Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-10-25
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contain which are of any value. My plan is
to charter an old sloop, the worst looking one
that il is possible to find in port, yet tolerable
sailor for she must work well, and readily obey
her helm. will load her deck with hen .coops,
filled with poultry, pens crammed with pigs,
and few sheep, and calf or two, by way Of
variety. You laugh, frank ; but the comman.
der of the tender will find it no laughing mat.
ter, if succeed as anticipate. shall ship
about thirty.fvc men and conceal them il the
hold, and taking command Of my craft with one
hand visible on deck, shall set sail out of the
harbour. When get outside, think shall
be able to show John Bull Yankee trick he
will not be likely to forget very soon. But all
will depend on our good management Of the af.
fair. Now you see what would be at Frank
Will you join me''
Heart and hand SIR responded Frank Tai.
bot, with enthusiasm. will you allow me to
be the hand on deck to help work the sloop'"
'Yes il you can talk Weathersield Yan.
kee'
wall, rayther guess ken tho ant been
to Connecticut among 'em since last grass
This reply was pronounced in such an inim.
table Yankee dialect that the lieutenant burst
into hearty laugh.
You will do, Frank! Now we want to pro.
coed at once to action. want you to 60 to
the Anchor rendezvous in Pearl street, and
drum up about FIVE and thirty men. Take on.
ly those that are daring and ready for any thing.
Let none of them know your object, lest we
should be betrayed by information being con-
veyeG TO the tender. You will find men enough
in these times that will ask 10 questions. Meet
me al twelve o'clock, at the Exchange Reading
Rooms and reportto me-
The midshipman tiren took leave and hasten.
ed up the battery. The lieutenant returned to
the group and taking aside the masters mate,
whom he knew, laid briefly before him his pro.
Ject. The old tar entered into it with all zeal.
Together they went to the docks. where on &C.
count the blockade lay idle large number of
vessels Of every description. They were not
long in discovering such craft as suited them,
a Hudson sloop of seventy tons. She was i'm.
medatefy pct IN trim, for sailing by the mas.
ters mate, and three or four men whom he EN-.
ployed while the officer proceeded to buy up
and send on board his live stock.
CHAPTER II.
The morning following these events, the
Tender of the British frigate was standing off
and on under easy sail, and close in with San.
dy Hook. The wind was from the southwest
and blowing about five knot breeze. The sky
was without cloud. and only gentle undula,
Iion lifted the surface of The ocean. The ten.
der was clipper built vessel, very long and
narrow ia the beam and constructed wholly
with an eye to her ling qualities, and she
gave proof OF them by over-hauling everything.
She carried amidships long ,hiry.two pound.
er. Her crew consisted Of about forty men in
the uniform of,he British Navy. They were
now principally assembled in the bows and or
the wSdlass, talking together or watching the
shore. AIT, the officer OF the deck, bluff full
faced young English "middy." was loungine
over the quarter railing smoking cigar. The
man at the helm had a sinecure of his post, for
The vessel skipped along so easily that she see.
med almost TO steer herself.
Sail, hO' cried the look out, from the heel
Of the bowsprh.
Where away? quickly demanded the Of
fcer.
In shore, two points forward the BEAM
Aye, aye' | see,' answered the MILDLY, lie.
yelling his glasses at sioop just stealing out Of
the harbor, closely huggirg the shore. 1t is
another of the Yankee coasters A sail in shore
Mr.. Stanley said he, speaking through the
sky light
The lieutenant, a stout feshy, port wine vi.
saged John Bull, came on deck and took sigh,
at the stranger which was about league dis
tant
1t lumber sloop; but we will bring hel
TO, if she dares 20 venture out--for we may ge
, some fresh provisions and vegetables from her
/ if nothing more
Shall put her on the other tack, sir,'
Not yet Keep on as we are, till the slooE
, gets an offiing. If we run for her now, she viii
take refuge in the harbor!'
The sloop stood out for halfa mile, and ther
, hauling her wind, beat down along The land
! The tender delayed the chase until she hse
got too far from the entrance Of the harbor Il
!. get back again, and then putting about, begaI
T to make the best of her way towards the har
e Dor she had left. Confident in the speed of hi
own vessel, the English lieutenant felt satlsfe,
b that the chase was already his, and laughed a