Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-01-10

iainer puFsleu, GAZING 10 johnny, "A beaver!
A Beaver, Jonny!' and soon overiaking the
animal, which is slow OF foot, he laid hold
Of it-but instantly quitting his hold and
turning to the son with both hands brisiing
with quilts he cried out, well let him atone
Johnny, for you sec he is a coarse haired
creature
Drifting and Prieateer:ng On Thursday,
an old sailor without shoes, hat or Jacket, en-.
tered College street Board room, Dublin,
where Alderman Fleming sat for the despatch
of business, and without waiting to be told to
so on, gave the following account of himself
IL say, Mr. Magistrate, just want you to
overhaul suspic:.;..s looking craft that's
prisoner below in the bilboes happened to
come ashore last night on cruise, and, hav-
ing foot or two Of grog in, drifted about
the streets. uatil got fairly foundered"
Alderman FlcmlDg.-What's your name,
my good fellow?
Saiior.-Aly larry eyes and limbs if can
tell now what my real name Isl lost il one
dark night in thunder squall Of the cost Of
Guinea, but since then they call me Harry
M'Cann.
Alderman Fleming -Well, sir, come TO
the point.
MCann.-Woll mister, az was telling
you, was drifting about lie streets s quays,
and, at last, got fairly foundered, and Tell on
my beam ends There lay, for don't know
long; but howsomdtVer, when | righted,
found that my false lIeels tiny crab shells dy q
see) were knocked oil, and knife that was
fastened with a lanyard round my neck for
these last ten years-it has been cutting salt
junk for me all that time was carried avay
too, besides small quantity of shifting ballast
that had in my trousers, and some part Of
my upper rigging
Alderman Fleming-What 90 you mean
by your shifting baIlast2
MCann-A few old coppers, man; sure apy
marine would tell you thai So | thought Il
was time to look out for squalls, and, seeinp
strange looking hooker, made all sal in
chase Having come up with her, | overhaul
ed her from stern to stern. and found slowed
away 10 her loo kers my knife, coppers, keel,
and all. She gave me good deal OF Jaw.
but didn't mind that, and towed her Off to
the watch house, and now this bosen here
says she is outside in the gaugway Iyinc4te,
till your worship makes a signal for her.
Alderman Fleming having accordingly
made signal, the woman asd stolon proner.
u appeared.
Harry Immediately identified her, exclaiEn
ing, That's the very craft gave chase 10
last night RS a clear case she was out pr,-
watering, for them ere heels Of mine are The
very IDENTICAL ones found slowed away IL
her lockers, and that there pee Jacket and
taupanln hat were swung aihwart her bows
IN her haudkeeeher. But, as I'm going 10
sea 10 night, you may as well give me nv
iIS5ins, aud cast her adrilt A. 10 the con.
pers you may give EN- to her. if you win'
The Magistrate, however. wisled Otherwise
and sent her 10 Newgate, for tire present, and
bound Harry M'Cann, TO appear in pron-r
tune and place. to tell the story over again
IN which case his upper rigging. crab shells
&c; Should be all safely restored to him
Old Harry left the Office, exclaining. "My |
tsrFy eyes. here's pretty ketlle Of fish This |
comes OF drifting aad priyateering!-Lip Dan