The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-19

hand there's no iimn 10 lose"
All This was done and the Slip was under
snug sail The captain himself remained on
the watch titl Twelve al night when he was
succeeded by the mate, aud retired 70 rcst-
The passengers we're all IN the cabin, while
all ihp seamcn we're on deck, except the two
broihers-who, on account Of having hecn
called TO do double dnly the night before,
we're now Ia the ioroeasllc, All seemed in-
eraas,aai, srrnre, and the shy srrmr'l to be-
promising better weather, when the ship was
suddenly struck by squall The noise a..
walked the captain, and Ia moment he was
on dsrk with speakinf-trumpet Ia his hand.
,iAis Iaaa4- aEa AL il.a aaaH- -aG- -laak 2, ---
IAN but John and jew, sir"
"Cnll them up In trirc-siny-- go tho
top-sailhalliarls--lako bold horo, aud help
me let go tho spanker-sheet"
Before these orlcrs could he ohcycd, and
In attempting 10 lct go the spaukcr. the cap
lsi,, l"-tAia- Aa!I- aHd Agas- plunged igia lLe
sea- and in q moment the ship was on her
hcam-onds So unexpected and sudden was
all this, that only tlrco passengers had
time 10 c,elrc from tho cabin. and
neither Of the brothers from the flre-Nsllc.
The captain succeeded in fcqaning the ship,
bat finding her on her bcam-ends. aud com
paraiiycly foil Of water, he with the remain
ing passengers and scamcn CLEARED the LONG
ho1', IN which they al embarked IN the dark d.
ness Of midnight The hours which were to
p1ss before daylight. seemed 10 move on
wings of lead. As daylight opened, howcv-
or, ship was providcntially seen 10 tho
souhword, by which thcv were. discovered
and taken M The captain Of the new ship
turned his roursc and cnmo near the wreck
bat on coming near, and seeing that the sea
made complete breach over It, he concul-
viI il would be in vain to attempt saving any
thing,
W. return to tho broihSr-s They soon
hccnmc aware o. their situation, few TO the
sruttlc and m1rlr n desperate uttrturt TO r..
move the boob, hatch, but in vain, the sea
was against II, and the water was pouring ia
IN every side. Within q few moments it re-
Vuircd thpir utmost cNcrtions 10 keep from
drowning They were IN perfect darkness,
,pmrliuc-, ~. the ship ruled under water,
with no spare NJ mir TO breathe in, and moth.
ing before them but the prospect of immcdi-
nic death, In this siuaiion thciruitls were
Gllcd with horror, They rccallcdand talked
over the past, the dsys Of lqyhool, the teach
/ ings of their mother, aud above all the teach
-iugg OF the fioty B..ht1,-fbCy prayed a'oui,
1 hy turns, and called upon God, and made the
mos, Solemn vows, should hc deliver them
( Somr hour7 utttrr day tight, thry tuuuri-ttriT
way to the bulk-hcad of the iorr-castlc, ~ here
they found two panks loose enough to be re-
iir.,,-it iii44.al ~ il4s
/ lccward as TO leave a space sufficient for them
I to pass into the hole -Alee being here for
some time in total darkness, James succeed
AL in cutting hole through the deck with
! hi- in 'k-kniic, sufficient to admit few ray.
Of figft, hrt not rttuu-r to rii-ruvrr any thing
which they could obtain to eat, They then
gave themselves to fer,ont PRAYER to God
with tears, I'LL they became extremely weak
through want Of food and sleep. God heard
from the small hatchway, which enabled then
to find some -four and kcg of lard withir
their reach. To these they now got arccs>
and with ihcsc,in some measure satisfied iheil
hunger. They had now been more than tive
days aud two nights in this ,av fu situation
in almost entire darkness, With hardy M,
thing answering to food, and at no time witt
more than two feet of air above the water
During all this time they ceased not TO pra,
in agony of spirit, and never closed praye
without remembering theif poor -wilawel
mother" But on the third day when natnr
seemed almost exhausted they saw something
shine in the water. inc Of them weei undc
the WhTpr aud brought it up. II was an axe
, With this their strength seemed to return
They sucrcc,lrd in cutting a hoe. and one
more rcganing the deck. Nothing was to b
seen but the angry waves. They looked in
to the cabin. and saw it full of wntcr,with I'll
/, dead bodies OF the passengers floating about
They returned thanks 10 God for this deli,
| craucc from a iHost horrd death, and agoi
renewed their vows. With their axe the
now went to work, and by the next day -ltA
raft consisting Of spars tied together,
/, few pieces of sail, their flour and lard 70
- food, few iron weights which they found o
b deck, and viii. h they placed ihihe midd'e o
their raft for ballast, together with their Nv
1 chests, which thss at last succeeded in FIND
= ing and plaringoB4tle ran. To this fra
, vessel they committed themselves, ms the
e saw that the ship coud continue above waite
9 but few hours longer, at the utmost.
/ They were almost exhausted and could d
Y little more than spread thcir gttcrcd sal
= aud let the wind carry them wherever
r would. On the third day after leaving tn
| wreck, John gave out lie could do no mor'
. lie lay down and slept through weakness
u But just at night, when the waves began
5 whiteu, aud dark, heavy hank of Clouds Sc
Y lied down in the distant horizon, throng
. which, here and there, a g'ram of snnShin
y was SEEM james saw y ship in the otfng-at