The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-02-07

three soldiers relieving guard. What course
should ne take2
| There is moat about ten or twelve feet
wide. running through this fort on the harbor
and seaside.
This moat is of great depth. and across !.
runs draw bridge At the moment WHEN
the prisoner reached the final landing, the
SentinelS on the harbor side had been reiiev
ed, and the soldiers were crossing the bridge
TO relieve guard about the fort and prison
As soon as they got over, the bridge WAS tax
en- up.
But little time va, given the prisoner to
think. He was placed in a fearful position
To retreat hack TO his prison would be death
to rush on the guard would be death
What should he DO ? A moment he he>Itat
ed. and faint sickness Of his situation stared
him in the face He shook ii off, and gather
ing his energies he da>hes past the guard aud
leapei the moat, 1t WIS a desperate leap.
hut he well knew that desperate deeds onuid
alone save him. HI left foot struck the op-
,n~it, hank. an, rar brief n,-riGl he l,aianc
,4l On The fearful e'l..e, when iy 4 mastery
effort his body canted iorw;rji.a;.I RECOVERED
i 4 sure footing.
Here thea he -;o,ei t'le moar aud he gard
: ;-hind him. AMI sentinel hei;rr. him, H.
had gone - Ear ,ha: retreat Mas impossible.
Il and there ua5 bu: one a!:crna,irc--,a aicaii
IS Da.hin. past the sentinel. ~ho was so a>'or.-
Il >hei that lie scarcely oI;,.rcG resistance, IL
n rushed 10 me brink @: ri1e ro-k- For. me-
II ment he st,ri ,hera gazing IN ;hH 'iizHv
IS deth below him. Il was ;n a@1riyIn:T mo-
n mcnt. Behind him were r.'r ir:nriar.ql 81
- dier>: before him 4 vawninc :s'if, Sheer
DOWN Tor sx:v - or more the I,r,-igice fell,
at the foo, OF ,.:ii,-!, the tI,en oi' the waves
. r7r,,l ;u<: la seen AZ t,,,.v broke against thu
II rlii'->o distant that icir roar ranr W FAINT
,o lv 10 the ear. Death wa> h-hinl hi,n-'~r-
=. tain death: 10 more than death WIS hc'ore
n. hi,".
n He looked wildly around. He saw one Of
n the soldiers preparing 70 fire 'l:'on him there
i. was NJ lime +" i,c los Concentrating all
., his energies. and rnnln,'.,ling Ms >onl Ia his
j. maker he lrap'-i from ;h, rliIt, Not a nio-
!. men, TOO soon. :n- -he l.,. al =. sentinel
:, w!s;>t,d o,er ms irai. A. ike an arrow r.
J., shot downward. Eown 1.,..n lie wc,.'; his
n feet pressed together. aua iii> arms glazed tc
m hi> sides He >rru iois, ;.r.l crliilnE TIA"
IT, water ike a h,rl."on. he sunk lar beneath
J., the surface. Consciousness for = while de-
serted HIM but d. he arose from Ei> plunge
l., and found himself unhurt, he strurk oat Tor
o the clilf. aud swimming alongside. he clun- to
n the ro k. thanking God who had preserved
him 81 riraculou>lv.
- The sentry on the Moro conclul,'! that the
- prisoner was drowned. notwithstanding the
u fort commenced firing minute guns. ard the
bo alarm quickly spread through the plac-
va 1t had now got to be quite dark ani feel
inr tie insecurity of hi situation. White took
-, to the water ami swan to VS. e n hor, d
-, not .rcat distance off 1t was the bri clap
ne py Couple.
~ Boarding ler,he informed thu ca. tin q III"
J. strait he was in. and asked him 10 secure
J., him somewhere in the vessel Tins the zap
tain SAID would be impossible, rs every yes
/. sci in the harhor would hc strictly searched,
and if White was fonnd on board. the Span
iarls would put all q! them 10 death.
49,, WILL" said White. after hearing tho cap
/, tain through. "cannot yon 90 ANYTHING for
me VIII Won let me be murdered by
5lv them ::
The captain told him there was the hoat
as,ern. and went below Th- Loaf was I'M
mc,iia,eIy ha,lle,! alongside: some bread and
- water was hastily pu' in her. and one d, tn"
!, sailors threw White an o.d ia, kct- Showing
of he srulle,l her alongside the 70, GENT
ly as possible
s>- 1t was now lark. anG hr remained ',airI ior
sometime, listening eag"riy, cxpcrtia- e,rrv
., moment to hear the cnk "t' ,hc row-lc, = al
u his rnrsncr~. ALoat mi!s -ht nc ca-nm"rc-
il, ed hauling the boat along l,y lie rocks ol' o:
er Inc harior until h. GOT rsand Inc iort. wien
e un,icr cover OF th. darkness. ana "!c-l by
-. the lanl-breczc he S,.,rllc'l ont 30 >r.a, and
,v taking the current of the gull, by dal i2l:t ha
" found himsclt'a a ion. distance from ;hc Moro.
mr. Well !; wa, lie took tbs course, ior the
Governor at Havana laid an enharco on all
the vessels in lhe hartor for on: daE. and
>, each one of them was thorou-h'y searcLed--
=, But the bird lad flown. Three days ou:,
l., White was picked Up by ship fi"m New
:. Orleans bound to New York, where IL" safe
~ -, " arrived He has l,:te!y died in one o! the
!. New In gland States. J. Vi u
ArINE EAR FOR MUsIC.-Two 1risllincn
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