Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-03-28
A B\TTLE WITH THE Pr
RATES.
ny REV. CHARLES RICH.

single event, which, as it may serve as u
pronrr Introduction 10 the subject Of this
sketch, shall BE- mentioned. II WIS IN one
If Those ennpnrprd mnrnings which the tr0-
pical sun SO often usl,crs in with all his pa
eea",ry, while gliding along with onr sails all
filled by s'iT ,radr.w,nd, tina, discovered,
on the wea'h'r.9'ar,rr black rakisl, lonk-
ing craft, running I,wn with the intention,
an,patcuil n !.
the time of which write, the southern wa
trrs we're invested with gangs Of the mos,
desperate and blond.,hrsty pirates whirh
history has ever yet mentioned. War was
also existing hr,wern the SIaniards aud
Patriots of South America. aud ,rvaterrs
we're consequently abroad for the destruction
of tho rnrmv's ships. The new sail, lming
to windwar'l. had every advantage over us,
aud could therefore either bear down with -
more flowing sheet, or haul her wind should
she wish to avoid us. In less than three
hours after we first saw her she was ahran,
of us about two miles distant, and proved tn
he ii low brig Of nearly two hnndrrn ,ons we'll
armed. All on board were sonn-wl,,i alarm.
ed At the approach, of the new visitor, aud
especially when changing su hlrnly her
course, she KEEP, along directly ah"an.
"A prat"-n pirate we heard from every
mouth; and from III. captain to .h. r.ti,
h"v, there WAS NOT Ona on board WIN did not
wish himself safely mnnr"d IN Malanz,s.
Things remained thus till noon. wln'n III"
brig again altered her course aud sirrr'd d.,
rrr,ly for ms. Within an hour she ,i,n, brau.
,iinv across our bows. and firing n Ice gun,
her cnn,m,nl.r II .id the shin, aud ordered
C,n,,iu N. I, Ir,yr t,. TIA, Inc miu,t b,ar,l
us. THIS was snnn done. and the result was.
tina, after an ,uyons half hour n ,d ,l,nscJ
during which time CAPTAIN n. and myself
had been c,bin.d viii, the lieutenant, ,r ,I,,.
brig. W. were very politely m,;,rmcd tina, VT.
nlnht proceed on our course. the officer an.
mourning himself as he drp,r;cd. 10 l,.
Licu,.*** of the C,lunhi, uun briu L.
Csnrranre, H.. had M frs, mistaken MS for
:. Spanish vessel. and afterwards DELAYED
rnrn,ng tlown, as we looked not unlike :,
slonp of war,
|, WAS on the third morning after this or.
rnrrcncr, that we made the wr>, end of Pnr,
REQ. C,n,.in n. had i,s, o,u. below fl
b raSf,N, wI,n taking ~, III. spy glass,
discovered IN the M,n, P,<>au. two ,.p.r-
in. n,.>,>, scarcely visible. close under hioI
i,n,iry bluff.
.ll-r" is - rir.," io,l""L.' cried; 'nu
deck q"irk. Captain. for vnn will Il ii ,hi,
fll"w !" h. II" sr.r,rrnw If - u,n."i. war
c plain y. was immr.ii,,rv IN deck. aud
"pnn "A second oh>"rv.'i,n. he ,,",,r..d III,
tit" vessel was h'>'i"g her forest Ill, and be-
far" |'r could hook IL" third time, she I'a'
"v"rv thing set, coming ont from under III,
Land !" meet us.
This l""ks snsriri""S.' said l'r, to Ii" -
one moment slowed ava, liz" spider, will
!; nothing I" hr seen. anI then, within five
minutes. 10 b" in fall c',,S" afi"r II stranger
! ~" afraid tina, "" shall no, Gr'l i, snch ras,
, work !" get ril of him as we dit TIL. hri. ll'
oilI"r day. What say von, Cn,rlrs sup
pos" this rrali should prov" tn h" ,,ra,"
will 10" f,h him ? ar shall we hr,v" to an'
, quietly suffer them To cat our thr",'s?
Asst" ig'ilng, ! replied, 'lml" can h'
d"n" IN that way, for ""r w"'l" arn'am"n
consists OF only ~" t'nr.nunirr, tw" mus
k"iS. on" cnllaSs ANA nv fowl g pi,c"
sorry array irlr"I az ,nst The fare" w,r
that fellow d"'hl">s n,s'"rs. Bat can tel
you one thing, C.plain NJ, it Is M !, rider T.
die by cannon ball or bnalding pike, tina
) hv being strung up to the ward. arm AM
, choking to death bv degrees, or hv h,vn
our windpiprs nnskilfnlIv OPENED Nv thrs
Qnark doctors. For one then say, pei tlra
If we can, bnl iflhe worst comes TO the wors,
, WHY, fight icn,.'
The true character Of the su.pirious yesso
was soon ascertaineh, for. NOT being ,hle +
onIs,il us. she fell asrrrn into our wake. n
; the distance of less ti,an half /, mile. and dis
. covering her error in moi having cut rs off ,
{ once, she fired u lee gun and t,,is,.L IN
. Spanish A,.. OF this we took no notice.
+. Another lee gun WAS fired, and IN. Amrri
I can Gag was run mp. This WAS also su(r RI,
: TO pass nnnolirrh. The third uun came fro,
h tine windward dnnllr-Shor"h. aud as III
IL, snnk" rolled away, The Mick f7g nit
Deaih's heal anil cross boars was seen fl,
|, ing al the main>ail peak.
y The vessel was u snakish locking Graf
y sclonnrr rugged. Vet one of the most hrau,
: FIJI had ever seen. Every part of hrr di,
e PLAYED the most perfect symmetry, and II,
long rakine n,asls ia,rrcL gradn ,ly ava
almost Ia n,il,rn,allca point. Every rhi,,
b.l,w the sails was as black as p.inr cod
$ max" it, an"'Ins u striking contrast with tit