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

gusto, although il was too dark TO sse the effect -
But, in spite of everything, she continued to gair
| upon US, and a, two bells in The mid watch wa.
within two miles OF as, the wind blowing gale
under whole .opsails and courses, while we had 6
| reef in each. -.. -.'-..f.s.
As last refuge, we bore off before the wind
| continuing to blaze away with our long foriy.iwo
while she, as we kept her three maas in one, could
not fire shot; but, although our shots evidently
told, they did no, do much mischief.
At four bells in the mid watch, she was within
half mile, and was preparing TO gve US a broad
side, which would have paid of all scores, when
Tremendous sQuall suddenly came up, aud it be
came entirely dark.
We hauled our wind Instantly, boarded our lar
board lacks, put ou, every light, and KEEP! silence
fore and aft The tigae, no. aware of that man.
euvre, continued her course, and in FIVE minutes
dashed past us and we were safe, being dead 10
windward. II continued very dark for half an hour,
and when ii finally cleared up lne, the Conslel-
la,ion was nearly hn down in the south east. So
we escaped her that time, and when we had stood
northeast long enough, we squared away and as
and BASTARD. t s.s= IS f-.-1r.
A few days after these occurrences, the lookout
aloft, one morning, reported sail ahead crossing
our course. ..
Keep her away for that vessel, sir," said Sey.
mour 10 the officer of The deck, and call all hands
TO make sail"
Taking the deck, az according to man of war
rules, it was my duty to do when all hands were
called, made all sail uife quicker than light.
ming, and then surrendered the trumpet to the off,
Ger OF the watch
The stranger preceived that we were chasing
HIM, made all sail 10 avoid US but i, was not so
easy 10 escape, when it put The wind out of breath
TO keep up with Us, and accordingly we were very
soon 80 near ha, they, in obedience 10 our signal
gun, hove to. We hove to, also, and a boa, being
lowered and manned, Seymour said to me:
When wave my handkerchief, Garnet, send
up our black ensign al The main, and fire gun
across the fellows bows;'' and jumping into the
boat, he boarded the stranger whom we now per-
ceived was an outward bound English Eas, India
man. We were so near, lha, distinctly saw all
his motions. Leaving The crew in The boat, he
boarded the Enalishman alone, and meeting her
captain in the gang way, he saIuted him very po-
litely. and took turn or Two with him upon The
deck as ifinquiring The news. Shortly after, how
ever, he apparently made some disagreeable re-
mark, for both stopped, and began 10 gescula,e
violently, as if their discourse was becoming inter-
esng and Seymour, drawing his handkerchief
from his pocket. carelessly waved it, by way OF
accenting his discourse. Instantly the sable banner
Of piracy hoated at the masthead, and an eighteen
pound shot, travelling across The Engshmsn's fore
foot, pa, an end TO his opposition and he began to
execute Seymour's mandates A 10, Of kegs were
shortly after passed into our boat, in manner that
showed that, al the least, they were heavy, and
Seymour, coureously bidding Captain Bull adieu,
pulled aboard.
/" Hoist those up carefully my lads" said he
/" What have you here, Captain, Seymour" |
inquired
"Only a lew thousand suueas, Garnet" he re-
piled, (Which borrowed from that ship
He'll be lucky" said I, il he ever gels his
pay"