Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-05-01

1t was likely to remain so, at least until
the sun rose again.
At one o'clock in the morning the two
schooners again made sail and at three
the light upon Cape Elizabeth was on the
larboard quarter. At half-past three Sc
guin light was in sight ahead. Seguin
is an island at the mouth ofthc Kenne.
bee.
At four clock the first CLEANS of the
coming day appeared upon the horizon,
and ina very few minutes afterward
the tall spars Of the British bris-of-war
could he distinctly made out directly
ahead. just outside of Seguin, and to the
south'rl OF it.
"Nows our time, shouted Captain
Wait, hailing his companion, who was
close under MS lee.
= bnrr jenkins ran his vessel to the
windward of the Polly Ann a~d as he
came abreast, he cried out
"Would ye set her agoin' now"
Yes. Are you sure She mind her
helm" :"
"Yes. | can fix that sure
" Then do it as soon as ye can. The
Engiishman hasn; seen us yet. Set her
head a little to the north rd of east"
Aye, aye responded Jenkins and
thcreupon he set at work.
In the meantime Wait had his sail ali
taken in. so that the Englishman should
not see him. and as the water was shoal
he let q light anchor.
jenkins first movement was 10 lower
his boa, and secure her by the painter, to
nnc Of the stern davitS Next he pa. on
all sail and had the sheets behaved very
carefully for running with the wind n
little forward OF the beam. The tillcr
was next set, and so soon as he was sat
lsfied that the schooner would run in n
direct line with the tiller thus, he lashcl
it fast. He knew the Eliza well
enough to know that she would be true
to the course he had given her; and hay-
iny seen that the sheets were securely
Delayed, and that nothing ofanv value
was left on bo;rl. h, AMI his crew got
into The boat AMI pulled for the Polly
Ann.
Away went the schooner in fine st,le
aashin1 iha foam from before her. and
lcapins over the light waves as dcfantly
as could be. Capt. Wal; took his sass
and went alof, He could now see The
brig plainly She was under easy sail.
and appeared to be lyin, to
BY the course upon which the old
schooner was sailing, she would pass on
ly aboat three miles from the brig and
that ton, before many minutes.
'Hi-yia cried Wait. There she
goes :"
Another and another gun doomed
away from the deck Of the brig, bu, the
schooner did not stop. She dashed
away over the water with her fl flying,
She showed no disposition to obey the
Britons summons.
HI, Look - cried Wait. a, a 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 Bang
went the Englishman's guns; and the
Yankee coaster seemed to fly the faster :,
But the brig was gaining rapidly, Ere
long one of her round shot tore the poor
Elias quarter.rail off; and next a
sho. struck her stern. Nearer and near
er came the brig and shot after shot
riddled the ooor devoted schooner
Presently her mainmast went by the
board-thea her bowsprit dropped, and
finally she lay. a helpless, sinking, rot
ten, useless mass upon the water, which
must soon open its bosom and give her
rest.
Meanwhile the Polly Ann had run
up her anchor and made sail and as
the brig overlook her prize, the success
full Yankee was passing behind Seguin.
In short time the island was left upon
her starboard quarter, and once more she
was in full view ofthc Englishman.
Lets heavc-to here n little while,
just to see the fun" 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 at 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 privatcers, he
had lot of muskets He had eight OF
these brought up and loaded, ard the
Yankee flag got ready for running up to
the main peak.
The brig was seen TO overhaul the
poor. riddled, dismasted hulk. and our
Yankees fancicd that they could almost
hear the British curse and swear.
"But wont they cuss leete more
when they see US ;" said Jenkins.
Il reckon they will, responded Capt.
Wait.
In few minutes from that time the
brig was seen to put up her helm. and
very soon afterwards the old hulk gave a
lurch and went down.
They see us - cried Wait, as the
brig put her head about.
And so it would seem for the man.