New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-14
CHAPTER Nv.
THE BATTLE AT SEA.

several rraes cruising about the Northern Atlantic and they
bad accordingly supplied the ship with sufficient Tor forty
There forty cutses forty braces Of pistols and
forty carbnes and ammunition enough for quite ahege
evident that the pirate gaining the young
captain called bis ell ar.
MY noble fellows he said, in calm, assuring tone, you
see the trouble which following and fast If that @
low overeomes lost, know his habits we'll He
goes upon principle that dead tell tales and II be
captures die. So let ole II must, like
like true Yankee sailors We have arms in pleny-s thing
which few Of merchantmen carryand If we cool and
determined may hold them good tug Now who lie there
here who will sgh, to the death If there is one let him
SPEAK"
But 10 poke.
And row resumed Wabert, with kndine eye, who Of
you will stand by TO the astf'
There was but one reply It the united voice Of
the whole crew. they held courage from that moment
Then up with the cried the captain, ard have them
all ready every pistol and csbie be loaded and be
that every half dozen rounds Of ammunition extra
Away ard let the work be dore quickly as possible
With will the at work, and in the meantime the
captain bis the pirate. That vessel
not much over mile distant and gaining every nlnu,e; Ar
How many should You think she bad asked MI Attn
- Gs b. have BEEN yna 70 MAKE returned
wsper-. think che must have about twenty-five"
Rather heavy odds, Sir said the old man -. 49,.
Yet but fortune favor u.s. II easier to resist those
fslow' than to overcome them But wat mean 70 s,e
let be- but they take this ship. You
How Seer 90 beio1 AID you ashs for
pardon captain ere you ask IL but never
when The ship taken f.h.l have fallen" ,v ,,.
time srs,pips the old man by the hand.
told you pardoDed you" returned AtheIton .mliLs
Of ore like you will give rev courage 20 the men
q the captain ess:sd pe.aSs the ss ssd IN"
1--WE be and doing cried Wabert for ere long her
AYE aye Sir responded the second mate who had had
Then distribute them at Let every man have hs nIl
sownce-cutass pistols and earbine Ah-mr Athertenw
"Ye.cs"T take .ome answered Marx for he the
who hd thus addressed He embed be spoke and his
Hal an hour hsd passed from the time when the captain
first called his At, and the pirate wa. row not over halt
where the powder slowed and which w some feet S'S.
.ns and ns the % ' Of tn.
length just Wsbert wosderins Why she did not
sIs..!d :ss.s he st 'g5sy % q,
6e IN s bSs the er dsV
into the rail spers; and though the flying
I:1sS NIB NJ
the speed Of the ship now amounted to but little was lett
. s end Is s s
broke from the captains lips
AZ band. Looked and they sosns O a the sss mast
Now he mean: to 20 At the wOs in earnest W.bsr
be started forward to where the spare arms stood against the
these laid GG . e. as H. .r.ss.S h: sn aid
| Look your pruning Be resdy for my order.'
be asDserous any stand on for she
eS"s o1s for the ~a1 with
the topsai The .,uddns sails taken Of
sf s Sn ss @ .HS a
Now stand BY cried the young captain I~sive OF you
The you lie low beneath the stsrboard rail- and
have your pieces ready Remember have esh. spare
bres HAZE them handy and be you knew who is to e
them"
%. ,S 30 that no. two should aie at the same person
Eesd 4
Alone returned the old She not alone; Sarah
THROW but what girl iu such an hour be-
But be Of vastly more service to E'herup
But by the host have regard for myself" uttered
MARX letting the secret out didn't engage passage
Max my SON. Will You turn your back on the foe now
VIII 'kuk below AID leave your old father to eight
Tina, jus, whether leave you he,sOr not II
tall events, 'han't rsk my life up-oh ooh ow
This ejaculation wa. caused BIZ mu.ket shot which
from the pirates deck and struck the Tail elOse by which Marx
By tie powers won't stand this be CAPPED, he turned
uttered he old man with an expression of min
ed shame and contempt Co. the coward would
The young earDr OPred not to reply but with his head
bowed though be Wou escape the next ball that came he
%ob, Great God !" the white h.red old marmured,
frOn my veins, cannot believe it, Oh Agnes Agnes"
msIente.m usOp the poop
SCI Oh cal HIM not Of mine. saea.sed the old
man with deep feeling lie i'seoT,rd "A coward Sir
PS Sir al! z. captain sady s. 'fs yPo9
.harP nOw stard BY Here she comes All you have
:. The matds thu. poke the brig h.d begun to
sous her lsrboad rail There seventy five u them at
lts,., and hey dark bloody looti1s fellow.
New" cried Wsber, " cock your pieces"
sbo III uoneft car rom he
Up and IRE" uttered the captain paying 10 attention 10 TIE
Az tie word the twelve below the t.Gs espei up,
and with ouch but sure aim they bred The pirate was
could maize toward overcoming
tn cfths 10 them Unexpected movement she was fairly
Isie. might disposition the Ysskse
that Iree.ution overlooked
This time there twenty Elk earbnes oaded and eighteen
Of them were fred with telling effect.
" Fire the others =" shouted the Yankee captain.
Those who he'd been selected ire the emsre pieces were
prompt the WORK snd By The time they DISCHARGED the
word roa their COMMANDER hey gave the enemy their coz
work before them and esl, fr the fray And
quickly enough A. eoulc be Judged about
which he'd beer free thai the Odds reduced
for bad harmed bosri the SHIP Ths p
their coveted prize for they alougs ie aud
threw their graphing held then cut.sses between their
teeth pistols IN their hands As the word from
the prsie bosri w.lbert started the rail
Pistol, Low he eried. Let every shot tell Take them
And new The work commenced For & moment more the
YANKEES lad the sdysntsse-heif pistols discharged
tie e1s "heh held IN seve BY the coolest men OF
the q the dogs shot wn-end then
The erc' hard TO md The pirates % the number Of
and thirty had ssre the deck and with curses loud
end DEEP they went . their M work But they hal 70 deal with
sioui DeD-wh men who feared open tie, and who now
TO- fte fo. ife.
JoLp Anterior rrssTed hr eusfrny hi. hand and with