New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-02
The corsicn,l's Revenge.

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6 DO gyon See SIR That broken mast and that
baekened fragment Of the hulk of vessel lying
there among tile rocks m &.
Inpdaed Ia the affirmative, and he continued:
& Thay remind US here Of q dreadful event which
happened Il few weeks ago. Tint ship. IN Bee
very spot where we are now, yes, precisely wlsrs
The brig her chain cable tant To that pillar on
shore, her hawsers cast off here, just as We are
lnoored, Was blown into tho air one fine morning.
BY what accident, Il inquired.
oh, by no accident Il said my interlocutor; IL
was cody done By Gorsican. You know how re
gangefal Italians and corseans are, and He told
With much emphasis, and aldable proportion Of
repetition and rigamarole, the following dreadful
aRecaofe, which was afterwards confirmed TO HE
by many persons:
The master Of tile Belle Eponse was the son of a
respectable merchant of Marseilles, and a hand
some, wellsinformed young man, ian superior 70
the run of commanders of trading vessels in the
Mediterranean. Dnring two Or three voyages TO
tle Levant, he had with him, as mate, A Gorsican
of about His own age, to whom he was much at
taehed handsome youth. and Of superior mum
mars like himself the mate was treated at all times
with respect and in the captains cabin the distne-
tions Of condition disappeared and the Marseillas
and the Gorsiean lived like friends.
ss In their familiar intercourse, these two young
men were accustomed to pass Jokes On each other;
al times to proceed to practical wit exeusahle per
haps to ex1barently spirited youth, but which liz
| always So Dangerous where the blood is warm. TN
anira, and gay and friendly as ever, The Corsiean
received a bow--sa slap onthe cheek--it was given
III play by the captain, bat converted into deadly
injury and nsuppnrtahle insult BY the mate. FFon
that moment the too susceptible asalander never
spoke 70 Ills captain save on duty he brooded in
cessantly ever The blow, and when they had come
70 anchor ~ the Quarantine ground of Mafseilles
his feelings. whatever they were, resolved them-
+ salYaa into most fearful deed. One morning, as
+ the captain was lying reading on Il ilen-toup on
t theEqualterdeck, and two ga,.diens were Quietly
smoking their short clay pipes On tle poop Of the
vessel, he went down ID The cabin ii which he had
spent so many happy hours with his friend rather
than master, anil opening Tic susate Or pow
der magazine, Set fire III It's contents.
The magazine was well furnished, and the ex-
piosien. In consequence. terrible. Io the dsinay
ofthe shipping, allmoored at prtdistanees from
each other III the Quarantine ground, d white
snake, d whittier blaze burst from her and III the
next instant IN Belle Epouse flew high into the
atmosphere With an astonishing roar, dreadful as
what accompanies the election Of some huge mass
from volcano. When tile disjonted members OF
the brig returned To their own element and persons
eond approach, they found the dead bodies of the
Corsican, the captain, the two guards. and the
eabin-bpy, who was below At the time the deber-
ate ineendiary opened the powder magazine The
sailors, To tile number Oh seven eight who were
forward at the moment Of the explosion, were
picked up alive, bHtt all more or les wounded and
bruised. The dead we're gathered together on a
rock they presented horrid spectacle, but it
was said by these that saw them that whilst the
faces Of the murdered appeared calm or languid,
as those struck by lightning the face Of the muir
derer, though hlack rs coal from It's close con
tact with the powder, wore an expression oi
triumph, mixed With not-haman hate and revenge.
u WITrY REpsKiS. Away down in Maine big
Indian was tried, convicted ana fined i've dollars
for stealing. He Immediately pulled out well.
filled wallet, and counted ont tle money 70 Judge
johnson, demanding at the same time receipt
when the following coIloquy occurred.
Judge Sam. you don't want a receipt, for il
" settled ON the docket, and can never again come
up against yon.a
Indian pay You The money; well, give me
receipt
Judge. !. tell You that you don't need it, for II
i settled on the docket,
Indian White man say me steal, Judge John.
son. say me steal: Isay me no steal, but me pay
Iinl. nov give nm receipt.
Judge. - Well. since you insist upon it. If you
will give ma good reason for wanting il. ! will
Indian. Well when me die, me 'spects TO 70
10 heaven. Very well. when me gets to TIL
! gate, Peter says 60 way, Indian, you steal.
/ says, wefrF we'll. whit If T do don't pay nm
Peter aays. sh0w uni receipt, and then Il hon'I
A.tye nm shail be obliged TO GO look all through
| aea @ md Judge Joinsonto provo pay um q
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4 man applied once 10 he shipped before III
! Hiast. Age soa an able seaman OF greanhandy
asked PIC shipping master. = Why. no. ut ID
abfa seaman, but yet not exactly green hand
have some knowledge Of Tie water Ever been
i f0Yasesff MOI Ever been On Tie river
eyaft ~ 2. No = 6 Well. what then do Won
kno,v about the sea ?n 4 Why, have tendcsI saw
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