The New York Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1858, Page 8

MARITIME INTEBLIGENCS. New York " New York... . New York..... New York New York New York . Boswn. . POR CALIFORNIA, BTC. ae wi ew Yor or. Gabawve New York....0.Nov. 12 THB OVERLAND MAIL TO INDIA oh enn Tre f may be of value to thore having correspon: ence wits the feat. YT Aspinwall ant: — ‘mall leaves Southampton on the 4it and 20h of enc Arrives at Gibraltar about the 9th and 28th of same month. Arrives at Malta about the Lith and 30th of same month, Arrives at Alexandria about the sth of same and 4th of fol- Treates wer about the 20th or 2ist of same and bib or 6th of following month. pod at Aden «bout the 26d or 26th of same and 10Uy or ty Bac taee ten the 28th oF 31h of same and day of ar- wival for Bombay. Lith to 30h for China, &e. Indian Navy evcatcr arrives at Bombay about the $d to Sth, and ith to Sa of {owing month. Y and C, seamer «ciivewat Point de Galle about the 6th or amd 22d or Zid of Sawa ~~ - Saree Point d for Pulo Penang the same day, i Leg ng ab ~ ived which takes the mafl on. ¥ ey ng about the 2th or 13th and 28th or 290 of following Mov \ Arrives at Singapor. » bout the 15th or 16th and Sist or Ist of fekewing month. Jaeves Singapore abo ut 12 houre after arrival. CLEARER Steamship Empire City, Griffin, Havana an! New Orleans— MO Roberts, Sweamship Marion, Foster, Charieston—Spofford, Tiieston & Oo. ‘Steamahi Roanoke. Skinner, Norfolk—H Ludlam. Sup Gray Feather, Harford, Sun Francitco—L H Simson. Ship Ocean Telegraph, Potter, San Fraucisoo—J J Earle & ‘itp Currituck, Knowles, Shanghae—A Ladd. Ship Kir R Peel, Larranee, Antwerp—C Grinnell. Ship Kossuth, Hiailard, davans—J W Elwell & Go. Bark N Hi Gaston, Maxwell, Barbadoes—Bishop & Bro. Bark M Benuey, Bentley, JR Dow. Bark Thales, Jervey, New Orieans—N HH Bi . Bark Alma, Baker, Charleston—Lawrence Giles. brig BW Seyburn, Nicoll, Buenos Ayres—J Norton, Jr. Brig Winthrop, Bearse, St Marta, &c—-Hendy & Everett, as Helen Mar en, Card, St John, NB—J 8 itney. ‘hr Josephine (Fr), Labbe, Havre—Boyd & Hincken. Behr Brovies. Powers, Rio Grande—l B Gager Behr Quiver (Br), Graham, St Michaels— F Bulle Schr Helena (Br), Roberts; Chariotietown, PEI—S W Low- “Rehr Naragansett, Hale, Now Orleans—N H Brigham. Sebr WC Mershon, Cole, Moblie—Post, Smith & Co. Rehr L 8 Davis, Fisbe: Sobr § B Strony ‘Sehr Elvira, Ali Sehr Susan, Bes Rebr Inabetla, Faulklin, Boston— Sloop Warren, Stannard, New Haven. ARRIVED. Steamship Star of the South, Lyon, Savannah. with mdse and passengers. to 8 L Mitchilli & Son. ‘Nov 1, 440 AM, exchanged ‘with steamship Nashville, hence for Charleston; st 6.30 ugusiay bence for Bavannah. ompson Blake. Liverpool, 20 days, with Sam! ‘Thompson's Nephew. Came bar Inst evening at 7 o'cloe! ‘hip Consutuuon (Br), Thompson, Live , Oct 16, with waiee and 967 passengers, to Williams & G Rhip Isaac Hell, Johnston, London apd Portamouth, Oct 16, with mdse and 24 steeraye pusengers, to EE Morgan. Oct 25, 11, lov 43.47, was in company with ship Saranac, of New . lat 44.16, lon 8247, saw schr Emeline, of Marble- to; 28th, la: 42 46, lon 87 49, fell in with the wreck bark Claude, of Shoreham, digmasted and Sretartogres— took from her the Ca ptali Nov 2, off Nan dacket, saw brig Ben D coring 8 hip Ba’ By amd If Be, dort Lopsalin, * e Uap Blown of Ship laying under bar: é s. The gaie cou without abating until the morning of oe Zth. Capt B says, “it was the most severe gale I recollect having wen during 38 years rience.’’ 2)th, lat 40, lon 62 03, at 3 AM, passed a vesee! of ‘er 20) Lona, with loss of mainmaat an4 no sail set: anpposed Ber abandoned, as we passed near enough to bear the chains waive. ‘Herk JA Lee (of Boston), Hall, Constantinople Sept 5, passed @Mhraitar Oct 5, with mdse, to J BSardy. Ist inst, lat 49, lon (986, spoke brig Robin, 9 days from Savannah for Frankfort. ‘Bark Industry (ew), Corno, Searsport, Me, in ballast, to Wakeman, Dimon & Co. The I load immediately for a, Oregon, and will run between there and San Fran- Erie Mary Ur), Mabouey, Hilldboro, NB, 14 days, with be (ir), Maboney, ro, NB, 14 days, withooa, wh Newman & Co. Brig Susan Emily (of St George), —, Wimingtea, NC,} Basch, Putin for « harbor aims unchoree Rehr Gipsey: Ingalla. Machias. Sehr Amelis, Sauborn, Machias, 8 days. ‘Bebr Paran, Clark, Machias, § daye. je, Ames, Roo Howton. avid Cox ish, Boston for Albaoy. i Bebr Shylock, Hawes, Boston for Albany. ‘Chase Pall River. Senr Wm Jon. Wells, jones, Rondout for Portlang. Pool, Rondout for Boston. Onpray, Kenney, Providence. Albany, Webb, Sag Harbor. ‘The wind yesterday was from E to ENR, and fresh, with wabo ai sunset. The steamshiv Empire Chy, for Havana and New Urieans, anchored at Quarantine. The steamers Marion, fer Charleston, and Roanoke, for Richmond, &e, went down the narrows, and probably anchored in the bay. The G W Blunt, Noli, came up from station duty out the Hook, and reporis Dlowing » gale outside, with very Deavy sea. ‘Te ship Ocean Telegraph, for San Francisco, and Isaac Wright, for Livery e both at anchor in the North River. nd, scellanecous. Fer account of wreck of Br bark Clande and loss of life, see pews columnar Sarr Conseitsa Lawxence, Knapp, of New York, was the veere] burned in Mobile Bay. She had 800 bales of bay on Deard. The L was built in New York in 1864, registered 1474 tena, rated Al, owned by A M Lawrence, of this city, and val wed at $80,000. Snort Passscrs—The ships Constitution, from Liverpool @et 16, Jeremiab Thompson, from do Oct 18, and Isaac Heil, from London (rt 16. arrived at this port yesterday ‘The purser of the meamship Star of the South, from Ravan mab, bas our thanks for late papers. Sur Groncr Geren —By a telegraphic despatch received in Liverpoo! just prior & the sailing of the Indian, now at Quebec, ‘we learn that the ship George Green, Capt Fairbanks, from Croneiadt for New York, was at anchor near Teskar, but bed Deen on the rocks ard lost rudder, and was leaking six inches hour. She will have to return to C to repair, and might be Sloained au winter {Another report in thie chy caye obe was oually jomt, and that & cargo of abeet iron valued at 300.) "ve vensel, of 875 tons register, butlt mt ford tn 1549. ed in New Orleans, by C K Green. Capt Lane, is now rapidly filling wp at pier 15, Rast River, for San Francisco, This ship is really & maguiticent vessel in every particular, her ventilation fe perfect. she is an extreme clipper. bas been to San Francisco twice, making the passage in 109 and 113 days, and in all her on bas shown berseif to be a very fast saller. The fane's Favorite and the Walter Lord are both in Wm T ¢ man's 4 Oo's line, and wil) sail on the ich inst for Ran Fran cinco. Shippers are requested to visit (he above vessels. spin, before reported put inte Hampton had lost fore and muzen pinasta and fore gale on the 24th uit when in lou 66. We ft pt Moss, on her passage from Liv Wharton (of New York erpool 10 this port, was Knocked down at sea; two masts are ung, 8nd she bas joat some of her sails. Sbe has just and an examination will probably be beld vr w Ellwood Walter, Esq, Secretary Board Bank Canto Macnax—Capt Pranceville gives the following bis vessel: ~The Carlo Mauran, joaded Kligabethport, NJ, for Aspinwall. cis 19 AM, Oct 24, off Sandy Hook, siron : very beavy cross sea, AtS PM. bard ayers heavy cross sea, Wok in topgaliant sal. “AL ie reefed the topsaiia and pmades heavy lurch from port sieht sareaks list to marboard ut *M took in foret etx men trimming Seah which we to right ber, the ship making and the pumps conunually gene. ‘he shy Tis over w the star Beard, and a) their eff ed in vain. On the Sith. at 6 very beavy. with bad cross «ea fut, with ® continued list to y wnmanageable. At i2, found three at ump. with the pumps constant! PM. 4 feet we at Love y Tonge & the officers and crew. 14 In all. work & the wad steered for the mouth of the Delaware. same pight made tbe Lightabip on Fite Fathom Hank and at 12 the lnunch was stove and capsiand six men it her one of whom, Henry Eifue, a Dane, was drowned, the re- Mainder were ree ued by those in the other boat, wil nearly ex Reanted (ACS AM Sith, reached the Light Ship, and about aif fan hour afierwards James Wilson (colored) ied from expo: gure They were all taken from the Light Ship by the UB echr Sprey. ond nnded at Cape May on the Sth. having saved noth fg but what hey etood in.” Capt Francerille estimates bis deme at BH. in chothing. nantical instraments, charts, 4c Pnkwen eave Wasermorow 4 Philadelphle from, Bremen, eneountered » severe burrtcane in lat 41 10, lon 65, which caus- @4 geome damage \ the veneer! 16 KATE Axpenson, from Curacos for New York, put —— ‘20 inst, in @ leaky condition, and will have to » repel ri, which eld from Havaga "et 15 fe Beston, ar’ Raronnah Sth She sustained damage to alle and rigging i the lave pale Brie Factom, Perry, which urrivet experienced ever -r red away topaall yard, at Ha wenthber the tire , car snd sified deck loud x Ami] Br sebr Lane (before th acargo of logwood, Ac, ik. put in here to ‘distress Yeaky nnd toate fe about to discharge —< By letter i) Ellwood cand to New Yor mast sprang She Waiter, Kan, Secretary Board of Underwriters) Rone Rauric, Hinkley, at Bakimore from Oxlais, lost part of deok load Per Gare, from Baltimore fe (hoa) Sunday noon, but Ist inet, with six feet w inet Rostnn, went aabore off at night, and in the bold. Bhe id for Boron Bonwmsoe Cet 12 ey, from Y Report of the’ American shin Peppereit, k Rept 14, Int 45 12, lon 4110 W. fer! in » fire, ome ship lying by her and the coved & Freneh steamer. Experi ‘ pasaage Oct 18 The Wesboset, arrived here resterda rorquntered ® hurricane ‘Bept 24, Int 38 N, loa from NW Ww Wand joe «pare, eile, bulwarke, and eeveral water corks, wirained the vessel and cansed her to leak: next @ny saw o large ship with lowe of main and mizen masts, &c, meering F The fo lowing giver & gOMmmery Of the Teaeele in the Berbors of 8 Boston, Baltimore, WOmingwa, § C, < : x ow P 4 ¢ 2573 aa ‘ ze « : os o3 2 2 give ele ules glee 812 i wo Ric. ele Sld from New Bedford 2d inst, bark Eben Dodge, Lewis, Pacific Ocean. Arr at Nantucket Int inat chip Ocean Rover, agartown, Off and on at Pavta 16th ult, E A Luce, Ripiey, Ei ‘town, from Cailae, put in for men; Ish, anchored, Mo Norton, NB, 400—had discharged Mr Dimmick, sick; en 2ist, Greyhound, Catheart, Westport, oil as’ Jat re pchored, Franklin 21; Holand, NB, season; Cata}pa, Snow, do, 420 «p ‘all told; Aug | Clark, do, 80 bole this xeason; Anaconda, Crenner, do: J'A Parker, Bwain, do, 350 sp all told: Niger, Jernes . 906 do do; Valparaiso, Milton, do, 730 do do; Herald, Cash, do, 400 do 21, Wave, Hill, do, 2 ap wha on Areher Ground; ‘do, 1,850 sp 250 wh all told; Atlantic, finia, Feakes, do. 2 ep wha oa r, Coftih, do, 450 sp ail told; Lancer, Fisher, do, 790 do do; Harvest, Winslow, do, 1,000 dodo: Pre. nident,' Allen, do, 1,400 do do; ‘Benj Cummings, Jenkins, Dart moutB. 1.108 do do; Constitution, Winalow, "Nant, 29) sp; A Ramadell do, nothing this season; Oitizen, Cas! . 100 wh; Hero, Holley, Houghton, Robinson, Fall River, Wing, Dartmouth, néthing ini sea NB, % bbls thiasesson. The Arcl the Archer Ground Inst of July New Zealand to cruise, 500 a all wo! 1 told; Matilda Sea: ning Light, Norton, nd Morning Light left for the Society Islands and " {Perhaps the Mary J Kimball) from rom NYork for Sombrero, Oct 8, lat 25, dor Brig Anna Elizabeth, Belcher, from Cardenas for Holmes’ Hole, Oct 19, Cape Hatteras WNW 22 miles. Brewen, Oct 15—Arrsteamehip Vanderbilt, Lefevre, NYork. RNOUWERSHAVEN. Oct 16—Sid . Kiopper, NYork. Boxveavx, Oct 1+-Sid Magellan, Destreneau, San Fran- cisco. Carpirr, Oct 15—Sld Georgia, Kimball, Montevideo; 16th, J ‘M Morales, Burmeister, Carrickfergus. Deat, Ort 17-—Arr Jobn Knox, Ginn, London for Savannab (and sid Téth): 19th, George Hernott, from Bremen for, NOr- Jeans; Ernst Moritz Arnt, Haesloop, from do for do (and both proceeded): Harvest Ruse, Je Manson, from Londen toe New ‘Jeans (and ald) Sid 16th, Advice, Dick (from London), Mobile. Passed 18th, Vernon, Gott, from Shields for Messina. Faimovrm, Oct 16 [not 1$—Sid Hunters, Caldwell (from Rangoon), Liverpool; 17th, Walton, Shaw (from Key West), mn. ‘GREENOCK, Oct 15—Sid Edgar P Stringer, Wood, Bombay. GENoa, Oct 13—Sl4 Mount Vernon, Rogers, Leghorn. Hamncke, Oct 14—Sid Lydia Frances, Daggett, St Johns, NF (and from Cuxhaven 16th). Sid from Cuxhaven 14th, Henrietta, Trecartin, Newport. Iste or Wicnt, Oct 16, 6 PM—Passed Golconda, Bmerson, from London for Melbourne. Sid trom the Motherbank 16th, Louisa Hatch, Melon (from Coliao), Hamburg: Alvarado, Burin (from London), Cardif. Liveroot, Oct 17—Arr Weybossett, Py Cuba. Sid 17th, Roys, San Francises; Wabash, Curry, Halifax. in, Oct 16—Entd inwards, Young Eagle, Wheelwright, Aug 1e"In port bark W Coto pry Ant ae) ‘ampangag, Colson, not NYorw. unc; and others as hae Matanzas, Oct 22—In port bark David Lapsiey, Bishop, from Philadelphia, dise: E A Kinaman. Hil), from Boston do. avi (Cuba), Oct 5—In port bark Roman, Lowry, for New 4h, via Gibara. uO, Oct 4—Arr Rapid, Knowles, Swansea. Rurnxa, Oct &Arr John Henry, Moses, Naples = NB, Oct 28—Arr schr F J Cummings, James, New on Home Ports. ALEXANDRIA, Nov 2—Sid achrs Dan! Rrown, Heald, Fall River: Richard Wood, Cranmer, Prowidenoe, “Beanler,”” Han- pes Jobn Forsyth, Holmes, and Philander Armetroug, Dil, BORTON, Nov 2—Arr steamer Wm Jenkins, Hallett, Bal- timore; ship Golden Rocke,, Pendleton, B: Francisco, barks Salem, Kendall, Havana; Alexandria, E; Amanda Spear, Cooper, NOrleans; iey. Philadeiphia: brige Douglas (Br), Harktnaon; Activ O'Donnell; Norman (Br), Dolby, and Ben) Carver, Ferry. artion, Meteor, Raynes, Rondout: aches Pama Ataclia, “Fiar Ging, Richmond; Mary Haley, Haley; White Squail, i Lisle Mani. Henderson, and ‘Dorena, iphia; y y C, Lunt, Ell- hs ett, NYork; Mill Ceeek, Jarvis, a Fitght, wkes, Mobile; ), Clifford, Port au Prince, David Duftell, hia. Nothing went to sea; wind NNE. Ship by my eee }. but my im the .- Calcutta: P Sd—Arr (| ) ships rt Harding, Foster, utia; Pa- cific, Gadd, NOrieans, barks Trinity, Leask, Galveston; D Kim- ball, Linnell, NOrieans: John Winthrop, Havana. onion, bark Nedbun, Lewin Go; brigs Jone b Hooper, Clough, 3 ua, 7 looper, Cloug! vada; Balch, Matthews, Turks Iniands: Baron de Castine, Lafkin, Calais; Condor, Alles p, Pensacola, schre Boston, Drige Sp: Eldridge, Boston. Below, brig Herald, Hampton Ronde. Cid steamship George ® Creek, Morley New York: barks Creole, Buck, Rie Janeiro and mkt; My E Trout. Ames, Ponce; brig R R Kirkland, Knight. 8t Jobas. PR: scr Peter Mowell. Buck. Havana. Sid brig Fidelia, Daulby, Booby Island; schr Woodbridge, Watts, Tris L. Ist, ship’ Kalamazoo, from upd S; barke Rainbow, Kerlin, from do for Rio Janeiro; Trinkiad, Neynaber, of and for Bremen; echre Lucy Chare Wheiden, from Washington, NO, for NYork; Oria Cowl, fre Alexandria for Portiand. Also, bark Justina: and brige Sunies, Queen Victoria, Comet, Liikan, JP EMridge, an: est. Olddn ship Gottorp, Pergfeldt, for Cape Good Hope, and e hr RM Demill, Hendriecksoo for NOrieana, both from Baltimore, went to wea to day. BELFAST, (ct 28~Sid bark Mary Hammond, Mc@lntocs, Mobile: sehr Malabar, Welch, NYork. BATH, Now I—Si4 brig Martha Hill, Dunnelis, ——. CHARLESTON, Nov Oct 90—Arr steamship James Adger, darn, NYork. SM bark eer enh i Ra ba net rm an! ). Jones, A Fy Nelson, bia: TW Lucas, Perkine, Havre; ly, Francia, N¥ork. Sist—Arr ship Medallion, Theobald, NYork. ‘Arr Now 2 (by tel) ship Mont Blane, Oxnard, NYork; brig Kate Anderem, Corscoa for NYork, leek: BAST GREENWICH, Nov 2—Arr sehr Thetis, Norris, York for Hyannis. FALL RIVER, Now l—Arr # Emily, Bourne, F port; 2d. sehr Richard Borden, |. Philedeiphia. up, sehre Salmon Wasbburn, Thrasher. and RS Dean, trom Vbliadeip bie Taunton. Passed down, schr Roanoke, « H Gamble, Powell, N¥or NEW ORLEANS, Oct 2°— Arr steamships Philadelphia, H 5. rison, NYork vis Havana; Mexico, Lawless, Indianola via Gal veston, ships Vaiparaisy (Sp), Salas, Barcelona: Missiagip pt (Ital), Vasealio, Genoa; Western Empire, Soule, and Gibralt r, NYork: Rochesier, Kiwell ¥ » Caroline Nesmith, brig Creole, and 6 Shih, ship Muibouse, und to Uve 31—Arr ateamship Jameston, Parrish Br brigs John Benen, Sperwater, ves. Cid sehr Moderaic Rickey, Pierce, P' shinson, NY om, Chilis, St Marks, Fla: Copy, Davia, NY: F RYPORT, Nov i—Acrschr Lovkout, Hodgdon, Row lout NEWPORT. Nov Qe-Arrschr Ro ‘ +. Dai York for Saco. Returned, echrs I others. Sid schrs Ocean Hird. D Cox. sloope M Dallas, Proof Gh % Arr hy tel) brige Neander (Br), Wim Crawford, Colburn, Phil Baker, do for Boston, Biephen Young, Wass, G6. sehbra Gilbert Green, do for in; Abby Morton. do for Plymouth, Emblem, Rondout for Boston; Charles D Baheoci, Port Ewen for do: John W Dodge, Philadeiphia for NBedfort: wig, Rondout for do: # Stannard, Chatham for New iden ¢, Provincetown for do. Harriet Ayn (tte, NO. aches a ohn Davia," Martin, Hinrding. Cit brig Ormna, Baker, New Bedford; sebrs A 8 Cx Mary Ano, Lang, Halifax ~Arr berks orge (Br), Bradford, ck) N W Bridge, Heard, Sierra Move jonas (was ashore dence non, Nowell, Bost PORTLAND, Ke ee or a vin Havana. MH Kalghi, Lamcombs Gat on Cape Elizabeth, but came off without damoge after diag part of cargo. Bid bark Alexanier, Merryman, Philadelphia, achr Fanny Fern Briges Havana PROVIDENCE. Nov 2—Arr steamer Curlew, Arey, NYork sehrs Abby Whitman, Clifford, Savannah; AH Brown, Kodi it: Thomas Power, Glover; Boston, Brower; J 8 Wheldin Fine, Knight, ears, James MeClonkey. Rtrbling: W F Crt jourk. any anders, Corson, Philadelphia; Adventurer, Warner. Filznbethport, John Lorier, Bower, ‘lo. for Pawtack $i nloope B Eprague, Glbie, Newark: Rhode Inland, Hgll, N York iow. sehr Pmeline. Dennison, from Mobile, a herm brig unknown! Ship Sultans from NOrieans, still remaims at anchor below. Cid pehr Gen Hersey, Sprague: Matenges. Bid gebre Chas Carrol), Pratt, Philadelpbia, Diatem Lodium, New York sloop Alice, Davis, do PAWMUCKET, Nov 2-8id wehr Mary Elizabeth, Meriary, N york: sloop Factor, Wells, do, Abigail (new), Baitimore: "“Belad,”” Dayton, Francns Albany: Corneling. Bailey, and G P Smith, Sprague, NY: BAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5—In port ships Hound, Raker, for Sandwich Islands next day, Mary L. Sutton, Spicer, for Hong Kong few 4 on FANN ATL, Oct %—Below, « Span bark. from Matanzas, ‘scl Neinon, phALEM, Nov 9-art bark Wh Ht Shaitier, Ward, Atvion vt Holmes’ Hole SOMERSET, Nov 2—Arr sehr Chief, Marble NYork. sloop Hariscrabbie, . STONINGTON, Nov 2—Arr schra Fra, Ellis, Philadelphia Champion, Stanton, for Pro a ham. Andrews, NYork for NRedford: sloops Clio, Pi Port Ewen for Twanton; J M Barker, Davis, NYork fo Chas Heath. Coleon. ‘rom Quarsdtine. Now "id Nov 1, aehrw ton, Pitzinger, N Went ver Main Bar Oct 31, brig Maria, for ‘Trinidad: i. for Cubo: Aun K Glover, for Boson: Alba, Tel: JH Fiauner, A J DeRossett, aud Harry Moy? 1 A Bawar ¥ Nickerson, Fulfo te er A sehre 4 for NYork LITERATURN. — SONG. BY ©. D. sTvART. ‘The sun is risen o’er the plain. ma , Goldenty; Speeds the farmer with his wain, Gathering the ripened grain; Drop their bora rseng golden ; 12 the foeat shaken hs crown lappy cbiltren honting mast, Share with pays ‘Man bas gathered in his store, Let the winter rail and roar, Full the crib, and full the bin, Ugly Want may not come in, No, not he! ALARIC; oR, T TYRANT'S VAULT. A SICILIAN STORY OF EARLY TIMES. CHAPTER I.—conrmven. “We had better not be seen together beyond this point,” said the old man. “From here the way is plain, and you have had caution enough. At the gate yon will not be stopped, unless some of the guard should take the whim to question you. Be wise, now, and cautious, and let me see you to- morrow.” “T will not forget.” “ Then may the gods guide and protect you.” With this Artabanus turned back towards the mountain, and Alaric kept on. The shades of night were gathering over the city 2s the youth passed in at the broad gateway, and the guard had already lighted their torches. He had gone afew steps when a rough voice commanded him to stop. “Didn't you promise me a fish for my dinner, thon lying knave?” the voice continued. “You have mistaken your man,” said Alaric, hiding his face as much as possible without seeming desirous so to do. “Good Bacchus, so Ihave. Thou'rt not Mestor.” “No,” returned our hero; and as he spoke he kept on. “That's a strange face,” said one of the soldiers. “And, I thought, a fair one,” added another. “How now?” asked a third. “Has a stranger assed?” “Yes—a fisherman.” “"Tis said that a Greek vessel was upon the eee this morning, and we should know whom she anded! Alaric heard no more. He turned the first angle in the street that presented itself, and then hurried on. The way was familiar, and he had no difficult; in selecting the various avenues he needed to fol- low, but he was not wholly easy. He had reason to believe that he was followed. He took several winding passages for the put of avoiding pur- suers, but he could not get rid of the echoing foot- fall that sounded upon the pavement behind him. It slackened when he slackened—it stopped when he stopped—and when he hurried on the echo hur- ried after him. CHAPTER II. IANTHE—AN ALARM. Within a comfortably furfiished apartment of an humble abode, near the western wall of the city, sat two individuals. The first was a man some fifty years of age, stout aud muscular in frame, and wear- ing the garb of an artisan, with the dust of toil still clinging to him. He possessed an open, kindly countenance, and if it lacked in comeliness, it cer- tainly made up in honesty and frankness. Such was Belleras, one of the most skilful masons in Syra- cuse, and possessing a fair knowledge of architecture in its higher and more elaborate branches. A genial, comfortable disposition had led him into society of his own choice, and an antipathy to turmoil and strife, and an unwill to assume much respon- sibility, had kept him from rising to any eminence in his profession. There may have been another cause for his retaining his humble L poy oe though every desire of his social life seemed to be answered where he was. The other person—the mason’s companion—was afemale. She had seen just twengy summers, and was as beautiful as the poet's dream. In form she was light and graceful, her limbs full and round, and her whole frame full of life and vigor. Her features were of trae Grecian mould, with large, dark eyes, over which drooped long lashes of silken texture, while a mass of wavy tresses clustered about her superbly rounded seapiéers. Beyond the few honest friends who soinéMmes partook of the art ‘ hospitality, she was not known. Bellerus had ied her with a miser’s care, and few there were in the great metropolis who knew of the trea- sure of beauty that dwelt within his walls. The humble craftsmen who shared her father's confi- dence loved her devotedly, but they loved with a worshiping love,as the kneeling shepherd loved his oddess; and they were all pledged not to speak of er in their intercourse with the outside world. “Don't call me foolish, father,” said the maiden, imploringly. “I do not cali thee so, lanthe,” the mason re- turned. “Tonly wish to help you over what may rove a most bitter disappointment. How can you that Alaric will ever return?” “ Ah—bat love is blind.” “Then its feelings are the more tobe relied upon, for they come from the internal promptings of the soul. But I feel sure that he will come back to me. Only last night the bright goddess Electra appeared to me in a dream, and told me that Alaric should return. Atl I will hope yet a while longer; for it is sweet to hope.” Bellerns could not find it in bis heart to do more towards dispelling the | t ee which the maiden cherished, aud he tu the conversation upon another topic. Only a few words had n, however, when a loud rap was heard with- and the host lighted a torch and went to the door. When he returued he made a motion for lanthe to leave the room. “It is a stranger,” he suid, “and it is not meet that thon shouldst be present.” But the maiden neither spoke nor moved. She had heard the tones of the visiter’s voice, and her quick ear had caught a familiar sound. Bellerus would have reminded her again, but the stranger was close behind him, and quickly entered the apartment. lanthe saw not the humble fisher's garb—she only saw the well-remembered features which she had carried within the sacred repository of her affections for eo long a time. They were changed a little—they had assumed more of maa- hood—but not changed to love. “Sweet Electra, my dream is true!” she cried, as she started forward, aud put forth her hands. “ Alaric has come !* “So Heaven looks down with richest blessing!” the young man responded, av he folded the maiden to his bosom. “May the gods preserve me! exclaimed the old mason, eeing upon the 13 hfal pair in wonder. “T hope this is no trick of Thaumas to blind me. Alaric, is it thou?” “In truth, good Rellerus, it is,” retarned our hero, extending hie hand a» he spoke. “Surely, thou shouldst know me.” “Aye, and Ido know thee now,” the host re- sponded. grasping the youth warmly, — eagerly into his face. “By the crown Pinto, could ‘not mistake that ‘face. Thou art grown wondrously like thy noble father.” The trio were soon seated, and when they had regained somewhat of their composure, Alarie gave a frie account of his advent during his ab- sence from Sicily. lanthe the le with her head npon his bosoin, and ever wud anon lifting her eyes to catch the warm glances of his love. At length the old craftsman went out, and the lovers were left alone. They told over the tales of affection they used to tell in other years, and for an how: the world was shut out from their thoughts “Or murmured Janthe, after Alaric im- printed a warm kiss upon her brow in token of the renewal of his most sclomn pledges, “now. that thou art near me.and my fount of love is full, I begin to fear the damgers which may beset thee.” Let us not think of danger now, my beloved, replied the youth. “ This slould be a season of joy and happiness unalloyed.” “ Aye—but we should not forget that there isa foture, and that we aust be watchful of the joys to-day if we would have them with ns henceforth. «Thou art right, lanthe. And I will be watch- ful. Lknow there is danger in the way, but I fear it not.” At this janctare Bellerus returned in haste, and there was a look of trouble mon his brow. He closed the door behind him, and then turned to- wards oyr hero. “Alarlt,” he said, evidently striving to asanme a caimness which he did not feel, “have you any rea son to suppose that your entrance into the city this evening was particularly noticed.” “Why do you ask?” demanded the youth. “Til tell you,” answered Bellerus. “I have just come from the inn near the Temple of Diana, where NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1858. who had just come from the Bouthern gate. They said that a Greek vessel was seen upon the coast this morning, and that sonre one landed from her. Taleo made out, from their conversation, that the king had been informed of the fact, and that he had given orders that every stranger who entered the city should be watched, and intelligeace of his whereabouts conveyed to him.” “ Then I may be assured that I have been follow- ed,” said our hero; “for I suspected it while on my way hither.” “And if such be the case,” said Bellerus, “we shall hear more from it.” “But before we wait for that we'll try some steps of our own,” cried Tanthe. “Some safe hiding place must be found.” Alaric was upon the poles of speaking, when a loud knocking was heard without, and a voice de- manded entrance in the name of the king. “Fly! fly!” cried Ianthe, seizing her lover by the arm. “Hold!” epoke Bellerus, who became calm in the presence of this necessity. “If he flies he will not eecape now, for our house may be watched upon all hands; and if he is caught in the act of fleeing, a deeper and more deadly suspicion may fasten upon him.” Another thundering knock was heard, and Belle- Tus started towards the door. “We must meet it now,” he said, “though I wish Thad known your coming had been noticed. Ian the. you had better withdraw.” “Not while—” “Hush! In this I must be the judge. For the good of him you love I bid you seek your own apartment.” “Aye,” added the youth, leading her towards the inner court, “do ashe bids you. I shail be safe enough, At all events, 1 will see you eg He kissed her and blessed her; and she passed from the apartment just as the host unbarred and opened the outer door. She stopped and caught hold of her lover Ly the hand ere she left him, and, with a heavy fear upon her heart, she asked him to be careful. “The thought of thee shall be inducement enough to that end,” he replied. “And now may the gods be with us both.” Ina few moments more Belleras returned, and with him came four soldiers. They were stout, hard-looking men, whose hearts performed no other office than to furnish them with animal life, that they might do the bidding of their master. One, who wore the uniform of a lieutenant, advanced from his companions and gazed into our hero’s face. “You entered the city this evening ?” he said. Alaric hesitated for a moment, but during that short moment his mind was made up. He quickly judged that any falsehood might only injure him, and he resolved to tell the whole truth, “I did,” he answered. you landed from a Greek vessel this “Then = will go with us to the royal palace.” “But why is this?” “Because the king has so commanded.” “Shall I see him to-night?” “We came not to answer questions—only to com- mand your attendance at the palace,” said the lieu- tenant, gruffly. “Our gracious monarch will evidently see you to- night,” interposed Bellerus, who saw the flash of indignation in Alaric’s eye, and feared that he might make matters worse by giving way to his feelings. The youth saw the old man’s meaning, and he curbed his oe emotions. “Are you ready to go?” asked the officer. “At any moment.” bi “Then we have nothing further to detain us ere. Alaric put on his cap, and as they passed ont through the narrow passage Bellerus found an op- portunity to whisper in his ear: “Be cautious—keep a guard upon your tongue— mention not lanthe’s name, nor suffer any allusion to her to drop from your tongue. Let us hope that the danger is not great.” And yet there was a tremulousness in his tone— a terror in his very breathing—that belied the words of hope he spoke. Until this moment the youth had not felt serious alarm, but, as he caught the look of horror upon the honest artisan’s face, the bolt struck to his own heart. “The gods be with thee,” spoke Bellerus, as they reached the porch. But Alaric made no reply. At that moment a weighty thought was upon him, and before he could call his senses back for an answer, he was hurried out into the street. The officer walked by his side, while one of the soldiers led the way, and the other two fell in behind. A variety of thoughts occupied Alaric’s mind as he passed on through the narrow, dimly lighted streets. He remembered how he had seen his father cut down, and how his brother had been butchered ; and the same bloody tyrant who had done it had now sent for him. Is it a wonder that, with all his bravery, the _— felt a cold chill creeping about his heart as he approached the lair of the remorseless monarch ? CHAPTER IT. DARKNESS AND DOOM. Pyrrho, king of Sicily, eat upon his throne of gold and precious stones, and about him were a few of the hardened, cruel, subservient men whom he dared to trust. He was a middle-aged man; short and clumsy in stature; with a face broad and bru- tal in its See. and strongly marked hy dis sipation and debauchery. If he had ever possessed the assurance of a brave man, he had lost it now, and his only hopes of safety were in the willing swords about him, and in the terror which his cruelty inspired. The light from three huge chan- deliers of massive gold cast a strange lustre over the large apartment—the beams ie ape reflect- from polished mirrors; there from pillars of marble = porphyry and a deeper —_ from he gaudy tapestry that the walls. “I would like to know who this # r can be,” said the monarch, turning to chamberlain. “Al—here comes the lieutenant. We shall see. There was a movement among the guard at_the lower end of the chamber, and presently an officer approached the throne, leading Alaric by the arm. “Is he unarmed?” the king cried, as his eye rest- ed upon th 8 tall and sinewy frame. “He is, sire. We foand only a simple sword upon him, and that we took from him.” A contemptuous look overspread the youth's face ae he thus found a monarch so fearful; but when he gazed full upon the features of the tyrant who had slain his loved kindred, an expression of deadly ver his noble brow, and a keen fire lark eye. gasped the king, as he canght a full uth's face, with this deep expressi soul upon it, “whathave we here? Come no ! guard him well! Who art thon?” the sword of death been at that moment sus- vended over our hero's head, and ready to fall ata breath, he could not have curbed the emotions that swelled in his soul. Inall his nature there was not one principle or incentive that could lead him to bow and cringe before one whom he so ut- terly despised and detested. Had he thought of the future he might have spoken differently, but he thought only of the present and the —he thought only of the bloody wrongs that been done, and he allowed his soul to have fall «way. i Alaric,” he answered, looking full into Pyrrho's face. “Alaric! ic! What Alaric art thon?” ld, interposed the chamberlain, who had been regarding the youth narrowly. “Methinks thou shouldst know that face. He is the son of Or- beus. “Hal Now, by the gods, T know him!” cried the king, starting up from his seat, but quickly sinking back again. “Art thou the son of the patrician Orneus?” “When my noble father lived I was his son,” the prisoner replied. “And when your noble father died you fled from the country?” ‘said the monarch, with sarcastic em- phasis upon the words he had repeated from the youth's speech. “T did flee,” was the reply. “And have you been absent ever since?” “T have.” “Where? “Tn Greece.” “Why oe retarned now?” “To see the land of my birth.” “Who came with : “J landed alone upon these shores, your majesty, and had no thought but to find a friend; and then, if need be, to leave the country again.” “And who is the friend you sought?” “A bosom friend of | early ith, ence extends not beyond the walls of fea female, eh?” “And lives she with the artisan Belterus?” “T went there to scek her!” of he oe ou Sy her?” “I heard of her there.” “Answer me!” cried the king, in a voice of 5 “Ry the sacred crown of Jupiter, thou hadst better her home.” bite off thine own head than answer me again as bors tony tone. Who is the maiden thou hast come ‘neok?” “Alaric hesitated ere he replied to this. He re- membered the warning he had received from Belle- ros, and he began to feel that he had been too rash in his speech. But he had no choice now. If he refused to answer, the king could easily send to the dwelling of the mason, and thus matters might be only made worse. “Bhe is the daughter of Bellerus,’ he finally raid, The monarch gazed into the youth's face for some moments without speaking. ere was a look of deadly meaning upon his hard features, and his fin gers moved nervously over his knees. Atlength he turned to his chamberlain, and said:— “This is @ curious freak of circumstance. Butthe young man is like a stranger in our city, and we must provide for him—at least for awhile.” Then turning to Alaric, he added:— “Since I have had thee brought hither against thy a, thou shalt be provided for during the “J can easily provide for myself, sire.” “Aye—but we do not choore that thon shouldst be put to that imconvenience. We have room enough, and to spare; and it will afford us true grati- fication to know that thou art cared for.” Alaric could not mistake the meaning of these works, The look which accompanied them was a sufficient key to their import. But he could do nothing now to help himself, He could only wort to circumstances as they should present them- selves, The king called one of his officers to his side and whispered something into his ear, and then turned once more to the youth. “Tt is waxing late now, and we all have need of rest,” he said; “so thou shalt be conducted to a place of safety until the morrow.” “But, sire,’ interposed our hero, “why should you keep me here to-night? Ican be found when you want me.” “We are not so sure of that. But it is our will that you remain. Hippon, you will conduct him to <rMe of rest, and report’ to me when thou hast lone it.’ The man thus addressed approached our hero, and pane his hand upon his arm, « Come,” he said. Alaric started as he heard the tones of that voice, for they sounded like a knell. The word was not maar as speaks one who leads a guest to a quict chamber, “Go with him,” spoke the king. Alaric turned, and was led away. In an ante- room his conductor was joined by four dark, sinis- ter looking men, who had more the appearance of common ruftians than waiters upon a@ king, and then he was seized by both his arms, and hurried on through a vaulted passage toa dimly lighted corridor. Presently the officer, who was Hippon, the jailer, stopped at a deep niche, where a guart ‘was posted, and procured a torch, by the glarins light of which he led on once more. On, through dark and narrow passages—and down, down, down, long and steep stairways, the youth was led; and when his conductors finally topped, Hippon opened a door of solid metal, which swung out from a jagged wall, and the pri soner was forced roughly in and the massive door was closed. It was shut with a dull, heavy sound, the reverberations being drunk up by the solid walls as soon as they fell upon the air—and the pri- soner was left in utter darkness. He closed his eyes, and then opened them again, to see if some glim- mer might not be found to break the horrible gloom; but it was all in vain. He | i his way to the wall and leaned against it for support, for there was no seat save the floor. The youth was not long in neme se his mind that he had been doomed to death. He knew the character of the monarch, and that no deed would be too evil for him. He knew, also, how fear could make the tyrant more cruel than before, and to what deeds of darkness the fear-stricken usurper can descend. It was a terrible thought, and for a while Alaric was inclined to blame himself for what he had done; but when he came to reflect upon the transactions of the day, he could notsee how the present result could have been avoided. It had flown from causes over which he could have exercised no control without the power of fore- knowledge. He thought of lanthe, and he wonder- ed if he should ever see her again. The chances were against it, but he was not prepared to give up all hope. He had just started to gro fis way around the slimy wall, when he heard the sound of footsteps withont, and presently the moving of bolts fell upon his ear. In a few moments more the door of his dungeon was opened, and three men entered, one of them bearing a flaming torch. They were huge fellows, clad in sombre garbs, and each bore a naked sword in his hand. Alaric recognized those garbs, for he had seen them years before, and he knew that only the ex- ecutioners wore them! The moment his eye rested upon the grim visiters, he knew that his doom had been spoken, ¢ that the time for execution had come! et he placed his hand upon his hip, but there was weapon there. He was all un- armed, and seemingly powerless against the gigan- tic = F sag = tone held inal torch — % up against the wall, where a projecting point o! rock maven to support it, and then the three ap- proached the prisoner. “ How now,” spoke Alaric. “ What is your bas ness here?” “A foul business, you'd say, if you knew it, my master,” replied the leader of the infernal trio, in an unfeeling tone; “ but when ‘tis done, we'll do it 80 well you won't know we've done it at all.” “Tam to die!” the youth said, with his hands clagped upon his bosom. « We've all got to die some time, and those who die firet bed pe the sooner out of a very wicked world. And since you know what's coming, I sup- pose you'll take it as easily as possible.” it a lifetime of thought and feeling was crowded into the next moment! The three gleam- ng swords were raised, and the doomed youth saw hem pointing surely towards his heart. There was no escape ty flight, for between him aud the door advanced the workmen of death! There was no hope in his own strength of body and limb, for, un- armed as he was, the power opposed to him was unconqnerable, So he leaned back against the reek- | n P pes and shut the horrid monsters from his ; sy e above is the commencement of Mr. Corn’s great story, which is now being published in the New York Ledger. We give this asa sample; but it is — the beginning of this most interesting, fascinating and absorbing tale. The balance or continuation of itcan only be found in the New York Ledger, the great family paper, for which the Most popular writers in the country contribute, and which can be found at all the stores throughout the city and country, where Papers are sold. Re- member and ask for the New York Ledger of No- vember 13, and in it yon will get the continuation of the story from where it leaves off here. If you | cannot get @ copy at any news office, the publisher of the Ledger will mail you a copy on the receipt of five cents. The Re og is mailed to subscribers at $2 a year, or two copies for $3. Address your letters to Ro- bert Bonner, publisher, 44 Ann street, New York. It is the handsomest and best wg Bee ed in the country, elegantly illustrated, and characterized by a high ‘oral tone. LOST UPON THE PRAIRIES. AN ADVENTURE IN WESTERN TEXAS. We had had a day of exe iting sport,as was evi- dent by the shaggy robes that lay in a pile npon the ground, awaiting the stretching process on the mor. tow, and the festoons of red meat hanging from limb to limb of the great trees. With quickened pulses, and appetites sharpened by the healthful exercise and the pure breeze of the plains, we had gathered, a cheerful group, around our camp fire. In front of the glowing embere large juicy slices of young buffalo meat were roast- ing, and filling the cool evening air with a hanger provoking fragrance. We were a wide awake little party, who, the day before, had established our camp in a beautiful grove of oaks,in the midst of the buffalo range which extends from the upper Brazos to the head waters of the Neuces, and westward to the banks of the Rio Bravo. Our suppers were soon disposed of, and each man having filled his clay pipe, placed himself m the moet convenient position for a comfortable en- joyment of the fragrant weed. We had in our company a number of Old Texans. These men, whose experiences were many and ex- citing, were always ready to amuse the circle around the camp-fire by the recital of them; and Ben Walker, an old, practical man, was now called upon for @ story. “Very well, boys,” was his prompt reply, “1 have no objection to rit # short yarn, if it will be ony satisfaction; and if Tean’t amuse you, perhaps can talk some of you many = “As T have been laying here, looking ont uj this calm scene, which looks as if a storm Tad never visited it,” continued the old hunter, “T ould not help calling to mind the time, many ears ago, when I was lost ont here upon thissame rairie, but a little more to the westward.” “You must know,” he went on, “that J first came to this country in ‘21; a time when no white men had settled anywhere west of old Fort Gaines, in Lonisiana. My mother and only sister ha’ suddenly died, and the old, familiar scenes at home becoming cheerless to my father, he solid the and accompanied oe and a few of family negroes, sta a emall plantation Sabine, near Gaines’ ferry, on the old San A: trail. But after Ce. ae etabiianed > — at San Felipe, on t ragzos, we pul and for the sake of American neighborhood settled on that stream. It was while journeying from the Sabine to onr new home that f first beheld one of those glorione expanses of waving verdure over which | had so often longed to spur my steed. Between the Sabine and the Trinity we had tra- velled over rolling prairie of amall extent, freq went. ly interspersed with timber isiands, and skirted with Hau | to rest my aching limb RATU annw nnn naan nnn. thick groves of oaks and sweet gums. But it was not till we had passed the latter stream, and cleared the tangled forest which springs from its prolific bottom and extends for miles westward, that we struck the extensive penton of Middle Texas. Here, far as the eye could reach, it could take in nothing but green, extended plain, and the blae, cloudless sky above. For days we rode he Erasey waves of that verdant sea,encamping at. night in the little knots of live oaks, where we were always sure to find a gushing spring or standing water, “But when I afterwards heard, from our Mexican neighbors, of these still wider plains, where for days and cae one might travel out of sight of land as it were, I determined to join some party of na- tive traders bound from San Antonio, and from thence to Matamoras, to behold this wonderful region. “T was not long waiting for the coveted opportu- nity, for it was about the season for the buffitloes to come down to feed me the mesquite grass; and as there was danger of encountering parties of In- dians out upon their winter hunt, my company was ladly accepted, as adding one more to their num- er, and so far increasing their means of defence. “The day we passed the Neuces, a& the sky was overcast with clouds and a norther threatened to come down upon us, we made an early camp in tho ‘ast ee of timber to be found for many leagues west of that portion of the river. “While I was in the act of stripping my horse, previous to pinning hin ont to grass, I happened to cast my eyes over the prairie, and detected in the distance a small herd of buffaloes, moving leisurely towards the narrow belt of timber which, not far off, marked the course of the river. Their instincts vrompted them to seek the wood for protection , against the chilling breath of the approaching torm. “] had never yet killed one of those animals, al- though long ambitions of doing so. Therefore, hastily re-tightening the girth of my saddle, I re- mounted, and giving spur to my horse, bounded swiftly over the prairie in chase of the herd. They were moving from the westward, while our cam) was south of their line of progress. So, striking of obliquely to the northward, I hoped to intercept them long before they could reach the timber. “The weather, as is always the case previous tow winter norther in this region, was excessively close and sultry; not a breath of air was stirring, and the buffaloes, therefore, were travelling but slowly, au@ occasionally halting to snatch a mouthful of the rich mesquite grass as they moved along. “Keeping a slight swell of the prairie between them and myself, I had come almost upon them be- fore they caught scent of me. Then pricking ee half breed to his utmost speed, I dashed in front of the now excited animals, and halting for an in- stant, levelled my rifle, and singling out the leader of the herd, fired. The huge animal shook the leaden pellet from bis shaggy brow, as if it had been a fly only (for I had foolishly aimed at his only invulnerable part), and, with a maddened roar, kept on his course. “My horse, as much unused to the chase as my- self, now became alarmed, and before I could re- cover the reins, dashed directly across the path of the frightened animals. Seeing the imminent. fore we were in of being thrown down by the headlong crowd, and trampled beneath their thun- dering tread, I buried the rowels deep into his anting flanks, hoping to clear the herd, and pasa yond on the northern side of it. I had almost succeeded in doing this; the leading animals had rushed past me; but as I was upon the point of congratulating myself upon my fortunate deliver- ance from a fearful death, a sudden turn, taken by the leaders of the herd, followed, of course, by those in the rear, brought a huge cow in oollision with my horse. “I felt myself dashed noeciones from my saddle, and for an instant borne rapidly along; a crushing, stunning sound filled my ears; I have an indistinct, recollection of clinging for a moment to a hai prominence, and then a sensation of flying thron; the air, and being dashed breathlessly apon ground. “I know not how many hours I lay in this cond tion, but I was at length aroused to consciousness by a sensation of pain, which, dull and heavy at first, began by Se pe to increase in intensity; ‘and when I was fairly awakened to the knowledge of my situation, it became excruciating. “T was alone. Darkness surrounded me. The skies over me were black with lowering clouds,and the fierce norther, which had been threatening us, now ape in wrath over the wide prairie. “My clothes were saturated the freezing rain, and A ee in my body was stiffened by the cold. With a painful effort [raised myself into a sitting position. * left hand, on attempting to: use it, I found was helpless; the forearm was bad! fractured and swollen. With another effort I tri to gain my feet, for 1 knew that death was inevita- ble if I remained where I was upon the damp ground, exposed to the merciless norther. The cold was extreme, and the air was thick with the wintry sleet. At length, after several ineffec- tual trials, I stood erect. My limbs, with the ex- ception of my broken arm, were uninjured by my fall. I made a sling with my erchief, in which I found some relief for fractured mem- ber, and then, turning my back to the cuttin; =. started, as I supposed, in the direction e camp. “Lremembered the course I had ridden to inter- -ept the herd, and the relative position of the tim- ler where I bad left my companions, and had no doubt I could walk directly to the fire. “Thad gone buta few yards when I stumbled against something, which rz out a metallic sound; and groping in the dark, found my rifle. Bat was too weak to carry it; I drove end of the barrel deep into the wet soil, with the breech up- permost, and moved on. “A little farther, and I distin, , directly he- fore me, the outlines of a dark body lying w the ground. It proved to be my poor horse; was dead. Poor fellow; it had gone harder wi him than with his master. 1 to my blanket from the saddle, and it, with rd, which still remained attached — a ee, eee forward. um “T contin travel painfully along; ing the storm behind me. But cA cheering cam; fire greeted my longingeyes. Could Thave passed’ the little grove in darkness? T had certainly travelled far enongh to reach it. Bat I could not stop now to await the _ of day, for the most rapid motion T could make was ne to keep the blood from congealing in my veins. Hoarafter hour I toiled along before the ‘pitiless storm ~~ goaded me onw: and if, moment, I halte “still more furious blast So - S the ger. “ All that live-long tT di ed my wea feet through the sleet-stiffened bo Aw H4 last, the day returned, gloomy and overcast with clouds, | found myself the ‘only living creatare within the circle of the horizon; for all of animal life had long since sought the shelter of the distant timber. A dull, leaden sky hang threateningly above me; and on either hand stretched the cheer- less, sleet-enveloped prairie; while the relentlesa storm-god was yet abroad in all his fierceness, “Still with my back to the cutting sleet, and my fuce to the south, I kept on. hours of day passed heavily away; and still no prospect of & cessation of that wild tempest. The position of the sun could not be detected, for the leaden clouda spread over the sky, a uniformly impenetrable veil. f y ape gy conld Seat ie we ole jonger. At almost every ste; + my —_ in the saturated ‘ind partially frozen grass, The pain of my fractured arm was excra- ciating in the extreme; and as I fell with it ander my body, I could hear the grating of the broken bones upon each other as they lacerated the flesh. Twas ag to yield ‘3 ‘espa and throw myself upon the gi , and awai' grim messenger, who could not be far off. But one more look in the distance before me—and oh! joyful, ore sight!—directly before me a long stretch of hea timber becked me onward. A shipwrecked and ner, clinging to his single plank, never ie 53 i with more nee the staunch vessel down to his relief, than I did the cheering that distant grove. A new vigor was im) my limbs; in that blissful moment I forgot all or fatigue, and with a redoubled strength hastened toward the ised shelter. Under its kind protection from freezing tem- pest I could kindle a fire, and obtain the rest I eo much required. “ As Top hed the timber, I thonght I heard sounds as of voices hailing in the distance; but the storm-wind filling my ears, I fancied it might be only an effect of my excitement—the hallucination of my overwrought brain. But no! I could aot te mistaken; for there were horses withim the grove—not wild ——-. for they were evidently staked out with lariats—and from the sonthern side of the timber, | could see the smoke of fires. The place indeed was ; and with renewed energy and con T hastened forward. As T came nearer, I found large numbers of horses, some hoppled out, others tethe: long leathern ropes, fastened to the trees; and one Geepet wi see! Cel cone-shaped leathern tents of a numerous Indians! I had escaped death from the merciless storm npon the wide prairie to meet it here at the hands of a more relentless enemy. And with this discovery, another sudden destruction of my hope, returned with a crushing weight all my former ex« hanstion and dispair; and throwing myself reck+ lessly npon the ground, within the edge of the tim- ber, I closed my eyes, praying for the cold hand of death to end my bitter sufferings, For the continvation of the above narrative cea this week's issue of the New York Ledger, which ix now ready and for sale at all the news offices. Tf contains the whole of the narrative.