Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-18
OLD SERIES.

Cd tho maels,rom on the coast Of FInmark.
We fell in with several vessel, on tho
passage which tried to speak US; they hois-
ted their colOrs and 6red guns. But it was
Of no use we could no. stop. and only
showed our bunting. being In two great q
hurry TO hold much OF q confab. although
Captain welllngfOrd would have been glad
to &c. correct repor. Of his longitude. for
we travelled 80 fast We could no, heave
log, and |, was hard to keep the reckoning.
One ship. tho KALEIDOSCOPE. belonging to
New York. bound home from Liverpool.
sclI in with us about half sea. over. and on
her arrival reported. to the surpri,, and an.
ger OF our owners that the brig Pocahontas
the name was painted on the starn, you
know. shipma,es-was seen on certain
day under whole top'ails 10 TOLL chase after
q whale and kept IN the eha.o until the
whale was out OF sight.
Another boot;jaek ola fellow, who com.
manded a brig bound from ST. Ube. to Sa.
lem, reported having fallen in with sea.
serpent two hundred feet long, and as big
as \ meeting house. which wa, continually
spouiing fro and smoke. and running OF
With Boston brig padding away as II
for dear life. while the unfortunate crew Of
the bri. could be seen running about tho
decks, wringius their hands, firing uuskets
and implorins help 20 sc. out Of the Glitch.
es OF the sea monster
Capt. wsllingiori KEEP. the ship. way.
all things considered. with wonderful nc.
cuncy. 10 go, meridian observation Of
the sun every day, which gave him an eI.
act latitude. and va kukw pretty we'll
when we struck sounding, tho other side
Of the big pond. by the color Of the water
and the foci Of the atmosphere. We dodg-
Cd the Scilly T.lcs handsomely during the
night. Atsr a boat masned hy n couple Of
ragmufrns from ST. Miry'- had mad. dee
pera,c but fruitl,.s attempt, To board US
and we made the LiIIard Light. jus, beIors
daylight, only a couple Of point. on the
larboard bow. one Of the be., landfall. I
ever me, with in MI my long experience q,
sea.
Old wh,kerando was beginning 10 get
tired and show lcs.weariness and the Cap
tain vas afraid 10 ,rus, TO BIZ, guidance in
the British channel. for he nigh, at any
/ time tax, il into his head 20 raise mutiny.
sheer broad 90, and run the bri; hard and
las, ashore before we knew IL. 10 which
case tho underwriters would refuse % pay
the insurance, there being no provision for
such a kind OF ,ow.boa, in the policy. Do
sides. the wind continued 10 blow fresh
from the westward, Tor We carried il along
with u. oil the way aero. the Atlantic;
and we were toleraby sure Of reaching our
por. In a couple Of days at far,he.,. even
without tho aid OF Don whi.kerando. SO
the service which the Don had rendered.
generously concluded TO give him the dam.
age his tail had indicted on tho bow. OF the
pocahon,as. and give him hi. freedom. cut
him loose, and le, him e on hi, way re-
joicing. with material enough 10 bis nod.
die to furnish yarns Of adventure tor his
children aud grand children to bis dying
day.
Sail was now made on the brig. Tie
courses were .e,, also the ,o?-sallan, sails,
royal. and .tudding sails. The skipper was
10th 20 par, with the cable and anchor. bu,
there wa. no alternitlve-it mus, he done.
Mr. Grifin stood by. The captain CAV.
the word " Cot away! :" and two heavy and
we'll directed blows severed the connection
which during Eve days had bound the good
brig Pocahontas and Don Whiskerando to-
gether within hsiling distance.
GOOD bye, old fellow :" exclaimed the
captain. "A plcasan, cruise to yO!"
Bu, the men with generous and grateful
feeling which did them honor, jumped into
the main rigging, took OF their hats and
cap, and waving them above their heads,
gave him three lu'ty cheers.
Our old companion seemed terribly both.
cred when he found he had got rid OF the
brig. lie took Wild sheer to starboarj,
and then wen. round on his heel and shook
himself, rs IL 10 get clear OF the cable and
anchor he was carrying away, but which
was still firmly fastened to his hind quarters
by something stronger than a tinber hitch,
and must have made him feel rather uncom.
Portable. IIe then tried to go down, but at
first it was no go. with such heavy weight
fastened tn his stern. After three unsue-
cc.sful attempts. he got his head under wa
ter, threw up his tail and wh'ked |, in de-
fancc. then di'dpp,ar,d beneath The surface,
and ice ,ao him no more
We were really sorry to part with the old
Don, and soon began TO realil, tho value Of
Of hi. labors. The Captain. when too late,
wished he had held on 20 him few hours
longer; for soon after he left US, although
we we're Jogging along with a fair wind.
and carrying rs much canvas rs wo could
.tagger under. the los was hove. and the
dbl. sailing craft wa. going only seven
knots and We had more than two hundred
miles to 20 before We should reach the end
Of our passage.
We did not got into port until the after.
noon OF the next day, having made the whole
passage in seven days. and only Eve days
from land to land-frou Cape Cod to Cape
! Lizard