, 1861-04-03
Brilliant Strategetfc Move of an East
eTn shore Military Company.

Brilliant Strategetfc Move of an East
eTp Shore Military Company.
The Easton Star, Of LAST week, relates the
following extraordinary military exploit, upon
the authority Of 3 traveller;
4 short time ago there YVES raised very
handsome Uniform military company In one Of
the towns In Worcester county. Is Some time
after tho company had become quite: familiar
with the drill, an oyster pnngy from New
and commenced catching oysters contrary to
the laws Of Maryland in such cases made and
provided The fact coming to the notice Of
the Sheriff, he forthwith went to work to cap
ture the pungy. To 'smake assurance douh1y
sure" he bethought him that the new military
could summon; accordingly the military was
ordered opt, in full uniform, properly othcered
and equipped, with "gqns shotted' ready for
action. Arriving at the shpre, opposite the
pungy, It was decided to put the military In
amb1sh until the 81 overt act" WAS committed,
in order that there might be no mistake about
the proof, In the Court OF Admiralty.
Tie military did not have to wait long bo-
hind their masked battery, made Of cedar
bushes, before the overt act was committed.
The New York captain, not having tbs fear Of
the Worcester Sheriff before his eyes, and be-
ing anxious to load bis pnngy, very soon put
down bis rakes, and commenced to draw up
| The contraband bivalves. This was the signal
! for the military to advance to the charge: The
| Sheriff having given the wink to the officer
Commanding the military, that gentleman
paye the worxd-ss torwnrd march ''-and the
/ eeonpanY was soon on board Of hatteaux,
mating directly for the "pSize,,n, TN the
rneantime the captain Of the pungy, discover
I inr what was ont, ordered his decks Ito be
prepared for action, resolved not to surrender
Without struggle, worthy Of the immortal
panl Jones. When the military got within
about onc hundred yarda OF the ptlze, the cap
! tain of the pungy, hedng without sWivels OF
! onlumhIads, drew ont piece OF ssovs ptft @ and
n1acinp l. niaon big "caboose commeacedt to
sight L at the military, Thasa = pnss mana- a9a
tested syn ptoms Of diseemioll, esIae9nI ~:
1iki6E saeh terrible g4n 70 he pointed direct e:
TTnr f%r@s hesitntion % manifested BY the military
encouraged the captain of; the pungyf to pFeai
matterg 20 gxtremitis q, and calling to one o.
his hands for chunk Of Ere, he commenced
to blov it, I'LL the sparks few ln all directions
This inurderous proceeding Of the savage cap
ta{n BROUGHT the military 70 their fest, read,
for tha most desperate deeds Of daring. Th1
momant was critical, with every advantage 81
the side TT the captain of the, pungys VIM
straightened up, and at arms length. pEeoare'
+ to dpp1y he match simultaneously % q
.. thrusi the chunk Of fire into the end ct u
stove pipe, The military jsanped ove7ooarq. an
witnessed in the waters of Worcester. 1t
, / needless to ada thnt, while the military wer
under water. the captain of, the pungy holste
:. sail, aud bid farewell to- the waters Of May
Land, aud that, since this marvellous edVes
tnre, the military company atoEesads q 1eF Dt
having 90 ga1lantly, has been called tie 'stoE'
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