The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-15

In = few moments the pirates had taken
of The liairhes. and in their hasle 10 get
NJ lhe silver dollar" /" they fnEgoi al else;
but mol 50 with Spinnei; he had hls wits
al work. and no sooner had ihe last Of The
villains appeared below the haiehwsy.
lhsn he turned io his boys.
.Nnw. boys. Cor yrur lises. Seth.
you clap yo.r knife aeross lhe fore-Ihroal
and peak halyards. an yuu. John. cut The
main. Be quick. now. an The moment
yose done il jump aboard The pirate. An
drew and Sam. you cast of ihe pira e's
graplings. an then you jump-lhen well
walk inio them three chaps aboard that
clipper. No,c for i%
No sooner were The last words oni OF
the old mans mouth. Than his sons did
exsclly n they had been directed. The
fore and main hslyards were cui, and the
two graplings casi of ., the same instant.
and as The heavy gaff. came railling down.
our five heroes leaped on board The pi-
rate. The moment the clipper felt her
liberty. her head swpng of. and before
the aslonished buccaneers could gain the
deck Of The fisherman. their own vessel
was half cables length 10 The leeward.
sweeping gracefully away before the
wind. while The three men who had been
lef, in charge were easily secured.
|" Ilslloa. there !" shonied Capt. Spin
net. as The luckless pirates crowded around
the lee gangway Of their prize, when
you fnd them ere silver dollars. just LEI
US know, will your
Half dozen pistol shots, was all the
answer the old man got, but they did him
no harm. and crowding on all sail, he made
for the vessel he had discovered. which
lay dead TO The leawartl OF him. and which
he now made out to be large ship. The
clipper cui through the water like dol
phin, and in remarkable short space ol
time Spinnei luffed up under the ships
stern, and explained all tha, had happen
ed. The ship proved 10 be an East In
diamsn. bound for Charleston. having, all
told. thirty men on board, twenty Of whom
at once jumped into the clipper and Of
Tered their services 10 helping 10 take the
pirates.
/ Before dark Captain Spinnet was once
more within hailing distance Of his own
vessel. and raising trumpet 10 his mouth
he shouted:
Schooner ahoy! Will you quietly
surrender yourselves prisoners il we come
aboard!"
"Come and try itr" returned the pi
rate captain, as he brandished his cullas.
above his head in very threatening man
ner, which seemed to indicate that b,
would fight to the last.
\ But that was his last moment. for Sell
was crouched below The bulwarks, taking
deliberate aim along the barrel Of a heavy
rifle. and as The bloody villain was in th'
aci Of tnrning To his men, The sharp cracl
Of Seth Spinnet's weapon rang its fata
death peal, and tl.t next moment the pi
rate captain fell back into the arms OF hi
men, with brace Of bullets though hi
heart.
! Now" shouted the old man. as he le
yelled the pivot gun, and seized lightet
match. "l'll give you five minutes II
make up your minds in, and il you DON
surrender, I'll blow every one Of you int
the other world"
| The death Of their captain, and wiihal
the sigh, Of The pointed pivot gun-th,
peculiar properties Of which they knew
full well-brought the pirates TO ihei
senses, and they Immediately threw dowI
their weapons, and agreed TO give them
selves up.
EIIn two days from hattime Capt. Spinne
delivered his cargo safely in Havana, CAV,
the pirates into the hands of the civil au
thorilies. and delivered The clipper up /,
the government, in return for which h,
received sum of money sufficient for al
independence during the remainder Of hi
life, as well as a very handsome media
from the governor.
| The old man has since passed ava,
from earth. but if any Of our readers shoult
ever chance 10 land upon Mount Desert
some Of the boys may still be found there
and from them you can learn all the par
iiculaIs Of Captain SPINNET's ADVENTURE
WITH THE PIRATES.