Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-12-23

Darn i, ALL" says he, "if | hainl got no
honey, knocked their house 10 pieces; I've
eoi that TO comfort me"
wish you would try TO convince the Pfes.
dent that his only scal,efed here ais NJ con-
qucred, and he must give us The means TO keep
moving. or we shall .ge. badly stung bime-by.
II he only backs Us up well, LII pledge myself
iha. well carry out the campaign marked out
in my last dispatches. which would bring US
clear down TO Cape Horn in four or fse years;
and I'm very anxious 10 get there, il strikes me
that would be such good horn to hold on 10
in all demmas, even if all The rest OF The coun,
Try wen, by the board. dreaml 'lo'her night
that We had 60, through annexin all North and
Sou,h America and then ,housht our whole
country was turned into nonsrous great ship
"f war, aud Cape Horn was The bowspri and
Mr. Polk The captain. And The captain was
walking the deck with his mouth shet. aud eve
~ body was looking at him and wondering
wha, he was going to do next Al last he sung
out, f" Pu, her about; we'll sail across now and
take Europe aud Asha and Africa in tow don't
SOP for brd's-egging round among The Yves,
India Islands we can pick Them up as we
come back slong-crowd all sail now and lei
her have it,"
Away we went; never see ship sail fas-
Ter. The wind begun 10 blow harder aud hard
er, and then il come on an awful storm, and al
lasi il blowed periec, harycane. The sails
begun 10 60 10 filters, and she rolled as if she
was going 10 upset. Some of The Oldest and
best sailors among The crew told the captain
we should all 60 TO destruction ifhe did nj take
in sail, and furl and clew, up, and get things
hight. and bring her head round 10 the wind
Mr. Richie was standing by his side. and says
he. Capaia Polk, them is all nothing bu, Fed
eral lies, as I've shown hundreds Of lines, no,
only in the Union. but years and years ago in
The Enquirer Them fellers only wan, TO give
aid and comfort TO The enemy; don't pay any
attention TO 'em. Here's the chart, (he held up
10 his hand The resolutions Of 'ss,) sail by This,
and Ill risk her on any tack aud in all wealh-
ers."
On We went. Iieki,y.splr, the harrycane
bowed harder, the timbeIs begun 10 creak, the
rhe sails spll 10 ribbons, some of the spars be-
gun 10 snap and go by The board, and then all
al once there terrible cry, breakers a.
head! !" The Captain then jumped as if he was
wide awake and, says he, call all hands and
pu, her about" Blu, when The officers come 10
give orders 10 the crew, not one Of them would
mind OF pay any attention. The whole crew
was in mutiny and the ship was SO lagre
and the crew was such mixed up mess Of diff
5erent sorts of folks that there was more Than
twenty different mu,ines all a, once in differ
:, nj parts of the vessel.
I" WE'LL" says Captain Polk, / wash my
hands Of this mischief; if The crew wont turn
to and help. the ship must 60 ashore"
Then an old sailor spoke up and said "All
The crews in The world coud'n. do any good.
now; the ship was dished, and mus. be plumped
on the rocks; her sails and spars was gone, the
limbers sprung, and the hold already half full
Of waller" In few minutes she struck, and
INC IOShs SOICu uul6 ucI etut, anu
the water poured in, and down she sunk lower.
and lower. ill at las, she gave one mighty
guggle. and plunged all under the wafer, except
apiece of the bowspril thateliH stuck out The
storm and The waves swept over her, and The
whole crew and every body aboard was los,
excep, few OF us who scrabbled up and clung
10 the bewsprit
:. The hard spring had TO make TO get on to
,he bowspri, walked me up; and although
sint one that thinks much of dreams, ] cant
help thinking good deal Of Cape Horn, and
materially feel anxious 10 get along down that
way as fast as we can so hope you'll urge
the President 10 be a little more stirring, and
bet US have men and money liitle faster =
shall have 10 break of here for to-day, be-
cause I've 60, to write litlle despatch 10 the
President to send by the sane post. have
received some letters from Uncle Joshua and