The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-08-10

uVh tomtOu duu serving matioI uHubhot-
ed down ball into gun as long as him
self; and his enemies had never occasion
to bay say that he did no, discharge his
obligations TO lbem-in lead-wiIh all due
promptitude, Whenever an opportunity oc-
CURED. There were several other extra
ordinary characters on board, but will
mol now detaih you with recital Of their
pecbliarilies.
The Dolphin carried an ample fore.iop-
sail and top.gallant.sail, as we'll as gaf.
sopsail, and had we KEEP, her large, and
set our square sails and sluddihg sails,
there was a probability Of our outsailing
our antagonist. The attempt was not,
however made or thought Of; and silence
was first broken by O'Flinn ekclaimiug,
while he sent his quid from the slarboard
10 the larboard cheek, and gazed upon The
brig as she .heated us,--"l wonder whelh.
er he has got drop Of the crathur IN
board, hotheraliOn to him, for we're all out
here!"
The Spaniard'S first attempt was 10 round
10, on our weather quarter, and. shooting
in The wind, to give us diagonal broad
side, and then 10 box.haul, and rake us
with The other. Our cait,in, however,
saw The drift; and ihe tnnment he luired,
we, too, shook the Dolphin III The VIVID; SO
that we both lay for riiohleht patallel, at
a distance of lltle more than pistol shot.
the brig being lille TO windward. We
could distinctly hear the commander Of the
brig giving hls jrlers 10 his people.
| have but confused recolecii' Il Of
the sensation of that moment Of suspense.
| heard the orders froTi the brig ia Span
ish,-"Fire togelherg' aid oht captain,
waving his hand, exclaimed, ,-"Dowu!
down, my lads on the deck! We must
receive his first broadside, and then to our
posts" IN moment, we were all flat
upon the deck; and the next, through
seam in the wais. boards, observed the
smoke belch, in one swelling volume, from
the side Of the brig: and the thunder C1
her guns came simultaneously with the
crash Of our slender bulwarks, shattered
by Tie shot. A groan froin one Of the
crew al my feet, and the slrill pipe Of the
frs officer, raised me in a mothefi. |
looked round, and saw one Of the COlItm.
bians stretched on his face morlally woun'
ded; his thighs were nearly cut off by a
shot: he died Instantly in my attis, with.
Out being able 10 utter word. ....
felt, now that the first broadside was
over, as if load Of anxiety were removed
from my breast. My heart ,emed TO pal
pitate with more than ordinary quickness |;
and felt--indeed the feeling seemed 10 be
genersl--that ! could stand fire t0 the last.
There was another man killed near the
! bows OF the Dolphin, and three shots had
T passed through the bonnet Of her foresail.
! Our spars were, however, still standing !;
. and we were mol long in returning the FIRE
of the enemy.
We were instantly at our posts-every
! gun primed and ready. The brig had be-.
5 come hogged in the wind, in the confusion
, sf firing, and had scarcely s;eerage way
upon her. Our eel OF craft was sill
creeping ahead; and the Gaplaih, seiEinu
the liler, kept her still for moment, aud,
singing out lie. go the jib.sheeI!" We
, wete Immediately in stays, and fell across
/ her hawse as The lipad sails took s-bsck.
, The mate stood by the long gun, which he
! primed apd pointed with mastery promp
liludp; and Blo&idg his match The primiug
6zzod out for moment. The next, the
report shook every timber in The Dol phlr,
and the double sho, with which il was
, charged, raked the Spaniard fore and aft.
and we could plainly perceive wheA the
sihoke Dispersed, had moved down at least
dozen of the crew, and thrown her YET
crowded deck into confusion;
The Dolphin was pierced far only Two
dafrohades, on each side Of The Guaf er
deck; but 0'Flinn, with the arms Of a
, Hercules, had turned the muzzles Of the
whole four upon The euemy, firing them
succcssively wo Of them through the
boards) as we passed the bows Of tie brig
The moment her larboard side opened to
! our view, our marines discharged into her
a well aimed yolley,--and the cries ol her
officers, which were mingled with loud and
violent oaIhs, were drowned by a second
discharge. from some Of our spare iirelocks
that were placed in readiness upon the
, decf. The others, thanks 10 Birmingham
would not go off.
The brig had now fallen back, and he.
gan 10 ill on the srarboard tack, so that
her larboard bro dside bore partly upon
us. She fired il off, and followed the dis.
} charge BY volley Of muske,ry. Our lee
main shrouds Tor rather bsckstays--our
only standing rigging aba(0 were carried
away; and our Keniuckian was painfully,
bulno dangerously wounded in the knee,
BY half.spent ball from grape. lie
INSTANTLY linped up the fore rigging, and,
standing on the cioss.ttees, singled out the
commander Of the brig who wore a blue
uniform, faced with red. The rife was
deliberately raised; il went of with a
smart, but not very loud report; and o..
Finn, who was watching the result, in a
moment after exclaimed, "By Cd, but he
he has pnked the skpper!" The fall of
The commander, aud The rushing Of his
officers round him on the quarter deck. too
truly told tia, the red American had taken
his stern reverge. could not help think.
ing there was something savage in thus
rremedlaledly singing out an individual,
as II for martial execution, and | looked
upon the face Of the perpeiralor, as he de.
scended The radines, to observe if il bore
indications Of any rompuncliIdNs visiting
within. But, saving his restless eye, that
seemed to gleatn with triumph, and his