Selected MISCELLANY.

From Aleaander's Messenger.
INCIDENTS Of a VOYAGE.

THE DEAD WHALE.
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| LIE DEAD w t1h LEs {55as.


In the summer of 1880, | was in
command of the whaling ship Crcmo.
ma, of New Bedford, and while cruis:
ing on the coast of Peru, in the Iati.
tude of three degrees south, | fell in
with two whaling ships belonging to
the same port. Being old acquain-
tances, we were happy to see each
other compared notes, talked Of old
times, and whales being in sight around
US, although rather shy, We agreed TO
keep company through the following
night, hoping fer good luck on the
/ morrow.


l.. At early dawn, the mast heads were
msnned, and the horizon carefully
SC 7nned in every direction; and the
su vey increased in interest and care
las sunrise drew nigh. But great was
oar disappointment. when we were at
last compelled to acknowledge that
there were no whales in sight.


The wind was light and we packed
on all sail, steering1to the northward,
in company with.the ships which We
fell in with the day before-the Orion
being about five miles distant, broad
off on our weather bow, and the Lu.
1 pin about three miles off. Being in
the North, East trade winds, and stan
ding along the Northward, we all, Of
course, had our starboard tack on
board.


On board the Cremona. we had our
mast heads double manned, and at the
majn-iop gallant-mast-hcad, was sta,
toned Nteboquish, "A smart, active,
Gay Head Indian, wha was a faithfM
sentinel on such occasions, with d
restless eye and kcenness OF vision
seldom surpassed by any Of bis race. /.
All hands were on deck, and expecta-
ton vas exhibited in the grave de-
mcapor. and semi-smiing countenan
ces Of lhe crew.


( II was about nine o'clock in the
forenoon chat W eboquish, the Indian,
who had been looking steadily in one
direction for several minutes, called
oct that he saw some object aAoat, a.
way windward, 1t was bobbing up
aud down, and looked something like
a boat-but he could not tell what it
was.


This excited the curiosity Of every
man on board, and as is usual in such
cases, al! made spring into the rig
ging, with a view 10 run aloit and get
a sqaint at the mysterious object re-
ported by Weooqui.h. But J order
cd them to remain on deck, and sent
up my first mate-a man Of good judg-
mcnt and sharp cycs-with a spy
glass to the forc"top-mast-head. lie
soon got sight of the object, and i'm


acdiatcly reported that it was large
dead spcrmacctti whalei


This was an event, the announce
ment Of which created quite son-a-
ton on board the Crcmona-and the
question asked Of each other, was,
whether we could secure it for our
selves. In order TO do this, il was ne,
Cessary, not only TO see it first, but to
get fast TO it first! From the favora-
bic position Of The Orion, being to the
windwaid, il was clear that the whale
would jnev tably fall prize to her, if
it should be seen by the lockout be-
fore il could be reached by our boats.
1t WAS matter which required man
agemcnt.


| | directed NV mate. MIR. UODliUe.