The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-01-08
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In . recent letter from Mexico TO The Ma.
tiona' Intelligence. the rcdoubtable Major of
the DowningviIIe Militia, relates the follow.
ing, q singular dream.
] wish you would Try to convince The Presi.
dent that 'tis only scattered here: tis,nt con
quered, and he mustigive US means 10 keen
moving, or we shall get badly stunasbime-by.
If he only backs US up well. I'LL pledge nv
self that we'll carry out the campaign marked
out IN my last dispatches, which would bring
US clear down to Cape Horn In four or Eve,
years. and Pm very anxious to Get there; Il
strikes me that would be such a good horn TO-
hold on to in all dilommas,eyen il all the rest
Of the country went BY the board. dreanis
tother mig" that we had got through annex.
in oil North and south America; and then IT,
thought the whole country was turned intosa
monstrous great ship Of war, and Cape Horns
was the %bowsprit and Mr.. Polk was the Capt.
And the captain was walking the deck with
his mouth shet, and every body was looking
at him and wondering what he was gointo DO
next. AT last he sung out, HPut her about;
/ t4LWeE6. 81" ZLFt - 4H G"EHf nH&t IM4HT 4WH'
We'll sail across now and take Europe and
Asia and Africa in tow-don't stop for birds.
egging round among the West India Islands;
we can pick them up as we come along back
crowd all sails now and let's have it.n
Away we wenti | never see a ship sail fasa5
ter. The wind begun to blow harder and har-
der, and then i come on an awful storm, and
at last it bowed a perfect harrycane. The,
sails begun to 60 to Filters; and she rolled az
it she was going to upset. Some Of the Oldest
and best sailors among the crew told the capt.
we should all go to destruction II be didn't
take in sail, and iurl and clew up, and get
r things tight, and bring her head round TO the
wind. Mr.. Richie was standing by his sidet,
and says, he, 'Captain Polk, them 10 all nothing
7 but Federal lies, as I've shown hundreds Of
times, not only in the Union, but years and
years ago in the Enquirer. Them i~ellers, only
want TO give aid and comfort, to the enemy;,
don't pay any attention d to 'em. Here's the chart
(he held up in his hand the resolutions ofa98,l.
sail by this and I'll risk her on.any tack and
in all weathers.n ,sf9 ag9E uaat*
. On we went, lickity-spliti the hurrycane
bowed harder, the I mbers begun 70 creak, the
sails split 10 ribbons, some Of the spars begun
once there was a terrible cry, "breakers
aheadw The captain, then jumped as if he
was wide awake; and, Gays he, 'call all hands
and put her about" But when the officers
come to give orders TO the crew, not one Of
, them would mind or pay any attention. The
whole crew was in q mutiny; ard the ship was
!; so large and the crew was such q mixed up
mess of different sorts folks that there was
mere than twenty different mutinics all atonce
in different parts Of the vessel. eeqe M
"Woll," says Captain Polk, 81 wash myhande
Of this mischief; if the crew won't turn to and
help, the ship must go ashore" af,
Then an old sailor spoke up and said San
the crews in the world couldn't do any. good
1t now; the ship was dished, and must be plump.
ed on the rocks; her sails and spars was gone
! the timbers sprung, and the hold already full
Of water" In a few minutes she struch, and
the rocks gored q hole through her side, and
e the water poured in, and down she sunk lows
err and lower, till at last she gave one nigh
" ty struggle, and plunged all under the water
is exceptin piece Of the bowsprit that still stuck
is out. The storm and the waves swept over her,
u and the whole crew and every body aboard was
ID lost except a few Of US who scrabbled up and
Ii chung to the b%owsprit.
m The hard spring had to make to get on to
the bowsprit walked me up; and although !
B. amt one that thinks much Of dreams, / can't
lie help thinkinga good deal Of Cape Horn, and nat
10 orally feel anxious e get along down that way
rs as fast as we can; 90 ] hope you'll urge the
President TO be little more stirring, and let Us
have men and money q little faster.