Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-10-06


moment. He rallied and prepared to.
board over our bows we called. aud ro-
PEELED boarders but his numbers wers
yet too great to admit Of our follow
ing him. Again he rallied and boarded
got possession of the bowsprit-rigging
and forecastle, Our commander--in q
white hat, to distinguish him-was left
alone to keep back the enemy. for the,
men had fed AFT, took a gun-match az he,
passed along, and shouted. !. Go forward.
zine"
The men cheered. and, with rush.
drove the enemy from the decks--some
back 10 their vessel. some into the sea-
Ours followed the former, and a brisk rat
ting of small arms and clashing Of cut,
lasses ensued. The cannon were loftun.
manned, excepting that Of QurtermAster
Hunter, which every now and then would
heaye in coolly- directed shot. which waa
sure to tell. He sent two shots into her
rudder, one sticking between the ruddsr
and the stern'post, rendering her helm
useless.
An officer Of the enemy threw board.
ingrpike at our Captain, which whiz1ed
close TO him, and fixed itself in the bow,
spirit butts. 1t was drawn from thence
and returned with awful interest, taking
the officer in the back Of the neck, and
literally pinning him 70 the deck,
The battle continued In this way from
ten TO fifteen minutes, when, after third
unsuccessful attempt to board us, the
quarterback appeared to be thinned, and
our Captain, followed only by tho carpen.
ter, climbing over her bulwarks, leaped
down upon her deck. The former looked
like any thing but a commander a grape
shot had travelled across his shoulders.
taking skin and flesh with suapenders,
shirt and coat, He had TO put his hand
to the bleeding wound, and afterwards.
in loading his pistols, had got them eore.
red with powder wiping the pcrspiration
from his face, at intervals, he had covered
himself with blood and powder without
knowing it. The small arms had taken
off his hat, cut his sabre from the beckett
which hung It TO his wrist, and ripped up
and torn his pantaloons. But All unAo1
coutred as he WAS, he found himself in the
presence of the ull.dressed Captain Of
the enemy, towards whom 10 rushed for
photographic. But the latter had had
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splinters had knocked away his right
hand, his officers were all either dead or
wounded, and he could not get his mA-
rines to come from under cover Of tho
berth-deck, whence they were firing a.
fast as they could load.
With his left hand, the HraEiiliAn Cap
tain presented his outlAss, and said, ~ no
surrendered, "order your men 20 cease
firing"
AWAY. there p shouted our Captain /;
away, there p' Roarders, away -
Graybeards and idlers, stock and iuke,
board from the brig -
AT this summons, some fifteen Of our
men went over the side in double quick
time, despite the rRtsle Of musketfy.--
Again heard our captains trumpet
Cease firing, below, there ! Your com,
mander has struck {" The only answerI
heard was volley Of muskctry. Once
moro, and for the last time, heard that
trumpet II peRled so as 10 make my hair
stand on ond--" Show no quarter there I"
From that moment not Ghot was a.,
red, no sabre clash sounded every man
seemed spell-bound even the wounded.
who were lying about the deck In every
direction, held their breath Tor fear Of dis.
turbing the stiffness, 1And wakening the
tiger in our crew, who seemed like that
animal, crouching ready for q spring a
the least noise. Our men went steadily
round, placed sentries at each seuttle.
while some went below 70 secure tho pri-
soners. Our Captain, now AL was SAFE.
and the excitement abAting. tainted hom
loss Of blood, and, wrapped In the flag Of
our last prize. he was carried into ths "a.
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