The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-11-22
Butler in q Shipwreck.
A CHICAGO MANS STORY OF A STORM
TIME OEE CAPE uAIIEKAS.

A CHICAGO MANS STORY OF STORMY
TINE OFF CAPE HAT1ERAS.
An old salt now residing in Chicago,
who, during the stormy period OF 1862,
was stationed at Hilton Head, at that
time the only port along the Atlantic
coast between Cape Hatteras and New
Orleans in the occupancy of the tederals,
makes the following narration of how
Gen Butler escaped a watery grave on
his memorable passage to New Orleans
to take command of the department of
which that city constituted the head
quarters
1t was in the spring of 1862 that Gen.
B. F. Butler, now the Governor Of Mass
achusetts, proceeding with his fleet along
the Atlantic, conceived the idea, con
trary to natural experience and advice,
while off Cape IIatteras at midnight, of
having the ships run nearer in shore
The remonStrances of the captain of the
Mississippi (Butler's own ship against 50
hazardous and unprecedented a venture
proved unaNailiug, and the refusal of the
cabtain finally to obey the Generals or
ders eliminated in the captains incar-
ceration, with shaCkle acCQmpaniments
In such eases there are usually others
less Scrupulous of danger and more inclim-
ed to obey, SO that the irate Gen. was soon
accompanied with what, but tor the at
rival Of timely succ0r, might have had
very serious consequences, As it was,
however, the Mississippi WAS run aground
and threatened with instant dismember-
hINlnT t.laaly Il t,ir "A
a considerable fracture in contact with
hidden rocks. The general, in no wise
dauntcd by this mishap, fumed and fret
ted in consonance with the angry waves,
and ordered signal lights betokenlng his
danger to be displayed. This had the
effect of bringing the Vixen, with 4 pick-
ed crew, among which was the narrator
of the facts here given, from Hilton Head.
the only point from which Succor could
have been obtained, The rescuers arriv-
ed in time to prevent the ship from toun-
dering. While the sold salt" was at the
pumps, and seemingly inattentige to his
work, The general accosted him and
wished to know why he was 50 diiatory.
The reply was. II am Waiting for some
grease 'Oh," said the general, "lt's
grease yau want, you --ScoundreI ;"
n.' = IhiiN OI'r'' !" oHo" '""t lie us
'i'la ul0"eu Sci'cl dI "dS l'"I lHeil' d7 now
poSSeSsed Oh li.e S"eet temper Wilich mas
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~ '"Nf'iol ol NaSsdclluSeliS alla III
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razor I"r seNelai hourS, lhe general SNIP
was io"eu SdieiE lhto haroor al linton
mead ana IT'S precious lrtiShl reserved
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t"hlpo'o" oi provisions lof tle general $
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lhe o3fleIS oi Hquof We're holSted out OF
lne "J uIt" sup IiieF We're gTeed''N Selz-
t' nI lllt thiFStE IhdrIhcS' VINO stove IN
lle'i AeduS ih't proceeded 90 gorge them-
seN 9 WILL iNt toHteilS' ne scene
tH"t el'Situ was one tiial uIi9It nave
'h"'le t'tH 0I" h'cciHS green win envy
d"u ,li7"t Hd\t cauSt" d iHIch greater
siiI lhhdSe ol lht general HuppHts uuJ