Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-04-03
CHAPTER IL.

The morning following these events, the
tender of the British frigate was standing off
and on under easy sail, very close in with Sandy
Hook The wind was from the Southwest,
and blowing about five-knot breeze. The
sky was without cloud, and only gentle
undulation lifted the surface of the ocean.
The tender was clipperbuil vessel, very
long and narrow in the beam, and constructed
wholly with an eye single TO her fast sailing
qualities; and she gave proof Of them by over
hauling everything. She carried amidships
long thirty-two FOUNDER. Her crew consisted
of about forty men in the uniform of the Brit
ish navy. They were principally assem-
bled in the bow and on the windlass, talking
together or watching the shore. Aft, the Off
Ger of the deck. bluff, full-faced young En-
elish MILDLY, was lounging over the quarter
railing, smoking a cigar. The man at the
helm had sinecure of his post, for the vessel
skipped along so easily that she seemed almost
TO steer herself.
Sail ho,' cried the lookout from the heel
of the bowsprit.
Where away,' quickly demanded the Off
Ger.
In shore, about two points forward of the
BEAM
Ave, ave. | see, answered the mildly, lev
cling his glass at sloop just stealing out of
the harbor, closely hugging the shore. 1t is
another of the Yankee coasters A sail in
shore, Mr.. Stanley said he, speaking through
the sky-light.
The lieutenant, a stout, fleshy, port wine
visaged John Bull, came Oh deck, and took
sight at the stranger, who was about league
distant. W. ~
1t is lumber sloop; but we will bring her
TO, if she dares to venture out; for we can get
some fresh provisions and vegetables from her,
if nothing more
Shall put her on tack, sirp
Not yet. Keep on as we are, till the sloop
gets an offing. If we run for her now she will
take refuge in the harbor.'
The sloop stood out for half a mile, and then
hanling her wind beat down along the land
The tender delayed the chase until she had got
too far from the entrance of the harbor to get
hack again, and then putting about run for her
so to cut her off, The sloop seemed to take
alarm, and putting about, began to make the
best of her way towards the harbor she had
left. Confident in the speed of his own vessel,
the English lieutenant felt satisfied that the
chase was already his, and laughed at the ef
forts of the sloop to escape.
At length they came near enough to see that
her decks were literally covered with pigs and
poultry.
A rare haul we shall make this morning,
said the MILDLY. Enough chicken pie for the
whole of the frigate's crew, to say nothing Of
turkeys and roast pig for the cabin
What regular slab-sided skipper she has
at the helm. Man and boy, she has stout
crew. said the lieutenant, laughing They
look frightened out of their senses, as they
begin to think they are gone for it, Sloop
ahoy
w yc W dui. came across Inc wafer In
the strongest nasal Of Yankeedom
l want you to heave to, brother Jonathan y
I'd rather not, if its all the same to you
I'm in a nifty hurry. Franku added the dis
gaised American officer in an under tone, 'when
| order you to let 60 the Db, you must draw it
aft as hard as your strength will LET you. al
the same time will put the helm hard up SO the
sloop will pay rapidly off, and fall aboard of the
tender; for am determined to fall aboard Of
her. ! shall curse your blunders and order
you to let go; but don't mind me, keep pulling
the jib sheet hard to windward Leave the
rest to me. Now my men, he said, speak
ing through the companion way, take a
good grasp of your pistols and cu,lasses.-
When stamp my foot on deck over your heads,
throw off the hatchess, leap on deck and fol-
low me-
'Heave to or I'll sink you. what are you pa
lavering about shouted the Englishman.
The two vessels were now side by side,
steering on the same course, abeam Of each