Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-09
From Vanity Fair.
GREAT NAUTICAL ROMANCE.
BY ARTEMUs WARD.
The Fair IneZ; or the Lone Lady of the
Crimson Cliffs--A Tale of the sea.
lcoNCLUlE ED

CHAPTER XI Till OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
~ haiI past 3 clock un the day of the na-
val cngag rment 80 era phcully described i'll
our last, the battle belonged to OMulligan.
At fifteen minutes to 4 o'clock, however. the
battle didn't belong to him as much it did.
SO | suppose he was essentially defeated. The
understanding had been that Sbovllo would
arrived at a certain period of the engage
mant with his brigade of negro chamber
maids, but that distinguished corsar had be-
come so deeply engrossed with a game OF
draw poker that he forgot all about the bat
tie until long after the eagles of victory nad
perched upon the glittering banners of the
Unionists. lie was strongly censured for his
conduct although he endeavored to explain
by stating that his brigade had only enlisted
for three months and that if they had gone
into battle some of them might have been
killed. Some people, however, thought he
ought to be hurled from the Tarpeian Rock.
AS we shall not have occasion to mention this
pirate again, we may here state that he was
killed short time ago 10y accidentally falling
over barrel of whisky while acting as floor
manager to a leap year ball. given by some
unmarried squaws of the Mackinaw tribe, of
which associ ton he was an Indian at the
time of his premature demise.
The pirates were landed at Railway, and
took rooms at De Graw's Hotel The empe-
ror of that town made few feeling remarks
on the occasion, and the Bard of Union
County recited some ingenious verses bring.
ing in all the names. They were ordered to
bed promptly at II o'clock every night that
being the rule of the Jail, and were other
wise carefully cared for and taken care of.
! The pirates all said if they had known what
fro Ia Jo1- bnI l. q,
eating, they would never have gone and
done it adding that it was impossible to sub
| iugate such a government OMulligan was
stricken with horror at the idea of having
imbrued his hands in fratcrnal blood, and re-
morse and pip prayed upon his vitals The
sagacous pirate was affected in the same
way. "Why boys" said he, "we've been
! lighting our brothers How sing'lar! Lor'
bless me-"
| The pirates united in representing the
! rebels AS being in frightlul condition, with
no resources, provisions, arms, or anything
| Besides there was great Union sentiment in
the South, particularly in the everglades of
! Florida, which only wanted developing to
exhibit itself. OBIulligan thought that if
the Government would 90 kind of easy with
the rebels for IA spell, giving them time to
consider how wrong it was to iml rue their
hands in fraternal blood, they would ulti.
mately rally round the federal flag. lie was
especially gaatitied to witness the efforts of
/ those pure patriots who welc cndeavorng to
establish a Peace party in the North No.
thing, he said, could be finer than u Peace
party in the North.
The corsairs manifested such sincere. re-
Pen'once that they were finally released on
taking the Oath of Allegiance, and OMulIi
gan was appointed Quartermastcr in the
federal army. Others Of the pirates became
army contractors, the army overcoat and
pantaloons business alIordius ample scope for
/ their peculiar line OF genius. One pirate,
with diplomatic turn of mind. was des-
patched to Portugal to keep Harvey straight ;
another joined the Young Mems Christian
Association OF Baltimore, and several others
received clerksips in the various depart
nients at Washington.