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of ever reaching the land. The afternoon was spent with heavy hearts, being every moment in danger of hav-ing their boat overset or filled with water. When the darkness of the night came on, it added to the horror of their situation. However, soon after it was dark, about eight o'clock, the Captain stood up, and being stiff with long sitting in a confined posture, stretched himself out, with his face to- wards that part of the horizon, where the moon was at that moment rising and casting a stream of light along the surface of the waters. This afforded him an opportunity of discovering a vessel which, providentially, at that very time, was passing be- tween them and the moon just as she rose above the waves. The prospect of so unexpected a deliver-ance, gave such new strength to the poor sailors at the oars, that, in a short time they came up with the ship, and were all taken safely on board. It is difficult to describe the feelings of a grate-ful mind, on an occasion like this; but from such an event, we may all draw this useful lesson: not to be too much discouraged even under the most adverse circumstances of life. On the 30th of the 1st Month, I left Merion, and this day, the 1st of 2d Month, I crossed the Susquehanna to Charleston, and thence came to Bush. Here I rested about an hour at an inn, the landlord of which told me that he was a native of