The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-03

ah alutgAh poiaey or cruelty relps
e. IA sPaFr; and that IN this horrible AZ
hre 81 eK.ruuoner he displayed savage
e. Jaymenl NOT less inconreIvsble th1n
II ghiiul. lie Was known. the sailors
SID. by The TILE ol Jsrk Keleh. bssioa Ell
On him .. descriptive 81 his peculiar em.
Plnymen'. and originating in lie derp 40
laurence with ah,rh sailors universally
rreafd The professional hangman. no 10
England has been known Is Jack Ke,ch
from Time imn.smnrial.
The ihnd day ri The voyage vas well
advanced. good brefze bad sprune 10,
and caPnin Fowler wa. eongrs,uIaune
himself On his esesIe thus fsr, ard the
increasing prUbabIlliy OF Ultimate safely,
shen sail Was deserted. Just nsine
aeuss the horizon. Soon Il "a, made
au' :, be . schooner, and rapidly APP
pfoschine. captain Fuwler could not
eonce.l bis unessiness. aud ordered every
'ag u canvass 10 be crowded on his yes-
sci; The stranger might be an honest way
i-rer II The ocean, but he might also be
The fearful MCrgan. Il vas soon sp-
parent, however, that The schooner had
most speed. end The wind favoring her as
murh 40 il dnl the ship. The lsaer was
sure 10 be oyeit-ken. The only hope that
remained. therefore, was in the peaceful
and honest character of The pursuer; and
this hope disappeared hen, as The schoo
ner hove fully in sight, she was seen 10
o. large though extremely sharp. with tall
aud taking mssts, and sn extraordinary
spread Of sail, blark as night in the hpll.
her decks erosded with men. and that she
lad M flag flying. Captain Fowler Look
ed round upon his sraaIy crew. aud with
gfoan abandourd the idea Of resistance:
and when the pirate. for that such she
vas could moi be doubt, d. fred shoiled
gun over him. with the cslmnese Of des-
pair he ordered the ship to be hove TO,
and prepared 10 meet hls fate.
There were degrees Of horror To be ex-
pected IN the encounter Of pirates; aud
captzin Fa~lrr with his passenger and
crew. endessoured 60 find some con-
ISOLATION ~ the hope that their eaplor
was nj the dreaded Morgan. Bul ,lis
hope soon vanished when q large boa,
ir"m the schooner. full Of armed men.
drew near the ship. and j, was seen that
the forward oar was pulled BY a man
whose height and huge proportions left
lIitle room TO doubt thai he was that
" Jack Keich" Of whom report had spnk-
IN; and suspicion vas converted into
certainty when The boat came slongside.
aud this same giant stepped an board.
followed By q middle sized. eompse,ly
built man II about fmty, with light hair
aud smooth but sunburnt face, whom.
with What seemed a mocking courtesy,
he introduced as " Captain Morgan"
There was nothing terrific or even for
mIdable Ia the aspec, Of the dresded free
bIcter. Ills features were rather commnn-
place thaa other wisc bath in frm aud ex
rressionf he wss plainly diessed. aud had
about his person no weapons, hoI even q
dIk. II vas noticed. how ever. that his
orders I" his men as they ,o"k possession
nj the ships deck were brief, and utter
ell IN thai quiet tone of authority which
bespeaks the habit uf commend; aud no.
thing could exceed The promp,ness with
which they obeyed. No, . man Of the
fifteen or tseuty whom he had brought
with him spike or moved except as he
commanded; each man touk IN silence
The staff II assigned ." hm; aud Captain
Fowler began to cherish hope tia" af-
ter seachng the ship and taking such por-
Iiuns Of the cargo as nigh, suit his fancy.
Morgan would let him ca unharmed, and
Tut lille wurse for the encounter. The
gold be- was sure could not be found. aud
he felt quite confident that the fact OF It's
being on bnard was unknowa to all except
himself and The merchant from whom he
had received IL.
Thrre was one exception In the order
~ and disciplined conduct Of the pirate 8
crew; aud this vas in the dcmeanor oi
the huge fellow recognised by The cap
uves as the Jack ke,cI Of the pirate
schooner. II seemed that he was noiIn-
clutled in the briet but efficient orders OF
Morgan; fnr he wandered about the ships
deck, paying M attention TO the rreceed-
ings Of his captain or his comrades. and
finally seated himself upon the wIndlass,
where he amused himself with balancing
ore Of the csps,sa bars upon tie Zip oil
his forcfnger. as il utterly unconscious
Of the purpose far which he came on board.
or OF the business then in progress. Not
withslaniinp their anxiety aud alarm,
Captain Fowler and his passenger could
not help watching thus fellow with curious
interest; and ,l,ey found i. very diilirul'
10 reconcile his appearance and depoTt-
ment " ith the horrid office ascribed tn
him hy rumnr. Ills size and apparen,
strength were indeed enormous. lnheigh'
he was alb ut six feet and a half; Of i'm
mense breadth 10 The shoulders, long
armed, and slender in the waist; but the
expression Of his face was that 81 vacant
good nature, and the INDIGESTION IN his
movemeats. and something in his phy-