The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-08-30

way. leading into the cabin, desk for tina
purpose. Being a cabin passenger, ] pau,
ed on the evening OF the second to look n
him making the entries, when he seized IN
by the shoulder and ordered me into tn
boat. | looked up into his face and said
"a boy ike me. sir, can be of little use o.
boad Of ship of war" lie replied that h
would find use for me, ari repeated tn
order. asked him il he would not ALLOW
to go down and take farewell Of my sicl
uncle Yes, | will go down with you
was his reply.
would mention here that the cabii
was double. berthed. My berth was on tn,
larboard side, aud my pillow lay in the cab
in window. had two comprehension,
noble fellow named Lowry. was taken Of
the first day; the other named Newell, ha,
been sick The whole passage, and was re
duccd to a skeleton.
When we went down, he was lying OF
his back, with white handkerchief tiet
over his head his eyes shut; and he looking
like corpse.
"What ails that b--g-rl" said the Off
Ger to me.
"Thcy say it is the yellow fever. sir,
answered !.
lie seized hold of his nose. exclaiming
81 had enough of tina. in the Yves, Indies,
and ran up on deck.
Now Immediately under my berth was
that of two young ladies, the eldest OF
whom was highly accoi ished young
woman, who had respectable friends in
Philadelphia; and percieving at the com
mencement OF the voyage, that they had
no male friend, offered my services to do
little crrands for them on deck, which they
accepted with gratitude.
As soon as Miss Lorimer. the name OF
the eldest one, heard the officer hurFyng
up on deck, she pulled me into her berth,
raised the mattress, and covered me over,
nil but my nose, against the planks Of the
vessel.
The officer soon returned with press.
gang, vowing vengeance against me, for
deceIsing him about the yellow fever, and
after searching all about, he stopped down,
aud reached his head into Miss l.orimcr's
berth, who, in the meantime had torn her
hair, wet her face, and with horrible
scream, dar'ed Mt him, fastening her nails
in bis ace, tearing :he skin of his nose,
and shouting a, the highes, pitch of her
voice murder and rarishmfati and ex.
claiming with hystcrical sobs, Oh. you
abandoned wretch, is it not enough that
you tore away from me yesterday my
brother. my only protector, but that now
YOU want to add insult to injury
At this moment the evening gun fred,
recalling the boats, the officer went oil
with bis face bleeding and yowing vcngcnce
against us in the morning.
When all were gone, and everything still
she communicated to me a plan she had
formed 10 save me. "l on know, said she,
" that there is not room below for your large
sea chest, hu, tia, It is dashed on deck, and
so soon us il gets dark l will help you
10 remove the contents to my berth, bore
holes in the off side 10 give you breath
YOU must get into it before day--when !
will throw tarpaulin over il, aud act Op'i-
ella in her mad scene to save YOU
And never was il better performed on the
stage. shs laughed, wept aud sung so as to
make al who saw her believe she was crazy.
The s,rictcst search was made for ne.
There was not a whole or corner, locker
or cask, that was not ransacked; when,
fortunately, about 4 o'clock, r. NJ, a sail
hove in sight, to which they gave chase aud
lct. US, having kept us in torment three
days.
About an hour after their departure, n
sail appeared in our wake, which doomed
like frgatc, when We again thought we
were gone. But our fears were soon dis
slpated. when she passed US in gallant
STYLE, and when we read The Hope, ef
PhHa." on her stern.
Csptain Bainbridgc boarded us, and af'
ter salu.ing the captain said. 81 in the name
Of God, Captain Robinson, what is the
cause of this lamcnta,ion or board your
brigi" And when he heard the sad tale
he paced the deck with deep emotion. and
then exclaimed striking his brcast--",here
is something here that tells me ] shall have
Jay abou, with these tyrants yet-thcy
chased e,c ever since ! left Bordeaux, bu.
ont sailed them. 1t breaks my heart, how
ever, that these stars and stripes have run
away from the British Jnckall.'
lie then put his trumpet to his mouth
ordered some fruit and refreshments, and
while the heart broke passengers were par
! taking of then,-hc address them in a
strain OF o!oquence which no minister could
exceed.
Al TINT time he was as fine n specimen
Of a noble seaman as ever trod the decs
Of ship, aud his prophetic anticipation'