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


loaded with one of the most valuable
careoes ever sent to the eastward, for
besides a large lot Of excellent provis-
ions, such as -four, corn. rye, and pork
and beef,shc had a large quantity of arms
and ammunition for two priyateers that
were lying at Bath. The loss of the
polly Ann would have been severe
blow in two ways L, would have sadly
added to the wants of the poor people Of
the kcnuebec, and have prevented the
outfit of two stannch privatcers and it
would have also added much to the pow
or Of the enemy by furnishing them with
things which they much needed.
The polly Ann" was new and val
liable craft; but not so the Eliza. -
The latter was very old and very rotten !;
aud she was now upon her last trip
Her owner had resolved to try the run
to Hallowell. AMI then pull his old
schooner to pieces for fire wood, as that
was about all she was good for. On the
present occasion she was loaded with
provisions but the load was necessarily
a light one. as jenkins dare no. venture
to sink her too deeply.
The two sch h)oners sailed from Salem
together. In fact jenkins would not
have dared to sail alone, for he WIS not
sure that his rickcty old Graf, would car
~ him through. The "Polly Ann" was
manned by Clptain Wait; his son Ma
than, and youth Of nineteen; man of
thirty, named Jim Tufts. anl Samuel
Locke, young MN of five nd-tvcnty.
Tne Eliza had besides her captain
+ David, brother to the commander !;
Walter Davis and Charles Allen, both
young men and able
Whcn the two sch1oners reached
Wool Island, which lies at the mouth
of the Saca River. they were boarded by
som, Yankee fishermen who resided
,hcr>, and who Informed them that it
would be Of NJ use for them to % anv
farther.
"ie can't git into the river. said one
OF them. "ior eu>sed brig -o'-wars a
+ lyin oil an on there all the time. An
| ken tell ye one more thing, too; Th m
Bri,isaers are on the lookout for y5u.-
rhcyy, heercl as hovt veou wee A
com IN with provisions an arms for
pr,vatecrs. 1hey se been informed
som how.
THIS was danger upon Can't. Ebcn
VAT. lie had known hat therc werr
British war.yessels upon tho coas, but
he had hoped that there might be none
in his way. IL could not turn back
He knew that those whom he lovel were
suffering for the wan. of the food he had
with him: and that the priyatecrs could
not sail undl tbs had the stores he had
in ehar,c for them. And further: much
of tn provision he had in cargo mi,h,
spoil oy beng kept too long in the hold
Of his vessel.
VIVA, should h, do The los. to him
if he failed to make this trip would be
great; bu, he ,hou.ht no, ), much of
that as he did Of the los. to those WIN
were dcpcn ling upon him for the very
means ofsu.,aininy life. He questioned
the .i.hermen very closely. and was con-
yinced ,ha, they smoke truly. Three Of
them had come nom Monheoan only
two davs before. and had been robbed Of
their fish by this same bri,.
And. !" continued the inform,n. some
o the officers asked US If we knowcd the
Yankee schooner Polly Ann, We nre.
tended a. We didn't know aov,hinp
aboutit He s.id he'd have We ef We
come tina, way."
/ CAM, Wal, poudered a long while
upon the information he had received.
"I,s hard case" he said to his friend.
Cant, Jenkins Il know how these fell.
lows watch. There's no gettin, by
them"
..'Tis confounaed bad returned .Jen.
kins. Now if 'twasn't for the cargo
I've ga, aboard they miph. have nv old
hulk in welcome. don't know but i'd
10 willin' to nav EN- somethin' to carry
her off: for the fire-yood she'll make
wont hardly be worth the trouble of
fcut,in her up. She's half rotten, and
,'other halfis as full of nails and spikes
as her sails are full OF holes. Bu. with
YOUR vessel it's different. She's new and
valuable. Nv thunder. Eben. I'm afe,red