Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-28

! THE WONDERFUL DISCOVERIES OF LT. LYNCH.
We have not informed our readers, although
|, they NAV have read it elsewhere that 1t Lynch.
among other great discoveries III Palestine and
the Dead Sea, actually fell in with the pillar
of salt which represents Lots wife, and has
brought home some samples of IL for the rellei
of the incredulous, which have been deposited
at The Patent Office in Washington. writer
in the New York Evening Post has the follow
ing upon the discovery -
Lots WIFE Corned for Erportotion. Eigh-
teen hundred and iorty-eight is indeed tbs
Annus Mirablis Hardly has the discovery of
the gold in the West set our brains whlrling
and our fingers itching before. another discovery
in the East, no less astounding, Is served UP
to rs in the papers.
4 It. Lynch has seen Lots wife-the genuine
and saline Mrs. Lot, whose curiosity got her
into such "A picklc, and Father Lot into such
improper dOngs genus Unde ModJ'tun d Am
monitun.. No more doubt of it than OF the
wonders Of The Sacramento. Just as spccl-
mems of the placer gold are deposited at the
mint, to prove that all is gold that gliiters in
Calfo rna, so are clippings of the spouse OF
Lot to be seen at the Patent Oice-yea, and
tasted. too. if any increfnous cannibals there
be, to prove that the salt OF Palestine has not
lost It's SAVIOR. We feel ourselves justified in
supposing that the fervor excited in minds
celestial w be but little less feryent than the
fever which gold dust has created in the seek
ers after carnal things. What td0f What
a theme! What a valuable addition 10 the
evidences There she stands, that too III
quisitive female, forty feet tall, specimen o.
the punishmen,s, the stature, and the salt OF
earliest antiquity. In one respect Moab
has the advantage of San Francisco. Pilgrims
will not have to encounter deadly slroccos OF
hostile sheiks To feast their eyes, for indeiatga
BILE MIR. Carnum has already opened negola
tions with the chief FL Cannon TO have this
historical matron transported to the land OF the
free, and exhibited at the American Museum
TIE question may perhaps arisc,-llow
did Lit. Lynch find her' Was it that his
excellent letters procured him an introduction
to lady who has been exclusive for so many
years Or did he got possession Of the copy
of Murray's Handbook and Map, used by Lo
in that evcntiul Journey in which, ot Course
the place of his bereavement would be noto'
and marked Time and the Lieutenant !:
narrative will chow One thing Is certain
that no discovery of equal historical aud scrip
tural interest has been made, since the whee
of Pharaoh's chariot was fshcd up in the Re'
.
honor should have been earned by an Amer
lean naval oflicer-the more particularly, al
the captain of an English frigate has recently
distinguished himself by finding the grea
Kraken. Our Yankee saloas have alway!
proved more than a match for British hirelings
|, Lots wife is worth dozen sea serpenis any
;, day, and McQuhao's star will pale before tha
of Lynch. How pleasantly the two salts mus
have beguiled the tedium of a long voyage, b,
relating their discoveries to the marines
VI A SMART WoMAN.-An English vesse
bound for Alden, at the mouth of the Red Sea
with a cargo of coal for the India steamers, los
her captain by death. The crew took thl
occasion to run away with the vessel and SCI
:, her on the Arabian coast. The captains daugh
ter, a young woman about 90 years Of age, oh
tanned some intimatlOn Of their design ah,
resolved To preventit She armed herself wit
! pair Of pistols, secured the arm-chcst, a6'
encouraging the mate and another man To san
q by her, kept her possession OF the quartcr-dec
and bravely compelled the mutnous sailors 4
work the vessel into Alden, where they are nov
in confinement.