Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-08-12

warning words of the ship recently slok-
en- with-words so lately uttered yet,
like good advice, disregarled IA barque
rugged craft little to the Southwark"
said he; adding "sho must be pirate"
This exactly expressed the view taken
of it by all present, aud when one man,
Captain in the - Regiment, exclaim-
ell, iii get my arms" there was rush
below to their cabins by all
Down helm hard p cried out our captain, as
he perceived that collision was inevitable, for
the barque, carrying more sail Than we did-she
had whole topsals set--oyethaued the MAHRAT-
ia, and bore right down on her amldships. ..
'Turn the hands out bting the arms on
deck !" shouted out the captain with all the
power of his lungs, asd those seamen on deck
echoed the words below on to the seeping-deck
while some sprang down the ladders to awaken
their comrades, arm themselves with any weapon
that first came to hand ....
A few anxious moments passed, willie nearer
and yet nearer to us drew the barque. We could
distinctly hear the water as it boiled and churn-
ed under her forefoot as she was driven through
the water by the press Of canvas she carried =
Now she was almost upon ~, and her great bows
were descending upon the MAHRAGTA, and would
strike the devoted ship somewhere about her
waist. Just then the gentlemen passengers, with
arms in their hands, and a large number Of the
crew also AIMED, made their appearance on deck.
The captain now bethought himself of what
ought to have been done before, and he sang out
'Aake sail overhaul the fore and main gear"
A dozen volunteer. sprang forward the " clue
garnets" were let run y aud the strong breeze
itself overhaunr the gear, bt llied out the great
sails But it was too late to prevent collision
for the moment AFTER the blrque struck us on
the starbOard quarter with a tremendous shock
her tlying jb boom striking in between the
main and mizz IL masts. At the same time, a
crowd of men appeared swaming on the fore
castle. and many Of ourparty afterwards averred
that they were all armed,
As she struck the MAnRArTA, there was q
great era hing sound aott while the spars and
studdng sail booms and 3oldage became locked
together in ilextticable confusion. Then the
strangers jib boom bore sgainst the mizzen
mast, and it seemed certain that the mast must
go but mott stood the strain brayeIy, .-,
There was hurrying TO and rO, as every man
preparing for the Unknown danger that appear
to menace Us, thought little Of the shower OF
DEBHls falling around, but pressed near the
point where the torn bu.watks clearly denoted
the spot on which tie struggle would take place
did they attempt to board.
All this occupied scarcely thirty seconds -
and almost before we mad recovered from the
shock occasioned by the collision, the old MAH-
RATTA-g gathering way through the pressure
brought to bear upon her by the enormous field
OF canvas presented to the gale for the fore and
main sails both of which now drew" owing
to the blow on the quarter "canting" her up in
t. the wind--began to forge ahead, and quickly
disenrumbering herself of the strangers jib-bOom
by breaking it short OFF " like carroll went
ahead. Almost before we knew what was going
tj happen mex, She shook of the barque alto
g4ther, and taking preliminary header into the
huge Atlantic roller that just then struck her "A
buffet on the bows, that caused her to reel again
and sent blue sea- in a perfect flood over the
decks as far a. the tarail, our good ship left her
pursuer wallowing in the trough of the sea as
tern. All danger was over, and we had scarcely
recovered from our amaZement at the aiiair,when
the balquc disappeared in ths gloom of night as
tern, a nd we were left TO our meditations and
spoculations
All agreed including the most 'ancient mari
no bN chin bo'la tho lOunf ed
position of the ''oldest inhabitant' in country
vlag', that the strange vessel they had just en-.
countered was veritab pirate. Some among
us ayelred that they had heard shouts and cries
in divers languages including Spanish and Greek
--emanating from the crowd on her forecastie
but there WAS o crew far exceeding in number
the complement of seamer usually carried by
merchantships, and that the whole circumstance
of the collision, which was without doubt, pre-
meditated, was one of those mysteries of the sea
that sometimes occur, and are never unrayQlled
on these two points, all hands on board, in
Guiding the most skeptical, re agreed can
neither give the reader any further information,
nor throw any fresA light on this singular affair;
and | will not SO triae with his patience as tl
lay DCloic MN VI tHc IHHb hVlS
propouuded round the cuddy-table during the
following and many succeeding days as to the
intentions OF the mysterious stranger.
INTEGRITY, AS AN ELEMENT OF SUCCESS.
Ir is a remarkable fact which young
men should never lose sight of, that there
is no we'll attested instance on record Of
permanent success in the acquisition Of
wealth where the principle of integrity
has been wanting. There are, it is true
, instances of suddcn wealth acquired
through dishonest practices but, such
seeming prosperity is always short lived
We are aware that such considerations dc
, not afford the noblest incentive to virtue
but the fact should stand as the Gngei
, of COD, indicating Divine policy found
cd upon the highest human interests.
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, -Grent will be whipped. says The
> World Aud so it said all through the
r war. But it always turned out that in
stead Of Grant, il was 'the other fellow
who was whipped.
--Horatio Seymour has retired to hi
+, farm near Utica, and it is reported thai
. he intends to remain in exclusion unit
f H...H IL ed Il q
after the election The best thing ht