Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-11-04
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whom q few hours before ;iheyswsre com.
PEELED to ask their lives, :s, 4 Is lssrrl
In the midst of the conflict, Henry and
DeSolson met face to face--the eve or De-.
yolson flashed fire-he then knew ia eI,sr..
acter they had TO, deal with. Both were
surprised and both mood .iioor q mounont mo-
1tiy,ritesss Dey0ison with scusptspauca
ghastly and conyuised, rushed ,,non lin,
with his sword, but Henry awares Of his
|lnteilsion drew a pistol from his balt. and
ere he had advanced one step, he fired and
Deyolson fell to the deck iifeless corose
Henry then for the first time time saw
Newberry, who was at that moment enuog.
ed hand to hand Will the pirate captai0
He rushed to his assistance, but ere he
could reach that part Of the deck on which
they were standing the pirate Captain gave
Newberry blow on the heaad, which
brought him to the deck, and was preparing
to strike second blow, when Henry arri.
we'd at the spot, and by well aimed hlo,w
laid the monster dead upon the deck, The
rest OF the pirates seeing their leader slain.
flung down their arms and suffered Them.
selves to be bound, after which thew were
put under matches: Henry had Newberry
conveyed on board the Farewell and had
every thing that was possible provided for
his comfort.
He then returned on board the Wander
ing Jew, in order to give directions to his
men and examine his prize; but what was
his astonishment, when, on enterinv ,ha
cabin, he beheld Ellen Newberry, and the
next moment they were claspad' in each
others arms. The messing was, 10 each.
unexpected, for Henry, although he Ind
seen her father and Deyolson, was entirely
ignorant of her being in their company, and
Ellen, knew nothing moro than that the
Brigantine was taken by some English yes-
sci and this information she only. gained
from conversation which took place u.
tween some OF the men, a part OF, ni|Ich
she over heard. Henry conducted S 81
board his vessel and into the. .czI1 ~ &herp
!. her father, who hnSing r. q s. <<Sls All
stunning effects Of the blow was 8iftinp sIf on
! a sofa. On seeing Ellen hereachedo out his
arms towards her, and in a moment herr
were entwined around the neck Of her
father. Alter q moments embrace AZ mo-
toned Henry 70 come nearer, and placing
the hand Of Ellen in his he said; n
"Henry, accept this, tho choicest gii
that can bestow." And to Ellen he said:
'"Love him as you ever have, for | have
found him worthy of your love, and of nv
regard, for he has saved my life, and my
daughter" Z
ltis hardly necessary to say, that in a
few hours the bowsprit ofthe Farewell was
pointed towards Portsmouth, where she ar
rived in safety, having the Brigantine under
convoy. When the hatches were opened.
on their arrival in port, not one Of the pi.
rates was alive-the hardened wretches had
added suicide to their many crimes and
gone to receive their reward in another
world. f .-
Inafew weeks after their return, Henry
received an honorable discharge from the
Farewell, and the government awarded him
one half Of the vast treasure taken from the
pirate brig.
Henry and Ellen were united, and no
one at that wedding could do less, than to
exclaim, "worthy Of each other, and Of
each Others affections. y A