Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-08-09

over the fsherman's deck, Jabe Haskins at
once hove 10, and ere long the clipper came
up.
Schooner ahoya'
Hellow y returned Jabe.
DO you surrender!'
Wal, eft you want to take us, s'pose l
can't help myself
The clipper hove her fore-topsail TO the
mast and lowered boat, and in some five
minutes afterwards, her commander, followed
by fifteen men, came over the Yankees side.
The first object that met his gaze as he stepped
upon the deck, was the small gun amidships,
and though the thought of an American pirate
made him feel sore, yet he could not help
laughing at the almost ridiculous scene thus
presented to his gaze. The twelve green
looking fishermen together with that gun, did
present rather ludicrous appearance.
So you are on piratical expedition 2
tauntingly remarked the British officer.
dono,' returned Jacob with an offended
air, Il 'spose if I'd come across one of your
crafts at could have took should have done
it; but dono as should been pirating anne
more'n yeou are now
How many men have you got1'
Here's twelve on US, an eff yeouv'e got
twelve men at ken lick us, I'd like to see
'em.'
Never mind, that Jonathan Well take
you into Halifax, and there, perhaps, you will
find your match
The schooner was searched fore and aft, but
all that could be found were dozen old pis-
tolls, and about as many swords, which were
in the cabin, while in the hold they discov-
cred nothing but an array of empty boxes and
barrels. The Englishman left twelve of his
own men to take charge of the prize, and took
six of the prisoners on board his own vessel,
leaving the other six under the charge of the
officer who had been appointed to the COM
mand of the Rhody, and gave orders that the
ing the night. as he intended to see her safely
out of reach of the Yankee coasters.
Until nine O'Clock at night, the Rhody stood
on after the clipper, with all sails set, while
the latter only carried her mainsail and two
jibs. The six Yankees who had been left on
board were secured in the long boat, while the
Lieutenant in command and five of his men
had the first watch. When the clipper struck
two bells, the vessels were not more than two
cables length apart, the prize being little
10 the windward, as owing 10 her bad sailing,
the Lieutenant wished TO weather guage.-
The night was quite dark, and the wind, which
had fallen some since sundown, had veered
slightly to the northward.
While the prize master was earnestly en-
gagged in keeping up with the clipper, very
novel scene was being enacted in the hold
One of the boards which seemed to form part
of stationary floor, was lifted from its place,
and the head of old Captain Enoch Nightin-
gale appeared through the aperture. In a
moment another board was removed, and ere
long forty stout fishermen, all well armed, had
come up from their place of concealment 1t
was but moments work to leap on deck, and
ere the thunder-struck lieutenant could see
from whence came the enemy, he was bound
hand and foot, and SO were his men, while the
poor prisoners were set free from the long boat.
Obed Nightingale took the helm, and his
father pointing cooked pistol at the head of
the English officer, said .
DO you think we are in earnest or not!'
Il should think you were,' replied the
officer.
Then if you do not obey me, you will get
bullet through your head in an Instant
Now hail the clipper
Scorpion, ahoy!' shouted the lieutenant,
as if for dear life.
In the meantime the Yankee had been let
off little more than cables length of her
all crouched beneath the bulwarks.
Some one from the clipper answered the
lieutenants call.
Tell them the schooner has sprung leak
and that the cussed Yankees must have thrown
the pump-breaks overheard
The poor lieutenant looked first at the stern
face of the old man, and then at the muzzle Of
the pistol, and then stretching his lungs to the
utmost, obeyed the order.
Now tell them 10 heave to, and you'll run
alongside
The frightened officer obeyed, and the next
moment the clippers helm was put hard down,
and her main boom hove to windward.
Seven of the Yankee fishermen were sta
toned at the lee-rail, with stout graplings in
their hands, in less than five minutes the Rho
dy's bowsprit loomed over the clippers
weather quarter. Obed showed the helm down
and letting go the sheets fore and aft, the
Yankee schooner shot gracefully alongside.
'Why in - didn't you come up under
our lee quarter q shouted the English captain,
as the fisherman thumped against the side of
his vessel; but before he could utter more of
his wrath, with which he was literally boiling
over, he found his deck swarming with stran-
gers.
The whole thing had come abou; so unac-
countably, and, withal, so suddenly, tina. hard
ly blow was struck by the astonished Eng