The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-07-10


memorable lst June Lord Howe's vic
tory Captain Berkely commanded the|
Marlborough, and broke through the
French line between L'Impetuous and
LIE Mucius, each of superior force, and|
engaged them both. On going into ac-
ton the Captain ordered all the live stock
to be thrown overheard, but at the humble
request of his crew permitted them to!
retain an old game cock, which they (the|
crew. had fought several times, and al
ways with success. Though the coop!
was thrown into the sea, the cock was al
lowed to range the deck at liberty. In]
the action the Marlborough was so Sc
verely handled by her opponents that half
the crew were disabled, her Captain car
ried wounded below, her mainmast shot
away, and the remainder of the mem
driven from their quarters. At the very
juncture when the Marlborough was onI
the point Of striking, there UhanCcd uro uf
those awful lulls in the roar of the thun-
dering cannon often experienced in gen.
eral action; in that momentary silence,
when the falling of rope might be heard !!
the old game cock, who had escaped the
carnage, hoped up upon the shattered
stump of main-mast, and, with a loud,
and triumphant tapping Of his wings,
sent forth such long and lusty challenged
as to be heard in every part of the disa-
bled ship. No individual spoke in re-
ply to the homely but touching alarum y
one universal and gallant cheer from the
broken crew arose; they remembered the
indomitable courage of the bird that sat
undismayed above the bleeding horrors of
the deck, and every soul on board who|
could drag their limbs to quarters re-:
manned the guns, resumed the action, and
forced each Of their opponents to surren-|
der. A silver medal was struck by orr
der of Admiral Berkeley; it was hung
upon the neck of the old game cock, who,
in the parks and around the princely halls
Of Goodwood, passed the remainder of
his downy days in honored safety.-Bru-|
ish Naval History.
JUST THE THING FOR MODERN You've
LADIEs.-It is capital suggestion, says
an exchange, that ladies using the newly
invented air-tight skirt erpanders, may|
pass down one side of street as thin as
whipping post, and failing to make a!
sensation, can 60 up on the other side as|
full as hogshead, or bale of cotton.
Great invention.
A new method of making yeast is tol
take large tea-cup full of split and dried
peas, put them in pint of boiling water,
cover them closely to exclude the air |
place them by the side of the fire for PAL
hours, when it should have fine froth|
on the top. A tablespoonful of the liquid
will raise one pound of flour.
A Yankee, writing from the West to|
his father, speaks Of its great matrimonial
facilities, and ends by making the follow!
ing suggestion: "Suppose you get our|
girls some new teeth, and send them out. u
There are some that live without anvil
design at all, and only pass in the world
like straws upon river they do not co.
but they are carried.
BRITISH IGNORANCE OF AMERICA.
Mr.. Walter, member of Parliament, and
principal proprietor of the London Times,
ctotCu ICCClltly IlC A4OuSC VI SOI1IuOnS,l
that the United States Senators were
elected for life. The Times endorsed the
error. The strangest fact of all (says|
Mr.. Walsh) is that no member of the]
House corrected it.
DoING GooD.-"What are these ?''|
once inquired Cromwell, as he saw al
dozen silver statues in the inches Of Il
chapel. "The twelve Apostles" renlied|
the trembling dean. "Take them down y
said Cromwell, "and coin them into mon
ey, so that, like their Master, they mav|
go about doing good" !
TRAVELLING EGGs.-A New Orleans!
paper says that a hundred barrels of eggs
arrived at New Orleans from Cincinnati
on their way to New York to be sent
from thence to Europe. They will bel
ready to be eaten by the time they get