Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-05-22
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from DANCE: Never did the mir r,nr With
nlne more hearty cheers than arose from
the quarter deck Of the Jaws The change
was elect neal ssd the revolution OF feel.
'ngs IN every bosom was leg,biy wruen on
the counienance
Some danced, and some, smoog whom
was our captain, even wep, for Joy, and
many were the long yarns and Jokes told
on ,ha, day. Still, we were not entirely
free from danger for sltho ugh we might
hope tina, the pirate thus batficd and weak
cned would abandon the chase, yu we
nigh, also resolve upon berg teseoged
or our resistance, and pursue US even 10 our
destined haven
Early IN the morning we had observed
sail on our weather bow, but So far distant
that her hull could no, DO distinguished
After the breeze had taken US we soon
gained upon her, and by noon had come
up abcam She proved TO be he French
brig LAmiei,lc, from Hnvrc, bount to We.
rs Cruz, with two hundred passengers on
board 49,
All Monssiur,' said her captain, in
broken English, fyou be Won honest man,
you vii plca.y tell me Tor vat da, vessel
fire so many guns at your
We replied that it was q piralical YES
sci.
Mon Dicu' Won pirate did you say
Oh! sacre l esteem you Won very grand
man to escape so very nicely Monsieur,
oh Monsieur vat shall do My vessel Is
vol slo sailcr, and de pirate will catch Us
and kill u, all Oh, Monsieur, will you be
so much n good man as to keep vid me
leelle vile 2
To this request ~e know no, wha, TO reply
TIE brig, as the Captain .,id, was dull
saiier, and Il we Kept company we should be
Obliged To shorten sail. and thus again be ex-
posed 20 our old enemy On the Other hand
We could not endure the thought OF de-
setiing so many OF our fellow beings in mo
men, OF extreme danger, and yet II we We re-
maiued with u,em we could not defend our
SORES, much less aDolaef vessel. We how
ever took in some our lish, sails, and kept
with the brig Tor neatly an hour. Finding
hos ever, that the pirate gained rapidly upon
us, only one alternative remained, and that
was 10 crowd all sail and leave tie brig 10
the protection Of IT,videnoe, unless We
were willing 10 remain like men bound hand
and foot TO be captured. The commander OF
the brig vas therefore advised 10 alter his
course and steer In a notherly direction. as
the pirate, beng so eager to secure US for our
.nclyi,i,y TO his men might leave the brig un
molesied. The light rails being again se' We
parted, and Parted too, forever. Sadly dlu
We mistake the probable movement OF The
pirate, for immediately upon our separshon,
! he hauled his wind aud stood fpr i'e big.
| Gladly would close my sketch. and II
! possible throw the darkest oblivion across
the bitter recollection OF that hour. But IL
can never be eiiaced from my memory !,
has haunted me bs day and 10y night, and
! even now, though many years have inteivep-
ed, as recall ii more windy before my
mind, hot scaldin2 tears are gathering.
Tine brig was soon oveuaken. For a few
moments there was n desperate confic, -
yard-srm vas loo ked III yafd-arm, and a
cloud Of smoke soon wrapped Them both If
one deadly embrace The Java WAS hove
To that We mig ut learn the result Of the battle
Soon the hrlng ceased, and tho smoke clear
ed away-what sight was presented No
spar OF the brig was standing, while he
decks were covered wnh hends. dealing ev'
cfywhete the blows OF death. The uc'im
, were .oon despatched, and one after sno,he
thrown into the ocean The schooner ha'
los, her foremasi which now lay alongside ant
, disengaging herself from the brig ,she.la to
shor Distance from her. The work VI plum
der wenlon. Thrice the boats went TO ih
brig aud returned Once more hoo they re
turned, and now laden with gold and sllve
spoIls. One was filed with the pirates =
I the other / must ~iite it!-with tho wives @
, the slaughtered dead.
: -Four years after these events, pirate wa
executed in ono our large ciiies, who state
boiare his death. that about the Time I
! which this sketch refers, he was master Of
scbo onet. whIth captured smoas other pr
4 yes, a rreGch brig, from which sever'
p Young females we're taken and carned TO
place OF rend ezvuus IN Cuba, an
=. There alter aAviGg suffered iot Two month
, the holud degradation. were st last all del
T. ,roycd by poison Beyond all doubt the.
n were the Inflated ones of the L'Amiciie.
:. NANTUCKET Enquirer.