The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-04-10
brilliant Startesetic Move Of am
Eastern Shore Military Com.
pany.

a.
pany..
The Easton Star Of last week, relates the.
following extraordinary military exploit, up
on the authority of traveller:
a short time ago there was raiseda very.
handsom uniform military company in one Of.
the towns in Worcester county. Some time
after the company had become quite familiar
with the drill, an oyster pungy from New
York anchored in the waters OF Worcester,
and commenced catching oysters contrary to
the laws Of Maryland in such cases made
and provided The fact coming to the no.
tice OF the Sheriff, he forthwith went to
work to capture the pungy. To "make
assurance doubly sure" he bethought him
that the new military company would be
the best posse comitatus he could summon
accordingly the military was ordered out,
IN full uninf6rm, properly officered and
equipped, with "guns shotted' ready for &C.
ton. Arriving at the shore, opposite the
pungv, it was decided to put the military in
dtbbtlSil uEtll tile oNeIt dtt WAS COltliult-
ted, iu order that there might be no mis-
take alb ut the proof, in the Court Of Admir-
raIty.
The military did not have to wait long be-
hind their masked lnttery, made of cedar
bushes, before the overt act was committed.
The New York captain, not having the fear
of the Worcester Sheriff before his eyes, and
being anxious to load his pungy, very soon
put down his 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 gave the word-"forward march,
and the company was soon on board Of .
batteaux, making directly for The i'prize"-
In the meantime the captain of the pugny,
discovering what was out, ordered his
decks to be prepared for action. resolved not
to surrender without struggle, worthy Of
the immortal Paul Jones. When the mill
tary got within about one hundred yards Of
the prize, the captain of the pungy, being
without swivels or columbiads drew out =
piece of stooe pipe, and placingit it upon his
''caboose," commenced to sight it at the
military, which at once manifested symp-
toms ofdiscomfort, evidently dislikin such
terrible GIN to be pointed directly towards
them.
The hesitation manifested by the military
encouraged the captain ofthe pungy to press
matters to extremities, and calling to one Of
his hands for chunk offire, be commenced
to blow it, till the sparks few in all direc-
tions. This murderous proceeding of the
savage captain brought the military to their
feet, ready for the most desperate deeds Of
daring. The moment was critical, with
every advantage on the side of the pungy,
who Strengthened up, and at arms length,
prepared to apply the match. Simulantane-
ously as he thrust the chunk of fire into the
end Of the stove pipe, the military jumped
operboard, and such '.sloshing about, and
diving was never witnessed in the waters Of
Worcester. Is is needless to add that, while
the military we're under water, the pungy
hoisted sail, and bid farewell to the waters
of Maryland, and, since the marvellous ad-
venture, the military company aforesaid, for
behaving so calamity, has been called the
''Stove pipe Inyincibles.m