The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-02-07
IGIS0IAILILAN NNOUS.
THF PIRATES ATTACK.
A POWERFUL SKETCH.

tne rascals have rowed clear OF us and art
coming on from ST. Domingo side. Stand
TO your arms, boys; rugues are upon us.
ln an instant every man was a, his post,
aud on the alert. Stand in the shadow o.
the spars and rigging TO be out of sight,
eonluued the captain, 'N not man Of you
fire ill give the word
'Ay, ay. Sit responded the crew, witt
nautical precision.
And now says the captain, who eaIly
went TO work in a business-l Ike s,ye. 'le'
US get this gun 10 the other tack, Mr.. Brae
10 be ready for the gentlemen
The muzzle Of the piece was according
y thrust ,hro' the opposite port, keeping =
dead aim at lhe boat, which was Cow lit
| Il more than quarter of a NILE distsn
from US.
Strange said !. 'ha, tho fellows should
choose to row agains, the moon when by
50 doing, they must know we must sea the
glitter o: their oars
Il suspect replied The captain, rha. they
had no choice abou. il. You forget thai
we have more or less wind off The land
since sunset, and are a, eas, six miles from
whence we were then. The probability is
'ha, the rogues lost us after nigh,fall, bur
it seems that they have found US at last
The boat was aow very near US, Sill
not sound came from her, The closes
and most painful attention could not hea
the dip Of her oar which rose and fell lik'
pieces Of mechauicsm giltering in the
moonligh, like blades Of silver.
Boast, ahoy, cried the voice of Cay,air
Bellrop, in its most startling tones. Nc
answer was returned to this summons, anc
the oars we're pliad more live!y,-'Keep of
you lascsIs, again should our commander
--'ofl'! or I'll blow you out of water!
This threat 81 the firebrand which -four.
ished with great ferceness seemed to maxi
The pirates hesitate. The nation Of lht
boat was arrested, BeIlrop ,ho't the victor,
already achieved. and he again raised hi
voice in lores o. authority Throw your
arms overheard and come alongside
A volIey of mnskerry was The reply IL
this summons--a dozen bullets whistlet
by and the captains ha, flew across tht
deck. A deep imprecalion burst from hi.
lips. The next instan, broad stream o.
fame issned from the quarter deck, and The
Explosion of he piece broke upon,,he dead
stiffness of The elements with a naise like
thunder. A distant crash, heavy splash
ling in the water, ,aoove which a crv Of m or
tai agony was terribly distinct, had arisen
in ,he direction OF the foe before the smoke
dispersed sufficiently to enable MS TO see the
effect of our shOl. No boat was then to be
seen nor any trace Of her crew, we had in
all probability sent every soul into etern-
Ily!
BY George! cIed the captain, with
something like compuncIion in his tone, rub
bing his head with his handkerchief. :
would rather have taken the rascaIs and hst
hem decenlly hangedihsn sent them to the
bottom it, this off handed manner ,Yol
coudn'i have made be tier shot, Mr.. Brae
llC-'
A hor'id yell, rising apparently from thu
very depths beneath The ship stopped hin
N The middle of his speech. A boat glide,
ou, of the smoke, and shooting under on
bows, a dozsn dark forms were seen spring
ling from il TO the side Of The ship. Bu
rut precautions had been wisely taken, &
we're completely successful. No sooner die
they touch The slippery vessel than most o
Them, with the most horrid blssphemies, ,fel
into The sea, swapping teelr pistols a, III
even after they were filled with water 4
The same moment their boat which had beel
mpetely riddled by our shot, filled ant
sank 10 lhe bottom Three only got upol
deck, and were Immediately over2owere
ard secured Five moro were with diff
Guilty dragged ous Of The wsler,and dispose
OF in the same manner Oue powerful fel
low, however, vas not so easily quelet
As had succeeded in getting one FOOT upo