Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-06

YORK, and now, with age, became sc
leaky that no ore had the temerity to
venture out in her. Having towed the
scow down to the schooner and made her
fast, they proceeded to get her ready for
their operation. First hosting the an
Choir, it being low tide, they towed her
70 the beach, and, running her aground,
they waited until she was left high and
dry by the receding waters. Going then
to work in a very short time they had
her bottom pierced with some two dozen
holes, each hole being closed by a wooden
plug, having a rope attached thereto
leading on deck. They now filled her
up with beach sand, cut away her masts
leaving the stumps projecting some six
feet from the deck, and, carrying every
thing of value on shore, they awaited the
rise OF 1.-THE tide so as to be able to float
her off. In the meantime the scow had
been similarly fixed, and in a short
time they were able to get them adoat,
and had towed them to the other side of
the bay. They now departed to arm
themselves, and wait until the watch
should report the brig far enough out of
the way for them to commence opera
lions.
About noon the men came in, saying
that the trig had left in chase of a sloop
which was making fof New York
Uncle Tim now considered the coast
clear, and gave directions that each man
should arm himself with a cutlass and a
brace of pistols seeing this done 20 his
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way to the beach. Then taking six
heavy fishing boats, manned each with
ten stout fishermen, they proceeded to
the schooner and scow to the mouth of
the inlet, and as near the middle as posi-
bic, then pulling ont the shoppers from
the bottoms of both vessels they allowed
them to sink broadside across the mouth
Of the creek, then pulling to the inside Of
the point, and running into the sedge OF
grass, they quietly awaited the result.
Near evening one of the men cried out.
She's coming lay low and keep your
mouths shot. 81
And sure enough, there was the brig,
about six miles off the point, making
straight for the inlet, with the captured
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sail set, her commander never dreaming
of the danger that lay before him.
Nearer and closer she draws towards
destruction. Now she is at the mouth
of the inlet. She strikes.
Nov, boys, at them, while they are
in confusion" shouted Tim. Pull
Iquick and we have them"
In an instant the boats were upon her.
The Euglishmen, taken completely by
surprise by the striking of the brig, made
but feeble resistance. After a short
hand to hand strangle they were beaten
below by the r~esolute band, and the
matches securely fastened on them. In
a. few moments one of the Englishmen
cried out that they would consent to an
unconditional surrender if they were re-
leased, as the brig was filling fast, from
the large hole made in her bow by the
stump of one of the masts. The request
was acceded to the matches were thrown
of, the crew siezed and bound as they
came up, placed aboard the captured
sloop. with a prize crew, aud were soon
on their way to New York as prisoners
Eof war. On examining the brig it wa:
found that the hole could easily be
stopped, accordingly she was raised, re
paired, and afterwards did good service
in the American cause.