Eastern times., 1853-04-07

too, were IN my ears. Thsre yas musis nb /
il from celestial spheres; thsn notes uu if
demons laughed in the gale. Gradually aA
things. seen OF hoard, Secome mere nndmOro
indislinct; blank swan before me, leaving
only the sensation Of blackDess; and thea
followed utter forgeIfulness, The slupor or the
dead-or rather that trance between life and
death, when the body is exhausted bur
The vital spark not yet Hed-that one dread
pause between this world and next.
! have no recollection Of anything further,
'a.n . J was partially reused from my iasensi-
D"''y ny hpnd being laid on me. The next
"1'nn' was dragged very violently through
'"e "a'er' and thrown on INV chest acroas
'o'"e sharp substance, which / concluded
"as '"e snnvale Of The boat. I lsIl with
Such force as TO eject from, a. from fOr.a.
pump lhe water had swallowed The -.
cessIve pam ro"sed me to more eom,I.,.
consciousness. Ilansuidly opened y 80.
! thought recognized familiar Gaes. ,h.
dOrbt was settled Immediately by l veil
known voice.
Easy there, Jack poor fellow he Il Il.
most gone-now, my hearIies!
The word was spoken IN the kind lone ar
the mate. ] knew now that had been pick
ed up by our ships boar. She vas wing
head on TO the waves. 10 prevent her being
swamPed while she took me up. Obeying
the directions Of the mate, The men with A
second effort lifted me completely ouI OF The
water, and laid me in tile stsrn.sheets Of tha
boat.
How do you feel p asked the mate. God
help you, we were looking for you Ia the
wrong direction, till all at once remembered
you ought 10 De TO windward, and SO at last
made you out, mere speck on the horizon.
we had hard pull 10 reach you TOO Al
nrst thought we should be swamped. But
here you are safe. And now lads, give way
Justify
The crew, al these words, put double
strength into their oars, away we sped to-
ward the ship What sensation of comfort
and security came over me as felt the
plank under me, and heard the waters, which
cheated OF their prey, followed roaring in our
wake.
looked up towards the mate who, steer
ed with one hand, was covering me with his
jacket with The other. He was doing it. too,
ns tenderly as mother wraps her babe.-
Oh! how full my heart was. tried to raise
myself on my elbow and speak.
Nay! shiPmate,' he said, placing his hand
on my shoulder gently, as if 10 press me
down, mot word. You need rest; YOU
were three hours in the water In truth
this little exerton had made me dizzy.
heard his words as in dream, and sunk
back, while all things seemed to whirI around
me. closed my eyes, and presently, in a
whisper the mate said
He sleeps. don't think he could have
stood It five minutes longer. Who would
have told his nlolher!'
From this time until woke in nv berth.
| lay in state Of profound insensibity.
They have since told me that on reaching
The ship they thought me gone but that Ly
chating my limbs, and employing stringent
restoraIiVes they recovered me. ! soon af-
Ter sunk into refreshing sleep, and when l
woke in the morning was perfectly well,
though weak.
1t was quite dark, il appears, when We
reached the ship, SO that if my recovery had
come few minutes later, il is exceedingly
doubtful whether or not should have been
saved.
Years have passed since then, and have
rehearscd my deliverence hundred times,
YET always shudder to recall those terrible
hours when overheard 10 The Gulf.