Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-03

"a Niti0ii 70 farlauig open3 like Ga
the first act of The Tenpest--scenc,a shin a
ses', anu storm--ship~rtck narrowly escape,
and shelter to repair damages sough. ans
found in harbor Of the "stiI-yrxed Der
nooshes." This epithet, generally speak
ing, Is correct. But now that the hurricane
winch, lew days ago, swept over this re
gton ai.! " seriously impsril.tsl us has passet
away, the Islands !.,os the picture OF tr...
qaiiiity itself; in tie quiet cedar groves on
dreams vision ot Miranda, and silent mo N
light sysnings tempt one to listen for SON.
trickss sohs of delicate Arid.
On the AFTERNOON Of O.tohrr l,th VIC sail
I'd from Sandy Hook. We hal under us {ls
we haze yet, thank Haven , perhaps tbs
iirgcst sailing frigate in the world, node
ai symmetry in her hull, AMI Of gracotilr- -
alott. Ihoash many Years IN the st)c' SIS II
might nevertheless he regarded rs :. unv
ship; this was her FIRST vsyay', Sh, can.
TO her ma; ridge with tine Atlap &c at ono,
yrgin and martial rs the beau, .ful AlehiiIa
u bride Of one of the Old Viz -, sho, in cl.si
of batth.,gllcy to galley ,si.d sword to sword
was won by her lover.
For several days we hal exec din-,y ME-
w.Ather the hreeze lisnt, and the ganll.
undalati3n and lJ.s dash Of waves Ileas..it.
even to the candidates for s.u-sicilne-s \
slowly falling bsromct r, however, mi git
have made us Suspect that these fn1 days
were what sailors call weather breeders. -
On the 22i, in lat. 81 81 n, bng. So -
W, the wind freshcned int, a L., ut frs;
from $. +, by T., veerins-to from cut, and
blew stronger AMI stronger, with weather
thickening and gloomier hour by hour. until
the evening" 0. the 24th, When it lullsd t.
nearly L moderate breeza; only occasionally
IL fierce squall went bowling by,ani WAS gone
almost rs soon as felt. and tho low canopy
of dense cloud seemed to me-. away in the
moonlight.
us it an oll-f.sii9ned gale, AMI nearly
over" or AR, W IN a revolving storm, and
near the heart OF it? - wera questions that
MI asked AMI discussed. /, WIS my watch
from P. N. till midnight. When relieved
the deck, the SKY was III lstiy cio.r and lish-
ted up by large InDDn, aaI Aocts q TIE
fccci,st eirro-cunuii slept motio1l3ss away
in the upper fields Of tle blu. Eu: it WAS
not a night OF beauty, for all that. 1t was
as wild as could be-. Blnks oiuim JUS cloud
hung near the horizon in TIE y. E. and y
w, alive with sharp Lightning, no. the less
threatening for the absence Of thunder, and,
far beneath the serene heaven, almost touch
ing the tops IF the tamaltu3uj seIs, thin
scud was flying accros from the eastward
with astonishing rapidlty. 4 bright look
out was kept for sudden shift of wind
The barometer was falling rapidly and there
seemed little doubt as to tae cycloue, AID
our proximity to lis centre. Yol know
what aud where that Is. 4 b-oal disk of
storm, say hundred miles in dim ter, and
in sna ne most like a m i'll st11, 81 ),ylv 1.r1-
sressins witha!, whlris hori" 'atiliy r1un Z.
central eTlinuer OF hoie ts2 - spa'N) OF
comparative CALM the torres OF t4e Wia1 IN
creaslns, Oh course IN clrec. rate - t3' as
trict 20; tHs c'te@lnHzfas.e-- .7>"fss- 'Ae
centre Il blew ? i1nrsica:.s
me snip was On tae p9fs s,'sN, uA3af ele
maln-s9f SAL and iofesaa,t oes' close )
fore st0rm-staysa'l ana inalA trysalI-s :oFE
canvas ier even heavy -ales-n2" c!reeniaa
60 the fJriet squalls, and AGAIN ro.!ln6 IN
easily to windw2rd, as II dIstrusuui gt the
sSeAcherous luis. No cdanre occuTre4 !ur-
Ing my wAtcA. lac captain retired a2'oe
eleven CLOCK, after enJ9ini2s ylSiSino. ,i24y-
in an order TO call nm pro "piiy Ii neeass-
airy. \ lev minutes attef mlahisa1 . Flo-
lent sqaaii struck U.S. aaa VS. S''-1 pi."th5;
When hahtaI t.'' trumpet . Il; Esi.--'
suggested ealing lac e.p.tta' '-e2r4l'o 70
order, as IL ma tlel i.Ss14 i}.'7-I '''"A any
o. the others ou'' 1at''H' -;'ss7 i''< -
IL, Wont oS!o" %"u .atae@ ~ ''14 - ;
had wrapper taG draper .. ny e';'e't
about me, ana ia1d Gown, - .I".;'r5d' l
pleasant u"lmS, nor i.';Ie.'lH i'- t1'
moment tna' t'e snip was iiee!ee wy eA.I--, ,
ordinarily, When Iie eoaIan'''1i p'Pe ~"
call ran along the uoeas i2f"afa' ana : -
Mercury-r1Ayus messenger boy-raa HI.
the ward room to lnioTn my sonlno.aSsea.
messfnate and waxing sell tlAt It was '-Ail
hand shorten sal! - The oEeers and crew
climbed hurrledly to the deck, and what q
sight was there
had been in many gales. had sailed IN
vessels which encountered the typhcons OIL
the Indian ocean aud CHINA seas, but, toTtu-
nately, not near their worthless. Never had
seen anything like that scene. 1t blew al
unmistakable hurricane it was the terror
OF tempest The wind had gone mad; 1
sounded a full chorus ot hends; 1t shr'cAed
as.a I'.nJ ''.; -, -, 10 na,S;,a
sno".eu, al" ~ I'ni09 49, -
unremittinrly; and the sea, breaking Viz
lently, was in horrible confusion. The dis
tinction of skv and nee9n seemed gone: i
was an 'otm1snbnre of br;ro. Tho rrea
pillows were sc6oped I'D and hurled agains
us in spray, and out of the binding dark
ness sheets Of fame rather than foam, tor
fffuriously to leeward, where, rs the tai
frirate Law over with her lee guns in tn,
water, a panorama of fearful grandeur wal
presented. Our main topsail and foresai
were clewed up, but blew 10 pieces-to fur
them was impossible. Even above the thun
der of the gale we could hear the rending o
the strong canvass. Our lee boats wer
.oon wasted awav and many were the mino