Washington sentinel., 1854-04-30
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The ship David nrown. and her competitor
the Romance of the sca.--Is may interest the
| public 20 know something of the pcrloFmances a
| these two hnc vessels.
The David Brown Is ship Of !, ,7i5 tons regis.
ter, with a carrying eapacily o. 80 tons, bcns
the vessel Of any sixo built By Mcssrs K0ose.
vct Joyce a. Co, OF this city.
| The Romance Of the Sea u q ship of 1. .Ts2 tons
| register very long and exceedingly sharp. She
was built by Donald Mckay, o. Boston.
Both vessels cleared NJ about the same time.
The David Brown went 10 sea on the I:hh of De.
cember, aud the Romance oftbe Sea, AMER wai,iag
several days for wind followed her on the IEsh
December. The two vessels were close 10 each
| other of the coast OF Brazil. the David Brown
having fallen 20 leeward Of Cape -. Rogue, and
being obliged 10 beat 10 wndward for tire. entire
days. From the time referred 20 The two ycs-
sells were not $50 miles from each other, till they
entered the port Of San Francisco ON the 23d Of
March.
There they had great despatch. Their cargoes
were discharged, ballast was taken IN, new crews
were shipped and they sailed again. side by side,
ior China, on the 3isi March, just days from the
time they entered the port In the result Of the
further trial between them. much interest u fei,
for both vessels are under the charge OF men who
are without their superiors the Romance OF the
Sea being commanded by Captain p. Dumaresq,
and the David Brown by Capt George ). Brew.
ster To impart additional stimulus 10 the others,
or 10 share in the excitement OF the race, the
Samuel RUSSELL SO well known for her sailing
qualities, LEFT the day previous.
A Remarkable Character.--New York pos.
sesses many remarkable haraciers--remarkable
for very divers reasons, but generally for their
eccentricity. We have one In mind, a Madame
De L., who is now probably sixty. years old, and
lives apparently in extreme dcstituiion, in the
garret OF the house she owns. She pays taxes on
fourteen thousand dollars OF real estate and eleven
hundred dollars personal properly, and owns bank
ing and railroad stock TO the amount OF ofsomefhing
like fifty thousand dollars In the street, her APP
pearance is well calculated TO excite commiscra-
tion. Indeed, some kind-heartcd individual few
days ago. benevolently offered her one cent, as a
gratuity. The insult, however, was resented. as
became her insuted honor. Diminutive in stature
and decrepid, her head is covered with hood
slouched and almost perennial. The cloak - well
matched. and appears 10 have done good service,
as the folds in the cloth are mostly worn 10 the
warp. Her daily food consists OF shilling loaf
Of Bread which is left at her door regularly and
there is added TO this small portion of meat, or
such other food as she sees fiji 10 obtain ~ the
market. Even these small comforts are shared
in solitude, in her quiet retreat. The human face
divine has no charms for her. Her properly nat
urally descends TO nephew living in Cincinnati
and the old ady's greatest fear is that he may get
tn Y. Day Book.
The Martha washington Case.--It will he
ions were acquitted of the offence for which they
were tried in Ohio, they commenced prosecutions
against the press for libel. and against the che
| witness on the trial, Mr.. Sidney O. Burton on an
allegation of perjury. Since then. Kissane and his
| confederates have been arrested and transferred
| 10 Arkansas for trial. fnw days ago the ol
Burton came up before the court al Columbus
Ohio when the district attorney and said that
he did not believe the charge against Mr. Burton
could be sustained, and he therefore Withdrew il
10 save the government unnecessary expense.
ID Among other interesting items, we mention
the prices of newspapers in California: The Ddiis
Herald, printed al Marysville not large this
paper, charges SIC for yearly subscription SO oi
six mouths, and Sc for three months; weekly, 81
per annum; SO cents week to the carriers, single
copies l2l cents. The San Francisco papers are
SIS yearly. same proportion fora less period. Ad
vertsing one square first insertion 50, each sub
sequent insertion 81 so. Ifput in every other day
or twice week full charge made. Forhyoe lines
mr. hss first N sertion. 81 50- -Igi;,uors RfDnb