The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-11-26

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lhis was almost impossible. The psmmjcaa
could dot be spmsdA meal OF beans
l,hsy wduid DO. ionels--sud cell jank would
hass killed thsm. The timely discovery Of
q dead nafwhsl or unicorn proved an excel
lent 'fslief, tfordipg elk haadrsd pounds Of
saod whoIssoms 'assb, though ef fsshsE
unsavory sdor.
iBaas mors ssfious trial was ai hand. The
Weasel had bssa released from hss meosinss,
and had fought her way thsossh The ice fof
ssvsHii days, wbentbs sky gave tokeas Of On
appfoachina siorm. On The 2efh Of August,
the tempest came up with unmistakeabls
Arctic fury. liz effects can be described Ia
no othes words thsn hose OF The jonnai Of
lhs dsdusless commander:
"By Saturday morning u bIsv perfect
hurricane. We had seen il coming, and were
ready. with three good hawsen out ahead,
and ell ihinas snug oo board.
"StilI cams on heavier ssd hesviess snd
the ice began 70 drive more wildly th.n
thought had ever seen II. lhad Just turned
IN 70 warm and dry DJseif. during nomea.
,afy lnll, and was stretching myself ou, on
my bunk; whenI heard the sharp twapging
snap of cord. Our elk inch hawser had
parted, and We were swinging BY the tive
ethefs--ihs gale roaring like q lion 10 the
Southwark. fee4
"Haif minuts more, and 'twang, twans!'
came second report. knew Il wss The
whale line by tho shrillnsss Of the ring. Our
noble ien.inch MANILA still held on. / was
hunying my last sock into It's seal-skin boot,
| whea McGary came waddling down the
companion iadders--' Captain Kane, she wont
hold much longer; i:'s blowing the devil him
self, and am afraid 10 SURGE
"The manila cable was proving lis excel
Ience when reached ihe deck, and the crew,
as they gathered sound me, were loud in lie
praises. We could hear It's deep Eoiean
chant, swelling through all the raiile OF the
running gear and incoming of the shrouds-
II was the death song! The strands gave
/ way with the noise of shot,ed gun, and in
the SMOKE that followed their recoil, we were
dragged out by The wild Ice at It's mercy. 4
"Ws sIeadied and did some pretty warp
ing, and sot the brig good bed in The rnsh-
ipg drift; but ii all come to nothing. We
then tried 10 beat back through the narrow
ice-clogged waterway, that was driving a
l'quarter Of mile wide, between the shore
and The pack. II cost us Two, hours of hard
labor, thought skilfully bestowed but al
the end OF that lime we were at least four miles
Off opposite the sres, valley in the GENRE ol
RedeyiIle Reach. Ahead Of Us, farther to he
north, We could bee The strait growing still
hanover, and the heavy ice tables grinding
MP and closging it between the shore-clifl
on ons side and the ledge on the olheF.--
There vas but one thing left for US, 10 kesE
in some sort the command OF the helm, BY
going freely where we must Otherwise be
driven. We allowed her to send under a
reefsd foretopsaiI; all hands watching the en-.
emy as we closed, in silence. q.
"Ai 7 O'Clock in The morning We were
close apon the piiing masses. We droppet
our heaviest anchor with The desperate hops
of winding the brig, but there was no with.
Standing the ice torrent thai followed rs. We
had only time 10 fasisu spar as buoy ts
the chain, and left hes. slip. So went on
best bower! ssr,sa4E er.@
| aDown we went upon the gale again, help
iessly sctapiug along lee Of ice seldom les,
Irhsn thirty fest thick; uae hoe, measured b.
line as We tried 10 fastsn 4, more ihan forty
{ had seea such ice only once bsfofs, ane
never 10 suct rapid motion. One uptumet
mass rose above our eunwals,. smashing Ii
our buIwssks and deposiiins half ton of ics
/ IN lump upon our decks. Our stauueh lii
lie brig bore herself through alI this wild ad
venture a. II shs had charmed hfe.
/ "But new enemy came 10 sight ahead
Directly in our way. just beyond the line o
foe ice against which We were, alternately
sliding and thumpine, was d grosp Of besgs
. We had no power to avoid them and th'
! only question whether wewsre to 30 dashes
Ia pieces sgainsi ithem, on whether ihsy Nigh
no, Offer ss some providessial nook Of rsfus'
from the siom.a But, As we snsared them
We perceived that they wers al some distanc'
, from the fss edge, and separated from |
J by an interval Of epsn uaier Our hops
i rose, as The gsls drove .is toward this pas
J sage, ana INTO NJ and we wers ready to exnl
! when, from soms unexplained canse--pso5
J ably an sdiyofs ne wind against the loii.
icewslls- We losl oar hssdwsy. Almost q
the ssms momsnt We saw ihs, the befgs wen
J not as fsst that wish a msmsntums Of thsi
i ewn ihsywsss bearing down upon the o.hs
ice, and that ii must be our faie to Be crushss
! between ths two. sssa Sssss1 e'fsss
esaJus. then i broati sconce.pisce or low
waller washed berg came driving up from ths
southward. The thought fisshsd upon m.
Of one Of our escapesin Melville Bay; AMI
a. ihs sconcs moved rspidiy close sIongsids
Us, McGafy managed 10 plant IN anchor oi
J it, slope, and beid on 70 itby whsIs fine
/; 1t was an anxious moment. Our noble Tow
/ horse, wfitsf than the pale hesse thsi sssnss
70 be pursuing us, bauled us brsssiy on, III
spray dsshing over bis winduafd Aznks, sns
his forshssG lplowiug up she lsssef ios g 1
in scor1. The bsrss seelsaehssf upon % q
! 20 eevsucxd. Ouf channel tafreved 10 Il