Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-18

1t is a lumber sloop, but we will bring her
| 10, II she dares venture out for we may get
some fresh provisions and vegetables from her
| if nothing more
asked the MILDLY.
| MOT yet. Keep on as we are till the sloop
ge1s an ohng If we run for her now, she will
taKe refuge In the harbor,' replied the lieu
| tenant
The sloop stood out for halt a mile. and then
hauling her wind, beat down along the land.
ihe tender delayed her chase till She had got
TOO Tar from the entrance of the harbor to get
back again, and then putting about, ran for
her as to cut her off. The sloOp seemed to take
alarm, and, putting about, began to make the
best OF her way towards the harbor she had
lett. CONFIDENT Of the speed of his own vessel
the English lieutenant felt satisfied that the
chase was already his, and laughed at the eff
forts OF the sloop to get away
Al length they came near enough to see that
her decks were covered with pigs and poultry.
=" A rare haul we shall make this morning, -
said the MILDLY. " Enough of chicken pie for
the whole frigates crew to say nothing of the
turkeys and roast pig for<the cabin
What regular slab sided Yankee skipper
she has at her helm Man and boy, che has 3
stout crew. said the lieutenant, laughing
:. They look frightened out of their senses. az
they begin to think they are gone for it Sloop
ahOy :"
- What We WANT came across the water.
IN the strongest nasal of Yankeedom
=" want you to heaye to, brother iona
than"
I'D rather not, if its all the same to ,you +,
II in nifty hurry was the reply.
Frank added the disguised officer i'm an
undertone, when | order you to let go the lib
You must draw II aft as hard as your 1t en..th
will let you. / at the same time will put the
heln hard up so the sloop will pay rapidly of,
ana iali aboard OF the tender; for I'm deter
mined to fall aboard of her. L shall curse Your
blunders. and order you to let 90; but don't
mind me keep pulling the jib sheet hard to
wihdWard. Leave the rest to Inc. Now my
men, he said, speaking through the compan-
ION way, take good grasp of your cutlasscs
ald pistols When L stamp my foot on the
deck over your heads, throw off the matches,
lap on deck, and follow me-
. Heave to, or I'll sink you, What are Won
palaverng about" shouted the Englishman.
The two vessels were now side by side steer
Ing the same course, abeam of each other the
tender to leward, about II hundred fathoms off.
W al, don't be too free with your powder,
ana 1 Will Aminadab, let 90 that jIb sheet"
les, Will, answered the young REFER;
and with hearty will he began to draw it to
WIndWard at tho same moment the American
oihcer put the helm hard up, and the sloop
rapidly paid oil right towards tho tender
:. lie: go that jib sheet. shouted the English
Ohcer.
Z" Yes, Amnadab, you tarnal fool you, let il
go, say Let it 90, Don't you see we are
coming right aboard the captain vessel ?''
But ''Aminadab" pulled the harder, and
fairly took turn with the sheet about be-
laying pin.
The English officer was about to pour QUA
upon him vOlley of oaths, when seeing that
the sloOp would certainly fall foul Of him, ne
turned to give orders for the protection of his
own vessel; but ere he could utter them the
slo0ps bows, struck her near the fore rigging
and swung round stern with stern AT the
same instant the American officer stamped upon
the deck, and forty men made their appear
ance from the hatches forecastle and cabin.
and leaped after Percival upon the tenders
deck
The Englishman taken by surprise, surren-
dered without scarcely striking "a blow; and,
getting both vessels under sail, in the very
sight of tho frigate, the gallant young captain
sailed with his prize back into the harbor and
safely anchored her off the Battery after an ab-
sence of six hours and twenty seven minutes
This exploit il doubtless Que OF the boldest
and most spirited affairs that came off during
the war, and the account given above is u faitL-
full narrative of the tranactiOn.