The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-12-02

'She must have us sir, said the mate, 10
she has turned hercbufse and is standing TO
us roo b yTdgi8 e8i ~ 5ou,yey
Very wellR replied the Captain, with nj
more wind than there is now, he could no
come to us before twelve O'clock, there is nS
moon tonight, .andE do not, think that i
will breeze up any so we have plenty Of time
TO prepare, il itshould pIove to be our enc
my. ~, .6@ ygfao 3 II gYaL lyd9f5Q
Yes sir, said Renshaw, but she may have
sweeps! T,l
True! did not think OF that? but then
these Mexicarls would be too lazy to use them
II she has, unles tits to run away with.nsas
Night fell, and q thick mackerel sky gradu-
ally overspread the whole heavens, shutting
out every star and betokening a lively breeze
TOR the next day. ~ ai 1905 sa2ills .ata'.
have proposition to make il you please,
sir, said Renshaws addressing the Captain
Out with It, SIR. ..t.
Itis tiiis:--we ave no craft OF that build
IN our navy. neither have the English or
trench, she must be Mexican OF a private,
IN elthercase she Is well worth taking, the
night is dark, let me take the boat and eight
men well armed, you will have the second
mate, cook, steward and two men on board
the brig. 4 will board the schooner In the
dark, they will not suspect such thing, and inc
nope TO carry her by surprise .ss,1Ya o4j
Captain Bobstay pondered lew moments
and hnally replied well tins brig and cargo
are mine, am responsible TO- no one.i 40
ahead. e d .areq,f-l ljra ,olfy .,, III
In lew minutes Kensnaw followed by
eight able men, athletic Yankee sailors, arm
ed to the teeth, and eager fof the nun, was
pulling away IN the barge with muiiled oars,
IN the direction where The schooner was last
seen. AS soon as shelett the side, Captain
Bobstay took mall sall but the nam and
foretopsalls, which ne lowered on their caps,
hauited1out the reettackies, hauled taut the
buntlines and rounded through, the slack OF
clewlines, ne then braced up sharp, put the
brig on the wind and iaid his man topsail to
the mast, laslled his helm alec, armed the
rest OF his except the COOK, got out his
other boat and pushed OF In the wake OF his
mate, leaving tine vessel In charge OF the
COOK, VINO had been long time VIII hlim.siI
Renshaw, IN the meantime, perfectly un-
conscious OF the intention OF his captain,
pulled silently and exreditlousiy Tor the
schooner, the DIM outlines OF which IN short
time ne saw gradually nearing him. ,i,t
'Avast pulling lay on your oars and let
nm ~ M come the hash OF your oars In lle wafer
may discover US
Inc looms OF the oars were tucked under
,ne rigglngs, AMI every man loosened MS cut
lass and shook the prlmlng OF his pistols. II
In snort tune, kensShaw, who spoke the
spanish Language huentiy, could near the
voice oil the watch on board the schooner,
threatening 'Mucrtea los Mdtditos Yanhis,
or death TO lhe internal Yankees and con
graduating themselves on this chance OF
Cortanka1do S't8 ptSquiSoa, or cutting their
lhroats. .,-,o-, - ,,,,s,.rc,,s
| AS she was moving but slowly over the
waters, fenshaw thought u advisable to board
over lhe stern, winch woule ~ once glye him
command over the quarter deck, and the OH
GERS, 100 great an advantage 10 De lost. In
consequence ne let her glide past, keeping Just
under the shadow OF her ben1s without touch
ing, ana counting her ports as she sind by SIX
Polls were counted WIN the rowmng muz-
.ies Oh her guns pIoJectlng' 'Tfnally the Mex
lean STANDARD WIN the Eagle Standing on the
cactus ana holding the serpent, turned his
lazy lolos 10 MS keen gaze ,eie, 90 eidIle1,
NOW lads, caution ana courage is the
word' yea nlaA
ACCORDING 10 a preconGerled arrangement,
tne bowman put ms poat nook 70 the gunnei
OF the Mexican poaI hanging 10 ine o'her
daVits' ana nela on, Dehg lowed Dy ihe
schooner, wmle henshaw's men carefully ana
silently deposited iheir oars on the lhwafts OF
tnelr boat; LUCKILY lhe schooner IKE most
otners OF heT class, naa no capln windows IN
lne stern. hensnaw nlmseii quieliy cllmDed
up lne stal oi the Doat-nook the man was
noiong iplo tne slnali poaI ABOVE aim' taxing
tie Palnser ol ms own IN ms 'ee,n. ne ar
iiVeu saiely "iIhout cieaIiiiS alarn' 0eihg
slel'efeo iloin opserSaIioh M py lne salfail ana
rouno-n1ese u uie sncnoonel' liaue iast lne
emu ol ms Ppinel, anu ~ d eW HiomeIl!s
was l0lneo ?! nis men. ne 'aen raised ms ms
neaa ABOVE lhe .alliail =. anu saw tle man az .e
wneel anu Two w oiiceis ieanine o,el te wea'i-
el7slue VI ,ne quuei iail oilen'iy nc au
vanceu i1li1weo py h,s his9, ons % whom
summed ule nelillsindh " : pio" 9eil'eieu III
lrue natuial styas, uilael nis eal, N mlnqte
more tie SWo olllcels io.ll' ulenselves az tls
ooltoln VI ,ne caulii s.ails' llayils peilormeo
senuly esoltns anu III .Jsuu.lolS ', h5 III elli
sls a' .no eeli',ls, luiI ~ iot e'ei..I plelseu
anu IN no WY apls y acco%lt ~ lot tlie manner
OF ulelI gettlnB tneIt. lHelI HISL Impulse