Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-07
STEW s.HnEHs Vol. EE- no. ssas.


may suppose, TIL we saw Inc smoSe. Jus' sma'
bit Of rising, that you wouldn't mind. without
you were looking for it.; and then we pulled her
softly enough to little distance. But when the
fame did burst up in long stream OF hire, and
showed us the whole harbor as bright as day, aud
the sleepy fellow on her deck came to his wits,
at last.-' Now for it, lads says Gregory, and
we gave three cheers, and, tell you, pulled our
prettiest.
Our friends along shore were soon wide awake,
and the guns at one Of the forts opened upon Us
merry. But not one of their shot touched Us,
and we were doing mighty we'll, when two or
three ugly looking crafts put of from the land.
Give way, my hearts, says the Lieutenant
and pull we did There was no fear of two OF
them, for we distanced them easy enough; but
the biggest one Of the winnie three came down
upon US in grand 81, lie, my boys, with ten sweeps
Of side. She carried swivel on her bows,
and that she kept playing at US right sharp; but
never a shot came near u; and we should soon
have distanced her, too. for our pull ~as nigh
ty strong one, if they had MT let slip one shot
that made the spliners fly alongside, and took
the blades u six OF our oars, clean by the board.
When we found that nothing better was to be
done, we gave three cheers again. and lay still.
A pleasant sight it was, as you'll see in sun.
blaze of the brig on fire cleaned across the lake
and there we stood, Sir. ready to take it, rough
and tumble. BE steady, buys, says Mr.. Greg
DRY; and every man said, 'Ay, ay, Sir in sort
of under tone, that, low as it was, was clear
enough to echo over the still water; and then,
not sound could he heard but the steady dash
of the Englshman's long sweeps, and the distant
noise of the people ashore BY the brig. We
b;rt,, I t,IA tafn hos
the two officers and the coxswan in the stern
sheets; and every man had his pistol in one
hand and his cutIass in the other. Well she
came up bravely Sirs, her crew swearing like SO
many devils; for, suppose, they did not much
throw of her srapp'e struck the midshipnan ON
the head, poor lad. and killed him dead enough
It's well It was not you, Mr.. Reeve"
Very well Jack" remarked.
"a stout sea-boat she was, Sir, and manned
twice as strong as we were; but that IS nothing
here nor there, for we, you see, were more than
twice as able. As soon as she hauled in along
side. we gave them, our pistol balls first pow.
der anA ball, and then we let them have the pls-
tolls themselves at their heads, and took to our
cutasses as soon as might be. Her sunwale
touched our own. and, imagine, for ten or IF.
teen minutes, we had pretty sharp work of it,
After the first haf.a.dozen blows, my own cut
lass snapped short over a poor fellows head.
and reached over the gunwale and took his
hanger out of his hand. as he lay. You may
Judge. SIR we were none Of US idle, for they soon
cried enough of it, and, in half an hour, more or
less. we had her, safe and sound, at Sackett's
Harbor. Aud that, you see, is pretty much all
know about the long and short Of it,"
"Was the brig entirely consumed, backs" l
inquired.
''Down to the very ways. Sir, so they said,
not timber head LETT Of her worth saving"
"But Li.ton." said |; did you get no reward
for such valuable piece of service!'
"Wby Sir. the Commodore wrote to the Sc.
cretary, as Pm informed, and he thanked US all
round; bat as we seldom saw the newspapers,
cannot say very certainly" l..