Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1852-12-18

-ltiDdiu NutIe you are.
Meantime the highwaymcn were crying,
"he is loading again fire, fire !" and they
poured in the coach deuge of bullets,
which respected the valiant Speyers. The
latter, however, loses no time; seizing a
firm hold Of his revolver he darts forward
in pursuit of the eleven robbers, who, on
seeing him, leap over the wide trench on
one side OF the road, there to reload their
weapons. Shoriley after they return to-
wards Speyers, surround him at some dis
lance, and cry to him, awe see that you
are brave man, SO are we-surrender.
We do not wish TO kill 50 valiant man."
every brave you are, indeed" answers
( SpeyerS, "elevcn against one" This said,
he sets forth in pursuit of the robbers, who
fly at his approach. "Why do you fly |"
he cries "did you not say you were brave
Come, towards come, every one of YOU
one by one; | await you here"
But their only answer is a shower Of
bullets aud Slugs, which whistle around the
undauntrd Sptycrs. He replies by dis
charge OF four barrels, that prove inelftc-
tual, in consequence of the incessant move
ment Of the horses preventing his aiming
with any approach 10 certainty.
This general discharge having been
made, all the passengers advance towards
Speyers, they seize hold Of him they en-
treat him to yield up his arms, for they are
all going to be victims he should recolect
that there is lady among them. Speyers
resists the robbers surround him once
more then he, pistol in hand, cries: so, l
shall surrender my arms en- two conditions y
"Wbat are they 20 cry the robbers; We
swear faithfully 10 respect them" "Well,
then,' said Speyegs, ''the first is, that you
will make no attempts against my person
the second is, that you will touch nothing
belonging to me-" "Yes, we swear it,
eXcaim all the robbers in breath. "Here
then, is my weapon" answers Speyers
''thpre are yet two barrels loaded"
The captain Of the band then received
the pistol, and all proceeded together to-
wards the diligence. In one instant all
the trunks were torn open, the carpet-bag,
turned inside out, SC. the bandi,ti respec.
ting nothing but what speyers pointed ou,
as his property. Meanwhile our hero, sea.
ted on a case containing the samples of the
goods which he carried, was drawing fig
ures in the sand with a coolness and sang
froid something more than Admirable.
/ The robbery being completed, the high
waymen having resumed their seats or
hcrsebark, saluted Spryers, taking leave o
him n these words: farewell, brave
man ; remember that even We robbers know
how to keep our word" "Farewell," an
swered Speyers, t.God grant that it may no
be forever"
In this fight more than thirty shots wer,
discharged at Speyers. TWO half-Spsn
balls were the only ones that reached him
when he was searching for his revolver il
the diIigence-one struck him on the aru
and the other in the back a third he founC
in his boot on going TO bed, without know
ing whence it came. The Englishman ha,
his hand badly injured by bullet, whicl
even now cannot be extracted the drive
was also wounded, and the French lady re
F ceived in her dress four bullets, which di
not, however, injure her.
Mr.. Albert Speyers lost in this affai
nothing but his watch and some money
, deposited in the diligence and which b
did not claim, having no arms TO back hi
demand.
, We have been Informed that Mr.. Spey
erS is merchant, established at New York
and accustomed to travel in caravans a
mong the Indians Of the North, and on on
, occasion, behind his wagons, with te
companions, sustained against seventy-fv
| Savages a combat which lasted from sunFis
|, till sunset, leaving more than twenty-fv
; Of them stretched on the ground.
We sincerely wish that there were i
: Mexico few hundred men OF the Speyel
stamp, in order that the Highway bandit
: might receive the Only treatment and th
> only indulgence they deserYe daily, mol
withslanding the philantropic tenderne'
= Of the honorable representatives. who, ;
= most, prescribe change Of climate for tn
? cure OF what they deem local nfrmit,