Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-07-20


last we reached tue Chatahoochie river a
steamboat had passed half an hour before
onr arrival, and we were informed that thew
did not expect aouther for a week R.fore
the week oad expired, the river had fallen
so low as to be unnavigable.
TOOK land conveyance for Pensacola
went aoont forty miles and were oblip.
ed TO turn back by a sudden outbreak of the
Indians.
Circumstances growing out of this cause
increased the term Of additional detention
to about weeks Heached Mobile even.
luall J, though every ten miles Of the way
required from me about three hours more
for their accomplishment than they would
from any one else Two steamboats, left
Mobile Tor New Orleans at the same hour;
embarked on the fastest sure to arrive
Two hourS sooner than the other. Our en-.
ginc got out OF order, and the slow boat
beat us half day had a wager of $40
pending with a fellow passenger that we
should bea! her by an hour
Went TO Hotel in New Orleans. Crowd.
ed-but could give me u nice room the ON.
ly objection being that the key was lost
that however, should be replaced in the
morning. Spent the evening very pleasant
ly retired tot once in my life, in high
spirits. Woke the next morning, minus
pair of enexpressibleS and all INV cash.
Having, by some strange conjunction of
fortunate circumstances, letters of credit
and not having happened to lose them,
succeeded IN recothing my neither limbs and
| refining my pockets aud in a state bord
erlng on phrenzy, l rushed on board of
boat upward bound.
That boat was the llfated Oronoco.
After enduring all the horrows of the
scene Of death On board that ill stared
pretidious old bark" l escaped from her at
Vicksburg, Landed, and went to the plin.
ciple hotel. That very night, The great
fire broke out, consuming the whole square
on which the hotel stood ! escaped with
the loss o!my baggage Owing to exposure
and fright and fatigue, was attacked next
day with bilious fever, which kept me a
prisoner for weeks
The fever finally evacuated, and salivat.
ed, Scorched, aud worn to a skeleton-more
| ucdO Iuuu uhNGJ L oLdl NCu lOl luC IOCu IIfCl
in the vain hope that on the extreme con-
! fines of civilization my internal luck might
desert me. Twas vain attempt ! After
that jumping of place Of all creation, ,Shreve.
/ port, was left behind US, (bcing more than
600 miles up Red river, just as began to
indulge in The fouudest anticipations, the
boat struck Snag in the great raft aud
sunk in 20 minutes |
There being at that time no other boats
up the river, we were obliged to take small
boats and canoes and go down drifting 10y
day, and sleeping on shore (with snakes,
alligators and muSquetoes) by night. Ar
rived, after week Of this tedious voyage
at NatchtocheS, and there got on board
small steamboat aud continued our down
wsrd course The river being high, the
boat ran into the woods and knocked down
both her chmneS. They fell oyerbord and
sunk We lay by for day, and built
wooden chmneS, out of some planks which
we found piled upon the shore Thought
them rather comoustible but the captain
had used them frequently, with perfect sue
cess. SO we started rau merriy for about
ten miles, Why not 30 or SO? was on
board the coulounded chmnies took fire
aud burnt up; the boat herself having mar
row escape
BY some means or other hardly know
what, | reached Cincinnati. Met there an
old friend one Of my few real friends.
After all my troubles aud tormentS, thought
|, this is one happiness beyOund the reach
of fate. lie was going to New Orleans the
/ WILL tkis ru Tho n h.ct Of
He had taken passage in beautiful new
boat. This was to be his first trip and
willing to give the citizens treat, her cap
tain invited the friends vf his passengers 10
remain on board, and he would run 2 or 3
miles Nd the river, and land them as he
passed on bis way down. We remained on
board. I remained on board. The boat
ran two or three miles up the overturned,
and when nearly at the wharf again fear
fnl explosion WAS heard--the shattered Irag-
mcnts of the Mosel e, aud the bodies of two
hundred human beings were scattered upon
the stream aud the shores OF the broad
Ohio.
Nv woes were not to end thus Happen
ing to wish to be killed, such an event was
an impossibility. | was rescued from the
water perfectly uninjuried.
Yes -I-probably the only man in tina
gay throng to whom destruction would
have been welcome, eSaped it; while it over
whelmed a multitude of unhappy beings t.
whom life was dear
Some time elapsed. l went to Canada
| Joined the patriots. Now" thought l.
"linked with men as desperate as myself,
NAV at last bring my SORROWS to speed.
termination" Everything worked in uni
son with my hopes was taken prisone
in arms 1 was tried at London, Uppe
. Canada was sedtenced to be hanged
. .'Now, thought |, my career OF misfortune
3 will at least be brought to a close !" Th,
day arrived / stood upon the fatal scat
t fold; the moose was placed around my neck
t alrea ly | seemed to have advanced one ste
into the other world. Just as was e&
y pectiug the irreyokable signal TO the execu
tioner to launch me forth, reprieye arrl'
ed from Sir. George Arthur This wa
r followed by free pardon. My happines
: in view of such a close to my career, wa
e considered proof positive OF insanity and
D was released.
# | was sent out Of tho province, OF cours
i I took the stage for Detroit. Reache
G | Ohotbom The state pronrietors were in th