New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-02

| nearly hall q million lives. nave maue
what it is. The eastern coasts of the Baltic
formerly divided between Sweden and Pc
land, lad also fallen into Peters hand
almost to the walls Of ReYel.
All this the skipper Of the ''Frisian Vrow'
knew little of. Dutch cheese found mar
ket at Revel, narrow straits had to bt
threaded; sand banks and sunken bars made
the passage perilous, and Aulle understood
that the masters eyes must never be closed
until sea room became plenty. The solstIce
weather, too, grew thick: squally winds
knocked the old ship uneasily about. Mar
row channels kept the sailor on the lookout
And after several days of shifting gales and
darkened skies, Karl began to get impatient.
| Scrambling one morning to the deck, he
| found Auke as usual at the helm.
"Are we far from Revel, now!" he i'll
CURED of the sturdy skipper.
IF the wind holds fair" replied Aulle,
1--WE shall make it's harbor before noon.
Yonder is the gulf way to leeward.'
Karl could see nothing in the direction in.
Dictated but waste Of foamy waves, and
on the right distant outline of high and
| rocky coast. There was Il roaring sound
| of wind and waters all about them, but
through it came the deep boom Of an alarm
bell
There's a ship III distress" said Auke.
'Hans, take glass, and try if you can make
her."
His mate, gray-haired. but active and
fearless seaman, had scarcely raised the
glass when he shouted Captain. she's a
fishing smack, ashore on Divers shoals,
and her crew are clinging to her rigging.
Boys, we'll save them, said Auke; the
case may be our own
''Ay, captain" replied Hans, but should
we lose this wind, who knows when the
| Tristan ErOw' Will drop anchor -
I'VE shall miss the market. too, cried
Karl. Don't be a fool Auke.''
This ship is called after Ely good mother,
said the young skipper. putting about the
helm. Before l left home she told ma
Gods work had sure wages. and believe
it. Boys. Wen save those poor fellows y
"Well done, captain - cried the crew with
cheers. and while Kari wAIt below t4
grumble at Aulle's i'll luck. the ''Fris;all
| Vrow" bore down On the laundering vessel
| and Auke Straien. with four sailors wcrI'
| calamity rowing the ships only boat tilroug4,
the breakers. The little bark was fast III
the sands. A heavy surf broke over hen.
/ The crew-the master, three sealnen ami
two boys, all Swedes-clung to the spalts
and rigging of the hopeless craft. They
were all rescued, wet, cold and nearly fam
| ished, and taken on board the ''Frisian
| Vrow." thankful for their preservation, but
unable to speak a word of Dutch. The
| skipper gave them dry clothes and break
fast, and fastened to look after his ship.
which was already i'll trouble. The wiHd
had veered due west. and there was no get
| ting the right course. The sailors tackled
and reefed and hauled up. but the 'Vrovt''
was utterly unmanagable against the gafa.
and there was nothing but to run before t.
Yes grumbled Karl. u knew how bit
would be: the market will be lost and We
| shall all be shipwrecked.'
But nobody was in the humor to mind
his gloomy representations; besides, be
was not the only one upon whom fear fill
| when the vessel went speeding at a rate 5 be
| had never sailed before, straight up the
| Finnish gulf.
Geographical knowledge was none of the
clearest at that day. Karl had studi ed the
voyages of the Dutch traders. Revel W AS
| to him the end of the world. Beyond
these, cheese and gin would be of n O &c
count. No wonder. then, that the worthy
man took refuge below, to mediate over
| the fact that Auke Stralen was his father $
son, and would never come to anything hut
ruin. From this contemplation he rose to-
| ward evening. The wind, though it still
blew strong, was steady. and the ship won't
bravely on. The crew were manning the
rigging. The rescued Swedes gave ha nd.
| Hans was on the lockout and Aule was ut
the helm. They had just passed an isla md
where huge piles Of stone were shaping
| into embrasures and walls, and where pen
nant and bunting were flying from piles
| and masts. Before them lay a swaInpy
shore. On the right was the mouth of a
broad river, into which the 'Frisiau Fr6w''
| was standing.
| Where are We now, Auke p asked KhTl,
holding his breath.
.If l read tie chart right" answered
| Auke. this must he the mouth OF tie
| Neva."
II never heard OF such a place in my life, -
| reiOined Karl, NOR OF any one WHO travelled
| there
May be So replied the skipper, but
;. there is report that the Gar Of Russia is
| building a town somewhere on the II liver,
and perhaps he will trade with us"
| TRADE with US! - cried Kari; The will
take our cargo and make Us work ON the
walls"
At this moment Hans cried out from the
masthead:
"A town ahead, captain, and boat put
ting of"
| The Gar Peter was in the midst Of that
work which had been called the great ehIer-
prise OF the modern world. Firms and Cos
sacks. Calmucks and Swedes. were at work
by thousands. Piles were sunk into the
acres of dismal swamps. Solid ground was
formed here and there. bay was ikea
waited on the west. Half dozen small
| houses had been erected: streets and So I,ares
were marked by lines OF timber driven into
the mud. French engineers, English car
pentels and Dutch boat buildcrs sulIei.n-
tended hordes Of Wild Russians.
The Gar was i'll i'll htllnor. No Bottom
had been found for the plies on which the
imperial palace was to rest. BAD news had
come from the north. The soldiers grulnble,i
to lose their boards. Sweden was raising
another army. Peter the Great felt that al
was growing bad. when into his quarters
rushed an English ship carpenter with the
news.
''Please, your majesty. there is shin
standing up the river
"Dunder und blitzen!" sang out the
rough Car, with an oath that chung to him
to the last, "say We so. The captain OF
that ship is a hero. Get out my barge
man her. call Menzikotf and we will run
down and welcome the first ship to st. Pc
tersburg."
The gale was mOderating, and the Vrow
under bare poles, was steadying her courst
up the river, when Auke spied Dutcl
built Zuyder Zee boat coming down. rowet
by men in uniform, and steered by a tai
cOxswain in pea jacket and checked shirt
"Heave a rope!" he cried in sound Dutch
as the boat came alongside. 4
As no arms were seen among them, tht
rope was thrown. The steersDan was thu
first on board. Righting himself as ne lei