Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-05-22

thor eewsrdIy ihsc.ss, and then Tor the
plusdef rama ifom he commander
Of The boat showing by tie use
Of The language tina, he was either an Eag'
lishman or an American.
No, 90 easily done, said . green hand to
me, blast the buggU', II! spoil the bread
basket Of some oil Them, know.
determined, however, rs we were, oil
our resistance would have been 10 vs,o bad
DOT the steward in,eriered, Five ol,he pi.
rates had si last gained a footing in the
main chains, and the hra two had almost
q, soon hlcn back dead into the boats,
from The uneIrug FIRE Of our muskes
There was no time 10 reload, and 10 II
momcul the other three were over the Fall
aud on the deck, 10 close grnpple with the
CO p,u in and two OF The meo A groan be.
hind and IN tho chains, told me tina, the
siaug h,or was gong on, aud the next mo
menl Tue second male fell dcnd IN the lee
scuppcrs For a minute or two It was the
clash Of stee, oaths, groans, when sudden.
Ny loud splash WAS heard, and almost Al
he same momsn, those of,he pirates who
were III the boat were Observed 10 shove
of, with the mos, horrible imptecations
The steward i, seemed had, nj the begin
ming OIL the contest, filled the tubs with boil
ing water, and unobserved by the pirates,
had dashed i, full 10 their faces. Blinded
ard convulsed with pain they could do
nothing, and their only sair,y was III re-
treat SIX who we're left on deck soon fell
literally Gu, to pieces no. however without
having slam two OF our number. As the
bat,l. closed, kind pro denes, as 10 pity,
sen, stuff land breeze, and in a few min.
u,es we were moving rapidly along Sc
cure, a, least for the present, from further
danger
When the day dawned our foe was dis
covered about three miles astern, nnd ms the
land breeze was dying away, and conse-
qucnhy very light, he had Two boats q.
lachcd to the schooner, rowing ahead 10
quicken his speed. In consequence OF this
assis,np nee, The pirate gained rapidly upon
us, md when The sun arose, only quarter
Of mile separated us. Tine shot were u
gain flying fast, carrying away a large
part Of our nirzen top mast, and splinter.
Jog tho n-yard arm. Our sails were
completely r,dlled, ye. fortunately no one
was injured Preparations were again
made for boa riding and two boats were
this time sent, both flied with men. Ga
they came, with their pixies and cutlasses
cleaning in the morning sun Ii was
nov dead calm. md there were we
with nc means OF defence compared with
tina, Of our enemy, unable 10 move a single
inch, and a bloody set Of men within a
qna.ler Of mile, mnddened by their for.
mcr III success, rowing up. prepared to
wreak upon US vengeance by every imagl.
nabls tortn... The fifteen minntes which
elapsed after the boats lief, the schol 3
wero to MS period Of mos, intense "a y,
We knew that we must die, and that loo
0 by inches, unless that overriding power
without whose notice no, evan sparrow
, falls to the ground" should interfere for oul
rescue The parting hand was taken BY
all, no Distinction now existing between OF
l. fcers and crew A letter previously pre-
y pared by the captain. stating our situation
was placed in bottle, which, with II
? mouth securely sealed was committed tC
. the ocean, TO tell our fate 10 those we low
u Cd \, home Many prayer WIS oiiere
. by hearts .ha, never prayed before, and eye
which had never wept were now hllec
d with tears. Each prayed for himself, bu
/ wen, for others wep, lba, this iule BAN
y Of honest hearted men should fall hk
T, sheep before the murdsrols knives OF ,hel
T. dcsroyers
. 4 would no, wish, my dear shipmu.es
J. said Cap,nin NJ TO 60 before the bar G
Is my Gr,d as expect 10 few minutes t
e do, with my hands unnecessarily Haine
3 with the blood Of my fellow beiag', but
hold sell, preservation to be the mrs. grcn
Z law our nature and though TO oil human
he appearances We must DIE, eben II we shou
q succeed 10 Destroying thrice our number {
10 the enemy, yet we will ende'vor TO md IN
II, world Of some oilhese monsters
ID According to directions then given b
On him, four barrels were placed on the qun
ns ter deck and covered with boards, upo
d. which temporary platform tho liule fou
re pou.der was lifted by all hands, loaded
ibe muzzle with pieces Of iron. The o
81 jecl Of this was to rise the gun above Il
al rail, Tor the pirates beng uslern, It cou
he 10, l.. d,,.c,sd ,oy,td thc,n lhroupb n
mol DC ulfectu 'o"h'u 'p''" ''o'b" "
port holes in the side OF the vessel O.
he tain N aimed the gun himself no, poin'Ir
81 il directly q, the boats but nI 'po, abo
10 twenty rods distant from The ship, with Il
nE intention Of dlseharging the piece when Il
ne boats covered lhal spot The prlm'ng "
H. poured Oh arl IN brealhlcm anxiety we
'eo waned the enemy approach.
Nv Suddenly a CLEAN Of hope fa'h'd
nc cross every eountenance. 10 the en''r
ar, board WA. observed dark ripple 'tln'
w. the horizon, sure evidence that The Sc
IA breeze was setting in fthe w'od reae
&c ed u. before the ship was boarded, w we