Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-04-14
the old man to his senses, and. il. de-

the old man to his senses, and. in de-
preciating tone he muttered--
"Don't kill me, sir, don't. I'll tell
you all. We've got forty thousand silver
dollars nailed up in boxes, and slowed
away under some of the boxes Just for'ard
o. the cabin bulkhead, but Mr.. Defoe did
Mt suspect that anybody would have
thought of looking for it there"
oPerhaps So" chuckled the pirate
while his eyes sparkled with delight,
And then turning to his own vessel nc
ordered all but three of his men to Jump
on board the Yankee.
I'M few moments the pirate had taken
off the matches, and in their haste to get
at the silver dollars, they forgot all else,
but not so with Spinnet he had his wits
at work, and no sooner had the last of the
villains disappeared below the hatchway,
than he turned to his boys,
CHOW, boys, for your lives. Seth, you
clap your knife across the torethreat
and peak halyards, an you, John, cut the
main. Be quick, now, an the moment
you've done it, jump aboard the pirate.
Andrew and Sam you cast OIL the pirate
grapplings, an then you can jump-then
we'll walk into them three chaps aboard
the clipper. Now for Il"
No sooner were the last words out OF
the old mans mouth, than his sons did
exactley as they had been directed. The
fore and main halyardS were cut, and the
two grapplings cast off atthe same instant;
and the heavy gaffs came rafting down,
our five heroes leaped on board the pirate.
The moment the clipper felt her liberty,
her head swung off, and before the asto-
nished buccaneers could gain the deck of
the fisherman, their own vessel was half
a cables length to the lceward, sweeping
gracefully away before the wind, while
the three men who had been lefti charge
were easily secured.
Halo, there p shouted Captain Spin
net, as the lucklcss pirates crowded around
the lee-gang-way of their prize, 90 when
you find them ere silver dollars, just let
us know, will you"
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 tho vessel he discovered, which
lay dead to leeward Of him, and which
he now made out to be a large ship
The clipper cut through the water like a
dolphin, and in a remarkably short space
of time Spinnet luffed up under the ships
stern an explained all that had happened.
The ship proved to be an East 1ndiaman,
bound for Charleston, having, all told,
thirty men on board, twenty of whom at
once jumped into the clipper and offered
their services in helping to take the pi-
rates.
Before dark, Captain Spinnet was once
more within hailing distance of his own
vessel, and raising his trumpet to his
mouth, he shouted;
"Schooner alloy viii you quietly
surrender yourselves prisoners if we come
on board ?"
Come and ly it!' returned the pirate
captain, as he brandished his cutlass above
his head in very threatening manner,
fight to the last
Bat that was his last moment, for Seth
was crouched below the bulwarks, taking
deliberate aim along the barrel of a hea-
Wy rifle, and as the bloody villain was in
the act of turning to his men, the sharp
crack of Seth Spinner's weapon rang its
fatal death peal, and the next moment the
pirate captain fell back into the arms of
his men, with brace of bullets through
his heart.
"Now," shouted the old man, as he
levelled the long pivot gun, and seized a
lighted match. FL give you just five
minutes to make up your minds in, and if
you don't surrender, I'll blow every one
Of you into the other world"
The death of their captain, and withal,
the sight of the pointed pivot gun-thc
peculiar prophecies of which they knew
full well--brought the pirates to their
senses, and they threw down their wea-
pons, and agreed to give themselves up,
In two days from that time Captain
Spinnct delivered his cargo safely in Ha-
vana, gave the pirates into tho hands of
the civil authorities, and delivered the
clipper up to the government, in return
for which he received a sum of money
sufficient for an independence during the
remainder Of his life, as we'll as very
handsome medal from the governor.
An Adventure as Was an Adventure.