Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-02-18
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A YANKEE TRICK.

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On the eighth of May, 1843, an Amer.
iican sloop ,of-war entered the beautiful
basin which runs up into. the city Of Mar
settles; and having obtained @ ber.k
among the numerous vessels, she was
soon warped into it and secured. Mex.
below the Yankee lay o Preach steamer
belonging to the line of government yes
sells which piled between tas Preach
ports and Algiers. sAd SO near were he
two together that barely o ensagh
was left for the passing OF the boats
Most Of the officers Ct ttess steamers,
from their constant Intercourse with the
English. nrs pretty well yersea in esr
language. and ther speak it much more
inently than do those whose sole instruc-
ton has been CLEANED from the drawing
room and boudsiv. from the fact THAI the
peealisF teehnicalitiss and idissas OF the
hip board are more striking and pointed
in their application. sHd can ss made 10
bear no saeh variety * construction as
to do the tcrass OF lasdSmsn.
One aAerNisg Tsm Wsllaee. ~ fne q
specimen Of 8 Yankee .yilor As oar navy
atisFds, caHse u;son the deck Of the sleop-
OF war, and having stsTed away sis ksm-
mock, he called his gang to come and
wash down the tep.galisnt ferecassle.-
As hs reacked that part Of the ship which
was given to his especial charge, hs was
not q. little charginca to find nearly half
an ZACH OF nasty black sset ssd einders
spread oTer his territory; and as the dew
which on the shores OF the Mediterranean
tails very heavily, rad become thorough
" mixed With il, tie composition Vas By
no meas calculated to beget very pleas
ant reflections. The Frenchmsn smoke
pipe was putting away most furiou1y. and
Tom saw at once to whom he was iadeb-
ted for this disagreeahle fayer, but IS ha
knew that the steamer must let Ter steam
and smoke off somewhere, and that II wss
aot their fault that the wind haspsesa to
blow as il did, no smothsrea bis lncisns
ton, and waited till tbs dirt ceassi TO
fall wher he washed down the forsesstls
and then ceiled away bis RAINING rigging.
By the time this was accomplished. the
| welcome roll Of the drum vas heard, asd
Tom started for the grog tab-sheA the
skrill pipe OF tbs boatswais cut ths air.
and our hero soon forgot his tresbies
over a smoking pan Of lobacosse.
Three bells had just struck, when Tom
Wallace obtained permission TO take q
turn on shore. and accordingly arrived
in his best shore tugs, he lsapcd into 6
shere boat, which happened to be along
side, and put of.
Halo shouted Tom. as he raw that
the boatmax vas pulling in a totally diff
fereat direction from that which he wish
ed to take, where are you geing?"
"Ah sir" answered the French boat
man, de oficzir Of re stemair have ere
very badIlaw for re boats. Dey no let US
go under zeir bows, and 20 we must 60
very great ways round"
"Why there's plenty room between the
steamers bows and the vessel ahead Of
her." answered Tom, not at all relishing
this kind Of work.
20, yes, / know zers is plenty za room
but 70 boat will have got to go under re
bows, an it's only yesterday, Eat dsy
drop one of yer heavy cannon ball into a
boat ag' zinnin him."
What, just because they pulled the
boat under the steamers bows?"
"Oui Monsieur. certainly"
well" replied Tom, who had nc idea
of being rowed around nearly half mile
when only a few rods would answer just
as well, " just you pull your boat between
the steamer and the brig and If there Is
any damage done, I'll make it all right;
only pull as near the brig's stern as pos
sible, so as to give N chance to the
French officers for reasonable complaint
It frequently happens that on board
government vessels, while lying ia port,
the seamen eontrive to get considerable
rum Struggled off to them, and conse-
~quently very strict measures are adopted
to prevent the evil; but in many ee:sssz
tue. lcyy are more nice than wise in their re-
strictions, as for instance in the present
case. Now there is no earthly reason
why the officers Of the steamers should
assume the authority Of shutting up the
only convenient passage way from q large
number of vessels to the shore, merely be
cause in one or two instances the shore
boats had Struggled off rum, and Tom was
determined he wouldn't stand it; for he
considered that the waters of the basin
rec to an honest men. Alter some
little hesitation, the boatman prv~s-
skiA about, and was oon nearly under
the steamers bows.
"Dilton," shouted a French Lieutenant
who stood upon the forecastle.
IF you are a going to take me. just
speak English, will your answered our
Yankee sailor, as he rose up In the stern
sheets of the boat.
Yes, | can talk English" returned
the Frenchman. Now just turn your
boat about and 60 some other way"
mo sir" said Tom, who felt a littlt
cut by the insolent manner of the officer
" This water is as free to me as it is Il