Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-09-29

| """' '"'' 'S gaiiant Darquc trcmblcs not q
the appearance of his prowess;--we hold hun
IN contempt, and whether you will or not. We
WI" remain IN this happy haven, as long as il
sbah best please us to do SO, nor shall we feal
Tor the consequences"
But" replied the commander of the boat
may we not, through courtesy, as VIC arc
bound to do, ask from whence you coo,o aud
! "oicome yon TO these dark and almost desc
| late shoresr'
NO responded the officer Indignantly,
you shall not ask any questions, and bid Won
heHcs' you stay at the peril of your lives; and
( as you hope for happiness, attempt no, again
TO annoy me with your presence. If the agent
OF his Majesty for the Colonies, demands of us
any information or an exposition of our views,
say to hIm, that tLis is ship ofthe world, and
'hat the commander and inmates, are their
own masters, drink the pure air of liberty.
scorn the tyranny Of a Monarch and con,c,nn
his religion and his laws. Begone, say, and
annoy me no longer with your dotestcd pres
cncc."
The commander of the boat was but little
"isposod to interfere with the views and wish
cs oi the officer, and pushing the pinnaco from
tnc &c OF 'ho barquc, ,tle oarsmcn pulled for the
Shore and glad were they to take leave Of
ship which they had began tothink was in
haoned by strange race Of beings, who, if
'h' were not pirates, were devils incurnatc.
a. Inc pnnaco moved from the shin, and
'"e o'liccr of the deck in his coarse and grull
'oeo bade them farewell, loud and rude III
OF laughter, sounding like the Voices of =
myriad Of merry lords and LADIES' p,occcd-
ca from ihe companion-way, and floating for
moment III the air, and ochoing over the
stn'y waters, was lost, till another was issued.
anu il!ed the vacancy which the absence Of
the frs! had occasioncd Bat the noise de-
creased as the barge approached the shore;
and The hardy tars who commanded her. ne
they moved along, bore the impress of terror
On Their countcnanccs, and gave evident indi-
'a'ohs' mat all their native supcrstitious fears
we're revived, by the conduct Of tho stranrcr
vessel. Their commander too, a man, who.
for more than forty years, had butIl;tcd the
ocean, and witnessed death in lis most anil
ing aspect, for once discovered little anxiety,
and when he once more jumped urcn ile l,ad,
nc was hcarr 10 muttcr, Z" cure irc. i eyer
'ttcnp' another sucl, expedition; il ,hcy wan,
any iur;her Information N relation 20 that shin.
lcf them get 1t themsclycs--blast me, if I'm
'@dns 10 thrust my nose again into tho pres
ense OF ship load of devils and hob-rob!ips."
Tho old gentleman and his associates.
or rather oarsmen, the moment they had
reached the shore, were surrounded by the
eager islanders, anxious to know something Of
the stranger ship; but willis, the tars observed
profound silence, and by their looks. con-
vnccd all, hat all was not we'll, the Captain
filled the ears of the multitude with n lost
of conjco;rcs; and whilst lie uttered his
Goltidl predictions. presented TO their eyes,
the most horrible deeds of piracy and atroc
hy' nd gave them 20 understand, that lie
looked upon the ship in no other light than
that o!.a pirate ship, manned ~ monster, and
demons, from tie regions Of Pluto. "Alihourh
saw but orc Of Tic Internal crew." said he.
" ! was perfectly satisfied as 10 the objects and
pursuits OF the whole, for he was a man TO nv
eye, who has rom his inflncy up, plactiscd
the most odious deeds of atrociiy and feastcd
upon blood. Bat the ship is ship, she has
cope into port and here 1 upposc she will stay
as long as she plcascs; but may good Heaven
deliver us from hor presence, and that too very
speedily"
There was kind Of abjcct langor in the
manner Of the Captain, which sufficiently in
formed the spectators, that he felt supcrsi-
:,ous awe, in relation 10 the affair, when ono
of the group, moro bold and rosoluto than the
rest, proposed that immediate measures b.
takcn to compel the stranger to leave the har-
bor Compel her; compel her indeed" re-
piled The Captain. "you might as well attempt
TO compel the water Kings from their thrones.
as TO move her; and my word for it, tho less
We lave TO do with her, the better will it be
for oar comfort and mutual happiness!
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