Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-04-21

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81 Tha essw a. lbs bsie had vi tsienki did
! cuFexsd khanas and seeaasd Il kAow tlla.
!. waxe in close pxexlnily 10 M aAenays anl
/ By shs hoisaing az the red aEasa AMg d
81. George ahomed shsY wakn As wjillaa
/. 10 Sght as the Yankees nor waa this all
!. tAe faint repert of enc of bar guns VA
/ beard ss shs blns sncks surled ap from
I The side ef the brig, shas showing sheil
J defiance 70 their fast approaching fee.--
Again smother gun wa diaehargsd, ii
! beieAink Are gisamed tor an iAAsaak, gnd
+ is ShnndaF konss eehoed asaE tbs wares
- The bail came akimmiag over tbs bill
lows psgsing the bow o9 the aehaoaeT,
IA. eh. a.. Moxsesas kh@k sara aewn.
4 tAings bzE II Ktffkss fss yefv ToreibIy
|. thsysIl not be the last 90 IRE when tka
Il strRggIe eomas,H exelMimsd Roland, az
he narrowly wegched through the glass,
the movements on board che brig.
i sRut may Be the frat 10 cry qaaTtsr, y
answered Frank who stood bsland Ii u,
i They wsEs now within gun reach, and
though sha brig kept up 40 incsssans Gre,
not hostile shot had yss beenfEed from
/ tbs pFiyateeF.
I Again = broadsids fgdn the brig pour.
cd fourth thick ahos sr OF bail like
I bail bus from the nnsteedy uaotion Of the
schooner il did little III no mischief.
with the aeesptioa Of inaietiag sorae
ssight damage upon tlia bnlwaEks Aad
shs rigging.
Ths psslens crew ssiii wAiang The com-
maud Of the Captain, who stood still on
the quarter, with the glass in hand, wateh
ing the brig, aA6 oseAsionaIly giving Or
slsrs 10 the man at tho wheel as 10 bhe
| guidfng OF khe craft, bus not sign could
be traced IN bis eounteaanee as 10 what
might be che feelings and workings Of
thAt msn's breast, though mysterious
was his conduct, tho brave Grew knaw
their Captain, and had relying faith on
hts judgmeat snd experiences, and when
| Is should please him to give tha word it
would be most wanted, and not before.
At length that time came. The brig
lay rot far from tho schooner and bad
Just discharged q hroadsids, aud while
the smoke which arose thereFrom obscur-
ed, FOR moment tho schooner, RolaRd's
voice was heard ringing above The roar
Of the artillery
.'MF. Morton, give them bFoaeside,
Mr. Dubb, bear hand-double shot,
"Long Ton,S and let that be our an
swer."
The msn we're already st the guns, the
matehss were lighted, and with shock
that scanned TO rend the schooner apart,
crash went the whole broadside while the
thunder tones Of Laneelot Dubb's s'Loug
Tom" reseunded over the waters as their
balls Gf death and destruction, sped on
their terrific egraud. The brig ASfrly
rseled sgain bsneash the shock bat soon
recovered hsEselfAnd made every attempt
to grspple with hag foe, but the wary
Yankees were TOO cautious 10 be caught,
and broadsids after bro oadside passed to
and fro from the two vessels.
The British brig nov bsgaB to show
uumistakabie effects Of the fre, as shs
jet struggled with the schooner, disnAn-
lied Of Der foremast, With disHgursd hull
and disordeFsd rigging, bat sha seemed
equally determined Hot 10 yield, as The
Yankees were determined 10 capture
her. 7
Al length all was confusion Oh board
the brig !; the British Gag was haStily Ean
down. and BY she qu1etness of her gauS
she had to al appearance, surrendered.
Cheer after cheer Eose from tho throatB
OF the conqusring Yankees On che appear
ancs Of these signs, bat they wereimme+
diatefy checked as the voice Of their cap
tain was again heard from the quarter
deck. --rL|
'sMF. Morton. prepare TO board, Lee
each man take with him his eutlass and
pistols, but let mona stis step Until /
give the oEdsr.p .s| "a
ssAy, sy, sir" answered frank ~ tls.
left the quarter deck. Az be passed d.
loHg The geng-wsy he g&Te fha erdsts
far the carrying He killed and woaRd4d
below, and ohssrfnl words passed from
his lips to those who ware wrSthing In
pain and torture owing to the wounds
they had received.
1 "Jerusalenl earthquakes % exclaimed
! Ian Duhbs, Ss he oaaght sighs af Fralk
advancing towards him, ''bat, don'tthdm
ere daraed RFitishsFs a wish'd thsy'd ezlul
down a leetle more quiea--darn thar al-
mighty ugly iOokin' pietsre, the pepper
in they're got sarves 'em right, say you,
Dir. Norton, a0u'titf"
''True, for you, Ian, bat stir year
stumps, old blazer and prepare TO bosfd.,
Answered Morton, IS be turned away IN
smother direction.
can that Isll du, right away!--Alortal
snakesi bns il will make neal 6red and
gloFihed like TO think emit ~ and With
fhis patriotic expression as to the stata
Of his feelings, he made his preparations
foE boarding.
Captain Arvsy ran bis craft alougside
I the brig every thing in readiness TO Crap
PIE with her. All her guns we're ready
charged in case of tEs&chsry, All was
quiet on beard she brig---tO qaies 70 fore
bodo any good. The man stationed on
the lookout alOfs, at length gave she
alarm. -.. .-u-.
"Ahoy, shsrs, I" shouted AFyeg, "whas'
cheer P'' s,..-s -. g.
aTrsaehery l'' was the answer Fslook
cut for brSadsideI'
HA-ha / Jasper Kenisyl treachsgy 20
then raising hiB voice be shouted, t'Mr.
Morton give them the bToadsida in ad-
vance, then board them Quiok.a
The voice Of tbs Captain was yet on
the echo, when almost inskaulaHsously
/ tho lights wsxs applied, the Ere cleaned
and amidst the smoke was heard khs
crash Of the hroadside carrying with il
/ death and distraction, eries Of agony
| paia and alagut succeeded that v0lsts ou
board the brig, from men hid behind les
/ kalwarks thus timely interrupted 10 their
/ tssacherous design, and during she COR
fusion the gRappiing irons were thrown,
| the two vessels hauled close and fass
bound together, and the pfiyateefs head
ed hy Roland hims ELF, jumped On Sss
deck of the HrItishsf, ShasE, but Tear
fni was thag hand 30 hand eonhiet, the
bafsed Eaglishmsn wege compelled 30
yieia, and tkey shrsw down their arraa
paa begged feg mercy, u vas granted
Their eowsxdty CapsAsn " shis momsat
cams forward and aayaacsAg 20 kcland
/ aEsred hia sword in TOXIN 81 surrsnaez.
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