Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-08-03

on boa. d of a prison ship. had been partial
lv initiated before, having once been picked up
at sea by the Melpomone frigate, and once be-
fore captured on the coast of France, and sent
on board the hulks at Portsmouth. On enter
ing the gangway, your mess is called out, and {
if thay are not near at hand for your protection,
YOU are pretty sure to lose your s'kit.
The hulk at the head of st. Georges harbor
compared to wart on handsome woman's
face The bay which forms the harbor is
beautiful sheet of water. On the left are lof-
ty hills, with plateaux of cedar groves along up
their sides, dotted with the white villas of the
citizens, and in valley. and gradually rising 10
the hills, is the town of st. George, with its /
white stone houses and fiat roofs; and stretch
ing far down the bay, and on the hills below
are the Barracks and Fort Somers. On the
south are some low islands, beyond which the |
open sea rolls on in interminble swells; some
times dashlng against the rock-bound shore,
until the white foam looks like lady,s trlll,
gracefully fitted to her neck.
As soon as was through with my examlna-
ton at the court of Vice-Admiralty, | was
marched to the dock boat; and when Iapproach
ed the huge black hulk, swarms of heads could
be seen peeping through the port holes. My
blood ran cold as was ushered on board of this
floating pest-house. A few marines were pa
cling fore-and-aft, and under large awning on
the quarterback, my name was registered by
an officer, and my mess numbered. Fortunate
ly for me, my mess was near the gangway, and
l got but one black eye before was surrounded
by my mess. My clothes bag was gone, and
had the satisfaction of seeing one or two very
pretty fights for the possession of one OF my
shirts. The Gorec was general receiving
ship, where the pirate, the privateersman, the
sailor, and the landSman were all thrown to-
gether. Afterwards the American prisoners,
were transformer to the Ardent, 81, in tbs
upper bay, where the Thames now lies
| After few days confinement on board of
the Goree, | was transferred to the Ar
dent.
Fothing but stratagem can ever relieve the
unfortunate Mitchell from his position. In
| the passage up, inside of of the Reef, at least
four hundred guns could be brought to bear
upon any vessel that should venture in, and
those at high elevation. The reef is per-
feet barrier to any approach direct from the
sea. There is no passage through the Islands
any other way, except Tor small boats, and
they would have to pass through the harbor
of st. Georges in order to reach the upper
bay.
After remaining on board of the "Hulks'
for sometime, | was fortunate enough to get
my pardon, and lived on the Island of st.
George until after peace was declared. The in
agreeable people, and the women are beautiful.
The air is pure and wholesome, and the frogs
from the banks of Newfoundland bleach theii
delicate white skins, until they are SO cleal
that the blue veins can be seen through them
! Like the West India Islands, bathing is a
constant custom with both males and females
and bays and places protected by the jut-
ting rocks are allotted to the females, where
it would be sacriiege for male to enter. There
are many handsome cedar groves, which are
considered valuable, and, i'll fact, they are the
only thing valuable raised on the Islands, ex-
cept for home consumption.
Bermuda is famous place for fishing
whales sport around the Island at certain sea-
sons of the year. and as for fish for the table
there is no place-in the world, in the same lat
itude. that equals it. The great boast of the
Island, is the gaupCr; which are caught with
hook and line on the coast, and the water is sc
clear, that you can see them take i'll the bait
in five fathoms. | cannot illustrate on paper
or portray the excitement ii creates, in watch
ing the motions of the fish when all their
movements are distinctly seen with the eye
Fish ponds and traps are frequent and some of
them are very large and contain large quanti-
ties of fish, which are always on hand to
supply the market, when the heavy gales,
which last sometimes many days, prevent the
fisherman from taking the usual supply
/ At some future time | may give you some of
my own adventures in these Islands, with an
ecdotes of the natives, but don't choose to ring
in my own vagaries, while describing the situ-
alton and condition of the unfortunate Mitch
ell, who, ! imagine can now see picking the
worms out of his coarse brown bread on the
gun-deck of the Thames" hulk.
A REMARKABLE INCIDENTAL New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia inquirer,
relates the following as having occurred in
that city on Thursday morning week:
One day last week, ii appears iha, young
lady OF highly respectable parenlage, amia-
BILE and accomplished in the highest degree,
and about eighteen years of age, arrived in
f this city from neighborDg Stale, with a
view of spending few weeks with an uncle.
) AT an early hour in the morning alter her
I arrival, she was taken with sudden fit of
! insanity, and in her delirium she jumped
from her couch, Invested herself her night
apparel, and in state of complete nudity
went into the street. The chiiliness of the
, morning air appeared 10 affect her for a mo-
: ment, but as il determined 10 accomplish
something, she commenced tn run very hard
, towards Broadway, which street, even at
that early hour, was foil of persons. Ali
who saw her were of course amazed, and
knew not what to do. Away she went with
great speed, and had proceeded several
blocks when the persons who first saw her
recovered their selt-possession, and determin
ed upon securing The poor creature and Ia
king care of her. They accordingly over
took her and brought her into one of the no.
E lels, where she was placed into the hands OF
D the females of the establishment, and uhi-
!, maiely given 10 her friends. There is no
doubt thai the-poo young lady laboled under
! a species Of insanity.
PUBLIC CRADLES OF PARIs.Dr. Corson in
his "Loilerings in Europe" describes one OF
!, The Pasian Gre eches, cradles which he
! visited
: 1t is situated in ono Of the closest quar-
+ iers o! Paris, near the Rue de la Hape. 1t
S is a suit of rooms filled with cradles, swings
e and toys, and is an establishment for the
{ children of the poor laborinp women. Any