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A 'youth once traArling on the road
Espied a pretty bird— .
Its wings were black, its body red,
And . flew as though 'twas hurt.
lie quickly ttirned,andin great haste
Tho bird he did punque—
But though all round the bird he chased
Beyond his. reach it flew.
Anon, he grasped die ground to throw
And maim it fiffther
Thinking to stun it by the blow
And takeit at his will.
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But as he raised hiS hand aloft
The thought came to his mind,
That birds pretend a lameness oil
•' Intruders to beguile.
ne dropped - the gravel—muttered loud
"Poor thing, it has aNDest,
Or young, perbaps"—then stood & vowed
To let the warbler rest.
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And as be journeyed on his way
lie felt hiiconscience clear--
For hurting birds is wrong, I say,
As much so as toswe r.
The heart that's' dead to little wrongs
Will_soon do greater still ;
_And he that needless pain prolongs
Will do most any ill.
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DENT:i urt,A.TIVETO THE ENGLISH PI-
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_The - English - pirates - unde rthe—famoua -
Captain Davis, pursued their depradations
along the whole Coast of South . , me rico .
The Spaniards, Who then held possession of
the numerous gold and silver mines; had,
through luxurious and sensual indulgence,
by enslaving the natives of the coast, be
come a. cowardly and inactive race. They
were therefore no matches for the freeboo
ters of Davis. One day, soon after having
made a successful excursion, where they
had captured a considerable quantity of fine
old wine, belonging to a rich Spaniard who
had become their:viotim r a dead calm fell
upon the ocean. - '- , But the pirate frigate,
which lay -motionless on' the waters, was
awake with life ofthe_ wildest and most tu
muttons kind. The Buccaneers, flushed
with their recent good fortune, were giv
ing vent to their joy in a general carouse.
The lower gun deck was ono blaze oflight,
royealing the fierce, inflamed eountenan- '
ces, and brawny. forms of the pirates, as
stripped to the skin, in madness of their
revelry, they joined in a frantic dance.—
Shouting; cursing,• and singing obscene
Longs, as they threw their bodies into all
manner of contortions, and whirled each
around in drunken fury, the whole scene
could be compared to nothing but the or
gies of fiends. - Presently, a loud shout
arose froth all the revellers, and a cry came
froM a hundred lips—
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Dwarf !' A fight! a fight ! Clearthe deck!
Down on hirn * Ben! Pitch into him Dwarf!"
A ring was immediately formed, and in
a moment a strangely matched pair—their
naked bodies wet with the perspiration pro.
duced by dancing—stepped into the open
space, amid yells of :jeering laughter from
the' excited pirates.
Black Ben, as he was called, \Vas one of
the fiercest, most daring and blood-thirsty.
of the whole Buccaneer crew. fie had re
ceiVed the name of Black Ben from his com
panions, 'on account of the enormous quan
tity of long, shaggy and black hair , which
enveloped his head, and from, the matted'
mass of which, his angular features, seam
ed with numberless scars, looked out with
fiendish glare. He was full seven feet
in height, and strong and well-formed in
proportion.
'Far different was his antagonist. - A
niis-shaped head ofhuge proportionscroW
ned with a thih coating of •red braes-in
stead of hair, and half buried. behind and
between a mountain of bask and shoulders,
was supported 'by an attenuated body,
whose long and crooked. .limbs made up in
suppleness what they lacked in strength.
Body and head scarcely reached four feet
in leight, and while the face of this hide.
ous specimen• of humanity presented the
broad, fiatfeatures of a monkey, his small,
grey and fiery eyes, which kept constant
ly rolling with an impish expression in
their.stmken , sockets, fully confirmed his
title to,membership in the satanic band by
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as they stood facing each other for OM
bat, and furnishing, in their frightful con
trast, food for the riotous inirth of their,
comrades. . Each held iu his hand a short
and double edged, knife, and although the
Buccaneers around jeered and laughed, it,
was evident freni the, intense interest with,
which they watched the movements' Of the
cornbtitants That they did not consider the
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sweep with ono of his giant arms to clutch il s the taking of Coquimbo on this coast,
the Dwarf by the throat, while lailifled the and he remembered a certain bluff' which
other in readiness tift:tatab Nat with his could now be distinctly seen from the ship.
kr'fe when ho had made goad his hold. ,• I ~ And what may be behind the bluffthat
" Flo! ho! hal ha!" screamed the Dwarf you are so an xious to speak about, most
in a shrill and unearthly voice, half in de- valiant Red Dwarf?" asked Davis, without
vision, half in defiance, as he doubled him- apparently paying much attention to the
self up, and rolled away like a uall from personage who add - ressed him.
the intended grasp of Black Ben. Then " Only this," answered the Dwarf, "we
springing up with the quickness of light- were told at Coquimbo that one Don Bat
hing, he darted between the monster's logs, tazar, who had great riches of silver, lived
and before Ben could recover himself suf. behind that blutf, but as we were then in a
ficiently to turn round, and grasp him great hurry to get off the coast, we did not
from behind, the Dwarf had plunged his pay him n visit."
dagger deep in the calf of Ben's leg, and i, Red Dwarf," said Davis, "we will go
stood again in his former position,mocking an d see Don Baltrizer to-nig,ht, and you
his huge foe with his shrill laugh and im. shall be my lieutenant," and Davis turned
pious oaths. Black Ben, grinning his and gave the order to have all things in
teeth with rage and pain, now rushed with readiness, while the form of the Dwarf
fury on the Dwarf, and swooping down swelled in importance at the unlooked for
honor.
on him with his whole person, so as to
cover up every avenue of escape ; but a- In a magnificent garden, where trees,
loaded with the most luscious fruits of a
gain his prey glided from his hands un
harmed and fairly turned a somerset over southern clime, were mingled in prodigal
his back, and was caught by LI dozen hands confusion with the most fragrant, shrubs
Or the pirates, which were outstretched to and flowers, stood the mansion of Don
his aid, amid roars of laughter and shouo Baltazar, a spacious stone building, plain
of encouragement. without, but adorned and furnished within
Again Black Ben and the Dwarf stood' with all that the most extravagant luxury
face to face, the blood streaming from the could desire.
leg of the ono, and the other without a Don Baltaznr was a rich old btichelor,
scratch on his person. land a sensualist. He lived only to amass
"At it again ! Give it to him, Lien ! wealth from a mine that ho owned, and to
Give it to him, Dwarf!" yelled the impa- spend it in gratifying his appetites. His
tient pirates, as they passed the wine jars house was a perfect harem, where he liv
a round, and then dashed them on the deck, ed with Chili-n beauties whom he had
cith
or over each other's heads, whichever er bought with his money, or took by vio
way came the most convenient ; and amid , lence from their homes. He was protect
the oaths and shouts of the Pandemonium ad by some thirty soldiers, whom he had
around them, the combatants again set-to hired from the Government, when the ap
m battle. It was the last round and was j pearance of the Buccaneers, some six years
soon decided. Black Ben made n. feint to , before, had spread terror on the coast.—
stab the Dwarf to the heart, but suddenly, Thus far, ho bad escaped their ravages,
his aim, and brought his arm with and his vigilance and fetus were fast set
scyqhe : like movement crown on the thin
extremi'ies of his tiny foe, as if to sweep
him up in his grasp to the deadly point of
his knife. By this MatlOJVure, the destruc
tion of the Dwarf seemed inevitable, and
a roar of delight burst from the pirates,
'now infuriated with wine, as they expect-'
ed to sec him writhe in the agonies of death.
But the eye of the Dwarf was too quick,
ana his limbs too supple, to be thus over
come, and in a moment he had leaped up
on the ve arm uplifted to strike hineand
' from thence astride the neck of his giant
enemy, where twining his wiry legs under
the arms of Ben, he bound them behind as
with a vice, and then, before Black Ben
could shake him off, the gleaming knife
of the Dwarf was buried deep in his heart.
As Ben fell heavily on the deck, the De art
leaped nimbly from his neck, and as his
feet touched the deck at the same moment
of his prostrate enemy, he set up a shout
l ot victory, so shrill, so demoniac in sound,
that even the pirates, inebriated ns they
were, started back in horror.
he triumph, however, wait short. Da
vis had ascended soon after the fight coin- When I found my self alone, my first
inenced to the upper dech,tu ascertain movement was to inspect the post assigned
whether all was right in that quartgr, and to me, in order to guard against surprise.
on the broad ocean around, had returned The fatigues of the day had abated not on
at the very moment that the deadly blow ly my strength but my courage. I insunc-
I was descending from he band of the Dwarf ! lively sought tor a fir tree, less denuded
and rushed forward to intercept it, for the of the lower branches than they common
loss of so valuabue a pirate as Black lien ly are, to serve as an asylum in case ofne
was irreparable. But it was too Into; and cessm, . I then took up my position be
his own powerful grasp was on his throat math it, slung my carbine and waited pa
only in time to check his cry of triumph. i bendy. The shadows of" evening were
Hurling the deformed being; as if he was The next act which followed the trap-- fast darkening, although the setting sun
but a lump of carrion, on the deck already dy pfDon Brltazar was the most awful deed gilded the western horizon. The a ppoint
floated with blood and wine, he shouted in that characterized the career of Davis.—' ted hour expired without my seeing any.
a voice of thunder,— I The surviving soldiers were drawn up in a thing, and I began to think of rent! Ding.—
" Enough of this, ye drunken fiends,' lino in front of the house, arid made to Just as I was about to unsling my carbine
have ye not had fighting and blood enough kneel, the Red Dwarf performing the op- and leave my solitary position, I heard a
on the coast of Peru, without turning your eration, by pricking with his dagger every rustling noise, too loud to be caused by the
blades against each other in your drunken one who refused. The house was then passage of a chamois. "It is probably
brawls? Away to yourguns, for there is fired, and as the flames curled up into the Raymond," I said to myself, and was go
a sail on the ocean that may b e wa iti ng heavens, the Buccaneers, lulling the rnuz- ing to meet him, when it struck me that
silver to the coffers of the Viceroy of Peru." zles of their muskets at the heads of their the approaching tread, crashing through
At the mention of the words "sail" and v ictims, literally blew their bodies into the withered branches, was too slow and
"silver," the Buccaneers rushed to their the fiery grave. • heavy for that of my comrade. I rotreat
guns, and in a moment the scene of car-I " Dead soldiers fight no more ; and as ed to my tree, anti another moment reveal
ousel changed to one of comparative order for you, Don Baltazar, send one of these ed the new-comer. It was an enormous
in the busy preparations for battle. Even ladies for your ransom, and with the rest hear, with fiery eyes, who came on with
the dwarf had sprung up, as if nothing, had of your Chilian wives Ballow us to the ship, lowered head, not having yet perceived
happened, and taken his appointed pose—, and at the nearest island to this coast, we me. Almost mechanically, I took aim,
The body of Black Ben was cast uncere• will wait a reasonable time for you to re- and fired at him; the shot, I believe car
moniously into the sea, and 'in a short time deem your head—otherwise off it goes ried off one or his ears; and with a terrific
all were ready for engagement. The sail and Davis, es he spoke, gave the ordersto roar he bounded towards me. Throwing
however, which Davis had seen on the march. The pirates then returned to their away my carbine, I climbed the tree, and
the edge of the horizon, bad passed out of vessel with their booty, carrvina with them when the infuriated creature raised his tore
sight, with the breeze which had now for, the unfortunate Spani lid and several of paw ebainst the trunk, I was seated on a
sometime been rising, and the Buccaneere his women. But his nalemptio,, money strong brancleabout ten feet übove him.—
raturned to their revelry ,although in a arrived in good time, and neither he nor With the courage of desirair I thew my
morehuman and subdued manner. his females were harmed by Davis or his hatchet and waited fusee what he would
Scenes like the one above narrated were wild w.do. For a few moments he continued
common in the carousals of' the Buccan- I standing upon his hind legs, against the
eers, but none aro so celebrated in their To. Pansenve Hams THROUGri awe tree, devouring me with his fierce eyes,
history, as this revel on Davis' ship on the Sunnea.—Make a number of common and snorting with a loud noise ; lie then
coast of Peru, where the Red Dwarf killed cotton bags, little larger than your hams ; began to climb up. When ho came near
Black Ben, the champion of the crew.— after the hams are well smoked, place I raised my hatchet and struek. I did so
Not one, certainly, gives a more vivid pie. them in the bags; then get the very best with too much precipjtmeon, for the Mow
ture of the insane . fury which always kind of sweet, well made hay, cut it with it merely cut one e i ins fore paws without
characterizes their orgies, and urgedTh barns them knife, and • with, your halide press it well se, ering DOWD he dropped, lime
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the bags ; tie the bees '
of blood, which it was their daily business, with good strings, - put on a card of the Mir '' ll
to pe t rform on the Spaniards whom they' year to show their age, and Jiang them up . 'd r
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The buccaneers, three days after the a- will hang five years, and
bove occurrence; were sailing on ,the coast "iodine' tban on the bc,';
orChili, sober, but impatient for anotbe.l l- Ths methettes.
enter' rise:' heieveningle' .( IvilLtr u liehnt
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tling down into a feeling of security.
Into a light and airy tmartment of Don
Baltazar's house, the beams of a brilliant
moon shone softly through the open case
ment, on the forms of the master of the
mansion, and two Chihli females. A ta
ble spread with fruit and wine was before
them, and while Baltazar sipped the red
nectar, the two females sung in harmony
one of their native melodies, which rose
with a strain of touching sweetness on the
still evening air. Don Baltazar was a
hale, hearty man, in the prime of life, and
good looking, the singers beside him were
native beauties, the wino was good, the
fruit delicious, and• Don Baltazar leaned
back on his chair, in a dreamy state of
perfect happiness. The soldiers were scat
tered about the house and grounds, care
lessly following the inclinations, and all the
rest of Don Baltazar's household also was
happy.
The sudden sound of fire arms, howev
er, soon brought Don Baltazar to his feet,
changing the song ofharmony into a shriek
of terror, .and threw the whole establish
ment into confusion. Don Baltazar had
Hardly time to recover from the first shock,
before Davis, the Buccaneer, followed by
the Red Dwarf and about fifty pirates,
burst into the room, and informed him that
it was all over; that four of his soldiers
were dead and the rest bound, and that all
he had to do, would be to deliver up the
silver. It was useless to gainsay the com
mand, and in a few hours the house of Don
Baltazar was rifled.
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Clearfield, , Pa., June S, 1850:
My first adventure witira bear occurred
when I was about eight years old. It was
in summer, when our people led thei r flocks
to the upper pastures, which the melted
snow leaves uncovered. My parents had
gone to a mountain chalet, leaving me in
the valley, under ill° e'harge of a servant.
One day I made my escape, and set out to
meet them. [ walked on,'enting the bread
and cheese given me for my breakfast,
whe n , us I was passing through a wood, I
saw lying asleep across my path, an ani
mal which I took for a huge brown dog.—
I felt frightened; but the wish to rejoin my
parents, Who had been retained from home
longer than they had expected, prevailed,
and on I went, gliding as silently as pos
sible past the unknown beast. Despite,
however, the little noise I made, the crea
ture aroused 11 iinsel andca me towards Inc.
Wishing to propitiate hiM, I threw down a
blytof bread: he smelt, swallowed it with
apparent pleastn'e, and stretched out his
head as if askiig for more. ventured to
caress him, which he suflered . me to do,
although uttering a kind ofprotestinggrowl.
'l'lliowing my basket. behind me, bitby bit,
in order to occupy the attention ofiny strange
companion whose presence was anything
but agreeable,' reached at length the boun
dary of our farm. There he ceased to fol
low me. I entered the chalet, where to
my great joy, I found my father, and told
him my adventure. He immediately seiz
ed his gun, sallied forth, and returning at
night, tiller a fruitless chase, told me that
my mornings acquaintance was no other
than a huge bear, from whom I had an al
most miraculous escape.
Twelve years passed on without my re
newing my acquaintance with the ursine
tribe. I assisted my father in managing
his farm,ar,d spent - my leisure - time - in read
ing, taking particular pleasure in narra
tives of travel and adventure.
jt happened one day that a neighbor na
med Raymond, a practised hunter of bears
and chamois, asked me to accompany him
on a mountain expedition. I gladly con
sented and we set out, each carrying a car
bine on his shoukler, and a small sharp
hatchet fastened in his belt.
It Was a beautiful autumn day. To
wards five o'clock in the cyening;'having
shot only Ti few birds, we begat' to think of
returning. As we were passing through
a thick wood, Raymond, who was grumb
ling at our want of success, recollected
that there had• at a short distance aside, a
little meadow where chamois often went to
feed. At that hour there was not much
chance of meeting them, but Raymond de
termined to make a trial. Placing me in
ambush he directed me to watch narrow
ly, and if he did not return at the end ofan
hour, to descend the mountain. I saw him
plunge into the wood, and then stoop down
and creep warily along.
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with his snout and paws, in order to bring
it down. Fo a hear, the idea was n t a
bad one; and I presently learned that
whenever this animal fails it is not for - want
of perseverance. Happily, the tree I had
chosen was thick, firmly rooted, and ca
pable of resisting the enemie's efibrts for a
long time. The only hope I had left was
that Raymond might hear the roaring of
the hermitic] come to my succor„,
Alas, every minute seemedYii hour.—
Night came on, and with its approach my
courage give way. I could no longer see
my terrible enemy ; his snorting respira
tion, and the dull noise of his indefati
gable labor reached my cars, mingled with
the last faint evening sounds from the val
ley, whose inhabitants, happy and tranquil,
were going to repose in peace, while I felt
myself given up to a horribleand inevitable
death. In my extremity I sought help
where it is never sought in vain, and I pas
sed that awful night in prayer. Morning
dawned and the bear was still miningaway.
Presently the tree began to totter. I clos
ed my eyes • But all at once he r ceased to
dig, and threw up his snout towards the
wind. I thought 1 heard a distant sound
among the fir trees; the bear heard it, too,
and listened, lowering his head. The
noise approached, and I distinguished my
own name shouted by many voices. Ap
parently. my ferocious adversary perceiv
ed that efficient help was coming— , for,
having once more snuffled the breeze, he
looked up at the with tin expression of pro
found regret, and then plunged into the
forest.
Five minutes afterwards, Raymond was
at the foot of the tree. It was quite time;
it toppled over as• I descended.
iIIiMAN LIFE,
Or the First and Lost Minute;
21.1inutes pass. The anxious husband
paces slowly across 'his study. He is a
father ; a man child is born unto him,—
Illinutess pass--the child had been blessed
by a, parent, whom it cannot recognize,
and pressOd to that bosom, to which in
stinct alone guidesit for sustenance—the
young wife, too, has faintly answered to a
husband's questions, and felt his warm
hiss on her forehead., Hours pass. The
low moanings from the closely covered
cradle, tell of the first wants of its infant
occupant. The quiet trend of the nurse
speaks of suffering around her; w hile her
glad countenance says that the very suffer.
fag which she is trying to alleviate, is a
source of joy, and the nameless articles
which, from time to time, she arranges on
the hearth, tell of a new claimant for the
courtesies and attentions of those who
have progressed further on the pathway
of existence.
Days pass. Visite' s arc thronging the
' chamber ; and the mother, pale and inter
' csting after her recent sickness, is receiv
ing their congratulations, and listening
proudly to their praises of the little treas
ure, which lies asleep iii its rocking-bed at
her feet. The scene shifts and the father
is there with her alone, as the twilight
deepens about them, while they are plan
ning the future destiny of their child.
Weeks Pass.—The eyes of the young
mother are sparkling with health, and the
rose blooms again on her check, and the
cares of pleasure and home engage her at
tention, and the fatheris once more ming
ling with the world ; yet they find many
opportunities each day to visit the young
inheritor of liter to watch its dreamless
slumbers—to trace each other's looks in
his countenance, and to ponder upon
the felicity, of which he is the bearer to
them.
Vital Statistics of Boston.—The winter
population of Boston is.estimated at 140;
000. The official record gives the follow.
ing curious statistics on the subject of the
births, deaths and marriages in the city.—
On an a varege sixteen births, five mar:
riages and ten deaths occur daily.
The Gallant Iljhazy, his family, and.
brave compatriots, at last accounts, had
Months pass.—The cradle is deserted, reached Burlington, lowa, on their way to
But the chamber floor is strewed with play-
their new homes in the West.
loiteringA public
meeting was held there, the Mayor presi.
things, and there was a little one
ai l ding, to which resolutions of welcome and'
among, them, whose halflisped words,
hospitality were passed with great mitt,
hearty laugh, and sunny countenance, tell
you that the entrance to liti is over a path- nimity.
way of flowers. The cradle is empty, but Michigan _EI ection.—Returns have been
the last prayers of the parents are utter. received from all the delegates elected to' v
ed over the small crib, which stands by their the State Constitutional Convention in •
own bedside, and their latest attention is Michigan, except Clinton and ShiwaSset9 4, . ,
given to the peacetid breathings of its oc. counties. They show the election of 75'
cu ant. Democrath, 18 Whigs, arid three Abell;
Years pass.—Childhood has strengthen. tionist., The Detroit Free Pre . vi the
ed into boyhood, and boyhood has gam- Devfocratic majority on the.(ii;liii6': N
boleti into manhood. Old connexions are ,; s'-about 8 000. • - : 4,1n
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the circle of his activity. lie dislikes to
go "abroad, where he finds so many new
faces; and he grieves to meet
,liis fornrior
companions, alter a short abSone4,..they
seem to have grown so old and infirni:,-;
Quiet enjoyments only are rellishedL-a
lit
tie conversation about old t!mes , —a sober
game at whist—a religious treatise—and
his early bed, form for him the sum Oat
of his pleasures.
Weeks pass. Infirmity keeps him
his chamber. His walks areihnited to ON
small space between his easy chair and
his bed. His swollen limbs arc wrapt hi
flannels. His sight is failing—his ears
refuse their duty, and his cup is but half
filled, since-otherwise his shaking hand
cannot carry it to his shrunken lips, with•
out spilling its contents. His powers and
weakened—his faculties are blunted—hi
strength is lost.
bays pass. . The old man does nut
leave his bed—his memory is failing—hp
talks, but cannot be understood—he asks
questiOns, but they relate to the transaction
of a former generation—he speaks of cc.:
curren ces,but recollection:ofnoone around
him can go back totheirscenes—he seems
to commune with comrades', but l .when he
names them, it is found that the waters of
time and oblivion have long covered their
tombs.
Jluu,s pass. The taper grows dimmer
and dim Mer—the machinary moves yet
more and more slowly—the sands arc few
er as they measure the allotted span. The
motion of those aboUt him is unheeded, or
becomes a vexation. Each fresh inquiry
rifler his health is a knell. The springs
of life can no longer force on its Acels—
the "silver chore is fat untwisting—the
pitchers broken—and " is a. bur ,
then.", His children are about him, but
he heeds them not—his friends are near
'but he does not recognize them. The
circle is completed. The course is run—
and utter weakness brings the cold damp,
which ushurs in the night of death.
Minutes pass. His breathing grows
softer and lower—his pulse beats fainter
and feebler. Thosearound him are listen.
ing, but cannot tell when they cease. The
embers are burnt out, and the blaze flashes
not before it expires. His" three score
years and ten" are numbered. Human_
life uis finished."—New England Galaxy:.
SID JOHN FRANKLIN REPORTED Sari.
—Tie Dcronport (Englund) Independent
publishes the following extract from a let
ter received by Mr. George Tucker, of
Pembroke-st., Devonport, dated HOng
Kong, Feb. 27, from his son, who is mas
ter's assistant on board her Majesty's ship•
Hastings :
"We have just received intelligence by
an American whaler of the arrival of Sir
John Franklin aml his party at the Sand
wich Islands. They saluted that place
immediately they 'anchored, after an ab
sence of five years. They have discover
ed the north-west passage; most probably
they have been frozen up in the middle
part of that passage for nearly three years.
The captain of the whaler informed us that
Sir John Franklin dispatched his first-lieu
tenant over the Isthmus, to sail immediW
ly for Englund with the intelligence."!
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