The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Saturday Courier
THE CAPTURE.
TALE OF THE REyo.uTIor

The sun was setting in the far West in slep, gran.
deur. As its tas receding light sinking into ob
Yon it darted It's dazzling rays the broad bay
of Boston harbor; and clothed its calm surface in mo-
gold. Not cloud obscured the sky, and the orb
of day, as resigned its sway to the queen Of night
shed the broad ETHEREAL arch of heaYeD, the mel
lowed light Of sunset
The American frigate Tangent full rigged the only,
sail III the harbor, lying idly at the dock, without
lite or motion. She ed with the evenness ofa wa
ter fowl upon its smooth surface, rejecting her stately
rilss and towering sides upon its waters; and
luoked like huge sea-bird cooling herself in its
briny depths But amid this calm there was one
who was by means idle. A tall stately hgure, with
al expression of eager curiosity in his cUuntenance.
was sitting upon the sangway of the lrgae, with his
eye gazing nenty in the direction OF the ocean, There
seemed to be something that had attracted his attention.
and he remained with fixed gaze upon it. lie looked
again aud again. satisfy himself that it was what he
suspeeed and taking up spy glass which lay 'by his
side. lie scanned the horizon in that direction. No
had the glass rested the object, than it
dropped suddenly. The tall parsonage ho was none
other Than Bob Spicewel, the mate gNe The word
below 10 call up tile captain, who was snoozing away
al V rate Of len knots an hour. He was aronsed and
cauIe muttering upon deck wondering why he should
be disturbed Of his quiet repoSe. .--.....
j say Captain said Spicewel hang me if don't
believe haye discovered cruZer from the British
fleet you were telling ma about tother day. l. have
been watching little object off there which looks ra-
ther suspicious. Splice me if doi't believe she
means 10 land party of those ID red upon the
coast herei what DO you think of it, Captain Fleming,
ehl
The Captain who had by this time thoroughly
awoke, left OF Tbhing his eyes, ard looked IN the
direation pointed out by Spcewe. After looking
short time, the cearess which his optics had attalTeo,
enabled him TO discover the object Of Bob attention.
'Ne Bob, I'm half inclined to believe you. She
docs not look at thai distance like an American craft
mud evGn if she was, She would not ba slandlpg in for
the coast instead Of the harbour ....
'Don you think had better call all hands aboard,
nta give chas 2 asked Splicswsll nqurugly, who
always delighted in naval warfare, and was whal
brave fellow.
r emug hesitated: If these fellows should prove
too
'liaog it, Captnin said Splicewoll perty, yon are
getting cursed tmd Of late. Rouse ~, man, and let
tas hope of get ng rid Of these fellows inspire you
with renewed courage, and III warrant you the victory
viii be our,
Well well Bob he replied, smiling, you have
Epqn "ra pretty good yarn, and think wen try them
Il brush
Orders were Immediately given to rig ship' The
deck was snon crowded with stout. lnstv taTs who
sprang up the rigging with surprising agility an the
fgae, which ne0ye lay Al her muorings was ere lot
cIeavng her way through the waters j ho lroad bay
IA breeze having luckily sprung up from tie andy and
silINg for the open Being fairly under way, ev-
cry Thing djused, and preparations ina le for an
immediate attack. The lone nine was fixed in its pro-
per pdce and the other dealh-dealng weapons of
destruction applied TO TO the port holes. After
having fxel everything US il should he, all eyes
tur.el To the vessel they were then rapidly
paaring They had arrived within about three miles
off her, when il could be seen that she was, as Splice.
well prslicteJ British cruiser. who had evidently
meant under cover Of the night to Onda party OF s1>
Sies the coast. Upon approaching nearer the decks
were observed to be swarmed with men in dense cor
fusion. They had before kept their course towards
tue shore, Int tho wind having yeered, was conse.
,ientIY right In her eeth and she was under the me-
eessn," OF falling off from her course, which brought
her right ~ the waks of the Tangent Both vessels
ed each other rapidly. considerable stir observ
ed on hoard tile pzer; and they evidently indendeG
10 trv The Yankee rrush. But they were not aware
tint The Yankees were slippery fellows, and lflhey fell
nto their hands they would not fare any ofthe best
They had now arrived within speaking distance, aud
Captain Fleming, having Stationed himself upon the
quarter Dock hailed thom through his speaking trums
pet, No answer was returned. He hailed them the
second lime -hntno answe.
Think, said Fleming that we shall have to talk I"
them in different language. The long n'ne guess;
viii stir them up. IT. they are so thick ofahearng
so saving, he gave orders for the long nine to be
sighted, the match was applied, and away sped tho
iron carrying in It's course the flying b Of the cruiser
Good good my heartesI shouted SpIicewslI rub
bing his hands with delight srhey will be aptto say
something, If thatisthe first sauiaon we awe ther
The enemy wcta now thoroughly awake to their
danger and an answer was TenFuedsd, hut tho shot
cd harmless lew rods astarn Of the Tangep ii was
nJw growing dark and what was TO be don must bs
the work Of few moments, fhe vessels had ap.
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