Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-13

declines; but We see no confirmation Of
this report iuthc Mississippi papers.
New Paper
Weiuvitc attention % the Prospectus of
Messrs. johnson, Voolfolk 4 Co, to be
found among our advertisements.
Up The New York YAcur Clun,
have had a great jolliiieatiou over the bril-
liant victory Of the America" at din
ner given Commodore Stevens. its for,u-
nate Commander. J. Prescott Hall presided
and in the course of his address, spoke of
the prominent part taken by Commodore
Stevens, in the formation of the New York
Yacht Club, and concluded by Offering the
following sentiment;
"Commudprc John G Stcycus. and bis j;.tt,.
gnshcd associates Il the late ,oyaec II ihe Yacht
America Tiny are welcome elor welcon,g. =
fllcr native laud.r
This called up Commodore Stevens,
who acknowledged with many thanks, the
kind and iattcriug terms 10 which he had
been alluded 10 by the Chairman, and then
proceeded 10 narrate the paftic ulars OF his
adventures, as follows:
! In coming from Havrc, we were oblic4
ed, hy the darkness Of the night and thick
fog. 10 anchor some Eve or SIX miles from
Cowes. In the morning early. the tide
was against US, and il was dead calm. Al
nine o'clocl. gentle breeze sprang ~,
and with il came gliding down liz LAYER
oek, one Of the newest and fastest cutters of
her class. The news spread like lightning
that the Yankee clipper had arrived, and
that the Laverock had gone down to show
her The way up. The Yachts and vessels
in the harbor, the wharves, and windows
Of all the houses bordering on them, were
! filled with thousands Of spectators, watch
ing with eager eyes, the evomfal trial they
saw we could not escape; for the LAYER
ock stuck 70 US, sometimes laying too. and
sometimes lacking around us evidently
showing she bad noiuteniion OF quitting US
| We were loaded with extra sails, with beef
and pork, and bread enough for am East
india voyage. and we were some four or
hse inches too deep in the water We
got mp our sails with heavy hear,s--the
Wind had increased to a FIVE or six knot
breeze. and, after waiting until We were
assumed to wait longer. we let her get a.
bout two hundred yards ahead, and then
started in her wake.
! have seen and been eapagcd IN many
exciting trials At sea and on shore | made
the match with Eclipse against Sir Henry
and had heavy sums, both for myself and
for my friends, depending upon iho result.
saw Eclipse lose the first heat and four
hfths Of the second, without feeling ono
hundredth part Of the fear aud dread I felt
at he thought Of being beaten by the Law
crock N this ovcntful trial. During he
hrst i've minutes, not sound was heard,
save, perhaps, the beating of our ansions
hearIs Or the slight 'Ipplc Of the water M
on her sword-lIkc stem. The captain was
crouchcd down upon the floor Of the cock
PIT, his seemingly unconscious hand upon
the tiller, with his stern. unaltefing gaze
upon the vessel ahead The men we're
moiioniess as statues. with their eager eyes
fastened upon the Laverock Nth d fixed
ncss and intensity that seemed almost I'M
natural. The pencil of an artist might,
perbnps, convey the expression, but no
words can describe il. Il could not, nor
did not, last long. We worked quickly
add surely TO windwarJ Of her wake. The
| crisis was past and some dozen Of deep
drawn slghs proved that the agony was
over.
Necamc to anchora quarter, or per-
haps, third of a mile ahead, and twenty
minutes after our anchor was down, the
Earl Of Wilton and his family were on
board to welcome aud introduce as 10 his
friends. To himself and family, TO The
Marquis Of Anglesca and his sou, Lord
Alfred Pagef. 10 Sir Rockingham Graham,
and host Of other noblcncn and gentle
men were we indebted for d reception as
hospifable and frank az ever was gwen TO
prince or peasant. From the O ucen her.
sell we received mark Of attention rarcly
accorded even % the highest among her
own subjects; and | was given 10 under
stand thatil was not only intended as conr-
tesy extended % myself and friends, but
also q 4 proof Of the estimation in which
she held our country thereby giving IL
significance to the compliment infinitely
more acceptable anil valuable. Long may
The bonds ofki1drcd affection and interest,
that bind US together 81 present. remain un.
broken. As further proof Of the feeling
OF he government and the people towards
US, viii mentionille following act Of kind
ness -
We had the misfortune, tho DAY before
the race with The Titauia, to knock off a
part ofour outer shoe. This rendered IL