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


sruriiy Of ne almo.phers. Wilcox or
dsred The esb.e 10 be eui. and under .
rested iatsiopssll and jIh. shot like .
struck dolphin eulOf Ihs hsIbOr Of Whan-
paa.
The Wanderer had iine ron 10 the
Cope Of Good Hope. and me, With moth
ing 10 furBIsh cause Coz alarm. 0Be day
when Zee degrees 10 the asstssul OF
The Cape. = day broke in the east, .
large ship wss seen steering In The -es.i-
ward nndsrs press 81 sell. Capt. Wal.
coz altered ihe raurss Of the brig. and
sieerrd dusslly Ger The ship. which he
saan made ont 20 be hessy Ea.t India
man, dOub less ~tll armed, snd manned
wTh numerous and effective crew.
All hands we're plped TO quarters.
" Came. my lsds," said the Captain.
" suppose We try The mellls nf that fel-
lows We have taken nothing YET. and
there is good picking on board some Of
these oulwsrd bound Ind.amen, The
thing must he csrsl1lly CONE. however.
for II John Bull only suspects our inIsri-
or force, hew,ll blow rs nuI ~ The wa
ter. and laugh az Us sfierw ards u
Esely &c Of canvas. was parked on
The brig, and il y as esllenI that the Cap
tam OF The Indismsn did not like he: APP
pearsnce, for lie tackled ship and stood or
10 the souihxest. The Wsnderrr rapid
~ gained upon abe chase, and was fss,
closing on llhe weather quarter. when
Capt. Wilcox fired . gun 10 winda ard
and hoisted American colorsi The ship
replied by showing the English ensign.
and taking IN her courses and iop-g.llant
ssils-and YES evidently preparing for a
brush. Not shot. aowever. Was fred
nntl the Wanderer was within hail, when
cspL Wilcox sprang upan man near the
gsngwsy, with q speaking trumpet in his
hand, lie vas 6Ee looking fellow. pos
sessing a dignifed exterior, and had
voice ike he famous s enior Of old.
"FHsi division. iheHl' shouted he;
"see all ready 10 6re!" and then direct
ing his trumpet towards the huge ship,
with heavy cannon proiruding from her
massy sides, he had The cool imprudence
to add 10 loud and imperative lone
"Ship shOy haul down your colors. and
lay your main iopssil to the mast, or Ill
give you Q whole brosd-ide - Then
turning 10 his crew. Stand by, my
soysl Tske good aim Is Then in his
lQIdesy ,ttssq sh n " The E,sqlfhmaR=z;;sJ Rr'Il
blow you sky high"
This threat produced The desired effect.
The British ensign came flu,tering upon
the deck, and The heavy main yard Of The
Essi Iudiamsn was reluctantly brsced
round, The helm was pu. hard down, and
the ship was laid TO with her main-iopsail
to the mast, having struck 10 the United
States letter Of marque Wsnderer!
Capt. Wilcox sent his first officer on
board, accompanied by his clerk. in Off
GERS uniform. with orders 10 send on
board the brig the captain Of the ship.
with his papers, and as many Of the crew
as the boat could convey. The ship prov
ed 10 be the Alnwick Castle. Capt Hen
derson. of seven hundred and fifty tons,
from Bristol, bound 10 the Isle Of France,
with cargo of stores, provisions. &C.
of no use TO the crew Of . privs,eer. The
ship mounted sixteen eighteen pound car
ronades, and was manned by a crew o.
, forty men, all told. The guns were all
double-shot,ed with round and grape
and one brosdside, well directed. would
have made fearful work with the Wan
derer, and decided the con.es, sgsius
her.
| But Capt. Henderson was ACCOMPANY
ed BY his wife, young and beau,itul wo
man, to whom he had been married but
a few shor, months, And to this circum
stance must be sscribed his reluctance tc
lengage in a desperate contest with YES
sci apparently we'll fitted for fighting, an'
levidently hls superior. With heavy
Ihesrt he handed the officer his papers
land assisted his wife into The boat, ant
with The greater part OF the crew, the,
were soon on board The Wanderer. TIL
men we're placed in irons Tor greater sc
curi,y, and Temporarily slowed away be
meath the "quakers," 10 the waist.
Capt. Wilcox soon ssrer,ained by ez
aiming the ships papers tina, he ha
captured prize OF iinle value. He coul
mot spare men sufficient TO navigate he
into an American port, her cargo consis
ed Of bulky ARTICLES which could no. b
transferred to the brig; and he issued o
: ders 10 take out every man. with all the
} baggage, and set The vessel on fire.
2 was then that Capt. Henderson venture
: to demonstrate 10 gen,lemsniy msnn'
: Eagainst such summary disposition
E property, m which he vas directly int
i rested, for he was q par, owner OF u
b ship and cargo. He suggested .ha. I
u burning The ship, his own ruin would |
g effec.ually sealed, without any benefit
his captor; and that by restoring the sh
Il and cargo to the legitimate proprietor
b Capt Wilcox would perform snoble al
}, msgnauimous act, which would meet u
!. approval of all good men. and viii
. would be in accordance with tie dlctat