The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-10-31

nong he breakers. and that our unioI
unale shipmales had but anticipated on
loom still Il was a bitter psng 10 re
Them thus cut of from among W, an
many aneye which had calmly confront
led death, msfusled al their fate. The!
were among The flower OF our crew, bel
Ter seamen never uod deck, and IoDt
will be cherished the memory ol lkel
generous, kindly natures. My pen /
unequal TO The task Of paying h'llnt
IrIbule to the memory OF our departed
commander, 10 rare professional accom-
Iplishments, he added every vjrlu'
(which ennUbes the human character
Never was.o commander mora slncer, y
beloved aud respected by those wh'
served under him, his duty was slway
luppermost 10 his mind, ard The las
words we heard him utter were address
Jog his officers when they stood togeth
er on the brink OF eternity: 'Gentlemer
| hope you think | have done my duty
have used every exerlon 10 save lh'
vessel lie had indeed done his duty
with The skill and courage which dis'ln
puished hlm-no mortal could have
done more. YET, when there appeared
no earthly hope, God was merciuIIy
D leased 10 succor Us; The hurricane abah
ed. our cables veered 10 tie better end
| Contrary 10 all expeCIation) held, snt
the anchors dragging checked hel drIil
soon after the wind suddenly shifted lt
| The northward and westward, The sea
went down considerably, and still drag
eng, lhe brig tailed oil shore. She wa:
| hghrened OF keniledge, &C., the fore
mast c0 away, and rode easily, at sunSt'
| Cape Hnllero was seeG close aboard U0
| t.! lht IL h, we rode to heavy gal
rom ihe norlhwaTd, with two anChor'
head-lhe stream cable h5d parted. Or
!obles bearing a heavy strain, we TX
pec'ed every moment TO part, and tht
breakers upon lhe Cape roaring aslern.
We were employed rigging Jury mas's
nut having saved only a few light spa's
managed badly. Upon The evening oi
he l2 h, the wi0d dying away, hove II
On The lat board chaio, ana found the al
chor gone.-ln heavng up The starboard
pue, when near the bows, lis shackle
bolt drew and il was also lost; made sail
upon The jury masDS and stood to sea
The next day spoke tie brig j. Peter
,gn Of New York, and by her was kind
) supplied with an anchor and le"
spare spars, and the nex day The steam.
er 'P4Imeto,' obtained from her 8 small
boat. Upon the l5Dh, waited light air'
rom the souhward, got within thirty
miles OF Cape Henry; when The vino
again coming out fresh from the n. E.
were again in great peril-bsrely sue
ceeded IN WealherIng 'Halters Shoals,
aud again were blown into The 'gul
stream where she LAY to- in a gale
from The norlhward and eastward, until
he 18th, when it abalad, and in the al
Irernoon 10 the gre at JOY OF all hands,
man Of war, showing HmeriCan coIors
was described standing towards US. II
.ho nesred ua, we recognized with emo
lions of pride aid pleasure, the wei
known figure head of the Constitution.
We were Immediately boarded and Ia
ken in tow by her, and upon The even
cog Of The lsD,eXchsnging with ber gal
I,ut crew three hearty cheers, we cast ot
aud stood in The Capes Of the Delaware e
where we anchored on the 22nd, accom-
panied by pilot boar We were near
iy destitute Of water, and Of every com