The new North-west., 1888-10-12

1hape and size, with the tall, tapering, rakish
scribing, and which gave romantic flavor
OF piracy to our innocent experiences.
''The only thing not man-of-war like was
the absence Of guns, The discipline was
there, the decks were like snow, and every
sail was bent that the stout masts and yards
could bear. At last came the day-or night
rather-the thirteenth after the one upon
which Navesink had faded from our view,
when we found ourselves running up St
Georges channel. An outgoing steamer,
which it was surmised might be Collins or
a Cunarder, hove in sight There were brief
words Of command, and rockets sprung up
wards and blue lights blazed, Illuminating a
broad expanse on the port quarter, inscribed
with the name Of the ship in big letters The
3 next morning before breakfast we dropped
: .aehor in the Mersey, and sent to the news
papers the latest intelligence from America
The most thrilling experience Capt Sam
uels ever had was in the Dreadnought. 1t
was in 1862, while on return trip from Liver
pool In gale of wind his leg was badly
broken and the ship lost her rudder. The
ship was 600 miles from the island Of Fayal,
and after fruitless efforts to get the ship
around by means Of drags he finally con-
cluded to back her into FayaL ;r2S0 miles
this almost incredible feat was performed.
When the ship finally arrived in Fayal the
doctors declared that the captains leg would
have to be amputated, but he declared that
he had come into the world with two legs and
proposed to keep them, and he did.
He lay in bed in Brooklyn from February
to December, 1853, but finally recovered, and
never afterward experienced any trouble
from his injury. Another thrilling expert
ence of his was in quelling mutiuy on the
Dreadnought. In those days Jack was O
hard case, and when the crew came aboard
in Liverpool it was understood that Capt
Samuels was to suffer the penalty Of their
brutality. But he starved them out, and de-
clared when he arrived safe in New York
that he had made them good sailors, any
ono of whom he would trust his life with.
In 1854 Capt. Samuels was general super
intendent Of the quartermaster's department
in New York city, having charge Of the re-
pairing, victualing and dispatching Of ves-
sells In 1865 he commanded the Mcclellan
at the taking Of Fort Fisher. He was cap
tain. of the Fulton, the last Of the packet
ships between New York and Havre in 1885,
In the latter part Of this year occurred the
first ocean race between the Henrietta,
Fleetwing and the Vesta for stake Of
$4,000. Capt. Samuels commanded the
Henrietta, which won the race to Liverpool
by few hours. The last hours of the race
are thus described by passenger on the
Henrietta:
'sToward midnight the wind began to die
away. The weather became damp, foggy,
thoroughly English. We were in the chops
of the channel. It was Christmas Eve, and
every one did his best to assume holiday
humor, but the effort was a dismal failure.
Nobody listened to Larry Jerome's stories,
and, just as he pompously reiterated his
stereotyped announcement that any gentle
man who is dissatisfied with this yacht may
take his carpet bag and 60 ashore tho car
penter distinctly saw tho Fleetwing o little
ahead of us on the port bow and reported
her accordingly. There was rush on deck
and then scurry for the carpenter. His
Fleetwing was an English topsal schooner
bound in tho opposite direction!
stBefore tho night seemed half over all
bonds were summoned to wear ship. We had
nearly struck tho Scilly Islands. At 1910 q
Cowes pilot hailed us through the mist of
Portland Bill. He boarded us in what ap-
peared to be a significant silence, and for q
moment everybody was afraid to ask him
the momentous question that trembled upon
every lip But the pilot had heard Of tho
race; he recognized the Henrietta, and as he
shook hands with Capt. Samuels he grufiy
observed: There's no other yacht in the
channel What? Is it true2 Hurrah, then!
Three cheers, my men! The Henrietta has
wont"
He commanded the Dauntless in 1870 in
her race with the Cambria, and again in
1857 in her race with the. Coronet, in which
tho Dauntless was beaten.