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Heutral in Nothing that Demands Public Expression—Republican in Politics—Devoted to the Public Interests. ji 1. BROCKPOUT, MIBAY, MAY 1 1857. .2. E.. L.. WHITNEY,, ,„„» in Povoigii and Domes) . and Fancy Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard- ware, Carpets, Vapor Hangings,Oil Cloths, E L WHITNEY DEALER in Foreign an d Domestic Staplo Crockery' aiul (ilass Ware—for Cash or roaily nay only. No. 50 Main St., Brock port.N.Y. Nov. 28th, 1S5B. 7tf J. HAKIUSON, DEALER in Black Silk and Fur Hats Muii White Mid'Sroh' jlatsTSummer Hats, Caps, Furs, Trimmings, &c. Brockport, N. Y . GOULD, CAKY & CO., DEALERS in all kinds of Hardware, tin ware sheet iron, copper &c. Jobbing done at short notice. One door north ot borings Drug store, Brockport, N. Y, ~- '\ DltAFTS\ OX ESUX.YND ll'llANll A*D SCOTI.AXII Irom £1 upward, fdv sale at tlio Lrockpirt Eudiniige l'.nuk. Oct. 17, IAIU. |' f ~ ITIACI I A UCBBAIH), Dr.MKiis in 'h'-iwoiies, rroyit-ions, Fi-h, Oil, I'mdu-.o Uivonis, rails, Tubs, and nil articles usually kept in a stoic ol the hi d. _ BUCK & THOMAS, .n.utuiis Main Street Brockport, X. Y.— Whule-n'm ami retail dealers m b ci.il , Crnckcvs and takes ut mr; ilf•'.c.i'ijrtii.n Panics supplied vith cu'iuhn lino at thu thai-test notice. l\oo ut retail. _____ C AUY _ & l.KAIKAUT). -MASIPU n itufnf I'.Mi'-. l''» • * ?.•<?»«•• Pump awl lhdiant. Of.icn a row uoors sooth of Hio l'o-t t>rric-, iv-i ',>'•• Mnm St. Il.ochpuri, N. i. * MiOC'Ul'UuT QMH l'Al TOKY. •SnllS U. I.ijibt .Mr-l.ufiic.lci.-.roi IV in mid common CoirtWii'naij, at YV iio.o-. * or Item'.!; IivCivniiin.nl L'.M-I ••M-* -u,-linns made to order- Stone 1. -eU, op^io-ite ilu Milage Kail. lie.. Upon N- Y. HA'lli! .V. YVAl/lT.R. .•tmuxits iirliuoH, Mines, Li-.yli. r ni -1 riud- in lac ' for sale 3&w Tufts, an d Samuel Locke, a young man the larboard quarter. At half-past threu | tious of the evening. Beside tho heavy From tho New York Lodger. RUNNING A BLOCKADE. A SKETCH OP THE WAR OF 1818-14. BY SYLVANUS COBB ijR. During the summer of 18.14 the British took possession of all that part of tho State of Maine lying east of the Penobscot, and , , , „ . , . a „ , . , ,. , . I for the IU to go any further, claimed it as a partot their lawiul lernto-1 „ , . :. . . ,, . , .,. , , ,. ,| \ 1 e can t Kit mto tho river, said one ry. 1 hey established a sort ot a naval guns which Wait had stowed away under tho main-hatch, for the privateers, ho had a lot of muskets. lie had eight of these brought up and loadt d, and the Yankee flag got ready for running up to tho main peak. The brig was seen (o overhaul tlio poor head-quuitersat Pastino, and from thence sent out their crui^fs. 1'pou the Kc layin' off an' on there all the time. An , . I I ken tell ye one more thing, too: them beck Elver at that tiu.e vce many Ihriv-•„.. , ., , ,. . f- „ „„„ .. J | Britishers arc on the louk-uut tor you. in;* towns, aud quito a number of lniikeo , ,.,, , , , , ° ' J. ' They vo hocrcd as bow t yeou were a privateers were ittted out there, hoveral I ... .. , , ., , _. ., , , ,. , coiiiiu in withprov.i_.ious au arms tor pri- sai'cd trom Bath ; and even as lnim up ' , I T ,, „ ,. , , , i vatocrs. lhe\ vo been informedn somu- as H illowell were lilted and inainicd some | , „ of those troubles-owe little craft. In coii- ' eipicnco of all this the British turned •.lit'ir attention to tliis latter river,and es- tablished a blockade at its mouth. They knew that sutue privateers were being fit- . t , , .i . , i way. Hi co.u.l not turn Ijack. 11. tod out soinovi ln.iv up tlic stream, audi,\ they were deterininul to taku them if tin y .... , N.'. '.i^. Ma'm Str.\t, Br V.\ IW Cash paid for ll.d.s, hKlbllOltK \\. I'\- !l)r \i rn\- '.n fin-c ries J'limr, Nail«, (i'n'is T.'.l.k. »T-t H-lu |-..rt, N . Y. tp.wl, i, l'r.ni-' Ac. i..c. f Main S •IK, l.'.iiiii'ri. I n ili.- N.-iv ice*, H.eck- SlANl t Ho;?' ISAAC 1UHNIM. n lien \t Fii.le.iiia'.l C'nrr'.o;\-\. \V:»».m*. Sillkii*. A-c. lfr|iiur- in • .1 m- ..n -....it n.-lice. .'-'...>i> \U Cliulmi sti.-t. ndy ;,. i.gtl,.- yaiiol.tli-Qfkiii.rt.NA . came out. Ami there was niinther thing ivhicb t'..e enemy had in view in this blucki^_e.— There win a fi.it up the river a short dis- tance, and iiUvl Mvcral military sturc- iiouwi; ami thry (the British) bad leani- ed tliat ]iov : -i\iii and :<iunnm'ii»n were expieted fr 'in BiMun or Palein for thc.-c p'.a.'oi. . y -i t'ny meant to kill two binl- wi'h mi- -ti-nc : They would pu-trnt tho privateers from cmiing out; and alio p.-:-,eut t'.u' st..ii - fn m g'.'.n^ in. Jbiny -.till H\iug, who ic.-ideu upm fie Kennibee k dllri'ig that W.ir, lemeuibe r well th» s.-a-. u i.f that 1,1. ekade. Th. y .lepeiiJi.; f .r l.m.-li of their pr. \i-i-iu upuii the c.a-teis wli'i-li came fr..m Ma-stu-htl-- etts; and now that tl e .-in.ill u-< 11 weio pre\.'iited from e.jiniu, in lle-y suffered mn ill. I I It illowell, W.itei-viile, Gardi- ner, and oilier pl.w, provisions were wi -I aire th.it umi.y people who weiv eou-id ntv.l v.eH i IT in cidil aiy time- lived upon the swill-gath.-rin_s i,f the ni ne wealthy; * and v s !\-r dollar'-, worth uf na-a! oonM j bccai.i.'datvay in a cimiinoup..cki-t-hjud- ; kerchief. Tl.i Miff, ling was great. The pc op!.- knew that there were several vc-- -el.-anxious to ga in, but tlic Briti-li war-lry at tho river's luouib pn\enti.il thcni. Anion,; tlu vess. Is w'u ; ch were expected ivv svho\ii.-r nuaral S r.Ml-T-, I'Rorl. TOR i.f Clinton f-:ro.-t -T.ivp.ry and .l'.lacli-ii.'.i'..'.ne. 1-Ioi-scsiiml C'ai-r'^-^ ti.i- i'.i-1-ed at short notice, and mi vpi-y n •i-.iia- i.V t.-rin^- J.ibbiiis and ll.a-.-Ii. » inji: iluinnn the l..--t manner au.l «ith p\A -nt- j-sfaction. Oiluc -m CUiituu stnet, ]lr.-cU- yort, N. Y. A.J. 'BAKKU'.l!. IlAll! Pl-esSinp. i-liavillj, Cll.inilim.ili_ . Oils ami Perfiim. ry. K.-izr.rs h-.n.^l. The l'al- vuiiairc of the r.tb'.ic i-i-t|,-<-ini , ,:y s.lie'.- ti-.l. ' Saliiou hi Cliaprit's Block, Main M. at H^|l,.wi 11 wrs a 1 BineUiiort, X. Y. ,, ..,, .. . .. ... , _\ _ . * _ _. tie lolly Ann. blie was owned an. SlI 1 -^ i.. 1.1 >b~ c .luinauded by a man named Kl en AYait Tr.M-HF.u of M.i.-k— iii«!nu-t' -:is ».>,-in.ii| the I'ian.i. O.siao, M.-li..'.-..u and lii.iiar: ; AK) another sciooner, called\ Ih e l'.li- ylso in thorough lia-i- and \'ocal Music.— i Zili ' tt '„; t . u belonged to Abuer Ji nkili-. Unom in Main St. seciicl tl.mr MIIUII the . \ „ Episcopal ClmrOi, BMl..ii..i-t N.Y. I Iho\ Polly Ann and lhe hliza,' ,, _ VA-dQ-, bjh cleared at Salem, Mass., the former OI-PUT. nest to (lie Ti.^t nffico. Uenlial ope j loaded with one of the most valuable ear- rations of every hind pirformi-.l in the g, 1( ,, pvl , r , L , n t |o the eastward ; for be- hest iiiiinni-r. Mnniepnlir.e Medicines for. sale, from tho Lost German preriarauon . sale a lar ri e lot of oxte.loiit provisos, Jlroekpovt, X. Y. j -uch as flour, corn, rye, and pork and T. A. Yv'lllTK. | beef,she had a largeipvauti'.y of anus and \WILL always 1,.- found mi hand and prepared I ri mil nuiitioiH for two prh.itecrs that wer • Iodollnii-Dr.«sin\ t hainp.i.nuf; . „T>II fire., in the best manner. Ails and IVrfn- | lying at Bath. Ihe loss of the \Polly rnory for sale. Raiors Honed. The pat-1 Ann''' would have been a severe lil..w in, vonageof tho public is solicited. .Saloon in Cornes' Block, Ka.-t side of Main Street, j two wnjs : It would have sadly adde Brockport, N. Y. of five-and-twonty. Tho \ Eliza\ bad be- Seguin light was in sight ahead. Seguin side her captain, David, a brother of the i? an island at tho mouth of tho Keune- commauder; Walter Davis and Charles beck. Allen, both young men and able. At four o'clock tho first gleams of the When the two schooners reached Wood coining day appeared upon tho horizon; Island, which lies at the mouth of tho Sa- and in a very few minutes afterwards the co river, they wore boarded by some Yair tall spurs of tho British brig-of-war could keo fishermen who reside.lthere; and who be distinctly made out directly ahead, riddled, disma-ted hulk, and our Yankeos informed tkeni that it would, be of no use . just outside of Seguin, and to tho south- fancied they could almost hear the JJriti-b rd of it. curse and swear. \ Xujv's our time,\ .-boated C'apt. \Wait.' \ Uut won't they cuss a lectio more of thom, \for a cus_cd brig-o'-war'., a ' hailing hi, companion, who was close un-' when they see us !\ said Jenkins, der his lee. ' \ Heckon they will,\ responded Capt. Abner Jenkins ran his vessel to wind- ward of the \Polly Ann,\ and as he came abreast, he cried out,— \ Woull ye set her aja.iu' now .'\ \ Yes. Are you .-ur.- she'll mind her helm !\ \ Yes. I can fix that, sure.\ \Then do ita= soon i.s \o can. The K.iglidimaii ln-n't seen u< jet. S. I lier iiead a little to the north'id of ea«t^f\ \ Ajc, aye.\ responded Jenkins and thereupon lie set at work.\ Iu the lneanti'.nc Wait had his sail all taken in, so that the Englishman should not see him, and as the water was .-lu.al charge for tlieiii. And further, much of i he let go a li^ht anchor, th.- provi-iou he had in cargo might spoi: by being kept too long in the bold ol hi.- ve_-el. What should he do ? The loss (ohim, if he failed to make his trip, wilild be great; but lie thought not so much This wis a damper upon -Captai Ebon Wi.it . IIo hud known that there were I!,-li-li war vvseTs upon the eoaat; but li. had hoped there might be none iu hi.- knew that tho.-e whom ho loved were suf- fering fur the \want of the food ho had with him; and the privateers could not sail until they bad the stores ho had in to the want of the pom* people of the K.u- BEERY' & 1'IUCK. j neheek, and have prevented the outlit of MAKCFACT-TORUS and \Wholesale ami Retail t w o staunch privateers ; and it would have Dealers in Whips, Gloves and Mittens, 3o | _ u _ ,^ ^ ,_ t#> ^ „, (1 _ _______ Main St. Brockport X. 1 • J. SMITH & CO., JlANUFACTfRERs: and Dealers in all kinds of Cabinet Wnro. Turning and Jobbing done on sliert notice. Shop in south end of the Stono block opposite Cowles store, Brockport, N. Y. KING & ALLEN, DEJU-ERS IN Dr y Goods, Groceries, Hard- ware, Crockery, Paper-Hangings, &c.— All Cheap for Cash. Brockport, N. Y. T. & A, FEYK WEST SIDTB MAI N STREET, BIWCKPORT. also added much to tho power of the ene- my by furnishing thorn with things which they much needed. The \ Polly Ann\ was a new and val- uable craft; but not so the \ El ; za.\ The latter was very old, and very rotten; and she was now upon her last trip. Her owner had resolved to try tho run to Hil- lowcll, and then pull his old schooner to pieces for fire-wood, as that was about all she was good for. On tho present oeca- o* that as he did of the loss to tho-e who were depending upon hi.u for tho very moans of sil-taiuing life. lie i|\iestioin.d the fishermen very closely, and was con- \ in -ed that they spoke truly. Three of thcni had cum.! ftom Mauhegan only two d.ij-i l.efoie, and ha 1 been robbed ot tluir fi-h hy tl.i.- -auie biig \ And,' co ltinued tho inforuiant, \ one o' tho officers asked cf we knowed th- Y'auki-o scliooner, 'Polly Anna.' W e I r.'temlo.l 'at we didn't know anythin.- about it. He -\id lie'd have ye cf ye come that \ro\.\ Cup*. Wait pondered a long while up- on th.- iniiiriuation he had ro c hed. '• It's a hard case,\ ho said to hi- friend, Captaiu Jenkins, \ I know how thosi' fellows watch. There's r.o getting by them.\ '• \lis ooiif..ii'i.l.-.1 brd,\ returned Jen- kins. \_\\v.-. if 'iivasu't for the erg.. I've got aboard '.l.y might have my 11.1 hulk in welcome. I don't know but Pu be wiiliu'.to ] r y 'cm soinelbin' to earn her off; for the fire-wood she'll mike won't hardly bo woi'h tho trouble of cut- tin* her up. She's half rotten, and t'oth- er half is as full of nails and spikes as her sails are full of hole-'. But with your vcs. scl it's different. She's new and valua- ble. By thunder, Eben, I'm afcared wc-'il have to go back. But it's cu.-scd hard, isn't it ?\ ' But a now light hud gleamed upon tl c bronzed face of Capt. Wait. \Look ye, Abuer,\ ho said eagerly, I \ i f I could carry your eavgo all si.l'oU I u p the river wou d you give up your olu I vessel >\ \ Would I!\ cried Jenkins. \ I'll let I would, Ye.=, sir; I'd lot her go to grass in a minute.\ \ Then I think we can do it. At all events, we'll try. My schooner can ea- sily carry all the load you've go*, from here to Bath. Weil drop in shore and shift cargo as quick as possible.\ Jenkins heard his friend's plan oxplain- e 1, and his own face grew bright. The two Ecl.ooners were anchored, and then lashed side to side; and then all hands turned to with a ivill. P-efore night the Wait. In a few minutes from that time th • bi ig was .e.-n to put up her heln , and very -. \ii atb'ru.iid-, the old huh: gave a lurch and w. nt di.wn. \ They see us!\ cii-d Waitj as the brig put her head about, Aud so it would seem ; for the n.iiit- of-war not only put about, but her men crowded up. n her forecastle and gazed oil to win re the Yankee selihuner lay. 1'p went her slinliiing-s.il ?, below and alolt, and she inine plowing through the water at a swilt rate. At length she fired one of tier bow guns, an 1 the ball fell directly beneath the end ..f the Yankee'-flyingjib-b. ni' \Pp with the h.'liu'\ .-hunted Cai t Wait. \ Haul in the n.ai.i .-lu.et-,! G I Jenkins lir-t movtniciit was to lower Ids b..at an d secure her by the painter, to .me of tho stern d.iviK Next he • at. n all sail, and had the sheet • belayed \0 j I l,u i t!u ' \ ,us ''''\• '•\ ••artfully for numing with the wind a lit-; The mu-ket- were taken l.\ the men, tie forward of the beam. The tiller was U^on the man at the helm .;ohig in In u.m a< he was atitislicl one, and as -JUII a- the n -.-1 Mas fiiih would run in a direct | headcu up th- ri\ir, they __atluivd aloii... ihu-, ho I shed l, fast ' % '•\' lalTr.il . The star- aud _uipe- ' \v. le run op to the peak, aud as the glu- I'i'.us en-i^o op-lie.] its m-'-ic f-bl- to th- breeze the captain _;a\«' the order to tire The re[i.rt- m' th.- • yht nius'-et- rone: out upon the air ; .iirce heuily che.r- w.-ie -i\eii l.\ the horn. i.-U'd-buimd nun. and ib-ii lhe \ Polly Ann\ ilai.c. d awi;. up her native liver. Surely the offi.ers ami eivw of tin next -it, and as - that the .•.•hornier line with lhe tiller He knew the \ Eliza well enough to know that .-hiMV.mld b.'t.tic to the c.aus. .ie had given her; arid having soon that !.. s'a- -ts wore .ii-eir'ly lu'hiy. d, and that ,. .thing uf any value wi.s '„ ft on board, he a.11 bi» crew got into the boat and pu'.'.e 1 ti.r tho \Tolly Aim.\' Amy went the old schooner in fine stylo, dashing the loam fr. m befire her, ..ml leapiii- over the lij-ht waves as doll- | ' •'\'•••\'\'r' b \-i •»\•\ \\'« felt pnrti-ulai- aal'.v as eo'ul.l b-. Capt\. AVait t,...k bis I '>' ^ h \'^ ll «' 1 '•»\•• And that thei •liu, a-id went ah ft. He cnld n-w - v I ' 1, a Ul ' ' \\ '\ '\ u ' l, ' u t \ vm \ RM, ' :U ' k '\\' l diebiig; plainly. Sh- wis under cis-, I «'\••\'\\'\'r nire'.e to a poor li-lariuai, •ail, and app-av-d to be l\',n C . t ... \ I wi \\\ hl ' \ v *- ,l '-'-\ 1 '' l ' a 1>ul ' M > 011 ^\ very By the euro upon which the „M ' U •\\\ \' ^ \\ d \ J ' ' I I wa> \ fiJ - schooner vas sailing, -he would pa- only I \\\!\ wUu hid ™ Wlfd ,Wn \ & ( '''l\ about three mile-from the brigand that, ! SllK ' U 1> \\ lt al ' U ' r liaJl, \ oli ' H \ » k \'* 1 to,,, before many minutes. tllL ' l ''»\\'\'«» \' tl'e \ Polly Ann\ l.u . \ TTi i-i \' ,';.! V.'. u i, TI . i i n'.crcd the rivi r. ili-yi. c.'-'a nait. \- i hero she 1 \ Ye-e-es, sir,\ aii-wered lhe p.n.r fcl- ow. n^lT^^rPai^rSi: *»<*»™ loaded with povisions; hut tionery and Music. Also, Drugs and Med- • tho load was necessarily a light one, as %SS£*%±ZX: 2i!:,^ ye - StUffS ' j Jenkins dare not venture to sink her Uo deeply. Tlio two schooners sailed from Salbm together. In f jet Jenkins would not have dared to sail alone, for ho was not sure G. C. LATTA. JlANUPACTfRER and Dealer in Boots, Shoos, and Leathor; at the old Stand of J. A. Lat- ta, corner of Water and Main St. Brock- port N. Y. N. B.—Cash paid for Hides, Calf and Sheep Skins. OSTROM, ANTHONY & CO., WHOLESALE Grocers and Commission Mer- chants, 180 West street, \between Warren andChambovs, Now York. Jao'b Ostrjun, D'vid H. Anthony, Jos. Requa E. H. MIX, DENTIST—Artificial Teeth inserted on Fine Gold and Silver PlatoAom one tooth to a •whole sot, on reasonable terms. Offiea,on Mam street, over D; Davit' store, Brock' \\jJtoftsNT'Y. ' - - \.i l,S ; | As lie spoke a wreath of smuke curled j up from the Englishman'- dee!;, and iu a ' moment more the report of a h •.ivy gun ' cau.e booming over tl e water. \II-'s taken the bait!\ shouted Jell- kins. Another andanothct gun boomed away ,'r.nii th e deck of the brig, but the .-choon- cr did not-tup. She ipshed aw y uve*' ihewater-v.itlih'r fl-ig (lying, and show e 1; no disposition to ol ey t'uo Briton's sum-I moils ' \ Hi 1 Lank '.\ cried Wait, as a round • shot plowed tip the wi.ter under the stern of the flying seboonir. But this was not to last much l.iii_»ev The brig soon put up her helm and bore ' ir.v.iv, nnd cracked all sail. \ Did she carry rnu-.h of a 1. ad !\ \ G.'ivwMih' ii! yew'd a thought so, I reckon,\ au.si.cred the l's.nru.au, who seemed d -irons 0 f giving an cinphatic re- ply. \She was load.d dauwu tu the giui'ils, sir. It's a uiarey 'at she didn't .-ink I'' \ , said the E i gii-hiu.il' , wiiich, being interpreted, in. an eth a vcr,, exteiiJed and very claborat iy wrought H'ntence of oaths. \ I wish she had siink ! 1 never nvs -o fooled lefore, and never will bo a_:aui'.\ But the man spoke wit'.out counting hisc'.-t. The \ Polly Aim\ stopped at Bath and unloaded her large guns and a u.Munition , nnd tine-' days aflcrivaris Aw.iy went the schooner nn.lawnv went' tm ' \i ,ri S llll . v inivatccrs sailed down the tho brig. Bung'. bang! bang '. went the , nv °!'' . a ° d l ' i i' tul '« 1 ^ brig-of-war, and Englishman'!! ivtn.-; and the Yankee coaster seeined to fly tho fa-trr ! But the brig tva* gaining rapidly. Ere long o le of he r round shot lore the poor \ .Elista V quarter rail o.T; and next a shot struck her stern. Nearer and nearer came the carried her into port. Meanwhile the succi ssful seboiin rkept on up the river, carrying gladness to all patriotic heart-, furnishing fee d for hun- dred- of fumi-liing bodies, a .d in-piring many desponding souls with new hopes brig ! and shot after shot riddled the poor ' anc l \Tii'atkms. devoted schooner. Presently her main- ••«»*••— mast went by the board—then her _ Pioneer Panther Hunting. The following nariativc is from a pio- neer hunt- r of Kentucky ; \ I was liv- ing on a blanch ot lii^huiie, called P. ther Run ; it \v s the yiar idler I mm wind. bowsprit dropped—and finally she lay a \ Eliza\ was \flying\ light, with nothing ; helpless, sinking, rotten, useless mass upon aboard that could be possibly taken the water, which must soon open its bo- away. They left her lm!l, her ma.-(s,, sour to give her rest. her three sails, and such rising as was ! jM GJinw hilo the •' Polly Ann\ had run been out with (Jon. Wayne. I had left absolutely necessary to keep lar on the I up hcr m \ wr imAnm \ a Rai ]. m , u as lll 0 ; lluul 0 f„,. a doril . llullt i wilh _.;_,_,_ tuum . brig evcrtook her prize, the successful [ hawk and butcher-knife in my belt, as The distance from Wood Island to the ! Yankee was passing behind Seguin. In customary, and scouring about the woods, a short timo the island was left upon her I eaiui to a thick piece of b.u.-h iu short starboard quarter, and once more she a perfect thicket of l-/op-hok.s. 1 di-em-- was in full view of tho Englishman. ; erod that some dreadful growling and \ Lot's heavc-to here a little.whilo, just scuffling was going i n by the sound, ap- just about day-break. Th e wind was from ', to see the fun,\ said Wait. ' pareutly within a hundred yards or so. the south'rd and cast'rd, and blowing a , This was readily agreed to ; for tho ' I crept as cautiously and silently as pos whose father owned several valuable vessels, ! fair breeze ; and it was likely to remain \Polly Ann\ was just in tho mouth of sible through tho thicket, and kept on and MuS? Zt tE4 0t ™! S °' f l0aSt \f'l 11 . 1 0 T I0SC ' \ Sain - i t ^ rLVer ' WUh th ° Wkd Mr C M rUMin S »» li l 1 fouud »'^ lf withi «. porbap*. with one of his vessels, by going out to tho 1 At one o clock in the morning the two he f up at any moment. | twenty stops of two very large male pan- ^*J^^X^*W?M- f oo\^ again made sail and a t three, S o the schooner was hove to, and all thers, who were making a desperate fight, been thrown out for tho hogs! the light upon Cape Elizabeth was upon hands gathered alt to watch tho opera- screaming, spitting and yelling like a couple of nui.-?u,ts, only much louder, as you may guess. At lust, ono of them seemed to have absolutely killed the oth- er, for ho lay quite metionlcss. This was what 1 had been waitingfor ; and tho oth- er was swinging backward ami forward over him in triumph, I blazed away, bat owii g to lis singular motion, I shot him through tho bulge of the ribe, a littlo too far back to kill him instantly. They aro very hard to kill. But be made ono prodigi us l-ound through the brush, nnd cleared hiuisclf out uf sight, the ground where we were being quite broken, as well as sidoimg. I then walked up to tho other, mi.-tru.-ting nothing, and was with- in a yard of him when he made one spring to his f. et, and fastened on my left shoul- der, with his torth and c'aws, where ho inflicted severed deep wounds. I was- unconiniuuly active, as well a.- stout, anl feared neither man u.-r mortal in a scuf- fle ; bill I had bard work to keep my feet • Hide!- the weight of such a beast. I hnd my knife out in en hi-H. t, and put it in- to him as fa-t as p..—ible, fur dear lifo. So we tus-led away, and the giound being .-idcling and steep at that, which incrcas- my trouble to keen from failing, we grad- ual'y worked down hill till I was forced ig iii-l a large log, and we both eanu' to the j_;v..mid—<-I ius'.i; ai d tho panther •uLside of it, be still helping hold, al- ii m_.li evid 'litly Weakening undi r the re- peated digs and lips ho was getting I iicl t on knifing aw.iv till I found his hold •laeki i.iiig, and ho Ut go at lust, to my ..rent rcy-ieing. 1 gut to my feet, mode f-.r iu\ ride, which 1 had druipi'd early n the sc.uflb', got it and ran liumo. I »Mtlii-r.'i'l the ncylib-rs, with tin it dogs, and ou reliiiuing. luiind the pauthers not. in ire than fifteen rods apart: the ono I a 1 k. it'ed dying, und the one I had shot milking an effort to chine a tree to the e._iln oi . Igbt or I -u fie't, wh -n he fell, - w. s -pee lily di patched Yuu may .'e ill never got i to such a grip again with i p.iiitln r.— Western Sketches. —^M»-*O* -m— • Hibernian Logic. Jlick t'.i.sey us-d to \ tend\ in \ Ca- rew'- gioeeiy\ mi the corner. Smith w -nt in t'.e other day after some \ fixi'w,\ n'. nnvmg the rest called for a gallon of in.iluj-cs. There was about a pint iu tho m '.wire, when Jlick commence 1 drawing, and after filKig it he poured into Smith's: vessel until lib mt a pint was lift, as bc- f .r. - , in th 3 mca-nr.', and tlicu sot it down .n V r the ea-k. \ l.lal'.u .* says Smith, \ what aro you about ! Wh y don't you put in a gallon, as I or.leivel !\ \ A gft'.mi is it, sur 1 An' sure an' there's that much in the jug,\ replied ilelt. O:'o..u;-sp .Smith would never believe th'-i. a> tl c ••» wa< a pint left in the meas- ure ; und he \made un bones\ of aroising Mick of attempting to cheat him. \Sur asked Mick, \ wasn't there a pint in the in;astire V \Yes.\ \ Well, thiu, tbore's the same now!'' \ Yes.\ \ Well, thin, shurj an' ye have all that belongs t o yez, for didn't I draw tho measure full aud put it in tho jug?\ \ Mo : (hero's a pint left. 1 \ \ The divel, sur', an' wasn't that pint there before' Get yourself out ot tho store, je spcoiuiin of manciicss, to be af- ter clutin' a lad out of a pint of molass- 'es!\ Smith \left being u'terry unable to convince Mick of the \ otror of his ways'.\ A DISCONSOL \T E HOUSE.—A man bc- I ing asked by his neighbor how his wife I did, made this answer;—\ Indeed, nolgh- ' bor, this ease is pitiful: my wife fears I th it the will die, and I fear she will not —which makes a disconsolate house.\ that his rickety old craft would carry him Kciiuobock is about thirty miles; so tho through. The \Polly Ann\ was manned ru n was not a long one. Wait did not ,by Capt, \Wait; bis son Nathan, a youth of nineteen; a man of thirty, named Jim A near and dear friend of tho writer's, who lived in Hallowell at the time, and wish to start until after midnight, as his plan was, to bring tlio war-brig in sight $J=» A n exchange paper asks very iu- nuOetitly if it is any ar n f r _) o ,n_; ladies to sit in the lapae ot ages. Another re- plies that it all depends on the kind of ages selected. Those from eighteen to twenty-five it puts down as extra-hazard- ous. $8)~ \ One hears an immense deal about' tenders,'\ said Lord Brougham, upon one occusion; \ but, upon my word, I u v r hoard of anything ligcd yet, that was not very hard instead oi t*ml»r.\
