Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-19

l will send abulle; aiie: any man who
disobeys me, and seldom miss my ain.
Now, then, TO your work-steadily, and
with a will.',i'gr is9rg 8 Nj iTci G IS
q ltwas marvellous to observe the mfu.
ence his bold, confident, aud command
ing bearing and wor,.s had upon the men,
The panic terror that hat seized them
gave place 10 energetic resolutions, and in
IAN incredibly short space OF time the
boats were in the WATER "Well done,
my fine fellows! There, is plenty of time,
again repeat. -Four Of yon" land he
named the,n-"remain with me. Three
otIrers jump into each oi the ILrge boats.
twein tue small one. uaild bring them
rouEd 10 the landward side of the ship.
a rush would swamp the boats, and we
shall be able 10 keep only one gangway
clear y 'l'i5a@ a-H 10 ea2fa7s b7E ~
The passengers wereby this time rush.
ing upon deck hall clad. ard iira state of
ths widest terror, tor they all knew
there was large quantity OF gunpow,er
on board. The instant the boats touch
ed the starboard side of the bark, the men,
white as well as colored, forced their
way with frenziea eagerness before the
women and children-;careIess, appar-
emily, whom they sacrificed SO they
might themselves leap to the shelter Of
the boats from The fiery volcano raging
beneath their Sect Captain Siarkey.
aided by The inur athletic seamen he had
selected spr The duty, hurting lhem 6erce-
ly back. Back. back he shouted.--
I'VE must have funeral order here-frst
the women and children, next the old
men.ra1H Hand .Senora Arueilas along;
aext the olsng Lady her daughter; quick!'
b As Donna Autonia, more dead than \.
live, was about to be lifted into the boat,
a gush offiame burst up through tile main
haichway with The roar OF an explosions;
a tumul.ilous cry burst from The frenzied
passengers. and they josled each other
with frighlful violence in their efforts TO
reach the gangway. Dupont forced his
way through the line Of seamen with the
energy Of mailman, and pressed so sud-
denly npom Antonio that, hut the utmost
.exertion of the capiain's herculean
strength, she must have been ,preeipilat-
ed into The water. t"' H3fE at5A
"Baek, unmanly bastard! back dog.'
roared Captain Starkey, terribly excited
by the lady s sdanger. and moment af.
ter, seizing Dupont fiercely by the collar,
he added, '.or if you will, look there but
for .noment." and he pointed with his
pistol hand 70 the fins ofseveral n sharks
plainly visible inihe glaring light at -bu.
d few yards distance from The, shp.-
Men" he added, 'slet whoever presses
forward out OF his turn iill into the wa.
ter." 'a ssta7s . '9a ga SO 90 lsaE
"Ay. ay, sir, was the promp, mechan-
zeal TePonse. 900 $50 zsUEE,. ,s5sar
/ This terrible menace instantly, restor-
ed order; the colored women and chill
dren were mex. embarked, and the boat
appeared. full. sE5 a3t rheaa lia Ia1iG
-.Puh off" was the order; ,.ycn are
deep enough for safety.''4 sssasayk Es,
A cry, FAINT as the wall of n, child, a.
rose in the boat. II was heard and un-
derstood. a2'. si'Ai 9s
"Stay one moment; pass along Sonora
Argueilas. Now, them off with you,
and be smart!'-it - 9q4sEs irea,.a 81
The next boat was quickly loaded;
the colored lads and men, all but one, and
the three Americans, went IN her. -
"Youare a noble fellow" said Mr..
Desmond. pausing an, instant, and catch
ing al the captains hand, "and Twas bu.
fool To-
PASS on" was the reply; "there is
no time to handy compliments we
The order shove off had passed the
Captains lips. when his glance sch anced
to,hghi upon me, as ! leaned, dumb with
terror, just behind him against the yes-
sells bulwarks.
"flold on a moment!"@ he cried
"iere is q youngster whose weight will
not hurt you;' and he fairly lifted me
over, and dropped me gently. into the
boat, whispering as he did so:, "Re-
member me, Ned, to thy father and mo-
ther, should not see them again. ''ill'
There was now only the small boat,
capable of safely containing but eigh.
persons, and how, i was whispered a.
mongst us-how, in addition to The two
seainen already IN her, can she take of
Lieut.. Argueilas,, M. Dupont, the remain
ing colored man, the four oseamen, and
Capt Siarke,9eo They yowere, however,
all speedily embarked except the cap
tain.
ave must, and viii. sir, since lis you;
but we are dangerously overcrowded
now, especially with you ugly customs
ers swimming around u.s. 3 bna .sa
"Stay one momen: cannot qni, the
ship whilst there's living soul on board.
He stepped hastily forward, and present.
ly reappeared at the gangway with the
still senseless body of the llisutenan,'s
servant in his arms, and dropped i, over
the side into the boat. There was cry
OF indignation, but it was of no avail -
The boats rope the next instant was
cast into The water. asNow pull for your
liyes!' \ The oars, from the instinct ioI
self preservation, Instantly fell into the
water, and the boat sprang off. Captain
Starkey, now that all except himself
were clear of the burning ship, gazed
eagerly with eyes shaded with his hand