ne ht, gamst e olcak ad angry sull hear the fiends, tons of the put, after that ever saw BAND!— Por un a Storm. cu, Pramed John Coombs, sad of from his Majesty's ever, ou the 20th of August, was, ou the day following, ..., under circumstances which acted great attention amongst e avvity. He had, previously to hx qoug to sea, paid his addresses to a young woman, who had plightod her troth, and vowed eternal constancy. Happy in the assurances of hot love, which were oft repeated in her letters, Jack, "When sailing o'er the midnight deep," thought but little commit suicide-but he resolved to do worse-he vowed to marry !— of aye, to marry the first woman he should meet willing to take him for better or worse. Full of this "dread intent," Jack sailed forth, and ere long he fell in with Miss Nancy Paul-not pall, although she was the daughter of the grave-digger of Charles' Church. Nothing appalled by that circumstance, Jack challenged this little brig, and soon brought her to, and she consented to surrender on honourable terms. She was just at blooming sixteen— and she did not give herself grave airs-therefore Jack bore off his prize, without much trouble, brought her to Dock for a refit, took out a Bishop's warrant, and next morning towed her up, with white at the main, to Charles' Church, where she was pronounced his for ever.-Intelligence of these doings having spread with the rapidity of a wo man's tongue, or the speed of a telegraphic, or semaphoric despatch, several hundred persons were assembled at the church door to greet the happy couple; and various were the greetings some we should think exceedingly gritting to the ears of the new married couple, for although many cheered, yet many hooted and hissed. The intervals of quietness brought with it reflection, and reflection told the young lady that she had been a little precipitate. "Young she was and sore afraid," and she declared she would not be Jack's wife. Jack, however, not to be cheated thus of his prizemoney, and insisted upon his bargain. The lady resisted and wept, and when evening came, it was found necessary to use much persuation to induce her to enter the bridal chamber, but at length, smiling through her tears, like the sunset of a rainy day, she yielded to the advice of her friends and became loyal that is, she complied with the injunctions of the Minister, and gave up the «Orall the rude dangers of crossing the occupied as he was, with the image of his Susan, and with the joyous anticipation of a happy meeting when the strong cable of Hymen, twisted into a true-lover's knot, might bind him, for good and all, to the girl of his heart. But alas! "frailty thy name is woman;" on his return home, Jack found, to his utter dismay, that the "fickle faithless quean" had been for some time married to another. Surprise waз followed by grief, and grief by anger, and Jack resolved to be revenged-but after a plan of his own. It never occured to him to bring an action for breach of pro mise-or to call out his rival—or to publish the lady's letters or to opposition. was The Greek Pilot. This individual, who acted as Edward Codrington's pilot at e battle of Navarino, and who is mentioned in the British Admiral's despatches as having been basely killed by the Egyptians in the boat which carried the flag of truce, was named Peter Mitchell. He was a native of Milo, where his father, in 1824, bore the title of English Consul, and was of such importance as to be familiarly called "King of Milo." Peter followed the profession of a pilot, in common with nearly all the respectable Miloites. At the time of his death he was about thirty-four years old, of the middle size, and possessed a remarkably pleasing and intelligent countenance. As a pilot, he was distinguished for his knowledge of the intricacies of the Archipelago, for great coolness, activity, and nautical skill. He was an enthusiastic lover of his country, and spoke eloquently of her past glories. He showed an intimate acquaintance with history, and was altogether a fine example of the modern Greek, refined by an intercourse with the more civilized Europeans. Fatal Effects of Extraordinary Joy. In the year 1797, when a stagnation took place, owing to the war with France, a young man in Dunfermline, a flax-dresser, entered his Majesty's navy at Bo'ness. Upon his arrival at Spithead, he happened to be put on board the ship of Admiral Cochrane, a brave and generous commander. The Admiral, from some cause or other, took a liking to the young man, and exalted him step by step, till at last he was promoted to be prize-master of the fleet. In this situation he accumulated £60,000. This sum was transmitted to Edinburgh, and deposited in the Royal Bank of Scotland. At the same time the flax-dresser wrote to his former employers in Dunfermline, to desire his father to purchase an estate to the amount of the above sum, and as near to his native place as possible. The old man was sent for, and too hastily acquainted with the affluent circumstances of his son. The effect was fatal. The sudden tide of joy rushed with such impetuosity upon him, that he stood motionless his eyes expanded, his nostrils dilated, his mouth wide open like the picture of horror. At last he fell insensible on the floor, never spoke more, and expired in the course of a few days. The Turkish Navy. The Capitan Pasha, Gazi Hassan, was a man of extraordinary boldness he applied himself with unremitting zeal to the formation of an effective navy; and under his protection a nautical academy was opened in 1773, in which instructions were given by an Algerine, not deficient in practical abilities. Before this time the Turks knew nothing of navigation, and were almost ignorant of the use of the compass, as was remarked by Boscovich. The best models of naval architecture were procured from Deptford and Toulon. European artists were engaged; Docks were constructed by a Swede, named Rodé; the great natural resources of the empire the forests of Taurus, and the mines of Trebisond-were put in requisition, and Brun, Benoit, and Spurring launched in the port of Constantinople some of the finest vessels of which any nation could boast. 234 THE LOG BOOK. NAVAL EXPLOITS. being off the Spanish coast, a having on board 340 prisoners vi only 190 of his men to guard the judged it most prudent to steer England with his prizes. In b action the Alexander had six killed and nine wounded; the nagere four killed and eight wo ed. The enemy having direc their fire chiefly at the masts rigging of the Mediator, not a was hurt! In the night of the 14th, Cap A most gallant action was performed in the year 1781, by the Honourable Captain James Luttrel, in the Mediator of 44 guns, who being on a cruise off the Spanish coast, at seven o'clock in the morning of December 12, discovered -five sail of large vessels to leeward; he immediately bore up and gave chace. These vessels, on his approach, shortened sail, and stood under their top-sails, forming a line of battle a-head, waiting to receive the Mediator. They consisted of the French ships L'Eugene, 36 guns, Menagere, armed en-flute, (mounting, on her main-deck, 26 long twelve-pounders her and four six-pounders, on quarter-deck and forecastle, with a complement of 212 men) and the Dauphin Royal, of 28 guns, with the American ship Alexander, 24 guns, and American brig, of 14 guns. Captain Luttrel, not intimidated by their formidable appearance, stood resolutely on until ten o'clock, when the enemy opened their fire as he passed along their line, which was returned from the Mediator with such steadiness and effect that in half an hour their line was broken. The three largest of the ships wore under an easy sail and continued to engage the Mediator with much briskness until eleven, when, bya s kilful manœuvre and superior fire, Captain Luttrel cut off the American ship Alexander, of 24 guns, and compelled her to strike; her companions in sail T "Captain Stephen Gregor 182 the Alexander, laid a plot to Bay sion the prisoners to rise, and bes to have taken the Mediator the me; but through the indefati stor attention of Lieutenant Rankin the Marines, in the disposal and a fatal gulation of centries, &c. as ag deg. 3 and the lucky precaution we 40 mi taken of ordering the gratings into th the hatches in the lower gun-deling of be battened down with cap slowa bars, leaving room for only one spirits at a time to come up abaft, gave the in case of an alarm, we had ama our rendezvous, the desperate space of Gregory was prevented co bloodshed, the prisoners find man passage where they could gents, The alarm he fixed on was, toment. T an eighteen pounder in the gure mad where he lay, for he messed ankets my lieutenants and had retain, a every friendly attention. Apect so in the stantly went off under a croud of sail night I felt a terrible shock tit wo t some explosion, and heard a them. "fire!" I was soon after info At this that the lee-port was blown aw at t before the wind. At half past twelve, Captain Luttrel having secured his prize, renewed the chace, upon the gun into the sea, and the at a sail which they separated. At five in the evening, he got within gun-shot making in. As soon as I had, and ship on the other tack, tog The of the Menagere, and commenced a smart running fight, which continued port-hole covered with tarp, tha until nine, when, having ranged close up alongside of her, she hauled down her colours. The next morn W and secured, I went down,tful w his ful sus f the gun-room on fire, andceived th thing shattered that was near aside ing, at day-break, the brig and the explosion; Gregory, with Dauphin Royal were discovered complices, drest, though the her appr close in shore; but Captain Luttrel pretended to go to bed; and in PERILS OF THE DEEP. Kent were now got out and placed, not alongside, on account of the flames and the danger of staving the boats, but a-head and a-stern. In the latter many got out from the cabin-windows, but the chief part were let down from the bowsprit into the boat a-head, and the men sliding down by a rope, while the soldiers' wives were lowered into the boat slung three together. Loss of the Ship Kent. ege The Kent East Indiaman, which iled from the Downs in February en 25, was making her way in the daphy of Biscay on the morning of sesday the 1st of March, across Med heavy swell common in that the ormy entrance to the Atlantic, nanten her progress was arrested by dispatal accident, in latitude about 47 ,&c. 30 min., and longitude 11 deg. ecauti min. An officer, who was sent he go the hold to see whether the rolof the vessel had disturbed the owerg wage, perceiving that a cask of forrits had burst from its lashings, up are the lamp he had in his hand to n desper preven eaman to hold while he should lace the cask. Unfortunately, rere he continued rolling of the vessel, isoners man let the lamp fall near the ey cou its, to which it set fire in a modonat. ot. The flames spread; attempts erinthee made to smother them by wet he rakets and hammocks, but all was nd hain, and they soon assumed an ect so tremendous, as to shew rible st it would be impossible to sub ention. nd be them. hear The fire had burst out about ten o'clock, and about twelve the signal of distress had been perceived by the strange sail, which proved to be the Cambria, Cook, outward-bound to Mexico, with a number of mining workmen and a cargo of mining machinery, shipped by the Anglo Mexican company. It was at two o'clock that the Cambria received the first boat load of passengers, consisting chiefly of ladies and children, half clothed, and pale with fright and fatigue. The whole afternoon was passed in exertions on board the one vessel in sending off the sufferers, and in the other in receiving them. The Cambria had amongst her passengers several stout workmen, who took their station at the ship's side, and were indefatigable in hoisting the poor sufferers on board, so that, out of 642 persons in the Kent, no less than 547 were safe in the Cambria before midnight. The remainder (85 in number) were lost, chiefly in getting out and in of the boats, the swell of the sea being very great all the time. The Cap on at this moment of despair the as blok at the mast-head exclaimed aa sail was in sight; guns were on as, and a signal of distress hoist tacki ent do fire, The gale, however, was so With that it was for some time btful whether the strange vessel ceived the signals, or was likely to aside from her course, but this ful suspense was soon removed er approach. The boats of the at was Dry, W thoug bed; NAVAL EXPLOITS. A most gallant action was performed in the year 1781, by the Honourable Captain James Luttrel, in the Mediator of 44 guns, who being on a cruise off the Spanish coast, at seven o'clock in the morning of December 12, discovered five sail of large vessels to leeward; he immediately bore up and gave chace. These vessels, on his approach, shortened sail, and stood under their top-sails, forming a line of battle a-head, waiting to receive the Mediator. They consisted of the French ships L'Eugene, 36 guns, Menagere, armed en-flute, (mounting, on her main-deck, 26 long twelve-pounders and four six-pounders, on her quarter-deck and forecastle, with a complement of 212 men) and the Dauphin Royal, of 28 guns, with the American ship Alexander, 24 guns, and American brig, of 14 guns. Captain Luttrel, not intimidated by their formidable appearance, stood resolutely on until ten o'clock, when the enemy opened their fire as he passed along their line, which was returned from the Mediator with such steadiness and effect that in half an hour their line was broken. The three largest of the ships wore under an easy sail and continued to engage the Mediator with much briskness until eleven, when, bya s kilful manœuvre and superior fire, Captain Luttrel cut off the American ship Alexander, of 24 guns, and compelled her to strike; her companions instantly went off under a croud of sail before the wind. At half past twelve, Captain Luttrel having secured his prize, renewed the chace, upon which they separated. At five in the evening, he got within gun-shot of the Menagere, and commenced a smart running fight, which continued until nine, when, having ranged close up alongside of her, she hauled down her colours. The next morning, at day-break, the brig and the Dauphin Royal were discovered close in shore; but Captain Luttrel being off the Spanish coast, and having on board 340 prisoners with only 190 of his men to guard them, judged it most prudent to steer for England with his prizes. In this action the Alexander had six men killed and nine wounded; the Menagere four killed and eight wounded. The enemy having directed their fire chiefly at the masts and rigging of the Mediator, not a man was hurt! In the night of the 14th, Captain Luttrel was alarmed by a violent er plosion, of which he gives the fol Inwing account : "Captain Stephen Gregory, of the Alexander, laid a plot to occa sion the prisoners to rise, and hoped to have taken the Mediator from me; but through the indefatigable attention of Lieutenant Rankin, of the Marines, in the disposal and regulation of centries, &c. as a guard, and the lucky precaution we had taken of ordering the gratings of all the hatches in the lower gun-deck to be battened down with capster bars, leaving room for only one man at a time to come up abaft, where, in case of an alarm, we had fixed our rendezvous, the desperate scheme of Gregory was prevented without bloodshed, the prisoners finding no passage where they could get up. The alarm he fixed on was, to bre an eighteen pounder in the gun-room where he lay, for he messed with my lieutenants and had received every friendly attention. At ten at night I felt a terrible shock from of some explosion, and heard a cry "fire!" I was soon after informed that the lee-port was blown away by the gun into the sea, and the water making in. As soon as I had wore ship on the other tack, to get the port-hole covered with tarpaulins, and secured, I went down, found the gun-room on fire, and every thing shattered that was near the explosion; Gregory, with his ac complices, drest, though they had pretended to go to bed; and in their |