Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-03-28

Onris hping taken from the fnr.nrr aud afliy.
I'd 10 the ends of two long poles, To serve ~
hnarlng pixies. SucI, was our force. Per.
nit me-, reader, once Wore TO -nnnrraie II. |
Fourteen ,nen , one four. I,onnlrr, will, not
hall to ct il. aud with only five pounds Of
powder; ten wooden guns; two musk"ts
one fowling piece; one cuIl"ss. and two long
poles with ba, onrls attached to them.
'C"ok.' SAID !, going forward To the cain.
bonsr, Gil all your c"pprrs with water, aud
heat il as sn0n rs pnssihle.'
'Lorrv, n,assl Charles, what for you gwan
to do with so murh hot water!
~ viii +Il ,4a.plf, u,i11r wattr IF Il.
\ IN and the steward Nus, gr, up one of III"
water casks aud saw il inin Two equal parts.
each making y large tub. Should thu pirates
attempt to board us with their boats, do vn,,
ill these tubs with hot water, aud when the
devils come alongside, just tip the water over
,hir heads, and sre how they will relish their
good sraliing.'
XVII, n,assa Charles, guess dry will iink
dat RAIDER warm r"cri'shum.'
Poor fellow these were his last words.
for shut elanring from the mainmast, struck
him in the head, killing him Instantly.
Never was more proud of my Yankee
c"nntrym"n than during that terrible ,l.v -
Unarn,rd, drI,'ncrl"sS. the sl,n, flying around
and across our vessel, with dealt, directly
before us and that ton vinl"ni one, aud one
Of orr nun,h.r STRETCHED Iiirl-SS 1T our feet
il was enough, To Il Isl, every face will, con.
! Sirrna,inn. But not u v"Staep of t.ar rnil'l
he traced in n single rOnnt"n NEE of nur little
| I, al /, al 4, 4
for The cnnir>', wl,il. tie firm aud hrirrmin-
al step wi !, witch each moved from sun, to
SPOT, sl"w"d that Noble res ,lnInn, and M,
| feelings of despair. was at work in cacl, mans
! hnSnu,.
Snort as lls been nv life, | have many
times been brought inln "xlrm. peril, and
more than once have been called To lonk
death j., the face, bat never did feel AS
dill during that chasr.-'Tis not an easy
lhingin summon ~, nur mnnlinrsS and resolve
To die Ito tramplr down ,l,n~r i,iuh hopes
Of the future, which have hitherto melted
and sustained us to bholl our brightest
dreams. Tx" bubbles, dashed Ia noueLt nv II
vinlrni hand to tear away the warm and
burning ,hm,shs Of home AM! lrinds whirh
cus'rr around the n,r., aud isolate one s
self upon the edge "f the crave" 10 gather
up all the pas. intn - minute, aud uaZ. ,,no,
il with our last fearful hook, aud then 1inu
forward TT" VISION I'M" eternity, that w"m "
an'icln." "ur reception There: 1t is mt an
easy Thing. say. 10 die. We can read, and
rvrh think of death wilhnni emotion, If III.
u" fT away hm Mhrn "" lisirn -n the Nal.
low tread Of Ills step lurking around us, and
hear ,l,. weapon Missing nv rs il Inrri-s tn
>l,y "nr f.ll,w, aud feel ,iar may Il" the
next virIin, i!mr" is not u soul hri thinks
quickly, ant not /, hear, wlirl, docs not hr.
rs # i, " al tear Itself fr,,,, Tin. h,>,u-
Anl vet, whatever these u.,lrii ,bl i..linu.
m,v tn, ih.'v ~" M, f,' :-t,,.> ar. >n,nr.
Thing n"hl"r. i"inr. wh,ci,. while the, send
til" lii,..hl,ml ru>hrn. iI,r""gl, every Vel
with the lish,nin.'> speed. d,i The soul ar,
aud all It il, action. Thus is iln. hnIr wn,
,rn" rnnr.." sits rnva'l\ uI'nn its throne i
. * now that nnhl. deeds ara. done, To which
I'll" danger If l>inry l"vrs 10 paint.
'rhr"i. hnl III" iv "" KEPT the intcrva
| between us and the pir,i" about iln. ,,ur
"" h'! I"'rI,,l,S ,im.l ~ him lill>; nu
after III" sun vent dawn. tho hr., Il ,rkrn
, rI. aud 81 ~ died away nearly /" = calm, M
hnwrvrr until nign had slut f,r oar PRO
, ,ec,i"n. Every light on board, iprl,lin!
, that Of the binn.cl', was rxlingui,lmh, an,
| the Imlmsman commanded To steer nv III,
, stars. The night wore away slowly, racl
, one in turn catching "A slror, nap at his pns
| uunn deck, for no one was permitted to q,
, below, aS an attack might al any moment b,
expected from the heats of the schooner.
had stretched myself upon one of til,
seats IN the stern toni, with my head rrs,in!
upon the tallraiI AS u pillow, no, To sleep, FL
| that was impossible, bni to think of hnmc
, aud to throw of for IL moment the hpav,
I weight ih,, WAS crushing my heart. II wa
81 sill around. thu the very silence seemed
, Oppressive. had laid IN, few mnunrnis
, when ! thought ! heard snnrihine that re-
s.mbled the splasl, Of an oar. and rising fro,
. nv seat, threw las,y glance over the how
4 Of tn. bnti. What u sight n"l nv eyes J.
J, ihrr" was u large boat filled will, men, at lras
.. thirty in number, all armed with rnll,ss-
4 aud pistols. while by the side Of cacl, l.,
. u boarding pike. Fortunately for me, wa
mt observed, and clearing with sing
t., hound the 81 les Of The boat aud the iallr,il
| sprung upon deck, and shouted with voIc
thai rang like Thunder on the ar, Pirate
:. alongsiL pirates alongside f!
y The alarm spread through III" ship, an
o every one in - s.rnnl was ready 10 rrp'
| III" rn"mv. Tn" pirates pnrrrivng thai The
!. were discovered. Opened the attack with ,.is
/, tolls. aud upon the first lir" disabled three Il
!, nur iiulr baud; vet We Yield Il MT IN ircl
u hat s,'n |, shoulder - sln'nlJrr. stand read
$, 10 die in defence "f the vessel. Tine mn,
+. k"'s and f'wli"s pirr" wrr" hr"ng'm dawn !
" u levi with lir the rail. sure death, To the fir,
j. two heads ,l'i appeared ahnv" il.
j. Baud III" Y,nkrrs, NV bows, and ca
their COW 'rilv ll,rn IT'S aud then f,r The pln,,
'l"r," came tr'm the rn,m ,nh,'r Of the bo :,
IS Shnwing nv the ms" Of tho linguag" that h
=, was "ilhr, an En.ii,l,n,n ~ American.
IT 'Nn sd easily d"n",' sail the green han
~ IN M" \; bias, Tho hngg",s. III s;mil III
:. hr"ad-b,skr, Of some "f them, know
I, Determined hnw"vrr as We were, all ~
20 rrsislanr" would h,v" been in vain, h III n,
~ III" stew nd inrrirrrd. Five nf the pira,,
20 had at last g'in,l IA h"'ing in the mai
n RI, ,ins, aud the first two had ,lpusi AS Sd,
90 fallen eek dead inlo the boats. from, the u,
;" rrriny fro "f mr uinskris. There WAS II
time tn rrln III, AMI ~ u m,nnrm III" 9th,
:, three were over the rail anl IN hrra.
~ rl,sr pr,rplr will, III" capt, u aud ~" Of II
r.. men. A gro IN hrhiiml and IN the chains. ~
ri, me that the S!,ughirr WAS going ~, an ! II
Id osxt moment the second mate fsll desd