Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-11

me, and peeplng IN over my nammock
E though | woke and dozed off again fft
: times. At last, when Iopened my eye
there he really was, looking in the opel
5 side of the little dark hut, which wa
made OF leaves, and had Charker's ham
j mock slung in it as well as mine.
'So-Jeer!' says he, in sort of low
croak. 'Yup.'
. 'Hallo!' says l, starting up. What
] Your are there, are your
Iss,' says he 'Christian George
King got news
i what news has he got?'
il Pirates QUIT
/ was on my feet in second. SO wa.
Charker We were both aware that
Capt Carton, in command of the boats,
constantly watched the main land for a
secret signal, though, of course, it was
not known to such as us what the signal
was.
/ Christian George King had vanished
before we touched the ground. But, the
word was already passing from hut to
hut to turn out quietly, and we knew
that the nimble barbarian had got hold
of the truth, or something near it.
i In a space among the trees behind
the encampment of us visitors, naval 81
military, was snugly-screened spot,
where we kept the stores that were in
use, and did our cookery. The word
/ was passed to assemble here. 1t was
very quickly given $50 far We We're con-
cerned)by Sergeant Drooce, who was as
good in soldier point of view, as he
was bad in atyrannical one. Wewere
ordered to drop in this space, quietly,
behind the trees, one by one. As we
assembled here, the seamen assemblies
too. Within ten minutes, as | should
estimate, we were all there, except the
usual guard upon the beach. The beach
1--WE could see it through the wood )look-
ed as it always had done in the hottest
time of the day. The guard were in the
shadow of the sloop's hull, and nothing
twas moving but the sea, and that NOV
eG very family. Work had always been
Knocked off at that hour, until the sun
grew less fierce land the sea-breeze rose;
so that its being holiday with us, made
no difference, just then, in the look of
the place. But, may mention that it
was holiday, and the first we had had
since our hard work began. Last nights
ball had been given, ON the leaks being
repaired, and the careening done. The
worst of the work was over, and to-
morrow we were to begin TO get the
sloop afioat again.
We marines were now drawn up here,
under arms. The chace party were
drawn up separate. The men of the
Columbus were drawn up SEPARATE
The officers stepped out into the midst
of the three parties, and spoke so as all
might hear. Captain Carton was the
officer in command, and he had spy
glass in his hand. His coxswain stood
by him with another spy-glass, and
with slate on which he seemed to have
been taking down signals.
Now, menn says Captain Carton; Il
have to let you know, for your satisfac-
ton; Firstly, that there are ten pirate
boats, strongly manned and armed, ~
ING hidden up creek yonder on the
coast, under the oyerhangiDg branches
of the dense trees. Secondly, that they
will certainly come out this night when
the moon rises, on pillaging and muir
dering expedition, of which some part
of the main land is the object. Third
ly-don't cheer, men!-that we will
give chace, and, if we can get at them,
rid the world of them, please Godn
Nobody spoke, that heard, and no
body moved, that saw. Yet there was
kind of ring, as if every man answer
ed and approved with the best blood
that was inside of him.
Sir says Captain Maryon, 4 beg
to volunteer on this service, with my
boats. My people will yolumteer,to the
ships's boys
In His Majesty's name and SERVICE
the other answers, touching his hat, i
accept your aid with pleasure, Lieu
tenant Underwood, how will you divide
you men?' 49as @ asv@a-s -.
was ashamed give it out to be
written down as large and plain as pos
sible-I was heart and soul ashamed of
my thoughts of those two sick officers,
Captain Maryon and Lieutenant Under
wood when / saw them then and there.
The spirit in those two gentlemen beat
down their illness land very i'll / knew
them to be) like Saint George beating
down the Dragon. Pain and weakness,
want of rest, had no more place in their
minds than fear itself Meaning now to
express for my lady to write down, ex-
actly what / felt then and there, | felt
this: y on two brave fellows that have
been so grudgeful of, / know that if
you were dying you would put it off to
get up and do your best, and then your
would be so modest that in lying down
again to die, you would hardly say, i
did it,
1t did me good. 1t really did me
good.
But, to 90 back where | had broke off.
Says Captain Carton to Lieutenant Lin
derwood, Sir, how will you divide you
men? There is pot room for all and
a few men should in any case be left
here
There was some debate about it. Al
last, it was resolved to leave eight mar
ines and four seamen ON the Island, be.
sides the sloop's two boys. And be.
cause it was considered that the friend.
ly Sambos would only want to be com
manded in case OF any danger Though
none at all was unprecedented there the
officers were in favor of leaving the two
non-commissioned officers, Drooce and
Charker. Ii was a heavy disappoint
ment to them, just as my being one O
the left was a heavy disappointment
to me-then, but not afterwards. W.
men drew lots for it, and / drew
island So did Tom Packer. So
of course, did four more of orr rank anC