Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-01-21

man and child had left the ship. Our captain was
the last on board He saw every officer every sailor
every fireman. and every negro waiter, OF whom there
were forty fifty, safely in the boats, then lowered
himself down, and the boat pulled away. He was
pulled alongside the Three Bells, where no was gree
ted with nine hearty cheers, and then pulled away
for the Antarctic. The SAL Francisco had, by his
orders been scuttled, and could see her setting
gradually deeper into the water.
At p NJ the Three Bells hauled sail and moved
slowly away from the wreck. stood on the deck
and gazcd at the Inflated vessel with mingled emo
tons. She had been our prison house for fourteen
anxious, agonizing days and nights. She was near
being our grave. Yet she gallant ship, and
stauncher hull never launched, else she would
have been our grave. She had ridden out In safety
twelve or fourteen days of almost incessant Storm
Now she lay stretched in all her vast length upon the
Deep hundred fathoms long, battered and multi
atcd like huge monster of the deep, which, in
a contest with daily foe, had been conquered and
slain. Farewell to you, il-starred vessel. Receive
your doom and sink down like lead into the mighty
waters. The blacklist chapter in my experience is
comprised in those fourteen days L passed within
your bosom.
We found the Three Bells snug, staunch vessel.
Her cargo consisted in part of chloride of lime, which
had to be thrown overheard mostly, to make room
for the sailors between decks. The atmosphere of
the ship strongly impregnated with chloride gas,
and its qualities dsinfecting agent were strongly
tested. 1t caused good deal of irritation about the
lungs and incessant coughing for the first day or
two The sickness began to abate almost immedi-
atcy, owing in part to moral causes. The diet OF
was scarcity of other provisions They had occa-
sonaly slice of fried bacon and ration of brandy
was issued to them daily.
When the Three Bells left the wreck she in
latitude 80 and longitude so 60 about 600 miles from
New York. We encountered great deal of north
eastery wind, and our progress was slow until w ed
nesday, the 18th of January, when We were favored
with stiff breeze from the south east, which drove
us rapidly on,a and Thursday afternoon
off soundings, towards evening it grew thick, and the
captain, fearing to venture too far in stood off and
till morning
Friday dawned bright and fair, We signalcd for
pilot and then a stcamtug, and at 5 p. NJ. were
at anchor of the Battery.
grant an emotion Of gratitude filed every heart
when thought of the terrible danger through
which we had, by Gods mercy, passed
cannot close 4 communication already too long
without two three remarks And in the first place,
to Capt. Robert Creighton, of the good ship Three
Bells felt that every one of US who were rescued
by his instrumcrtality owe debt of gratitude which
can never be repaid For my part, shall ever love
and honor him a noble specimen of a generous and
true-hcartcd British sailor. lie merits, and trust
he will receive a rich reward.
In the next place. Major Wysc and his junior Off
GERS, Messrs. Winder and Chandler arc, i'll my opin
ion deserving of great credit for their conduct and
after they were left by their superior Off
GERS. Major Wysc, whom the responsibility of
the burden chiefly fell, is more particularly deserv
ing of praise. Day and night he watched over the
soldiers with paternal solictude mnstered to their
wants. and encouraged them, when sinking, from
of promotion gallantry in the field.
Two remarks as to the causes of the awful disas-
ter, and have done. In the first place. the ship
was sent to without having tried her engines
She had indeed tried them in the smooth waters of
the bay, but her first encounter with the stormy bill
lows of the Atlantic proved them more to be de-
pended on than broken reed
In the second place, she was far too deeply laden.
Her paddle-whecls had SO much dip to a
great strain upon her shaft and engines True, she
might in any have encountered the storm had |
she not been dismastcd and damaged in her upper |
works, and had her engines proved true, she could
have reached port in safety.
WINTER EVENINGS. Winter Evening is like an |
orange fully ripe. 1t is partitioned into from three
to six hours according to our habit, each of which
is distinct in its offices, and, like the quarters of
that avorlte fruit be peeled out without drain
ing drop from the others. And every hour is full |
Of juicy, lucous cooling minutes, that dissolve away
into the experiences OF wise people, comforting and
blessing On their way, as the orange-pulp does the
palate of the SchoolOoy. a Winter Evening out |
may be very profitable, and very entertaining, but
ut hOnse it is golden, and its wingel hours drip
ping with humble joys. Lectures, concerts, operas,
are very well III their way they great comfort
to bachelors and mistaken couples, who do not live,
but board and to travellers sojournng here for day
Dr. two. But why families should desert their glow
ng fires and parlors warmed to just the desired heat
IS marvel Why of taste should cat dry
bread and rancid butter the soed cloths of eating
houses, is wonder, when the table at home smokes
with hot dishes and savory morsels. Why should
prefer the hard seats of theatre, the b'hoys hi
nj ing in the galleries, and the pit murmung with
crunched peanuts, the "stars !" tearing their pas
sion all to tatcrs, and the minor actors by their
ncrism offending the ear, and their unapt make up
Eearying the eye like bad perspective, before the
drama, taken at ones at home, the curtain
dropping for the apples to come in just when he
Wills, the tedious shortened to his taste, and
he company just those he loves best or none at ALL
as he prcfers-this, too, is perpetual marvel
Why man should put on his overcoat and COM
ortcr and woman wrap herself in furs muf1ers,
cloaks and shaws, and the children bundle up to
face strong norwester, and go out to hear lecture
Of dubious excellence, concert that after all is
little better than bore, while at home goodly array
Of philosophers and poets, story-tellers and grand
advisers stand waiting to offer their services yet not
one of which looks sad if his neighbor is preferred
before hm-this would wonder at if it were not
every body's habit. If man has weak eyes, his
thoughts find anchorage, and if he cannot afford
the luxury of private reader, let him visit the pub
lie lecture-room and he get much good from it.
Or if for his sins he has lost his home let him go
tina concert and mortify himself But we who have
homes cannot afford first the sacrifice of our home
comforts second the loss of precious Winter evening
hours and third the price of tickets, unless we know
Of surety that they will admit us to choice perform
lnces
Young should make much of their Winter
evenings. They are the school-hours appended to
their business days. that none need lack edu-
cation. Some indeed, have evening, and sad
time they have of it. But there are many in the
City who in these leisure evenings have made them
selves masters of two modern languages &C