Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-04-15

ioFeu respected by every HAL Oh poiTu Ills
sailor-like honesty and frankness, often urged
him to express pretty freely his dsapprobation of
the measures adopted by Captain Lindall in COM
pliance with the whms of his pretty wife. For
this reason, he was by no means favorite with
the lady. Our second mate, Young man belong
ing TO Massachusetts, named Willis. lie was
active, vigorous, and full of animal spirits. The
crew was composed of Yankees, and consisted of
eight as genuine sailors, and brave and honest
fellows, as slushed a topmast or handled
marlnspike The cook was stout, athletic,
black fellow, a native of Boston. With such
officers, and such crew, to say nothing of the
captain and his wife, it was thought that
shonld be more than match for any piratical
boat, or even a small armed vessel that might
attack us.
After we left St. Thomas, being bound TO New
Orleans, and our course lying along the south
side of Cuba, far Cape ST. Antonio, Mr..
Thompson suggested to the captain, the propriety
of getting and ammunition ready for
use, in case we were attacked. The captain adj
mitted the propriety of the measure, and as his
wife no farther opposed it, than to say that she
arms while she was on board the guns got
ready for action, and every preparation was made
to give the pirates warm reception, in case they
thought proper to modest us.
We passed merriy on our way, with pleasant
breeze from the eastward, the regular trade wind
The influence of Mrs Lindall over her husband
did not seem to diminish, but rather increased.
rbo aot1u reco lodi
to her assumption of authority over him, and no
longer even made a show of disputing any of her
thoughtess suggestions plans. The mates
were forbidden to walk the quarter deck in the
night, for fear of disturbing her slumbers-and
for the same reason, the sailors were forbidden to
indulge in their accustomed cheerful song, while
engaged in pulling and hauling on the quarter
| deck. The hol y-stone and scrubbing brush, made
music by no means pleasing to madam's ears,
and therefore seldom used Mr.. Thompson
bore these annoyances with the patience of phi
! losoper. He appeared to comfort himself with
the idea, that few weeks only would elapse,
before he should be in an American port, and he
would have an opportunity of changing his sltua-
ton. The crew, however, were less disposed to
submit t0 al The Inconvenience and extra labors
which were imposed upon them, in consequence
of this lady's being on board-and it required all
the authority and energy of Mr.. Thompson to
prevent characterization, and perhaps revolt.
! We passed along the south side of Cuba keep
ING good ofing from the Isle Of Pines, and
hauled up for the passage into the Gulf of Mexico,
which lies between Cape Latouche on the main
| Ant tb,,, ~
ty of Cuba We entered the Gulf of Mexico,
without having encountered any suspicious sail,
and Captain Lindall, who had evidently felt
exceedingly uneasy while cruising in these waters,
which were VIGOROUSLY infested with pirates,
recovered his usual cheerfulness, and laughed
and ioked with his better half, assuring her that
we had now passed all danger, and that there was
no longer any thing to be apprehended from
pirates.
1t was about eleven o'clock in the forenoon,
and Cape st. Antonio still in sight, bearing
about s. Z. by S., when man who was employed
aloft sang out, "Sail no?
"Where ay?' said Mr.. Thompson.
sOn the lee BEAM returned the man at the
mast head
time-and as all our ideas of pirates were ASSOC
ciated with the Isle of Pines and Cape st.
| Antonio, no one thought of looking to leeward.
| But there was now plainly to be seen long,
raksh-looking schooner, not more than SIX or
seven miles off, steering wind with heI star
board tacks aboard, evidently with the design of
cutting us off. The captain took a long look at
her with his glass, and then, without saying
word, handed it to Mr.. Thompson. But OBJ
served that his pale and detected countenance,
! furnished strong contrast with the cheerful
smiles which decked his visage only few mo-
ments before.
"What do you think of her, said Captain
Lindall, IN a falering voice.
"Why," said Mr. Thompson. "she is rather a
suspicious locking craft to be sure, but she may
be vessel from the Mexican coast, working out
into the Gulf Stream. l think it would be best
! to take in the studdng sails, and haul our wind
and if she is pirate, we may possibly get clear
of her."
"If she is a pirate, said Captain Lindall, "that
will be of little use, for she will sail two knots to
our one, on wind However, we'll try it at all
events
The orders were given, and in few minutes
the Hyacintha was braced sharp up, and moving
along close hauled, at the rate OF four or hive
knots At this moment the bearings of the sus-
picious sail were taken, to ascertain whether she