Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-24


From the New York Papers,
VIM Tillman, coored man, is the hero of
this chapter of history, He is native Of Del
aware, and now II years old. His parents
moved to Providence when he was IA years
| old, and he has since called that place his
home lie is OF medium height, rather strong
| ly built, crisp hair, OF nearly unmixed negro
| blood, and bears in his countenance an express
| sion OF honesty, strong common sense, with
| some touches OF hunor. The schooner S. j
WarIng, OF which he was steward, had started
| on voyage to Buenos Ayres, in Montevideo,
| with an assorted cargo, which, with the
vessel, was valued at 100000. On the
| 7th Of July, they fell in with the Jeff.
| Davis, and prize crew of five were put
aboard, who were unarmed To use the
language OF Mr. Tillman, they ran ten days
and didn't find Charl, ston; we We're, however
only Oh miles south OF Charleston, and 100 to
the eastward. On the voyage they treated me
the best kind OF way, and talked the best kind
OF talk.
One day the first lieutenant of the pirates
was sitting in the cabin, cross legged smok-
ing, and he said to me, when you go down TO
Savannah, want you to 20 to my house, and
VIII take care OF you. | thought, continued
the negro, yes, you will take care OF me, when
you get me there. ] raised my hat, and sail,
60, oliJ tndilk GU. DuL allGrWaru / SAID,
to Billy, 1.-THE Germany | am not going to
Charleston u live man; they may take me
there dead. He had been told by the prize
master that he would get rewarded III Charles
ton tor performing his duty SO well in bringing
the schooner in; he had also heard CONVERSE
ton not intended for Ills ears, i'll regard to the
price he would probably bring; and he had
heard the prize master say TO one OF his men
You talk to that steward and keep him in good
heart. BY Cd, said the prize master, he
will never see the north again.
Tilman conferred with two of the semen
about taking possession OF the Schooner. but
they declined adopting any plap. saving that
none OF ihem knew h9w4lo navigate her back,
snouiu they suceeeu n getting control iii
ma" ,rousn' INC MAJ Yer over for three days,
anu men Hidue IN APPEAL To the German, and
said, ''if you are a mani IN slick tn vour ,yo,d
we can take this vessel easv 'rben we n,.de
plan that / should goI 10 NV her,h md when
most OF them were asher, ha ,vas 10 ,r;va NO
soihe sisn' OF awake pc. We tried this Tor
TWO iiiSh's' Dut no gooq chance offered. But
t"s. Auesuay hiBAt wy caught them asleep,
and we went to work. lrhe MATE nomes to nv
berth and he touches he He saws snow i
your time" | went to NV room and sol INV
hatchet. The first mani | strnck was the can.
tain. He was lying i'll a state. room on HE
starboard side. aimed for Ills temnla as naar
as l could, and bit him jmst below lie chr will
''e euSe VI the hatche.l With that he made
very louu shrleK, ihe passenger jumped
uP very niuch IN irighb. told him. do you
ne ne sun Silali not hurt a hair of your head.
ns passenger knew what | was up to he
~ salu worn more; walks right across
.ne e@o'H 70 the seconu mates room, and |
saVe nun one severe blow in the mole of the
head--that is right across tbe middle Of his
ne"u' uiah stop - see whether he was
ue'u VI uo' Out Jumped on deck, and as did
~, .'e man VINO hau geen sleeping on the
companion-way, started from the noise he had
heard in the cabin. just as he rose mon Ills
re- STUCK MN IN tnd back of the head.
Then the German chap jhmned over and we
"nlittened" ON to him, and Ann, him over the
starboard quarter
MAT Marsilal Mnrray-Whai did you do then
the cabin. The second H,ota was not ouite
ne",i ne was suing leaning against his
rs pei'i. catcheo illm by the hair Of the
head with my lett hand, Id struck him with
the hatchet which | had IN nv riyht hind
: soiu ms young German, lWeli, let's get him
overheard us SOON as we can 81 we hauled
hun over on 10 the cabin.
The Marshai-Was lie qt,na dead
niuian7No; ne was not dead, but he
"ou'u not nave lived long. We flung him
o'ei 'ne s'arooaru quarter Then told this