The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-24
The Pirate

The FL owing true narrative from tho log
book Of IN old sea captain is quite in keeping
with those times Of pirates and phyatoors
Read in connection with the recent experience
Ct the ship Harvey Birch il presents the ancion,
lroo-tooiers il a most favorable light, ao com.
pared with cur modern soa-Tovers,
Twenty seven years ago, this III y | command.
al was on n mlsslon Ol mercy. Laden ny gem
erous contributions Of Now England city, she
was bound for the Capo de Words with bread
for tho famine stricken aud dying.
IL was tho fourteenth day GU in tho first
gray Of the morning, the mate aroused mo with
the startling intelligence that a suspicious yes.
sci was in sight. with the first raw Oi light the
yigilaut officer hal doscrod hor and rho vas
10 near IS TO be made oul with a glps. l was on
deck in an Instant.
The first glance az tho stranger almost dis
polled tho fear that tho mates alarm had ot,a,.
toned.
why, Nj. Lulin, said, laughing Il,
tpoke, 'thotos nothing SUSPICIOUS ia tu4t luDbcr.
ly loOkipg crate. She IL = Portuguese biigAutil.
she Cal Z SAD
'Sho lcoksliko ira; build The ma a answered,
but lc,k row at tho m,n On ho5 d,ok.'
Ono glance NJ the tclc,c y" WAS enough 30
sa'hl mo the ma'c was iilht.
It's no honest craft, NJ. Larkin, | said; 'bu'
81 may not kc a PR he for al that. One need
lot 10 Surl'ilod to ll in with slave; here
about.
Shes no sllvcr Captain
VIII do Won think toY
,Beoauso ,horc arc Guns q, mr. deck. ins,c,h
Of water casks.
SUSPICIOUS res,ol fesan to sprc.d more canvas,
ssd "a an. t,stbsr,d n,ynv >.i,h The fr,shcnin,,
breeze thew ran up 10 her foremost A anJ
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t,ids IN tSs Wind "a Tho ,.Siie field va saw
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