The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-12-07
ORIGINAL TALE.
For the CHARLOTTE JouRxAL.
The Pirate of the South Sea
OR,
Incidents of "A Cruise.
CONCLUDED.
------' So wickeldy I did,
Gods laws | did forbid,
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---' So wckedy did,
Gods laws did forbid
As sailed"
While discussing said breakfast, and rack
ing my brains TO think whereasay vas the
truth suddenly flushed into my mind th.t
heard something SAID IN Callho abou, prsl.
ical vessel which had been seen of the co,sl
OF New Grenada. The story vas. that many
merchantmen had been pllndsred By her, but
that no violence evor offered t. officers
or crew, unless they resisted. nor egea then
any thing more than was necessary 10 subdus
them.
Cargo never was touched; all they wanted
IVES gold and silver, and that being surrender.
ed, they Away went of PeaceaJy.
They we're spoken Of as hof,id locking
&c, of fellows. comnsnd by remarkably
handsome young man, all speaking a strange
language, and unable TO understand word OF
English, Spanish, or Fsench. |, vas al.o
said that they were usually seen near eyenlnr.
and that at night though frequently IN PLAN
sight, they would always suddenly disappear,
and though frequenlly seen and chased by
men-ot-war, they always disappeared eotlreIy
al night, while IN the day, they sailed like the
wind laughing al pursuit. Nv INFORMANT, al
90 SAID, that the p,ratcal vessel wasa trly
with painted pof!s, Carrying ten guns. aud
long t.eniy.loIr Founder on pivot. All th,s
was true Of the brig, | was nov on board Of
Sne was heavily SPARED, her canvass white
and raklng masts, ~hds her sharp bos. be,u.
tltul shear, and clean rom a, once convinced
me, that though manned by imp, and com.
mauded BY Satan, cha was as sweet craft as
ever pIoughed tn, sea.
When had finished my breakfast, and re.
lated my yarn to the hands forward who.
though hideous looking rascals, spoke Enplisb
as well as /, ! vas ordered aft again to mee,
the scfuIlny OF the captain, whom had not
yes seen. lie was small man, below the
middle size, slend5r FORM delicate limbs. and
Taco 50 smooth and round tha, be d, 1 no,
seem TO be over eghtcon. while his voice was
melody itself, being low and exqlisitely mod.
ula.ed.
Having heard my story, and assured No Of
KIND treatment, he demanded TO know OF me
what ships were in CslIao Bay, inward .,
outward bound, aad what men Of. war were
there, the state Of things ashore, wha, vessels
were expected. and where from, aud lastly. ,
whether had heard any thing SAID about
pirs!e of the coast Of Now Grenada. | an.
swered these manifold qes,lons o, fully q. pos
tible and in reply TO the latter, said What had
heard, adding truly, tina, the English sloop.o.
war N was despatched week befote to
protec. the merchant sofvico from him.
This last item offered him much amuse.
men'. Well, my lad, hs said, it will be a
ong time before they catch US, for we are, as
you see, that Same pirate. friends 10 Tho sea
and enemies TO al! who sail upon It.
We are short OF wood and water, and mus,
20 into Callao TO fill up, not, however, IN {
Iour soop.of war comes out, bu, since YOU
ay she 10 abou. TO remain there, l will entce ,
Ier out. You can nov take care of Yourself q
shall not ask ofyou any duty, and as soon as /
can, | will set you ashore. a
Il was nov about noon, and the brig, which t
ad been lying to since was picked up, Gil. {