The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-04-03

We take the following from the New York
Tribnae, without expressing any opinion as to
the truth or fiction Of its statements.l s..@s..,
aass tss4efai fs SHfr MoSoSGAHELA,
-s58e stsst 40 zoe At Sea, Feb 6, 1852 !
-az-dr. E.iiias-A A small vessel has lust
been reported from my masthead. and
gas she is apparently bound for some Of
the northern ports. ! intend to speak
her, parposeiy to acquaipt. through
your wisialy difInsed journal, the people
of the United States with the fact of
the existence and capture of the sea
seFBent-a monster deemed fabulous
by many, bot the truth of whose exist
sence is fofever settled-and | trust |
will be excused in saying by Yankee
sintrepidity. HaE As fs.a
,sosOn the morning of J;innary 10, when
.inslata3 deg, 10 min. south, and lon.
s13ldeg 80 min. west, the man on The
lookout, seated on the fore topmast
icress-trees. sang out. ssW White water
and ia reply To- my Where away a''
isaid,s 4" Two points on the lee-bow. =
Snpposiug oit stoa be made by sperm
whales, and being very anxious to OBJ
liain oii.sT ordered the ship to be kept
of, andaimtnediately went aloft with
fs1dys spyeglass. - will observe that for
several days we had been Struggling
laioag with very light and battling
awinds, but at davligh of the morning
of the f3thtthe wind had drawn 10 the
south southwest, became steady, and
afhreatened to become gale. was
saloft nearly half an hour before I OBJ
lserved ANYTHING alikei g white water,''
oandi then Ipresuned tito be made by
n school, oflraahera a shoal, OF porpoises !;
ebnt wishing IL 10 be made certain, |
.Drdssed the mate, as it was seven bells,
fs0 4urnsall hands, square in the yards,
vaadsenduu the port stadding Sails
Fit beingaay breakfast hour, I urged the
sman to keep both eyes open, and came
edown; but before | reached the deck
my Attentions was called TO the sudden
oand aehanent cry of 0nnefu Vanjan, a
Marquesau ISLANDER, O. Look /! Look !
dAe see! Too much Too muchm aug
~aIAllaeEss we're einslantly directed to
.zAheaasaee, to ascertain where he was
sa0okiag, and sheusall eyes turned to the
naes-quaTtef Isjust had time to see
g black Gkin;a when It disappeared
sThenasiSe was excited, and in reply 10
inv Questions, ssaid, q No whale-too
lknaah+-feolsbig-+too long--me no see
ssh same dat f8iier-Tnes ffaid.p Not
1besngablseto tell which way the ami
email eor fish nwas bound, I lufed and
aoamsI back, soniefing the lines in the
Vboatss and ahe3 srsws't0 sstand BY
dThs ctsorizon twas scanned in every
waisection ! fer NEARLY an hour, when
IgisinE up all thepesI bFaced forward
-afidiwant below The native continued
10 aook with agesness, pushed on by.
stheaobsargations Of the crew, who as
5serserb that he had seen nothing, bat
lha pruved ahe truth of his sight In a
Rsw snlnates sby guttefiug another err,
sandsmith more sehemenee than the
-sirsf q sushed on deck, and the first
louk. n6taamile 10 leeward, rested on
-sa1sasaRaugest creature had ever seen
sins1he ecsarl. 1T was apparently still,
hut asshbing hup and down, as Wesay
.ufospsan whales. knew it was not a
szahaae. The head1 eouldsnot see, bat
rshe body had motion ike the waving
a6f fope, axhenSshakenand held ID the
asandsfsEvssy eye insthe ship regarded
i afisativelyo and Snot ca word was