The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-22

nave them mutily if we stiflo them much
longer below. Look how tha. sail is
sinxin8 on the horizon. She can never
come up with us now. There be eight
good sacks in the forecas,le. and wa can
spare them due ballast. That would do
the job decently enough for our nasssn.
gers--ha! 4! Here there was something
jecose in the captains tone. "Oh mine
goot captain, you are man Of spesrit."
observed Jacqueminot; "but were il no,
wise to see dat sail no more, before wo
shew dat we no vls merchanters, but
Of de trade dat make de money by do
valour." "There is something in that"
observed Jack; "if the convoy como up
and our passengers be missing. 'tis all
over with us. We can no longer pass
for trader; and to hoist tho Demon
colours. and turn to with frigate and
slooP both, were to put rash odds against
U.s." "And do coot sacks wasted for
nothing" said Jacqueminot, with a cool
ingenuity that coptrasted curiously with
his vehement and horror stricken man.
ncr in my cabin. "Better to wait ono
day-two day-parblue tree day--than
to spoil our sport by de precipitation."--
IL grudge the keep of these dainty pas
sengers all this whiIe," said the captain,
roughly ;-"my lady there, with her
chickens, and her conyerses and her pas-
ties; aud Mr.. MoIlyfow wer Captain here.
with bis bottles Of port and claret. and
cups of chocolate and Mocha Coffee
Paying. too, forsooth with such princelv
airs for every thing, rs if we held moi
his money in our own hands already
Hunted rs we then were, .twas NOT bad
way ofblinding governments, by passing
for traders, and getting monied passen-
gers on board but it behooves us 10
think what's TO be done now ?"-aMy
oPln'sn Isl" said Jack, "that as we have
already put such violence on our habits.
we keep up the farce another day or two
until we get into clear seas again. Tha,
vessel. yonder. still keeps on the horizon
and she has good glasses on board"
"And the men !" asked the captain. al
had rather. without more debate, 20 into
this hen pen here, and down into the
cabin below, and in quiet way do for
our passengers, then stand the chanee Of
a mutiny among the crew."
Here my very blood curdled in my
veins. "Dat is goot, and like mine
brave captain, said the Frenc hman: and
yet Monsieur jean say well n,osh dan
ger kill at present; but why not have
de crew adove deck vidout making no
attention to de voyagers. Dey take not
no notice. Miladi tink but Of moon, and
stars, and book and for dc Sleeping Ly.
on dere, II were almost pity to cut hi.
throat in any case. He yer coot faillow
like we chosen speeret. Sacre-blue /
knew him boy."-[l had never seen
the fellow until was on the wrong side
Of my thirtie,h birth day. l-sAlvays for
de misunderstanding apples, beating
his school-fellows, and other little spec
fited tricks. AT last he was expell de
school. say not this praise from no love
to him, for he beat me one, two time.
when Secretaire 10 his uncle and den
run of vid my soodheart-so | YER we'll
please make him had turn" Well, then
suppose the men come on deck, half at
tlme," said the captain; and we'll keep
the prisoners. Heaven help US the pas
sengers-tili the sea be clear, may be
till sunset'-'Look, look = said Jack the
frigaie gains Oh us; partly see her hull
and tho wind slackens.' now put my
glass, which was remarkably good one
through my little window, and could dis
tnctiy see the sails and rigging and part
of the hull of our late convoy. / could
perceive that many Of her crew were a..
loft, but the motion of our own vessel
was so great that the frigate was some
times on and sometimes off the glass;
and ! was therefore unable to discover
whether she were hosting or taking in. !,
sail. 1t was comfortable sight, how
ever, to see friendly power appare6tly
so near, and there was of feeling hope
less desolation when, ON removing the
glass, the vessel, whose men could al
most have counted before, shrank to q
dim, grey speck on the horizon The
captain uttered an internal oath, and
called aloud to his sailors 'Seamen-a-
hoy--ahoy Make all the sail ys can.
Veer out the ain-sheet--top-sals un-
and sky-sails up &c.1
stretch every stitch of canvas. Keep
her to the wind--keep her to the wind! i
| was surprised to find that our course.
was suddenly changed as the vessel.
which had previously driven before the
breeze, was now evidently sailing with
side wind.
The noise Of rafting cables, the tramp
ling of sailors feet on deck, and the in
creased clustering of the wind in the
crowded sails, now overcame every other
sound. The Demon Ship was, ofcourse
made for fast sailing, and she now drove