Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-28
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THE NEW YORK WEEKLY,
For MAY /, Now READY,
And for sale by all the News Dealers in the
United States ard Canada, will contain
ANOTHER NEW ORIGINAL STORY,
! ENTITLED
THE OCEAN WAN ERER;
OR ADVENTURES on LAND AND SEA,
! In which the author depicts, IN graphic style,
the Startling Scenes and Romantic adventures
OF Life. as Sal or before the Mast Inc nara
tive of the OCEAN WASDERER Is bold out
truthful Picture of the most Exciting incidents
! in every quarter OF the Globe, IN which are Por
trayed the chivalry, daring, freaks ioilles ana
supersttions OF the Sailor; together win Tue
tyIannes and brutalities 20 which ne is 100
often subjected by the officers VINO command
our vessels Some OF these scenes develop
refinement of cruelty, and a systematic tor
ture, that cannot fail TO send chill OF norfor
through every civilized community! This is
the dark side OF the picture. &" a Life on ire
Ocean mas its sunshine as well as lis storms;
its pleasures as well as lis pains and the author
has most happily and tore bly, presented these
various phases OF life on the great deep, in the
progress of the Ocean Wdndrer"
The description OF the manners and customs
of the Natives of the :" far.of Isles of the Sea-
among whom the author passed portion OF his
Eventful Life are full of interest. He carries
the reader through the delightful groves where
the banana and cocoanut grow-and anon takes
him far away into the solitary forests OF lropl'
cal fruit which are only 10 be found IN the Isles
OF taat cline where summer reigns eternal
passing in rapid succession before his mental
vision panorama Of the most gorgeous Pic
lures in the world Amid this delightful scene.
nv, after all hope of ever gazing on the glorious
stars and stripes of MS native land, or seeing the
friends Of his childhood again. the author makes
discovery of the most startling character,
which changes the whole current OF his adyen-
furious career. The Ocean Wdndrsr finds HIM
self at home among the hatIves.
There is reckless daring in the life Of Sal
sr which is unaccountabIe He pursues his per-
llous calling with an lnfatuaton which amounts
TO idolatry. II is this spirit which carries our
commerce TO the remote quarters OF the globe
which whtens the ocean with the sails OF the
merchantmen. and ua'olds the flags OF all mari.
time nations in every port OF the known world.
This daring and adventurous trait IN the char
acter of the Sailor, leads TO explorations far into
the icy regions of the North where eternal win
ter regns, or brings to the knowledge OF the
world the mysteries OF the tropics. When per.
verted, this strange infatuation leads its victim
to enlist under the black flag of the Pirate, who
lies in wait on the great highway of the ocean
for his defenceless prey. The author OF the
" Ocean Wunderer" takes the reader through
every phrase of tie Life of the Sailor, its ro-
nance, delights, perils, and temptations, on sea
and oil shore.
Young man before you leave the comforts
of quiet home on shore for a life on the great
deep read the Adventures OF the OceIn Han
Ger9!"
Fond mother before you consign your dar-
ling boy 10 the tender merces OF the tyrants OF
the sea, read the Experiences OF the " Ocean
Wdndsr1r'
Fair maiden before you consent to separa-
ton from your lover tor long voyage at sea,
TO enable him 10 earn the means OF making you
comfortable and happy, read the Life OF the
e" Oc,an Handerr!' Count well the cost before
the fatal rubcon is passed!
How many gallant ships have lett our ports,
never TO be heard ol-leaving those who had
friends on board to watch long and anxiously
for tidings OF the missing vessel while she was,
perhaps. rent into thousand pieces by the hur-
ricane typhoon, some treacherous reef, far
out in the sea-and her passengers and crew
engulphed in the ocean depths! While fond
hearts were living in the earnest, and yet vain
hone. that absent friends would return home
again, perhaps their bones were bleaching in
the waters Of the great deep! In these terrible
disasters some are spared from sudden death TO
undergo the horrors of starvation and delirlum
on the fragments of the wreck, while others are
cast on some barren and inhospitable island, 10
end their days among savages, or IN terrible
solitude where no human foot had ever trod, and
where no human voice was ever heard! Inc
author of the " Ocean Wanderr wildly brings
before his reader some OF these startling adveh-
lures and terrible realities.
Manga good ship, after having been plumber
ed-her crew and passengers butchered--has
been scuttled and sent 10 the bottom OF the ocean
by the Freebooter, whose terrible motto is -
" Dead men tell no tales!n In this connection,
the " Ocean Wandeer" gives the adventures of
the daughter OF one of the merchant princes,
whose ships were on every sea, which cannot
fail to excite the most intense interest Well
NAV il be said that "mere Fiction pales before
the light and shades OF Reality, when We ven
ture out on the bosom OF the great deep
The adventures of the Ocean Wdndrer,'
while they possess all the attractions OF work
of fiction, cannot fail TO be more widely read
than any mere creation OF the imagination -
The author has participated in the events and
scenes he describes. The incidents and adven-
lures condensed in this work would have fur
nished the horid romancer with material for
half dozen novels, but the author has chosen
rather to tell us Just what ne saw, emitting I'M
important events, and grouping only those incl
dents which have an important connection IN
the career of the ocean Wdndar" II this
narrative imparts but half the interest to the
general reader, produced by the reading OF the
manuscript, it will create greater sensation
than any work OF its class published in many
years
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