The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-11

thought perceived dark body ike ,bay
Of lowdecked vecsel, sweeping along 'iI
Enthusiastically heard tho Captain
mu,tering in the companion way, and the
next moment he wss on deck, half dressed,
with his night glass in his hand, and an
evidense OF III temper on his tongue. Hs
gave one glance at the object, and his eysg
half closed with sleep, came open as igthey
bad rested on basilisk.--"Psss the word
forward there. for ell hands" "All hapas
ahoy - was echoed at the ioresouttle;-.--
scarcely was the word given, before tAe
chief mate, who always made II rule n
sleep with one eye open, leaped from hig
birth 10 the deck alta couple ofbOundS, and
before he had thought about waking, rs-
peatcd the order by the force OF habit
Out with ye ,hero-here's n sluoll sitting
on our ,Giirall that might blow the Island
from her moorings while ye are stretching.
yer limbs, like monkey on lee bac kstayJ
| Mr. -, said the captain, we have mora
use for powder than for clew lines, jus, ei
this noment-send up the armed 'chssp
and have the tompsins knocked from the
guns while see what can find 10 put in
| to them We were in ship of abou, thres
hundred tons, having seven hands befcrs
the mast, and three officers, besides our
! self, who was entered 90 the papers, 'gea-
tleman possenger;' amounting in al Ia ter
souls and boy. The object OF our feasn,
proved TO be, on examination with the glass,
low deckod schooner, mounting ono heavy
gun on her forecAslle, u couple OF carrcn-
AIDES in her whist, and apparently nearly
full of men. The wind, which had gone
down with the sun, was again beginning
TO blow from Oft the land, and our ship
| which had been tossing abou, all night,
was already beginning to feel it. Nor did
the schooner neglect the advantage ohe
had bcon cautiously sweeping ooi from the
land md now when tho wind began ~
breeze, her jib went up and her nosa wac
pointed towards our quarter. Halfa dozen
old rusty musko,s were pulled irom their
ros,ing place, and es our chance 10 run a.
way was small, the captain determined 70
fgh,.
The chace had probably no suspicio6 OF
our alarm; as he neglected to speak 10 ps
through Tho neck Of his brass gun he was
on the wind with every thing furlad bnt
the aforementioned jb, and gaining on os
very fast. 4 shall employ on agent TO aGil
this gentleman said the Captain; 'blrcRdy
in the waist replied the mate. Down
wen, the helm and up camo tho molasses
tank she ahew them her eide for mo.
mcnt and then tho fash of nine poundef
carried them our complimen,s; the sho,
carried away her jib boom, and sbo, ip her
turn rounded too much against her viii.
AZ II q thousand demons had been ,hero 10
bclp them, did united curse ,oM upward
from that deck; and tho Captain began 70
be ofmy opinion, that il would DO Gs well
for US - keep along, and along we went.
Du, our now acquaintance, although unpge.
pared for 80 sudden cttack, was not 10 Dc
ioIed with slDgle gun, and il wGs bui
tho work OF o moment 10 shake out his top.
! sails and continue he c0ursc. First NJ
eighteen pound sho, travelled across opy
bows then tho saucy rover showed VS. his
side, trombled for an instant on the 8well,
and us he sunk into the trough OF tho pea,
gave us tho contents Of one o! his carron.
udes tho shot strucl, our quarter railing,
and woe TO the bu.wark that opposed il; -
AZ this moment, when wo had Inado I'D
our minds that nothing would save gs FROM
n grGpple with the enemy hand 10 ham,
which must have resulted in our utter d.
s,rnc'ion, there suddenly appeared, accoy-
ding 10 yankee torn, "a third man smoDg
u.s." We were oil inten'ly watching Ql5
chnce, when sudden fash to lcewsEa
shew US a large vessel, something like q
mile ostern, which in our confusion had 90.
capped notice. With the flash came 70
port md with the report something pol
quite so comfortable for our neighboUr, IS
we might Judge from the yells and curses
that cnsued. uncle Sam, By oil ihst's
holy know him by tho bark Of bis dog}
said our mate. The schooner began 10
sweep in shore sghin, as if she had beer
sent Of an erand, e. we soon perceived she
had good reason for the movement, ss by
tho coming daylight we perceived a nun.
| har ofboats 10 pursuit. In the morning We
were boarded by tho cutter Of the United
Stntcs'sshp Hornet, Commodore Warrincg
ton, who had the pirate schooner in tow.
Pamiuokti Chronicle.
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DiUorcfs. Cincinnati Gazeis
thinks there is good reason to spprehsnd
that the legislature Of Ohio are enaciine
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