Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-07-19
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Written for the Spirit cft1e Age Raleigh.
The Yankee PriyateerSman,
OR THE BOLD BRIG OF CAsCo BAY
ATALE OF THE TIMES oF'76.
BY W. n.
CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER v.
Some three or four days after the events
recorded in the last Chapter, far away on
the foaming main, we see the Sea Gull, as
a thing Of life, sailing aloug under belly
ing canvass and floating banner at a quick
rate. The same nice regularity character
izes every thing as when we 6rst introduced
her 10 The reader; the Guns are as bright
as ever, powder boxes and balls stand in
their appointed places; the ropes are eoiled
away snugly and the snowy decks seemed
to have been lately bleached. But ha -
all around the fOremast there is a rack, filled
with glittering pixies, which vouch for the
success Of Jotham's plan. Let us cast
birds eye view at the quarter deck. The
first objects that meet our view are none
less than our old friends, Reginald Mont
telling aud Jotham Josby Wal, / say
Mister Reginald, how do you think we
bamboozed the Britisher As for my
own part, almost shiver my timbers with
larfter, when the thought runs 'thwart my
mem'ry, ha f! ha! ha ? And the Yankee
larfod till the tears rained down his storm
beaten visage. Jest to think how 'ston-
ished the feller was when you purlitely
asked him for his pixies thort | would
have busted my magazcene,' and another
roar Of laughter testified the Yankees mirth.
Well replied Reginald smiling, l
cannot help, myself, from enjoying laugh
at the circumstance, but when the Captain
drew pistol and aimed at me, twas right
serious about then, aud had you not knocked
his arm up, the Sea Gull would have now
sailed under another Captain, for the En-
glishman's bullet whistled by my head too
close for comfort. But changing the topic,
which way does the Gull headY
Nor nor east replied Jothom.
well, bear away point or So
Aye, aye, sir replied the Lieutenant
as he went aft and directed the helmsman
according to Reginald's instruction He
soon returned, and commenced conversation
forthwith 'Wal, said he, Il guess a:
how the Gull is jest stepping it off now
aboout right and monstrous sarcy She
puts me in mind O. my sweet Deborah Steb
bins, down east in Maine, (who by smokin'
thunder Ill marry,) when the land lubbers
spark around her, first under her lee, then
chock under her counter, but Deborah nlsts
al sail allow and aloft, and runs 'em down
She amt the gal to cruise in consort with
any one but Jotham Josby, of Jothamvillc
We'll, lothian, | don't know whether
your comparison is correct or not, never
having seen Miss Deborah, though / hope
before 1 die to have that pleasure. Blu
lothian, look here, just off our starboarc
bow, away to windward. don't like tn
looks of that bunk, by any means, and
prophesy that we will have a blow fror
that quarter before night, however, hop
not
wal, l was thinking abeout the sam
thing, case | haven't been to sea for nutl
in' Every time you see a cloud in tht
ar direction, you mout jest as we'll take
and furl away every thing nicely aud snu
ly while you can, for fore ye knows it a
your muslin up thar, that ar drawin'
finely, will be torn into first rate lanyard
I'll tell you a circumstance that ha
pened ON these waters abeout three yea
ago, when l was foremast hand aboal
the dandy brig, Julia Bell. Twas jest {
one AFTERNOON. like this, but may be Mist
Reginald, you wouldn't like to have Il
yarn 2
By all means, lothian, by all NEAR
give us the yarn
'Wal, as [ war telling you, jest abo
three years by, on one AFTERNOON, jest abo
this time, and in these very waters, VIII
| war forem'st hand on jolly brig frC
Boston, Julia Bell, we war bowling it off
the twinkling of buntline, at about twel
knots an hour, bound for merry Inglau
The Captain, drot him, war as drunk al
Coon, aud agin every 'monition of the Fl
mate, jolly sea dog who had seen a res
lar nor caster gale coming on to blow, b
ted every sail, from stem to starn, 'cludi
extra stun'sls. The sea had already co
menced to roll and bamboozle, and our
craft got monstrous freakish, so that in
few minutes we had to clap stout re
round the wheel and keep four men stea
pulling, | among EN-, while the first m
stood over the compass directing the G
tain all the while drunk in the Cabin
The mate knowed twas what is called l
tineerous to gainsay the Captains comm
so he jest packed on sail after sail until
old July farley buried her bows clean
o site at every lunge, (by which we lost
Of our best forecastle meu) and she loo
aloft like bank of white duck all so
together.
The mate knew that the gale, rale
lar nor easter, would be on us soon
also knowcd that the old July coul
.. stand it, so he jest hauled amid ship,
fixed the jolly boat and the yawl so
the minnit the squall struck, for all h
TO cit aboard, and let 'em be washed 0
lie had oars, helm, compass, sextant
provisions all laid in jest about snug
then he went down in the Cabin TO q
the Captain with his 'rangcments; bu
Capting, as l said before, war as drur
dotchman, and you mout have shot
with ole long tom thar and 'twould
walked him. The mate then came on
and gin US instructions.
Il tell you, Mister Reginald, wou
like to see another scene like that as
pened shortly arter the Mate came fro
Cabin You must know that we
heading, as the Gull jest now, nor nor
and the darned gale was coming SOU