Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-07-19

ticed by those aboard, and hadnearly gotten
in good distance FOR his guns, when Regi-
nald observing that, Immediately filed his
sails and was soon out of range. Now,
men, spoke he, as soon as he had backed
his sails, let me aim old Long Tom, and
Til see what can do The men imme-
diately gave place, and the young Pri-
vateersman, fuse in hand, Immediately
glanced along the shining barrel, and as
the next swell Of the ocean lifted high the
hostile vessel heapplied the match, and be-
fore the report had ceased its many echoes
and the smoke cleared away, loud, thun-
dering crash was heard from the man 'owar
The fore mast had gone by the board.
Wall, by all thunder and lightuin' that
ever busted, if that ar warnt sopee By
goose gravy and raw-ingsns, what muss
it createdP he continued, as he looked
through his glass at the confusion which
the shot had caused on the man O wars
deck. Let me have my trick now,' and
and he placed himself alongside the deadly
weapon. Wall, I guess I'll strike the
mainm'st just above the mains'l, that is eff
| haint lost my old practice Cast about
prime-wall, jest look eout now, and
here he ran his eye along the fatal machine,
eff | don't stick splinters into some O. them
British Ingens, then tie me up and pepper
me with chinkypen burs for "a here his
speech was cut short by che booming of old
Long Tom which lothian had fired. The
wind quickly waited the smoke by, and 10
and behold there was nothing to be seen
except the jagged stump Of the mainmast,
cut off and rent assunder just under the
mainsail yard while on deck lay mass
of cordage and rigging, which the heavy
mainmast in its fall had carried along
with it. EWhooray whoorayp shouted
the delighted Yankee, as he sprang about
ten feet in the air, eff that haint done
the thing up chock, jest whip me to death
with fax hackles. By goose gravy and
burnt sausage, Iraly believes can knock
out the cooks eye from here with old Long
Tom, the darlin,' and he patted the heated
piece afectionately.
Well done, my friend, very we'll done
Jotham,' exclaimed Reginald, really sur
prised at shot better than his own; but
We'll now teach them another trick, that
} we learnt in Yankeedom. Every mothers
son of you away, hoist mainsail, up with
the studding sis, shake reef out of the
} fore and mainroyals; be CHEEKY, lads, be
! CHEEKY
Aye, aye, sir answered the sturdy sea-
men promptly, and in trice the mainsail
and stunsails were rapidly filing with the
lively breeze, and the royals having more
Sfeaft oasrrr11s5 trrrvugn tfle 'Diiny ueep Win
the speed Of a courser
'Hels' man, cried Reginald. yes, sir,
f was the quick response. Bear up your
| helm, there-just SO that running like we
+ now are, we would strike the ships bows
) there-steady, So STEADY it is, was the
: accustomed answer. The brig now sailed
n boldly toward the man O war as if to board
d her at the bows, but when she was in about a
d half mile of her she suddenly veered and
i ran right up the starboard of the enemy, and
}, as the Englishman poured in the whole
( broadside from the starboard battery, the
1t brig suddenly again altered her course and
y presented her stern to the fire, while every
t. one lay fat on deck, and as the English
g mans balls whistled over them, not more
e, than two or three striking the brig, anc
d they doing little or no damage, the brig
e, was quickly put about and wearing rount
P. nicely, she bore down steadily and directl,
ne on the now doomed ship. The Epglishmal
n saw that he had caught a Tartar, and at
OF tempted every way to counteract his move
in ments, but twas no use, for his ship wa
of- now encumbered with the rigging and tw
n masts, and was nearly utterly helpless
he Still the Englishman fought, and anothe
IN proud flag foated lazily at the mizzen peal
ed The brig continued to bear down as tt
N, dread precursor of certain defeat, and ;
Ia she got within short distance she quick
as veered off and poured in her whole starboal
as battery, then rounding to, she spread deaf
He and destruction with her larbord guns, alb
tn assisted by old Long Tom. The man O W
he was completely defeated. The Engishms
he could stand it no longer, and in some fe
sail moments after the terrible discharge W
as made, the Englishman gave orders for /
up, proud bunting to be hauled down, viii,
int movement was greatly accelerated by b'
oke from old Long Tom, killing two or thr
ing of the crew. Firing ceased as the flag
ng- scended, and in half-an-hour the Pine-t1
an flag waved over the hard-fought prize
vre the Yankee Privateersman
.eu TO BE CONTINUED.