Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1851-08-12
Tho clinner INV. D

",'"''es 90 "i'e wards her commander. follow
ouoy ..leen men, came over TO the Yankee
side. The first object that me his gaze =
he stepped upon the deck, was the old iro
gun s:,,- s...Ss..:,-. and though the thought @
al American pirate made him feel sore, ye
he could NOT help laughing at the almost ii
diculous scene thas presenter 10 his gaze. :
The twelve green looking fish ormen, toge,h
ef with that gun, did present rNher ludic
rous appearance.
so you are on pra,ieal expeditions
taunting remarked the British officer.
ldono, returned Jabe, with an oifendet
air. q 'spose il I'd cum across one a. you
crafts AT could ave took. should nave
doneit; but | dono as / should heen pira
ting emmy more n yeou are neow.'
How many men have you goil'
Here's twelve on us, an ef veou've go,
twelve men at kon lick US, I'd like tew see
! 'em.'
Never mind about thar, Jonathan. Wen
take you into Halifax, and there, perhaps,
you will fiud your match
The schooner was searched fore and aft.
but all tha, could be found were dozen old
pistols, about as many swords, which were in
the cabin, while in the hold they discovered
nothing but an array of empty boxes and
barrels. The Englishman left twelve Of his
own men 10 take charge Of The prize, and
took six of the prisoners on board his own
vessel, leaving the other six under the charge
Of the officer who had been appointed TO the
command Of the Rhody, and also gave orders
that the schooner should be kept close in bis
wake during the night, as he intended TO see
.her safely out Of reach Of Yankee coasters.
Until nine o'clock at night the Rhody
soon on after The clipper, with all sail sci,
while the latter only carried her mainsail
and two jins. The six Yankees who had
been left on board were secured in the long
boat, while the lieutenant in command and
i've OF his men had the first watch When
tho clipper struck two bells. the vessels were
not more Than two cables length apart the
ize being lirtle TO wiudward, as owing to
her bad sailing. The lieutenant wished TO
keep the weather gage. The night was
quite dark, and the wind, which had fallen
some since sundown, had veered slightly 10
the norhward.
While The prize masters were earnestly
engaged IN keeping up with The clipper, a
very novel scene was being enacted in the
hold. One Of the boards. which seemed to
form part OF stationary aoor, was lifted
from Its place, and the head OF old Capt.
Enoch Nightingale appeared through the
aperture 10 moment more another board
was 'emoVeu' ana ere long torty stout fisher
'"e"' All wen armed mad come up from their |
p'"ces o' conceaiment. IL was but mo-
'hen' 'h'', wo'h TO 'eap on deck, and ere the
'nuhuc'sruck lieu'enant could see from |
"ne1ce VIZ came me enemy, he was bound
' "''. 'p1;, ,s ,,u so were were ms men. while
nnr boat. Obod Nightingale tool I'm tIIne h ghe |
and his father. noin,;oo corkaJ nis,ol -,
he head of the Enyl;sh officer said
sDo van think we are in ea,nes, -, no,3.
i should think Won were replied Tho ,rem-
bling officer.
Then if Won do no, obey me. Won will c,,
, bullet through your head in an ins,an,-
Now hail the clipper.'
Scorpion ahoyr shouted the lieutenant.
as if for dear life.
In the meantime the Yankee had been
left of lille from The wind. so thai she
was ho; within little more Than cables
length of her cnptor. while the boil fisher
men we're nearly all ctouchcd beneath The
Dulwarks.
Some one from the clippcr answered the
,ali.
Tell them the schooner has sprung aleak.
md that the cnssed Yankees must have
brown the pump breaks overheard
The poor lieutenant looked first n the
tein face Of the old man. and then ~ The
nuzzle or the pistol. and then stretching his
ungs To the utmost he obeyed The order
Now tell them to hcave TO. and you'll,un
longsiie'
The frightened officer obeyed. and the
Iext moment the clipper's helm was mn,
lart down and her ma,nboom showed over n
Seven of the Yankee fishermen
vclc stationed along the lee rail. with ston,
.rappings in their hands, and in less than
i've minutes the Rhody's bowsprit doomed
10 over the clipper's weather onauer Obed
hoved the helm down. and letting 90 The
heets fore and aft, the Yankee schooner !
hot gracefully alongside. :
sWhy in--,lidnt YOU come I'M nnder
ur lee quarterp shouted the English can.
,in, as the fishermen ,humped against the
de Of his vessel; bu, before he could utter
nv moe of his wrath. with which he was /,
tcralIy boiling over. he found his deck swar.
hing with strangers.
The whole thing bad come about so unac-
ountably, and, withal, so suddenly, that \
aYdIv n biov was struck hv Tho as,oun,IoI