The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-31
Tho Trigato's Tender, or tho Ruso


% II was early on q sunny morning duriul
/ the progress Of the last war with Great Brit
aim thar young naval officer. walking or
ihe Battery 20 New York, had his attention
+ drawn 90 o group Of persons earnestly enga
|, geo in watching two vessels that were lust
visible down the hirbor
"Wh1l is II, my friends p" hc asked, In a
frank, hearty tone as be- joined them,
"lhc tender, ngHH chasing IN o schooner
, sir" answered an old tar, touching the point
Of bis hat, us ho NOTICED the anchor button
-un the officers coat.
Here is spygaFs, sir," said master,
mute, who stood near. and ai the same time
respectfully handed Il TO lin,
"lhank YOU, my man." answered tho lieu
tenant, With o smile, as ho took the inslru-
mcnt and placed Il ~ hs eve.
iy ils aid hc could clearly distinguish an
armed schooner Of about uiuply tons, crowd.
ing sail Ia chase Of u Trading "fors and afrr O."
that was making every cNcrtiou 10 escape
both hy towing and wc,liug her suiIs,
81 b. el4. ''l1',''t It-rtt u-trJitr uhUUd, sir
said the masters mNic ;--'hut the tender
sails Ike shark in chase Of dolphin. The
fore and after don't stand any chance Of get.
ting n past the fort
THAT tender can sail, and am tie one
that ought 10 know it," said u stout weather
beaten man. "Shc was pilot boat, md The
.
\ Three weeks ago ] and my crew were out IN
her, when yon English f igalc suddenly made
her Appearance out of d fog bank, anil brought
us to. Bat took "a my yaw, and pulled
FOR the luud lcaguc away, and escaped for
tie ing WAS so thick that the Englishmlu
could not gG glimpse of me. II is my
schooner they have turned into tender, sir
and that's mndc 40 many captures the last
three weeks, Of our sWal, coasters
"Shc carries forty mcn and long thirty.
two, SD hear" observed q buamm In tho
group,
And IS commandcdhy luG and a rector"
added The masters mate.
"lt would bc blessing" observed a man.
ufwur stmun, who bad not vet spoken. "if
that craft could bc caught mapping II aiut
sut" for slpup 10 pat her nose out of the
harhC., beyond the canrj but while the fig.
ate Was there alone, lhry could slip along the
cna', jn light water uud show her their hrrls .
lIut now everything that ventures out !, ,
brought TO 10y the long gun Of the tender
"lhuts fact, Bcm' responded another
scomai. "Shc has taken or driven bach iu
port no iuss thun twcn'y-siN craft in the last
Sire. .Ncch>, * s4ailu bgGiPdpIiE QVf Hhgg
mput alnlids for then think wcli swallow .
= r.
teeth with the tender
All these remark wore heard hy the Nuuug
officer who al the while continued To look
through the SPY glW' al the tender and hen
cEnec.
There goes n gun I" cried several of the
spectators, as a flash and jet of smoke came
from the tenders bows,
That is bold enough" observed the vouug
t-4srf-T HTTr;ETJ1F 7TzTt7,gTGE Fi,'JJ'i r.
"thc impudcut tender is almost mp TO the
fort and durcs 90 fire al the chase in the very
face &C tive lnUcricsn
"f's only 10 trl aud do her mischief sir."
said the masters mutci "ior she finds the I
fore and after viii escape her so she fires a
gun 10 cut away somthrug"
"Gou nfe right, my man, responded the /
officer, for she has put about and stands sea-
ward again
lie continued TO watch the retiring tender
for some moments in silence.
"ltSn liiy that We hadn't an armed cut
ter in port that would sail fustcr than she
can, so TINT We might give her chase out
said lad, approaching the group. His
dress was that of nidShipman, and his air
siugu'urly free and careless.
"Ah, Frank, are YOU here go said the lieu
tenant. "Comr aside with me-" said he put
ting his arm in that Of the midshipman. 81
have conceived plan for capturing the ten
der"
"ln what way, sir ?" demanded the youth.
IL will show YOU The tenders game ap-
pears to he the coustng vessels from which
she takes men to impress in the British ma
W, aud also plumbers the craft of such things
us they contain which ure of any value My
plan is to charter an old sloop the worst
looking one that it is possible TO find in port,
yet tocrable sailcr, for she must work we'll
and rcndily obey her helm. | will load her
deck with hen coops, filed with poultry, pens
crnmmed with pigs, and few sheep, and
calf or two, 10y way Of variety. You laugh,
Frank; but the commander of the tender will
find it no laughing matter, if ! succeed as
an nticipate. ] shall shin about thirty.iye men
and conceal them in The hold, and taking
command of my craft with one hand unl, >iS-
bic on the deck | shall set sail out of the
harbor When get outside, think shall |
be able to show John Bull Yankee trick he :
will not be likely to forget very soon, But
all viii depend on our good management of
the affair. Now you see what | would be at
Frank will you Join mcP"
Heart and hand, sir" responded Frank
Talbot, with enthusiasm. Q
"Now we want to proceed nt once to ac- t
tion," snid the lieutenant II want you to 20 I
to the Anchor rendezvous, in Pearl street,
and drum up about hve-and-thrty men,
Take only those that are daring and ready
for anything Let none of them know your
TbIrrt, frvt StTuuiu- rvrrUvvrt y iUrur- !
nation being conveyed to the tender. You
VIII ma enough IN thcSt HmeS thht VIII ask v
no questions. Meet me at twelve o'clock at i
the Exchange reading rooms, and report to q
me"
The midshipman then took his leave, and
FASTENED up the Battery. The Lieutenant re-
turned to the group, and taking aside the Il
masters mate, whom he knew, he laid briefly il
before him his project The old tar entered o
nln it with al zeal. Together they went to
he docks, whore, on account of the blockade, o
LAY idle large number Of vessels of every k
description. They were not long in discoV- I
nr;ng such craft suited them: Hudson =
-leep- uf 10 TONS She was Immediately put :,
n trim for sailing 10y the masters mate and -
hree or four men, whom he employed, while t.
he officer proceeded TO buy np and send ON d