Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-11-29

good ~iiishaf DO. n I'D sti,
gees 90 pieecsi No, no and pies,s
your homer, I'd 20 upon deck dive
See, and there. ard tier; yes dam
| me (partion ire .our honor; i'dfcr.
cot myself: but cant bear 10
" sirs ZIP the Ship.') but. .y,
yeur homer. I'D chuck that n,r t;l,t
snd the big suilins master. ard ,h.,
sniveiiing nilkaHd water cop'uin If
marines, and every devil Of the
pumpkiu headed laid tuIbers and
ships cousins overheard; OF I'd vet
'em ashore ard I'D comm nd the shin
myseIf-,hai's what l do; by NV
ssul, but would, Dye see, your ho.
nor.
.1dm.-Yes, yes, Bob /; all very
true, Eoi--that's all wei, said BIB
the nfzc pilot says he means 10
20 sshure after this taek-and tic
beat is new letting down II SET Oh,
Dig sailing master ashore toe but,
Bob, if ! set the captain Of marina
ashore. I shall 10 left sl alone, BOZ
and with such q miserable cold, |
can't command the ship. Who can
I get 10 heIp me, Bobl
Ba5.--MeaveR bless year honor,
forever. dear Admiral. il makes,
| poor Bob Backsta,s heart jump,
/ ehock block 10 his gu!let. 10 hear
your honor talk so! o, by my soul.
Admiral. this looks most like T" Sal
iors' Rights" Of HEy thing I've seen
ibis many day.
.4dm--[Giv Bob his band]yes
Bob. my honest Hob. I am in heart
End soul. a friend to i" Sailors
Rights :" hut. Bob. / cant With this
Geld gu sae, l can't 90 every hing;
who shall, who can. where can I
get any good faithful lads 10 help
me
Bob Heaven bless-blcss your
dear homer then We can save tbs
old ship. at last! Help! faithful
lads! Why bless your honor, there's
help enc emo! thousands now ship
board.-There's the old pilots, RI.
fus ana Kit, and Tall J.rc and Tim
Pick, Lang Chen, and Dick Jersey
Blue. and Younger sues rs DariG
add Billy Cast, and Dan Webs. aad
Young Hans and Tee rec Gee, asve
call hin. Tim PIT, Dan Shelf and the
Salem Sailor, and twenty mere, a.
bout rs good as an. Of them; aud
Bob, too. your boDor; Yes, an please
YOUR blessed homer, by my soul. Bob
Barks!av, himself. can beat the old
ship round Bankrupt Paint. and
bring her safe into port, and refe
her again, in a short time, for
coed voyage let him pick his cree.
Adm Bob. my cold grows somo
better, only TO see you in such spirits.
& talk Sd boldly abont saving tie ola
ship; now. jus; tell NC. Bob. what
you would do 10 save the old
ship: you say you would save ber&
bring her in,o port. How ~suld
you work it. Bob; speak freely Bob.
f; Bob.-'fhank your henor; PHI tell
We. IN please your honor, just now
what Bob Backstay would DO. ia
Just call a dozen or too Of my old
messrnatrs aside. Meme OF yonr
land lutbers and ships CONSISTS
damme not one no. but my mess.
mates oflhe old cree then, without
an, Isng pa'aver about it. l'd just
tell 'em tho ~bale story. had IS It
was, IS how the Reckoning was lost
and so. And then I'D just say
F." Dosr GIVE UP THE SHIP" And
then we'd agrec amous ourselves, all
AS friends, d'!e.see, else twoEt do.
So we'd ail say---shail Re
pilot---shall b. selling mas
ler. and ---shall be copIain
Of marines, a SO sII through. se'
lhen, ~hrn we all agreed, we'd shake
hand upon {, ard take a gooa ear, e
swear wee" ncrcr yire up the ship"
And then, dye see. we'd I'll GOT upon
i,.ck at once. And, then. Ia roarIt
,ut like thuBdsr-BRrAkE8s UNDER
HE LEn! all hands upon deck !
f'hock itaf BIG BRJLIsD SAILING
into the boat that simperins
OF MARINES ,cithhis ! aad
hat ns7c paiinr,ring BAHKyBREEzs
PILOT 7ciih Tie rest. Out with every
levi! of tie .IOuahs. Then ~ roar
i. again: IN. hands to quarters ahoi;
tcul sheeis sn,.s af; cileer'g my iads
a. ,,. ..,fe. LeSn E,I j'u!t, ard