Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-26

Tenu ssys Of the sRilOr-brosher IN
country farmhouse. that he knew only
how far il was TO the nearest port-no
more distances, al the rest being only
seas and distant cspes. BE had grown
To be /, perfect practical philosopher
Epictetus OF Seneca could have taught
hin no farther lessons rs TO acquies-
cence II the inevitable and yet Ihert
was An unuuenched fire IN ms quiet
ewes that showed MIN still TO have the
qualities Of bis youth. Ii was easy 20
fancy him issuing from ms sheltere 1
nook 10
Point the guns upon the chase,
On bid tie deadly cutlaEs SHINE
Of IN those adventurous early days.
One OF Cleveland's best fegGs was The
performance Of 8 voyage, then uneIsm-
pled. from Macao 10 the northwest
coast OF America and back for the puf-
chase Of furs-s voyage made the more
remarkRbls by the fact inst II was
achieved IL q cuttef-sloop Of fifty tons,
with q crew OF the worst description,
without AIRY printed chart Of the coast
and IN the teeth OF the monsoon. Ii
was essential 10 his success 10 reach
his destination before the ErrlvAl Of
certain hhiFs that mad been dispatched
rom Boston around Cape BOrn. Enc
his plan was 10 procure vessel small
enough 10 keep near the coast,
SOMETIMES taking advantage OF 9
favorable current. and making &
port although III unknown one
every night. In ms letters 10 hu
father be frankly sSys that ms plan Is
pronounced imprActicsbie by g. exps-
rienced shlpmasters 81 the port, but
since nobody has ever tried It, how car
II be inserted 10 be imprscticabie :
They a. predicted that be might sal
month without making any progress
and would then return, II a. al, Win
sails and rigging torn 10 pieces.
vas be coOlly says, moi pleased
with such gloomy prospects, but COR
cluded that, II ! was 70 meet rum 4;
might Us well be BY being torn 10 pieces
OF The China coast as 10 arrive on the
coast Of Americs after the object % ny
VOYAGE had been secured by other YES
sells" So he sailed January 80. 1873.
with twenty-five Oh bOard-"s list Of g.
accomplished villains rs ever dlsgrEceo
county, Tine work wa so hard
that the precious crew soOn munniea'
and refused one morning 70 weigh
anchor. In preparation for this he had
stored al provisions neGr the cabin
and be cooily informed them thEt they
could not eat until they worked AND
so mounted guard ior tTentg-iouf
hours with two OF three men, including
fhe black cook. His musksts were
frntluoks. and TevolveTs were not We,
introduced but be mad two 4-pound
cannon loaded with grape. Il then o.
CURED 20 hin that If ne offered TO SCI
them on shore they would soon have
enough Of It. They csught d the pro-
posAl but the Chinese would not keep
OF iced them Oh board next day, point
inr 9 cannon. he bBde them keep OIL.
/ BE then went 10 the shore ID RI armed
/ boat. and offered 70 TAKE them or bOara
/ ore by one. Several came eagerly, Dui
then II turned out that the Dost-
swain and one other ringleaaer were
moi 10 lie taken back on any terms,
these two despersdoes presented then
knives ~ the breasts OF the others nn1
swore that they should not stir. Som,
/ Welded Others were sulleniy mdIfer
/ erf one lay intoxicated on the beach,
/ Il was like one OF the mutlneerine
scenes IL Stevenson's - Treasure
Island 1t last Rll but siT were
bruueh. or board and thsBceforth be
haved vel, having probably cnincldec
bv this time with their young captain
who quietly writes TO BIS father: - \,
rrosser characterization Of character We.
ever made than By these men II sup
posing tina; they could accomplish theii
object by threats OF intimidation.
They kept on their furmidsbls voyage
often finding themselves, after ton'
some day, set back leagues on theii
wsy grazing on rocks, caught IN vhir+
pools, fhrsst@ed by pirates. The Dr.
minished crew proved an advantage, q
they had to be put on allowances Of pro
visions At any rate In thirty day.
they sighted the north end Of EormOsR
ard had performed that part Of th'
trip deemed imprscticabls, then theJ
crossed the North Pacific smii constKur
storms. and anchored IL N0rf0lE
Sound on March 30, 1890, after 3 voy'
are Of two months, and IN advance o
almost al competing vessels. Ever
those which had arrived from Boston
we're Of o disadvantage, being muct
larger, End unable to penetrate the IL
Vulnerable bays and inlets on the north
west coast. Putting up 4 screen o
hides around the deck, end never lei
ting more than one native On the decf
ri one time, Cleveland concealed thi
smallneEs Of his crew and eludsd 81
tack, though the Indian canoes wer'
/ often larger than his little vessel or
one occasion his cutter ran or 8 rocE
and lsy there twenty -four hours, at suot
al angle that no one could sEAn1
on deck, the Indians fortunstely no
discovering ms plight. At last th'
vessel hsatsd with the returning toe
and AFTER two months trKfhc thsl
reached China September 18th, by wa
OF the Sandwich Islands, laden with
crrgo worth 100000, the seA-oEte'
skins that had been bought nj the rais
eight Tor q musket selling Tor so
apiece. His dsserters had reHcae'
Wsmpoa before him, snd ali OF CleVe
iEnd's friends had believed their asssI
I finp that be was dead.
The youthfulness Of these msn CAV
sflsv0r To impulse and adventure 10 sh'
soberesf mercantile enterprises Inc,
mace up thsIr plans fsr some voyss'
roupd the globe as blitbely as i Il ~sf'
1 n Yachting trim. LIZ koeuec Ike cum