Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-03-28
NUMBER 8

u tell yOh my Fian auer we Set 'nt~
the woods
Ia Two minutes the Sarah Ford was
desereti by all hands. Captain Jsh
took the compass from Warren, aud led
his little crew back from the creek about
a quarter Of q mile, when he shapes HIS
course BY Compass, so as to keep along
up,. abuut parallel viii, III. bank. When
j." judged he h,.". -~t--A:.~ 49, r:
rate, lie took the advanse aud proceeded
carefully down towards the creek. lna
few minutes, they came in site Of the
pirate schooner, aud at the same n,on,e,rr
Josh made . grand discovery, which Was
that a little ahead, Of where the schooner
lay. there was an arm Of the creek, which,
run off about west. and opening ou, int"
the bay by different channel from thu
one he had entered. lie saw at glance
tina, as the wind was, vessel could run
out by this channel with free Sheet
About the time that Forbes and his crew
came in sight Of the sch ooner. the pirates
had mustered all hands, a.c just started
ofr down the bank of the creek 10 over
haul the Sarah Ford.
As soon as they were out Of sight ia
the bushes. Fofbvs whispered to his
men:
"Now's our chance-out Knives and
cut he, fa.,.. Then jump aboard and
shove of, and then p,, sail Oh her."
Tive captains orders were promptly
obeyed, and in less than ten minutes. the
New Grana Ian armed schooner Brau-
,iay-ihe fayorlte cruiser OF Mitchell the
pra,e-was under al: Sail and passing
rapidly down the westorn chlnnel.
At the moment that the pirates reached
the Yankee schnons-, they saw their own
vessel under way. and going to sea. In
stan,l conp'ehend'ng the Yankee trick,
and boiling with rage, they immediately
got the Sarah Ford ulder way and tu.-
lowed her.
In half an hour, bth vessel. were out
side. Forbes, with hrs new comm.ni.
was running away to the westward, a.
bout point free, ani keeping the iuf of
his sails lighting, 80 that she shouldn't
90 to fast throu. .h the water. The pi-
ra,es were standing right on in his wake.
crowding on all sail To overhaul him.
After leading them cff abon. ten miles.
Cspt. Forbes suddenly tackled ship and
stood back on the other tack toward the
pirates. and passing them to wi"d"ard.
just out Of pistol shot, he ha led them:
Nov. se"rIemeu, you wiliSplea sc to-
keep o" as you are going. If you a,'emrs
to haul your sail, Ill SINK you"
A yell Of mingled rage aud d,spaif
rang out from the pirates deck, and In.
medlately the scho"ner's helm wa. put
hard down. in order to go IN s,ay..
Befure she was head 10 wind, nine
pound sho, from one OF their guns came
crashing in through the schoonef's bu!.
warks, telling them i'll the most enpalhic
manner they had better obey orders.
Aud they did ton. In an ins,an. the
.chooner's helm WAS put up, and che was
kept Of on her course.
Captain Josh reefed his fore and aft
sails, so his vessel would jus, hold way
with the o,he, schooner aud then he kept
M after her. jus, within point blank
range all through the nigh,-which was
clear and beautiful-wheueve. the pi-
rates appeared 70 forget their orders, aud
began TO keep of. or hau! to fl their
course. at gentle hin, from Forbes long
p,vo, gun broush. them to their .ences
directly.
And thus he drove them all the way
into Havanah. where they were secured
by tho authorities.
The gove'nor.general Of Cuba vas 5,
well pleased with the affair, tina, he gave
the Branday (rorch) TO Josh. just A.
she was; Aud he also gave special o.
ders ,ha, the Sarah Ford was to pay n"
export duties on her cargo. nor was she
to be subjec. to any por, charges.
IL week. Cspta'n Josiah Forbes sail.
ed for New York; and if he did d. And
quite S" much gold in his prise as Kidd
buried along the coast. he iound en"ugh
TO make him the rches, man down east :.
and Colonel Ford was perfectly willing
that be should marry his daughter So.
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