The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-06-13
As ADVOCATE OF AMERICAN PRINCIPLES.
AT HOVE. April 22d. 1856.

-s-..- Ar HoNr. April 22d, 1856.
| Dear Mrs. Pretoeh. -
In my last informed You that
the greater part of my journey home was performed
water, and about ten miles from the place where
was 10 debark the wind commenced blowing and the
Boat officers predicted storm. but the Captain re-
fused to lie to, nor can / say / wished it. cared
nothing for little wind if was getting on. The
wind increased night came on until it became diff
fcut to manage the Boat, all the hats, caps DC, Of
the hands first took uncerimonious leave of their
masters and were speedily followed by all the loose
boxes and bundles that strewed upon the decks
together with quantity of cord wood next little
house fixed behind the Pilot house broke from It's
fastenings and was only saved by thecaptain. mate
and several hands getting rope around it and fas
tening it to the decks below. The wind increased
and what was something singular, there was not
loud to be in view, clear starlight night but
the horizon was ilumined by continued flashes
of lightning, which gave fine appearance to the
water which brokeover the bows of the boat, every
drop of which awning flashes Of Hight, could be dis
tinctly seen, almost resembling liquid fire. From
what saw that night think had an idea though
perhaps faint of the when troubled by the winds
We were now in wide part of the river in very high
water, when the sea had full play upon us. was
standing on the cabin deck behind one of the chm
neys admirng the appearances before me- and think
ing occasionally of the effect that might be produced
upon a goodly number of customers by the combined
| Influence of wind and water, when felt myself
| touched on the arm by young man (wTom / will
call Kostrell) and never before did see fright so
plainly depicted in mans face. He was deadly
pale, his eyes stretched and wandering aud he trem
bling violsntly.J aaa eas
Why Kostren what's the matter (for fluffy ex-
pected to hear that the Boat was broken and would
be down in five six seconds) Oh said
he this is terrible am afraid the boat will turned
over and all will be drowned and may be she will
| Al Ia x,{
course but told him expected the officers knew, and
would run ashore if there was danger Of sinking.
ooh no the Captain had told him he could not get
Fnshore, for side the trees would fall on the
boat and on the other the boat would be dashed to
pcces against the hank, and moreover the Captain
| said he afraid the chimneys would be blown
DOWN" Just as he spoke a pro iigious racket took
place above heads. / could hear the Pilot bawl
ing for help, something rolling and cracking and
cracking in very interesting manner and the storm
which seemed to be still increasing in violence roar
ing in every direction all of which with the strange
oaths AMI curses of the deck hands formed concert
that (though fond of novelties) would willingly
have dispensed with. If the chimneys fall thought
l. had better be in the calm and in went (Kos
trell had already gomez found him in cluster o.
four five frightene in lividuals, to whom he haf
given the Alarming intelligence that the chimney
had fallen or W re falling.
soon corrected the statement, for I knew they
had not fallen. and little after learned that tn
noise was occasioned by some portion of the cabl
box being torn from the decks and thrown Violently
against the chimney. The pilot had found hinstl
unable to manage the wheel alone and was callins
the assistant, and he, the assstant) found that h
would be under the necessity Of taking cold bad
in the river If he left the position he had taken to g
to his comrades assistance and it wsis some time be
fore he could do by the help Of rope About thi
time L began to think that it might be FOSSIL rlac
could be namel in winch woul be better satisfet
; lal.. Al 4
boat rocked To such degree thatI reled like drum
ken man Iwhen attempted to walk in the cabin AM
strange sensation came over me, AMI occasionally
an inclination to vomit; one two pass myers wer
already hari at IT, What the mischief can be tn
matter sai I. The bar-keeper who had been o.
salt water toll me it was the sen Sickness and advis
ed me to drink something strong / did so, an
then looked out and noticing large piece of tim
Der the bow of the boat, determined to take pos
session of it. if we should happen to sink. and the
sat down to wait the iseue n
I'll We did not sink however butafter about two hour
beating about in the river the two pilots carried
! into safe harbour behind an Island, much To X
satisfaction of all except Jimmy the captain of III
deck hands who hurt his foot in landing and curs.
J and swore Indignantly.
We sometimes hear II said that ssthe farthest wa
round, is the nearest way through" and people i
love are often in that way of thinking For INV ow
part alwaye find that M---is directly IN n
: the day following my debarkation from the steau
boat instead of taking the most direct to nv home
4 found myself on the road to M--whYch 10 n
4 seemed decidedly nearer. What occurred there
u have already told you in my last. and what didn
n occur. Solong time has now elapsad without an
definite information rom that interesting town. th
feel quite uneasy, and am much disposed to sta
somewhere in order to pass through there 'as.
.t 7 Very truly your friend eo~
L r