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m0St ut the sam" n,Unirnt those of the nj.
rates who were u the buat were observed 10
shove OF, will, the most horrible impreca.
,inns. Tie steward il seemed had. a, the
beginning Of the contest, filled the tubs with
boiling water, and unol,servc,l by the pirates. |
had dashed il full in their faces. Blinded
aud convused with pain, they ronld do no.
thing, and their only safety WAS IN retreat.
Six who were lrh on deck snon fell. literally
rut to pieces not however without having
slain two of our number. As tie battle
clns"d, kind prsyilrrr", as if in pity, sen,
a still land brrrzs.snd in few minutes wa
r-v,r- moving rs-r-es,7 'a'ong, secure, n, leasi
for the present, fom further danger.
When the dav dawmpd our foe was dis
covered about three miles astrrn, and MS the
land brrezr was d> ing away .and consequent.
" very light, he had two boats a,,arhrd tn
the schooner, rowing ahead tn qnlrkrn his
speed. IN consequence of this assistance
IN. pirate gained rapidly upon us, and when
the sun arose, only quarter ot u mile s"pa-
rated us. The shut were again H. ING fast.
carving away u large part of our ,n,zrn ton.
mast, aud splinrring III" main. var,i-arm.
o ,r sails were completely riIdlrd, W., for
,nnatrly II" one was injured. Preparations
we're again made for boarding and two boats.
were this time sent, boil, flied will, men,
On they came, will, their pixies and culas-
SEES cleaning in the morning sun. Il was
now "a dead calm, aud there wa law viii, no
means Of defence compared with HAT Of our
rnrmv, unable to mnvr - s,nulr inch, and
hln"dy So, Of men wIhn n quarter of mile,
mad tened by their farmer ilI.snrcrss, row.
ing ~, prepared I" wrrak upon MS vengeance
nv every Imaginable torture. The fifteen
n,n,,,rs whirl, elapsed after the boats left the
schooner were to us u period of most Intense
agony. We knew that we must die, and
that tao nv inches, unless that over ruling
Power, 'wmI"ut whose notice no, even II
SPARROW falls TO lIp ground should interfere
f,r our re sr,n'. THE parting hand was taken
by all, no disiinriin now existing between
the officers aud crew. \ letter. previously
prepared hv the captain, si",l"g our sit"a-
ton. was placed 10 u bn,,L, whrh, with its
m"u h securely sealed. was committed To iI,t.
ocean, to tell our fate to those whom we
loved u, hume. Many II PRAYER was offered
bv hearts that meyer prayed before. and eyes
wlirh bad never w"Ih we're nnw filled with
tears. f .cl, PRAYED for himself, TN, wrpl
for ",h,,s; wrl,. that this liul" band of hon.
est hearted men >I,onld f.Il like sheep brior,
the mmd"r",s <nivrs Of il,rw i,'s'rn, rrs.
wnnli mt wish, INV dear shiIn,irs.
said Captain N 10 90 before the bar of my
God, as ,sri, in IA few min",rs I" do
with mv !s-r> le''~"rht stained " Il III,
bl nd Of my fIi0w-im,"ss. hut hold self
preservation t" h.. tho great & st law If on,
m,,nr" ,nd-nl,l"nsh Ia al human appear
nnrr> mus, die. even # We s',,nId sur.
coed IN DESTROYING ,l,r IT," nur number Of III,
"n"n>. W, viii "ndr.v"r I" rid the wo,l'
If >'"'. If these n'"n>,r,>.'
Arrnriin. I" directions tlrn given nv him
E"rr b'T,"l> w'r' 'l ,r.l IN the q ,'rrrr d. ok
and covered sim boards, nlnn wI,irIi i"m
, p"r.rv vi ui,rm the lutte fmr. i""ind,r W.,
! lifted Nv all hands, loaded !" ," muzzh " III
I pieces If irnn. The Obi "ct Of tins was t.
! raise the gun above the rail. for the pirate"
h'i"g aS'"rn, il could IN, III. directed toward
them ,Ir""al, the port holes in the Sides Z"
: til" vessel. C'w. y. aimed til" gun himself
| not painting II directly at the heats, hut al
spa, about invent, rods distant irnm the ship
I with the intention of .ilsrI,ar ing thu. pirc,
when the boats covered that spot. The pri
mine was p"ur.d IN, aud IN brrathlrSs anx
ieIv We awaited the rn"nn's approach.
/. Suddenly eleam of hope Il '>h"l arros
} every rnun,"nancr. In ili" eastern hnart
, was observed dark ripple skmIins the lo
rizrn, u sure evidence that the SRA hrrrz
/, WAS setting in. II the wind reached us be-.
FIRE the ship was bnardrd, we were safe
/, The nia,es also observed the indications II
: the rising hrrrz", and therefore piled lini
r oars with all their strength.
Stand bv with Your maiclIrOpe, said Cap
Y tain NJ, wmhonl moving his eye fr,m II,
y range of the gun. aud the very second Ill
! my hand do y"u fire.
+, Almost Immediately the signal was give
. and the gun discharged. Unrrrinslv hi
u those iron messengers Of destruction do tl,ri
= work. One hat was completely shnter"
10 pieces, aud as far rs we cnnId Judge, !,
i least twenty sunk intn - hInoly gravr.-
: These in III" other were apparently unnj,
' red. hni were nhli..uI To stop and rcscnr ,Iri
= drowning rOmi'aninns. This delay save
!. MS; for hrfrr tin. enemy were again prrp,
h. red far I'll" attack the sails beautifully stretch
T. 81 themselves T." til. full under the first hI.,
S "f the sea hmzr which had reached rs, an
the nnhlr ship rar"rning over with the pres
Il sure, rs IL hn~ins in def ,nrn tn the firni
! imnn"li,nly shat away from danger. N-v
v or did the air RIM with nine mnr, hear,
: cheers than arose iron, III" quarter deck &
# the Java. The chang" WAS rl"ririr.l; an
, III" r,volnii,n Of feelings in every bosom wa
v lightly written IN the rnnnirnance.
II Snrm danced, anl some, aiming WHOM
4" was nrr captain, even w"p, TOR ~, aud M,
), nv were tin. hang yarns and jokes i"lI IN H.,
d,v. Sill, "" were moi rniir " free fro,
+, Danger; for al,hn,,gh We might hone tina, II,
J. nitrate thus hafll.h and weakened w"ulI aba,
dan III" chase, yet u" might ais" rcsnlv" ~,
- an being rrvrngrl FIR nmr existence and pur
s,,. MS even IA our destined haven.
Il T. ulv in til" nnrning "" II I'd observed
~ sal on our w"aihrr hnw, bat so Ear dis'ar
III It her hull could rnt he distinguished. N
n ter the hr,rz" had taken ~ we soon game
~ anon her. aud nv vnnn iad r"'r M ahram
= She nrnvch Ia hr he French hrig L'\miri
n IT,. from IIavrr Sound IN Vera Cruz, wit
~ two hundred u,ss'ngrrs IN hoard.
! a. Mnnsi"u.' said her captain in hro
!" ken Erelish. il v,n he van honest men va
p viii pleas" tell NJ" vat f,r da, vessel fire. S
II NAVY guns u, von
A." "" r. nli"'l that il was a pira,iral vessr
II MAN Dion! van pir.i" did y"n say =
f" Oh! sacrr A! ; -s,.m you van very gran
IN mao 10 escape q very uieely. MonsisU