Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-23
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sTAUNToN AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA. SEPTEMBER 3d.

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Ibeen mine y and John sank back exhausted
in his hosts arms.
In the course Of a few days he was COM
pletely restored to health, but his spirits re-
NAMED sadly depressed, for his only chance
of securing honorable distinction Was gone !;
| he had lost, too, the cohnsels Of his friend
the captain, who Had treated him with uni
form Kindness during the voyage, and was
|redueed to state Of absolute dependence
lon the bounty Of Of a stranger. True, that
stranger was countrytnan, and behaved
towards him with scrupulous delicacy; still
lie aid not feel his restitution the less acute
|ly-and foreseeing that otherwise there
would be no end to it, he resolved painful
and disheartening as was the affirmative
to seize the first opportunity Of returning to
England.
When he announced this intention to his
host, the good man tried hard to dissuade
him from It, at least until the Spanish con-
voy should be on its return home from
South America, when be promised to do
his best to secure him pabsage to some
port in Spain, whence he hight find his way
to his native country but at present, added
his benefactor, the pirates, uhder the COM
mand Of the well-known Davis, were cruis-
in all directions, and a single vessel, if such
should happen by any unusual chance to
touch at Hispaniola on its return from Pa
mama or Porto Bello, would hardly, with
out a miracle, be able to reach Spain in
safety These arguments had their due
weight with Trevanion, who remained up
wards Of fortnight with his host, when
his departure was expedited by the follow
ing circumstance:
He was strolling one day with his host
along the sea-shore, when ship appeared
in the ofing making sail for Santo Jago.-
The goldsmith no sooner beheld it than his
fears took the alarm, for the town, which
was poorly fortified, and consisted Of but
few hundred Indifferent houses, had been
pillaged only the year before. and he thought
1t far from improbable that the strange yes
sci was free trader come to pay Santo ia
90 second visit
Heaven help DIS allp' said he address
ing Trevanion, "'tis most likely Davis's
vessel; she was seen off st. Domingo short
time back"
"Not 50, replied John eagerly. .sfor if
my eyes do not deceive me at this distance,
she hoists Spanish colors; yes, it is your
flag that flies at her masthead She is ii,
distress, too, for her rigging appears in
wretched plight. | have no doubt that she
has beeh worsted in al engagement with
the pirates, and has come ID here to reflt."
In the course Of the day the vessel CAME
to an anchor about Quarter Of mile off
the town, and a boats crew, composed of
English and Spanish Sailors, put of for shore
from whose brief statement it appeared that
the ship had been compelled to put in for the
purpose Of procuring fresh stores, and also;
as Trevaniou had surmised, Of reAtting,
having been sorely damaged ii, d recent ac-
ton with pirate cruiser:
For upwards Of ten days she feiaained at
Santo Jago, when John, learning that she
was about to set sail for Spain, stated to the
goldsmith his intention Of enbatking IN her
wketetpor the other, finding him resolute;
literally supplied him with the means Of de-
fraying his passage; and John hastered I'd
seek out the captain, whom he found busily
experimenting the embarkatlon Of stores.
$50 you want passage home to Spain 7"
said the captain; blunt English tar, in re-
ply to Johns application s'well, we can
find room for you ma5Hap; you'll come down
handsomely, Of course p ,
Trevatiioh made his offer, which the 9th
er readily closed with, observing, however,
while he eyed the youth with marked at
tention, ''you must be content to ,Sngh it
with us, youngster, for our accomme dations
are butso SO. A cabin to yourself, ofcourse?
well, / think We may promise that; and you'd
like to mess alone? perhaps that may be
MANAGED too But heafken, lad, you must
not object to bear a hand in case Of emer-
gency;" then turning to d grim sallow
Spaniard who stood beside him. the captain
added, in an under tone, "a pretty fellow
this, my Gomez. I like the cut Of his jib
with little management I think we may
naks somethink 6f him.
"Humph Y replied his companion ''vou
are always so taken with these trim-built
fairweather sparks. There's no good in
them that ever I could see.''
Delay your jaw, you fool, and let's hear
what the youngsters got to say fof him
self.''
''When you talk Of my bearing hand"
said Trevanior; "of course you allude to the
probability Of ali encounter with the pirates
Pm told Captain Davis's ship was seen off
here short while since"
Like enough-but you need not fear
him; for be and his crew are food for sharks
by this. We drubbed them soundly the
other day, as you may have seen by the
state Of our rigging. No, no, I will not
ask you to fight against the free-traders-
what / meant was. that as some of our men
are disabled, and we are therefore short Of
hands, YOU will rot mind taking turn and
turn about now and then"
Certainly not, replied John,. # grudge
no labor, be It what It may; for though
young, have served, for my time. tole-
rably strict apprenticeship to IT,
HBravo, Well said, young gentleman"
replied the Captain, enforcing his eulogium
BY vigorous Slap on Johns back" you're
Of the right sort. I'll be bound"
"And when do you sailY
"The day after tomorrow; 80 get your
thfngembobs slowed away betimes." With