Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-03-27

| orig, having the tull penent oil the breeze
hen brought her guns to bear, and dcliv
red broadside that literally swept the
leck of the pirate, which kept up brisl
ire, but with little effect And seeing tina
sscapc was hopeless by sailing, and that al
attempt to board the brig, would be mad
ness, the commander ordered the crew to
lake to the boats and pull for shoal water
The order was promptly obeyed, by all
who were alive and not disabled, except two;
but this attempt to escape was failure
The brig was now so near, as to be able to
bring the guns to bear with fatal certainty;
and the two boats, though driven forward
with desperate energy, were soon seen 20
sink, and the crews, after short struggle
with the waves, were buried beneath them.
The victorious commander then bore up to
the side of his disabled enemy, on whose
deck, white flag was seen waving in the
bright moonlight. The Lieutenant, fol-
lowed by some half dozen sailors, boarded
the pirate, and ordered the two men, who
stood on deck, to be ironed.
"Not SO fast, sirl'' Said Hodges, in re-
ply to the order. "We are not pirates but
prisoners; and, if mistake not, Mr., Will
Jams, you will recognise me, on a closer
scrutiny"
"Why, Hodges, in the devils namc what
are you doing here? ] am glad to see you,
however," said the Lieutenant, shaking
him heartily, by the hand. "And your
companion, Hodges?"
"Is Mr.. Gilbert, said Hodges, introdu-
cling him; and, like myself, prisoner"
The Captain just then came on board,
and was introduced to the two prisoners,
whom he scanned narrowly, and after Civ
ing orders for the disposition of the woun-
ded pirates, and for towing the ship into the
port of Havana, from which they were not
far distant, he invited Hodges and Gilbert
on board the brig, where, he said he would
hear what they had to say for thcmselves.--
But as the reader is sufficiently familiar
with the facts connected with their deten-
ton on board the rover, we shall not repeat
their conversation with the Captain. Suf
fee it to say, twas agreed that they should
take passage on the FIRST vessel bound for
New Orleans.
Thus was the wish of the Count, that
Hodges might reappear, in fair way to be
gratified. He desired his return that the
researches Of lawyer Jones might be ter
minated-not dreaming that Hodges had
become acquainted with the fact, that the
Count himself was the chief of the pirate
crew, and that to him he owed his loug cap
tivity. But, leaving Hodges to take care
of himself, we resume our narrative, at the
point where it was interrupted by this in
4uiry into the fate of the rover
Fanny, not only encouraged, but strong
y urged by her father to marry the Count,
at the time appointed, spent busy day, in
such preparations as the short notice al
lowed her to attempt, But, busy as she
was, she dwelt with painful anxiety, upon
the important step she was about to take
Turn where she might the noble form and
handsome face Of Winters was visible to
her minds eye, and he seemed to gaze up
on her more in sorrow than in anger; and
as vain were her efforts to shut out this Wis.
ion, as to keep back the tears which often
blinded her. and which she as often wiped
away, with determination to conquer the
weakness She argued that she had gone
too far to recede, and, to give her the cour-
age to meet firmly the approaching hour of
trial, she recalled all that Winters had done
to forfeit her confidence, and to justify her
breach Of promise She remembered the
! JOY expressed by her father, on learning
her decision, and dwelt upon the splendor
of an alliance, which so many of her sex
would envy, and from which she had a.
right to expect contentment if not that ex-
quisite happiness that attends union of
hearts, as well as of hands. In these ef-
forts to bury the memories of the past, and
to gild the uncertain future, the day passed
off; and tho deepning twilight hastened the
arrival of the few guests, who were to be
present as witnesses, rather than as parta-
kers of the festivities usual on such occa-
sions.
The announcement Of the first arrival,
so completely unnerved our heroine, that
she threw herself upon the bed and wept
bitterly until the voice of hor father was
heard, sdmonishing to be quick. The self
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