The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-04-03

crashing through her bottom, swamped
her in moment, precipitating the mis-
cradle crew into the boiling sea.-Their
shrieks still ring In my ears as they
clung to the oars and some loose planks
of the boat. Bring up the officer and
take out the gag said williamson
Poor Malcolm, who had been an old
messmate of mine, was dragged to the
gangway half naked, his face bleeding
and heavily ironed, when the blacka-
moor, clapping pistol to his head, lid
him, as he feared instant death, hail,
"that boat had swamped under the coun-
ter, and to send another. The poor fel-
low who appeared stunned and confused,
did so, but without seeming to know what
he said. Good God said Mr.. Splinter,
don't you mean to pick up the boats
crew 7" The blood curdled TO my heart
as the black slave answered in voice of
thunder, Let them drown and be damn
ed fill, and stand on
But the clouds by this time broke a
way. and the mild moon shone clear and
bright upon this scene of most attrocious
villany. BY her light the cutters peo-
pie could see that there was no one
struggling in the water now, and that
the people must either have been saved,
or were past all earthly aid, but the in
famous deception was not entirely at an
end.
The captain Of the cutter seeing we
were making sail, hailed once more
'Mr. Malcolm, run to leeward, and heave
to- ANSWER him Instantly, and hail n
gain for another boat said the sable
fiend, and cooked his pistol. The young
midshipman turned his pale mild coun-
tenance, laced with his blood, upwards
towards the moon and stars, as one who
had looked his last look on the earth |;
the large tears were flowing down his
cheeks, and mingled with the crimson
streaks, and flood of silver light fell on
the fine features Of the poor hoy, as he
said, firmly Never The miscreant
fired, he fell dead. up with the helm,
and wear across her STERN The order
was obeyed. Fire = The whole broad
side was poured in, and we could hear
the shot rattle and tear along the cutters
deck, and the shrieks and groans of the
wounded, while the white splinters glanc-
ed away in all directions.
We now ranged alongside, and close
action commenced, and never do ex-
pect to see such an Internal scene. Up
to this moment there had been neither
confusion nor noise on board the pirate,
all had been GOODNESS, and order; but
when the yards locked, the crew broke
loose from all control-they ceased to
be men-they were demons, for they
threw their own dead and woupded as
they were mown down like grass by the
|cutter's grape, indiscriminately down the
hatchway to get clear ofthem. They
stript themselves almost naked; and al
though they fought with the most despe-
rate courage, yelling and cursing each
in his own tongue, yet their very num-
bers, pent up in small vessel, were a.
gainst them. Amidst the fire and smoke
and hellish uproar, we could see that the
deck had become very shambles; and
unless they soon carried the cutter by
boarding it was clear that the GOODNESS
and discipline ofmy own glorious service
must prevail even against such fearful
odds, the superior size of the vessel,
greater number of guns, and heavier
metal. The pirates seemed aware of
this, for they now made desperate at
tempt forward to carry their antagonist
by boarding led on by the black captain.
Just at this moment, the cutters main
boom, fell across the schooner's deck,
close to where we sheltered ourselves
from the shot the best way we could, and
while the rush forward was being made,
by sudden impulse, Splinter and /, FOL
lowed by Peter, scrambling along in as
the cutters people were repelling the at
tack on her bow, and all three of us in
our haste, jumped down on tho poor
Irishman at the Wheel
Murder, fire, rape robbery it is cap
sized, stove in and destroyed am, Cap
tain, Captain, we are carried aft here
Och hubbaboo for Patrick Dunnally!'
There was no time to be lost if any
of the crew came aft we were dead men;
so we tumbled down through the cabin
sky-light, the hatch having been knock
ed off by shot and slowed ourselves a.
way on her side berths. The noise on
the decks soon ceased--the cannon were
again plied--gradually the fire slacken-
ed, and we could hear that the pirate
had steered clear and escaped. Some
time after this the lieutenant command
ling the cutter came down. Poor Mr..
Douglas we both knew him well. He
sat down and covered his face with both