Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-02-26

oShoohSA ~ o SouiHSs sic WOulu ass on
ly about three miles from the brig; and
toe, before many minutes.
Hi-yiP cried Wait. There she
goes!"
AS he spoke a wreath Of smoke went
up from the Englishman's deck, and in
moment more the report of heavy gun
came booming OYER the water.
He's taken the batel' shouted Jcnk-
! ms.
Another and another gun doomed away
from the deck of the brig, but the schoon-
er did not stop. She dashed away over
the water with her flag flying, and showed
no disposition to obey the Briton's sum
mons.
Hi! Look!" cried Wait, as round
shot ploughed up the water under the
stern OF the flying schooner.
But this was not to last much longer.
The brig soon put up her helm and bore
away, and cracked on all SAIL
Away went the schooner, and away
went the brig. Bang!-Bang! - Bangl-
went the Englishman's guns; and the
Yankee coaster the faster! But the brig
was gaining rapidly. Ere long one Of
her round shot tore the poor :. ELIAS"
Rquarter rail off; and next @ shot struck
her stern. Nearer and nearer came the
brigl and shot after shot riddled the poor
devoted schooner. Presently her main
mast went by the board then her bow
spirit dropped, land finally, she lay, a
helpless, sinkings rotten, useless mast up
on the water, which must soon open its
bosom to give her rest.
Meanwhile The Polly Ann, had run up
her anchor and made sail; and as the
brig overlook her prize, the successful
Yankee was passing behind Seguin. In
a short time the island was. left upon her
starboard quarter, and once more she
was in full view of the Englishmah.
Lets heaye-to, here little while, just
to see the fun, j" said Wait.
This was readily agreed to; for the
| Polly Ann was just in the mouth of the
river, with the wind fair for running her
| up al any moment.
So the schooner was hove to- and all
hands gathered aft to watch the opera
tons of the evening. Beside the heavy
guns which Wait had slowed away under
the main hatch, for the privateers, he had
a lot of muskets. He had eight Of these
brought up and loaded, and the Yankee
| flag got ready for running up the main
peak.
| The brig was seen to overhaul the poor
lfiddled, dismantled hulk, and our Yankee
| fancied they could almost hear the British
curse and sheer.
But won't they cuss a leetle more
when they see ns?" said Jenkins.
Recon they WILL" responded Captain
| Wait.
In few minutes from that time the
brig wes seen to put up her helm, and
very soon afterwards the old hulk gave
lurch and Went down.
They see usl7 cried Wait as the brig
| put her head about.
And so it would seem; for the man-of
war not only put about, but her men
crowded Upon her forecastle and gazed
off to where the schooner lay. Up went
her studding sails, below and aft, and she
came ploughing through the water at a
swift rate.
At length she fired her bow guns, and
the ball fell directly beneath the end of
the Yankees flying jibboom
Up with the helml" cried Captain
Wait. Haul over the main sheetsl-
Get out the musketsl"
The muskets were taken by the men,
even the man at the helm going In for one
and as soon as the vessel was fairly head
ed up the river, they gathered along by
the tafrail. The Stars and Stripes were
run up the peak, and as the glorious en-
sign opened its magic folds to the breeze
the captain gave the order to fire.
The reports of the eight muskets rang
out upon the ART three hearty cheers
were given by the homeward- bound men;
and the Polly Ann danced away upon her
native river.
Surely lthe officers and Grew of the
blockading brig must have felt particular
y foolish about that time. And they did
feel SO is evident from remark her com
mandcr made to poor fisherman whom
he oyerhauled for fish on the evening of
that very day. 1t was fisherman who
had yentured down off Cape Small Point
after haddock. He asked the fisherman
if the Polly Ann had entered the river.
zee es, sir" answered the poor fell
low.
" Did she carry up much Of l0ad2'
: Gerewsaleml yew'd thought SO, I
reckon," answered the fisherman, who
seemed DESTROYS Of giving an emphatic re-
ply. She was loaded daown to the
gun'lls, sir. It's marcy at she didnt
siakp
8 = -" said the Eng
Ilishman, which being interpreted, mean.