Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-18

up here, men, and gentlemen all 2 said
the SERGEANT sAplace too many, in the
lline.'
The pirates were so close upon ms al
this time, that the foremost of them were
already before the gate. More and more
came up with great noise, and shout
ing loudly. When We believed from the
sound that they were all there, we gave
three English cheers. The poor chill
dren joined, and We're so fully convinced
of our being at play, that they enjoyed
the noise, and were heard clapping their
hands in the silence that followed. -
Our disposition was this, Mrs. Ven
ming, holding her daughters child in her
arms, sat on the steps of the littlesquare
trench surrounding the silver-house, en-
couraging and directing those women
and children as she might have done in
the happiest and easiest time of her life.
Then, there was an armed line, under
MIR. Macy, across the width of the en-
closure, facing that way and having
their backs towards the gate, in order
that they might watch the walls and pre-.
vent our being taken by surprise. Then.
there was space of eight or ten feet
deep, in which the spare arms We're, and
III which Miss Maryon and Mrs. Fisher
their hands and dresses blackened with
the spoilt gunpowder, worked on then
knees, tying such things as knives, old
bayonets, and spear heads, to the muz
zels OF the useless muskets. Then, there
was a second armed line, under Serjeant
Drooce, also across the width of the in
closure, but facing to the gate. Then
came the breastwork we had made, with
zig-zag way through it for me and my
little party to hold good i'm retreating
! as long as we could, when we were driv
en- from the gate. We all knew that il
was impossible to hold the place long
and that our only hope was in the time
ly discovery of the plot by the boats, and
in their coming back.
1 and my men were now thrown for
ward to the gate. From spy-hole,
could see the whole crowd of Pirates
1 There were Malays among them, Dutch
Maltese, Greeks, Sambos, Negroes, ant
! Convict Enghshmen from the West In
/ dia Islands; among the last, him with Tho
one eye and the patch across the nose
There were some Portuguese, too, and {
4 few Spaniards. The captain was {
/ Portuguese; little man with very large
earrings under very broad hat, and 9
great bright shawl twisted about his
shoulders. They were all strongly arm
ed, but like boarding party, with pixies
swords, cutlasses, and axes. | noticed
a good many pistols, but not gun OF
any kind among them. This gave me tc
!. understand that they had considered that
continued roll of musketry might per-
haps have been heard on the mainlapd
also; that for the reason that fire would
be seen from the mainland they would
not set the Fort in flames and roast us
alive; which was one of their favorite
ways of carrying on. | looked about foi
! Christian George King, and if Ihad seen
him | am much mistaken ifhe would not
have received my one round of ball Lear.
fridge i'll his head. But, no Christian
George King was visible.
| A sort of a wild Portuguese demon who
seemed either fierce-mad or fierce drunk
but, they all seemed one or the other
came forward with the black flag, and
gave it wave or two. After that, the
Portuguese captain called out in shrill
English. Il say you! English fools. OPP
en- the gate Surrender
AS We kept close and quiet, be said
something to his men which didn't un-
derstand, and when he had said it, the
one-eyed English rascal with the patch
(who had stepped out when he began,
said it again in broad English. 1t was
only this. Boys of the black flag, this
is to be quickly done. Take all the pris-
oners you can. If they don't yield, kill
he children to make them. Forward! 2
Then they all came on at the gate, and,
in another half minute were smashing
and splitting it in.
We struck at them through the gaps
and shivers, and we dropped many OF
them, too; but, their very weight would
have carried such gate, if they had
feen unarmed. / soon found Serieant
Drooce at my side, forming us six re-
naming marines in line-Tom Packer
next to me-aRd ordering us to fall back
three PAGES, and as they broke in, to
give them our one little volley at short
distance. Then says he, receive them
behind your breastwork ON the bayonet,
and at least let every man of you pin
one of the cursed cockchafers through
the body
We checked them by our fire. slight
as it was, and we checked them at the
breastwork. However, they broke
over it like swarms of devils--they
were, really and truly more devils than
men-and then it was hand to hand in.
deed.
We dubbed our muskets and laid
about us; even then, those two ladies'
always behind me-were steady and
ready with the arms. / had lot of Nal
tese and Malays upon me, and but for 9
broadsword that Miss Maryon's own
hand put in mine, should have have got
my end from them. But, was that all ;
No. | saw heap of banded dark hair
and white dress come thrice between
me and them, under my own raised right
arm, which each time might have de
stroyed the wearer of the white dress
and each time one of the lot went down
struck dead.
Drooce was armed with broadswor6
too, and did such things with it, thai
there was cry in half dozen languag
es, of xii that serjeantr as knew BY
the cry being raised in English, and
taken up in other tongues. had receiv
ed severe cut across the left arm a few
moments before, and should have known
nothing of it, except supposing thai
somebody had struck me smart blow