Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-11-10

MEETINGS. taking snuff out Of his vest booker
Watching her manGuvres, as she blazed away
ike mouse a-hre, just as cool as If he was on
~ receiving complimentary salutes. She burn,
her birthstone, and was noisv-bpt eever p
gun fires we.-Old Ironsides poked her nose
steady right down for her, CARRYING a bank Of
foam under her bows like fea,her-bed cast
loose. Well, as we neared her. and she wears
first star-board, and then larboard o;v;no
us regular broadside at every tack. her shot
first falls short, but rs WE shortened tKe dis
tance, sonfe Of them begins to come aboard
first among the rigging, and cuts away some
of the stuff aloft, for them Englishmen ,lid,n,
learn to fire low till we learnt'em. First ,bev
comes IN aioft, but by and bv, in comes one
-iower-crash---through the bulwarks, max
ing the splmters fly like carpenters chips
then another, taking gouge out of the main
mast; and pretty soon agin-.chit''-l recol-
iec's the sound OF that ere shot well--3chitn-
another dashed past my ear, and gloncinp on
q guh carriage. trips up the heels of three as
good men as ever walked decks of that ere
ship; and all this while, never a gun fires we
but continues steadily eating our way ,;obt
down on his quarter, the old man STANDING in
the hammock netting watching her movement
rs II she was merely playing for his amuse-
ment' Well, as we came within carronade
distance, them shot was coming OH board
rather faster than mere fun, and some of the
young sailors begins to grumble, and by and
oy the old men-a-wars growl'd too, and work.
ell rusty-cause why-they secs the enemy's
mischief, and nothing done by US to aggravate
them in return. Says Bill Vinton, the vent
holder to me, 81 say; Kennedy," says he.
whats the usc-if this here's the way thew
night frigaies, dam me but I'd rather be at it
with the Turks agiu, on their a own decks as
we was at 1ripoli. It's like Dutch bargain
ali ON one side. expects the next thing
'hey1i order pipe down, and man the side
ropes for that ere Englishman to come aboard
ana call the muster roll" "A vast Bit"
says }; "never fear the old man. No Eng
11sh pressgang comes on board this shp-old
blow-hard knows what he's aboutn Well.
by and by Mr.. Morris, our first lieutenant. who
all the while had been walking up and down
the quarterback, his trumpet under his arm.
ana his eyes glistenng like schootboy's lust
let out to play by and by he begins 10 look
sour, 'ucularly when he sees his fayorite cox
swain of the first cutter carried bv sbo,
through the opposite port So he FIRST looks
hard at the Old Man, and then walks I'm to
him. and says by way of a hint, in a low. tone.
1.-THE ship is ready for action, Sir, and the men
are getting impatient."-The Old Man, never
turns, but keeps his eyes steadily on the enc
my, whrle he replies "Are-you-all ready.
Mr.. Morris!" All ready Sr'-sAys the Lien.
ienant-"Dont fire gun till give the orders.
Mr. MorrIs"-says the old man. Presently.
up comes midshipman from the main deck.
touches his hat-"First Division all ready.
oir-the second Lieutenant reports the enc
my,s shot have hurt his men, and he can with
difhculty restrain them from returning their
hre Tell him to wait for orders, Mr.. Nor
ris says the old man again-never turning
MS mead. Well-just you see, as the young
gentleman turned to go below, and another
shot carries off Mr.. Bash, Lieutenant of Ma
rines--)ust as we begins to run into their
smoke, aud even the old gun boat men as had
oeen with Decatur and Somers begins to stare,
up jumps the old man in the air, SLABS his
hand on his thigh with areport like pistol,,
anu roars out IN a voice that reached the gun
ners IN the Magazines-~N ow--Mr. Morrisn
give 1t to them-Now give it to them-fore
ana ait-round and grape-give it to I'm, Sir
give 1t to 'em, and the words were scarce, ont
OF his mouth before our whole broadside
glanced at half pistol shot--the Old ship trem-
bling from her keel to her trucks, like an aspen.
at the roar of her own batteries-jnstantly
shooting ahead and doubling across his bows
we gave hfp the other with three cheers.
and then at it we went-reguar hammer and
teohgs. You would thought you were in
thunder storm IN the tropics, from the conlin.
ual roar and flash Of the batteries. in ten min.
utes, his mizzen-mas: went by the board.
"Hurrahp' shouts the old man; "Hurrah
boys" we've made brig of her. Fire low
never mind their top hamper! slIurrah |!
Wen make sloop of her before we've done -,
In ten minutes more over went her main
mast; carrying twenty men overheard as it
went, and sure enough, sir, in thirty minutes
that 'ere Engiishman was sheer hulk, smooth
as canoe, not spar standing but his bow
spirit; and his decks so completely sweep, by
our grape and canister, that there was barely
hands left to pull down the colors, as they had
bravely nailed them to the stump of their
maInmast Il say Kennedy says the ven,
holder to me, laying across the gun after she
struck, looking out at the wreck through the
port, and his nose was as black as rigper
from the powder flashing under it-aI say,
wonder bow that ere Englshman lik es the smell
ofthe old mans snuff NATURALIZATION
IS queer animals any how-and always ready
for fight or frolic---and, SO far as / secs, i
don't much matter which.
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