The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-05
From The National InieIiigenesr.
NAVAL Lifc," by Lieut.. Lynch.
"THE MIDsIIIPMAY,'

. There has recently been issued from the press
volume under the above name, by Lieut. (now
rommander) Lynch, of Dead Sea" celebrity.
IL purports 10 be the first of a series on naval
life, illustrating tie various cares, deprivatons,
duties, and erjrymcnts of that life, by his own
rXprriencc Of thirty.two years ~ the different
grades of our naval service. And. Judging from
the number belCr. Us, " The Midshipman," the
work promises much rni,yTent and useful in
formation 10 ilr reading public The author
commences his work with his first youthful aspi.
ration 10 don the bright buttons, and " warder
Der the sea" excited by the fair weather view Of
a large frigale, and the gallant, dAshng bearing
of her officer, and crew with their port toys on.
| Tie obtains an appointment 10 her. End starts or
a cruise 81 the East Indies, touching at Madeira
and the Bra1iis, of which places, aEd indeed Of
many Others, he notes many curious and inter.
r.tiny facts and throughout the whole work
carries the readers attention with peculiar inter.
81 with hirS as lac wandcrs from land 10 land
AID sea to sea.
The author draws ~ into m unusual degree
"r sympathy with him ia his trials and da' gers.
ard We feel thri Of excitement and apprehen.
! sion during the pptusal of the many hazardous
! positions and narrow cs, pcs Gf the cruise.
This, his ijrv, cruise, proves to be an even:fdl
ard in SOM re. poets n DISASTROUS one, for, after
variety OF mirGc ilous escapes from the periIs
yf rocky shores and mbunthin waves, when
about returning, that dreadful epidemic, tine
! cholera, made its appearance on board and soo,l
turned The proud irigate intO n HOSPITAL and a
chnrua hor-p On the first appearance Of thi'
drCa iful dis4asc, the anchor Vas weighe !, and
sail made lar home, Ia the hope that tho pure
sea mir would i've il from their midst: bat
sIch was ia virulenre, that during few days il
the vicinity Of Java Head, seventy of the crew
were cast iato the waves.
The authors description of this awful period
when death IN its most rrpulsiyc form was daily
hourly arno Q them, is m"s impressive.
he arrives at length safely nj hofns, AMI at"
many arnus ng in .iden.s which occur To- the an
e. thor during trip TO the FIR West, he ,ins The
sqnad,on for the suppression oi the slave trade
TIE fntty of which under The system, h.
amu.ing!y illustrates
liz returns from the coast Of sifticH, and vol
, untc"rs Cor the naval expedition fitting Oh
, ,g,inst the pirates then Astounding in the Gal
+ AID West lndies
, OF ,hi, expedition. Of tho h1rdships and do
" privl,i yrs sairrcd and skill and gaIlantry dis
4 PLAYED by those who composed H. the aulho
. gives gra,h'c and wildly interesting accbun'
BESIDES the different events %; interest inciden
To- active service, and much braItifal description
If persons. placc1, ard scenery, tine author IN
, Iivc..f.i his work with muitItu lee Of spirited
anccdotes, suggested during the progress Of th
yarn, or connected with ppr'onS % sc"Ges whicl
nj, wan1criags associate with him; these bein!
= introduced 80 appropos in Illustration of chsrlc
ter add greatly to the interest aod beauty of (
= WORK Tae work l. rncri'ori1us. and wi
4 richly repay p rsud. Tn style il cha1te AZ
elegant. the matter interesting and instructive
and ! but wish the author apTopcr appreciation
q Of his Iabors by the pnbic.