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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-12-14
THE GREAT COUGH MEDICINE
r.. MANSFIELD 4 co.'s
HUNGARIAN DALyAM Or LIFE.

Among the thousand and one remedies put
forth and exlolled for their manifold virtues
In curing affections Of the Lungs the HUN
GARIAN BALSAM or LIFE stands prc-cmi-
nent ~ the safest aud the best This medicine
was used extensively IN England for a long
time, both In private practice and In hospitals,
for consumption, where Il met with unbonndcd
success, previous 10 Ia Introduction into this
country, since which time II has lost none Of
rs former powers In allievating all affections
Of the Lungs, curing AZ II by magic all ordi-
nary Coughs and Colds, and II the use Of II Is
persisted In, rfH certainly euvs iacipient con-
sumption.
We have convincing evidence OF lis intrinsic
worth, sufficient to justify US IN the enormous
expense OF bringing II TO the notice Of the
American people, In its new dress. We can
safely assert that one bottle Of this Healing
Baisam IN worth more 10 the sufferer than all
the cherry pectorals and expectorants known.
Here Ia what some few persons state, upso-
licited, free and voluntary, Ia reference TO this
great and wonderful COUGH REMEDY
n. r. Cherry, 0 highly respectable and lnau-
eniial citizen Of Ripley, Tenn, says; ~ used
twelve bottles Of your Hungarian Balsam of
Life In the case Of my daughter, which cured
her et~fectuaily. She had every symptom Of
Consumption, and was 50 pronounced by the
best physicians. l consider II a wonderful
remedy ETlH
Solomon Shaw, a merchant and proprietor
Of Shaw's Cotton Mills, at Quincy Gibson
county, Tenn, says; "Your Hungarian Balsam
Ia truly an invaluable medicine. II has cured
promptly many cases In this section, where the
throat and lungs were involved. We want no
other Cough Medicine, such a. u generally got
ten up 10 humbug the people. Your Balsam
Is the only reliable medicine for the disease II
processes TO cure" a ...
Letter from Dr.. n. b. Shore, one OF the hrsI
Physicians Of Shelby county, /.
ldi Monsrsa sus, Feb. 2. 1850.
Nessrs. Mansfield 4 Higbce, Memphii Gen.
,lemen-I.bave always had . disinclination q
use in my regular practice any medicine o
which I did not know the component parts
hut I have noticed, for several year., a medi
cine which ron prepare, styled Hungarian
Balsam Of Life, for the cure Of coughs, colds
consumption, b~ropchitis, asthma, aud othel
affections Of the throat and lungs which ha
proved, in every instance that hss come unde
my observation, 70 be the best and most sover
eign remedy for these complaints ever knew
I can say with ali candor thar your remed,
for lung diseases isa very superior specific, a
well as a scientific preparation, essentially dit
fcrent from all Others Of rs elias with which
am acquainted. most cordially sndorss II
success and sii DO everything ID my power .
make IL extraordinary effects known TO III
public. am respectfully your, .u
'H r. b. SHORE.
For sale by J. N. YATES, Pamela, and r {
MATHEWS, Long Greek.
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MISSISSIPPI DARRHOEl CORDIAL.

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paI'neea. w, gu - ~. 49, "a
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.nisasauss ~ n s..sd 4. ~ 49, n
anu nP,ai, ps.s~."s ...m
.ns men's,h. z.,s.
2 ssy - ~. .n@A p., 800. -
ok IN AZ ms 49, ""s ~ .T.a-~aa,
that feg'on. nnH vnse ! m'la sms-
an snoayns ana an . M .l,s,,as
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
LAND.

lIy virtue of a decree Of The Chan
cory Court Of Pamela county, Htale
Of Mississippi, rendered on the 9Th
day Of November, 1860, and II q
supplementary decree rendered on
the Goth day Of November, 1867. In
the suit Of Geo. W. Dyer, admins
%tfator, DO, complainant, against
James W. Stammfre, ct al, defend
ants, No. 1871, IN said court, ! will,
rs commissioner therein appointed,
on Monday, the 9th day Of January,
1868, at the eourt-house Of said
county, In the town Of Pamela, with
in the hours prescribed by law, offer
for sale at public auction, 10 the
highest bidder, the following lands,
lying and being 10 said county Of
Pamela, to-wit; The south part or
end Of the southeast quarter Of see
ton 20, In township y, Of range, 8
west, containing 90 acres, extending
east and west clear across said quar-
ter section. Terms Of sale-On a
credit of six months from the day Of
sale, with interest from said day.
Bond and security will be required
Of the purchaser, and a lien retained
on said premises until the purchase
money Is paid.
JOHN G. HARRISON,
n30-6t Commissioner.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF
AND

py virtue Of a deersc Of the Probate Court
Of Pamela county, State Of Mississippi, made
Al the December term, 1886, thereof The I'M
derirued. Sheriff and administrator De bons
non Of the estate Of James 7. aecraeksn, de-
ceased, VIII. on Monday, the 18Th day Of No
vember, 1857, Al the courthouse door In the
town 81 Pamela, In aid county, within legal
hours offer for sale at public auction 70 the
highest bidder. the undivided one-half Interest
Of aid james 7, McCrscken, deceased. In the
the following valuable and improved lands in
aid county, sowt; Lots A6e I. 9 and III,
sreiion 20, and the east half Of northwest
quarter, aud north half Of south half ~ sec
ion "a, eli In township ~, Of range ], east,
known AZ The Mouth Of Coldwatef Place.
Tssvs or saLn-One-third cash the balance
on a credit Of twelve months from the day Of
sale. Bond with good security will be required
Possession rivsu on the srt day Of January
merit. rsr RI JONES,
oeIp-4t - Sheriff, Adm'r I. &c.
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF
LAND.

By virtue Of a decree Of the Chan
Gerry Court of Pamela county, State
of Mississippi, rendered on the 2sd
day of Noyember, 1866, in the suit
of W. s. Harris, surviving partner,
&C., complainant, against S. W. Ter
ry ct al, defendants, No. l48, in said
court, / will, as commissioner therein
appointed, on Monday, the 9Th day
of January, 1868, at the COURTHOUSE
door of said county, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder,
the following lands, lying and being
in said county of Pamela, to-wit
The west half of the southeast quar-
ter and the east half of the southwest
quarter of section 2, in township 10,
of range s, west. Terms Of sale,
cash. JOHN c. HARRISON,
no30-6t Commissioner.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF land

TRUSTEES SALE OF LAND.
BY virtue Of a deed Of trust ex-
ecuted by Matthew Clanton to cur
a debt to Thos. B. Middleton, for six
hundred and forty-one dollars and
thirty-6vc cents, dated 30th day of
January, 1861. md recorded in the
Probate Clerks Office of Pamela
county, Mississippi, on the 10th day
Of May, 1861. and also by virtue Of
q decree of the Cbanoery Court Of
said county, rendered at the Novem-
Der term, 1867. Of said court, ] will,
rs trustee In said deed Of trust, on
Monday, January 8, 1868, at the
court-house door In the town Of Pa
uola, in said county, offer for sale at
public auction, to the highest bidder,
Tor cash, the following improved
lands in said county, to-wit; The
southeast quarter Of section 4, town.
ship 10, range 8, west.
| joins Y. MIppLETosu
uo30-6t Trustee.
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C~opartnership Notice.

Notice ls hereby given that a eopafinership
was formed on the ID day Of August, 1851, BE-.
tween the undersigned, Paul D Bafringeri Of
the county o, Lafayette, State Of Mississippi,
and Isaac Sullivan, Of the county OF Pamela,
in said State, In which the said Barringer y
the limited partner, and said Sullivan u The
general partner. That said partnership Is Tor
The purpose Of grinding grain and saving and
selling lumber cut by q steam saw-miil on
McIyer Creek. In Pamela county Mississippi
that the partnership Is to be conducted IN the
name of Isaac Sullivan; that each partner mas
contributed to the common stock OF said part
nership the sum Of nineteen hundred DOLLAR
lsi, eooG that said partnership IS to be termi-
mated In Eve years after and Rom the said date
Of It's formation, unless Il shall be sooner dis
solved by the death Of one Of aaid partners, or
BY the agreement Of the parties q which, 10
such event notice win be given hat the net
profits are 10 he equally divided, and thai the
business will be conducted by said Sullivan
Signed the Sd day Of August, 1867.
p. d. BARRiNGER,
aui0-3m-pd SUbhiNhN'
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.ERRORH OF YOUTH.

A Gentleman who suffered fov years from
Nervous Debility, Premature decay, and all the
effects Of youthful indiseretion, will FOR The
cake Of suffering humanity, send free 70 all
who need IL the recipe and directions for
making the simple remedy by which be was
cured. sufferers wishing TO profit by the adj
v~srtisers experience, can do 20 BY addressing,
In perfect confidence, JOHN d. OGDEN.
mayii-ly AZ Cedar street. New York.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-12-14

The GAyoso HousE.--It will be
seen by the following card that this
house has reduced Its charges to suit
the times, Always q fayorite with
the travelling public, at any price, we
may expect to find the Gayoso the
recipient Of all the patronage il can
accommodate:
To THE pUBLrc.-Owing to the
extreme financial depression Of the
country, I have concluded that II is
right, and demanded, and ! desire to
meet my friends and the public as
far as / can afford, therefore, the
charges at The Gayoso House in
future, will be So per day instead Of
81. The table and the house gem
orally will be conducted as heretofore.
The travelling public well know that
the best sleeping apartments and
beds in the South, and equal to any
in America, are to be found at the
Gayoso House.
Very respectfully,
fh ID. COCKRELL.
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Notice to T~resspassers.

3 Considerable complaint has been
made lately by our planters about
the wholesale destruction of stock by
persons wandering through the coun-
try under the pretence Of hunting,
but in reality to destroy and steal
cattle and hogs of the more thrifty
and industrious portion Of our pppu-
%lation, For the, benefit Of such par
ties, we publish the following law,
and are. ~lrcIuested sbyis number Of
persons who have been injured by
these providers, to state that the law
will be rigidly enforced; %
An act to preserve live stock In certain eoun-
ties therein named.
Section 1. Be Il enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Missis-
sippi, That il shall not be lawful to
HINT, either with or without FIRE
arms, on any lands in the counties Of
Lowudes, Bolivar, Noxubee, Calhoun,
Kinds, Pike, Marshall, Jefferson,
Washington, Madison, Adams, Law.
renee, Holmes, Claiborne, Warren
or Panola, unless the written asseni
Of the owner of such lands is frs
had and obtained. Y
Sec, 2. Be il further enacted. Tba
any person who shall violate the pro
visions of this act shall, upon con
viction before any Justice of tn
Peace of said county, be fined, In an,
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, o
By Imprisonment IN the county Jail
mot exceeding sixty days, or both, a
The discretion Of the court.
Sc .. Be- Il further enacted, Tha
this ct tske eject and be in fore
from and after is passage.
Approved, Feb. 81, 1857.
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INs0LvENT NOTICE.

The stais q hi~is1ippi, Psnola cosslf. To
he ersditoro q Jesse wstapn d>rsasets Nherr
=. Il the October term. 1851. Of The Probate
csuvs 81 aid county. the eIesk q aid eosrt
aade 10 aid conn : rvrcrf and iia q eiains
prph.f<i and registered ID bic omee esAln<t
~ 10000, ne ersdisou err SOW ns4ee1 %
aperar hef,s aid court o. he ~ hou<e1 -
6;un1sx& -. n r1Tlkise vfe~
y ~ pcol3 - Il y sg1H = ~ -
~ Neveok>r. fo(I- !
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DIGGING WELLS,

am now digging wells at seyeniy-hve cents
per foot, aud win insure them against quick
sand. Two good hands must be furnished when
occasion requires. Myself and mule must also
be furnished during my work on the JOB.
TERMS CASH. -
jy9-4m. S.h
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Attention \ called 70 the Iaw card
q orr young I'll I'd, s. q. Spencer,
|Rsqs All busIness entrusted TO bic
ears Will msA with prompt attention.
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esnd your cotton 70 J. ". ward&
Co, No. IL Union street, Memphis.
They never fail 70 give entire salts
Action. ~ rlsla 8 d la-' shan
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Ysunss Great Physiological wcrk, Of Every
one bic o~n doctor-b<is ( . private issfrsetof
Tor married psrsons 90 those sbous 70 NARY.
both male and female, IN everything eonesru-
Ing The physiology and r~rlssions Of osr ssxusl
rystsn. and the production OF prevention Of
offspring. including all shs sew discovssiss
never bsfrs given IL The English langs.gs, BY
VIZ. Yorss. ~ D Tkis + really . valuable
and Interesting work II h written m plAin
language fos ,hs general reades, apd i iilns-
snisd viii upward. 81 oae hsndrsd eassas-
isgs All young married people. 81 thoss np
is1nplsiine marriage, and having Tie least i'm
'pe1fneat 70 married III. sAouid rssd mis-
boot. Il dis<ioscs s~rrpts that svsry oss sksuid
be acquainted viii. siil1 II y : book hat
maa y locked nr. Asd nst III shout tbe hop~.
II VIII h s<af 20 snJ sns q The reesIpt q
Finy Gents Atfpss Dr.. Nm Yorss. We 4is
srvues street. shore roassh. Philadelphia. q
saisiyt "a = a~aaH4rtlr 4Hfi
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-12-14

The Mississippian saysi We Q Il
suggested In a late reconstruction
lurnal that Q Convention Of all the
opponents Of Radicalism shall take
place. As pretty much all the oppo-
uents Of Radicalism In Mississippi
are embraced in the Constitutional
Union party we imagine no opposi-
ton will be made hereafter by the
white men of Mississippi to its move
ments, A Convention of this party
will be held at the proper time, which
will preclude the necessity Of any
other malaa i
1t is to be hoped that, should a
Convention be held, notice will be
given in time to permit all the coun-
ties to be represented.
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N. J. ROssEL.
GROCER, COTTON IA n
Ceyssvas Cessssisstos .uerehsss,
No. 316 Front Row, iss
4ao saife Memphis, Tenn.

Thankful Cor the liberal psironsgs hereto
fore extended to me BY my fieads, | sovfa re-
Ter others 10 any one doing business hsrssosofe
with my house. I have aisayz On baud family
and plantation suppiie. klsa. smris fA<shsiss
for handling all cotton or Other rroass ps-
signed 20 me. chasre A. los a. regular msf-
chants Of The city, and - los ssa legitimate
business viii Justify.
g. o. Cuf 1ERTsOx, veil known In Mar
shsii and DeHoso c~osnsies. Ms, b slwsys 90
hand. and In euauecsson With ". D. RODhAh,
Of Marshall county. Miss, would b pisassd 70
meet and accommodate their old fffends y
we'll 81 others seedinf supplies sszs-s"
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business transaction to board around
with his ncn-psyine subscribers. He
will in that way balance accounts
nd = learn public sentiment" 1|
OiaM. o. GalIa~ay,s MAJ w H.
|Rhsa, and Capt. Cuskey, editors and
|ppoprietors Of the Memphis Asai-
|anche, have been arrested by Sheriff
Winters on . process issued by Judge
Hunter. We hear nothing very def
mate - to the cause Of the arrest.
Asspan Of horses ran of with the
|wsgcs Ast WedpssdaS a. Pauola,
In process Of which a niger fell out
pf the wagon, when up stepped the
tteedmen's bureau fellow, who"kissed
him III lis mother." No bones Bro
-. -I-xA- k-s~.-aLxI
$50 ,.'
' 'e.an-- Tyoga lea'
While Beast Butler was in Norfolk,
couple Of weeks ago, a white hack
pan named Adams refused to let him
fide in his hack. A subscription has
:
s0 ' '"e " s".s,rN.p",
'm NJ 'ae
~ 0uO,uas % was,sa%", '''
0'''" 0'...o.--e
Those residing IA malar'c's dis
(ie's shoald never be without the
.on'' I.'up. ..,:.S,. In.
III Am. H.,
an
"S ~, ss-.w.au,o,,
NO. cas p-uxa1..
r1m,.mv W. Phi.
80 ~, - !.
10 CoRnnPosDrSrs.-"Ms ry's
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CITATION NOTICE.

The stsis Of Mississippi, papela ceuniy. 10
George ". Magee md Maeee, Whose given
name is unknown, children Of Alfred Nsgse,
deceased, aud the children and heirs whose
names are unknown Of Claiborne Mages, de-
ceased. q You and esth of you are cited to be
aud appear before the Probate Court of raid
county, at the oourt-houss thereof on the eth
day Of Novuber pezt, teauswsr The pettties
Of Daniel Joslin, and show cause why the
prayer Of petitioner prayingf for title 10 north
half Of southeast quarter OF section Of land
number thlIty,hvs, In ios nship tsn. Of rsngs
SIX, west, IN said county, should hotbe granted.
BY order Of court, Issued September 30, 1881.
ocs-Dt @u0OiwsE wU1TrEM clert.
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whleh soathsfh men 10 particular
shaId knov. Ilsfsf 10 ibs prosper.
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the sntsvpfislsr p~sbIIshefs, Me-.r..
iloct a Csdy, 81 Washington srset,
for the following beautiful sslertions
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will be True To Each other" music
by Geo. Y. Root.
Anything ID the music line can be
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The negro Constitutional Conyen-
ea Of Alabama h, in this Gage d
rogreaI" much in advance Of white
Institutional conventions in The
fhiie States. Thus We have the FOL-
owing: "The Convention granted
isht divorces from the bonds o.
naisinony yesterday, and dismissed
- suit f6f biaay.pO lSsIHN00
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Aspan Of horses ran of with the
wagcs Ast Wedpssda1d A Pauola,
n process Of which a niger fell out
Pf the wagon, when up stepped the
ttsedmen's bureau fellow, who"kissed
him ft lis mother." No bones Bro
ken, .sndf the horses had tttubular
boilers" Selahi
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-12-20

A dreadful railroad accident, sO-called,
occurred on the Vermont Central Rail-
road recently. a ear, containing sew
eEsssyz-fiTe men, employed in repairing a
bridge lately ksaEue1, was backed on the
abutment5 through the GssslsssEsss Of
the Engineer, About score of the un-
fortunate men met instant death, and
almost al Of the remainder received So
rious injuries.
There is no truth in the alleged dsfec-
ton Of coIored men in Alabama from
the Union cause. The agent Of The AS
sOeiabed Press, at Montgomery, re-
Gently telegraphed over the country
that the loyal League at that
place had passed resolutions condemn
ing its new Constitution. 1t turns out
that the resolutions were adopted by
just fifteen persons, who were expelled
from the Loyal League two weeks ago
The League in Montgomery is more
than {, 3,OO0 strong, and is unitedly and
enthusiastically for the new Constitu-
every quarter the loyal hosts are rOus-
ing in their strength, and viii assured
" sweep the State.
The thinning ont Of clerks, commene-
ed some time ago by Gen. Grant IN the
War Department, Is to be followed, II
is reported, by the dismissal Of about q
hundred from the Pension OHcs, and
mem +leEs OF the - u l-44t
tee are strongly urging upon Secretary
McCullOeh the reduction Of the force in
his department by the discharge Of
three hundred Of his superhuOus clerks.
John E. Hayes, editor of the Savan-
nah, Ga, Republican, was attacked by
Charles H Hopkins, and another man,
Saturday evening. Hayes was badly
hurt by blow on the head from q load
ed whip. His assailants have been
committed to jail to await the result OF
Hayes wound.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-12-20


( / had bern dreaming. / was deteTm-
ined TO treat il as a dream, and, laugh
ing at my folly. persistently kept down
my fears, leaving next day Wtth01tsay-
+ ing a word to Ina. Oar p1rflug was :
Z cold one, for Hy heart was full, and 1
{ knew that the slightest demonstration
/ on uy part would oYertSTu my seIf-con-
Z troll, and give my sensible resolutions
I to the winds, &c. With a cold KISS
! and mufsered You'll write, of
ccurse. we parted.
A fortnight after / saw Marks pro-
motion IN the Gazette, and the fol-
/ loving post brought me a letter from
Z Ina. Marx. she said, had left In
dia, coming home round the Cape to
shake of the effects Of a slight attack
Of fever
The letter fell from my hand. I saw
it all now; and the cold drops stood
upon my forehead, as 1 seemed again
to hear the sad voice crying, Com
fort Ina. Mark was drowned By
some mysterious power, / had seen
the wreck and love. stronger than
death, had brought the dying man
with his message Of love His last
thought had been Of Ina and Ina,
what Of her What would she feel
when she knew that at the very time
she was false to him, Mark was il the
Jaws of death,-and sach a death
I was Wretched. I could not write.
/ dare not see her. I went away by
myself where none Of my people could
get at me, and compel me to tell (as /
felt l must) my terrible secret Weeks
passed L grew i'll with anxiety, and at
Ne - ~ -
shipplng-a agents, hoping against hope.
They told me the ship was due the end
Of the month, but that there having
been rough weather she might be de-
layed. So leaving orders to telegraph
the first intelligence, i went back to
the village where / had pitched my
tent.
A month overdue now, and people
at the Office getting anxious, so wrote
my sister. and l put her letter away
and still waited
Two months overdue, and hope IS
dying; Ina is In strange way, aud
keeps talking Of you May she Conner
so wrote my brother, Ina's father,
and before I could answer yes or no,
Ina came. She rushed into my room
one afternoon just at sunset, and stood
before me, crying
What has happened, Aunty2 Why
viii you not tell me he has come
twice and bid me go to you for COM
fort. What Is it ?R
Poor child, said L how can I
telI2
Then why did he tell me to come
Why look at me IS you did at the Hail.
nearly driving me mad p
[ told her, and was frightened, for
she sprang up from her knees with a
cry Ike a mad woman, and then fell
sighiDg and shivering upon the ground.
1t was Mark, Aunty. I felt him
near me, and you only saw him. |
was sure something had happened.
though / never dared say so; and he
always told me TO come to you for
comfort
Lying IN my arms, Ina listened to
my version Of the story of the wreck,
which time, alas proved only too true,
for when a year had passed, a sailor
came to the agents and reported him
self as the sole survivor Of the Hal
berd 's crew. The gale that wrecked
her had come on upon the morning Of
the twenty Of December, and
she foundered at midnight upon
Christmas-e