The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-03
A DAYS FISHING ON THE COAST
or ERICA.

A pleasant run Of twenty-five days from Angler
Point tJava) on our return voyage from China,
placed the good bark 'Firc Fly, on the morning oi
August 18th. in latitude 80 81 south, lnngitnd'
40 39' east. or more unferstandinBiy speak
ing, on the eastern edge Of the bank OF .oan'is 10
extending about three degrees OF iattuuy
milesl to the southwark of the main land on thecA
trerne southern point Of Africa, comprFeu .n
der the name of Good Hope; although, as 80
Of private opinion, think the origlha o" ~ 80
If All TORRENTS, more applicabie 20 sno" i 60 ,ho
IL a mariners mind in working hia 49, -;
westward for Mt all seasons of the year ana esPeer
ally in the winter, il II either de"', c"' 60 a.,
ing a gale: and a. the gales are aI~ays ho.l VII.
westward, 1t requires greaI u. 70 20 lasm bis ves
and ski on the part of the master 20 Keep MS YES
snI In such n positon to receive the fuli dement,
If strong current which sets along the edge of the
hank To the westward. But the skill and Judgment
n the * ippcr. and first mate (none better ever
.aiicd shin and Lieutenant Msury's charts, over
came all difficulties OH passage. But will pro-
coed with the fishing. This same August Eth was
Sunday, aud genuine sunday it was; old Sol
looked glorious, and evidently intended TO impose
rest and quietness on the winds and waves on that
portion Of Neptnne's dominions, for twentyfour
hours.
The light easterIy wind which we had fset stun
sails, too, in tho fore part of the night died away
at daylight, and the long westerly rollers were
even and CLASSY to be almost imperceptible The
vessel lay as quietly as though at anchor in q
road.
have always thought fish and game Of all kinds
of the week but whether or no, / had made up my
mind we were going TO have some sport this day,
and change Of diet from ''sait horse twenty-one
times week. SO after breakfast we rou,cd out the
tub Of deep line, and attaching a cod fish hook
to the lead, batcd with a bit of salt pork sounded
and got bnttOD in SxtYivc fathoms lover 800 feet
Located i'll the iniZznn chains waited with the pa
thence OF Job Though l believe Job was never a
fisherman, well. the patience Of IZaak Walton. for
a bite. hut after waiting two long hours. and get
he shadow u | boa IN
and another hour ma &C. entirely disbeleve the mar
yslous fish stories | had often listened to in re-
gard to these banks. SO began to cast my eyes on
the tiOck- Of Poland geese, cape-hens and pigeons,
&c, which were flying about in the hope of finding
amusement and change of diet In them. But the
recolections of feed once attempted to make
out of an albatro4H, deferred me: ii with the
exception Of bullock hide steak. the toughest
morsel that ever chaw'd; hut the recollection of
recalled me to my line. and feeling slight jerk on
it. commenced hauling it in with apparently lit
tie resistance, except what would he expected from
a ten pound lead. when. imagine my surprise, and
the delight Of the doctor to find had hooked
fine fish, of about IL pounds.
1t was certainly the handsomest salt water fish
ever saw. rivalng the dolphin in brlliancy of CO.
Tor; in shape il VAS very similar to shad except
tho head. which had the sharp cutwater appear
of the dolphin its color was rich golden red
on the back, decreasing in briliancy to the belly,
which was of salmon color. Tho head. fms and
tail were offs blood red on the sides were three
regular horizontal bands of a deep hue: hut its ex
ternal beauties were nothing compared to the in
ternal delights experienced when the fish,
after being operated upon by the doctor was
placed before on the table. Grace was omitted
from excess Of moisture in our mouths, a hurried
grasping Of knives and forks followed and the pro-
cess of degluitiun conmepced; fifteen minutes suf
feed to tell the tale. when all that remained were
sundry heaps OF transparent bones, and we found
ourselves gazing with apathetic indifference at
huge plum d"ff which, with its usual accompan-
ment Of mulasscs sauce, winds up Sunday dinner
sea. This afforded evident delight to Jake. the
cabin boy, who by the rolling Of his eyes had tes
titled his doubts as to whether he would get any
share Of the dinner AT all.
After dinner, all the small rope on board was
over the side and with very good success. Before
night we had hauled aboard about four hundred
weight Of cod, salmon, and what 1 call salmon
trout Tho cod are similar to those caught
on the North American Banks, except they are
rather longer and pike-like in their build. The
salmon are entirely different from ours; they are
much thicker for their weight, and their color is a
dark green, with stripes them like sea bass. q
species of which they may be, for only give the
names applied by Good Hope fishermen, but you
have undoubtedly heard of them before, trust you
can determine rs to their true species) However
there are two singular facts about them.
First-They show n great liking to be caught
hardly making any effort st escape, although some
of them weigh at least twenty pounds;and secondly
they the nearest approach to fish without bone
ever saw, and have very little gut
At sunset u fine breeze 5prang from the eastward;
c0ilng away our lines, We thanked God for loca-
ting Aguhas Bank where he did, and went on our
way rejoicing For the next two days We stuffed
ourselves and strokod boards every variety
aud style of dish the doctors" skill could suggest
This removed our health and strength to resit the
two weeks OF severe gales aud storms before wealth
ering the Cape. HARRY.
FIGHT IN EVANSVILLE, IND, BETWEEN WHITES AND
NEGROss.-The Evansville, Und.,) Journal of the
9th ult., notices desperate affray which occurred
there two nights before, the result of the thevinx
aud other depreCatons of the negroes. The por-
ton Of the white citizens had determined to drive
them of, and the blacks had procured rifles and
loop-holed their cabins for defence. The Journal
says:
About twelve o'clock at night brisk fusilade
was opened and kept up for some minutes after
which rush WAS made ut the house, and the door
broken in, when hand to hand struggle eusued
in which bowie knives, clubs and ceavers were the
weapons used. Many on both sides were severely
cut and beaten. man by the name Of Alexander
M.ddux received three cuts in the head the shoul
der and arm. Another man by the name of JOSEPH
Glass received ball in the head Glass is reportad
dead, and Maddux IN a very critical condition A
tiermau was shot i'll the thigh and had one of his
fingers shot of. Many others were slightly wound
ed Ii was exceedingly difficult TO get ut the truth
of the matter amid the excitement and conflicting
statements. Both parties were seriously beaten in
the engagement, but we have not heard of any IA
tai wounds except those mentioned.
An old black woman. the mother of the family
received a severe blow upon the head from A qnn
stock: and black hoy knocked down with
pistol barrel One white man was severely cut on
the head from blow with cieavor, which left n
large lock of his hair aud pool of blood on the
!i1Or. Lyle's house is half milo from the main
road, in secluded spot in the woods At the time
of the attack the blacks say there were but five or
six black men i'll the house; the other inmates
were eight or ten women and children. The hons,
exhibited the marks of rifle balls and charges of
shot in four five different places The door
which was strongly fastened, was beaten in by n
fence rail. The negroes declare they did not fire
till after the door was forced omen The other
party say the persons shot received their wounds
outside the house, and before the door was forced
in.
On Saturday, the excitement was increased hy
the above occurrences, and a Isore srrious and n
wider combination was evidently forming To drive
OF or extcrmnatr the blacks, who form n commu.
nifty of one hundred and fifty two hundred in the
bottom. Serious apprchenson5 were felt that a
bloody drama would be enacted. Several iuliciops
citizens addressed note to sheriff (;ayitt who
aided by Sheriff Hall and Sheriff Mcbride repaired
privately To the cabins Of the blacks in anticpa.
ton of the movements of the whites, and induced
the offending negroes to place themselves under
their charge. and they hCnnght to the Cty in
the afternoon and placed in secure quarters and
ont of harm way. The community, by this Judi |
cious movement, we'll executed. have probably been
spared painful and bloody tragedy.
ANOTHER WARNING To RAILROAD TRAVELLERS
Peter Boyle, passenger on the cars, near Allen
town, Pa, was killed the 9th nit hy too rashlv
putting his head ont Of the car window. The |
Democrat says:
As the train was paseing Iaury's Station, he |
stuck his head ont Of the window, which coming |
IN contact with the tm,rrs Of the bridge took his
scalp entirely of. Our Informant SIT on the seat |
With the nntortunatc'm9n md was despatched with
blood. lie describes the srNnr as awful-the crash
Of the Fcul the fainting Of tho women tho alarm
Of the passengers all being instantaneous The |
conductor had before cautioned the man against |
Sticking his head out of thr window.
kEtlY STRoSGMfNDgn WoMAS-Tho Uirbts- |
eu"n -! Excelsior SAYS that young man of % |
years, residing with his mother in lonely cabin
some 10 miles from that place. in 1.-THE Pines died
rncentlN snl tlAutE L.. 'tUu |