sea. side pretty smartly, and the captain came out on the side opposite from me. I discovered that he was alive and apparently made some effort to help himself—but the current of the sea carried him along faster than I could travel, and in one moment he appeared to give up all, and roll along the Then I thought to myself it was no way to get him. So I then thought to myself there was no way to save him, but to return to the beach, and run about one hundred yards of the west of him. All the while I was running, I kept my eye on him. I kept watch of him—when I came to a sea poose— I went in to the east of it-went out into the ocean as far as he was standing and bracing against the sea-breaking over my head—and just afore he got to me, there come a large sea and seemed to hide him-buried him all up-and as he about come abreast of me, I discovered him, and catched him by the collar of his coat-I then sung out for assistance to some of the rest of my crew who was on the beach—It was about forty yards from the dry sand. One man run in. I him left hand-I had hold of Holdredge with my right gave hand. More of the crew came in and took hold of hands, and it made a smart and long trail of it. I should think there was as much as eight of us-and so we drawed him up on the beach. Some of the crew said he was stone dead, when we got him out. I discovered that he was not dead by his stirring one of his arms. I turned him round on the beach where it shelved, and got his head the lowest, and then rolled him backwards and forwards on his face, till he discharged considerable water out of his mouth, and some blood out of his nose. I suppose this blood from his nose, was from the jams he got under the jolly boat. All the time I discovered he was coming to. I told the crew, that owing to the cold storm, he never would come to, unless we got him by the fire. Myself and three others took him in our arms, and carried him about a quarter of a mile to our fishing hutblowen and rainen all the time from the east-got him to the hut-built on a good fire-and prepared a little warm chocolate, and got a little of it down him, and he come to fast. In about three quarters of an hour he spoke. The first word he spoke, he asked, "where's the ship?" I told him the ship was safe on shore. "Well, I don't know how-he recreuted and began to talk. He had a mind to go to her. It was'nt worth while to go to her. The passengers and crew had all come away. They come away in my fish boat-after I got Holdredge to the hut, the men all went to the surf. I staid with Holdredge watching till next morning, when his nat❜ral senses seemed to come again. Next morning he took full charge of the ship, as much as ever, and would employ no commissioners.-He employed about twenty hands himself, at two dollars per day, and took charge of the vessel himself. Unloaded-got all cargo out-sent it down by lighters-would'nt employ any wreckmasters-vessel went to pieces-his crew worked upon the rigging, and took it off. "Got ashore. He was in sight of the highlands at sundown, going then S. E. I was by and heard him make his protest -he turned in about twelve o'clock, and gave up to the mate, and told him to keep that course till two o'clook, and then tack ship, and stand in for the land, until they got into thirteen fathom water-and then call him, if he wa'nt up before. He waked, and found the ship had a different motion, and jumped out of his berth, and looked out of the companion-way, and saw the breakers under her lee-he giv orders to tack ship immediately, but before she got about, she struck!—she paid off contrary, and got on to the beach-spread and tacked every sail to get her off, but to no purpose. "Menia, was the first mate. 66 Walford, second mate-Walford was one of the men who came ashore, and was upset, and was rolled ashore by the waves. "About the second day, word came on from Patchogue. that his wife was there, and wanted him to come ashore very much, if he was alive. He then went ashore to see her. When he come there, she said she was very glad to see him, looking as he was; for she had understood, at New York, that he was cast away, and that Raynor Smith had fell afoul of him, and beat him almost to death, and he told herso he telled me himself,-to cast that off, for it was all false, for Raynor Smith was his protector, and the only one that saved his life, and said to her, if it hadn't been for him, you wouldn't never seen me more." CONTROVERSY CONCERNING THE GENERA AND DISTINCTIONS OF QUAIL AND PARTRIDGE; BY J. CYPRESS, JR., H. or MARIETTA, AND |