New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-09


was wanting but the proper apparatus 20 ft tue
bsildpg for immediate use.
AR Field, with most Of the amateurs, determ-
ined to remain all night in the building aud men
were dispatched 10 collect spruce 6oughs enough
TO turn the floor into bed DR. Spring and my
self, however, preferred trying one OF the Usher
mems huts. and Mr. Tapp sent one OF his grand
sons TO conduct us to bis residt nee. We retraced
our way 10 the ceye, aud were guided by littlc
Steve 10 the largest hut, which was a very small
one, Just opposite the landing. On entering,
woman Of about fifty five, short, stout, with gray
eyes, ard queer, irizzled yellOwsh hair rose from
her seat by the wide fireplace. Are you Mrs.
"Tappl"l asked. I'm Iapp's wife" she On.
.Ner,d, stretching forth her hand. and when
took il, bobbing nearly to the fOtr in respectful
but crotesque courtesy. introduced Or Spring,
Who was received with still deeper courtesy,
and mentioned Mr.. Taps message and our desire
20 remain there FIR the night. 10 be sure,
said she "you shall stay; it's dficul; house,
but such as it is, YOU are welcome 10 IT," There
Was tea-kettlc on the fire, aud pan o. bread
with heap of live Goals on the LID, hanging 70
hook Tspp's wife set about preparing tea, giving
us, meaBw bile, variety Of Information about her
self and family. Her language was very quaint
and peculiar, AMI she spoke in the short duck
way conn on 10 some tribes of Indians gathered
from her words that she had been born and raised
on Codroy river (about thirty miles north of
her mother; that all the COWS and sheep in tho
settlement belonged to her; that she had nine
daughters and two sons, but God Almighty took
one of the latter when he was two months old
that she had never been further than PortauX-
basques, and thought it must be a fine thing TO
see the world. She added, however, that she had
plenty to eat and drink, and was well coutented
where size was, Two of her daughters-great
shy. snbumt, blowzy tombo,s Of fourteen aud
sixteen cane into the house They would be
good Girls" said she, il they had their rights
-meaniI if they had chance TO 20 10 school
/ asked for drink of water, and received bowl
of sepiacolored mixture tasting of mud. It's
Every difficult water" said the old lady. land
YOU'D better not drink much.'
Presently she spread piece of painted ol.clcth
on the table, set out plates, cups, bread and
butter took the tea kettle of the fire, and invited
Us TO sit down, saying "lf | had ything better,
YOU should have it | can't do more than that
you know" She apOlogized for her bread, a.
surfing us that she had very difficult" -four, but
added as if to console us, here you have
clancy dish, and here you have a clancy tea cup,
"only they don't match" With all her oddly
nothing could be kinder than h r manner; and her
difficult bread and tea sweetened with mOlssses,
had relish for me beyond what my hunger gave
it We had Just finished our meal when old Tapp
appeared, accompanied by Dr Ssyre and Mr.. Rob-
erts, Who were dispatched by the party to procure
a supply of bread and tea. They gave such an ac
count of the comfort of the new house with its
bedding of spruce bOugh., that DIR. Spring aud
myself were persuaded to return with them. We
had not proceeded far, however, when tho
fishermen saw the lights OF a steamer of tho bay,
and presently second light appeared, still more
distant and indstinct. The first steamer gradu-
ally rounded in toward the land, but q light fog
was gathering over the water. and We could not
make out from her lights whether she was the
Adger OF the Victoria.
Old Tapp supposing che was the former vessel,
put OIL tow ard her in his boat, and after some de-
liberation Mr.. Roberts and myself took two OF
the fishermen and followed him The steamer was
at anchor BIZ this time, and burning blue lights,
which were answered by rockets from the vessel
outside. She proved to be the Victoria, which
had run up in advance Of the Adger, which latter
had the bark in tow. II was now nearly nine
o'clock, and the fog was at times so thick as en-
tirely to hide the Ajger's lights. Capt. Sluyter
attempted to send up some signals but the rockets
were wet, and, instead of rushing into the air.
flew against the cooks galley, and swept the deck
with broadside of sparks. man was sent in,o
the shrouds with a blue-light but 1t was evidently
not seen The captain, finally, worn out with the
days labors, had lain down, and we were thinking
of the same thing, when the sound of oars was
heard and one Of the Adger's boats drew along
side. She had Mr.. LOwber on board aud came
for the purpose of taking out Captain Sluyter TO
asstt in plotting the steamer in. Mr.. l.. reported
that she was lying to- four or five miles ont, and
the men had had an hours pull before reaching
the Victoria
| embarked in the boat with the captain, and
about ten o'clock she put OF, steering out to sea
in the supposed direction Of the steamer, whose
lights were nowhere to DO The water WAS
fortunately smooth, with but light swell and the
men pulled vigorously for nearly half an hour be-
fore the quick eye Of our cockswain could detect
any ,ign OF light. Even then it was immediately
obscnred again by the fog and az we were losing
sight Of the YctOria's lights by this time, it was
decided to burn Roman candle which We had
with u.s. This was accomplished with some diili.
Guilty, for the powder WAS damp; but it procured
US return signal and showed us our true course.
shortly afterward gun was fired on board the
Victoria according to Capt. Sluyter's direction.
In another half hOur We seemed to be rapidly
nearing the Adger, when she stood further out
again and almost disappeared from view. We had
now lost sight of the shore, and began TO fear wo
should have to pass the whole night on the water.
Another long and weary pull followed, but We did
not feel entirely safe until within hail OF the
steamer. The swell was heavy, and 1t was with
the utmost difficulty and danger that we sue
eeeded in getting upon her gangwsy ladder. Our
men had been obliged to pull distance Of eight
or nne miles, and it was nearly midnight when
We got on deck
Can't Sluyter brought the steamer safely in next
morning and anchored her just under the lee Of
Cape Ray The guns and lights, We found, had
accustomed the greatest anxiety TO those on shore
during the night. Everything was now in readi-
ness and immediate preparations were made for
landing the cable BIT.
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