Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-08

You have let him out % cried Capt. John
son with Tremendous oath.
They as vehemently denied having any cog
nizance Of his escape. They said they were
sure the prisoner was there last evening, for a
man from the ship had had access to hm, for
and that therefore ho could not have escaped
through the door, as they should have observ-
ed him. The man from the ship had told them
he had secured him, as he went out and there
fore the bad spirit must have carried him of
"Why did you admit any body without my
orders ," cried the Captain.
." lie said he came at your command" re-
piled an old chief VINO now entered.
"At my command - cried the now douby
incensed Captain" Who was he , If the fcl-
low belongs to my ship, I'll bea, out his brains
with HEAVIER -
The chief then began to describe the dress
and appearance Of the deverer, and Captain
Johnson soon perceived that Randall was the
offender. His choer began to cool, and he
ordered lis men to 60 on board with the boat !;
while he walked of muttering between his
| teeth.
About noon, Captain Johnson came on
board, accompanied by halt dozen stout
looking fellows, whom he had shipped to sup
| ply the place Of his runaways. lie gave Or
| dcrs to heavo up one anchor, and hoave short
| on the other, as he was determined 10 70 10
sea in the morning.
| The windlass was instantly manned, and the
loud song of Yo-heav-o echoed from the
throat of one of the gruff new comers, as the
bars wrung the stubborn iron from its oozy
| bed But the hard looks and short answers
which the officers received from tho new crew,
gave them fearful warning Of the refractory
materials they had now to deal with.
The morning camo. and the Pilot appeared.
The Nj gave her flowing canvas to
the gale, and she sailed majesicaly out of
| the harbor. "Thore she goes" cried the
Yankees, d" and there will be works on board
that ship, before she sees another port -
| Scarcely had she been at sea three days, ere
tho Captain reponted his bargain in having
taken in the stragglers for amongst them
were several man -of-war's-men, who had scv-
era times raised mutiny on board They
scorned the control Of the under officers, aud
more than once gave hint that more mode
ration would conducc to "the safety Of their
bacon -
Randall was respected by them, but he did
not mix in their cabals, and generally curbed
their insolcncc. But for him, things would
have gone hardly with the Captain and Off
GERS. But his high sense Of honor kept him
the friendship Of the Captain, Ire would not
lend helping hand to the friends Of insub-
ordination,
But the high-handed tyranny Of Captain
Nothing was to be seen about the deck, but
PISTOLS handouts and whps-nothing to be
heard bu: threats Of shooting, whipping and
confinement.
Twas at the close Of n wcarisome day,
when large whale lay alongside, and the
crew, after their unremtcd toll, were enjoy
ing The cooiness Of tic evening, that Randall
observed two men standing apart. and earn
osIy conversing together in an under-tone -
"Ir only we could bring Randall over" "Asaid
one of them.
eyes," replied the other, she would be
useful to us, for he understands Naval Tao
tics and Astronomy, and would be the most
suitable persoa to take command in case -
the sentence was finished in low whisper,
and he could hear no moro.
Orders were gwen to set the watch, and
Randall retired to his birth. lilo soon fell
asleep, and the visions Of night hoa'ed inco-
heronly on his Imagination. At length his
dreams began to assume some consistency
He thought he stood on the brink OF a pre-
cipicc which overlooked the sea the waters
were tInged with blood, and he thought he
could dis cern several bodies floating on the
surface. While ho stood surveying the horr,d
prospect, he felt somebody take hold of his
arm. lie turned, aud Mary stood before him.
ll.r eyes were red With weeping--her coun,e-
nance was pale as death, and her frame
,remblcd violently. 90 Edward Edward
Come away ~ she cried, "thoy will kill thee
too ~
| ITo awoke, and as this event had brought
painful rocollections TO his mind, he could
slcop no more. He sscended 10 the deck.
He found the boat-steerer who had charge Of
the watch. stretched out on the vice bench,
his example. He stood Surveying the slun-
berers-"Why cannot too rlecp"' mu'tered
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