The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-10-23

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forth. lie leh that il was Lille better
Than piracy 70 SCI Ere 20. sBd dfslory
property lyiongine % prissie and dssers-
ing indlsidasls. when FAR Sway upon the
ocean. Boz il 10 uncertain shat you'd
have been The result. had ne not that mo-
msnI caught the eye Of the bsaniifui aud
accomplished Mrs. Ileoderson. She vac
.ad-buI charming in her sadness and
Addressed the captain in musiesl soiee,
which sounded 10 him. accustomed for
months 10 the grUf mullfring ofihe sailors.
Ike the music Of The spheres. lie lis
tened 10 her siIsniivsly, while in eloquent
language she pleaded the cause n her
husband; and Capt. Wilcox. who With ST
sailors gsllanIry. sdOred a lovely soman.
wss in his turn completely ysnquished.
Tie told her 10 give herself no further sp-
pfehensloa; the vessel and cargo should
be restored IN her husband. Such Vas
the triumph Of beauty pleading in behalf
Of humanity and justice!
In tie mean time the English sailors,
Who were slowed away among the wood
en- guns, were INDUCING in sundry philO-
sophIcal remarks.
Isay, Den." growled a rongh-look-
ing tar. with voice like a scresch owl
troubled with the bronchitis, :" just look
al the crack in this here gun"
"craek!' replied Ben, 4" so there 10.
That Gun was never castin a foundry. Ii
is made Of curious kind Of metal, and
growed in The woods"
"Aye," said another Of the crew, " and
here is one Of the same kidney. Queer
kind az cannon these Yankees use."
"Csnnonp chimed in The boats " ain.
" the cannon are all wooden ones. This
craft has not an effective gun on board
all wood. all 'qnakers.' as sure as my
names Timothy Twilight. Oh. We have
been shsmefuIly humbUgged by these
rascslly yankees! wheughr" and the
boa,swai whis,lej Lillibulleroo in style
that would have charmed "my uncle
Toby" and ss,onished .be corporal.
This will be pretty story to tell in
England" resumed The boa,swain. "The
ship Alnwick Castle, Of sixteen guns.
taken and burnt by a paltry Yankee
merchant brig, armed with quakers. and
manned by dozen green horns, just out
If the woods! And all this comes Of hsv-
ing woman on board. They are al the
bottom of sll the mischief iha. ever was
oil peillcoEt::- n.u mart hsia The s;-h.
/. Not worse than every pretty girl
hates the sight Of your blear-eyed. squab-
nosed, wide mouthed. and hickory-bsrk-
ed phiz." replied, with some fairness,
Jack Spenjall. a young and handsome
sailor. with flowing locks, and a bright
black eye, such as ladies love TO look up
on. "A pretty woman is never out OF
place, at sea or on shore. in fair weather
or foul-and The man who grumbles at
breathing the same cir With pretty wo-
man is no sailor, and deserves 10 be kicked
to death by donkeys."
That's true, Jsck!''' chimed in bis gal
liant shipmates, and the bostswsin was
compelled to close bis clamshell.
Captsin Wilcox went upon deck, with
Mrs. Henderson hanging upon his arm.
He ordered the crew aft. My lads"
said he, " you have behaved nobly. We
have captured this British East Indismsn,
Of heavy force. without firing gun
and she is lawful prize to the Wanderer,
But we cannot man her and take her into
an American port. and therefore the ship
and her cargo are Of no value 10 US. HeI
captain is The principal owner of the yes
sci. He is worthy man, although an En-
glishuap--and the loss OF his vessel will
accomplish his ruin. His wife, whom
you see before you, has been pleading
eloquenily in his behalf, and have pro
missed that the ship shall be given al
to the captain, with all her effects, will
liberty 10 proceed on her voyage. Wha
say you, my lads! Have I acted righ'!'
"Oh! said Mrs. Henderson, stretch
ing her fsir arm towards the rough look
ing tsrs. and addressing them in melo
dious voice; " Oh do confirm the proofs
which your generous captain has glgeI
me, and heaven will ever bless you'll"
The sailors stared at the lovely woma
with as much ardor aud admiration as
she had been a superior being. droppe
among them from the skies; and whe
the captain repeated his question, " hav
| acted right" he was replied 10 by
ringing shout " aye. aye, sill" and "thIe
: cheers for Mrs. Henderson"
r And The cheers were given with hea
I ty good will; even the hsudcuffed EnglIst
! men Joined in them. with the exceptio
3 Of the bostswain, who still looked so'
{ aud sulky under The rebuke ofJack SPen'
: all.
3 The Englishmen were liberated ar
v conveyed on board their ship, which "
e given up to Captain Henderson. III
o parting between Captain Wilcox and Il
p interesting. couple who had so unexrecse
J, ly honored his cabin by their preseoc
d was extremely impressive. Capt. end'
@ son expressed his gratitude in the war
b est terms, and solemnly declared Il
IS he would repay the obligation. the fl