Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-25


US in full volley; yet, although he was the 'arge
of every shot, he seemed totally unconscious O
danger With flushed cheek, and an eye fash
ing fire, he stood proudly erect, and delivered hi
orders TO The man al The. .wh heel as compossdiy as
he were selling suddn'- sail
When our fying-jib boom was nearly lockin:
with her, he suddenly shouted, with voice like
rumpel-call, Sarboard The helm ~ We fell OF
from the wind, and rising upon wave, our heav,
bows struck The faled vessel amidships with tre
mendous crash. We passed clean over cutting
completely in two: an unearihly yell arose from
hundred and fifty brave fellows; as they sunk quick
10 The bottom; and when we flew aft 10 catch
glimpse OF The wreck, nothing was visible save
the Pennant at the To- galan' IN head which fo
an instant floaied upon the surface of The deep and
was then drawn down after the hapless wietches
who had 50 often shed their blood in its defence
Having passed The vortex caused by her going
down, the brig was hove-to; as suppose for The
purpose OF picking up the survivors, if there were
any. But such was not Seymour's plan-and one
poor fellow, who. stunned and sranSlng, rose ro
the surface, clinging to spar for dear ie was no
even allowed the miserable privilege of floating
upon it until The sharks of The burning sun of the
Equator should put period to his agony, but was
deliberately shot BY Seymour himself, acting upon
the stern maxim that dead men tell no tales -
A deed of go dark hue was never efore perpre.
traied under the azure sky, nor on The deep sea
since the unborn surgsa slumbered in chaos. and
darknoca t,v ,ho f,na nT, h
emit Garnet" said Seymour, recovering his rife
as il he had been shooting duck, " fill The main.
lop.sail, and stand in shore"
Three times raised The ,rumpe, to nv lips to
give the necessary orders, and as often wilhdre
II; and finally, being totally unable to commmanL
either my voice OF my feelings, dashed i, down
upon deck, and walked away without word.
Seymour looked up a. me in surprize, and then
deliberately picking up the trumpet, gave the re.
quisi'e commands with his usual composure
When we were under way, standing tor the shore,
he ordered the boa,swain 10 call /" all hands 10
splice the manbrace, remarkng that the toast
should be, &c Here's wishing The dare devils pleas.
ant passage to----w
Garnet" said Seymour, when we were abou,
three miles from the shore, do you see that head
land yonder, in The southeast! /. is The northern
cape of the bay which we shalt enter, and is now
sixteen miles distant. wish You to observe The
course we lake 10 fetch it, and then say il this
coast was mol cut out tor the express benefit OF the
slave-trads"
We continued our course, steering head on, uu.
til within half mile of The shore, and then hauled
our wind, and pu, her head due south keeping
ward, the look out, on the fore top-sail yard sung
ou:
Breakers ahead! =
Seymour was standing upon the poop, look ING
aslern he turned short around al This announce.
meni. and hailed
q FoIe-op, sail yard 'hcre' Two points on the
slarboard bow, you ubber, distant Two mn-.."
"Captan Seymour" said !, in surprise, 'your
eye-sighl is better than mine. These breakers are
not visible from deck
81 know it," he replied, " tu' am as well ac
qnainled with every inch of this coast az yon are
with the pavement Of Broadway. | could sail a
line OF batle ship through this channel Perfecl
chiCty VIE HiSbA WA O>6hh cSci ed"y t} tNe
lead alone. Straight as you 90 quarter masler.'
Rise TO higher, repeated he a, the Gun.
These breakers" continued Seymour, " are
caused BY d reef o rocks, cunning across The mouth
of that bay and stEe'ching ten miles each way, par
aIlel to the beach, and distant from it, on the
age, half mile Inside the reef we have a clear
sale channel, Carrying Ten 'arhom water 10 within a
ships length OF the beach, aud at boh ends a SAFE
entrance. Now all his is for ocr particular bene
fl; for, in order to ene that bay vessel must GO
all the distance around and while man of wal
comes in al one end we can slip out al the other -
II This does not prove that Jenny Flat loot had a
hand in laying oul The coast of fica, YOU may cal
me a marine"
Pretty good reasoning, tend Seymour" laid
/; "you've made il very PLAIN tha, The n-vi! is
chief cook and bottle washer for the slave lrade
dol'i wonder prospers well, since he is st the
wheel''
We were now inside The reef, I'D sailing along
rapidly, were within mule OF the entrance to the
bay, when small canoe showed of from tie shore,
and we were boarded by one of The most hileous-
ookng black rascals tha, ever walked on two feel.
Running up The side like a monkey, he ,umbed
over The gangway and accos'ed Seymour, who met
him there, as an old friend !; and afer jabbetne
away few minu'es in some harbarous lingo, he
took botle of rum which Seymour had ordered
tor him, rolled into his canoa and run 1t high ard
dry on the beach. He brought hinsef to anchor
in The sand, and began TO discuss The contents Of The
said boltle with an esrnesIness which plainly show
Ell that they would mol parl company until one OF
'toher knocked under
"Mr. Camel said Seymour, walking alt, my
good friend there has informed me that there are
two English frigales at anchor in the bay. mus,
send Them both TO sea in twenty minutes alter
enter Do you speak Portuguese :"
I" 81, Senior" said !, 7" and every other Iangu.
ace eYcep,inp always the cibberish OF lha, black