The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-08-04

rounded BY old charts, flags, and signals,
land with a good stiff RUNNER of ha'f-and-
half, which lie was contemplating with pc
.aoulisr compIacency. - =
.IIillol master, You Re waited.
ssopPer Oh your jaw ts&cGlc,
syoungs er,' s4y5 te, ..2'a E
Strange sail in sight, says skipper,
swabs, and all puzzled about hcr-wstt1t
lyoa to make up the mbel-l've a.no.lon
tit'saa pirate f
sRirasep says Bunting, while visions Of
prize-money danced through his mind
and up he sprang through tie companion,
land on deck in less time than | could knot
a bowline | followed, having first soWed
tawayhis allowance, nd-found him on deck.
He took glass, andhaving looked steadi-
lily on the stranger, swept itround the hori-
Fzon, and suddenly arressedit on an objecs
which we had all overlooked, a ship to
twindward, but which not being 50 directly
lin the light, had escaped our observation,
Il thought So, said themas-er, as hePoln-
ted it out to the captain-'that long-leg-
iged scoundrelis trying to work up to yon-
der ship
i sIsee his game; beat to quarters said
the skipper, and clear for action. Make
salon the ship, sir, and let US try our
friend 20 larboard with the signals
4 Up went the white fold Of France, but
mo thing appeared upon the schooner's Ii99--
ging; next the red flag and cross Of Britain
], rose to the peak, and was hauled down; the
rich and heavy standard ofSpain nextun
\ rolled itself to the wind, and was answered
from the schooner, with the black and yel
How flag, and the smoke of a gun issued
+ from her decks, and the. ball danced ahead
Eof US and fell in tie waves. Again this
was hauled down, and the9s.ripes ands
4 of America waved gaily in the breeze
while the union jackran ito the foremast
head. Our friend on the lef5 swungrouns
in stays, and showing US a neat and well
turned stern, away she glided over thc
:. waves, with all sail set.
The ship to windward threw her bow.
round, dashing up tie spray before Ler
: and displayed. American colors, and raj
) down toward us with flowing Sheet
NVe7immediately set al sal upon the ship
and reeling and staggering under her can
: vasS, she sprsng away, with the wind deac
/. taft.F 81 $751; @
= As square-rigSed vessel has great ad
]. Evantage overa forezand-aft on this poin
5 of sailing, we gained oa the eschoonerhanc
) over hand.
Asthe day waned, the wind lulled, anl
J ere the sun sets sank again to light breez,
which fill ed the upper canvass, but did no
= swell the. lower and heavier. sails. Th,
twilight ofthe tropics, short but bright
came rapidly on, and as the glorious SUI
? screened himself from view behind TIL
$ flame-tinted waves, canopied by masses G
e crimson clouds, the rich silver moon ros
! m radiance in the east stealing graduall
Y ON, as if loath to take the station just alb
e dicted by erprddecessor.
And there, in the distance, with the Ion
) shadow Of her'tall masts and tapering Til
: ofcanvass resting on the billow, lay, wit
It the bright light dancing round her grace
full bows, the chase, which we had broa Ct
!, ,tjust within range, as the wind died ava
: to q calm. There We lay, hammering 3
7 way from the bowchasers at the beautifJ
n and graceful fabric which sported befol
'ef us, as if the ocean were its fairy home, an
p the clements its playfellows.
: The bow-guns being Of TOO light met
3 to reach. her, as she almost insensibly le
: us, one.of the eighteen Founders from th
main-dec was wheeled into It's place, al
y fred repeatedly without success. All Ia
the skipper walked forward, and pointe
'e and ranged the gun, applied the matc1
and the schooner's gaa top-mast few
- shivers, carrying with it the peak Of Il
> : mainsail. -
= ny eyes said the foremast men, in 9
tonishment
! Clear away the boats, and call t
- boarders,' shouted the lieutenant Of t
watch; and SOON the launch was hoist'
j. out. and the cutters dropped over the sid
IL each with their fighting. crew, compos'
Of the picked men of, the ship. 81
re The moon glanced on sheathless cutla
er and polished pike, as they were passil
f. from the dark shade ofthe vessel, and t
rollocks grated, as the oars fell into the
m withsimultaneous movement. GIVE wa
e. and tl3ecrew rose to the stroke, and Ike
rs, sime with themost beautiful precision.
lis The cutters took the lead, diverging.so
ze' to reach tie bow and stern at once, VII
IN tie launch kept steadily on, with the pl
ID pose OF boarding midskips.
g, We perceived them getting out sweel
hS and endeavoring to escape. Slowly