Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-08-25


: tases bsAssm VI 0SaEhaul shh kaae III
. saas wasaA tins aozamsaxaag sf Aha MAs
So eNwy sail taas eonld dEnw saill I
! sind increased and tbs loan Naw xEQ
tha hewa at the AarRrefaa. whfga M
!: a8vefsaxy Aead her own, s6Aning fnaA I
/. afkA tEank. e8I = ..l7.8 (
g .n tie sswbbegn ssois n a,
claimed Capt. MQaFe, who ives ehaasd 4
tbs poa5sioR IN whleh be was pssessaa u
u SEaa not Tor p5sitiys oedsrv1 uss,sl
baew kham auk Of wM&aE. Hami bar an
few painss, ME. Wsashseits ii Ia ge.ssa
!. dark, sod We VII be able "a sIiy sasI
Under cover sf kAe nighs.n
Yha og&eE wzs ObSTea AID by. he a
ct nj sgiaanas, whieh 60 solnatasa di
4 n0s poaseas, it YEA saoa paeceiEsd aha
tbs sleop bad net ehNn9ed her eourss 4
eofrsspon6 WITH the mSnnuvre % boar
aha Bonoonss. 1865
| ttAnotheF pail, bag has np ssassssi
saia shs captain. ssTheysl slip BIZ a
and 20 30 sea on . foolss aruIse.
- saAadn's we bsstar take Id oax aop
saiiss SIX u IL gesaEMg rather FrAsh y
said the ofkeeg.
| mo d--7R Is, that would b sNIsin,
shen what we are deing.n
And ss Ia tn echo 10 III Waessa. Ions
gxnsh was haasA % heMea &c MaNgesksl
whiah aapouncaa she esrgYsaa AwAy q
her maia bacm. tFortunasaly fur Can't
AcOre's wish 10 sscspe, ii waa gessEng u
dark THAI the vessels eoald seMrcsly DIN
slaguish sash esAsE, aaa gashsEiag th,
WEsck IN a suRgly ~ possiblss he stssz,
cd for Holmes bays which lap nearly ia
the direction hs was sgiling.s As be haE
predicted, the sloop slipped b5 and soos
lost sighs Of thschasa.
With great pgnleRes 0'Brie1 deter.
mined, as soon - be found the sohoenes
was out Of sight 70 reduce sail, and lag.
TO for the night. II che AAFgrstsa hsG
gans 20 ssa, hs was In no eandiAioa Ss
follow bar and IL shs waS dodgins
around the coast, the morning would be
ths boat time 20 ascertain the fact.
IL was only q little after daylight the
n6xG moralnE, whsn the leokoaf froga kha
sehooneE's masthead, disaoYsred The
American sloop standing undsr full sail
for she bay, whers the AArgfss1a had
been anchored for the nighs, haviag sup
piled herself with 3 spas IN piass of tke
one carried away, hy taking is from q
merchant weasel in the harb1F. As soen
~ the approach Of ths enemy wgs an
nouneed, sails were naaa % the vssssi,
and is stood oat to sea, in hepes still Of
avoiding the ecnaist- Tbs bFee&s fnash~
ened, h0weY r, and il became 5Oan sE~
ident that With his dsfecsiYe spar, which
he had been unable to hdAps perfectly 10
use, the VolUteeE msa Jf-waE was 0aG-
sailing him.
Under tho circumstances the OAptain
reluctantly g&Fs ordsEs to prepare for
action, and aware Of shA adyanGags to
be derived from his guns, he commenced
firing at long range. The shot soon be-
gan TO fall around the Bio0p, but fear
Isssly and d&ansIessly ahs stood On,
young 0'Brien standiRg in the gAagway,
and cheering his companions. AgaIR
the AaEgretta pours in her broaaside,
one shot passes hArmlessly through the
sloop's mainsail, bat aneEhsE strikes O
companion fEom his side.
"Firei boys" be exclaimed, atEnd
then lag her aboard We are no match
for them as long saw, close qsartsrs and
hard biows.n
Al his word the hela-pisce rang fsrth
q loud defiance, il Was Rothing moFe,
however, for unsaised to the purpose and
awkwArdly manzged, the shot few wide
liz was TOO late nov fer the MaEgrexka 90
Fetoads 1gT the EEnOp was S3sassg r&v~s'~
rapidly apon har, crowded With slid and
fierce men, converted by enthusiasm aad
the excitement Of an approaching conaS
bat from peaceful eitizLhs inso foFmid-
able WARRIORS. ..
Captain Moore thege1ers called his
men away 70 repel bosgdsiB. Very
soon the British crew wsrs Rwraysa
with eaglasses, and pistols and halk-
pixies ready 10 rseeiFe shsir Fash snd
furious aasail&nss. At this moment for
tha srst tlms, Cap tain Moore perceived
flag flying &C the sloop's gaE.
d HWhas buRsing is ghat, MT. WeaEheEiE
a French rag, I believe, b. Hsaven ~
"AoTs likely dirty taolsslsthy" ;" Fs-
piled bis lieutenant.
BY the aid Of his glasses, however, the
eammanaeE zaaas Il Sas white a#g
wiEh q tres in Ehs esRscs and Ahass is 6
serpent. For an instant he was paKSled
and then the meaning came upoa aim
With . stunning force; private vengs&uce
as we'll as public animosity pursued
him. We snail refer 20 this flag pres-
sntly. In the meantime Shs sioopeane
down on the MzEgFStsa, 40 manwnETs OF
whose captain soaId avoid ths collision;
and the volunteers As s0en as khsy ran
nfoui, ,mbanAsuiag sAsiR EN- ssek speeEsd
On board the schooner Ia wild and re-
sistlsss fairy; pissOls were fred, cstEAs-
res gisamed a1d aashsd, and axss il tAe
grasp Of the stalwAgt coloaisEa saa Away
through ths oPpasing yaaks Rsyss On
ocean ragged ner0ss hand To. s&nd eon-
fic4. Forced inta tha coasasa agaSnst
his will, CapsAln Moore maintained the
true British character fer courage, long
and brayely dad he fight at the head Of
his men, bot it was anaSaiIing; the crew
Of the Margretta had beeoRe discoarag-
cd by Ehs dem0Ealiaing lnaasnce Of aigAi
In the first inssaaee, and though fhsy
f0aght gallaasly, sAsy gradually yielded
20 the fury OF their asssilanGs.
On his side, O'Brien was everywhere;
n5w sheering ais voiunsesss, new aaah.
iag on the foe and dealing terrible baswI
with broad-Hword which he carried
Several times bad be tried 10 stagl . on
the captain Of the Margrsssa, bas III
crowd separated saem. Moors bad ais<
ksps his sys On ehs ycang hsro. n Las
When shs coaales wansd, ths cspeain ni
the schooner headed dsspsrAse slor'
20 redeem his fortunes, the mas ana eaSa
esd blades.
saNews yillaias will give you satis'
fAcston,s exclaimed 0'REaen-
81 viii take il, dog, said ths Britoa
making desperate thgns4. Es @Am par,
riea i'd time, bue ere chs AanegaCAn eaaaa
ssriks the blew gor which be lifted ~
sabre shot Erom ome ok ais msn pier0T
ed the brain Of sha ankoEtaamsa dapaAiE
Moore, and he fell daa6 at NE fass "
| hia rival.
1 Wish ahs fall oE hsg sommAnaxz, -
sistanea On beard ahs MaEgEstta osasekl
and her cgew enrrenaarsas Than aOg sh
| arss tGaas wMs tie proud nAg sE KAzlAza
Iewegea ca The ocean se AlnsriesA bE8s
sFyl
1 Many ware tho aaxions wSAohsss q
shcre. and snvsral beats, On fhs nsozmln
agtax the sioop saslei, eeaiasa - a
m0ush khe harseR se kss sldSm@s S1@z
hnF. III wma Las fn khH aksssmn@m MsEA
! shoas from shssa annpunoed Ne ssaAs
i 0f tbs veaHnteers. Their speeess Ns
hmiIsd wSah greak rs5 q, aaAa ~ kls4l
vessel mASsaA % saaM hakhaR wzSA saASs