The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-11-20

ceeain ligal eliiisIs ilE1 LpOn lie hrs,
u q. FeFl olss chapel sslld. Ihs i.h
sf'ssA'h rocks hsh,ly IN lie srs, ana %
90 Tie hay loTizan Iesls s.il 81 Ieo
30 cls'sHl lhsi they svs.s EIed Ike chm
10 Iinnseisssl sblle Larbls Llama sh.i
bps shvse the oessu.
1 Al he psE.0d d Cur slniy,, Which "a,
near Tie close Vi tie l.s ssr, tao R.u
lsh sIa.sd stsssi. hid b, en- cruI.ina "a
lie mos'h 4 ne Iis.r lor .sme DAYS,
!. occasionally Iuanlng class 10 9Th Iht
ieil 80 - - dIsw IL liss. aid lLen nsk,
ing and standing sssssrJ az IL. Ose d
iLese vessels as sl1op u w.E aud ,hs
"lh.r abris of sixteen guns. The, ssrs
shetinslls blVek.Glng The IIssr, and co.
some tine ~ ,ssssi had srhrr CONS OIL
~ gone IN. EsvIy Ih,ns a. broUgi.l 70.
even 10 tie smsl i.hlng boat. sad ,!Ir
slrleIssI sigl:aeee Wa na.n,slnsi IRON
ae very hss1 dsy Of tier ARRIVAL on The
coast.
One morning 10 Jure, ju.i .. lie sua
as Using iron It's sea, ftasin, hi. iieIy
Spas lar scns, are spTalns vases,
kidding up sEsry otjsstUpon sLica ll.ey
IL, The leo I'm. lI,h s.ssels wers ;, en-
sanding Ia iosaEd. ,hs noIIh II u,s
user. uHd.r top gallant calls. .i,h tie
Hlad lsts on his starboafd ggsIlsr.--
fhsy were about half m,ls ap.,I. lLsu
courses c0nseig,ngto spotnl. Ibis peist
sss small ksnneorc s!oop Luggmg tie
land, aud Inarssvripg 10 make Tho en-
trance OF Ile ksnnebsc. HsI bread Ins iu
sail vas flung 10 the wind Ike a great
sh'te wing. s.J che ass ss.eping a.uHR
scr"s' the wa,sr Like gull a. etiure
sIorT. See had been d,.cos..sJ " the
erulsers only . lew minutes before, whsn
they lacked together snd presssd alter
her 10 ln,r,cept her, Insk.ng sail As they
went. Fhiesn minutes mere Ol The OBJ.
scanly Of UDrring. and the sd,eLlsrous
sloop would have got Ihlo The liver add
ondtr the gus Vi the fSr. unseen. %
seen Too late IA he cut oil. ~sm*a~ ss...a =
IL Was q beau.,iM sight TO behold The
Three 'essels 10 mohon; one email. On
armed and With but IhIee sslls 10 hsip
hsr fight, bounding along close under he
lands the tthers tall, lrowning with bat
leres and caseTed viii c.ava.s iron
deck 70 truck. .as
The cIuisers. aud about The same dls.anre
seslwsrd of The mouth OF The harbUr. be-
ing, when drscoseted. just sIeslIng round
Cape Small PoInI. She had, therefore,
the sans distance 10 run to gam shelter,
that her pursuets had - come up With
her present position. ~ va<w
Tho cruisers ,iood on for about fEs
minutes after Isckiag ia the sane coa-
serglng liies. shtn The corvette sIgntl.
lzed the brig. witch immediately luiied
and bore Up four points eastward, shtle
the lormer Kept her fret coerse. The OBJ
iecl had in view BY this msneuyer OF
The brig, IL was plainly evident 10 'he fish
ermen, who. irom the rocks on ahlrh
their huls were perehed, weie wstchlng
with interest The pursuing and the pursu.
ed. was To intercept heI: for they had
quickly discovered that q dIrec, chase
would be meiTtclusl. as the sloup chow ed
herself ,o'be q very fast saller. So the
brig stood strsighl towards the muu,b,
hoping 10 reach II in advance OF the sloop,
while The sloop Of war kept on 10 cap
ture her il she should nrn back and at
tempt 10 run into Harspweil os Portland.
Ave shsll be TUX, darned II wa ant,
Deacon" cody remarked 'al. urgsIn.
iy youth Of nineteen, .ho. with dlpper
fastened To a ten fool hsndls, 4ss badlng
up warer tom the ses, and throwing II
over the mainssd Of the sIoop. TO swell
tho threads nj the canvass aud make il
better bold the wind. ..ut
As he spoke. he paused in his work,
leaned upon his long dippeT-handie. aud
shouing one eye, took deliberate survey
oil the two cruisers. .+... .~.s..# &c.
"Not so long as two tmbers OF the
Polly Ann hold together, 'Siah,s respon-
deJ The Deacon. who grasped the helm.
and who, with one eye ahead aud the other
watching the enemy, directed the course
of his huIe vessel towards the shelter he
sought. III we'd only had another ten
IN nus Azure Gun up, we'd got 10. But
The day ant gon' to stop for any man.
and | don. 'sptct il to. All we aus! do,
Is to keep The Polly ont o The hands o.
the, Bn,ishers now they've got their eyes
Oh Ne. Wei the sails, 'Slah! Keep wet
ten 'em!" 4.. ....... .-...
"Iguess they Kind o guess what we've
got aboard, Deacon" SAID 'Siah, as be.
css,s a shower Of spray over the msin-
sail. They seem 10 lake all fred troG-
BILE 10 catch us. See how Polly jumps
The way she losses water with her bows,
won't have to wei her j'O; she. does thai
herselt!" ....... IT,. ...'.....M.-..
III we dont get mo the river, and
lhem chaps overhaul w, what in'nstui's
10 be done, Deacon" 49,.
p =" Il WOO, DO 10 lie, 'em capture the six
big guns, and two barrels o'po"der, and
&an o. sho, that we've got Tor the Tort
hats fact, 'Siah," SAID, very decidedly
can,aip. ar rather Deacon Paul Batter