Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-12

Of the harbor closely hugging the Shore
" It's another Of the Yankee coasters.
sail in shore, Mr.. Stanley" said he, speaking
through the sky light.
The lieutenant, a stout fieshy vsagct
John Bull, came on deck and took sight
the stranger, which was about league dis
tant.
" Its lumber sloop,but we will bring he
to, if she dares venture out for we may ge
some fresh provisions and vegetables from her
if nothing more"
''Shall put her ON the other tack, Sir q
asked the MILDLY.
Not yet. Keep on as we are till the
sloop gets an offing. five run for her now
she will take refuge in the harbor," replied
the lieutenant.
The sloop stood out for half a mile, and
lhen hauling her wind, beat down along the
land. The tender delayed her chase till she
had got too far from the entrance of the har
Dor to get back again, and then putting about
ran for her so as to cut her off. TIE sloor
seemed to take alarm, and, putting about, be-
gan to make the best of her way towards the
harbor she had left. Confident of the speed
of his own vessel the English lieutenant felt
| satisfied that the chase was already his, and
away.
At length they came near enough to see
that her decks were covered with pigs, and
poultry.
"a rare haul we shall make this morning. u
said the MILDLY. Enough of chicken pie for
the whole frigate's crew to say nothing
of the turkey and roast pig and mutton for
the cabin''
= What a r gllar lab sided Yankee skip
per she has at her helm Man and boy, she
has a stout crew !" said the lieutenant. laugh
ing.
"They look frightened out of their sense,
as they begin to think they are gone for it =
Sloop ahoy p
"What we want?" came across the water,
in the strong nasal of Yankeedom.
want you to heave to, brother Jonath-
an"
"Pd rather not, if it's all the same to
you ! Pm in a nifty hurry was the re-
ply
Frank" added the disguised officer,
in an undertone, ''when order you to let go
the jib, you must draw it aft as hard as your
strength will let you. | st the same time will
put the helm hard up so the soop will pay
rapidly off and fall aboard of the tender; for
I'm determined to fall aboard Of her.
Shall curse your blunders, and order you to
let go but don't mind me keep pulling the
jib sheet had to windward. Leave the rest
to me. Now, my men," he said speaking
through tie companion way, take good
grasp of your cutlasses and pistols. When l
stamp my foot on the deck over your heads,
throw off the hatches, leap on decl and fol-
low me-
{" Heave TO- or I'll sink you What are
you palavering about ?' shouted the English
man.
The two vessels were now side by side,
steering same course, a beam Of each other
the tender to leeward, about hundred
fathOms off,
Wal, don't be too free with your pow
der, and l will. Aminadab, let 60 that jb
sheet"
Yes, will" answered the young REFER;
and with hearty will he began to draw it to
windward at the same moment the Amer-
can officer put the helm hard up, and the
sloop rapidly paid off right towards the ten
der.'
" Let go that jib sheet y shouted the En- :
gsh officer.
"Yes, Aminadab, you tarnal fool you, let
IL 80, say Leu IL go Don you see we
are coming right aboard the captains YES
sel?"
But "Aminadab,' pulled the harder, and
fairly took turn with the sheet about q be-
laying pin.
The English officer was about to pour out
upon him volley of oaths, when seeing that
the sloop would certainly fall foul of him, he
turned to give orders for the protection of his
own vessel but ere he could utter them, the
slOop's bows struck her near the fore rigging,
and swung round, stern with stern. At the
same instant the Am arican officer stamped
upon the deck, and forty men made their ap-
pearance from the hatches, forecastlc and
cabin, and leaped after Percival upon the ten
der's deck.
The Englishman taken by SURPRISE sur
rendered without scarcely striking a blow :;
and getting both vessels under sail, in the
very sight of the frigate, the gallant young
captain sailed with his prize back into the
harbor, and safely anchored her off the Bat
terry after an absence of six hours and twcn-
ty seven minutes.
This exploit is doubtless one of the boldest
and most spirited affairs that came off during
the war, and the account given above is a
faithful narrative of the transaction.