The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-23

g. .,,,,.d !, I once--the mouth half open.
a. il was when the last groan was uttered; the
limbs still IN the positionst they assumed our
ing life, and having undergone, throogh tne
eeuitar antiscptic nature OF the cold, none OF
the changes we find after other forms oil deatn.
Captain Warems reports to the aamifaity
thus ..ln the month OF August, 100, was
sailing about Il degrees north LATITUDE, wheh,
one morning about nile from my vessel,
saw the sea entirely blocked mp by Ice. No
thing could be seen, far as the eye could reach,
but mountains and peaks covered with snow.
The wind soon fell to calm, and remained
for two days in the constant expectation of
being crushed by that frighuul mass Of ice
which the slightest wind could force upon us
We had passed the second day In such ankle
ties, when about midnight the wind
got up. and we Immediately heard hor-
rible cracking of ice, which broke and
tossed about with noise resembling thunder
That was a terrible night for us; but by the
morning the wind having become by degrees
less violent, we saw the barrier of ice which
was before Us entirely broken up, and a large
channel extending out of sight between It's wv .
sides. The sun now shone out, ana we saileu
away from the northward before ilXht
bres re- Suddenly when looking at the SIDES
of the icy channel. we saw the m;ists Oh snip,
but what was still more surprising 10 US 800
the singular manner in when lts sails woie
placed, and the dismantieu appearance VI -''
spars and manpuyres. A..
ali continued to sail on for some time, then
stoppine by n block of ice, III reIhalheu hioti'"
| less | could not then resist Pay ieeiinss ",
| curiosity got into my gig Win soHic VI ,y
sailors and went towards this strange NesseI.
1--WE saw rs we drew near, that IL was very
much damaged by the ice NOT Il man was W
be seen on the deck, when was co ',,iad Re-.
| fore getting up the side, looked through q
| port.hoIe which was open, and saw man
| saa ted before table, upon when We're an the
necessary materials for writing. arrived on
| the deck we opened the hatchway, and went
down into the cabin; there we Iouhu iie
| ships clerk seated as we had before seen nun
| through the port hole. But what were our
terror and establishment wheh we saw INA. -
| was corpse, and that green damp inouio
| covered his cheeks and forehead, ana hung
| over his eyes, which were open
| "He had a pen in his hand, and the ship S
| log lay before him. The last INES ne hau
written We're as follows
mn Eorember, 1862.
1T is now seventeen days since we were
| shut up in the ice. The fire went out yester +
day and our captain has since urea 10
| light il again. but without success his wiie
| died this morning There is no more nope -
! "My sailors Kept aloof In alarm from TINS
| dead body, which seemed still living. we en-
| tered together the state room, and the nrs'
| object which attrac ted us was the body Oh q
woman laid on a bed, in an atutude o, srea'
| and perplexed attention One "oulu la. a
said from the freshness OF her features, tiat
| she was still in life, had not the contraction
| of her limbs told us that she was dead Be
| fore her a Young man was seated on the hoor'
holding steel in one hand, and n flint IN the
| other, and having before him seFerai pieces
of German finder. We passed on 10 the lore
| cabin and found there several sailors iaiu III
| their hammocks and a dog stretched OUT al
| the foot of the ladder. 1t was IN VAIN tha'
| we sought for provisions and firewood we
| discovered nothing. Then my sailors began
| To say that it was an enchanted ship; ana
| they declared their intentions OF remaining
| buta very short time longer on board we
| then after having taken the ships log, set
ont for our vessel stricken with terror al the
| thought of the atal ms lance we nad just seen
| of the peril of polar navigation, In SO high q
| degree OF north latitude. On my return, l
| found, by comparing the documents when l
had in my possession, that the Vessei mao
! been missing for thirteen years"
| Now although these are extreme cases anu
| but seldom heard of, don't think That Will ex-
| cuse YOU, my good reader, IL you see any even
| in this comparatively temperate country, lof
| instance cold or likely TO be cold, and you dc
| not YOUR best to warm them. Think, whlle
| YOU sit over the fire, or turn IN the warm
| blankets, or button up your over-coat-th
| when you have warm grasp OF lriehu
hand, or feel yonr childs warm cheek nestle
| against yours-think Of the Notwithstanding
| powers of door steps, and common stairs, ant
east winds, and parish officers, ana coid
shoulders and, if you will take my advice
| let the cold of winter exhibit one OF its charac
| teristic powers on you-let it drive the bloot
| inwards to your heart. Do what you can t.
| diffuse warmth and comfort among your les
| tortpp,,e ueirhb1rs chambers JOuTnoI.