True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-14

the stern, tearing off part Of the taffrail,
and severely wounding one of the men al
the wheel; but the captain noticed it not.
He only looked aloft to see if everything
was drawing. and then resumed his walk.
"Captain Stark" said the supcrcargo,
"will you dowse the stud'n.s'ls, and lay
the bark to!'
McWayne was young man, but he
was bold, firm man, and the captain
stopped.
"I'll heave to on one condition." he
said, sand that is, that you will fight like
tigers"
1--WE will fight if there is need of it."
returned the supercargo.
At this moment another shot CAME
crashing along, and stove our larboard
quarter-boat in, and 10 few moments
afterwards Captain Stark passed the or
der for taking in the stud'n.s'ls and hea.
wing TO. The order was quickly obeyed,
and in ten minutes afterwards the brig.
antine came to under OUR lee quarter and
threw her grappings.
The pirates deck was covered with
men, and as they began to pour in all
over our rail, Captain Stark called on his
men to repel them. But not man
moved to obey his order. The pirate
chieftain was the first to board US, and as
his eye rested upon Stark, he uttered a
shout of triumph.
"By my souls salvation" he cried
turning to his men, "here's the traitor
A. him
Stark leaped back and fred his pistol
but one of the pirates who had at tina
instant gained the shattered taffrail
Knocked the weapon up with his swort
and the ball did no damage. The battl'
|. was only between Stark and the pirate
not another man of the bark's crew in
terfered. The gigantic captain Tough
with all his might, but numbers over.
came him, and he was made prisoner
and bound, it seeming 10 have been a
care on the part Of the pirates not to kill
him.
"Who is captain, here :" asked the
buccaneer leader, in good English, but
with an accent that bespoke the Span.
lard.
He was the captain, answered Mr.
Wales, pointing TO where the exhausted
man lay bound.
"And who is next in command
III am" said the mate.
"You don't seem to exert yourselves
much in defending your vessel!"
"Because it would be useless. Yoy
are The most powerful"
"Do you know that man! 7" continued
the pirate. pointing to Stark.
"Only that he is brutal, cowardly
villain," returned Wales.
The buccaneer smiled, and then turnet
towards his men, who stood in a body
upon the quarter deck. There was
consultation of few moments, and iher
the chief turned once more to see oul
mate.
"We had intended 10 rob you" HI
said, "and we mean to rob you as it is
but we will only rob you Of your cap
tain, for we would rather possess him a
this moment, than all the wealth there is
on this ocean. He was once pirate
with us-he was second in command ol
that brigaline-and for a sum Of money
paid him by an English agen. at CaIcut
ia, he betrayed us. He did it partly ou
of revenge beca use he could not be cap
tain. But we escaped from the trap he
laid. He wont escape so easily. YOU
may think yourselves lucky to 60 sco
free with your cargo, and get rid Of vii
lain at the same time."
Mr.. Wales made no answer, and the
pirate turned to his men and ordered them
to carry Stark on board the brigan. Ir
ten minutes afterwards the pirate was
clear Of US, and we we're standing on oul
course.
Ere long we saw dark mass run uT
at the brigantines foreyard and there i
= hung dangling in the air. Mr.. Wales
took the glass aud looked at it.
II is BuHe Stark" he whispered
! "Thank God, he will do no more wick
edness."
Isaac Wales was now captain Of th'
bark, and most excellent one he mad
We went to Calcutta, and from thence t
Canton, and when we returned to Diam
ond Point, we learned that a piratics
, origauline had just been captured by al
English brig-of.war. i was the sam
: craft that had overhauled us. Had W
not reason to he thankful that she board
ed us before she was captured! Nj
Wales had, at least, for after the pirat
left us, we had examined the pistol whic
. Buffe Stark had given his mate to fire.
: and IL contained no ball! Surely, Isaa
Wales had reason to thank God that onct
!; al least, he had fallen in with pirate.
\ EtT8I7 --------.eues
3 MRs. OLIvER CLYDE, Of Bristol Vel
s mont, died recently Of starvation, hayin
resolutely refused all kinds Of food f
lhirty-lhree days. She bad been deserte
: by her husband, and for some time rece