The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-02-27
THE PHANTOM SHIP.
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% ihe southwest coast II Africa, lookig
oui fof slsters as trrnly ~ aay ierrie
: watching rabbit hole wAen tbs ferret "a
been pui IN.
The smart vessels fsyorite auchorag
WAS Ia Eiept,aal Bay. Beugnela, an ihlc
of ihe Atlantic, lat IS deg s., long i.
deg. 81 min. r. the highest land mall thr
Benguela coast, being CID commanding
he bay Il, the scuth side. vhich Captain
Wiloushby had found very useful for ID,
purpose of = l0os oai.
Captain Wiiio8ghby was Hltle fragl,
man, With long lli5n face and only one
eye. lie bad seen a great dead n service
and lost an arm at Acre be WAS as brave
ns lion, totally iusensible TO any such
mean sensation as fear, aud stern disci.
plInarisn, needing no more the beat and
danger of Africa than be would have done
I the shot and shell d the enemy. and bat
ing ali grumblefs oi climate Or any other
hardship.
The dail monolony of African service.
HE mere daily routine Of plank scrubbing.
rope splicing and sail -mending, was broken
into on a warm September morning of
1860 by the arrival OF II. Ms brig Ra.
coon, with dispatches FROM Sierra Leone.
The captain Of the Racoon had been IN.
giled TO lanch by Captain Wllloughby and
II. NJ. 5. Spitfrc vas in an unusual state
of hustle with The preparations for that
meal
Aberneihy, the grave old Scotch stew
ara, was arranging some silyer-loppeds
toIlles Of champagne ~ fan shape,round
small tank attached 10 a refrigerator.
aud even that was al but tepid with lhe
heat Of Africa At Tie foot OF the cabin
stairs three Young mid.bipmen, one Of.
whom named Powis, was the Pickle of
The vessel, stood watching him fiom above
with eyes sparkling with lun and mischief
The under steward and his boys were ev
cry moment descending The steps with
piles OF plates tucked under their chins.-
a distant SAVIOUR of soup spread from The
distant galley, where red-laced beings IN
white stirred aud slipped at simmering
stew-pans.
'Dobson. said Tie head steward. under
breath, just watch Ills wine while | 90
and get Up some more coffee biscuits
be captains boat viii be here directly.
Keep ycur weather eye open, Dobson
there's that Mr.. PoNis there, as full OIL
mischief as an egg is full oil meat
~, ay, Mr.. Aberneihy, said the under
steward, sitting down on the lower stems. a
very Ccrberus, with one foot planted on 4.
he great metal lined chest Of the refriger-
'iorj aud as Abernehy plunged into the I
tore room, Posis aud his companions ran
Ip on deck. III
Five minutes afer there came violent /
houl Of Dobson Dobsoa /! from lhe c
Erection Of the store room, and Dobson. i
orsetuug Tor tie moment his charge, ran c
. see who i was called him. c
Three minutes afterwards there was a Il
unning together Of sailors amid sbins 10 /,
he sangways, shout below, sound Of
'oiees, and The next moment Captain vii z
oughby and his guest, Captain AIartloek j
stiil precise, old officer, followed each u
lher, one after the other, over The shin's !
ide A geard Of marines. drawn m a si
Military order, received them with pre
enied arms. The milshipmen. headed il
y Io~is, the eldes, Of the lot.were there &
D full uniform TO do honor TO 50 unusnal il
4 occasion.
Hang il cried powis as the nrocas. D
ion passed down into the state cabin Il
I'D Cyelops (the midsbipmen's nickname N
y Their excellent captai5) might have hi
sked US 10 meet these Racoon fellows tr
inc does deserve better dinner some
mes Than salt junk and bolster pnddinc OF
'r serving ones country IN this Internal II
Innate. What have they come about, T
rasket z turning 10 an oil quartermaster b,
rough cid sailor, with enormous bnsbas 10
grey whiskers.
Come, Mr.. powis, boot captain ooi,s st
? country 10 make presents, and hold = N
slaser With the niggers, 70 induce 'em ii
Of 10 sell emselves to those cussed Por. N
gaese. d,
Wish Id ngger, Gasket, 10 keen m
atch, and soak my junk Tor me. al
Aud 90 to the masthead Tor YOU, Mas 81
r Powis 2
'Nell, said tie eurly-headed Young SC
ar, shouldn't mind that either. aud be vi
ould do my work, too, on the look out fe
H.. ii
Seen the Phantom Ship las, night
askelf said Poeis companion. viii, NJ
nk at Fowis lor Gaskei, though one vi
The best sailors on board, was very 81. S.
rslii'ous, and bad lately spread among ed
men a report Of a While ehos,ly son di,
vessel that be had seen three nights wi
nning al tao beds, steal oug OF the bay. IS
1 which was generally believed 10 Be- 4 Or,
eaton Of hissown brain, and mere scr
~ q that ihieA smou!dering log tlat az
/ nigbtiall Aia the shore of M hay ble
~ fhApion SHIP, seen IN a bay guard. caJ
by one o ihe smaaesi Of her Msie.t,'s mo
iisers, had become acck ioke asains, ne,
. qaarermasier, aud he was rather sore irai
ihs subject, So al tue relly he gave !
; e roll lis Qlid, aia sour grimaee Tor
aier some h.ne about "a Young shaver hiu
didn'i kn0W 1 BLACK sail hiica from : He
rrick bead un5 torn ca his heels a. be beo
= % g Aaul ia lAe captain boat up the /.
is. hal
Asl dozen lads such as thar amt Z