Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-08-11

he weather OgCOmtnU warm as WE mdQB
he south Ia,i,udes. we took a small null up
on the lanyards as the s,ays became a little
slack. taking care TO keen every thing in the
host possib1e order. oar vovage ont was
boving fallen in with bn1 one heavy
On our arrival at Rio. We discharged
onr freigbt. mounted the INNS. and secured
tbem IN 1hair st.tinns. seemed the small arms
in their nronor nIaces and wmedia,elv beoan
IN lake In b,last. nrovisions. and water for
tho vovaue M. nrenarations beinp on a
I,rre sc,Ho ai,bar intended Gar a limo vovaue
-, ;n,r'aaSa nnan,hy Of mon + rather
ai,r,ned me- an1 ann,iod 10 the ~cantain 10
Ecu onr Jss'iOa,ion
~ ha"nd f., ,be cons, If Africa
cola he monJ cir I won,, deceive vou we
800, 49, hnr,o ,rold dns, ;yorv. and
- e., IS ~ al ooIo,ad inhabi-
Ho@ 49,, ,ato nassare with
w M Iii 1877 ouror noon our
IS of,I;,a H. D,;,;sb crniso,s If the
Ia.n". oI,sa al go nav have 70 brusb off
,h G,aia, onss viii Gsw shot if thew come
i, our way If vnn have faith in the supe-
r;or - ssI;uSg Of the Romeo. there is very lille
no' ~ nraoo;,
..eSrhis h,;n,n,ips will ontsail snv thing
u.,a",r a. IMAM tho ncean" said + ..but
,ho iJoa ar Lsi,r called a SLAYER is a lille re-
n"anan, n nv Geelings. | will rive Won an
rua, -, ~ Tho morpinou
.Vo,r .ares will he donbled. Mr.. Pres
Tow said H. Canaan. sand a bountv of
s,5oo viii he maid TO YOU on vour safe return
- liz oor,. s,d I want as MANY of the crew
as nnn lsn nersuade to 90 with nsn
,Tbat niqbt turned in nv hammock more
,han nnce-beans of pold would roll nm he.
c,To mo- and ,bsn the DIVING croans of a WOOL
iy.bsadsd Arrican-tben again the clank of
,Ibains and screams of women and children ;
bnt nm oarliallv waking. the disagreeable IT,
I,s;ops IF ire brain would mass off like the
earlv dawn, when old Sol begins to dart his
ravs-and the imagination would apain rest
mon the shining gold, and magnify it into
inoors. was canght-like a simple maid.
INV virtue gave way, and from that hour /
was r. adv TO commit the darkest deeds of nj.
racv-aye. still worse-I was an enrolled
sinner. Six only of our crew would Join me
in the vovage. and thew were not The hest
ha,ds nm bosrJ
Nnor shinninr , crew of Portuonese and
cnnaish saihfanrs,os choice a lookirr eei ot
cnrt.thToa,s as ever doa,ed-with mvsix com.
nanions of the former yoyaqe. heinz abou,
,,hir,v !, oil onr COMPLEMENT was made nm,
VIII Tho .nnroba,ion of the cantain. I had
rivon tho Nm of hoatswain to one of my
eewn mo- and second mate was selected from
tho Por,ngpese mari of the crew. who proved
n he veTv efficient officer. Beinr ready fo,
sea We ssiled FIR the coast of Africa. and
spent nearly the whole of the first watch in
he oveninG with the c~aptain. examining the
cbar,s and receiving nrivate orders. He WA.
an Gid crniser-bad been in the trade severa'
wears. and lost his vessel. and he apneared
IN he familiar with the whole African coast
The charts were carefully marked from Lo
angot o Cane NEGRO: tine whole coast of Con
ao was ss familier to him as the alnbabet-
lie had senara,e charts. or his own drawinC
Of all of the bays. canes. and inlet.. and point
cd ont the trading stations where he expect
cd to eli nm his vessel.
Ono gale was all we encountered on on
MASSAGE ont. and. al,houph verv heavy. W
wpa,bered il without receiving much injury
1t was hut a few DAYS after we salad, whe
we nerceived. from the heavy ground swe
of The ocean. that the elements we're som
where in commo,ion. 1t had been calm a
the afternoon-the brigantine making but Ii
lie head way throuqh the water; the shark
nlavinp rourd us in schools, and each bunc
Of sea weed contained a sea bird that scream
ed and flew away as we passed.. There al
MANY Sums at sea that give warning to Ii
mariner, and a prudent officer will always b
on the lock out. Our vessel made a heav
plunge into the vawuing deep, which cause
our captain TO spring TO his feet, and come q
deck.
"What has broken adrift, Mr.. Preston,
said he sany signs of a storm, think you?
"Wo have plenty of signs, sir" said
= but there is nothing in the horizon TO il
dictate that it will be upon us very soon, If
all"
"Neyer mind that, sir" said he 81 al
a little supersti,ious in these matters and
YOU will send down those top yards, and |
prepared for any thing that may happen, W
shall sleep better tonight"
The boatswain's whistle soon brought a
hands on deck, and being all well manne,