Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-03-30

Win every sign OF aStonl5hment and pu-
lsillanimity in the bow of the canoe; while
with the other he was endeavouring to
retain the mast in its erect position, the
sail having partly blown loose and luffed
her broad-side to.
lin this dilemma, no boat being
alongside, was for moment at a loss
what to do; however, having no time
for deliberation, sprang into a small
punt lying under the counter, the only
one belonging to the vessel, and followed
by my friend the merchant, who, in de-
iance of the gale, readily undertook to
render assistance, we shovel off from the
vessel; and the canoe having been delay
ed by the cause already stated, we sue
ceeded in getting up with her, just as
Williams, having got her once more be-
fore the wind, was setting the sail, and
she was acquiring rapid way. Unlucki-
ly, in my eagarness to board. / Jump
ed into her stern; and my companion,
whose motions were not sufficiently agile
to follow or lay hold of the canoe, was
left fairly in the lurch, and got adrift
Thus remained solus to grapple with
lmy formidable adversary, who now,
wrought up to frenzy by the effects Of
the potation from the rum cask, and the
probable Illustration of his hopes, looked
scarcely human. Having summoned him
to submit, and pointed out to him the
consequences OF aggravating his crime
by resistance, he once more drew forth
his knife, and glazing wildly on me with
eyes inilamed with liquor and excite
ment, he in broken and sepulchral tone
thus addressed me:--"Mr.---, am
native American born; | am determined
to have my liberty, whatever may be
the consequences, and you had better
not attempt to prevent me-" The onlyl
weapon i had about me was small
uniform dirk, four or five ches long,
and made more for ornament that SER
vice. ThisI had drawn forth, and stand- |
ing over him, was menacing him with |
it, when suddenly with one hand seizing
the weapon from me, closing upon me
and got me down in the bottom of the
boat. The brevity Of this conflict, i'll
any thing had before been wanting, eff |
fectually demonstrated the odds to which
| was opposed. was like an infant in
his powerful grasp. In moment
found myself transferred to the other
element, @;tlr as much apparent ease as
one might fling overheard spaniel
Whatever might have been his motive
after few seconds, during which found
myself retained under the sides Of the
boat, which by her heeling nearly le-
vel with the water, contriYed to cling
the principal object Of my searc:., the
to, he suddenly relinquished his iron
grasp, and l, like drowned rat, crawled
once more into the boat. For this,
perhaps, was indebted to the appear
ance of a large boat, manned with six
or eight men, which, pullias up the har-
Dor, and passing at the distance Of half
cable length, was no sooner perceived |
by my adversary, than he jumped over
board and swan towards her; and l,
without rejecting upon the rashness Of
a further pursuit oi such an adversary. |
threw myself after him, and with no
small difficulty reached the pinnance just
after he had been taken on board. Thel
crew naturally sympathizing with him,
evinced no great alacrity in picking me
up, and but for circumstance or two,
| might have Jared bat hardly; more
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