Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-15

ciful God protect usl Silence was now
useless, so | sprung amongst the crew, and
shouting at the top uf my voice Men to
your stations; the enemy's boats are along
side /" | rushed to the gun on the lar
board side and hurried Old Joe to the other
side, aud with the crew about equally di-
yided between us, We silently awaited the
attack, each of US armed with a couple of
cannon balls in our hands. We had not
long to wait, for finding by the hustle on
board that they were discovered. the pirates
with yell, pulled boldly under the main
channels an0 in an instant were swarining
up the ships sides In another moment.
the savages would have been amongst US,
but shouting to my men ''lct them have
it boys!" l hurled the heavy balls with
all my strength into the boat, and prepared
to defend myself with my sword But the
avalanche Of cold iron had done its work,
and the boat alongside was mass of shat
tered timbers, with her ruifin crew already
beaten down and struggling with the wat.
ers for their lives, except two fellows who
were now in the rigging a blow from my
sword disposed efone wretch. while shot
from one OF our crew gave his quietus to
the other.
Hearing struggle on the starboard side
OF the deck, | rushed over with my division
and | soon found we had enough aud TO
spare still on our hands.
Old Joe and his party had given the 9th
er two boats much the same reception that
our enemy had received, but not with such
complete and smashing effect, for one of
them appeared to have escaped damage al
together, and the other was partially sub
merged, though fast sinking The din of
battle and the flash of small arms was rag
ing around US, so, seeing that not moment
was to be lost, We let fly the old carronade,
depressed 20 the utmost, at the uniniureG
boat, which from the cries and yells that
succeeded the report, appeared to be so no
longer. But In the meantime several Of the
pirates had succeeded in gaining the deck
and the darkness prevented our seeing the
iuil extent OF our danger; so retreating to
the undlscharged gun, we ran it in as quick
as possible, and slowed it round on to the
ships deck; we threw a ball of blazing
tow against the panic stricken pirates, and
gave them the contents of the gun at only
few yards diltance, tearing cur own bull
warks to pieces, but effectually ex.ermina-
ting the savage who had gained the deck.
Finding, on examination, that we were
completely victorious, and sole masters of
the deck. we had once more leisure to look
around and great was our JOY and graft
tude to God when we found that the brig
antine had not herself followed up the at.
tack !; trusting, suppose, to the number in
the boats, and confident of success, she still
remained in the same position as when
darkness closed in, for could distinguish
her light from her mast head and main
reak, intended as signals for the guidance
Of the pirates doomed never to return to
her.
We dared not yet congratulate ourselves
on being in safety, but squaring the yards,
we ran dead before the increasing breeze
for the rest of the night; but the morning
broke duly and squully, and after one rap
Id glanc round, we came to the glorious
certainty that our enemy was no longer in
sight,