Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-10
Brilliant Stratagetic Move of an East
ern Shore Military Company.

efn SnOfe mlAftafy company.
The Eastern Star of Tuesday relates
the following extraordinary military ex-
plot upon the authority of traveller:
A short time ago there was raised a
very handsome Uniform military compa-
ny 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 anchor
ed in the waters Of Worcester, and COM
nenced 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 capture the pungy. To
"make assurance doubly sure,' he be-
thought him that the new military COM
pany would be the best posse comstatus
he could summon; accordingly the mill
tary was ordered out. in full uniform,
properly Offered and equipped, with
"guns shotted ready for action. Ar
irving at the shore, opposite the pungy,
it was decided to put the military in am.
bush until the +" overt act" was commit
ted, in order that there might be no mis-
take about tho proof, in the Court of Adj
mirality.
The military did not have to wait long
behind their masked battery, made of
cedar bushes, before the overt act was
committed. The New York captain, not
having the fear of the Worcester Sheriff
before bis eyes, and being anxious to load
his pungy, very soon put down his rakes.
and commenced to draw up the contra
band 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 forgara--
MARcH'-and the company was soon on
board Of batteaux, making directly for
the prize" 10 the meantime the cap
tain of the pungy, discovering what was
out, ordered his decks to be cleared and
prepared for action, resolved not to sur
render without struggle worthy of the
dayso the immortal Paul Jones. When
the military got within about one hun
dred yards of the prize, the captain Of
the pungy, being without swivels or CO.
lumbiads, drew out piece of stove pipe,
and placing it upon his s'eahoose" COM
menced to sight it at the military, which
ut once manifested symptoms of discom-
fort, evidently dislking such a terrible
gun to be pointed direetly towards them
The hesitation manifested by the mill
tary encouraged the captain of the pungy
to press matters to extremities, and call
ing to one Of his hands for chunk of
fire, he commenced to blow it. till the
sparks few in all directions. This muir
derous 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 adj
vantage on the side of the captain of the
puugy, who Strengthened up, and at arms
length, prepared to apply tie match. =
Simultaneously as he thrust tire chunk of
fire into the end of the stove pipe the
military jumped orerboard, and such a
sloshing about, )" and diving was never
witnessed in the waters Of Worcester. -
II is needless to add that, while the mill
tary were under water, the captain of the
pungy hoisted sail. and bid farewell to
tho waters of Maryland and that, since
this marvellous adventure, the military
company aforesaid, for behaving so gal
lantly, has been called the 'Stove-P Pipe
Invincibles."