The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-27

make the Fourteenth Street Opera House permar |
neDt success.
The story Of Israel Potter, " by Melville, con-
tinues to maintain It's interest. 1t seems to be
the intention of the author to bring all the con-
temporaneous celebrities of the epoch at which
the story is laid before his readers. In me
chapters published in the present number we
make acquaintance with that singulay.. COM
pound of good and evil qualities, Peal Jones =
About half past ten O'Clock, as th@, vere TINS
hermad raped at the door, saying, witt, a titser
that very rude gentleman in thS nassx 90 ~ she
court desired to see Doctor FnnI I'm.
very rnde gentlenan" repessed the wise
man in French. narrowly lookj AZ at tsa oiri that
means, very fine gentleman who nas inst 5 Aid Won
some Energetic compliment. R,t let S,m come nm.
my girl" he added patriars' bioa,ly. RI
In sw moments, swift, Coqusttish step was
y one. The door op ned Israel was auiog q,
sbat accicentail, NE eye pier ed the revice made
by the OPT ming OF II Q door winch ike taeatsc Il
screen stood Ter a. .nom. Mt between Doctor Feark
SO cen, through the crack, Israel caught one lao.
mtntary gimp of a little bit Of by play bet seen
tne pretty q .Ambermsid aud the stranger. Fne
vvae,ous Dph appeared to have ATE teddy run
IRON MN OF the stsrs-doubtless In freskisa return
Tor some ~ eral advances-bu had suffered herself
10 De owe taken at last too late and the in.
snt iI ael caught eight Of her, was with an insin-
oeiea Of rosy esenlnent, re ,eving aroguish pinch
cheet
~ &c next instant both disappeared from the range
OF the crevice; the girl departing whence she had
CO me; the straDger-transirntly invisible AZ he I'd.
y anced behind the d0,r-entering the room, When
israel now perceived him again, he seemed, while
momentsrily hidden, to have undergone complete
h sss rather small, elastic, swarthy man, with
al aspect of oitinherted Indian Chief in Euro
| pean clothes. An uDvanquishable enthusiasm. ia
teDsiaed TO perfect sobrety couc ed 10 his savage,
self posse ssed eye. He elegantly and what
| exsIavagantly dressed ss civilian. He carried
msef with rustic, barbarc jauntiness, strangely
dashed VITA superb. duced touch ct t1e Partisan
salon. His ia sney cheek, like date, spoke Of the
| lessness and ornful isolation invested him. Yet
wss there bit Of the poet well as the outlaw IN
| him, too. cool solemnity OF intrepidity sat on
his lip. he looked like one who Of purpose sough.
been and never would be, q subol dinate.
Israel thought to himself that seldom before had
| he such being. Though dressed a-la-mode,
! he did not seem to be altogether civilized.
! So absorbed was our adventurer by the person Of
the stranger, shat few moments passed ere he be
| gan To be aware OF the circumstance that DIR.
Franklin and this visiter having saluted as old
acqusntances, were now sitting IN earnest CONVEX
| sati n together.
| do as You please; but will not bide sutton
| much longer" said the stranger in bitterness
| rival here, I should be given immediate command
Of the the Indien; and now for no earthly reasc
| that can see, you Commissioners have presented
her, fresh from the stocks at Amsterdam, to the
! King Of France ana not to me. What does the
KING of France with such frigatel And waat can
lot do with he'? Give me ba tx the "In lien, aud
Ia less than one mouth you shall hear glorious or
] fatal news Of Paul Jones'"
Come, come, captain" said Doctor franklin
soothiDg)y,, "tsn me now, what would you do with
her, if you bad her?'
II would teach the British that Paul Jones,
though born in Britain, is no subject to the
British King, but an untrammeed citizen and sailor
of the universe; and / would teach them, too,
that If they ruthlessly ravage the American
G 3asts their own coasts aye as vulnerable as
New Hollands. Give me the lndien, and ! will
rain down on wicked Eogland like fire on Sodom."
These words Of bravado were not spoken in the
tone OF q bravo, but prophet. EJECT upon his
chair, like an lroguUis, the speakers look was like
| that Of On unfickering torch.
His air seemed slightly to disturb the old sage's
| Philosophic repose, who, while not seeking to dis.
guise his admiration OF the unmistakabe spisit Of
the man, seemed but lily to relish his apparent
| measu,eless boastipg.
AS II both to change the subject little, as we'll
| as put his vsiier in better mood-thongh, indeed,
| II might have been bat covertly to play with hi
| confdentisy to tie strangers, aud putting one
hand in very friendly. conciliatory way upon .is
visi:er's knee, and rubbing II gently TO aud fro
there, mIcn as lion tanner might sOothingiy mani
Lulate the aggravated king ofbeasts, said ia a wiz
ming manner" Never mind at present, captaio.
| about the Indien affair. Let that sleep momeat
mischief by interces Ting our supplies. It has
been mentioned to me, that il you had small YES.
sel-say, even your present ship, the 'Amphitrite'
then, by your singular bravery, yon might render
great service by folio wing those privatecrs VIII IRE
larger ships burst not venture their bottoms; or,
but supported by some frigates from Brest at pro
| per distance, might draw them out, SO that tae
| larger vessels could capture them."
tncNn Ay1eH IN fricy
Office, truly! Missed Paul in fiery rage. "Docof
Fral kim whatever Paul Jones does for the cause Of
America, 1t must be done through Unlimited orders
a separate, supreme Command; no leader ane nc
counsellor but himself. Have not already by my
| servi es on the American coast shown that am well
WORTHY all this3 Why then do You seek to degrade
me below my previous level? ! will mount, not
some 3iDg honorable ard glorious 10 do, and soms
thing famous to do it with. Give me the Indien."
Tie man OF wisdom slowly shook his bead. Every
thing is lost through this shillyshaiying timidi J
called prudence" cried Paul Jooes, starting to his
| feet ; "to be effectual, war should be carried on
| Ii Ike q monsoon; one changeless discrimination Of
| every particle towards the one unalterable aim
! like the cars paws in Gains. My God, why was
| not born Gar"
"A norwester rather. Come, come, captain, y
added the sage, " sit wn; we have third person
| sat rapt at the vol eanic spirit of the stranger.
Paul slightly started, and turned inaniringly
! upon Israel, who, equally owing TO Pauls own
esrnestness Of discourse, and Israe!s m,tioniess
| bearing, bad thus far remained undiscovered.
Never fear, captain" said the sage, this N ~
| 10 true blue; a secret courier, aud an American
| born. He Is an escaped prisoner OF war;"
"Ah, captured in ship n asked Paul ca ,erly
--"wbat chip? None OF niue Paul Jones never
was captured"
"No, sir, in the brigantine Washington, ont oil
Boston," replied Israel. We were cruising to cul
| of supplies TO the English"
| "Did your shiuma,es talk r,uch OF me- ?,' d.
| mar ded Paul, with q look ~ of parading Sioux
demanding homage to his gew.gaSs; "w y did
| they cay Of Paul Jonesg n
81 never heard the name bsfore this evening, =
| said Israel.
What? Ah-brigsntise Wsshicgton-let me
| zee; that was before l had outwiLtea the S leby
fgate fought the Milford, and captured the Melish
and the rest Off ossburg. You were long before