Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-01-14

.'eaIing round Cape Small Point. She had there
fore, tho distance. 10 to gain shelter tina
the pursuer5 had 70 como up with her prcson: p3
stion.
| The cruisers stood on for about five minutes f:
ter lacking III the samc conver5lng limos, when tho
corvette signazed the brig, which itnnlodiael J
luff.d and boro up four points eastward. while tho
/ former kept her first course. The object had III
view By this hanover of tho brig It pfainl Y
evident 10 the fishermen who, from tho rocks on
| which their huts perchcl. were watching
/ with interest the pursuers and the pursued, was
10 intercept her. for they had quickly discovered
/ that Il direct chaso wodiJ lnctioctuai. as the
soop showed isoif to be worry fast SAILOR 80
/ the brig stood Straight rds the mouth, hoping
! 10 rcach II in advance of the sioop, whAo tho
sonp of kept 10 capture her if she should
turn back and attempt to run INTO Harp5wcu OF
| Porln nd.
we shall be tux, darned if we amt Deacon,
cooIIy remarked tall, ungainly youth OF nineteen,
who. with dippcr fastened TO q tenioot handle,
was baling up water from the sea, and throwing
| it over the mainsaii Of tho soo2 to swell tho
threads Of tho canvass, and make II better hold
tho wind.
| As no spoke. he paused in his work leaned up
on his long dippcr-handle and shutting eye,
took deliberate survey of the two cruisers.
Not 50 long two timbers of tho Polly Ann
hold together Siah,' responded the Deacon, who
grasped TIC holm. and, with ego ahead
and tho other watching the enemy, directed the
course of his Iiltlo vessel towards tho shelter he
sought. If we'd only another ten minutes aforo
sun up. we'd got in snug But tho day Amt
gon to stop for any man. and don't spoct II -.
| All NO must do Is 20 keep the Polly out o tho
hands o the Brishcrs, now they've got their
eyes on Us. Wet the sails '5iah Keep victim
| emf
Il guess they kind o guess what wo'vo got a
board. Deacon said 'Siah. he cast shower Of
spray over the mainsaiI. They to take aii-
| fired trouble catch US! Sec how tho Polly
Jumps! The way she toSses water with her bows
won't have 10 her lib; she does that hersefi'
! 'If VIC don't get into tho river and them chaps
overhaul rs, what in natur's to be done. noacon!
| IT won't do 10 lct 'cm caparc tho six big guns,
and two barrels o powder and ton o shot, that
wo'vo got for Tho fort, that's fact. 'Sah,' SAID
very decidedly, Captain, rather Deacon Paul
ButterieId, who both owned and anded tho
/ Polly, which had boon, few days before, en-
! gagged by the government agent at Boston 10 con-
vey armament and ammunition to Fort Hume
| well. This entorprize the Deacon had cleerflliy
undertaken, assuring tho agent he could get tho
I Polly Ann into the river safely, in spite OF the
cruisers. Shrowd bold and cool, tho Deacon
saw that by running on Y IN tho night. and hug
5ing the shore. he should probably be ablo to get
into tho konnebec undiscovered, especially tho
cruisers used to stand Off shore league two
| al night. for o.iIng. and run IN again ut sun
riso The agcnt felt that n small Goa sting vessel
with skful Captain as Deacon Buueriiold
would be quite as likely to get into the river as
n larger one, if not and gave hun the
commission For the sum OF two hundred and
! fifty dollars tho Deacon had baraainod 10 take
the cannon and munitions to the kcnnebec, and
| also had bound himself, if there danger Of
his being apiurcd, to scuttle the sloop aud snh
hcr. We now see him thus far IN the progress:
| of his cntcrpriZe.
The cannon were long battery thirty-t&o's Sly
II number, and were laid athwart the ship. side
by side the upper deck. Tho shot were piled
| forsar d, and in the forecaatje was slowed The
powder, iii casks and surely protected urder can
vass: larpuiins covered tho guns.
III we can only stand minutes more
'sSah said the Deacon 10 his mate, 4 don't feai
them aro two cruisers stick! Ono en- YOU
sec has Iuffed. try and cut off. If twan
!. for this plagry heavy iron we've got IN her. lo
show the enemy how to make keel cut blue wa
ter thro But must Get II. Lot. no addeC
turning Il rugged old man. who looked like
wcathsr beaten fisherman. who comprised all hi:
crow, and who engaged in tending thu
/ main sheet, the slack of which he had held in his
lion fist.
I Its get in smelly, Deacon answered Lot Bis
sell gruify, and two hundred and fifty dollars, o.
t its sink the soop. and no insurance.
That's fact Mr.. Bisseil.' responded tho Yam
kcc skipper. with enpass. shifting tho Tobacco,
from his la rboard to his board check. he glanc
ed under the main boom to sec how tho fort ant
shore lay, and then hove his eyes TO windwart
and took with them deliberate inspection Of tn
enemy.
Give small pull aft tho main sheet Mr.
Bisscll. 'Siah. haul aft the ilb n bit! The Britt
shcr is smokn' his ppe' added the skipper quiet
lv. as he saw let of smoke beched from the boy
of tho soop of He had hardly got tn
words out Of his mouth. when the boom of eu
reached their ears and simultaneously shot pas
sed WI izzing over their ears.
Il don't stand that arc said 'Sah, in very de
termined tone. winch sngulariy contras;ed wit
his awk ward. rustic exterior. Give me leave
Deacon. and I'll give en- sho: back, darn m
If DON'T
Your gun won't scare them. 'Siah.-Easo o.
the main sheet. Lot. Be ready to dodge. for
guess thcre'll be another of them junks of ro
this way. They ain, no pilot or they woudn