The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-11-18

tain. Its mother had dlel al west End,
of Consumption, having sought refuge
from that fell destroyer of youth and beau
~ nj TOO late a stage Of its attack; and the
captain was taking home this his only
child, Intending to place it in the care of
its dead mothers parents,
This captain was a son of New Eng
land; still a young man, bat eminenily
skilllul in his profession, and even more
remarkable for his moral than his profess
sioaal excellence. Modest in speech and
department, he was yet man Of consum-
mate bravery, Of irdomitable frmnass,
and Of conscientiousness not often eX-
hbited on sea or land. He had heard Of
recent piracies, although as yet they had
nc! become SO frequent as IN the progress
of the mex! year Or two; and when he left
post it was with considerable anxiety on
account Of his child, and still more on ac-
count Of the treasure shipped on board
his vessel---because it was not his own.
His uneasiness had been augmented by
the fact that his ship was neither armed
nor strongly manned; as, when he left the
United States, no cause for alarm Of the
kind had been known or apprehendel.
Nevertheless, trusting in Providence and
The speed Of his good ship, and taking the
precau,ion to conceal the gold where it
would scarcely be found by any uuins!ruc-
led seeker, he set sail, not with light
heart cestaialy, bat with a steady and un-
iiachiog spirit.
have no skill in nautical description,
and therefore shall not attempt nautical
account Of what was said and done on
board the Resolution during the frs, two
o: three days Of her voyage; only it is to
be remarked ;aat the wind she had was
light, frequently dying away into a per-
feet calm, and chat her progress from the
locality o. approaching danger was so
slow as 10 Increase in no slight measure
tie anxiety Of he captain; nor were these
at all aliev.aied by the rumors that reach
cd h,m l,om thr foracastle, Of bucanier
VINO had gwen his Eame & terrible notorl-
ETY. BY acts Of excessive daring and cru
ely, recently committed IN the Immediate
vicinity Of the very latitude end longitude
to w"ieh he found himself chained as 1t
were' day alter day. The name borne
oy ta's acoHrge OF 'he seas-reai or as
sumeH---was Morgan ana bret as had
been MS career 1t had alfeaty been Sig
na!'zed' according to the stories current
among the crew OF The Resolution, by eX-
hioIiions OF coId-olcooed ietocIiy never
exceeded ana FOL olIan elCa!led even by
pirates. us vessel a large but swiI! sail
ing schooner was saIu 10 De strongly
armed ana manaed; out there was enc
amoNg t"e crew. so sad report whose
character ana cona0ct"ere specially dweI'
upon as combining tho elements oil Won
"eF ahd hosFor' nc was said to DC OF
s'gao"c stature ana MUCOUS appearances
ana me Po'sesSoF oi enormous Strength
"''ca' however ne never eNer'sa IN
w" King Tue vessel nut Only III cohlilc'
"hsro resistance was ATTEMPTED ba' 'Ae
nos, extraordinary ana feVo'uhg laIe con-
ooFh'ng hlm was lha' ne was Inc mana al
ways e'"9oyeu Ia Pouin5 10 DEAN tAe
unhappy oapnVeS ""om Morgan S Po!'cy
81 c'"e''y reused 10 spare: ana lNat IN
'"'S "cE1''.e once Ga exc 'a'ioher lie as
P'.J TIa sa''5F {" oyMeh, ho' .'Ss neon
Ie''".,o ''"n ): ,s"','' lie was Known
."o 8a'''L' Sa.a, " me u''3 Oh JACK Ae'ca'
De9N"s" ." III" as "c,cs'p"'e OF oiS Pc
'"na' I'"Poy"e"'' ana otiS'nanng IN inc
"o'p @o''o''9n'e w''l w''lc" sailors 'nl
'V''"'y .ea@.u INC i'to'ssSioHal Hahgu'ah