Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-09-26

"3uaficfs eotosd uDt captain. "jhis spanish buc
canirf Win calls fot quarters five Wete IN LIS
puwfr ss 30 pow % TO cur would be donmrd 60
hang ifum ~. point II yoEd~t ysrG arm But his YES
81 himself md be crep uow cur rrlir snd viii
ute tilm n.Hn
The Gfs, hsutcnsbt. iuson va, cent sto4rd tie
pirate vessel Snpuesdof while the Srfniatd snd hs
o. werc brougbt on beard the Adventure The
Una sndet q the pIais vrtse nov advancing L. The
cspitln said.
II nov your prisoner those nrmt are yous also
1t be quite four yeats since FIRST entered pirate
eel sba during tina, short space # unic havc been
three Tunes prisoner The hrst year We ctuigrd Of
tie shores uf France aud many gallant prizes bard
~"n battles fell 90 our iot Bu tiis prospect too
smiling g. endure long The autumn Of i-U6, shall
long remember u. A. we we're cruising along tbe
coast q Spain, viii s's,ous desire 60 ru s'-h, Of
inne sal my eye ives suddenly arrested by the apprRf
hure of ship, and 500 few hours, could easily pcr
crivr her 20 be West lndansn, under heavy SAL, and
doubling not bot in The 81 an hour two. thc
would be our pfixs But she shortened sail and kept
Us in state Of rrtpicSity Tor several hours, and
then ffing shot Fora considerable time we main
tanned the action with bravery, aud distant hopes
Of victory but the last broadslde from the ludiaman
settled and in Toe course Of few minutes
obliged to shout quarters and eventually became
prisoners was conducted 10 kind Of cell IN the
hold the vessel, and my hands bound with huge
pair of manacles aud allowed 10 hold Intercourse with
no person save my attendant med,tatcd escape, but
how "a effect II was the desidefatnm Happily Tor the,
however, my attendant had originally been pirate
himself, and on my intmaion 20 him of the dtsire TO
escape, he oppressed his readiness 10 share my fate
We lost time therefore but the night soap
ed 10 some small bshing boats lyIng short distance
from the vessel by the aid OF which we found ourselves
once more free from captivity, and Spanish ground
We soon found means 10 JOIN smother pirate vessel and
Tor the space Of two years succeeded past expectation
In the midst of this suddenly arrested
by HIS Majesty cutter and again became prisoners
For length Of time We maintained our station, bat
length my noble companion ic aud happy would
have been 20 have shared his fate but had vet
difficulties 10 encounter. was conveyed 10 Engl,nd
and imprisoned with my crew, yet sull resolved 10
csc IA IN Tho ait
bic tried, and at last, accidentally, dIscoyt red old
rusty sabre II lay buried under ground three hap
py did conceive myself never hCsiiatiug but by
means or other, aided by my ialcnon could effect my
escape. Having picked a bar from of the windows
through which could thrust my body never hesai.
ed what should come afterwards, but deliberately walk
ed up TO the sentry, who by good iutune did un,
ne, and one blow quickly severed his head from his
BODY. escaped, aud found myself clear Of a
English prison, although was now IN the neighbour
hood OF NY Home, yet could not think of hehnldng
the face OF my father, emerging from such actions
these. To France then directed my steps, aud from
thence TO SPAN, when accidentally met with band
of pirates, with wiom had been acquainted before
aud became their associate Success was our lot until
you caplurcd On this very place, about year a
20, We seized French lrgae, richly loaded bound for
Iars livery uing smiled on us aud was about 10
iere nom these horid scenes 10 spend the remainder
Of my days in The bosom of peace. epJ ing the rich
fortune had thus acquired but 1t appears that for
tunes thus anlssed very hard TO hoard 10
y,
During the past recital the captains eyes we're f-cd
imuovaby on the couuteniucu Of the pirate youth,
he brhcld with what seeming comp1snre aud dignity
he uHTlyacd the scene, and was well aware th.i be
was never intended 10 occupy such station in life and
arSious to know his name but willing 10 put the
question ia a direct form, he inquired
Then you are an EnCshman e.
81 am the son Of gentleman in London, formerly
captain HIS Majesty fleet, but now, far as can
understand. commander OF a West ludianan You are
already aware OF the time elapsed since left home
horle do say the very thought thrills my soul strings
yet left ia the mad rawlings "f youthful fancy ara
Hafa~ laI III e
rr he name Of that father, dread 10 mention; and
To- cali myself after hin would only be nlctlng dis
grace forever. Hoping, however that he Y never
hrar of mp, shall thus lar disgrace his name to utter
IT an connexiou with my own. Should you, (uddres
sing the cspsin) hear Of him possibly YOU msy
or h'ar from the name humbly beg you will never
diseose the The name OF ms worthy father IS
Capt 81 James liil, and thr name Of hls unworthy
son is James Fearing detection, after eloremcnt,
changed tito James Hills by which have been known
since thai time.
The captain If chained TO lis seat, during the
past lew moments, but suddenly exclaimed -''tesy-
ems can believe my ears, @ do NY eyes do
their duty-iiill Hhi the name thrills my soul,--the
couhiensnce deceSes mc,-but tbs altered, the Eyes
yes they are the same,the eyes OF has dear mother
Oh, heavens It's my son,-my long lost son " In the
whdness If joyful despair, he caulh, HIM In his EN-
brace.
The pirate, asonishcn at the abrup, meeting. and ,hc
more abrupt discovery OF his deartather shtieh'd NO
! am not your son,-you cannot be my father >, but
looking up "a the agony Of despair he remembered the
dear, the altered counteRanoe, sud attempting TO
speak fell exhausted "a the arms Of his father
Here scene r2hibiicd Iisri bry Dad coucep tion -
Thy, who had not ous eunicnd,d Tor thu yicto-
~ on the deck o pirate vessel embraced each Cher
aud be who VAS now victorious. found that - VICTORY
was over his son. The conquerer and The conquered
embraced csch other mutually The extended arms of
a victor were the extended arms of loving father
aud inePrse prisoner the beloved ,e long !usls5n
81 his conCurTeT
No language could portray tie scene. m mind could
conceive the feelings If BOTH but tb,y hnctrf sDan
recovered from ,h@ joyful dream Nature sInAed On
Ihsm, and 10 USE The words Of ihe poet
HOPE lad tteir s44l, auchosod again.
lhtA h'cvtd t4tif hfulo -- ia,.f ratFe land
log and.t lsir shares ari.area iG ,ieN.
Ans Haiufe biesi i-e 7rafpect tro'
Every thing snil-d on cur Joy vessel as she plided
smoothly up the ihamrs aud few hours found the pi-
faie and Is ilhcf ln ihe -tirrtfepos uf Tire world r.
he happJ father Ic4iled ir 100 D' hs long
lost pirate son o. hs iat..t and c1uul, more 81 a.
king IHt1 cpusdsrstian the hasle .nutug Which they
80 lately experienced BE ehorKprct-d hs receptacle
20 b. al agi.h prison, found hmself Irst5fcd
49, dear home be- uho f-cisd hi- lite pine away
eilied 70 .or EH laUd, iogad himself rrsiurrd 10
The embraces q his ds4r friends
laus ended the craises 81 The pirate chief thus term.
nstrd his harbarous deeds The REMAINDER Of h.s fe
SIS spent ames the reJoicings Of hs iileRds
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