The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-21

nae back the shirt | lent YOU
At O'Clock a. m, the boatswain
piped all hands on deck in the turn
ing Of handspike. The captains
eyes sparkled with JOY as he point
cd to the larboard and exclaimed,
sthere is the scoundrel, and we'll
have him now, if | am not mistaken
Sure enough, there was the same rig
ged vessel we had seen befure; but she
was no, lying from us as usual, but APP
peared to come boldly towards us.
'iy, ay,' said our captain, i feel con-
WINGED my scheme will succeed. The
fellow takes us for merchant. Keep
our ports well closed; conceal whatever
gives us the least appearance of ship-ol-
war;
Ills orders were promptly obeyed. and
we kept under easy sail, in order to give
the pirate an opportunity of nearing US,
which lie could easily do, as he was by
far the swif.est sailer. lie carried
swivel gun a.midships, which he fired
nj us, and the shot ratified around our
rigging, but did no harm. Our captain.
however, ordered the mizen 10 DC lower
ed quickly, thereby giving them room to
suppose their shot had told.
We KEEP, our course quietly on, the ri
rate glined upon us, and in less than half
an hour he crossed our bows and sailed
completely round us. His vessel was
built of kind Of stuff lha, looked more
like canvass than wood, which seemed
quite elastic. |, sat on the water as light
( as feather, and The least motion Of her
helm brough. her up close 10 the wind,
and she could tack in an instant. Sh,
was as full of armed men as she could
hold, and as took look al them as they
crossed US, | observed one man who
seemed to give his orders with marked
authority, and, as sure as my name is
Peter, it was our old acquaintance tina,
hoaxed us when we went ashore near
Mogadore. knew him in the moment
saw him, and could swear to him among
a thousand. The fellow had The inpu.
s!cncc of the devil, and never considered
that, if we had pu, our helm alec, we
could have taken him athwarl ship and
run him down, and sen, him to Davy
Jones without firing gun. lie had
plenty OF courage and impudence, but no
caution.-Afler sailing round US. he fir
his swivel gun into US again. The cap
lain in order 10 carry on the deception,
Immediately struck his foresai and
brought to. Our guns were all covered
with tarpsulin, and the marines who laid
on the deck with their muskets ready
cooked, were covered over with bits of
sailcloih and tarpauines.
Well, the pirate boarded us over the
bows. The first who stepped on board
was our old acquaintance that sent us on
a wild goose chase from Mogadore. lie
was armed with cutass and two brace
OF pistols, as were also the two fellows
that followed him. No sooner were they
on board than the captain gave the word.
up, lads, and give them pepper In an
instant all the marines were on their legs,
and the guns were uncovered. The pi.
rates dashed into the sea, but the captain
seized the leader BY the collar of his shirt,
but the fellow gave sudden Ierk, and
of came the collar of his shirt IN the cap
Sans hand, and with one bound he was
overheard into the sea. The captain,
however, presented his muskel aud shot
him through the ead-The other fellows
got on board their own craft, but we wore
and gave them a broadside which told so
true that ii fairly blew them out Of the
water, and their vessel was shriveled in.
to fragments then we could see the taw.
ny pirates swimming abou, like so many
waier-rat "A pint Of rum a head said
the captain. Powder and shot were
quickly Sc, TO work, and they soon wen,
TO DAvy Jones locker. Looking towards
the shore, we observed another latino rio.
ged vessel had sailed in the wake of the
pirate, which, on seeing what had beral
len her colleague, tackled about and made
Tor the shore, but the wind was IN and
we were too sharp for them. We quick.
iy got within range, and gave them such
dose of grape aud canister that sent their
little bark to pieces, and i, went down
with all hands. So, after precious
weeks chase, we finished oil couple of
daring pirates, who had been the terror
and scourge Of these seas for about eigh.
teen months, and il was such lesson TO
those marauders, that it was long before
another pirate showed in that latitude.
THE Biind.-Wc have almost made m
our mind, says the Brooklyn Eagle, new
or to go up to the Blind Asylum again
OF all pi,iful sights, the one presented
there, is the most piiiful we think, we
ever saw There are over a hundred
mute enuea,lng laces--and so pale, so
willed, so meek. One who can visi,
tina, institution, and then grumbe a, any
little wrong thing in his oWn case, mus,
have a heart incapable Of gratitude, in.
deed An ennobling and worthy sent.
menl.