The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-07-29
The Romance Of Privaleering.
Txag edy Ct the Schooner Warning
A NEGRO STRIKES FOR FREEDOM.
THRILLING NAKRATIvEs.

50 deg, che was brought to BY the privateer
brig JEFF Davis, which sent boat full Of
men alongside, and ordered thu csptaie sof
the schooner to haul down the United States
flag, and declared her = prise. They took
from her quantity Of provisions, and then
put on board a prize crew Of Eve men, taking
away Capt. Francis Smith, the two mates,
and two seamen, and Mr.. Bryce Mackinnon,
. passenger, on board. The prize Grew were
Montague Amiel, q Charleston pilot in COM
mand, one named Stevens rs mate, Malcolm
Sidney as second mate, and thrse men.
They made q soutberly course. and on tho
| 10th of July, when City miles to the south
ward Of Charleston, the prize captain and
the second mate being asleep 10 their berths,
the 6rs. mate doing on the deck, and the
others asleep, VIM. Tiliuan, the steward
(oolorsd), carried oss the presencsrssd plan
of killing the captain and tho two mates with
q Ratchet, and all done:in Eve minutes; Till
man taking command, and steerlng the
schooner northward. One OF the remaining
men was tied rp till the next morning, when
be- was released upon . promise to help work
the vessel. Not one on board understood
navigation, but having once got hold OF the
land, Tilman brought tho schooner safely
up to pilot ground, when Ohss. &. Warner
of the Iilos-boat Jass, took charge Of her.
THE STORY or wH. rILLAAN, ruE sSgwARD.
Vim Tilman, coiored man, is the one
hero in this chapter Of history. Hs says
that be was born or free colored parents in
Milford, Delswase, and 10 q years OF age.
His parents moved to Providence, r. |. when
be was IA years old, and be has since called
that place his home. He has followed the
sea for ten years, and has been i'm the en-
ploy Of Jonas Smith 4 Co., No. 90 Front
street, by whom the schooner vas owned,
for the last three years He IL OF medium
height, rather strongly huils, er.sp hair, of
nearly unmixea pegro blood, aud hears 10
bis counssnsnee 90 exEresslen OF honesty.
strong eomn.r serss, vish some touches OF
humor.
The echoer<- :. !! wa.snr had started on
q voysge ~ R~snss AIRES A.. Msosevie1a,
with an asserted rarc.. se%c.. sssh she YES.
sci, vas valued ~ SllGsas9. There uere 90
board, the eApsAla aai .Ases; ". Tiilose.
steward; VIM. SsediinE, sssmsn, born in
Gernsny, p pears Of ase. has Seen paiiiss
four years out OF New York Donald Mo
Leod, seaman, Of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,
80 years Of ago, has bssD sailing out OF New
York for seven or eight years, and Bryce
Mackinnon, q passenger.
On Tins ssn OF juiy lucy isiisiu ~itin sae
JEFF, Davis. end a prize Grew OF Ave we're
put on board, who were unarmed. To use
the language OF Mr.. T,llman, they ron ten
days and didn't find Charleston We were,
ho~rvar, anly SO miles south OF Charleston,
and loo to the eastward. On the vovage
they treated me the best kind of way, and
talked the hes. kind OF talk.
/ One day tho Fret Lieutenant OF the pi-
rates was sitting in the cabin, cross legged
! smoking, and he sa,d to me, s.When you 90
down to Savannah, | want you to 20 TO nv
| house, and | will take care of you1
thought, continued the negro, yes, you will
take Gaze Of me when you get me there
raised nv hat and card: Yes, sir, thank
! you. Bnt afterwards | said TO Billy (the
Germany. ! am not going to Charleston
live man; they may take me there doai.
| He had been told by the prize master that he
would get rewarded IN Char leslon. Tor per-
forming bis duty so sell in bringing the
sob oo1es 10 he bad also heard conyersa
ton not iossndsd for bis ears, ID regard ia
the price b would probably bring; and be
had heard ths prize master say TO one Of his
men: "You salk TO that steward, and keey
him in good hsaSt. By Cd, nssId the prix
master, "hs viii never see the North AZ ain. !,
Tillman conferred with two Of ths seameu
about taking possession Of the schooner; buI
they declined adopting any plan, saying tina,
none Of them knew how to paviga,e her back
should they succeed in getting control. Till.
man thought the matter over for three isy,
and then made al appeal to the German, anl
said, sslf You are man TO stick TO YOUR word
We can take this vessel easy" Then v,
made plan that | should 20 to my berth
and when most OF them were asleep he va
20 give me some sign, or awake me. w
tried this fnr two nights, but no good Shanc
offered. But last Tuesday night We oaueh
them asleep. and Ne then went to work
: The mate comes to my berth and he souche
me-. He says, nov 10 your sine. Iwens int
my room and got nv hatche.. The 6rst ma
| struck VAS the captain. He was living Ia
= stateroom on tho cardboard side. siue
for bis temple - near - could, and n
him just below the ssr with the edge Of Ii
Ratchet. With that he made very lou
Shrek. Tho passenger jumped up very mu.
, in fright. told him, Do you be still !;
shall not hurts hair Of your head. The pa
! senEer knew what Vas up to J; he never "a
! word more. wake right across the cab
!. orc severe blow In the mole Of the head.
n
h didn't stop to 500 whether he vac dead
no, but Jumped on dock, and - l did .
= the mate, Who bad been sleeping on the cor
b panioswsy, started from the noise be b,
heard in tho cabin. Just - be rose upon 3
feet, struck him in the back Of the bead. ).
!, TEen the German ohap jumped over. and I
/. '.mitteneo' on 10 him, and flung him ov
i the stsrboard quarter.
j, Marshal Murray What did you do then
Il TilImAn-Thon We went down straight in
T. the cabin. The second mate Was not oui
Il dead. lie WAS sitting leaning against b
berth. "catched" him BY tho hair or i
% bead With my left hand, and struck him vi,
d the Ratchet which bad 10 my right hand.
10 told this young German, "Well, Isis ~ III
], overheard - soon - wscan." So Wshaul,
70 him over on to the cabin.
y The Marshst-Was he quite dsadp
Il TillmAn-No: he wa nat n..:.. A. =