Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-01-26

gales, which drove them down to the Bormudas,
whore they spoke the vessels Martha Whittemore,
four days out from Richmond, bound to Liverpool,
in north latitude IS degrees, west longitude u and
in the same latitude aud longitude spoke the brig
Montgomery, Ct Boston, Captain Mcintyre. The
Montgomery furnished them with q barrel OF pota'
toes and some water. From the 2lst Of October,
when they made sail for New London, the crew
were constantly engaged in trimming the
vessel.
Their food, consisting Of provisions found on the
Resolute, was nearly gone, and had not captain
Mcintyre seasonably-supplied them, they would
have been very badly of. The Resolute reached
New London December 23d, and came to anchor
three quarters Of a mile from the wharf, not lar
from the Groton shore. During the passage the
crew were much troubled for. water, having to melt
ice and drink a brackish fluid, from one OF the ve.-
sells tanks. which was only tolerable when made
into chocolate. She lost one whole suit OF sails
during the passage, they being completely used
up"
Mr.. Quale, the mate, and three men boarded the
Resolute for the first time, September 18th. Inc
ice round her was from twenty-five to thirty feet
thick. Getting on deck, they found every thing
slowed away in proper order for a descrtion--spars
hauled up to one side and bound. boats piled to-
gether, covering snow-sleds, matches closed, etc.
Every thing was silent and dark in the cabin, but
they broke in the hatchway door, and felt their
way in darkness to the table. On it they found
matches and candles, and the decanters Of the OH
GERS, with excellent liquor in them glassesstanding
around, just as they had been left 50 many months
before.
A dry mold had gathered over every thing. The
iron water-tanks in the hold had burst from ex-
treme cold, and the water they had held had How
Ell over the bottom of the hold. Every thing be-
tween decks were covered with moisture. A sort
Of perspirntior had arisen from the water under
meath, and settled above. Many articles OF aP'
parel were found "wringing wet" The party mace
a frein the cabin, and the mould soon began tc
drip down upon them.
On boarding the ship the first impression is one
of admiration at the massive strength OF every
thing connected with her build. On the wind
lass OF the vessel, in large letters, is cut the in
junction, England expects every man to DO MS
duty"
Indeed, every thing has been kept as undisturb-
ed as possible throughout, since her hrst olsco'ery
in September. 4,
Almost every thing Of a perishable nature is al
most entirely ruined, as the reader will see here,
after. Glue has dropped out of locker joints, oil
arising from the dampness consequent on imPris
ment for so long a time in that climate, with SC
much water in the hold. The hammocks are oil
ruined. A cover was thrown off the forecastle
Yesterday, and every thing in it was covered with
rust and mold. Going below, We entered first the
cabin. -.
This was, of course, the captains room, and ii
is fitted up in the very substantial and elegant man
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the room are cabinets fllod with valuable books
1t is estimated that even now there are about two
thousand volumes, all standard reading, on board.
We noticed a full set of "Rees' Encyclopa liza,
Agnes Strickland's Lives of the Queens OF Eng
land" Shakespeare, several volumes, etc. We're
we saw the log of The vessel from the LIST OF Sep
TENDER, 1858, to April Sd, 1854. We copied one
entry, as follows
H. M. s.. "Resolute," 18th January, 1854.
9 A. N. mustered by divisions.
People taking exercise IN deck.
5P. N. Mercury frozen.
The book in which these records were kept was
quite musty, not to say moldy. Others In the
[ cabin were in q very good state. But wo saw mt
books all over the ship, covered with mold 81
thickly as to be disagreeable to handle. One o
{ them, which we took up in the ward-room, was
9 Bible, and on the 6y-leaf, the ink turned by tn
e lapse of time and dampness, was written:
civilian ABRAHAM SURREY.
with Jno. Dalton's best Wishes"
In the cabin we found books of family prayers
/, books with forms of prayers especially prepared
for the expedition by the Church of England;
"Pilgrim's Progress" with master g.. Bells
name in it a copy Of 1.-THE Christian Visitor,
with the autograph inscription of Captain kellett
sister, by whom it was presented to him. In
chinaware, which we found in a closet here, wit
d~ecanters filed with tho choisest liquors, is {
very heavy and costly style. The castors wer
covered with mold.
We believe there is no doubt that the Resolut'
with all her contents, is the property OF the me
:. who risked their lives in recovering her. The
certainly deserve their good fortune.