from this signal interposition of kind Providence; for while they lived upon their shark, the barnacles were growing larger and more nutritive. They likewise found many small crabs among the sea-weed which often floated around the wreck, which were very pleasant food. But from the necessity of chewing them raw and sucking out the nourishment, they brought on an obstinate costiveness, which became extremely painful and probably much exasperated by the want of water.

On the 15th of March, according to their computation, poor Moho, the cook, expired, evidently from want of water, though with much less distress than the others and in the full exercise of his reason: he very devoutly prayed and appeared perfectly resigned to the will of the God who afflicted him. Their constant study was directed to the improvement of their still, which was made much better by the addition of the other pistol barrel, which was found by fishing with the grain they made by fixing nails into a piece of a stave. With this barrel they so far perfected the still as to obtain eight junk bottles full of water in twenty four hours. But from the death of Moho to the death of Johnson, which happened about the middle of April, they seemed to he denied every kind of food. The barnacles were all gone, and no friendly gale wafted to their side the sea-weed from which they could obtain crabs or insects-It seemed as if all hope was gone forever, and they had nothing before them but death, or the horrid alternative of eating the flesh of their dead companion One expedient was left, that was to try to decoy a shark, if happily there might be one about the wreck, by part of the corpse of their shipmate! This succeeded, and they caught a large shark, and from that time had many fish till their happy deliverance. Very fortunately, a cask of nails which was on deck, lodged in the lea scuppers while on their beam ends: with these they were enabled to fasten the shingles on their cabin, which by constant improvement, had become much more commodious, and when reduced to two only, they had a better supply of water.

They had now drifted above two thousand miles and were in latitude 28 North and longitude 13 West, when to their unspeak able jo they saw three ships bearing down upon them. The ships came as near as was convenient, and then hailed, which Captain Cazneau answered with all the force of his lungs. The ship which hailed proved to be the Fame of Hull, Captain Featherstone bound from Rio Janeiro home It so happened that the three Captains had dined together that day and were all on board the Fame. Humanity immediately sent a boat, which put an end to the dreadful thraldom of Captain Cazneau and Samuel Badger, the only surviving persons, who were received by these humane Eglishmen with exalted sensibility. Thus was ended the most shocking catastrophe which our naval history has recorded for many years, after a series of distresses frn December 15th to

the 20th of June, a period of one hundred and ninely one days' Every attention was paid to the sufferers that generosity warmed with pity and fellow feeling could dictate, on board the Fame. They were cherished, comforted, fed, clothed and nursed until the 9th of July, when they fell in with Captain Perkins, of the brig Dromo, in the chops of the channel of England, who gene rously took them on board and carefully perfected the work of goodness begun by the generous Englishmen, and safely landed them in Kennebunk.

It is natural to inquire how they could float such a vast dis tance upon the most frequented part of the Atlantic and not be discovered all this time? They were passed by more than a dozen sail, one of which came so nigh them that they could distinctly see the people on deck and on the rigging looking at them: but to the inexpressible disappointment of the starving and freezing men, they stifled the dictates of compassion, hoisted sail and cruelly abandoned them to their fate.

NEW YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS.

There are few spectacles at once more grateful and more magnificent to the weary wanderer over the ocean, than that which rises up before him, like a lovely dream, as he passes the Narrows, and is wafted by fair breezes towards the city of New York. The green shores of Long and Staten Islands, within less than a quarter of a mile of each other, slope down to the water's edge, and form the gates of the harbor. When "radiant summer opens all her pride," they are clothed with the luxuriant harvest. and dotted with dwellings of peace and plenty. A vast city with its bristling forest of masts and spires, rises suddenly in the distance, sending forth the hum of more than two hundred thousand inhabitants. He inhales the mingled perfumes which the wind bears from wood and field, from valleys of clover, and gardens of flowers. Immense steamboats, superior to any other in the world, plough the waters around him, and shape their steady course in different directions; and ships, with white sails spread, are returning, storm-beaten, from their perilous voyages, or hurrying forth, through the narrow outlet, to distant quarters of the giobe. Forts command the prominent stations, and vessels of war, like castles, are resting on the wave.

Perhaps no situation could be chosen for a more advantageous survey of the city, with its surrounding scenery, than that part of the Bay adjoining Governor's Island, and near the fort, a por

tion of which appears on the extreme left of the picture, and whence the present view was taken.

The opening discernible on the right, is the passage termed the East River, leading from the Bay into the Sound, between Long and York Islands, and thence along the shores of Connecticut and Rhode Island, into the Atlantic. The eye can almost pierce to that point of the strait entitled Hurl Gate, but, by the lovers of the marvellous, dignified with an appellation which would seem to conduct the traveller into a region of a very different description from the pleasant hills and orchards, the costly dwellings, and the humble but bright looking cottages, that make the banks of this stream a succession of charming pictures

The small promontory jutting out on the eastern side, represents that part of Long Island occupied by the village of Brooklyn and the Navy Yard.

On the left, the eye seeks to explore the windings of the Hudson or North River. In many respects this stream may be considered one of the most important in the world. It is affected by the tide more than a hundred and sixty miles towards its source. Its steamboat navigation is unobstructed, and it presents facilities for commerce of an extraordinary and tempting nature. The magnificent canal, which strikes it at Albany, connects the city of New York with Lake Erie, and thence with the interior and most western portion of the Union. This stupendous work, which directly augments the prosperity of more than two millions of people, is but a single branch in the vast plan of internal im

provement, of which Dewitt Clinton was the most influential promoter, and which equally associates his name with the glory of the state, and the increasing importance of the city.

At all times the view of the metropolis of the State is imposing; but should the stranger approach it at the close of a pleasan summer day, he would find the scene yet more enchanting. At this period the bustle of business is superseded by the voice of pleasure. As he draws near the Battery, he perceives that the fort has changed its martial character, and been metamorphosed into a garden and pleasant promenade. The stillness of the evening is sometimes broken by the sound of the rushing rocket, as it darts into the spangled heaven, illuminating the scene with a glare of temporary radiance, and sometimes by bursts of music, softened by the distance, as it floats over the placid water. Now you may hear the drum from Governor's Island, and now the song of the sailor from the distant ship, which is preparing again to encounter the perils of the deep; while the regular dash of the oar, as some occasional boat glides by, adds to the charm of the music, and increases the interest of the scene

NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN LINCOLN.

I have reluctantly yielded to the urgent solicitation of friends, to give a short narrative of the capture, sufferings and escape of myself and crew, after having been taken by a piratical schooner called the Mexican, December, 1821. The peculiar circumstances attending our situation, gave us ample opportunity for learning the character of those cruisers which have lately infested our southern coasts, destroying the lives and plundering the property of so many peaceable traders. If this narrative si ould effect any good, or urge our government to still more vigorous measures for the protection of our commerce, my object will be attained.

I sailed from Boston bound for Trinidad, in the island of Cuba, on the 13th November, 1821, in the schooner Exertion, burden one hundred and seven tons, owned by Messrs. Joseph Ballister and Henry Farnam, with a crew consisting of the following persons:

Joshua Bracket, mate,
David Warren, cook,

Bristol,
Saco,

The reader will probably recollect the alarming number of piracies, which took place in the West Indian seas during the years 1824-1825. Captain Lincoln's narrative will be found to convey a full and correct idea of the nature and extent of these depredations; and the striking interest of his account will be considered a sufficient apology for the space we have afforded it

George Reed.

Baltimore,
Orangetown,
St. John's,

Greenock, Scotland.

The cargo consisted of flour, beef, pork, lard, butter, fish Deans, onions, potatoes, apples, hams, furniture, sugar box shooks, &c. invoiced at about eight thousand dollars. Nothing remarkable occurred during the passage, except much bad weather, until my capture, which was as follows:

Monday, December 17th, 1821, commenced with fine breezes from the eastward. At daybreak saw some of the islands northward of Cape Cruz, called Keys-stood along northwest; every thing now seemed favorable for a happy termination of our voyage At three o'clock, P. M. saw a sail coming round one of the Keys, into a channel called Boca de Cavolone by the chart, nearly in latitude 20° 55′ north, longitude 79° 55′ west, she made directly for us with all sail set, sweeps on both sides (the wind being light) and was soon near enough for us to discover about forty men on her deck, armed with muskets, blunderbusses, cutlasses, long knives, dirks, &c. two carronades, one a twelve, the other a six pounder; she was a schooner, wearing the Patriot flag, (blue, white and blue) of the Republic of Mexico. I thought it not prudent to resist them, should they be pirates, with a crew of seven men, and only five muskets; accordingly ordered the arms and ammunition to be immediately stowed away in as secret a place as possible, and suffer her to speak us, hoping and believing that a republican flag indicated both honor and friendship from those who were it, and which we might expect even from Spaniards. But how great was my astonishment, when the schooner having approached very near us, hailed in English, and ordered me to heave my boat out immediately and come on board of her with my papers.-Accordingly my boat was hove out, but filled before I could get into her. I was then ordered to tack ship and lay by for the pirates' boat to board me; which was done by Bolidar, their first lieutenant, with six or eight Spaniards armed with as many of the before mentioned weapons as they could well sling about their bodies. They drove me into the boat and two of them rowed me to their privateer, (as they called their vessel,) where I shook hands with her commander, Captain Jonnia, a Spaniard, who before looking at my papers, ordered Bolidar, his lieutenant, to follow the Mexican in, back of the Key they had left, which was done. At six o'clock, P. M. the Exertion was anchored in eleven feet water, near their vessel, and an island, which they called Twelve League Key, (called by the chart Key Largo,) about thirty or thirty-five leagues from Trinidad. After this strange conduct they began examining my papers by a Scotch man who went by the name of Nickola, their sailing master.He spoke good English, had a countenance rather pleasing