The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-08-05
From Blackwood's Magazine.
PACIFIC ROVINGS.'
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Captain Guy and his baggage were now
set on shore, and it was soon apparent TO
his men that whilst he nursed himself 10
the pure climate and pleasant shades OF
Tahiti, they were to put to sea unoer sne
mates orders, and after certain time 70
touch again at the island, and take OF their
commander. The vessel was moi even al
lowed to 60 into port, although needing re-
pairs, and in fact unseaworthy and as to
healing the sick, selfish Paper Jack thought
onIv Of solacing his own infrmities. The
fury of the lifted, reckless, Disseminated
crew. on discovering the project Of their
superiors. passed all bounds. Chips and
Bunes volunteered to head mutiny, and a
round-robin was drawn up and signed. But
when Wilson, an old acquaintance Of Guys,
and acting consul in The absence Of Mis-
sionary Pritchard, came on board, the gal
liant cooper, who derived much Of his cour-
age from the grog-kid, was cowed and
craven. The grievances brought forward,
amongst others that Of the sdlt-horse, "a
horses boot with the shoe on, so swore the
cook, had been found in the pickle,) were
treated as tribes and pooh-poohed by the
Ga minute gentleman with a
yiciously plugged nose, and decidedly thin
pair of legs" But if Bungs allowed him
self to be brow-beaten, so did moi his COM
rades. Yankee Salem fourished q bowie
knife, and such alarming demonstrations
were made, that the counsellor, as the sal
Tors persisted in calling The consul, thought
it wise to beat retreat. Jermin, now tried
his hand, holding out brilliant prospects Of
a rich cargo Of sperm oil, and pocket full
Of dollars for every man on his return to
Sydney. The mutineers were proof alike
against menace and blanaishmenI and, al
the secret instigation OF Long Ghost and
Typee, resolutely refused to do duty. The
consul, who had promised to return, did
not show ;.and at last the mate, having now
but few invalids and landsmen to work
the ship and keep her of shore, was com
PEELED to enter the harbor. The Julia came
to an anchor within cables length of the
French frigate, on board which Consul Viii
son repaired to obtain assistance. The
Refine Blanche was to sail in few days
for Valparaiso, and the mutineers expected
To 20 to with her and be delivered up to a
British man-of-war. Undismaved by this
prospect, they continued stanch in their
contumacy, and presently an armed cutter,
Hpainted pirate black its crew dark,
grim-looking set and the officers uncom-
monty ferce-looking little Frenchmen,' .
conveyed them on board the frigate, where
they were duly hand-cufsd, and secured by
the ankle TO great iron bar bolted down to
the berth-deck.
On their stubborn refusale to do duty,
they were given lin charge TO a fat, good
humored Tahifian, called Captain Bob,
who, At the head Of an escort Of natives,
conveyed them up the country to sort Of
shed, known as the Calabooza Beretanee or
English jail, used as prison for refractory
sailors. This commences Typee's shore
going adventures, not less pleasant and orr
ginal than his scattering ones; although il
10 with some regret that we lose sight Of the
vermin-haunted barque, on whose board
such strange and exciting scenes occurred.
Throughout the book, however, fun and
incident abound, and we are consoled for
our separation from poor little julie, by the
curious insight we obtain into the manners,
morals, and condition Of the gentle savages,
on whom an attempted civilization has
brought far more curses than blessings.
ssHo~ pleasant were the songs OF Toobonai,"
how gladstone and grateful the rustic Of
leaves and tinkie of rills, and silver-toned
voices Of Tahitian maidens, to the rough
seamen who had SO long been s cabined,
eribbed, confined" in the Julia's filthy fore
castle! Not that they were allowed free
range Of the Eden Of the South Seas. On
board the Refine Blanche their ankles had
been manacied to an iron bar; in the Gala
booza, from the Spenish calabozo, dun
geon,) they were placed in rude wooden
stocks twenty feet long, constructed for the
particular benefit Of refractory mariners.
There they lay, merry men all Of row, fed
upon taro Indian turnip) and bread-fruit,
and covered up at night with one huge
counterpart OF brown tappa, the native
cloth. It was owing TO no friendly indul-
gence on the part of Guy and the consul,
that their diet was SO agreeable and salu-
tary. Every morning Ropey came grin
ming into the prison, with bucket full Of
the old worm-eaten biscuit from the Julia.
1t was ahuge treat to the unfortunate cock
ney, thus to be instrumental in the annoyi
ance OF his former prosecutors and lucky
for him that their limbo'd legs prevented
their rewarding his visible exultation 9TH
erwise than by shower Of maledictions
They swore to starve rather than consume
the msggoty provender. Luckily the ma
tives had it in very different estimation
They did not mind maggots, and held Brit.
ish biscuit to be piquant and deliciou,
delicacy. So in exchange for their allotted
ration, the mutineers obtained small guam.
tity Of vegetable food, and an unlimited
supply Of oranges; thanks 10 which re-
freshing regimen, the sick were speedily
restored to health. And after few days o
stocks and submissions, jolly old Captain
Bob, who spoke sailors English, and OBJ
stinately claimed intimacy with Captain
Cook--whose visit to the island had oc
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