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at sea, and whenwe arrived off the you'i'.tt i! •< a( of Farida* in\ frel int; were like those of another man. Itciurnintr h< al’h danced gaily through my vein*. Nurs’d by the dimate where des<ruction reigns. If wa towards the evening of the fourteenth day* two hours before sunset, that we spied a sail asterr. of is. As twilight came, it neared tiv whh astonishing rapidity. Night closed, and all around was impene treble darkness* N w and then a gentle wave w<u!d break against our jb w and sparkle for a moment* a; and at a distance behind us> we couid see ilie uneven gbw of light* occa sioned by the foaming of the strange vessel. The hreez< that filled oui canvas was gentle, though it wa* Ire h. “S!k- walked the waters like a thing oflte, A= and seemed to dart the dements, .o strife We coursed our way stead \ Shcough the night ; though once . twice the roaring of the wacs io creased so suddenly, as to make o. believe we had passed a break?• /it the time if was Quaeouutablf me, bn? I now believe it to be oceu sin red h\ the bark behind us, eon. ing rather near in the darkness the night—At midnight ( went to fa b. Nothing hut an occasional g;**k*e was to be seen, arid tin orpan was undistutbed; Sitll it wa a fearful and appalling darkness and in spite >f my endeavour i coiiM not. compese myself At the VV'ndh ss on the forecastle* three 01 the ‘tailors, like myself, u able to sleep, bad collected f r eooversafion.’ o*> ioinit g them. If und our fear* trere mthual t hey all kept thei eve steadily fixed upon t e unknown vessel, as if anticipating some dread to 1 c>pnt. They informed me tha the put their aitnsi order, ad were determined to stand o. die. Shamp to the spirit that would shrink j fr'ght, Wh**” duty calls lem to the ensanguined fi t. fit ‘ljh momenta fl sb of Ugh , perhaps a musket burur g priming, proceeded *he vessel i>i pursui: and we *ew dissiwetiy iha her deck covered with *>eo. My heasi afr> rmt fared me. I had never bee srt battle, and I k<e\* not what i was* Hay at le tli dawned, a*d • all >pr c>va>9* our put jU jfah ed alarmingly upon us. w <*■ ev ; den that she bad followed us w- Vbole nigh. being unwilling t <t* ts< k us in the dark—ln a tew iui<* tpe *he fired a wivel and ram ®!os*g*ide. She was a pirate. He.- was lowered, and ah utad *ze hideous lO’ king object* jumped in vi'li a eommande • at then bead Tb boat pushed off, and wa-, nt*a irg ns fast, as we arrayed urstT* for irivint? her a broadside. Ou wh le stork of arms consisted of six a“d an old swivel, used a> a signal gun, belonging to the Mar} ard a p?.ir of pistols of my ow> which I carried in mv belt, ‘I be pi ‘ite boat’s < ew were armed wnh mm kefs, pistols, swords, classes, at and k *ves ; and when she came W ’ hii’ he r own length of us we fife , fre of our muskets and the swive into her. Ket fire was scarcely tia ppvrn. when she filled ard went dow* wi’h all her erew. At tltissmoess We were iu lined to rejoi e, but on looking over tu the pirate icbooner, we observed her deck still swarm irg with the same description of bfid !o’ king wretches, A seeottd beta’s erew pushed ofi* with their m’sket* pr inted direr fly at us the wb- if* time. When they came with ir the same distance the fber, Wt fired, but with little, if anv, ef fect. The pirate immediately re turned the fire, ard wish horrid cries jumped aboard f us. Two of •> brave erew vere lying dead upon the deck, and the rest of us expected r.nfhing better French, Spanish, ard! i.glish, were spoken indiseiim ioately, ar:d all at once. The ms s. horrid imprecations were uttered against us, and threats that fancy cannot imagine. A wretch whose black, shaggy whiskers covered nearly his whole face, whose ryes were only seen if intervals from beneath his hush} <?} e brows, art! whose whole ap pearance was more that of a beh bound than of a human being, ap pitched me with a drawn cutlkiH ir h:4.furd. I drew one of my pis ft!, &*.d snapped it in his fare ; bu* it firuhed in the pan, and before ! ooold draw the other, he pirate with a brutality that would have di grimed a cannibal, struck use nve the face with bis cutlass and knotted me down. 1 was too much wounded By the Wow to resist, and the blond ran in torrents from n*> forehead. Ir* this situation the wretch seized me by the scalp* and fliriudnrl’i‘ onflows in Riv cravat. cu f it through completely. I felt the coM iron glide slurp ro* throat and even ow s he very ♦hough* make® me ch’ dde’’ The wor t idea I had ever formed of human cruelty seemed now real* fd and I cou and c ee death stare me ir the face Y ifhout ‘topping to examine the cravat he put it in h’* pcckrf and in a voice of tb nder ex c'aimed lerezr -in?’ 1 according lv rore on m* feet, 2nd he pinioned m w hard* behind mv hack, led me to the gunwale of the ve i e and a-ked another of the rang ir French whe ther he •bnuM throw me overboard At the recollection of that scene lam fti” staggered 1 endeavoured to call thp prospect of eternity before me, but copM ‘hmk of nothing e* cept the cold aod on verle apathy of the torrb Hb infamous companion re p ipd TANARUS! r.‘ t t<ov h"W ’ ?!” Fen T nfy* mi H’-hie ** and ed me to the foreman, where he tied me with my face s o ♦he stern of the ves e el ‘he chord” were drawn go tight around mv arm and legs that mv a? nv wa ex cruciating. In thi* shuatio he left me. t'n * Peking rou r d I found them all cm* loved in plurderlnp and ran every thing we had Over mv ’efr r hooider. one of our sailor was atTurg up*o the vard arm and anpa rertl in the ’ast aponie ft of death ; while hpfore me our gallant captain was on hi knee® and begging for hi life The wretche* were endeavour ing *o extort from him the secret of our monev : but for awhde he wa* firm and dauntles- Pmvrked at his obftir?rv they e tended hi arms and ett* them off at the elbows . At thi/ human nature gave way and the injoted m*r confe e *ed the not where w* had concealed our specie. In a few mmute it wa s aboard their own ve^e l . To revenge themselve on cur urhappv captain, when thev had sati fif'd them that nothing ehe wa -hidden they spread a hed of oak urn the deck before me . a*.d after o?Hng it through with turpentine thp captain on it, filled hi* mouth with the fame comhuTble* and the whole on fire .Theories of-the Unfortunate man were hpatt rending, ■and his agonie mu- 1 have been unut , e --.b'e* but they were soon o*er a 1 hit, j wa comoelled to witness. Heart ick ni h the fight I once *hut rrv pve° but a m sket discharged cl rp to mv ear, wa? a warning uffi oienr to keen them open • On casting mv eve to the stern of the ves'el discovered tba* the swain h?d been oailpd to the through hi* feet, and the body *oi ked through to he tjl’er He wz writhing in s he tart agonic? of cruci fixion —Our fifth comrade wa out of ight duti'rtltall fbi* tragedy; in a few minufe'-hotcever he wa? brought uoon deck b inpc-ldcd He was then conducted muzvle of the wi vel and commanded s o kneel The swivel was then fifed off, a r d his head wax dreadfully wounded by the dipcharee a moment a'ter. it was agonizing to b hold hi- tor meets and convulsion*! language is too feeble rode cibe them ’ seen men hung upon the gibbet but their death wa~ like sinking in * lum ber when compared with his “The flesh will T*,* blond wi I follow where the knife driven F.xcifed wrh this scene of human butchery, one of wretches fired oi tol at the captain’ dog. The ball truck hit shoulder and di c ab!ed him ; he finished him by shooting bin* again and at la t by cutting out hi tongue!! At this a> r hell engen de*ed act my Hood boiled with in dignation at such savage b utaliry on a helple s inuffm ive dog ! But wa unab-e to give utterance or action to my feelings. Tbe’-e’s always burning in tbe Freeman’s soul, A flame, tenacious of control ; From heaven descended, and to heaven allied, Tfca* plows wi'h on he sufferer’s side c eeing that the crew had been every one despatched 1 began to think more of my elf M? old enem? who sepmed to forget me onc° m re ap proached me ; but shockingly be smeared with b ood and brains He had cfood by the ide of the unfor sunare c ailor who suffered before the swivel and supported him with the point of his bayonet He drew a stiletto ‘‘rom hi *ide. placed its point upon m\ heart and gave it a heavy thru t felt its point touch my skin* bu the quilting of my bank billß prevented its further entrance. This savage monster theft ran it up my breast as if intending to divide my lung, and in doing so the bank bill fell upon the He snatch ed them up gmedily, ard evdaimed, *Ah ! laissez moi voir qui ce restc ” My dre* in a few moments was rip ped to pieces at the peri ! of my life. He frequently came so rear to tear my kin and deluge roe with blood; but by the mercy of Providence, T escaped from every danger this moment a heavy fl?w struck the schooner, and 1 heard one of the pirate# say •* Voila un vaisßeau!” They all retreated precipitately* and gaining their own vesse*. were ®oon out of sight. Helpless a# I now was, I had the ,aisfa< finp of knowing that the pi rates had been frightened by the ap pearauce of a sail, but it whs impos sible for me to see it. Still tied to he foremast, I knew n*t what was my prospect of release. An hour or two had elapsed after thev left me, and it was ow noon. The 9un nlayed violently on my bead, and I felt a langoiir and debility that indi *rjted an opproeehing fever. he vd gradually sm k upon iv breast* when * was shocked by hearing tlie vater pouring into the cabin win dows. The wretehe# had scuttled he ve#*l, and left me pinioned to ?o down with her l commended nv spirit to mv IVlnker, and crave mv self up for lost, I fel nivself gradually dvingf away, and the last *hiner I remember was the feamingj *oise of the waves Th'S was o**ea siored by a ship passing; by me I was taken in. restored to health*’ and am now a poor, ruined, helpless, man. From our Forrespouftrut nt Wash ing! nn Feh nary 8 ST* * M Or a if : The sfpiim loat cause. Gibbon re sus Ogden, for several hn> absorbed all itrerest. At ♦!e usual hour of opening on FVidnv, he h use was foiled without ? quo “iim—tlie prineiual part rf the mem indeed nearlv all. who g ;ve a lore t. deb te. had deserted r hc fo ”1)111 for the bar, and the throng in the Supreme (lour! room was e*ni 'ipquentiy immense. The exciting .•apse* was to hear Mr F.mmbt, the pride and nsh;ament the *ew York Tourfs; ad the extraordittary influx of ladies for hours after he f;ad commenced, which threatened to expel even the counsel from the grata, seemed to indicate an irresist ible disposition in them to be court ed Mr. Web -TEH on Wednesday, fia itioior counsel, opened for the plamtiff in error He occupied three and an half hours in a very powerful argument against the State fft-ant to Messrs. Fultn and Liv ingston of exclusive navigation by stvm; and be wes listened to with great interest Hi 9 enlarged con struction of congressional power, contrasted with State rights relative to the question* which be regarded s one of commerce and trade, made an obvious im!>resion on the spec tafors, if not on the Court, a9 many of high legal attainments were beard declare that the strength of his positions was conclusive against the g ant He was followed by Mi. Oaklet on the other side— a mao u re solid in reasoning, than elo quent in declamation; acd whose thorough law knowledge* places him among the distinguished civil ians of New York. The force of hi® deduction was much applauded. Next name the eloquent Fmmbt, a being who may be called without exaggeration, one of the “ strong men of the earth;” and who cer tainly argued the unpopular side of the question with an ingenuity and power seldom exhibited in any Courts, It is k'own that he catne to this country driven to it by a spi rit of persecution from his own, with a reputation fresh and green as the Emerald Isle which he wor shipped He has shown himself worthy of the asylum he sought, of the pretensions he assumed. Ap parently, he is not less than seven ty years of age, though it is said he is actually under sixty. His head U bald, his hair grey, teeth loose, a* and his whole exterior when not speaking, indicative of a decripi tude utterly inconsistent with the great intellectual and physical ef forts by which he is characterised. Yet the magnitude of the cause, im posing as it is, seemed to dilate io hi# hands. It appeared as if the accumulated force of an huodred minds had beet thrown into it. and he made iheA* organ. He was ao longer the thecrepid old naan 1 had supposed, hut anew being—an in tellectual giant bursting asunder c very difficulty, and sweeping aside at a grasp all obstructions in his path. From practice in the lower Courts, he lmd made himself per fectly familiar with the details of the cause; and his brief was m<re copious, his citations mure numer ous, than I ever witnessed from any Counsellor. KanUoiPH who sat hes re him. (attired wi'h a jockey fur cap, white breeches, stockings, and socks drawn over them,) nod ded cloqueut assent to all his leading positions. A great stickler himself for State rights, the unyielding tena city of Emmet pleased him; though there were evidently times in which the latter strained at a point. Emmet, concluded with a fine strain of pathetic eloquence in be half of the heirs of Fulton.— Whatever might be the result of the cause, he thought all would admit that for a portion ot their enjoyment they have been indebted to that mighty invention—the Steam-boat. Our remotest rivers and lakes had sanctioned it, and the broad Oi-ean itself had borne on its bosom the brightest evidences of its utility the best triumphs of is gemus. <le who originated, had gone down to the tomb; hot there were others, there were orphans, children, who were interested in the decision, and who would look up to thu* Court as a power to help and to save, it were impossible tor me >0 retain Emmet’slanguagt—bis manner was so imposing, SO ardent, so unlike the advocate, so identified With the mao, that I could not for the soul ol me, take down a word; and iUe.se few vague* indistinct ideas are all i have to *ffer. I admit that some of his positions were sophist> ah And in deed they could hardly be otherwise where so riiU’ h wa3 9uid* — * , 'uid on the worst side too—namely, against pub lic sentiment Hut take ibe argu ment altogether, & it was one ol ihe m*< finished I ever heard, EM met is a natural orator ol the lnsu s hool. He is always eloquent when he would be energetic. iiis voi eis full toned, his arti< ulation un om mortly slow & distinct-—though uow and then he ruus into vehement e, and his whole function is alive to hi conceit. All eyes are upon him, ail ears listening to him. W heu exci ted, and he becomes so impercepti bly, he manifests an impetuosity, that carries all before it. Uut he is wiser than most orators with so fine an imagination He does not pei mit the plumage of his quiver 10 par alize the for ; e of his bow. The Attorney General Air. Wikt, for the plaintiff, closed he cause in a very logical and elevated style overturning several oi the positions of his learned adversary wall an uu eomprosing fearlessness indicative of the clearest perception, and most matured experience* Hts diction was peculiarly choice, his manner winning. He commenced in a tone of voice which seemed to betray a want of compass and intent; but he gradual!) evinced the finest grada lions of power and sweetness, oorne of his ironical turns were amusing, though severe. We could not but remark the singular purity of his pronunciation* and his respeettui deportment to Itie Court; and we confess we were glad to see him take his adversary by the horns* instead of attempting to keep him at bay by long shot What the decision io this ‘cause will be, it is out of my power to predict. A case somewhat analogues whs cited by Mr. Wirt, in which Judge Washington deliv ered the opinion of a majority of the same Cuurt in favor of the power of Congress. Fom the sanguioenes* pf the Attorney General in submit ting this authority,for aught 1 know, a decision may have been anti* ipat ed; indeed I confess if would not be the most surprising, certainly nut the most lamectab’e thing in the world* should the Court determine ‘to sustain the plaintiff in error . At any rate their opinion, be it either way. is pregnant with most import ant results; as defining a permanent line of demarcation between Nation, al & State powers; & many anxious hopes, and tremulous fears, are a waiting the fiat of tlie Supreme Court of the U. S.—to be put fore ver at rest. The ai gumems of coun sel in the cause commenced on Wed nesday, and closed on the Monday following; but a decision thereon will not probably be given till the end of the term.— fioston Cent, - GbXKR.iL J i K^O.Y. It has become he duly of every politician to speak frankly and fear lessly to the nation. A crisis has conic, which must dispense with nice qualms—ittd excessive sensi biliiiu*. It is expected that men should speak out—taking care no thing to extenuate, nor to set down aught in ma!i e,” We consider Mr. Calhoun a; h r % s de combat. His chance was des perate at best, hut his good friends at Philadelphia have completely given him the coup dc grace. What chance ha* Mr. Clay ? Get him to ike H.of ii, ; ami his pros pects arc bright and brilliant. Uut will ha get there ? Can he get there ?—Our desided impressions is. that he will be thrown out on tho first heat, and that he will not be one of the -hree to enter for the id. The contest in all probability lies between Crawford, Adams am) Jackson—we (tame them in the or der in which ihe electoral ballots will stand, if there be uo choice by Electors. These three candidates may be the three highest, and will therefore present themselves before the H. of 11. under the provUiouA of the constitution. Adams may be a be: ter scholar than eifhet of his competitors: hut he is better qualified for the closet than the scenes of active life.—?lis political principle* are not so s mud —his nerves are strong—his temper so firm a. id at he same (i ue so coil —ins Miimi not so vigorous—his general qua fioations oot so great, as those ot W. If. Crawford* Ho would make a better Professor, but nut so good a President. As to Gen. Jaksott, we wmyld speak with respc t; e feel for hhm the sincerest gratuude. Yet even gratitude must have bouuds, when (he happiness of a whole nation is a stake. Biing his quulifica’ioos to the bar of public opinion—and h,w will they stand ? He saved N. Orica * —he is a warrior, an apt and ao able one—a man of energy, of pubii spirit, of integrity, of gen ius. But arc these all ike qualifi cations which are required io a President of the United States ? He is a di* inguished soldier—but is he a st ite-unan ? Where is ‘h© evidence of it ? Where are his po litical speeches? his dispatches? his } ssay*? his measures ? Where are the evidences of that skill and attainments in politics, 10 which a life of study, and experience, is so essentially necessary ? Compare him wi b Adam* and with Crawford,and how inferior must he e—when wo take into account the series of hi 9 pursuits and the want of evide ico which he has exhibited. He is a man of talents ; but they have not been turned io thai direction. His province is the camp—out the ca binet. His spirit too, though lofty and aspiring* is fiery nrdeof and impet uous—his friends devoted to him and he devoted 10 ti>s frieads. n race him Brough his military -areer at Or eaos—-through his military cam paign *■> FI nda—through his civil aet9 a* Pc .sac I —-analyze some of his dispatches to the war depart ment, and his letter to Governor Rabun in Georgia—without taking the private aoecdotes which have been afloat—and what is the conclu sion ? Thai his temper is enthusi astic, warm, impetuous, and dom ineering. vith such a disposition aomhineti with su ‘h inexperience in political affairs, and what most naturally he the result ? Gen. J. with all the lof tiness of his character; with all the proud glories which decorate bit brow, must he expected to be too much exposed to the influence of men who will devote themselves to bis person, and whose superiority a a statesmen will obtain his confidence. I'hty will probably govern more than he will—They will generally be the power behind the throne greater than the throne itself”— though occasionally the impetuosivf of his spirit might break forth, and hurry him into acts beyond the le gitimate bounds of his authority. If he should be the choice of the people, his opponents will quietly submit t<the will of the majority— they will judge him by the acts of his administration—but it is ex pecting too much of them to sup pose, that in a case where the ia terests of their country are at stake they will not conscientiously express their opinions of ins prcteosioos. They will beseech their countrymen not to permit the brightest blaze of Military glory to dazzle their eyes —tmr to mistake the talents of a military •• hero” for those of a ctf* il magistrate.—* Ridu, Em^