The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-20
Events in the Last War with
Great Britain.
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PARTI. THE YANKEE .PRlYATEER
AND TN BRITISH SQUADRON,
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f. WIS fine Hiugunr of the con-r Of I!ra.'
III, towards llif Ciurr uttlu ycnr l-lH. A.
ihr sun rurc ~ the uucloudrd Eusi lts first
ru,-~ 'r-ry-triitflrd ii"'tl!.e s.ia, apparently
M white un lhc driven SNOW, of % bouuliul
! weasel, which Wrt incltly tcr huge H'+llisilii
fdrrluphuil aud top rnl.ut suil, -ptrUdin uIr
igllt and ruquctli-li breeze, WAS running ~
lpwur!--ihr mouth OF the lHrgo and roWnutic
Bay ufAll Suiuis, ~ Tho province ol san sal
vulbr Tlis Vcssrl WIS entitled the Rr-prrrn
Aurticlu prNulcvr rugged us u lrruHp'ru-
due brig, Viih uu armament consisting of
twelve twelve rnuud cNrrouudr7, and e long
T Hsvuty four puundrG usually known ms
'"l.uug luu" mounted ON a muvcHhu plat
form nniid,hips, The Rnspcr wnz tine
AtIucllncu of Lat dly - tIr wrv painted
hluck, uud ,itiIng VERY low 10 The water, Mp
prurrd To- Ice of ui,Is,ul loigEli tor Nc-r,l
. OF her touuHt.r, Her hnwS were as sharp ns
o long aud rloudrr wedge, aud her run WIS
30 rl.Uu lhut us slG5 moved nuisclrsslS
through thc WsrlrI, without Hgy seeming ct
iuIi. shc hardly lrJ the scmhlaucc Of wake
behind ilrr uusis were long, md hnd that
inclination towards .hG stern, Mlilcl was pc
3 culnr L. ,resrls on HAL olussai Iimtpnriicunr
lo.riud, aud give thcm r,ki~h, cavalier look,
Wlca could cnrily be- recognized MIN runsd-
rriA'r q. .i,ece ~ 90 experienced eye, md
.WhNl Is.culucd them Ia be on ,IqucsI uor.
tending U1gli lug profit ud prosperity tn the
commrfrr Of Grrni Briloin on thr icus which
'tII,, f;ruuri,rJ
'rhc n .sr,, had nndr , surrc..f,,l cruise.
tbu, G,r. She lad dome an which II vessel
Hf that clus- could toe "Nrrrlcdt u do, towards
-cliuullur tic resources of tho ructuy hN
Sinking, burning, or Otherwise destroying
ships md property belonging 10 privntc lndi-
.Innl. several vessels with valuable rar.
4 "a dor
I cd to q port in The United -tntrs THIS bad
IIcId} reduced lhc ptjeicn iorcr oilhe ptl-
Natrcr and having also lost i.iw brave lrl-
lows, 'u O. brush VIII an l,ngiiJi packet uii
irruaud" llr NoroutI1 suuIr I'm, hrirtr, she
Lut INV tutirw,a,liccJ-, mud barely hands
suisicirut "a work hcr-0ud II was Tie dcsiru
ct Captain llnghiu-. hrr roUu1bd"r To cn'
tct.ri,. pur, .ui. s'1r Salvador, Elhnl luurutc
% supply cot Nuirr md ituyi-lous, puck rp a
G'w struggling scamcIl, IT pos-lhc, and thru
ua.c the beet Of his way go he w'cd
s',stvs
l}ut the cutCraurr to Inc naS Us 81 Saints
,,a, IIochgdrd hy British men of war, a fart
ct which the Captain OF the Raspcr WAS uli-
,i4..=!i-ia
bor,hut ufvbrh he WAS destined ruuu 20 TO-
coiyf aii-lc demonstration,
sail hu !' sauy"u q mou from the main
: tupsttiur, rrr'-- 'rt-,--g
sNhcrc away - exclaimed lltc captain. IN.
s,iuciiy,.y rrnspiur his Sry.rln.-. which il
uumcui hrlorc lac had drpositrd On the cap.
stan.
Two pom IS u.ri,c wcatlc, amgrtrr. IN;
and cu,iiiu. town ,lrri i-t-i,,.. ,l.r mind"
4 iul Rio information WINS coIrcCt--ior on
taking .. i.4ul. asictu. u large ship Nus seen.
hearing ubpu, I.as, Snulfi Ensl, and looming
az from the surface Of lhc sen like tho pyIa-
mid oCCiych i'm lIr surd, Of the do.pIf.-
With to>v,r siu0 Iiffr.snil, ON hu,il' sides, size
str.id an puorn,ous rlrw of curvns--and
win Lrr ,,niiito,,uust i,puuIlnui and ROYAL
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