The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-04-12


tlop started nnt for tho frt tiiue, the sen-
try began 70 think tl,at the officer ought 60
nave pHs, and na the thought found
room aWong the eNclrd 5mHgiDatinns
Of h's BRAIN lie hlnlod tbe iact 10 the mid
'hiauan.
"Ah, ycs,l had forgotten" rei,unpd tho qf.
hcer- "llrrc, you mao thcrv iorsaidi Ect
out hnat-hp0k aud stop her" aud then TAX
ing piece Of ioldrd paper from his pocket
be- passed u up tn The a'ntFy, saving ~ hc
did, ,.--'lhGre y Gcporal ilowes pass. and
when Col Snuiherland comcs-he will be
here ~ ton or tilccu minulcs-tell him that
! have obtained boat aud shall Immediately
pass the general communication 90 tho all
miral,"
irrii-h~wiiri--r-r -r-r.r, -ai, M, ,rr,,rl,
and ~ the shallop put oT ha very naturally
opened tho paper le held IN his hand, bat IL
hat got 20 dusky that he could not read, and
~, a. the paper ioa,d all Iighf, ho very con-
hdcuty lAccdlt la hs cartridge box, won
druuR very much what important tling had
tmrncd IN aud nlzn muiirrinf something A.
bout hcing flad that thC0iccr made fhcm
"cu-scd Yankees" start their stumps
The wind WIS blowing brskly from the
nnrihward, and the shalnp had IL fair, aud
with flowing sheets she started down the har-
l'or, ~ she ucnrcl the ndmiral's shin which
lay just OF Noldle's Island, the midshipn an
had the sitrrts hauird in aud showing tho
helm down, the small vessel very gracefully
cainc zap under tho ship's stern.
"linlt ahoy /" shoWlcd tho officer OF the
deck from the POOP ar the ship.
"Ihe gcnerll's Yacht" answered the mid,
dy' "ls Admiral Graves on board 2"
"No'. hes at the generals quartcrs," an
swcrrd ~" officer from the ship
NO, he lctt thow over an hour ago" no
tfsat II D H. 4 = r
them ?"
oYcs."
Look out, them and so saying the mid.
,,ih'pman threw scaled packet u which tho
lieutenant easily caught.
wow continued the Young commander
OF The shallop "will you have the goodness TO
point ont to me whcrr the Viper LAYS ?"
The lieutenant run his ewes over the lower
end OF the harhor for a noiucut, & then point
ing down towards Spectacle Island, he an
swcrcd
"Do Won see that low Hrht lust to tho
norllt'd OF Spectacle Island
YES" returned the MILDLY, ag he went Ia
the bows of the shallop and looked 10 the di-
rcction pointed out
THAT'S the Viper. What's ia the wind
now 2"
II don't know" rrplicd the mii.hipnan.
"All ! can tell about il j., thai Gen. Howe
and the admiral have concoctcd some plan
TOR an expedition tor some of these small fry,
aud have orders for the Viper and Spitfro
90 JON iu IT, Good night"
"Gool night" returned the officer of the
ship nnd in few moments the shallop was
oil boinre the wind
The little vessel, however. didn't 90 any
whore near Spectacle Island, bat ns soon as
she was ont of rcacl Of the ship, she hauled
her wind, nud standing on 60 the norlhwarl
OF Governors Island she passed out through
Nroad Sound nnd orc long She struck her
nuso into tie free waters Of Massachusetts
BAY
"lla, ha, ha," laughed out Hugh Maxwell
aS hc throw the gold.handcd cap of the Eng
llsh MILDLY down by his side aud replaced il
by ufr vrrlr yvr-ytrr -tiat's Il ruori r1rrr-,f
guess the admral will bc as much pleased by
the contents IT his pocket as the poor scntry.
viii with that pass of minc. The poor sorrr
AylA tnl Late lnr- the EnrnLGr4ialu- La-Aa,- -L+-
lie swallowed tie pistol game beautifully,
though. Come, Jack, dowse those marine logs
aud - llAllol there goes a rocket Lhern,a
another. There, gun from the old North
Battery Our trick Is discovcrcd;- fire
away, my hcartics, you'll have to work smart
~ 10 catch old MaNwell's shallop.
The trick had been discovered, but Il was
too late inr tho British 10 mend the matter,
for the shalop was far ont at sea before any
thing could be sent in pursuit, and under the
circumstances they did the only thing lcft for
thcm--thcy made the best OF il. Some OK
PLANTATION was demanded OF old Maxwell, but
he knew nothing whatever abont the matter,
only that his shallop was gone, hut as he had
little or no chance 10 use it, hN-did not feel
the loss very severely, especially when he
learned that it was under tire charge Of his
son.
Hugh Maxwell ran acrnss the Lee the next
day, aud safely delivered his charge to Can't
ttHutcy, a1tCr which he ran into Plymouth -
In one week after that time the Colonists
were in possession OF the richly laden slim
from Glasgow, aud for this "strrak of Iuckh
they were solely indebted to 1.-THE FISHER
BOYS STRATAGEM."
Prom he .4Bcng C.ltirasor. Z