Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-10-11

mOthCI ; uoOT, "uSu q Sduy dressed
officer rode down the street. Ii was in
the lark Of evening, aRd the officer see.
,ng Tucker thus employed, rode up to
hun, and asked MIN # he could inform
him where the honorable Samuel
Tucker resided. Tucker astonisheI, an
swercd hun in the negative, saving,
There Is no such ugin lives here; there
Is no other Sam Tucker in this town bat
myself" Immediately on hearing thus,
the officer raised his beaver, and bow
ing low, presented him his commission
IN Inc navy.
CAPT. GEoRG LITTLE
Among the vessels thai were built by
the State OF VI ssJchusetls during the
war OF The Revolution, was the SlOop
Winthrop. She was built IN the then
District Of Maine, aud for the express
purpose Of protecting our ~cuastiug
trade, which head suffered much by the
captures, SC. Of the enemy. She mount.
ed thirteen guhs, AID was commanded
10y Ia l. George Little, OF Mansfield,
who had been the first Ii VI. Of the
ship Protector, John Foster Williams.
esq. commander, and who by our quasi
war with France, in l79S, commanded
the irigItc Boston. HIS first Lieuten
ant, in ths Winthrop, was Edward Pre-
bic, Of Portland, vino also had been an
officer on board the Protector, and who
was afterwards Commodore Preble.-
The Winthrop was a very fortunate
vessel, and more than aus Sered The ex-
pecidiIons OF those who built her. She
projected the cuasting trade, made ma
ny pIIZeS, and covered herself with olo-
ry. Soon alter sailing on her first
cruise, she fell in with two ships which
made a formidable appearance, but bold
~ running down upon them, she cap
them both. They proved TO be
stout British letters vi marque, and
she immediately returned with them 10
Boston.
She made a number Of p ICES after
wards, and recapturel some American
vessels. ln one or her cruises, she re.
captured a sloop belonging 10 the late
W IN Gray, esq. which had been taken
by The British brig Merriam, of equal or
superior force to The Winthrop, and with
a prize master aud crew on board was
ordered Tor PenObscot. 10 which place
the Merriam herself had gone Captain
Little Immediately resolved upon the
daring plan OF cutting her out. DISCUS
ing his vessel, 50 as 10 give her as much
as possible ,he appearance Of the prize
sloop, he entered tho harbor of Penob.
scot m the evening; as he passed the
fort, he was hailed, AID asked what
sloop that wUs-he answered, .the Aicr
Jams Prize" Ii Is said iha' the people
Ia the tort hIt some suspicious Ui him,
thcy suffered him 10 pass. lie then
ran up towards the brig. and as he ap~
preached her was again hIiled. aud gave
he answer. Take care" SAID they on
The Merriam, You'll run foul OF
us" He informed them that he had
been ashore On a reef, and lost his cables
and anchors, and requested them lc
throw him a warp, which was immedI.
ateIy done.
The sloop was theu hauled up to the
orig, aud LieIt. Probe, as had been ap
Pointed, jumped on boari with a number
men, vino had their own various du.
Ties assigned theT-whIle some slipped
cables, others made sail, &c. Preb!e
himself with Il few followers, entered
cabin, where the officers we're Just
changing their dress, to go on shore.
They made some attempt TO get their
arms for defense, but we're soon subdued.
When they we're coming out OF the har
Dor The fort fired upon them, and Capt.
Little Judged II best not 10 return the
lire, he kept steadily Oh his course, and
when out Of the reach of their shot,
triumphantIy let Oh ''thirteen sky rock
cts" In the same cruise he took two
other vessels. u Of which was 4 sch'r.
OF eight guns, which he had driven
ashore. The five vessels entered the
harbor OF Boston together in fine style.
with a leading breeze, and a gaIlanr
show they made,