Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-06-24

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conJeeslFs concerning the cause. why there
had not appeared a small beat beforv; but On
examination, was convinced that thew DOS.
ssssed 40 boat Of ana magnitude. which oro.
bablt might have been -ca rried away in SONS
| gale, aHd knowing Is 10 he entirely useless in
attempting our vessel wnh five or six men.
! they had exhausted al eudea, ors an the ex
pertinent towards flashing us together, and
"srs compelled to have recourse to this in
| ooi"'ctshs measure, and we resolved TO re
SeIve 1t as warmly IS possible
In moment the little bark, filed with six
| strengthening moFtals, fully armed. shot q
! v@r the blue waves, with the inte.tjon. not of
| boarding as we expected, bat making fast
| cable to our bulwarSs, which would certainly
prove iasal to US f not prevented
Dea'h waited US, if we presumed to erpose
ourselves, and therefore with az little danger
as possible, The armed Ysiters were SalIted
ron onttnuskets, which proved the death
sea- 70 Two OF their number; but plying their
o'rs WIN all thospeed imaginable, sue shot
W anuer cover Of eur vessel, and began
800. away the netting, that no obsta cle
."'sn. impede their movements Was il hor-
TOT that then possessed our frames MOI
All sympathy all sense of death-sesr,ed
wrapped IN oblivioni Was At madness9 Ave
-, must have been madaess desperalo
inaaness one which clung to our souls. and
spoke WIN VOICE tn at snothcyed all dan
soFoVs sentincstsi That our live. ,vore
not without D price"
Ing OF hs sailors who happened to be
laac&n near the part attacked by the pirata's
goat seeing stout ruliian. cons jIernbIv cY-
posea ~ hIs easeavors to make fast the cable
rushed Toward from behind his covert and
WIN one blow of his firelock, struck him
| neadioag into the doepl-but dozen ball,
,ree me distant vessel, that moment wrapped
of death N'1- 4A"N u"
nSvs sorsed 10 behold the distance Of orr
I"eniy, ,has II there renamed any time
""'Nn cooid DC used to advantage ia car de-
l| I' ho' 20 suferH to pass. / will acknow-
80 shg'it movement then possessed my
nefVe5-althoush prepared, and in eyneet,.
ton OF i;-but stu when | saw tb;. sacr,nd
monster of blood, bear proudly un ia tine
"Iha' not more than sixty yards distant. so
sdddeh-so hear-aHd with All The an,,ear-
a aoe "i vomiting forth vengeance in the
oiachest manner, that for the first tpameat !
yis'aSo 10 1Ac influence of Rature---bnt II pass
y" away anu became calm Some III ollr
,n1u iiheNt3s WitheTed an their hearts, ou he
"oiuln5 me contamination Of their doom SO
"cai dt mana, ami @urmured forth their res
oiusio" 10 me captain 70 give up the sliip.
.. NO. cfleo huAkt0n, with an exclamation
mat f'lng along the wat.rs-"Surrender M
my good fellows, back to your stations and
slnA with the vessel iliat has been yonr hom.,s
,of months Give these villains on the stsr
ooard quarter there, the true coarse of yonY
ouet': show them yankee spilit"
~ TAG vast deep nad yawne9, and eneujph-
.ils "ii0ie Plratlcal force, II could not have
e'iieu lofth greater shout OF exultation than
=, ms Lat oi"c speech Bat louder shout from
ms workers OF destruction told the ac
commandment OF the'r ebject; the hawser
, We mace last, and the pirate fast closing a
loasslde! All hope was dead, and Mot GIv
shrieked IN despair AS my attention x,s,
"Seted on our desperate condition. a iovoms
eAcld1nauoE puFSt from one of our men-J
| ,of''ea' and my eyes iell upon the rolling
pr'e-her long waving banner Of scarlet
"hich mad continually Guuered in the Wind
on sudden trembled-in the rigging. and
'ien daftetE> TO the deCk-is a moment .Iuiya-
eo from The lefty gaH The uafllrled banner of
|oiuihpia! h9atng m the clear radiance
"'iich appSare5 to US as # expressly sent to
Denver The free born sons of Amer,c, rro,,,
the hands of ruthless oppre>soys
hH S'oed HsnsIis ell with astopishment-
~oh1er--toy; and as her broadside fro,,ned
upon her Zoe, thsrc came shoat from orr If
VIC crew that might have yied with tlta M
rae powerful Number, but Il WAS sn,ntbsr
70 saa@f o1lst Of artillery, that he,..,ra
ie''1 from me armed brig with cloud of
smoke, burying all in obseurityl The n;r,te
was IN unntterable confusion: The star st,ans.
ieu paaher was no desirable toe 10 engage.
S a. suuins the cable, they had recourse tn
hight Ihe American sea;, hellowsd So
ms 'huhder, sending havoc within their crew
ana spreading desolation and rain among
,heir tops livery other ball seemed 70 str,ks
aer blood stained huh The 1oe,scnocr ocI
oea'h brooded over the wavesl And The tra,,.
H'iil sea trenlbled at the rpin of her unboIv
koBG Nhhoy
ne chase continued till the pirate bccapa
shoahns hulk, all shattered! all riven torn.
dlsmasted and destroyed With onr ~Iass
we hehcld ihe wreck driven upon the shore
al 'he distance, aad On p!snks and spars
Such OF The maTdsrous band as were snareJ
comm ttcd themselves to the pillows
the victorious brig returned. AMI w. ,vero
received on board with a hearty ,ve,coros
was informed that they had been crnisip~ COR
wo weeks alter this same piraticai schooner
h"t never had bslose been So fortunate =. 10
come up with her. Supposin. the n;rates
nau previously discovered them and conse-
qHShuy GLIDING their vigilance bv The colour
a s'9 manner oil rigging, they had namted the
hul esuieiy different, shortened her snars.
anu altered the exterior appearance in that