Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-04-22

- - ~ usiSs0t VOlCCS W1tCH SUuIiu.
Eedto HIM, accustomed for months 10,
/ the gEutt Tutterings Of the sailors, like.
the MUSIC oi thespheres. He listened
to her attentiyely, while in efoduentian.
i guage she pleaded the cause of her.
husband; and Capt. Wilcox, who With
ALA sallor's gallantry, adoreasa lovely
woman was in his turn cnnplete1y
vanquisbed. sHe told herito give her.
herself no further apprchension; the
go should be sestoied 10
her husband. Such was tie Triumph
of beauty, pleading in behalf of human
ity and justicel
In the mean time, the English sailors
who were slowed away among the
wooden guns, were indulging in sundry
philosophical remarks.
Il say Ben," growled rough look.
ing tar, with voice like screech owl
troubled with bronchitis, "just look at
the crack in this ere gunp'
"Crackp' replied Ben-"so there is.
That gun was never cast in a foundry.
II was made of curious kind of metal,
and growed in the woods"
"Aye," said another ofthe crew, land
here is one of the same kidney. Queer
kind Of cannon these Yankees use."
"Cannon" chimed in the boatswain.
"The cannon are all wooden ones. The
craft has not an effective gun on board;
all 'quakers,' as sure as my name is
Timothy Twilight. Oh, we have been
shamefuIy humbugged by these ras>
cally Yankees! Whew!' and the boat
swain whistled LillibulIero in a style
that would have charmed "my uncle
Toby" and astonished the corporal.
"This will be pretty story to tell in
England" resumed the boatswain.
"The ship Alnwick Castle, Of sixteen
guns, taken and burnt by paltry Yam.
koe merchant, armed with 'quakers,'
and manned by a dozen greenhorns,
Just out of the woods! And all this
comes Of having women on board
They are at the bottom of all the mis-.
chief that ever was hatched. For my
{ part hate the sight Of a petticoat."
, "Not worse than every pretty gir
hates the sight of your blear.eyed, squat
nosed, ,wide-mouthed, and hickory bark
ed phiz." replied with some fairness,
Jack SpendaIl, young and handsome
sailor, with flowing locks and a bright
eye, such as ladies love 10 look upon.
"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 air with pretty
woman is no sailor, and deserves TO be
kicked to death by donkeys."
"That's true, Jackw chimed his gal
liant shipmates, and the boatswain was
compelled to close his clamshell.
Capt 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 India.
man, of a heavy force, without firing a
single gun-and she is a 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 to US. Her cap.
tain is the principal owner Of the vessel.
He is a worthy man, although ain Eng
lishman-and the loss ofhis vessel will
strip him of all his property, and ac-
complish his ruin. His wife, whom
you sec here before YOU, has been plead
ing earnestly in his behalf, and have
promised that the ship shall be given
up TO the captain, with all her effects,
with liberty 10 proceed on her voyage.
What say you, my lads, have | acted
right"
"Oh," said Mrs. Henderson, stretch.
inc her fair arms towards the rough
looking tars, and addressing them in a
melodius voice. "Oh do, do confirm
the promise which your generous cap>
tain has given me, and Heaven will
ever bless youp
The sailors stared at the lovely wo-
man with as much ardor and admira-
ton as if she had been a superior being,
dropped among them from the skies;
and when the captain repeated this
question; ;"Have acted right" he was
replied to by ringing shout of "Aye,
ave. sir!" and "Three cheers for Mrs.
Henderson,"
And the cheers were given with a
hearty good will; even the handcuffed
Englishmen joined in them, with the
exception of the boatswain, who still
looked sour and sulky under the rebuke
of Jack Spendall.
The Englishmen were liberated and
conveyed on board their ship, which
was given up to Captain Henderson.
The parting between Captain Wilcox
and the interesting couple who had so
unexpectedly honored his cabin by their
presence. was extremely impressive.
Captain Henderson expressed his graf.
jtude in the Warmest terms, and sol.