Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-25
The Nautilus Spoken.


The Nautilus Spoken.
The dory Nautilus, the smallest boat that
has ever attempted to cross the ocean, was
spoken on tho 10th inst, by the steamer Adj
attic, Captain Jennings, Of the White Star line.
1t will bo remembered that the little craft sailed
from City Point. South Boston, on Monday,
June 8. 1t contained only two persons, the
Andrews brothers, who expected to reach llavcc
in safety and exhibit the vessel at Paris.
Mr.. William Il. G. Grayburn. purser Of tho
Adriato, gives the following account Of tho
meeting between the big steamer apd the little
d0ry:-On tho 10Th inst, at quarter past nine
a. NJ, latitude 44 deg. 42 mn north, lonsi.
tudc SO deg. 50 min. west, the officer on tho
| bridge sighted small white speck on the oceau,
and soon found it to be the sail of a small boat.
There was great excitement among the pas
seugers, many believing it to be q ships boat
with distressed crew. The officers aud wiser
heads on board, after reflection, came to the
conclusion that the sail belonged to the Nauli.
us, manned by the brothers Andrews, from
Boston, on their daring voyage to Havre. The
two vessels rapidly approached and 10 about
fifteen minutes the Nautilus hauled alongsid'
aud one of the brothers caught the rope thro'
them from the Adriatic. Kind hearted Capt :.
them to receive supplies. These they refuse
saying that they had stopped merely t.
inquire the latitude and longitude. Thcy
we're somewhat impatient and seemed 10
chafe uDder the delay they experienced 10
getting the information they asked Tor. Neither
was inclined to be communicative, but they said
that they had been becalmed three days since
leaving Boston. In about ten minutes their
position was banded them over the ships
side. Then their limited canvass was spread
and away they sped and were soon out of
sight Three ringing cheers and q tiger were
given them by the passengers and crew Of the
Adriatic as they swept away Tho brothers
looked we'll and happy, and had all tho appear
aDcc of hardy American sailors They said
they had provisions for six months, but where
older brother seemed much rougher than tho
younger, who had an uDcommony handsome
! face, with mixture Of sadness and detcrmna-
tion in his countcnarcc not often seem Many
were the opinions given during tho day as to
| their journey. and many termed the exploit
| toolhardy, but one and all wished them God
speed.
| The Nautilus was built at Gloucester, Mass.
| She is nineteen feet over all, Is? on bottom.
and 81 inches deep. The sail contains 25
yards light duck or drilling, bent on boom %
feet long, 3 feet 10 diameter, and is what is
called latecn rig. Her mast is $ feet long
above deck and 81 inches 10 diameter, the
hosting aud lowerDg movement being identic Il
With that of iib on schooner. Her other
sails consist of square stormsal OF S! yards,
rugged on boom ieet long, and still smaller
one of II yards, which is bent on TO rope
running from the masthead to the traveller
like q toppinglift She is copper f.steuod
throughout, as buoyaut as a cork, and weighs
about five hundred pounds in complete rig.
| BREACH OF PROMISE Miss Carrie j.. Crx.
on, pretty blonde, twenty one years Of age.
the daughter Of retired warrant officer Of the
United States Navy, brought a suit some timo
ago 10 the Kings County Supreme Court against
James W. Sherman, to recover s., 600 damages
for breach Of promise The plaintiff and do.
lendant, it appears, became acquainted some
four years ago in Washington, d. g., where
they both resided at that time. The latter IS
twcuty-four years of age and ono of his legs is
shorter than tho other. 1t was alleged that
soon after he met the plaintiff he fell 10 love
with her, but that she did not return his affeo
ton, owing to her engagement with an elderly
druggist It was further alleged that Whcn
jpaintiff became aware of the fact that her de-
formed lover had fallen heir to fortune Of
$3.50, 900 she discarded the venerable druggist
aud formed plans to capture the cripple. 1t was
then that the defendant, it is said, Indicted the
following epistle to tho beautiful blonde:
| Beautiful Carrie when / met you last
evening and you waved your hand TO mo and
smiled | could have jumped out OF the buggy
and thrown myself at your feet. ltis now over
six months since | saw you. and my soul is
full of light ever since. The canary which
you once saw 10 my possession and played
with is hung up in my bedroom. | call il
Carrie, after you, though it is not OF
the same sex. l talk to it in the night
when everything is still, and when it does not
answer me, feel i'll. This is poctry. di l
not know it until done it. Your face AID
Q voice are always around me, and L see figures
Q of you in every one almost that passes
!: May say. dearest Miss Grixou, that | love
D you and will marry you if you choose? Youl
adoring and faint hearted JAMES.
1t appears that the plaintiff and defendan
= became engaged to be married, and the ceru
8 mopy was to take place in August, 1877. a
h | wedding trip to Europe was talked Of, aDt
young Sharman presented his prospective brit
With handsome set Of diamonds and $1,000
in money. 1t was alleged that after the prep
irations for the nuptials had been completed al
letfort was made by the friends OF young Shar
u man to break the engagement, and Miss Grix
on was asked to release him from tho contract
lShe refused to do so. Then the defendant SUD
Z denly disappeared from Washington and wen
K to reside 10 Brooklyn, whittier he was folloW
or ed by the plaintiff, who brought tho suit a
above stated. The defendant admitted tn
- there had been promise of marriage. but d.
j. clared that owing to stroke of paralysis. !.
was utterly unfit, mentally, to marry plaintiff
- The case has been settled by the defepdal
" paying the plaintiff atout $4,00O.-Ne'O for
lHTa!I.