The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-03

Aye, aye, sir.'
The tack was boarded
Haul aft the main sheet " shouted
the captain and aft it went, liKo the
spreading of sea birds wing, giving the
huge sail to the gale
"Givo her the lee helm when she goes
into the sea I" cried the captain.
Aye, aye, sir she has it," growlcd
out the Ole sea-dog at the binnaclc.
Right your helm keep her full and
bye p
Aye. aye. sir, full and bye she is"
was the prompt answer from the helm.
How fast does she go7n
Nine knots aud half, sir"
How bears the light ?"
Nearly abcam. sir"
Keep her away half point"
How fast does she gol"
Nine knots. sir"
Steady so = returned the captain.
SteadyW answered the helmsman,
aud all was sicut as the grave upon the
crowded deck, except the bowling of the
storm. for space Of time that seemed
to the Imagination almost an age
1t was trying hour to us unless we
could carry sail SO as TO 20 at tho rate
Of nine knots an hour. we must of ucces.
si'y dash upon Scilly; and who ever
touched upon those rocks and lived du.
ring Storm
The sea ran very high. tho rain fell in
sheets. the SKY wa. ono black curtain. il.
Eliminated only by tho f,irt lirb, which
was to mark our dcliverance or stand =
monument of our dcstrnction The wind
had goi above wbistlino--;t came in nnffs
that hattcned the waves and modo opr
old fripatc scrtlr n Lo, Ioar;nas whilo
everything on boo,d soenrJ ,n H.. cr,ct.
ing into ,ieces. A, iii, vnmc,t ,L.
carpenter reported that Tho /, r, bolt If
the forc.shrnnd bo1 Lrau
Get on the Inf. md .n, ,Lom al ri,
the weather shrnnds Kccn bcr ,t small
helm. onartcr.m,stcr .nd oaso h.ri ,Ln
sea- were tho orders nf ,ho c,nt.in
Tho luG, wore soor I'm, unon ,lo
weather sbrouJs which If co,rsr rclicv.
ed tho chains and cb,nnols Inn, m,uy a,
unxious eve wa, turned towards tho rc.
naming bolts for uron tbcm dcnen1.d
the mast, ana mann ,ho r,ao,s aoro,Jod
the safety Of thu slin-.for ,ri,h ono fno,
of canvass less she could not live ffteen
m muu,es
Onwar,lplurc,d ,bc ovcr.lad,n fr;g,to
and a, eycry sure sho sccmcd bcnt nm
On making tLo lccn thc s,ilor's cr,ve
She had been fitted ont ot BOSTON vbcn
the thermometer was bcIow zcrn liar
sbrouls Of course ,htrcforo slocLsrod ot
every stroip and her nnwirldIy m.s,s
for she had those designed for the
frigatc Cumberland a much larper shin
-sccmcd ready to jump ont of her
Aud now. willie all was apprehension.
another bolt drcw-and then another
until at last our whole s,nv was placed
upon single bolt less tbpn mans
wrist in circumference Still the iron
chung 10 the solid wood mud bore MS n.
longside tic breakers. though in n most
frirh,ful proximlty TO them This ,,if.
ling incident has never. | believe bean
noticed in pnblio but is the literal fact
which | make not the SLIGHTEST at.
tempt 10 embcllish.
As ne callorcd ou-for can oomn,re
our vessels lcaninc 10 noth;ng elssTtLf
rocks seemed very r,or us Dark nc vas
the night tho white foam scowlod around
their black heads wbilc the snrav C,n
over us. and the thunder of tho dasbing
,urco sorndoI ill., - nc.,I Iii u'Ie.
.he ocean was sinnirn for tho victins il
was carer to crgHinS
Al lenctb thc I"Lt ho,o rro, orr
and the bold Atlantis rollcd it,
: hjte cans before ne Dnr;ra tL;s lima
III was silent e,cb or;cor ana man was
:, his nos, nrJ ,ho boar;nr ."J oo"n
cnance of the c.ntain seemed to civo en-.
IN everv rorson or ho.rd
Ni,b but n baro noss;h;I;,y of s,v;n,
he shin and tLoso IN bo,rd Io rn,;od on
Il, nou,;c,l .t;lI md onnr.no and Lr
arriving tbe ma;nsoil vL;ch in INV o,bcr
iruotion would h,ro hoon oons;dorod
uicidol act " Lo woa,horod ~ ,oa
borc and s,yed ,h. Cons,;,,,;on rS =, Nv
The moinsoil was now banlcd -, hv
ipbt hearts md si,onc b,nds ,hc T X
na sr.nlor ,aI.or il ns1 f~o,, ,ho ~,
f the ScilIv tbo g,IIon, va.soI | nnGer G
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ook her Jcrariurc orJ dannod nor,;Ir
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