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up their pursuit, he jumped into his own boat, which was large, and invited five others of his comrades to follow his laudable example- They instantly followed, and without having spoken to any one, without solicitation, without the promise of reward, the gallant Lars Bagge and his brave associates, voluntarily exposed their lives in the cause of humanity. They pursued their course as close in shore as possible, till by dint of rowing they doubled the point, and were in a fair direction for the wreck. They now spread their canvass, and advanced rapidly towards their object, which they successfully reached, when the seven sai­ lors sprung into his boat and were brought in safety to the shore. On Lars Bagge’s landing after this noble exertion to save his fellow creatures, Mr. Staal Hagen, wishing to reward his philanthropic spirit, presented him with a bank note of a hundred dollars, and thus addressed h im :