Holly Springs gazette., 1845-11-08

y t&r~kfN
I situation vas pf1eed IN bottle with the
mouth weil,easea, was comnat.d 10 lhe o
! ceantotell or faie to those NE love at home
! Many "a praef was offer b. hearts thar
II never prayel betoFe, and eyes that had new
/ er wept wer flied wilh tears
I Each pnved for hlmself, lat went for
others; .vep, that this lIuIe band Of honest
+ hea ted mel should fall Ike sheep before
the murderdis kn.ves of the deslfoyers
IL louidnot wish tns poor si4ipmstes
said Captais n, TO g betore tae bar 81
my God as expect III lew minutes TO &C.
unnecessarily stained with ne blood OF M
/ lello " ~beints. bal | bod seit>preServatien
I 10 be the great first law of our nature; and
I although d al human appearance, we must
I de, e ven If we Should succeed IN destroying 2
tilllce our number af the enemy of these
monsters
According to the direction then gwen BY
him, four barrels We're placed on the quar-
,er deck and covered WI h boards, upon
which temporary platform the little four
pounder was ifted by ali hands, loaded to
the mazzie with pieces. The object of this
was to raise t4e gun above the rail, for che
pirates being astern. it could not be direc.
ted toward them Though the port holes In
the side Of the vessel. Can't. n. aimed the
gun himself. not pointing il directly at the
boats bal at spot about twenty rods distant
from the ship with the intention ofdlscharg.
inc the piece when the boats covered that
spot. The primng was poured on, and Ia
brealhless anxiety we waited the enemy
approach
Suddenly gleam Of hope flashed across
every couatenance. La the eastern b5aId
was observed dark ripple skiEting the
horizon; sure evidence that the sea breeze
was setting IN Ifthe wind reach US be-
toIe the snip was boarded we were SAFE
The pirate also observed the indicatioua OF
the rising breeze. aud therefore piled oars
ritasai their strength.
Stand by your ma.ch>rope,' said Cap
tain II without moving his eye from the
range Of The qua, and the very second |
iift my hand dc you fire"
A!most immediately the signal was Civ
en- and tie qua was discharged. Uner.
riagly did those iron messengers of destruc
lon DO their work. One boat was com
pleteIy shattered 10 pieces, as far as we
could jai ,e at least twenty sunk into 9
/ bloody grave. Those in the other were
apparently uoinjured. but were obliged te
| sioD pad rescue their companions TINS
/
! AGAIN prepared for the attack, the sail
| aeaQtilulY stretched then5eIVes 20 the fuIt
under The fist blast IF the sea breeze tha
reached US. and the noble ship careenee
Urer with the pressure, as if bowing IN de-
fiauce TO the dends. Immediately shot away
from danger. Never did the air ring viii
nine more hearty cheers than those of th'
quarter deck Of the Java. The chang'
/ T.. Il IF faal
iags in every bosom was legibly written OF
! the countenance.
Some danced, and some, among the rest
our Captain, even wept for JOY; and man.
were the long yarn and jokes told on tina
day. Still we were not entirely free iron
danger; for although we might hope tina
the pirate thus bafflei and weakened woul
abandon the chase. yet he mi git also resoiv
4 upon being revenged for our resistance, an'
pursue US even to our destined harbor.
Early next morning we had observed
sail on cur weather bow, but So lar dlsian
that her hull could moi be distinguished. :
Afer the breeze had taken we soo
gained upon ard by noon had come p
abeain. Size proved te be the Ffeach bfI
l. Anicilte. from Hsyre bound 10 Yer
, Cfuze, with Two huadred passengers Q
board.
.Ahl Monsieur." said her captain
broken Eagiish, "ify you = von honest MAI
/ you viii please tell me vat for dat vessel III
so many guns al your
We replied that It was piratical vesse
s Mon Dieul Won pirate did you sayk-
) Oh! sarral esteem you Won very 2fea
/ man to escape so very nicely. Monsieur
oh Monsieur, val shall do2 Ny vessel
Won slow sailor, and pirate viilcatch US a
{ kill US ALL Oh Monsieur viii you be :
: good man as to keep vid me litile while
To lhls request We knew not what TO re
: ply The brig. as the captain said. wa
: very dull saier. and il We KEEP. company
. we shoull be obliged 10 shorten sal an
Z rhus again be exposed 10 our old enemy
Oa The other hand. I'VE could not endure th
: thought Of deserving 50 many OF our fello'
! beings in a moment ofextfeme danger. aa
; vet If we remained with them we could ns
6 defend ourselves, much less another vesse
!, We however took In some OF our ngi
sails. and kept with the brig for neatly
' hour. Finding however. that The pita'
! gained rapidly upon Us, only one ailsfna
a live remained, and that was To crowd al 81
IS and leave the brig to the protection
}, Providence. unlsss indeed we were Win
y TO remain like men bound hand and loot
i. be captured. The commander oil the of'