Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-12
NUMBER 6s.
RICHMOND wHIG.


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''P'@'e g q o>sr oy oeafs Crss,.
-ospt Hail. OF the schooner Adri.c sends the Chcs
go Tribune the following exceedingly intsrc-., .-..
of the capture by himself and fv. of NJ. - =, -,
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-. m :. 'e-'' "n'en '"ey found ssin-
""s aer"ss nay de Noque;
Chiedgo AsgHa 30-0n Monday last the ash i,. - 4
while laying anchor wth IN. .rhoop.r A,i.,, al 49,
head OF that beautiful land locked hsrbor Petit Raw a.
vogue an arm of Green Bay, projecting from it< .osh
ern extremity fifteen miles into the l.st' ta~.rss
Lake Superior, my attention called ~ on. Of ~,
cre~ To large black animal White Fish Point vb,eh
ON examination with glass proved bS very -,
black bear just taking bs water th she ip,en,io -
psreny OF swimming 10 the ossoste shore Of the nav
-h,ch At this point s n, ~sdc the distance beins
diuded oy t~oror three small Islands.
iimmedlseis ot'erci the boat made ready which to.L
some hne Ss a. pr~ith sail attached; had TO be un
snpped before f could be done, the bear had reach
=" nearly nail The distance iro the point the 6r.t L.
and and eeesms oece.ary To dispatch iu osder to
prevent ms gaining footing upou it, for ~th IN. ve.
poS We asi sonid have been madness attack such
'o'm''ao'e monster on land The boat manned 9th
ionr OAR, aud clumsy paddle made OF an inch pns
board sss used To steer wiih In lieu Of rudder or 6th
oar Nn'cn We we're minus The wind blowing very
s"""gy nom the north.ard being about abeam fos the
oesr, shd directly ahead tor u.s. In our haste no
sapoha OUT an Old dun axe and common brad knife
I"ueeS ~e nad no otner, unless We bad taken some
ana one or two more knives similar tho ON.
ou Nhieh we're not just at hand. The bear vas
S ra oser quarter OF miie lrom US when
eu Inc men we're good oarsmen and soon over.
nUrl
refe unsmpped one being taken In place OF the paddle
70 seer VIM oy Mr.. Pane, who managed the boat very
o, >, " ~ ~ - .S,s las "hien iono~ed
49, .,s,;as' ', .Hs '"e axe, ahd myself the kpfs,
eohee ourselves forward, ready Tor the attach The
s~4h IRON Us As we approached, and Wetmore ~ho
"a % ny e, "neu oios NJ MS mead, intending cleave
ond =; ,L 80 . Hue 700 soon, inncung deep
- - " ~ =. uhe same uue cutting Oh the tip OF
Sis t ous uI not 'oucn tne spine or any important
Nv. ~ :. anu 'ne Nouha had no other immediate e.
nonan. sSo.'..i nm , ne turned towards the boat
haVA Nas.. l..
no ~ u ooAr, anu gave deep growl more Ike that
" " .on 10 'ian any else ever heard He did at
~, h =; is UNI Out struck out with all his might
- ~ % . es' ia'anI ne was powerful swimmer and
1e 'No oarsmen nad no hgnt task TO head him of. As
- an. " 'u nun asan, ne eiuded the second blow
h;cS a. Iae ", m w % 'ne axe, ana was lost overheard
-. ~ 80 W ~ ~ ~ Sespon out the knie
,o ,b,.s T.; ,bp - MN MN t'e lnifu ume, gave him
- !" 'ns heeA Win tne KNIFE, one on each side
oow ,rpsd .p, 49, s oaue IN up 10 the hilt He
80 - upo ~ anu a''4eAeo tue ooat, growing with
t as he came up, gave him several
h. no,,orf, ' A oulns tne passes he made with
do,h, - haI ~ s yoeussson Oh winch would, no
80 ~, :. VI 1Sen on my arm Striking the
!, ..,as S h " ; u Ane oent nearly double rendering
60 H.; ~ - a. iu 'uen lieu 'ne pine paddle and
s: So ~ ooT uPon one skuh that shivered the paddle
VI pee ou' "",e" seemed TO have no effect whatever
81 ,h -, - - :. 50 o,'e PA- upon tne gunwaIe
u, ,L a1 . se-eu " WIN nus .eeth- AT this critical
m.,a IA e - ~ "e oIougo' INTO requis'tou BY the
comng down no s;o :. e ,s oio-s from them
b;s hofd o a. h - m T91' oreeu nun 10 rrhnquish
20 ,h ho.f = 80 - - Au ue sSeeeedea IN getting In
b.d ~, - 60 $50 'e e'fea'eu in'o the element he
Ne nov sanoh, 80 :,
b;rb w IA s ~ aignt toward the island
;mmed;.,aiy ,,,s,'aS - , eu'ns Tue ngnt We
s,a;sb,ar ~, L,;es hiss' anu improved the time to
.no,Ssr ,hrns, r. ~. - a | We came up gave him
Ion ~; - ~; e 80 .e =, snu .nen seizsd nm by the
b;s "a - =. - @ seoe'S VI the boat brought
| ,h -, s.i 80 Ia " .H .ne oo"' ano the men urging
,ion NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. % ~, very essly noo nun In this po-
no Son,;n- - a. 80. @ yylu suuggnes' ne having
,ba sids ,, * -, - ~, e suuggnEg. ne struck
chin ont Of ,bs I.nh U; ope P' eaen hai taxing
snlIU cassaS I - nus s'lIggies grew weaker aud
hin, int ,hs ho., "a sptp nin ueau and hauled
| narcs;vs5 H., r.; W p W, % - 'se senooner- we soon
ing possum" We lost no time in s; NJ. pay
a. vii a. n. ouS ~ s o u, IN securing ms hind eet
| : - -. - Y M " "'e io'~ 70 rhg OF the boat with