The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-06-11

ing notes by the way are from the pei
of a young American traveller who Ii
out, looking after materials to make &
book. We shall not say who the An
thor il. because we want the world tt
be shaken to its centre with curiosity
Let Review writer's and others make
their coniectures as they may The
Young American Author is determin
ed upon remaining perfectly ineog
Suffice to say, he is not the author Of
Letters from Under Bridge "NIis-
cellaneous Randam Scibhlinge" "Jot-
tings and Dottings'' loose Leaves
or ''The Miscellanine If T.. NJ ] :" nui
anything else Of The sort; nor is he the
Author of .Iunins as has been intilna
ted. The following account Of a thrill
ling incident on the Mississippi, is
from his rough notes"
MFmonAEph.-tSt eumcr I" Iouu q
AWeftca left New Orleans We'd
nesday May 8lst bound for Camden.
Ark. full Of freight and passengers
bar we'll stocked with whiskey. four
miles above city in "lat st 40 or
light"--boat oyertaken by q severe
double engine storm which carried
away lack staff and section Of stove
pipe-excitemen tremendous chain-
bermaia overheard the gallant mate
jumped to save her. both met watery
grave-boat stopped fred fofty-seyen
gums over the face Of The waters. In
The midst Of life we are in DEATH
ntrhe bull % ised bic tail % hies.
Went thnrdetng Ser the riain,
1he tnr'ble hee trtre Using hv
Aud then poured down The rain"
The captain being uaacquainted
with the weather, neglected to provide
himself With the usual wet weather
comforts rig shoes and umbrella
Consequently the boat was landed -
the indefa'igable clerk with the inter.
eat Of the boat near At heart started on
a voyage Of diseovery-alter an alb
sence Of one hour and sixty minutes
returned HE snperhuman efforts
crowned with success, having met with
d travelling merchant purchased cap
tain pair Of calf boots and 40 &. um-
brella Boat proceeded on her vow
ane SIX miles above towu passed
laurel Hill under waY-2 miles
above city met Henry Lewis did ut
think it worth while to turn round and
pass her under way as the Young
America has already the reputation Of
being The fastest boat On the c1eei.
s dcloch Z. W-captain, pilot one
engineer, cook ard bar keeper inehria
ted "A rnmor that the beat sinking
got circulated among the crew and
creating tremendous excite
ment every body wayel warm and
swore exceedingly much. Erred ont
brave and generous with poor brandy
bar keeper) with the courage Of
British lion proceeded to collect the
total receipts amounting in all to thir-
ty cents since the departure Of the
boat from port. prepared himself with
life preservers and sundryother water
ing equipments and jumped overheard.
We doubt not he came alive to land.
10 T. NJ, thanks to the sober portion
Of the crew we still swim entertaining
The hope that to-morrow's sun will
shine as brightly upon us as hereto
fore.
Angels and ministers of grace de-
Iend us until morning.
IL r. NJ, cook just awolse no hopes
Of captain till to-morrow--as the bar
"a empty. We can with safety say
that Tomorrow the boat will be pump.
ID out, eorlked up and her helm put
ABOUT for the Isle III the ocean"
San Francisco.
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The intelligence from Boston crea-
ted the greatest excitement at Syracuse,
n. T., on the 9th ult,, and knots of
people discussing the subject, were
gathered on all the corners.
On the night Of the Goth ult.. 1000
men guarded the depor, tili ton o clock,
z. NJ, at which hour the Jerry Rescue
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