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

suckle and lilies and lying very quiet, he
soon learned from the conversation of the
two gentlemen seated on the tomb, that
his exeellency was not only engaged in
the African slave trade, but that he was
also connected with a still freer trade, in
which the cruisers wore the black flag at
the main peak. He also learned that
the pretended captain of the New Gra-
madam schooner was no less a parsonage
than Charles Mitchell, the celebrated
Pirate of the Gulf.
Captain Forbes heard a great many
things mat aston1shed him; and when
the two worthless left the old grave yard,
he crept out of his place of concealment
with much poorer opinion of the worlds
honesty than he had when he rolled off
the marble slab an hour previously.
The Granadian schooner went to sea
on the following morning, firing salute
as she got under way, which was returned
by the outer fort.
Three days afterwards, Captain Josh,
finding he could not get homeward car
60 in St. Thomas, got under way, with
the intention of running down on the
south side Of Cuba, into some of the lit
tie by-ports, and purchasing his cargo of
sugar and molasses; shrewdly calcula-
ting that if he went into some of the out
of-the-way places, he should get his car
go much cheaper than he could in any of
the larger and more frequent harbors.
As soon as he made Cape Maize, the
eastern extremely of Cuba, he hauled
close in with the land, and running along
down to the westward, he kept a bright
lookout for some little obscure inlet,
which would suit his purpose.
He passed Trinidad, and began to
think that he should be obliged to run
round the North side, to HAVANA or
Mantanzas, when one afternoon, as he
was keeping close alongthe beach, inside
Of the Isle of Pines, his eye caught the
entrance of little narrow channel that
looked just as if it would suit his pur-
pose. The schooner's helm was put
hard up, and off she went before the
wind, and in fifteen minutes she was in
side of the little harbor, that had proba-
bly, never been visited by an honest
American vessel.
Captain Josh Forbes was net very Of
ten astonished at anything he saw, but
he was taken all aback that afternoon =
for when he got about a quarter of mile
up the narrow creek, be discovered
moored alongside of the bank, half a
mile further up, the New Granadian
schooner he had seen at St. Thomas. In
double quick time, the Sarah Ford was
running alongside the bank, and tied up
to the trees, which grew close down to
the waters edge.
Josh Forbes, for once In his life was in
quandary. He couldn't get out to sea
again, for the wind was blowing square
into the creek and he knew that before
the land breezes would set in at night.
the gentleman from the schooner above
would pay him a visit; and then good
bye to all hopes of marrying his little
schOoner's namesake, for all that he was
worth in the world, and considerable
more, was in the vessel. He had with
him the whole proceeds of the cargo
which he had sold in st. Thomas, and
which he was yet in debt for at Bangor.
For five minutes the Yankee captain
was lost in deep study, when all at
once bright idea seemed to strike him,
for he frightened up and calling his lit
tie crew of five, all told, aft, he address
ed himself particularly to the young man
who acted as mate of the schooner, and
said
"Warren do you think you can take
the Sarah Ford home to Bangor?'
"Yes, cap'n, I do replied the young
ster; 'but what are you going to do?''
@Me? oh, I'm going home in that
schooner up therer'
The other looked at him in astonish-
ment; but all inquiries were cut short by
Captain Josh, who again addressed his
mate as follows:
'FWarren, you jump aft there, and take
the bearing Of that vessel by compass ;
and dthen take the compass out and bring
it along, for we must put for the bushes,
if we ever want to see Yankee land
again. I'll tell you my plan after We get
into the woods"
IntwO minutes the Sarah Ford was
deserted by all her hands. Captain josh
took the compass from Warren, and led
his little crew back from the creek about
quarter Of amile, when he shaped his
course by compass, SO as to- keep along
up ABOUT parallel with the bank. When