The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-08-16

knew Their destination was tbe port
oi Rera vberc the Dutch trades had
found market ever since their sails
asfo Hrst seen 10 thc Baltic.
sc tlis ume Peter. ailerward called
TIE Great vas bome from bis three
years travels III had worked as a
ship-carpentor At tie Zaandam dock
yards bad learned rope making, sail.
making and smith work bad worn the
dress Of workman. made his oWn fire,
boiled Bis pot swept tis lodgings, car
ned timbcrs on his shoulders, and con
formed ia every respect to the customs
of the yard aud be was now carrying
out results in Russia such as in any
other way ten centuries would never
have accomplished. He had created
a feet, disciplined an army established
a university, and was bow engaged IN
laying tie foundation Of city to be
called after his own name Fixing up
on Cro0s'adt as the location OF the fort
to protect the mouth Of the river upon
which the capital Of all Russians
was to stand, and preparing the draw
ings with his own hand, be left its exc
cution TO one Of his engeneer officers
while be returned TO st Petersburg to
push forward those almost superhuman
works, which at a cost Of nearly half a
million lives, have made it what it is.---
The eastern coasts of the Baltic, form
erly divided between Sweden and Po-
land, had also fallen iuto Peters hands
almost to the walls Of Reyel
All this the skipper Of the Frisian
Yrow knew little Of Dutch cheese
ioand market at Revel; M row straits
had to be threaded; sand banks and
sunken bars made the passage perilous
and Ankle understood that the master's S
eyes must never be closed until sea
room became plenty The solstice
weather, too, grew thick; squally winds
knocked the old ship uneasily about -
Narrow channels kept the sailor on the
lookout And after several days Of
shifting gales and darkened skies, Karl
began to getimpatient. Scrambling one
morning to the deck, he found Auke as
usual at the helm.
Are we far from Revel, now? ipquir-
ed of the strdy skipper.
II the wind hold fair, replied Auke,
we shall make its harbor before noon,
Yonder is the gulf way too leaward.
Karl could see nothing in the direc.
tion indicated but waste Of foamy
waves. and on the right ahe distant out
line Of high and rocky coast. There
was a roaring sound OF wind and wat
ers all about them; but through it came
the deep boom Of an alarm bell
There's a ship in distress, said Aake
Hans take a glass and see il you can
make her out
His mate, gray-haired, but active
seaman, had scarcely raised the glass
when he shouted, Captain, she's fish
ing smack ashore on Divers Shoals, and
her crew are clinging to her rigging.
Boys, wen save them, said Auke,
the case may be our own.
Ay, Captain, replied Han, but should
we lose this wind, who knows when the
Frisian Yrow viii drop anchor
We shall miss the market, too cried
Karl Don't be a fool Auke.
This ship is called after my good
mother, said the young skipperputtpa
about the helm. Before left home she
told me Gods work had sure wages
and believe it, Boys, we'l save those
poor felloNs
Well done, Captain cried the crew
with cheers, and while Karl went below
to grumble at Auke's in luck, the Fris.
ian Yrow bore down on the founderinl
vessel, aud Auke Stralen, with four sal.
lors, were gallantly rowing the ships
only boat through the brakers. TIE
little bark was fast in the sands. A
heavy surf broke over her The crew.
the master, three seamen, and two BOYS
all Sweders- ciung to the spars aud
rigging OF the hopeless craft They
were all rescued, wet, cold, and nearly
famishea, and taken on board the Fris
inau Yfow thankful tor their preserya.
ton, bat unable 70 speak word Of
Dutch. The skipper gave them dry
clothes aud breakfast, aud hastencd
10 look after bis ship, which was
already IN trouble The wind had
yeesei due west, aud there was no
getting the night course The sailors
tackled ani rseied and hauled up, bur
tie W " was utterly unmauageahlc
against TIE gale. aud there was nothing
but 10 fuh before IT.
Ies grumh.ed. Karl knsw how il
eouid be The market viii Sc lost and
SO shall ail Be sbipareeked
Bat nobody wAs 10 ham3r b mind
hh gloomy representations; besides,
Be Was act the ouly Que upon whom
iear leil when the vessel Uent speeding
al d rate size had never cs;l.3 t.gr,...