The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-12-05

schooner ana loItnWlh preeeeoeu 10 put luo eAecu
ion. l, -
In the first place he possessed hiu.elf If his pistols
and saw that they were in good ORDER then he uncere
nonously entered the euenant's st lie room, awaken
cd him from sound Sleep and rahr uncourteonsly
insisted on pinonng his arms and ashing him to his
BERTH at the SINE time informing him 1.-THE most res
pecu language that ifhe made any noise or called for
assistance, he would blow his bralns out without srcu
pie, in truly scien,iHc manner The Lieutenant, OF
course submitted TO these arbitrary exaetiops although
not with very good grace, for he considered them un
reasonable and then Turner in order to ensure his ST
ence, introduced as gently possible pump-boh in
to his month, Sc ured it there by means OF rope yarn
and lett him alone in his glory, to chew the cud Of
sweet and bitter fancy" a'' '''A@'Ss q "a a'' Si
Mr. Turner then went on deck and ordered the watch
ao6 to reeve the gear rig out The booms,. and make
the necessary preparations tors setting the top gallant
and royal sludding sails and soon found an excuse
forreleving the man at the helm, and sending him up
to the oreop mast cross trees aso. As soon as
crew were off deck he approached 0'Bren, the mate,
reused him with sturdyl kick, udicously admins
tered and told him in quiet and respectful manner
he was under the disagreeablc necessity Of tying him.
a single note of alarm, he should be compelled unwil.
| lingly, to lodge bulletin his head. His arguments
carried conviction to the mind OF O'Bren who saw al
once the reasonabcness of the request and Submitted
to be tied but begged Turner to tie him as ay as posi-
bic, to which Turner with bland smile, assenled.
This proceeding was not Witnessed by any of the
crew, who were busly employed aloh Turner then
went forward on The forecase and part lowered down
the square SAIL for the purpose Of still screening his
operations from the sight Of the crew. He then shut
over the lid Of the fore scue, and placed upon il
4 kedge anchor, and some olher heavy articles thus
eectualy preventing Sortts from any of the inmates
Of the forecastle Then stepping out the main deck,
he called upon one OF the men by name, and ordered
him to come down from alol. He Obeyed, as soon as
he reached the derE Turner approached him and pass
ed lashing round his arms almost before the man was
aware of what he was about The sa ilors aot, saw
this movement on the part Of Turner and one or two
Of them shrewdy suspecting some foul play commenc-
ed descending the rigging but stopped on behoding the
young resoute American standing f rmly on the main
deck, with aoocked pistol in his hand pointing towards
them, and three others by his side. He told them in
plain terms, that he had bound the otcers-that he in
resolved to re.ake the vessel and thai he would kill the
first man who stepped on deck without bis orders, Of
who even came below the cross-rees until he was call
Amannever argues so forcibly as when be point:
loaded pistol to yourbosouB his logic is sunanswerabe
and in this instance these s.amen found il sol and re-
ueated to the crossrees agreeably to his suggestion
without giving him farther trouble. - si tlt5,gs a
lTHrner cooly wentto work 10 make preparations
for securing that part Of the crew composing the star
board watch. He called them down. onesfby one, ant
the men obeyed him with great pIomptitade though no
without grumbling alale andexpresslng rather freely
J their opinion ofthe character Of the Yankee trick. FL
pnioned their arms snugly behind them, and fasten
ed them to ringbolts in the deck Then he went to tn
{ -scue which after considerable labor, he Olsen
cumbered of the kedge anchor &c. The seven men il
1.-The forecastle had been aware that something strang
twas going above but theiratlempts to get out wer
: Eunsnccessfui gand they awaited with some degree
anxiety the result of the singular and suspicious move
mens on deck. Their suspense was soon at an end 70
Turner after he had cleared away the kedge, lifted tn
stood al the sculae pistol an hand and ordered then
TO come On deck separately; and submit to be secule
bound as they passed the scutle. They had no aer
ndtlFC Jul 70 suunil anu III 1853 tdi dii an hou de
he had commenced operations, his,young man, by NJ
means remarkable for physical power, solely by tn
exercise energy, courage and resolution had mas
Tered the whole crew. and they lay before him one an
all bound awaiting with no little anxiety the next &C
? Tin this singular pantomnel 1 5s,.s.s ya.,sr h,
His object was to get rid Of his prisoners and 10 pre-
cure assistance to manage the vessels, Among III
crew weret three stout Irish ars with whom previous
this crisis, he had occasionally conversed and he ha
tsatisfed himself that these men had most unconque
able apathy 40 British man oiwar and woudreadil
assist in any feasible plan to free themselves from III
worse than Egyptian bondage in which they were hell
: Hecommuhed with them on this subject andthey ca
lgerysacccded to his proposition 10 assist him in gen
rid otthe other prisoners and navigating the vessel to
French port ss&s sEl Saa g saiisaa s.s ssa,s g6
He trusted to their honor and they didnot deceiv
him. He removed the cords which coDfned,theirlimt
Y and with good will these four men set themselves
p worttoHois out the long boat which after while
he'help Of the wndass and cupstan, they succeeded
ldoins. They put intoita supply ofsailsaDd oara
X lquadrant compass charts clothing, provisions ar
IS water and then bundled the Lieutenant mate and me
Iinthe boat, the bonds Of tie last man whom the
b threw in and the boats painter athe same time, shov,
b her off wished them pleasant voyage nied away Il
Iards and night coming they soon lost sight Of the lor
boat and the wonder stricken crew. who made The be
e Of their way for the Cha mel were afterwards pic
ID ed up by an English man. ot-war, while Turner SHAPE
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