Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-06-19

| VI tut tNO tIuiSCTS.
Not so long as two timbers of the Polly
Ann hold together, Siah," responded the Dea-
con, who grasped the helm, and who with one
eye ahead aud the other watching the enemy.
directed the course Of his little vessel towards
the shelter he sought "If we'd only had
another ten minutes afore sun up, we'd got in.
But the day amt goin' to stop for any man,
and don't spcct it to. An we must do is to
keep the Polly out of the hands O the British
ers, now they've got their eyes On US. Wet
the sails, Siah keep victim EN-"
Il guess they kind o guess what we've got
aboard, Deacon said Sial,, as he cast show
or of spray over the mainsai--" they seem to
take alfred trouble to catch u.s. Sec how
Polly jumps ! The way she losses water with
her bows, | won't have to wet her ILL. she
does that herself If we don't get into the
river, and them chaps overhaul US what in
Hatcr's to be done, Deacon. ?"
at wort do to let 'en capture the six big
guns and two barrels of powder and ton of shot
that we've got for the fort" said, very decided
ly, Captain, or rather Deacon Paul ButterGeld
who both owned aud commanded the Polly
which had been few days before engaged by
the Government agent in Boston to convey
arms and ammunition to Fort Hunnewell. This
enterprise the Deacon (ior he was lawful dea-
con III his own town. which was Iollowcll. for
ty miles up the river had chccrtillly undcrta
ken assuring the agent he could get the Polly
Ann safely into the river in spite OF the cruisers
Shrcwd, bod and cool, the Deacon saw that
by running only in the night, and huygins the
shore, he should probably be able to get into
kcnnrhec undiscovered, especially as the crus-
crs used to stand off shore at night league or
two for oifng and run in again ut sunrise. The
agent felt that small coasting vessel with so
ski'lful captain as Deacon Buttcriirld, would
be quite a. likely to get into the river ms a
large one, if not more so, and gave him the
commission. For the sum of two hundred and
fifty dollars, he had baryaincd to take the can
non and the munitions to the kenncbcc. and
also Lound himself if there was any danger of
being captured, to scuttle the sloop and sink
her We now see him thus far in the proyrcss
of his enterprise
The cannon were long battery thirtv-twos
SIX IN number, and were laid athwart ships.
side by side upon the deck. The shot were
piled forward. aud ia the forccastle of the ship
was slowed the powder in casks. and securely
protected under CANVASS tarpoulins also cover
cd the guns.
" II we can only stand on ten minutes more
Slah,' said the Deacon to his mate.
" don't fear them are cruisers stick. One
on EN- You see has lufrcd, to try aud cut us of
II 'twan't for this plngucy heavy old iron we've
got III her. I'd show the enemy how to make
Keel c'It blue water through but we must ret
in, Lot he added turning to a rugged old
man, who looked like wcatherhcat,n fisher
man, who conn r;scd all his crew aud who was
now engaged in tending the main sheet the
slack OF which he had in his iron fist.
,itS to get IN safely Deacon" answered Don
BiS>cll, gruihy, land two hundred aud fifty
dollars, or it's sink the soop, aud 70 insurance"
That's fact, Mr. B.S>e, responded the
Yankee skipper with emphasis and shifting
his tobacco from the larboard to the starboard
check, he glanced under the main boom to see
how the fort and shore lay, and then hove his
eve to the windward and took deliberate in
spccton of the enemy.
GIVE small pull aft on the main sheet, Mr..
Bisscll Siah, haul aft that Jill bit The
Br,tshcr is snoking. his pipe !" added the skip
per quietly, rs he saw jet Of smoke bechcd
from the bows of the sloop of war; He had
hardly got the words ont of his mouth, when
the boom of n gun reached their ears, and sim
ultaneously shot passed whizxling over their
heads.
don't stand that are !" said Siah in
very Determined tone, which sngaarly cor
trastcd with his awkward, rustic exterior
" Give Tue leave, beacon, and III give them n
shot back, darncd il | don't y
g our gun won't scare 'en,, Siah. Ease off
the main sheet, Lot. BE ready TO dodge for
guess thcrell he another one o them uuks of
iron this way. They hain't no pilot, or they
wouldn't keep so close to Porpoise Rock
Ledge Cool and steady the skipper stood at
his post and directed the course of his little
craft Altat once he gave loud hurrab.--
The sloop Of war had struck, under sail, upon
a rock, bare at low water, known us Por,o.sc
Ledge, and every thing was taken aback, with
her main-royal mast and yard over the side.
THAT is for not taking pilot on a strange
coast" said the skipper, dryly while his keen
little eyes fairly glistened with pleasure but
he made no demonstrations of joy-but after a
second glance at the soop of war, and seeing
that matters on board of her were in too much
confusion for them to trouble themselves any
| further about him, he now gave his whole at
tention to the brig. which was about mile
and a half from him in straight line, and
about equally distant from the entrance to the
river. Upon seeing the accident that had oc-
clrrcd to her consort, she bore down a little
aud hoisted signal. 1t was responded to on
board the sloop when the brig resumed her
course
The-sloop-of war; l suppose says she don't
want aid-so the brig is left at liberty to in