The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-01
sa' :" him down. The dark oath wa. terribly ful.

: Young Parole went to sea. and became cap.
. tain Of an American trader. When England
loon hand IN the dazzling game Of the French
!. Revolution. Parole disappeared. and Tor many
. long years his drsolste mother ,nourned him ss
dead. Al the declaration Of The war OF Isl he
came home. sunburnl man. with foreign air
and snone French accent. He had served un-
q der the tri-eolored Tag. and passed unhurt
ihfoush the tremendous battles Of the Nile snd
e TrafnlRar His fearful oath WITS yet urfnl6lIrd.
a The weather was glorious, and the Sea Gull
+ few shimming over her gay blue home. On
Z the morning after The rescu ue Of De Berrian sha
r spoke an iron hnII-d, tauut .nasied yankee. Who
= that night. bad lodged chase in the share ,f
: u large thief stealing schooner. that sailed like
. awiis b in the eye Of The Wind The chase was
! conveying ship. and Jonathan guessed her la
, be "a tarnaiion rrvaieer. no oflepre TO ths
cloih." The adventurous son OF cider and elm
esr-brcad held his course untroubled by a fear,
while The Gull were To The son,hsrJ. ard
plonphed the foam under every rag Of her cam
yass. There is usually sharp fe hlne wheniwo
priva,eefs Of different flags come acruss each
other They olien have immense quantities Of
srecie, and the raresi sroilsof every cline. For
this reason. asidr from national luminosity. an
arlion between them Is of the bloodiest nature.
Many such dreadful fights have crimsoned
leagues Of the ocean that are hardly heard of on
shore. In the stir of greater events the his,o.
ran knows not. or fails 10 record them. and lhey
sleep ~ the grNes Of their actors.
Noon wasted into crimson evening. j, was
the 25ih Of November. 1912. The Sea Gull
was bowling dawn n dozen lpspnes of the Bra
zils. in latitude lO' suuih. The sun set at
lasi with y frown behind the frsry edge of a
bank Of clouds, The look out thought he saw
{ the elimmer Of q sail rs the last glow went out
in the west, hui he could make nothing Of it,
/ Captain Parole glanced around FOR a momeni,
r musingly paced the deck, aud went below.
q desiring the officer Of the watch 10 call him at
| anv change OF weather An hour passed. and
!. IL WAS fast growing into " dismal night. The
IS moaning easierly wind still hung on; the fair
J. clouds in ambush 10 The northwest. peepcd wea-
= ry ovor the ,siee OF the sea. aud then came
i ruling on in sullen gloom like the funeral pa
. eeant Of some spirit OF darkness. Que by onr
The iwipkling stars ~rathfully put out. till
p n small clear space no bigger than maiusnil
I. ~as left uncovered. away dawn to the south and
+. east. Tie sea was black. mutt~riug, and hid
- eons: an Oppressive silence ugUrd through
Il the brig. The usual song and laugh were hush
cd. Sometimes a iaree dark wave would rear
= up alongside. and sprawl away in shoaer Of
sparks, and one might fancy I've saw a skeleton
N ghost OF the shipwreokrd. rising in shroud Of
- fire. The Gtful wind now hurried LIKE the
e swelling wall Of Eolsn harp. then il fell with
The watch, the creskinc Of the wheel, or sharp
=" flap ao6, as il some winged messenger Of gloom
j had ran aloul. alone Kept silence awake. l.
= IL was near midnight. WHEN the binuacle liz gLt
J. family told lis whereabout, that forecasie co.
iere were listening mniely TO a yarn Of bloody
J. interest. At the tragic denousment the super.
c sritous Peter leaped from the circle. unable 10
stand any more, and leaned upon the weather
waist. Somelhine between groan aud laugh
-. - t..-. L. "a
mysieriously answered. lie listened for q du-
, bous ,no,nsni. when sfealhy :" Had alec :"
was whispered in his larboaid ear, aud he heard
an abrUpI dashing Of waves and ibe heavy boota
OF filling canvas.
SAL 10 wind ard !" he Justify sung. at the
same momrut that u tall spectral of spars and
rigging ioomsd out of the darkness jam ab-ain.
There Was u cry aud busiie an the Sea .Gnll's
deck, but il was drow ned in a ireme ndous crash.
~ the cut.wa,er of the strange sail stove in the
quarter waist, and her flying -jib-boom became
eniapgied in The iote -shrouds.
Quick as lightning, n hand OF armed men
were jumping aboard. when at the infant wave
lcaped up between the vessels. dashing them
apart like the arms Of strong man. aud leav-
ing the wrerk of The iib.boom dangling over
board. A plunge or two. and Rireling shrek.
iolj that some had SPRING too late. and fallen
short. Thr boarders quaiIed At that appalling
cry--yittory was yet ~ their grasp ;--to have
locked the haichr, and mustered ihe watch
would have bern the work Of n moment. but
. that precinus moment was lost in hesiiai ioL.--
There they siood-few and swed on that
narrow deck their own vessel gone ahead. and
the drowning yell Of their comrades ringing ia
ihei, ears. IL was only for an instant. Ths
asionished c;ew Of the SeaGull threw them
selves on deck ut the fierce commands OF their
leader. TO be attacked by an enemy scarcely
twenty IN number. That bloody fray was over
~ u moment. Scorping The call To surrender.
+ the foiIrd and msdd.ned boardrrs were cut down
io man. hardly knowing whether by h'ends
or enemies.
.,Shor and sweet'-iaun,incly laughed the
dark cSiha,n-" they are British hounds. see
-brt where di they come from "
From the Tiger" exuitingly answered De
Bsyrain. from the deck. an lie unot krd The
draih-,lasp Of a fallen Toe, aud stood upon his
feet. -
"Ha!" shouted Parole. "how do you
knowl"
Here is nv friend. jam De Alvs." replied
De Beuain. lifting the huge Timber corpse ny
the orcn bosom Of the shirt. and showing the
savage monsiaehed face OF The spaniaid-"a
prosperous cruiss to Port BriInsioLs" he ad-
ded aud the dead was plunged heavily over.
board.
A shout row arose-tiieie was no snswsr;
and tn. darkness was so intense ihai the iDys.
terious assaisni could % where be seen.
Beat to qhsriens." ordered The captain
"run onr the eannonaees ihere-eie away the
LONG gun"
Hardly had he spoken. when = broadsds
from the lurking enemy came crashing through
IN, rigging. The blaze Of her guns lighted
. Tor lund moment the tai! feet looking Tiger.
! covered With British eolors. She was loniug
on the siarbosrd bow. The S~s-Guu fsli 70
} le-~ard. returning a raking 6rs Aeain me
Tiger opened. and the cannonade vas instantly
, rapid aud furiops on both sides. Firing ey me
. momen,ary Cash OF their guns. bot "tr ds"sts
. ga. sustained. Captais Pssoie's blood ~ss