Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-29

and hauling his sheets fiat aft. Jade
brought his vessel up to the wind, which
was fresh frQn the north'rd and east'rd
and stood off toward the latter point
This looked amazingly like trying to run
away-at least so the Englishman thought
and consequently the clipper was immc.
dately put in full chase, and though she
was somewhat to the lcoward, still it was
evident that she would not be long in over
hau ing the Yankee.
About four clock in the afternoon the
Englishman came almost within hailing
distance, and fred a gun. As the shot
came whizzing over the fshcrman's deck
Jade lIaskns at once hove to, and ere
long the clipper came up,
Schooner ahoy!"
"liallo'' returned Jade.
"Do you surrender"
"Wal, if you want t take us, s'posc
[ can't help myself
The clipper hove her fore topsail to the
mast and lowered u boat, and in some five
minutes altcrward her commander, followed
by fifteen men, came over the Yankees
side. The first object that met his gaze
as he stepped upon the deck, was the old
iron gun amidahips, ard the thought Of an
American pirate made him feel sore, yet
he could not help laughing at the almost
ridiculous scene thus presented to his gaze.
The twelve grccu-looking fishermen, to-
gether with that gun dbl present rather a
ludicrous appearance.
80 you are on piratical cxpcdition?'
II donno," returned Jade, with an Of
Tended air; Il sposc eff I'd cum across
one O your crafts at [ could ave took, l
should ave done it but donno as |
should bin piratin emmy morn ycou are
now.'
"How many men have you got!"
7 "lIcre's twelve on us, an of ycou'vc got
twelve men at ken lick us, Id like to see
en-"
! "Ncvcr mind about that. Jonathan.-
We Il take you into Halifax, and there
perhaps, you will find your match"
Tho schooner was searched fore and ait
but all that could be found were a dozen
old pistols and about as many swords,
which were in the cabin, while in the hold
they discovered nothing but an array of
empty boxes and barrels. The English
man left twelve of his own men to take
charge of the prize, and took six OF the
prisoners on board his own vessel, leaving
the other six under the charge of the
officer who had been appointed to the
command of the Rhody, and also left
orders that the schooner should be kept
close in his wake during the night, as he
intended to see her safcy out OF reach Of
the Yankee coasters.
/ Until nine o'clock at night, the Rho
dy stood on after the clipper, with all sail
sct,whilc the latter only carried her main
sail and two jibs. The six Yankees who
had been left on board were secured in the
long boat, while the lieutenant in command
and five of his men had the first watch
When the clipper struck two bells the yes
sells were not more than two cables length
apart, the prize being little to windward
as owing to her bad sailing the lieutcnan
wished to keep the wcathcrgagc. The
night was quite dark, and the wind whicl
had fallen some since sundown, had veered
slightly to the northward.
While the prize masters were earnestly
engaged in keeping up with the clipper,
very novel ccene was being enacted in the
hold. One Of the boards which seemed tt
form part of a stationary floor, was liftoC
from its place, and the head of old Capt
Enoch Nightingale appeared through tn,
aperture. In moment another boar(
was removed, and ere long forty stout fish
ermen, all well armed. had come up from
their place of conccalment 1t was a mo
men Is work to leap on deck, and ere tn
thundorstruck lieutenant could see whenc
came the enemy, ho was bound hand AM