Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-06-29


seventy tons. She was Immediately put i'm |
tnm Tor sailing by the masters mate, and
three or Tour men whom he employed. while
The oiheer proceeded TO buy up and send on
board his live stock.
CHATTER IL.
The morning following those events the
tender OF the British lriglic wus standing oil
and on under easy slil, very close in with
Sandy Hook. The wind waslrom the south
west aud blowing about a five knot breeze
The Sky was withouta cloud land only gen
tie humiliation lifted the surface of the ocean
The tender was clipper blilt vessel. very
long ami narrow in the beam and constructed
wholly with am eye single td her last sailing
qualities; and SIC gave proofol them by over
hauling every thing. She brricd umidships
a long thirty two FOUNDER Her crew con
sisted ol about forty men III he uniform OF
the British navy. They wen now principal
} ~ assembled in the bow aud on tbc windGss
/ talking together ar watching tn shore. Aft,
the oihcerol the dock, a blum faced young
English MILDLY, was loungnI over the qhar
ter railway, smoking scgf. The man at
the helm had a sinecure OF Gs post, for the
vessel skipped along 80 east that she seemed
almost to steer herself
S1il no, cried the look lJm the heel OF the
/ bowsput.
Where away quickly lemandad the Off
Ger.
In shore, about two points forward the
beam.
Aye, aye! see, ausyI fred the mildly. lev
cling his glass at a slolf just stealing out of
the harbor, closely hugkng the shore 1t is
another OF the YankcI coasters. A sail in
shore, Mr.. Stanley, sal fine speaking through
the sky light
The lieutenant, \ ut nc,hy, port wine
visaged John Bull. cabe on deck aud took
sight oithe stranger, iho Was about league
distant.
Ii is lumber sloI but we will bring her
! to, il she darcs 10 vfturc out; for we can get
some fresh provision and vegetables from her,
| il nothing more.
Shall | put her q, the tack, sir?
Notyct. hecpln as we are. till Inc sloop
| gets an oiiing. IL e. run for her now she will
take refuge in tn tarbor.
| The soop sto,i out lor half mile, and
then hauling her hind beat down along the
land The lcndt DELAYED the chase until she
had got too far fm the entrance OF the hur-
Dor To get back kdn. then putting about rum
Tor her so To cIi hsr OIL The sIoop seemed |
to take ALARM land putting about began To
make the blastnl her way towards the harbor
she had left. confident in the speed of his |
own vessel, tlt Eaglish lieutenant felt salts
htu That the ,ha se was already his and laugh /
ed at the efot oiihe ,loop to get away.
AT length lIcy game near enough To see
mat her decks were literally covered withp pigs
and poultry.
a rare haul we shall make this morning
:, III The MILDLY. Enough CHICKEN pie for The
tuTkies :, The irigate's crew Ia say nothing OF
What rcsai55P !s S to! ; the cabin "a BIN, H..
N The helm. Man ADD boy. She has stout
rev, sad the lieutenant. laughing. They
,.es irghten nui of theirscuscs. as They IN. j
5lh 10 'hInk, they arc gone -. II. So
=, What ye woni2 came across tho water in
The sinnge nasal OF ysnkeedum
! want You 10 hcuSe TO, brother Jonathanl
Id rather not il its all the same to YOU
m IN nifty hurry. Frank added the dis |
glnsed American officer, in an under tone. |
when order YOU to let 60 the jib. Won mnsi
draw 1t alt as hard as your strength will let /
you. at the same time will put the hem |
llnrd up, 50 the sloop will pay rapidly oil, and
Tall aboard OF the tender; for am dctcrmin- |
Ct To iall aboard OF her. | shall curse your
plumbers and order You TO let go; but don't |
mind me, keep pulling the ib sheet harl to |
windward. Leave alc resi- to me. Now my |
men, he said Speaking through tn. compan- |
ION way, take good grasp OF your pistols and |
cutiasses. When | stamp my foot on the |
deck over your heads, throw of the hatchts. |
leap on deck and follow me.
,'lleave To, or Ill sink you. What arc Won
paarerIng abont2' shouted the Enslishman. |
Inc two vessels were now site by side. |
steering ON the same course, abeam OF each |
other the tender to lceward, and about hun /
drcd iathoms Off
"Well don't be two free with vour povd- |
er' aud will. Aninidab let so that ar id
Yes | will answered the young REFER;
md with hearty will hc began To draw it TO /
'he wlndward. at the same moment. the A.
ineucan officer put his helm harl M. and the
,,Ioop rapidly payed of right toward the ten
Let 50 that jib sheet" shouted the Eng
sh officer.
Yes. Amiuidab. you lamol fool you. let il
90 say! let itg o Don't you see we are com
ng right aboard the Captain vcsscll'
Bnt Aminidnb pulled the harder, and fairly
oos turn with the sheet around the Delay
ne pin.
The fpglisb officer was about TO pour out
lpon hinha volcy OF oaihs when seeing that
hc sloop would certainly fall foul of him. he
urncd TO give orders for the protection of his
,wn vessel; but cse ~ could utter them. thc
loops bow struck htr near the lore rigging.
nd swung round stcJn with stern. At the
anne instant thc AMERICAN officer stamped up-
NJ the deck, and forty men made their an
variance tom the Patches. fore castle and
dlnn and eaPcd utlef Pcrcival upon the ten
crs deck
The Engiishman taken by surprise. snrrou-
cred without scarcely striking blow. and
"liing both vessels under sail. in the very
Ishi oil the lngaie. the gallant Young cantor
uled with his prir bacl Into the harbor. ai-
r. an absence OF six hours and twenty seven
minutes.
INC intelligent correspondent Of the New ]
oik Evening fost confirms the giymr-uu of {
'r Boston Post data leading object Of 49,.