Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-02-05

Igreat, good man. The General con-
!eIred particular favor npon me, by
entrnsilng TO my care,a rattte-s nake an
opossum, a gray squirrel, cock-rob-
ia,and poodle dog-the last a present
from lady in Philadelphia. ! was on
board the Brandywine, on the night Of
i'he memorable Goth Of September,
1S25,npon which occasion was thrown
overheard, more than $4,000 worth
Of property to Tighten the vessel, while
in the head of the bay of Biscay.
When in Portsmouth, England, |
hid the honor of being a guest, on
board the Brandywme, at dinner Civ
en- to His Royal Highness, the Duke
Of Clarence, then Lord High Admiral
of the British Navy, Lady Noel, wife
| of Lord Byron, her little daughter Ada,
Admiral Lord Bolingbroke, and sever
al other dignitaries Of the British
realm. IL ag
From England we proceeded TO Gil
oraltar, and joined the Squadron, under
| Commodore Rodgers. From Gibral-
tar, we sailed up the Mediterranean,o on
the European shores, touching at such
ports as Cadiz, Port Mahon, Naples,
Pisa, Palermo, Malta, the coast Of Ca
labria, &c. &C.; then crossing to the
Asiatic and African side of the Medi-
sterranean; then running down to Gil
braltar From the Rock, we took the
Trade winds, and made the Cape de
Verde Islands, and the Cape of Good
Hope. From thence, to Ascension
and Elba Islands. Alter cruising up
on the coast for six weeks, the ship ran
over to Staten Land, off the pitch of
Cape Horn.
| have visited the cities of St. Pau
los, the Island of St. Catharines, San
tos, Rio de Janeiro; Buenos Ayres,
Montevideo and Moldinado, on the
river La Plata; St. Salvador, at the
head of the bay of All Saints, Olinda
and Pernambuco; Maranham and Para,
on the Amazon. l have also been in
all the ports in the United States, ex-
cep.ino New Orleans and Charleston.
In my land cruises, have wrought
as a printer in Portland, Me-; Concord,
N. H.; Boston, Mass; Hartford, Conn,
more than twenty years ago, Tin the
Office of my old friend, P. Garfield,
now presently New Haven, Conn.,;
New York; Newark, NJ; and Philadel-
phia. In this city, in Billy Broaon's'
office, in Wagner's alley, l assisted in
setting up from his MS. Prince Lueien
Bonaparte's work on Ornithology. /
was also employed by Matheso Carey.
one of the Oldest printers and publish
ers in the United State, In the estab-
lishments of Poulson, Mrs. Lydia R..
Baily, John Bioren, Duane, Billy Fry
&c. While in Baltimore, Il think in
the spring of 1924, | was employed
in the office of John D. Toy, (corner of
Market street and St. Pau!'s Lane, in
setting up from his MS. Hon. Thomas
Benton's pamphlet containing charges
against Gen. Jackson.
One dark, gloomy night, in 1919, |
found myself in the now city of Buff
falo, in bar room, with but a single
York shilling in my pocket, about
half sick, and completely tired of prln-
ting and the world While I was dis
cussing the ills of life, and the incon-
yenience of being four hundred miles
from home, in the wilderness, listening
to the surges oflake Erie and the era
wings of an empty stomach, a gentle
man tapped me upon the shoulder in a
| good natured manner, and asked me il
/ were printer? | answered him in
The affirmative. He wished to know
| whether | would go with him to Gene
va and take a situation in his Officer !
accepted. his The slipped SIC
bill into my fingers land ! accompa-
MED him to Geneva, and was in his
employment until my wages amour
ted TO $3.50, with which | renewed my
adventures.
| l have been confined in The same
| dungeon in the Carcel, OF Bucnos Ay-
res, with Dor Manuel Rossas; the lat
ter gentleman for treason, and your
humble servant for slipping dirk into
to the ribs of Goucho, who attempted
to take his life. | have danced in The
Z 'Furtulio, with Madame Col. Coe
daughterof Gov. Balcarce--and eater
cassadi root with negroes on the coas'
OF Africa, from cocoa-nut shell.
have had an audience with Gov. Bal
carce, in the Castle of Buenos Ayres
J as one Of the suite Of Commodore M
Woolsey, then commanding the u. 5,
! Squadron on the coast Of Brazil, ans
4 Acting Charge at the court Of Don Pc
4 dro: ] have built saw-mill anal dan
acr0ss Rear lake. western Michiran