Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-06-13

pirate schooner, and at the same moment
Josh made a grand discovery, which was
that a little ahead of where the schooner
lay, there was an arm of the creek, which
ran off about west, and opening out into
the bay by different channel from the
one he had entered. He saw at IA glance,
| that, as the wind was, a vessel could run
out of this channel with free sheet
About the time that Forbes and his crew
come in sight of the schooner, the pirate
had mustered all hands and just started
off down the bank of the creek to over
haul the Sarah Ford.
As soen a. they were OUT OF sight In
the bushes, Forbes " I,isporvd 10 his men !:
SHOWS our cbanee-out knives and
cut her fasts. Then jump aboard and
shove of, and then put sail on her"
The captains orders were promptly
obeyed and in less than ten minutes, the
New Granadian armed schooner Brandy
the favorite cruiser of Mitchell, the
pirate-was under all sail, and passing
rapidly down the western channel.
At the moment that the pirates reach
ed the Yankee schooner, they saw their
own vessel under way and going to sea.
Instantly comprehending the Yankee
trick, and boiling with rage, they imme-
diately got the Sarah Ford under way
and followed her.
In half an hour both vessels were out
side. Forbes, with his new command,
was running away tothe westward, about
a point free, and keeping the luff of his
sails lighting, so that she shouldn't 90 too
fast through the water. The pirates
were standing right on his wake, crowd
ing on all sail to overhaul him.
After leading them off about ten miles,
Captain Forbes suddenly tackled ship and
stood back on the other track towards
the pirates, and passing them to the wind
ward, just out of pistol shot, he hailed
them:
"Now, gentlemen, you will please to
keep on as you are going. If you at
tempt to haul sail, I'll sink you
A veil of mingled rage and despair
rang out from the pirates cheek, and i'm
mediately the schooner's helm was put
hard down, in order to go on stays.
Before she was head to wind, nine
pound shot from one of their guns came
crashing in through the schooner's bull
warks, telling them in the most emphatic
manner they had better obey orders.
And they did, too, Inan instant the
schooner's helm was put up, and she was
kept off on her course.
Captain Josh reefed his fore and aft
sails, so his vessel would just hold way
with the other schooner, and then he kept
on after, just within point blank range /;
all through the night-which was clear
and beautiful-whenever the pirates ap-
peared to forget their orders, and began
to keep off, or haul to off their course, a
gentle hint from Forbes long pivot gun
brought them to their senses directly.
And thus he drove them all the way
into Havana, where they were secured
by the authorities.
The Governor General of Cuba was
so well pleased with the affair, that he
gave the Brandy CTorch) up toJosh, just
as she was. And he also gave special
orders that the Sarah Ford was to nav
no export duties On her cargo, nor was
she to be subject to any port charges.
In a week, Captain Josh Forbes sailed
for New York and if he did not find
quite so much gold in his prize as Kidd
buried along the coast, he found enough
to make him the richest man down east
and Colonel Ford was perfectly willing
that he should marry his daughter Sarah.