Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-04-06

the murmured hem which arose from
he ships deck, was hushed and each
ear sharpened to catch the following
rider; I1clear away the long TOM
LAY, ay sir!" shouted dozen Of the
.eamen-and in a few moments the
gun was prepared for discharging and
the men stood awaiting his further or
ders.
By this time, the advancing ship
had approached so near that her bob
stays and lan-yards we're seen distinct
liy relieved from the dark and massive
hull; men we're observed clambering
the shrouds; crowding forward and
statioDing themselves in the star-board
chains, for the purpose Of viewing and
admiring the saucy Yankee, who G.
WINGED no disposition either to run a
way or come to close quarters; still
she swept onwards, and in a few min
utes the letters Of her name grew legi-
bly, detached from the fore netting, land
the swelling notes Of "Rule Britannia
rose upon our hearing; yet our COM
mander stood motionless, attentively
surveying the noble Briton as she
swiftly advanced, dashing proudly
aside the white spray that gathered
around her bow not word was sPo-
ken on board Of our ship, and every
eye was bent on the Englishman with
aDsorb,ng interest, it was the most ex'
citing moment Of my life, ! fairly held
my breath with the thrilling indescri-
baole feeling that was awakened in
my mind. '.Stand by the weather
Draces" shouted our commander, and
the ropes were dlsengaged from their
respective elects; again all interval OF
silence succeeded as the captain again
turned his gaze on the ship 10 chase.
=" ear snip,' shouted he at the top OF
Ills voice, and the long yards Of oul
vessel were swung around, until heI
bow veered gracefully to wlndward
tins lnanHuvre was scarcely executed
when a volume Of smoke issued from
the bow Ut the snip IN chase, and the
loud report vi "a cannon rang upon the
breeze; in an instant every eye wa:
thrown alott to discover if their tire
had .. owed etfectual, but all above re
NAMED untouched, the ball had passet
, US harmless BY. "heeP her at that,
Exclaimed our commander to the MAJ
at the wheel, as our topsails were
/, thrown aback and the vessellay motion
less in the winds eye, then CHANGING
his eye along the gun he pointed 1t t.
suit his aim-tne printing was Tired
and the crack Of our cannon reverbeIa
ted on the ears with its wOnted stun
ming effect. 'Huzza! shouted our sea
mem As tho niz..n top of the Rrltnr
flew IN splinters and the top, top gal
} lent and roy al mast fell over the stern
dragging along with it the proud ban
ner OF England. For moment stood
regardln. the lamed vessel with
lgiow Of delight which .an better b.
imagined than described nationa
pride, and the exciting thrill OF trl
} u,npn, swept shrough III, veins, and
lfelt that could not breath another
than as an America. 1 turned TO
! ward the commander, he stll gazed a
the vessel astern, while his eye Wa
: li;gh,ed with a fierce triumph aud IN
!, lips curled with grim, though no
: unpieaslng smile. Thus said he
addressing me, shall Paul Jones eve
do homage to the pennons OF BRITISH
ltyr4nny aud oppression Then sui
fering the excitement Of bis counte
nan. to vanish. he gavr. the loud com
mand Of Fill away. our vessel thel
, swung round on her course, the sail
were again filled, and again she boun
dcd forward through the green water
OF the Atlantic. Set the studdins
sails, and crowd on all SAIL, exc laimet
the oommandant, the light booms were
: speedily run out from the extremity o
the yards and in a few hou.s our an
, tagonist and those of the ships of th'
squadron were lost in the rotundity 0
the ocean.
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