New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-23
wARLlKE pERILS OF 4 JOURNALIST


GLLporI Friday, April a. 1854.
The life of an Own Correspondent is not all colur De
rose here lie is not always living in fine chamber well
ventilated through the floor aud walls with extended views
OF the country through the holes in The roof slopes He has
not always breakfast of nice brown bread and goat
milk. and of strong eggs 10 be had after h'te forage
through the and few struggles IN languages with
n merchants does he foast suptuOusy every day
ethereal beef and ration biscuit, wasiAl down with rak
will lust relate in the simplest possible language. what
bappenod last Palm sunday 10 special correspondent on
the waters of Gallpoh The Golden Fleece dlsembarked
her cargo troops the previous saturday but the nd
vdual in question had succeeded in routing an old
Greek woman FIVE children and army of hens and very
belcose geese of his chambers IN time 10 occupy he
and for that and other reasons some of them connected
with regard TO his personal comfort he slept on board OF
the vessel Ii was wise man who hrst propounded the
axiom that you should sleep ON board a ship when
you can by possibility rcpose on shore Especially true
Is it in these ATTITUDES.
After midnight a violent gale Of wind from the
north and the Golden Fleece dragged her anchor and
down miles from her noorings till she brought up
a considerable distance below Gaipoh the Asiac side
Of the Dsrdaneles. Her Captain, who had received
orders from the General Malta early in the
morning, burned with oil the aTdor of marine commander
10 make speedy voyage Al o'clock \. NJ, therefore
when special pondent who had been promised
boat TO shore deck. he informed that the
orders that he TO be left board the nearest
vessel il would take long time 10 send boat 10 CALI
poll in the violent head wind and high sea prevailing at
tho time. Ii was not an Agreeable announcement-the
morning bitterly cold, strong breeze from the north
tore the surface of the Dsranoes in sheets OF ioau
and the heavy gray sky no promise OF ull or s~
SHINE The white mlnaftt OF Gallpoh sloOu
behind the against mass of dark clouds inc
shores each side Of the Straits presented line OF foam
and in the roadstoad only few small brlgs and
schooner riding heavily and pungng Their bows INTO the
ill the in sheets the deck Close IN
shore and all snug the French menowar but they
were two miles under the shelter OF CALI
poll The nearest vessel happened to be stout brig,
painted bueish gray with gilt streak which lay within
connie of hundred yards of the Golden Fleece. The
boat of the steamer had difficulty in getting up 10
the ladder from under tie counter strong were wind
and sea but at last her of lads got her up and the
correspondent and his baggage
few minutes brought them alongside the brg-not
.ou was TO be seen About six feet above the water and
As many from the top of her bulwsrks hung crazy old
boat oy the side and as they had managed 10
oct under her the men hosted the correspondent baggage
into this boat he conrved 20 set IN after them oy "a'Sh
ing the rise of the sea- and Se cy-boat on Whatever she
was made way to return 10 the Golden fieece As inc
briggs boat held good deal of water the eoresPondent
busted himself in arranging his property ON the thwar's
and then applied himself the task of climbing UP rom
the boat into the vessel The instant he LAID hold OF inc
rope to do So II slack into his hand-t had been
loosed on deckand at the moment vianous lace
thrust the side OF the brig the hdeous mouth OF
which said--"We Greek Nc lnglis You 60 away we
=" in cuarantin! L., .
The correspondent called out =. the officer III charge OF
the boat of the Golden Fleece, which was struggling
against the head wind the brig, and told him what
the man said He heard and said he would tel the cap
tn-hs men gave way and Is he watched their progress