The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1858-11-25


But if we take three times the usual fee,
You will not think it unreasonable We cannot
afford to run the risk Of becoming food for
sharks IN such Q sea as this, for nothing
Here is four times the usual amount =
away as for life or death, /" said Mr.. Mornton
! Ipressed Mr.. Mofnton's hand, entreated him
/ to neglect no eXertion in my favor, and sprung
| into the boat, which immediately showed off.
| Mr.. Mornton is quite flush with his cash
this morning, - said the master of the boat, "but
he knows his object, some speculations to add
to his already oFergrown fortune.
| When George gets Mary, it will go as fast
as it comes, answered his companion.
George doesn't catch the finest girl in
Charleston so easy, replied the other, q heard
one of the clerks say, at the warehouse this
morning, that young merchant from the north
was all the toast now, and if that is the case,
you may depend Georges hopes are oil aback. !"
Hard to the starboard ~ exclaimed the
| master At that. moment wave struck us,
and half filed the boat with water. Bale
away lads one more such wave as that, and
we shall be drinking grog iii Charon's ferry
| boat y
We however reached the Speedwell in safety,
at the instant they were getting under way, and
bid a sad adieu to the place where were con-
centrated all my hopes and all my fears; and
retired to the cabin rejecting that was sepa-
rated from Mary! perhaps foreyer!
Our voyage was prosperous until we arrived
at Key West where we were hailed by small
black looking vessel bearing the Spanish colors,
and ordered to send our papers On board. Some
little delay occurred, and a shot was fred at us,
which passed between our masts, without how
ever doing any injury The mate went on board
wth the papers, but was Instantly seized and
stabbed to the heart while the rest of the boats
crew attempted to save themselves by jumping
overheard with the hope of reaching the Speed
web by swimming. But one reached us, as re-
peated yolleys Of musketry were fred at them
from the pirate aud they sunk forever while the
waves were .crimsoned with their blood. It was
dead calm at the time, and two boats, filed
with ferocioug looking wretches, had left the
vessel evidently with the intention of boarding
us; and they. succeeded, after desperate con-
fct in which they lost nearly one half their
crew. When they at last reached the deck, we
were instantly overpowered; but what was the
fate of the vessel knew not as / was knocked
down at the termination of the conflict, and re-
NAMED scnseless for several hours. When /
recovered, found myself on board the pirate,
with several of the gang standing round me,
and to My enquiries what had become of the
80 We sent them to h--ll together, for their
obstinate resistance and you would have been
there too, had we not, owing to the confusion
of the momeht, and your being covered with
blood, mistaken you for our lieutenant, and
brought you on board before we had discovered
our error; but cheer up, you are now safe, for
d-n it, bad as we sre we would not murder
any one in cold blood but when our blood is
up look to the consequences y
The vessel with the plumber, was taken in
among the keys, which line the coast of Cuba,
and on 6ne of which these villains had an estab-
lishment where myself, few of the crew, and
part of the armament of the vessel were landed,
while she proceeded to HAVANA to dispose of
the plumber of the SpeedwelL Day after day,
and month after month, passed heavily away,
and no information whatever was received of the
vessel which had left us in that desolate and
hopeless condition. They became raving, and
it required the eXertion of all the influence /
possessed to keep tlien from numbering each
other Nor were my sensations much more
agreeable than those of my companions re-
fected almost to Madness on the opinion that
must be formed Of me by my indulgent uncle in
New York, and my adored Mary and her be-
nevolent father in Charleston There was no
possibility of escaping from this place, as there
raft which would float man across the waters
which separated US from the land. After we
had remained nearly half year, and after every
project Of escape had failed, a boat which had
drifted from some wreck during d storm, had
struck upon the island and its appearance was
hailed with rapture by myself and my compan-
ions In this we coasted Cuba and arrived at
Havant1a. Here found the seaman, who had
taken care of me when on board the piratical
vessel suffering under the effects Of the wound
received from me in defending the Speedwe
From him | learned, that the piratical vessel
Immediately on her arrival at Havana, was
seized on the complaint Of British agent, for
an attack Upon ore Of his majestys vessels, and
in consequence had, with her crew, been sent to
Jamaica for trial They were found guilty of
the most barbarous crimes, and every man Of
them executed He was himself fortunately on
shore at the time Of the seizure, and by that
means escaped. | had learned from my com
panions that the crew Of the Speedwell were all
destroyed, and after taking out such articles as
were deemed most valuable, she was scuttled
and sunk Once at Havanna, my resolutions