Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15
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rag VASES, aad ~ho .kass no fear bepes,h
We power u mostai nisa. Foremost aSueng
shcsr cisiidfva 81 Tie sea, and occupying the
station IL ruler aMonx them, wa. middle
az d man namd Ebech Nightingale, or, as
hs .was goaesatiy called. Capt Nightingale;
and nes@f vas ihfrp maj. better fitted BIZ
''bstare for The post be- heid hs genera. con.
cent tl.en be was. Powerful and athletic 10
hiss hys cal mould, boil and fearless AZ the
forcs, snesarch, and frank and generous Is,
hir social relations, hssas beloved ~ ali
who knew him. lie. WIS 4 jolly fellow too.
and,aiiSn AZ hrs srnail grey EYES twipkled in
,hesf meuy mood, c.ese observer nigh;
fsss sesa tia, ake*n love Of practical joking
larked IN their 81 aiming depths.
Al thar tim. of which we write, the fisher.
Insn dared not venture far out, for close
blockade was kept up along the COST, and
40 they wfte forced to forego de advantages
u their bert fishing grounds. But a nsw
idea bad Nknh possession OF their brain, aud
they bad though, Of fitting out = priyateer
against the English. For two weeks had ihi.
matter been fslked over. and all the arms
f,ecessnty n personal warfare had been pro-
cured, but no vessel suitable for the enter
prise could he obtained, nor epud they raise
guns heavy enough for her use, even had
they possessed the Ye.se.. or pistols and
entlasscs they bad enough, and tina. WAS nil
unlcss we add ole 9 4 FOUNDER, which served
as . KIND 81 sigRal gun IN cave OF heavy foes
nnd ssarmy nights.
IL WAS jast nightfall thai Obsd Sightin.
gales shiiiop tubc,l was the Did mans SOM
cs,ne up tho bay, and ~ The sorng man ca,ne
o. siivrahe reported that there was an Err.
i'sh torsall schooner, a clean clipper built
craft, laying on and on between Mancgan md
the. iadges. She. was heavily armed, and
seemed !" play about in th6 wafer as though
her ssls were made, for running.
Now Captain Enoch Nightingale bad said
vcry little about the rarious projects tina: had
been set on foot with regard to the priyatcer-
ing expedition bdthe hal thought great
deal, and rs soon as his son communicated
the above Intelligence, his thoughts came to
a fecns. A plan OF operation Was clearly
marked out jnths mind, and he at ones So,
a)ont the work of putting il into effect.
The man who stood second to Capt Night
inga!c, mate, was .Jahe Ilnskins.
''Jsbe," said the captain, do YOU kno
there Is a British clipper just outside 20
ayes. "sessY4sx q ias4sa
s.Wsll s'pose we go and take her? ?"
s "W.h.e-wr''s
.'BAt Pm in earnest, 8
Jabe looked Mt Nightingale with the utter
most establishment.
81 can go In my little Rhody and take her
before she knows where she is. Now will
you help mo ?" 5s 49,
'iHsfoller ger, capt'n, ef you 60 tew
thunder MAS Jahc's hearty response, as he
saw the old nan Was IN Earnest. 2ifS}s8 !
Capt. Nightingale took his mate by thci
arm, and lc'l him Off Thu night was dark,
but stilf there xns d hhsy scene on boardih
schooner Rhody, which was the heaviest
fiAhing ycsscl in the pace. Toscnes were
cleaning to and fro ali night long; hammers
andeaws were sending forth their music atd
when thainorning dawnedi the Rhody was
ready for soa,s the old iron singnl gun was
hoisted on hoard, aud placed on u rude sort
an'dships, the cod line, buckets
and bait boxes had been cleared away, and
take her all in NIL, She bore somo faint re-
sambIance to an embryo pirate or priynteer.
- sbeswas- manned by fwsiyc men, of whom
Jabe Haakins took command The people
wondered whore Capt. nightingale. was, bu,
Jabo set their hearts Mt rest by telling them
he would got outside as soon as the schoon-
or did. AaG sf
IL nm hour after daylight, the Rhoiy hove
up her anchor aud made sail, and in less
,haDs6ss hoursshs poked her blunt nose into
the waters Of the blue Atlantic. Shor,lyaf
ter tho schooner had passed White Head
! ght, the Englishman was made out about
Two miles distant TO the southwark and west.
ward just on the Lodges, and hauling his
sheets hat aft, Jabe brought his ycsse! up to
The wind, which was fresh from the north
ward aud eastward, and stood oil towards
The latter point. This looked like trying TO
'unswny at least so the Englisf,nan thought
and consequently the clipper, was imne-
iately put in full chase, and Though she
VAS soMewhat to the iecward, stil'it was ev-
deot she would not be long In overhauling
Tho Yankee.
About foue 'olock in the aftcrnoon the
E0glishman came almost within hailins dis.
anoe, and ared q gun. AS the shot came
whiting over tho fshcrman's deck, Jabe
iaskins At once hove to, and ere long the
slipper came up. Hs ~
'.Schooner ahoyp'
"Hellow ~ returned .Jabe.
''Do you surrender"
"Wsi, Of you want to take US, ls'pose l
ant help myself.'
Tho clipper hove her fore topsail to the
mast and lowered boat, and in some five
minutes afterwards her commander, followed
~ fifteen men, came over thu, Yankees side
: The esst sbjSct that met his gaze as he
topped upon deck Wis thesuaall gun amid
hips, and though the thought Of an American
'.sass made him feel sore, yet he could not
elp laughing at the almost ridiculous scene
resented to bic gaze. The twelve green
ooeMA asAesmee, together with, chat gan,
i'd present rather = ludicrous appearance.
ESQ you're on pirAt;cal expedition?"
- vAoS1 sVsusu0o OoUcS Will Al OLCO0eu
iPS tslisposs IL Id come. across one Of your {
rAfts at 4 could have took | should have !
one " but ! duno - should 4 been pira, :
Ias any aoresn. You ars aow."'
s9Iow many men have you got ?s
Here's twelve on NJ, on # YOU'VE got Y
wslys 1sa sst kin lick Us, Pdiike TO see 'enl." !
sNevcf mind that Jonathan. Well take !
% into Halifax, and there, perhaps, you !
i'll 6sa, yeuf snstch ~ I
TheSeAooues was searched fore and AFT, :
- Atl that could be found were dozen old !
istelA lad about as many swords, which
- u tho cabin, while in the hold they dis-
evseNl aotAing but an array Of empty boxes !.
- barrels. The English,nan left twelve OF :
= own AeA to take charge Of the prize, and : :
'ok elk q the prisoners on board Of his !
m vssDel, having the otheS six under the
Aapss e tAe olkcss Who had been appointed /,
} the soanaadof the Rhody, and gave or. !,
era that the schooner should be kent close, =
! her wake during The night, IS he intended !.
zee her safely out OF reach Of the Yankee ). ).
oasscfs. So . satast 81 IVA
Uatil a.ns s'elock 81 night tho Rhody stood :
= sser tho clipper, With all rail Get, while !, !,