Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-04-17
nov, she viii take Ier refuge in the har-


nov, she viii take Ler refuge in the har-
Dor.
The sloop stood out for half mile. and
then hauling her Wind, beat down along the
land The tender delayed her chase until
she had got too from the entrance of the
harbor again, and then putting. about, run
| for herso as to cut her of. The sloop
! seemed to take alarm, and began to make
the best Of her way toward TIE harbor she
had left. Confident of the speed of his own
vessel, tho English lieutenant felt satisfied
that the chase was already hia, AMI laughed
at the efforts of the sloop to get away.
At length they came near enough to see
that her docks we're covered with pigs and
| poultry.
"a rare haul we shall make this morning,
said the MILDLY. .Eaough chicken pie for
the whole frigate's crew, to say nothing of
the turkies and roast pig for the cabin
What regular slab siiel Yankee skip
per she has at the helm Man and boy,
she has a stout crew. sail the Lieutenant,
| laughing. They look frightened out OF
their senses, they begin TO think they are
done for! Sloop aho5'
'What ye wantl' cana across the water
iu the strongest nasal Yankeeiom.
d want you to heave 70, Brother
jonathan
/ I'D raythsr not, if it's all the same tc
you. I'm iu nifty hurry. Frank added
the disguised American ofiser, ia an under
tone, 'when order yon to let 60 the jit
ycu must draw it aft as hard as youl
strength viii let you. | at the sama time
viii put the helm hard up, 50 thas the slooI
will pay off rapidly, and fall aboard Of III,
tender for I'm determined to 60 aboard o.
her. ! shall curse Jour blunders and ordel
you to let 20; but don't mind me; keel
pulling the jibasheet hard to vindward-
leave the rest to me, Now my men, ht
said, speaking through the companion way,
'take good grasp for yoar pistols ant
cutlasses. When stamp my foot on th'
deck over your heads, throw off the hatehei
leap on the deck, and follow me.
sHeave te, ur I will sink yoa'Ff What ar,
you palagering aboutp shouted the English
man.
The tso vessels we're now side by side
steering in the same course, beam Of eacl
other, the tender to leeward, and about {
hundred fathons OF.
| wall, don't be too free with yogr pow
der aud viii. Aninadab, let 60 that ar
jib-sbeeti'
'Yes, will,' answered the young REFER
and witb nearly viii be began to draw i
to windward, AT the same moment ih,
American officer Put the helm hard up
aud the sloop rapidly payed of right toward
the tender
'Let 60 that jib-sheet' shouted the Eng
lish officer.
'Yes, Aminadab, you tarnal fool you, iei
it go, say! Let ii 60! Don't you see st
are going aboard the capting's vessel
'But sAminadab' pulled tie harder, and
fairly took turn with the sheet about .
Delaying pin.
The English officer was about 10 pour a
volley Of eaths upon him, when, seeing thai
the sloop would certainly fall foul cf him
he turned 10 give orders for the protection
of his own vessel; but ere be could uttel
them, sloop's bow struck her near the fore
rigging, aud swung round stern Fith stern
At the same instant the American officer
stamped upon the deck, aud fotty armed
men made their appearance from the matches,
forecastle and leaped after Perciyal upon
the tenders deck.
The Englishman, taken by surprise, sur
rendered without scarcely striking blow;
and getting both vessels under sal, 10 the
Very sight of the frigate, the gallint young
captor sailed with his prize hack into tas
harbor, and safely anchored her Of the bat
terry, after an absence Of six hours and
twenty seven minutes.