New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-18
Ia Reaoue in the Blight of New York Ba
BY J. WOODRUFF LEWIS.



From the New York Atlas
Ry dspensation Of Providence similar to that
which made the long-nosed proprietor Of Sherwood,
in the Old Dominion" President Of the United
States found myself, one bright, beautiful morning
about six months after had counted my twentieth
birthday, III command Of brigantine as superbly
modelled and exquisitely fitted as anything which
ever slid from the ways OF Baltimore ship-yard, or
stood out seward between the eapes Of Virginia.
The commander Of the brigantine Wild-WaVe had
died suddenly in Bahia, and ], as first officer Of the
craft Of course shifted my sleeping location into the
starboard afterberth took charge of the GhTOnOme-
ter and assumed all the responsible duties and digni-
ties Of captain Of an American tirstclass vessel
/ was so elevated by the very sound OF words, rs
hoard myself addressed by the consul, e0nsgnees
merchants commanders etc. whom met on the day
after I came in command OF the brigantine, as Capt
HAYWARD, that do not believe should have touched
my hat, or bowed very low, mad met Don PEDRO
Segand0 himself
Ibad received orders to 60 around to Rio Janeiro
and take in cargo Of coffee for New York, and just
ash was getting under weigh, boat from the shore
came off alongside with young merchant named
Brewer whom had known for some three years and
who informed me he came on deck, that he wished
to go with me to Rio, provided could accommodate
him with a passage.
We soon had his luggage inboard; the boat showed
OF, and ten minutes afterwards the Wild Wave was
under way bound outof the magnificent bay Of st.
Salvador before the strong land breeze which had
Just set in it being then very nearly dark,
CURED 81 me, as we stood aft by the wheel, about
treeanarters of an honr after we left anchorage
mo, sir, / have not" replied. couldn't find
one in Bahia, and they say there is not man tit to
be an officer in Rio, 50 suppose shall be obliged to
stand my own watch as usual, until we get home to
New York. as Mr.. Deming, the second mate, al
though rstrate sailor lis no navigator, and cannot
even read and write so that it will be necessary for
me to stand one watch in order to keep the vessels
4 Look here, Captain Hayard, Tejoined Mr..
Brewer, Il want to 20 home with you from Rio, and
more than that want to engage passage for another
person, and now IL tell you what lido, I'm
safor-you know that-and If you will assist me in
little matter in Rio, and carry myself and friend to
New York, I'll pay you the usual passage money for
BOTH and furthermore, Ill stand your larboard watch
going home. VIII you d0itW
g Won't /, Frank Yes, ! will--that is, III do
part Of it. You shall go home in the Wild.Waye and
welcome YOU and your friend-but the passage
Frank, do yon want to insult me 23
" No, don't, Charley; but you've got to take the
money ia some shape or other. II you won't take it
Id the shape 0f passage money, I'll make regular
commercial bargain with you-I want five hundred
dollars worth Of assistance, which you render and
take the cash for value received Will you say yes2'
a Yes Frank y and felt no particular c0mpunC-
tons of conscience about taking the money, it was
well known that Frank Brewers father was i'm
mensely rich, while he himself, young man. not yet
twenty five years old was said to be worth at least
si2tycontaS de rfis in Bahia,
:. But what's all this about, Frank? Who is this
particular friend of yours that you are going to take
home in the hrlg2 4 woman, have no doubt"
"Well, I'll be hanged ii You haven't hit it the first
time trying Aud nov, as you are to assist me in the
business may as well tell yen all ahout it at once.
You know Senior Manuel Arzara, believer
What, the old Spanish nabob who owns the larg-
est half o Receif and has the prettest daughter in
all BElzif0
Yes, that's the man mean"
What you don't mean that you're going to take
Senior Manuel, the old bear, with you to New York
Thunder! no, but I'm going to take the senorita
Ariina ii can get her. Now, you see I'm headed
of In this way. Arlina Arzara and love each other
lust as well al a real angel like her and warm
he irted Yankee like me can love but the old bear,
as YOU cail him-with0nt wife or, SO far as | know,
n relative in the world besides ATlina-sWeafs that
his daughter shall never marry Yankee. and for no
other reason under heaven than because ne dontlk
them.
We came very near working TO Windward OF Sc
nor Manuel about three weeks since, and getting
married in spite oil him but we missed stays, and
nav he's off to Rio with his daughter, in order to en-
bark I'D a Portuguese ship bound to New York and
thence TO Lisbon, where Senior Manuel declares he'll
have AFlna married to some Portuguese nohleman
within three months, on the convent OF ~. Ursula
Shall have another black veil added to its list But
tell you, HhiyaTd, I've sworn to have Arina AlNara
for my wife and will too, in spite Of all the Senior
Maauels in Portugal or Brazil either. This is my
plan viii remain quietly aboard of the brigantne
IN Rio while you, being acquainted with Arina, can
arrange everything shipshape, so that hour before
we are to race she come off ahoard with you, and
once here with me, and this Baltimore beauty under
weigh tbere4 be little danger Of their oyerhauug us
Withanything they've got under the yellow diamond
Of Bfazih
" Good, Frank; your plan is excellent eouldn'the
better, Bnt say, Frank, I've got some prime old
port d1wn in the locker let's go down, We can't
do aay hing in your line Of business you know, till
we get to RIO, and we may just as well make our
selves happy
III less than three minutes, the commander pro tenn
of the Wild Wave and his particular FRIEND Frank
Brewer Esq seated at the cabin table, discuss