The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-08-17

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like torch, 10 The gun. sent home the
wet wadding; and after lowering The gun,
SO as TO hull our adversary, dropped the
flaming ball down the muzzle of The piece.
O'Finn lifted bis head, and CLEAN OF
satisfaction frightened, for momeni' his
palIid countenance. He raised himself half
up on his hands, as in last effort 10 assist
in pointing the gun.
| had then hold of the helm. "Keep
her away, liIlle!" said the captain;-"A
little more " .. ...
"Thats t-steady-steadyW said o.
Finn. "Send it, brave master, into her
quarter
The captain raised the match !; but il
was nearly out. He was unable to blow
it. ran up, brought it to brightness with
a few pufls, and returned TO the tiler Ii
was some time before we could gain an
other opportunity Of firing to advantage
owing TO the heave Of the sea. They, al
last got 10 bear. .... .... ...
"Now," said O'Flinn, "frc it, my brave
boy!"
The captain, who could not rise from
his knees. and whose senses seemed to
reel from loss Of blood, made several inef
lecual attempts to place the match to the
louch.hole. O'FIinn, who was equally
feeble, tried 10 assist him; and | had in the
meantime, presence of mind enough lc
keep the schooner as steady as possible il
her relative position 10 the brig. They
at length, succeeded in firing the priming
The gun hung fire, and there was look o
despair on the pallid countenances of the
yet dauntless men, who gazed along it,
The next moment il went off with noise
that shook every plank in the Dolphin, ant
the ball, no doubt, entered the counter O.
the brig. ....
The scene that followed, it is impossible
for me 10 describe, though it can never bt
forgotten. The fiery bullet had reached
the magazine of the brig, and in less thar
a minute, she blew up, with terrific ex
plosion, that made the boards spring ant
quiver beneath my feet. 1t seemed as
the frame of our vessel was shaken It
pieces BY the concussion. The plac,
which the brig had, an instant before oc
cupied, with her black hulk, became
livid mass of intense fame, that reached tt
the height of hundred feet; and coul,
see fragments of her timber and materials
and probably the discovered limbs Of th
crew, blown into the airin every direction
A small portion of the bows | could jus
perceive as il sunk, and pieces oi the wrec
and sPars lell upon our decks. A tho
and large piece OF plank iell upon on
quarter deck and lhen Tor Tie hrst tim
ana learn The name oil Inc gun brig
There was painted upon II IN liant color'
GEL 81: Jagoo' de rner'o klco' In
smoke IN s"'''ng coiumhs' rolled over u
10 ieeward; and' when my sense OF heal
ing recovered from 'he shocH' cou'u hea
me irishman' IN exul'lng' Ou' dying az
CENTS exclalm' "hufran' my ooys! we
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forever Erin 60 oraush
has'eneu 10 my wouhIeu comraue'
nc caP'a'n nau ga'neu MS legs' Out stay
se'eu' a"u "PPo",eu toauy I" '"n' I'd
'owarus nun, Ou. Oe'ore reacheu MN
WIN one hhai ehor'' ne waVeu n's mai ov'
MS neau' anu eNclalmec' nus perls
,ne "eac''erous pu'chers 0. my crew : :.
nus Perlsn 'nG enemies OIL CoiurhOla an
'no ene'lles VI ''per,y y, -""ete'cr u'e
may fa'Se 0'e'' "eduS
lie had but strength to utter these word
when he fell into my arms, and expire
without groan. | laid the body dow
gently. lie had inspired me with respe'
for his manhood-wlh esteem Tor his gel
crosby. The heariless Prejndlces insllIle
into me in my boylsh days, by The villag
gosslps, that Frenchmen were the ndfur'
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