Holly Springs gazette., 1845-11-08

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muskels. one cullass and my fowling piece
a sorry array indeed again 81 the f,rc'
which that fellow doubtless musters. Bu
can tell you one thing Capt. n. is 10
harder to die by cannon bill or boarding
/ pike, than being strung up to The sarc
arm and choked 10 dea;h by degrees. or bs
having ostr windpipes unsxiifuliy opened
I by these quack doctors. For one, then,
say get clear If we can, bat If the worz
4 comes o the worst, why fght them-"
The true character Of The suspicious yes
/ sci was soon ascertaincd, ,-for not being able
to out sail rs. she fell as'ern into our wake
( at the distance of less than half a mile, and
di-coyeFing her error at not having cat Us
I of'at once, she fired p lee gun ard ana
hoisted lie Spanish flag. OF this we took
no nol:ce. Another lee gun was feed and
the American flag was run up. This was
"a $50 suffered 10 pass unnoueed The third
quo came ffom the wind ward double shot
ted and as the smoke rolled away me diact
Tag aClth Deaths heal cross bones was seen
flying al The malnsail peak.
Tie vessel was suakish looking craft,
schooner rugged, yet one Of he most beau
tifull hal ever seen. Every part Of her
displayed the most beautiful symmetry, and
The long raking masts tapcd gradually a
way almosi to mathematical point. Every
thing below the seiis was black as
painI could make, affording striking con-
trast 10 the two lines Of white foam tha'
widened off from either bow. her deck vas
filled with men, in the centre o. whom The
great weapon of offensive and detens We
operations was mounted, a huge brass
fthrtv two FOUNDER, turning on a pivot
Z Ir,.E... I Ia T. I.Fla.
est degree, and seemed To fng back the
bsighl sua5eams 10 d!sdain, as tAcy lei. up
on it,
A council Of war was immedi .tely held,
in which every one having spoken. L was
decided first To make every effort 70 escafe,
and II that diI aot succeed, TO fight I'LL not
enc romaiaed NJ time was 70 be lost, for
though we could hold good cur distance
IS bile the present breeze lasted, yet, should
I TIE wind de away, tire pirate, being smal
! Ter than uare lges.conld easily sweep 20 Us.
/ Beside his 6ig qua 9sas talking wny every
/ few minutes. aud sending his shot all az
( round Us, one % Hich had already been So
7 impalte as 10 come splin:erlng through the
I round house passing bstween Capt n aud
I mYsslfin It's passage over the lee oulWarks,
( The sails were immediately wet from the
/ skystils 10 the Spanker-logs OF wood were
( painted black aud thrust through the port
holes in imitation of guns. and all the old
/ pieces of iron thai could be found we're tied
up 10 bundles for the language The mus
! kets and towing piece were loaded. the
/ bayonets bong taken from the forne: and
affixed 70 poles. to serve as boarding pixies
Such was our force. Permit me, reader
once more to'enumeTate l.. Fourteen men
one four FOUNDER with not a ball TO fl lt,ane
with only five poutds Of powder, ier
wooden guns, two musket5 one fowlns
piece, one cutiass. and two long poles VIII
bayonets attached 10 them.
Cook said going forward 10 the ca
boose. Fill your coppers with water, an
heat it as soon a. possible"
Lord Massl Charles what you going t
do with so much hot water ~
IL will tell yoa cook what | want Of i
You ana he steward must get one Of ID
water cisks aud saw it in two equal paris
each making a large tub. Should th
I pirates attempt 20 board US with boats, d
YOU fill these tubs with hot water and whe
the devils come along sid-. just zip the w
? ter over ,heic heads and see how they vi
+ relish a good scaiding
XVII Massa Char.es, guess sday WI
| link dat raider a warm recepshum."
7. Poor feIlowl these were his last word
1 FOR shot glanced from the mainmas
4 struck him on the head killing him n
!, s,aHtly.
III Never was more proud of my Tanks
Z coun,ryn1en than during that terrible DAY
e Uaarmsd. defnceless, the Shot flying I
r round and across our vessel: with deaf
= directly fore usf and that too vio eni on
= and Que ri our nuHber stretched ifeless
5 our feet Il was enough 10 cash every 'aC
q With CONSERVATION b J. nota single Se
a ,I.e of fear could be traced in single cou
uenaace of our band Every heart al
r. hand wus aerved TO 'he contest. while Il
% firm AID determined step with which ea'
o moved from spottn SPOT, showed mat u
| bier resolution and not tee'ing CT despa
= was al work IA each mans besom.
1 Shor; as has been my life, l have mar
times been brought into extreme peru. al
n more than once have been called 10 io'
i death in the face. bat never did tees as
n did during hat chase. 'Tis not an ca
N thing TO Summon up your manliness al
- resolve to dle--to trainple down those M
: homes of the future. which have htheI
4 incited aud sustained us-so behold o.
!, greatest dreams like bubbles. dashed
nouqht by a violent hand--to tear aw'