull had disappeared, and oul
Yankee resumed his walk and his Yankee
Doodle.
RATES OF POSTAGE. The Assembly o.
New York, by nearly an unanimous vote, have
passed resolutions protesting strongly aga;rs
any Increase Of the rates Of postage, aud re.
questing their Representatives. in Congress tc
opnose auv such alteration of the law