Washington telegraph., 1848-01-05

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and every body was looking at him and
wondering what he was going 10 do next
II last be sung out, "put her about; wen
sail across now and take Europe aud Asha
and Africa in toW-don't stop for birds.
egging round among theWest India Islands;
we can pick them up rs we como back
along--crowd oil sail now and let her have
it,
Away we vent never see ship sail
lasier. The wind begun to hInw harder
and harder and then II come On an awful
storm, and at lasil blowod perfect bar.
fyeane. The sails begun 10 60 to iiuers,
and she rolled as il sha was a gainlo upset.
Some of the oldest and best sailors among
the crew told the captain we should all 60
10 destruction II he didn't take In sal, and
lnll aud clew up, aud got things ighl, aud
bring her head round 10 the wind. Mr..
lsllehie was standing By his side, and says
he seaPain Polk, them Is all nothing but
Federal lies, as I've shown hundreds Of
tlmes, not only in the Union, but years and
'eafs ago ia the Enquirer Them iellers
onlY want 10 give aid and comfort 10 tho
enfinf' don'i pay attention To EN-. Here's
u char. (he he'd up in bis handihe fsso.
lniions Of '9sl sail BY this, and III risk her
on any tack aud IN all wcalhersn
On we went, liekily split, the harrycano
hlowed harder, The limbcrs hegun 10 ei-ak,
the sails split 10 ribbons some ol the spars
hegun TO snap and n go by the board, and
then all at once lheIo was n terrible cry
"hfeakers ahead The Captain then
jumped as rhe was wide awakei aud says
he, "eall all hands aud put her about."-
Bnl when the officers come To give orders
to tho crew, not one oilhem would mind or
pay any attention. The whole crew was
in mulinyi and the ship was so large
and The crew was such mixed up mess
oldiileren, sorts of folks that there was
mofe Than twenty different mulnies all at
once in different paris of the vessel.
WELL says Captain Polk, Il wash my
hands oflhis mischief Il the crow won,
turn 10 aud help, tie ship must q ashore"
Then an old sailor spoke up and said:
all the crews in the world couldn't do any
good now the ship was dishe1. and must
he pllmpcd on The rocks; het sails aud
spafs are gone, the limbcrs sprung and the
he'd already hall inIl oi water In few
minutes she struck. and the rocks gorged
hole through her siae, aud the water poured
in. aud down she sunk lower aud lower,
till At last she gafe one mighty euggle,
aud plunged under the water. except a
piece el tie bowsfrllhal still suck oul.-
The storm aud waves swept over her. and
The whole crew and every body aboard was
lost, except a lew Of Us WHO scfabbled up
and elung TO The bowapHt.
The hard spring | made to gel on the
bowspfl, walked me up; and. although |
aint one that thinks much oilreams. cant
hep thinking a good deal OF Cape Horn,
aud naturally feel anxious to gel aloug
down that way rs fast as We can; so
hoRe you'll urge the President 10 be little
more stirring. aud let US have men and
maney little faster.
| shall have TO break of here for today.
because I've got 10 write little despatch
10 the President 10 send by the same pos,.
| have received some letters ffom Uncle
Joshua and other relations aud friends in
the old United States, aud send some Of 'em
along TO you, which you eau, f you think
best, hitch on TO my dispatches Jest as Gin.
eral Scot, lakeg the letters orhis under Off.
GERS and bitches on 10 bis dispatches.
So | remain your old friend,
MAJOR JACK DOWNING.