Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-13

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AN UGLY CUSTOMER Captain Maloy, of
bark Osceola 3d. of New Bedford, in letter
to Jacob B. Hadley, Esq, agent, gives a
graphic account of an encounter with a whale
on the 10th of December last. We quote as
follows
"About 300 miles N. W from St. Nicholas,
we saw whales close to the ship, lowered the
boats as soon as possible, and soon the second
mate struck large whale. In few minutes,
the third mate struck and got stove. The
whale then went to the second mate and knock
ed the bottom out of his boat. The first mate
then brought the third mate and his crew TO the
ship. then sent him off to bring the second
mate and his crew to the ship as quick as pos
sble, as | saw the whale was intending mis-
chief In the meantime, the whale was ut
work on the starboard boat, and he soon made
a bad boat OF her. After getting all hands on
board, the first and second mates, being anxious
10 try him again, went off, but didn't get a
chance to kill him In fact they had as much
rs they could do to keep clear Of him; and
seeing that he WAS dangerous customer, 1
called the boats on board Not liking the idea
of being outdone by a whale, concluded to go
at him with the ship; got ready and made for
him. Getting near, he turned and came Tor
us, striking the ship on her port bow with his
jaw, his head coming in contact with the cut
water, knocking it off and tearing off considerable
copper and sheathing. The shock he gave the
ship was heavy, taking some OF the men OFT
their feet. and giving them considerable Of a
fright. Had the whale struck the ship fair he
would have gone through her as easily as cat
he struck [ gave him bomb, but did not kill
him. So I went at him again. This time he
did not seem to like the taste Of the ship, and
SO got out Of the way as fast as he could. AS
he passed, [ gave him another bomb and two
lances, but these failed to kill him. Again I
tried him, but he kept clear of US. 1t being
late, [ sent a boat off to make the wreck of the
starboard boat secure to the line, to act as drag
and went after the waist boat, now five miles
to the leeward. After getting her on board
(it being then dark / worked to the windward
all night, and the next morning, saw him again
with the wreck Of the boat still fast to him.
At $50 A. M. we lowered two boats we'll
manned, and went at him. After a hard
tussle, we got him under care Of friends, and
took him alongside. He was q very large
whale. the largest, | think, | ever saw. But
he was very poor. l. got ll5 barrels out OF
him; had he been fat he would have made
$50 barrels easy His length was 6S feet
spread of fukes 16 feet inches; and length of
Jaw IS feet and inches found on cutting
him in, that his jaw was badly shattered by his
raid on our bow ~. s.ia 49,, aa
EQUAL RIGHTS, ASSOCIATION. The Equal.
Rights Association, which contends for female
suffrage, etc., held its anniversary at New
York, on Thursday.
Soiourner Truth, an old colored woman,
was introduced, and spoke as follows
'My friends, L am rejoiced that you are
glad, but dom t know how you will feel when
get through. come from another field
the country of the slave. They have got their
rights-so much good luck; now what is to be
done about it? I feel that have got as much
responsibility as anybody else.
Il have got as good rights as anybody
There is a great stir about colored men getting
their rights, but not word about the colored
women; and if colored men get their rights,
and not colored women get theirs, there will be
bad time about it. So I am for keeping the
thing going while things are stirring; because
if we wait until it is still, it will take great
while to get it going again. ~
white women are great deal smarter, and
know more than coored women, while colored
women do not know scarcely anything. They
go out washing, which is about as high col
ored women get, and their mon 60 about idle
strutting up and down; and when the women
come home, they ask for their money and take
it all. and then scold because there is no food
want you to consider on that chin.
81 used to work in the field and bind grain,
keeping up with the GRADER; but men doing
no more, got twice as much pay; SO with the
do as much work, but do not get the pay
We do as much, we eat as much, we want as
much.
suppose | am about the only colored
woman that goes about to speak for the rights
OF the colored woman. [ want to keep the thing
stirring now that the ice is broke. What we
want is little money. You. men know that
you get as much again as women for what you
do. When we get our rights we shall not have
TO come to you for money, for then we shall
have money enough of our own
ut is good consolation to know that when
We have got this we shall not be coming to you
anv more. You have been having our right
so long thatyo think, like a STAKEHOLDER, that
you own us. I know that it is hard for one
who has held the reins for so long to give up
1t cuts like knife 1t will feel all the better
when 1t closes up again.
i have been in Washington about three
years, seeing about these colored people. Now
ooiorea men have light to 70 tc and what
want is to have colored women have the right
TO vote. There ought to be equal rights now
colored people have got their freedom
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