The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-12-02
YANkEE OurMIrrED.

The Boston Mercantile Journal tellS
capital story OF Yankee Captain who was
outwi,led BY a slave IN one OF the West In
GIa Islands soule years SINCE, the substance
of winch Is this: The Yankee Captain,
whose vessel was lylng IN the harbor Of
Grenada was one day dung with the man
ager OF an estate, when the subject oil ne.
gro ihieuUg was discussrd--anu u number
ut ms ances were mentioned, which the IN
creuulous Yankee eylnced 40 disposition to
believe. Al leug!h the manager neitled a,
has want of faith, offered 10 bet hun hogs
head OF sugar against two dozen oil North
Carolina hams, that he would send one or
more negroes on board his vessel that very
night, who " ould steal his mattress, &c. out
OF his Observation-Disclosures all the pre-.
cautions, which he might adopt 10 prevent
1t. The wager was OF course accepted,
and the Captain FASTENED on board at an
early hour 10 take measures for gam ng has
wager. Tue manager, mean@ hle, sum
tnoned the head dfter OF the estate, apd
merely explained 10 hun the nature OF the
wager, relying upon his Judgment tor select
10y among hls slaves on the plantation, pro.
per agents Tor Tue enterprise.
inc captain vent aboard OF his vessel and
after making arrangements with his mates
Tor keeping a good look out during the
night, he went beo" aud turned ~ shrewd.
~ sJspectlng that It wouid puzzle even the
most dexteruus thieves 10 steal hts bedding
from beneath him, without his know ledge.
The first watch passed away, aud nothing
occurred ; but during the second watch, al
about O'Clock, al object was discovered
approaching the vessel, resembling a mans
mead, which sUon proved to be the fact. 4
negro swan slowly towards the vessel, aud
then swan cautiously around It twice, as II
DESTROYS ol asceriaIung whether any persons
sere on the look out. Being satisfied on
this polnt, he approached the gang way,
I laid hold OF the ropes, assembled the ladder,
aBG jumped on TO the deck where he was
immediately seized and plnIoned. The mate
delighted at having not only prevented the
accomplishing ol the managers desln
but Of having secured bis agent, could not
CONTAIN his Joy-and shouted loudly, we've
-, the rascdi-we'yc got him safe enough
Captain you've gained our wager, for we've
caught the the.
The Captain, hearing this joyful lntelll
gnce, FASTENED on de,k, aud hardly MI
cute elapsed ere the whole crew collected
around the poor sapilye-aho seemed quite
chop.allen at the failure OF his enterprise
and begged IN plteOus accents that they
would LEI him go--ior that Massa would
give hin a good logging for allowing hlm.
self TO be taken. The Captain laughed
heartily at the success OF his plans, but
would not free his prisuner-ordeiing hIm
to be bound hand aud foot, and ylgllaniy
guarded until m"ruIug, when as be SAID,
he intended to take him ashore as a trophy
Of las victory, and to have good laugh at
the Scutchman for supposing that the ma.
tlves OF any country, be they black or b.
they white, could ouisIl true bIooded
Yankee.
Alter talking the matter over with his
mates, and seeing Quashee fairly disposed
OF, he vent below 10 flush his Hap-but his
surprise, his modification, ms horror, may be
Imagined, when he found thai his mattfass,
pillow, sheets, and Counterpart, all we're
missing. While he was on deck, surround
ed BY his crew, examining the poor fellow
"ho had been captured-a canoe, with a
couple Of blacks padded softly under the
stern, and one Of the blacks entering the de.
serted CABIN, soon dIsrobed the stdrboard
berth Of rs furniture, which was safely con.
Veyed on shore wrhou, discovery
he mex morning the captain took hl.
captive on shore, and at the house Of the
manager be found his bed and bedding safe
y deposited beneath the plazzI. He soon
after reluctantly s2nt TN shore the two do
zen hams, and acknowledged that esea the
Yankees we're no match for roguery, viii
the negroes Of the West Indies.