The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-09-19

First Lieutenant Of the Siren, under the command
Of Captain Smith, circumstance occurred in the
harbor of Gibraltar sufficiently indicative Of the
frmness and;decision Of his charseter. An Amer
lean merchant brig came to anchor near the u. s.
vessel. Macdonough, in the absence Of Captain
Smith, who had gone ON shofe, aaw . boat from
British frgate board the brig and take from her q
man. He instantly manned and armed his gig.
and pursusd the British boat, which he overlook
just as 1t reached the fgate, and without ceremony
took the Impressed man into his own boat. The
frigates boat was twice the force of his own but
the act was 20 bold ~ b astouna tie Leutenant
who commanded the ptess-eang, and no resistance
was offered.
When the affair, was made known to the British
Captain, he came on board the Siren in a great
rage, and inquired how he dared to take man
iron biz boat. -. ,..s, .s...-i r. $50. III
Macdonough replied that the man was IN Amer
ican seaman, and was under the protection Of the
flag OF the United Staes and that it was his duty
The Captain, with vollsy Of oaths, swors he
sink her. ,.,,,Sa ,''7'-7, : ~ - --~
"Thst you may do" said Macdonoueh. but
while she swims the man you will not hsve.n
The English Captain told Msedonough that he
was young hair r-brained fellow, And would repent
his rashhess. "Suppoaina, sir,n asid he, 81 had
been in that boat would you hsvs dared to have
committed such an act 4" .~
should have made the sttemps 1t oil hax-
ards,u wv was hs,,spiy 49,. :.
rom yss venture .s., S,s 70 9'''fss. y nprs sn
"You can Try it. sir replied Macdoaosugh.
The British Captain returned to his vessej. and
manned boat and steered for the brig Msodon-
ough did the same but here the affair ended he
English Captain took = circuitous route and re
turned to his ship. There was such calmness in
the conduct Of Lieutenspt Macdonevgh- q
soemnity in his langusge-such politeness in his
manner, that the British officer saw that he had to
deal with no ordinary man. and that it was not besI
= to put him on his mettle.
A Faithful Dog.-We find the following in
letter from the Plains to the st Louis Republican
The writer went on buffalo hunt between
body Of Pawnee Indian, who had been kiilsd and
scaiPed some three or four days previous. The
body was not tosched by tho wolves, but laithfu
DOG was standing guard over it, and the wolvsl
We're around him in great numbers. The noble
dog was captured and secured, with the intsntioz
OF bringing him to the settlement, a. reward To-
his faithfulness to his master The writer stsrted
put the aftestionsts dog refused 10 walk and va
IN great distress. Finally they were compelled 1,
leave him BY the body Of his master, 6sst lesvini
with him all the buffalo uneat which they had, an
ol wv which u ne commenced eating lspidly.. arl
.lne1plioably Stvs.sss Rev. Nh. Cumminss.o q
M .ha el.y was recently caiIed on 70 unite couple il
rage certificate, be was shown s docume lnot
cetlihcate) wholly illeGbls; failing to read X II
aske6 the bridegroom his name, but was tod IL,
ceruhcats contained il nafefused to saw anyshin'
more, more mr.. c. applied his question 70 the woman
I hour spent in inerroga none Of which r,ss
satisfactorily answered, the clergyman refIuseS
proceed with the ceremony, and t6s pair ieft mn,
tsrng all sorts Of snsthsmas upon him for hs stu
spoke good EngIishszcnd sppeared "a IL re.nsc,s
bic, but theirs sin61l leBk conduct l. inerdicshil
Boston Herald. ~ s-Gl ls,-
Resiysmsss.-As. w. II, Bssbe, The Nav ,Yo,l
halter, ID about . retirs, ike C;pa;r..s..