The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-07-29

| ran into the ffreet and when be had got
about fifty yards from his uoor met two men,
with large clubs, holding third fsif, and
dragging him along: He Immediately ak
J ed what they were after J Upon which the
the poor prifoner at once replied, That ne
was preiI-d MIR. Loyal inHan,ly leIzed them
by the collar, and ordering the prilonei to
lay hold on one, which he chsaffuIIy did,.
they turned the tables on the poor jacks, and
Immediately hurried them to gaoI.
d" By this tine iome more of the inha.
bi,ants appeared; but as she dunn had then
began to beat four alarm for fire) every one
left hrs houle unarmed. 1t was then told
Mr.. Loyal, thar Morgan was gone towards
the wharf, dragging ZONE mes be had pref
ed. On this Information he hafed down
as GR as poiible, accompanied by about fix
men, who had then joi-ed him. Before
they got TO the wharf, Mr.. Loyal obferved
Morgan furrounded by eight CT ten armed
men, drawn UP in form under tiee at
the head OF the wharf. He very calmly
deGred lhole with him to Rand back, and he
alone would 60 up to Morgan and fee to
feule the matter amicabIy Accordingly be
went up and accoaed Morgan in a very mild
eenteel manner, sfking hun the reafon of
diRurbing the inhabitants, and why he food
there armed His aniwer inftantly was, that
If he Hined one foot he would be through
his body by cd. and preien.ed drawn
fword to his breaR. Mr.. Loyal very coolly
told aim he was unarmed, and was furpfiz-
sdCapt. Morgan hOuld dread any thing from
him, who came not with an intention TO
i 6gh. him. He repeated the lame words o.
/ yer and over again, refuEng to know Mr..
Loyal after he had told him his name. fay
ing, and making teveral paaes at the fame
time, Iwon't know you by CID; bu. fuch
were the effects of fear, and fuch will all
ways be the effects of a paniek when it
feizes the heart Of 4 poIsroon, thar the
paaes and lunges he made were 70 widely
diftanr, that Mr.. Loyal thinks il he hadbeen
an elephant of an oyergrown Gze, Morgan
might poAibly have hat his head OF bis tail.
"The king of the Hornets had now found
ed a retreat, which, as Mr. Loyal advanced
upon him, became more precipitate, info
much that Mr.. Loyal begged of him TO
Ray that IL was lhame for the Captain
offs man of war to run and leave his men,
when there was no danger. Ia bis retreat
he feveral times cried out, Hornets which
was the iignal for his life-guards to attend
and hield bis perfon, and they in a mo-
ment took their potts on the right and
left, 70 near that he could touch them with
his elbows. Under this EFFORT he reached
the Tender, and then like cock that
fights beli on his own dunghill) he pulled
up freih courage, knew Mr.. Loyal, Aou-
rilhed bis fword at him, abufed him and e
very MsgiArate in town, in the mott four
rilous language, and offered then to fight
him on the head of a barrel. of gunpowder.
At this junaure Mr.. George Abyvon,
the preient Mayor, gotdown TO the tender
with a, leaf one hundred more, made him
felf known TO Capt. Morgan, and in his
MajeRy's name commanded the peace :
He damned him and every man in Nor
folk, faid be knew what he was about,
and could anfwer il, and in moment gave
orders to Ere, bu, not being Immediately o.
beyed, he again called out, {" Fire, fire.
IG-d damn, you, fre!" The men, who
then held the matches ia their hands ready
lighted, began to blow them on which Mr..
Loyal, who food very near, afked one Of
them if he was 70 mad as to obey his Cap
tain's orders, telling him, that if he did, he
would not furvive a moment afterwards.
The man had the prudence not to FIRE. and
there was Immediately pTopolal made and
agreed to, to board the Tender, and take
Morgan out; on hearing Of which, he that