Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-02-03


that yielded, "like a thing of life,n in grace
full undulations to the waves. Adore there
rose perfect cloud of canvas, that caught
the slightest breath Of air, and winged hei
with noiseless and almost mysterious speed
over the water while our own clumsy craft
was tapping her idle sails and crawling at q
scarcely preceptible snals pace.
"By Jove! how she comes up" exclaimed
Che major.
"Waal, you see she fetches the breeze with
her" said Jonathan, with that excusable pride
which even the master of scow may feel in
the craft he commands, "or l rayther guess
she wouldn't overhaul the Mary Anne quite
SO slick, no howI'
"What perfect beauty y said T.
eyes" replied the major, ever ready, En-
glishman-ike, to appropriate all excellence
for his own patch of an island, "she certainly
is trim little craft-belongs to the Royal
Yatch Club, | am sure. | heard one of their
finest vessels was expected this fa'
"Those timbers were never laid in England
major" said /, "she is Baltimore clipper,
though what herpresent occupations would
not venture to say"
"We'll soon see that" said the captain.
"Mate show your bunting"
The staIs and stri pes were quickly floating
at our peak and in few moments, as if to
refute my assertions, the "meteor flag of En-
gland rose majestically from the strangers
deck, and t1uttered aloft, stirred by a wanton
breeze, that dallied, enamored of its folds!
"There, sill" said the major pompously, Il
| foll / lpor- +haro oo,,1J - Il
of equal symmetry out of the Yatch-C Club
ado the vessels of the Royal Yatch- Club
carry long Tom on a pivot, MAJOR" asked
/, taking the glass from my eye, with which
had been examining the schooner.
"Why, sir!"
Because our friend there seems rather
heavily armed for pleasure yatch."
"Yatch be darn'd!" exclaimed Captain
Jonathan, "she's bloody pirate and rather
guess we'll soon know more about her."
"Do you think he'll attempt to capture u.s.
skipper!" asked the major, :" and have you an
idea of resisting"
watched the captain closely as these ques-
tons were put for upon his firmness and con-
duct might depend our lives. There was fire
in his eye, and a flash spread over bis weather
beaten countenance, as he replied with much
energy:
"Idea of resisting? Jerusalem! rayther
think [ have. Do you think Reuben iona
than is going to give up his brig and cargo
to them bloody Spanish thieves, without
showing fight, and let himself be pitched
overheard like an old swab into the bargain
1t may be as he will not disturb u.s. The
"Mary Anne" is not exactly the prize for him,
and these fellows don't like to throw away
their amunitiom; but if the worst comes, gen
tlemen, a0e must ,fght'
We all agreed readily with his propositions,
and under his direction proceeded to arm our
selves, which from the briggs magazine, and
our own resources, we were enabled to do
pretty effectively; fowling- pieces muskets, pis-
tolls and cutlasses enough for all being found.
On mastering our force we had, including
the crew, twenty effective men.
awe must keep down, gentlemen" said
the skipper, "and not show two much strength
or he may pepper us at long taw; though
these fellows don't like to use their big guns
when they can do their work quietl y-there s
too many cruisers in these ATTITUDES"
By this time the schooner had come up
within hailing distance astern of us.
BRIG ahoy!" sang out voice from her
deck.
"Hilloa?" replied our skipper, through a
monster trumpet.
"What brig is that?"
"The Mary Anne Of Portland. What
schooner is that?'
"The Black Snake. Heave-to and send a
boat on board"
"Can't do it; my boats are all on board,
and slowed for the voyage"
"Heave-to then, while l send my boat on
board of YOU"
You'd better not; we Yankees don't adj
NIT the right of sarchW
The schooner was still coming up with us,
though the brig had commenced to forge
ahead under the influence of steadier breeze.
Both vessels were lying near the wind, in
which point of sailing the schooner had an
evident advantage. Our skipper quietly or
dered the man at the helm to keep away, and
as the brig fell off before the wind, it was per-
ceived on board the schooner, which made a
corresponding movement while another fierce
hail came, ordering us to "heave-to" As
our skipper was about 10 raise his trumpet
to reply, the major interfered;
perhaps she is a government vessel, skip
per- and you had better comply"
Even if she was, what right has she to
bring an American vessel to- | rayther
guess the right of sarch is settled said the
skipper.
The major seemed disposed to argue the
point, when quietly touching his arm, point
ed to the schooner, on board of which rap
id change had taken place. Her deck was
swarning with armed men, and preparations
were making to lower her boats, while the
English ensign had been hauled down, and
in its place there went up the significant black
flag, with its horrid blazonry Of a skull, sup
ported by cross bones.
do her majesty's cruisers sail under that
sort of bunting, major"
"a pirate! BY Cd. we must fight fol
it."
The two vessels were now running parallel
with about equal speed, making some TIVE
Knots IN hour In few minutes three boat