Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-01-05

aIasnra. and reo0lleeE, sea those after
hatahea ca and secured
Aye. 40, sir and that aaaeeF huyTl-
id 0EESo e3manse shn oraees jpst repeat
ad. whilA she aaaa, aiappgng beth aaFaaa
CO. has aipst srnaapot faahl0ns ahaasse
aHE EheFe ara ahs rsssAef ysR haaasseF
gft ~ aAew youS n0sess my tigess y
cali which Ind never failed 10 bring hia
men aroand hiR In trice. Nor dTa it
n0M. E0ageaA i minus eEaps86 when be
vas saasronnsaed hy the missing uiemhega
IL sha ar@ss. - whoan be axslaimaea
sfIa, Iaggarda. Heard st laaks did
We 2 .NoR fuss show how spry yau ara,
By LAYING afoft to loose sAiL Hay. A.
vast there, til goa ind oat Whist sail
YOU'RE bound to 3 be exclaimed, ehssg-
fully, eontinailsgs fYoa ean's all ind
work on the main. supposs few es
you try the fOrs and mlsxen r and Aa-
ding sFoar of re east tbs weather yard
arm Of that main topsAil, and shake oat
two reefs. Away With ye. kenr EaoEe,
shake kwn xagfs ant of shs al&a@as Be
alive, my msn oE ye go--ens, TIVE,
three, four, Ave. gfky ssyen,s hss adde's,
counting The rsEaaindex Of sAs mRR who
remained on dasE, add ug, when he had
enumerated tens aThege,s enough Of 9e
Tor that task! Ssand by she weather
main -sopsail shest I'' aud apriuging to
tbs weashar- gear, he stood ready to
slack away the elew-iine at the word.
4 Sheet hasna sha weather-elew T. salae
family from aloft, and /: FHaul homa
that wsa4hex~shaet Y shouted Douglass
as il fell family oa his saT whan, daa-
pits the force af the gale, the foot Of the
sail was stretched s&uty the sheet beIay-
ed, and che main-toPsail halyaEds man
ned, ere the hardy tars were joined by
their shipmates from alott; when the
mate, gathering 8 crowd Of the malls
passengers, who, emuiating the example
Of tha naw orderly crew, were eager to
be employed in auy task conclusive 70
the general safety; and whom he rallied
on the top sail halyards when the mast
Yard was headed 20 5 laut leech By the
run
<Fore-top>sail, all ready, sir = rspor-
ted the uasfa to his superior, when the
latter responded
"Vary good. Set full your buut an
sheet homo at once - adding TO tna
b ,lmsman, beside whom be stood 'Pat
your wheel up, Hard upy ray man
Let her 90 of to s. S. E,'s the course,
rem member."
s. i. E. it il sir,n and the seaman
pus the helm hard-a-poFt, the buut OF
the fore top-sail being les 60 in ths
mean lluas when, as the sheet vas haul
ed hone, the ships bead paid of hand
someIy, and she gathered good head
way, which was rapidly Increased dur
ing the next hour, when she was alag
geTing along, with the wind on her taar-
tsxs aa5ey single reefed sop-sasis and
Whole courses, bsS spaEs ersaking and
bueklinR beneath the heavy pressure,
which q times mena0ed tbefr safety.
The decks had been cleared OF the wo'
men and children long ere this, and eve
ry possible precautlop had been taken 10
exclude th5 slightest draughs OF air
from the hold. But the very sIIghf olo-
thing worn By many Of the passengers
rendered them in danger from exposure
20 the ineIemsnt weather, and aroused
the comm lsseration Of Capt Walker TO
that degree that be ordered Oh the after
hatcheS again, afiording tham access ~
their effects, the most valuable AMI ne
eessary Of which he commanded the IN
stAnt removal Of.
Taking advantage Of The kind act, the
passengers woald have Immediately en-
eumberad LAe matu-dsck with heEroge-
nous array Of bozas, chests AMI barrels,
had not tha brave Douglass placed biz
veto thereon, and enforced Obedience to
his wishes, By ordering every On st, box
and barrel 10 be hove overheard the 4
staut il appeared above the hateh-oom-
binrs. The prompt obedience to this
order by the crew, soon put stop TO the
sel,fh gabors Of tbs passengers, who, OBJ
serving the sa.5ri fee 70 Wh'oh their prop
erty was subjected, eonEsased themselves
with the removal of sufficient apparel for
preaent wants and those Of thslg friends,
when the hstsaes we're re-Placed, enqT
securely bus.oned dawn, jast as the bell
naa aasusmhsasd she h0uE aS A~z s@-a-
{ Hsave the log, Dir. Douglass
wish 20 learn her exact speed I" sad sae
captain, upon being joined by sne foI -
mef.
| fsHold the reel !'' was she mates Only
response; and as two men came ats, II
obedience 50 bis call, he prepared to ex-
eouse his saperior's order.
The log-ship was hove, the glass turn,
I'd and ran out, when the ship was foand
70 be making eleven and half knots,
which speed being reported, the eaPsein
said
SPsetty we'll, that. Edidn't ezpse: e
get more than ten out Of her. IN 0l
the war, have You sesu anything ot Mr.
Hammond, tonight? l have not oos@s
yed hiR.'
[ nor L. responded Douglass.
| He vas, in reality, one Of the owners
Of the ship, being at the moment 81
lent, although formerly an active AM
premiuens member Of the arm, whieI
had established, and now owned th
yail-kn6wu and widely celebrated ----
and had taken passage in the ship II
nyefgrenee 60 the crowded steamer whte
, sailed from Liverpool at the time,
proceeding On bis part which eagenasF
J ed No little surprise ia theminds Oh Dot
master and mate.
While the worthy captain vas engage
? in auietiag the fears Of his cabin pas
engers, and his mate in attending to 10
, execution Of his last order, the Latts
, felt a hand heavily on his shoulder, an
/ farming, behold, standing at has sld
the man Who al that moment oec4pte
the captains thoughts.
+. Fgg several DAYS he had been AVA
q of q marked strapgsness in ths msnnt
of Mr.. Hammond, which had not asei
4 ned .he observation of lhe captain an
: which bad given rise 10 his soleitn'
.s an behalf of the former, though he hs
!. vaiIed his thoughts beneath an appsa
!. anss Of courteous regard ter bis emplo,,
i. er. while ia fact he believed him TO
10 insane, or becoming so.5
wi Mr., Hamuond's FIRST words to t
Is mate. as the latter turned toward itf
agskeuatf hay suspicion of the Same fns
v. They euhodieg . startling daman
" gouchsd in the Following terms
Do yoa think this ship eGn be o.
E. troysd By fire before shs reaches ia
at sl.5 EE -
4. 9Can,t sag, sir, but trust not, rep
AZ Cd the mate, Regarding his question
closely.
ee sHamphi Trust not. You asI's
syaid 10 spend few hours in the boa
de are you
Tn Not When il bagnot he aboidetis 8
Il, bat I must confess TO- . great degree
IN reluctance 10 place myself in any SO
,nt position, 80 long as can retain. benst
III nv feet such stauueh old hall as th
H. and Dauglsss maintatned undated,
~ ksan regard with which be had hoaol
he his qoestioaaEs
an IFAas are yuu doing now z aezal
dsd ths latter g -.
,rd Sending up and ssltang taut-pFsv