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The following iacss rsis1 a youni
American girl, think sanpes 81 iutsrss'
your readers, especially Il ~ srstso I'll
authenticated to admit OF asabt os thsil
having taken place, in the msnnes 70 b
mentioned.
The American whale ship Washington,
which arrived hers on the 18th instant, re-
ports the whale ship Christopher Mitchell;
at Psita, under the following circumstances:
The NJ. had touched at Paftasfor the pur-
pose of pntting ashore Iettersfof home, and
again left for the cruising ground; bnt on
the second or third night oat, VIXEN the
watch was called, one Of the crew was dis.
covesed TO be young girl, in;tssd Of
fair-hairod boy, which created no little ex-
Icitement on board, and caused the Csptain
to put back again to Paita TO Hand bis fe-
male sailor, to seek some more copgenial
way Of canning livelihood. than asing
tar bucket and ? msfiing spike. sz-.-.
Her story before the American Consul,
was as follows: Ea'-ssse -,
She is a native 81 Roclisster, Ns~ Fsrk,
was seduced, like thousands of others, from
her home, by villain who promised to
make her his lawful wife, but who abandon.
ed her in short time and absconded TO
parts unknown. Returning to her parental
roof, she was met by her parents with bitter
Scorn and driven from her home. Too proud
to ask assistance from strangers, and not 30
far lost to virtue as to think of subsisting
by the only means which might now seem
left 10 her, she put on male attire and for
two months earned he. living BY drivings
horse on the canal. Tired Of this, she de-
termined to go to sea-6rst engaged as .
cabin boy at 50 per month-but was told
by the shipping master that she could make
more by whaling voyage, and consequent.
ly proceeded TO Nantucket to look for
ship. ! was with some difficulty that she
obtained berth, her youth and delicate ap-.
pearance being much against her. One Of
the ship owners, at place where she ap-
piled (an old Quaker,) at last became so
much pleased with, IS he expressed it, "the
good face of the boy" that he persuaded
the Captain of the M. to take her on board.
She performed her duty faithfully for the
seven months previous to her discovsry-A
never shrinking from going alOft, even in
the worst weather, or the darkest night
She also pulled her oar twice 10 pursuit Of
whales, but the boat to which she belonged
had never been fastto one of the monsters;
or perhaps her courage might have failed
her.
She was general favorite on board, new.
er mixing with the crew any more than was
absolutely necessary, Her quiet, inoffen-
sive behavior had also very much prepos-
sessed the Captain and his officers in her
favor. When summoned into the Captains
presence, Immediately after the discovery,
she made full and voluntary confession,
whereon she was taken into the cabin,
state-room set apart for her use and every
attention shown her that could be extended
to female on board ship. When landed
at Paita, the excitement and fatigue had
somewhat overpowered her, but in one or
two days she was quite well, and much esa-.'
ted with the prospect of soon,reaching home
in vessel about to sail. Only once pre-.
vious to her final discovery, did she run any
risk of being exposed; but on the occasion
alluded to, BY suddenly working m . more
bungling manner, she escaped detection
The cause Of attention being drawn toward
her on the above occasion, was the quick
ness with which she piled her needle-be-
ing more than a match for the other sailors,
in that respect. The fact of her being on
board and doing her duty well, cannot be
doubted. a
Her name is Miss Ann johnson, and her
age nineteenyears.