The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-03-27

gy and mothers love she rushed from
her home, regardless of the furious
storm, aroused her neighbors and be-
sought them with all the eloquence cal
led up by the deep anguish of her riyen
heart, to help her recover her lost darl-
ings.
There was no vessel at Rockawav or
Falkner's Island, and to venture out to
sea i'll such a storm with such crafts as
were along the shore, were worse than
madness, aud immediate dispatches were
sent to New y ork, not only to the owners
Of the ship commanded by Captain Wal
ton, but the Pilots; and within an hour
after the news had reached the city, two
of the staunchest pilot boats, manned
by extra picked crews of gallant souls,
were under way, and speeding ON their
swift winged course in search Of the
ocean lost darlings.
Leaving her there in state offcvcred
anxiety, hoping in the very teeth ofdes-
pair, We too, will 90 forth iuto the wild,
yelling gale, to look upon a most
sublime ocean picture.
1t was an hour past midnight-dark
as the deepest, g loomiest cells of an iu-
quistorial dungeon, save when the vivid
llghtning's flash lit up the .Cimmerian
blackness with a glare riyalling that of
the brightest MONDAY suns
Some ninety miles to the eastward of
Sandy Hook lay hove to, noble ship,
inward bound i'll one Of the most terrific
gales that ever swept along the northern
coast Of America. The gale had just set
IN an hour before shutdown, and ever since
dark the ship had been hove 20 under
the shortest possible canvass, heading
up southwest; with the gale coming in
violent squalls out at due northwest.
" Do you think there's any danger ia
us or the ship, captain :" inquired one
OF the three passengers who stood near
the commander of the ship, partly shell
tered from the storm by the pro ecting
roof Of the round house.
"Not the least, Mr.. Kinsley. You
are as safe here as you would be at your
own house in New York. she is bran
new ship, and had no opportunity of
trying her hove to before but / ain
perfectly satisfied with her behavior.
In fact, | never saw any craft conduct
herself quite as well in hurricane like
| this.
cts terrible night, however, and
God help those who may chance, to be
out in smaller craft than ours for the
last hour | bave been thinking Of my
wife and children. My wife will not
sleep a wink to night. She never can
IN storm like this when | am not at
home. was cast away once on Long
Island shore, and not half a mile from
no me, il just such gale, only it was
, from Southwest. | would give hun
dred dollars to be at home only for my
wite's sake. But we must-my God,
| what is that -
A continuous fash of Lightning lit up
the surrounding space, and as darkness
shut in again, faint but clear and
distinct" Ship Alloy" uttered by a
female or child, came down upon the
blast from directly to windward.
A moment after the hail was repeat
cd, and another fash of lightning reveal
ed Il boat driving square down before the
gale, and almost under the ships quar-
ter. Ere one could count five, the
shrlll, qulvcring cry came up from the
boat as 1t shot past the ship not three
fathoms clear Of the rudder.
"Merciful Heaven! There are three
children in that boat yelled Mr.. kins-
ley, who with the Captain, was pcering
down over the tatfrait, as the boat few
past.
4" Hard up your helm, my man."
said the captain, in voice as calm as
mans voice could be, and then calling to
the chief and third mates, who were
both on deck, he informed them Of the
fact that small open boat, with three
children IN it had just gone past, and
then gave his orders.
Mr.. Casey, please get out on the fly
ing Jlboom and keep look out for a
boat, and mind Nlr. Casey, if we come
up with it you can lay the ship SO as to
bring the boat close aboard on the lar
board side-larboard, remember, Mr..
Casey. Don't for your life make a mis-
take. Go forward now, sir, and f We
save those children, FIVE hundred dollars
shall be your reward"
Then turning to the chief mate, he
continued:
Mr.. Windsor, you will brace the
yards all square, which, without making
any more sail will send the ship through
the water something faster than what
the boat Is going.-lIaving done this,
rig single whips two of each on the low
er yards-on the larboard side. Place
the blocks far enough out for the falls
to drop about fathom clear Of the ship,
and then reeve Oh good sail geer, bring
both ends on one deck, and the other led
foil, stationing three good fellows at
each. In the meantime will get the
ship steady before the wind, and Frank
my man, you keep her so. Don't let
her yaw an inch! Steer her as if your
very soul depended upon it and within
half an hour after the ship reaches New
York, you shall have c hundred dill + :"
"And now Mr.. Kinsley, will you
please call upon the second mate and all
the gentlemen passengers % l want
them to stand by the Whips in order to
assist the sailors, if necessary. We
must save those children, and do, it too,