, 1861-07-25

THRILLING NARRATIVES


ilsJ ulet'e sGntnellT coussc, and on tue
1G'.. ct Ju'y, when fifty miles to the south
ward If Charleston, the pr;ze captain and the
second mate being asleep In their beTths, the
first mate dczing on deck, and the others
asleep. VIM. Tlmar,tha steward (colored) ear
lied out the prccoHcerted plan Of killing the
throwing the bodies overheard The job WIS
al, done in five minutes; Tiliman taking CON-
1na1d, aud steering the schooner nortAwarl.
Que OF the remaining snen was tied up till the |
promise to help work the vessel. Not ono On
beard understood navigation, but having once |
got Lo!d Of the land, Tillman brought the |
schooner eafe]y up to pilot ground, when |
Chas. E. Warner OF the pilotrboat Jane, took |
charge Of her.
TIE eronr OF nm. 7111MAN, THE STEWARD.
VIM. T.Gman, a colosed MAI, is the one
hero in this chapter Of history. lie says that |
he WAS born Of free colorad parents In Mil |
ford, Delaware, and is 27 years OF age. His pa-
1e1ts moved to Providence, r. I, when he was |
II years CID and he has since called that place
his home. He has followed the eea for ten
| years, and has been IN the employ Of Jonas |
Smith & Co., No. 227 Front street, by whom !
! .he schooner wns owned, for the last three |
| Stars. lie is ofn:ediu1n height, rather strong
! j 'br!lt, crisp hair, Of nearly nnmixed negro
| blood, AID bears III lis counteuance an express
| SIGN Of honesty; strong common Sense, With
| sGme touches Of humor.
The svheouerS J. Warning hal started on
voyage to1}ueDos Ayres and Montevie1o, with
! an asserled cargo, WHICH, with the vessel, was
captain and mates; ". Til1man, steward; Wn.
S:sd6ing, seaman, born in Germany, 25 years
| Of aye, 5as been sailing four years out OF New
i Icik; DoEaid Mcleod, seaman, Of Cape Bre.
ten, Nova Scotia, so years of age, has been
selling out OF New York fer seven or eight
3cars, AID Bryce Mack;nnon, O passenger.
On the Gth OF july they fell in with Tie JEFF.
: Davis, and prize crew Of five were put on
beard, Who were unar1ned. To use the lau-
guag.: Of M. Tiiluan, they run ten days and
only so miles south OF Charleston aud 100 to
Tie eastward. On the voyage they treated me
IL: best Kind Of WY, aud talked tts best ki.3
Que t.ay the First Licut.uant Of the pirates
W:s sitting in The cabin, cross legged, snok-
| ing, and he said to INC, "Wlcn yuu 60 down to
Savannah: I wnEt you 20 go to my house, and
I will lake c.rc Of ycn," Thought, continued
thu negro, YES, ,oa will lake care Of NJ; when
, Jou get ME th:Ic. Iaissd my hat and said:
AYES, sir, flank yo1" But Afterwards said
to Billy UAe Gcrman), n1n not going to
Charleston q live man; they may take me
there dead. He lad t,ecn told by the prize
master that be 'sculd get rewarded in Charles
i2g the schooner III; hc had alse heard q con.
vtIsatioa rot Intended for his ears, in regard
to the price he would probably Bring; and he
had heard the prize master Fey to one OF his
| ustus UA lHiA ~ lAEt SlENiAIu3 Al1A hEGF
him in good heart. By Cd" said the prizs
master, he will never see the North ayain-" !"
T!Nman conferred with two Of the seamcn
about taking possession Of the echoonsr; but
tley declined adopting any plan, sayias that
rome of them knew how to navigate her hack,
sIou!d they succeed in getting control. Till
msn thought the matter over for three days
AID then made in appeal to the Gerai:n. and
, ! raid, "1f you are i man 70 stick to your
word, VIZ tzn take tlis vessel casy." Then
cir n
ard with most Of them we're asleep he wast to
..ye me some sign, or awake me. We tried
!; 1!is fer twn Lights, but 10 good chance
:, o1le1ed. Bat last Tuesday night we caugh!
them rsletr, and We then went 70
tonchee me. lie snys, Now is 3eu- time: ]
wcpt into my roum and got my hatcact. The
!. first nlan struck vas tie captain. He wa:
: lying in state7eont Oh the starosard side.
/ ,simcd 1ur his t.nlflc as nc1r as could, and
the lstched. With that he m4de a very lo,ll
etgivk. The Passenger JUMPED up very much
in :: fright. I told him, DO you ne still;
tEall moi hurt hair Of your AEa:;. The pls
!. ecrgcr knew w1s. was up to; he never SAID
= 4 word mere. walks right ac7oss tha cabir
to the second mates room, aud gave him ont
severe blow in the mole nj the hea3-that is
ri.iit across the middle Of his hc-.1 liln'
ssop TO see whether he was dead CT 10, bus
Jumped on deck, aud as I dill 60, tn: mats
f. Who lad been Steering on The companion
way, started frenl TIC noise he h:sd heard il
the clbir. Just rs ise rose upon his fec,
r struck hin. in the back Of the head. The;
j. ttc German cnnp jatspel oye., s,1d n
Msrshal Mntrny-W5a. did you do thcns
t. Tillman-Thcu ,yc went down s.ratgh. int
= .:.c caii1. The sccsn:1 1:ia:c wis nos qul.
= t;t Ht} Hc was sitting leansng a-alnst ht
bt:;l,. ] "catchc:' h:ua by the hair Of tA
h::d with 1Dy left hand, aads struck him wi.
1h: ratchet Thicl, had in mt right A1ad.
E toi<: his young German, We'll, let's &C: ai1
q or.'lr ard lis 61oa IS VIC caE." So We ha1ic
him t:eF or TO tAc cahiH.
TIE M:,.sha1-N'as lie quite deads
Tt}imaE-No; he WIS not lu:tS dead, but
r would ..ct have lived long. We tlang hit
> over !Lc starboaEd quarter: Thea told thl
German to 20 ard ca'l tut man ~ I'm, II 1h
~ Fin ali. Says I, jim, coma down he,
% in Tic catin. Dc you know tina. have ta!sc
charge Of this Tcseel tonight? am going
-, pvt Jou in irons. Well, says he l am w:ll:n:
=. O'Clock tic mkt morning. I Then sent tt
=. Gcrman for him, and eaid: '.Smith I'll
la lsa name Miller went b; on :,oard), waat 70
<S 10 join us, and help take this vessel back q:
overheard you 20 with the rcst-'' :: Wcl!,'' ~
he, II will do The best can'' And he wor;
I. cd well I'LL the way back. H. couldn't {
otherwise. It Was p1nlp CT sink.
Marsllal-Did they be-, any Of them?
. Tiumar-Thc5 didn't have any caaace
beg, tt Was all deue III five Minules. IL sc
cn minutes ard q half alter struck the iir:
. blow !lc vessel w:s squared away before /!
i wind md all sail on. We we're t1tty mil
south Of Chaslcston, and one hundred to i!
! eastward.
Marsbal-I guess yoa must hare been IN Il
OF Lait Of killing dogr..
:, Til1uas-l never ki led but one before, ar
- that vas pig:
~ securing all the men, and bringing :hnn1
r. to New York alive in irons; but this he foGl
IND Wis ip,p7aciicnIlc- To use LIS own langul4
az u "I'hcrc were 100 many for t1at; there We
laas said, ''wel,I viii ret all can hscls ali5ca
. the rcst Will Kill" ';i,;1naa says he NC
- away &c steward, bu: came back as (. C,
e. fics 1*'''' ARRIVAL OF TIE rRla cuDA.
oye. Tic big Cnt.. OF Miilbr:.ys, Captain J.
Eas Stout, fiom Trinidad Lc Cuba, arrived Il
sd s 1rornin., anG is At ancllcr in Quarantine.
+. -" cAp1A1S s1Rorr's STATEMENT. =
@t CAPTAIN Strout nlaics tue following sta
ucut: Sailed trcm Trinidad Dc Cuoa iar L.
don on July with cargo q sugar ard :,
assa ahnee e r. lstite III
lcnei1uee 73e II min. on the south siae
Cui.a. IVES brought to by u shot from
~ pri,atecr steamer Sumter, formerly the
bana, ard on leayi9g to, Mas n ooaf.lsd .n,,:,i
o2eB 1na-d The at tn4yuer aud bring INV Ehip5 pAI,G
! cG 1AN s1.. 1:.s.. i {l,o ~Qts-c u
Is re- | IlG 6LcGflEf ~ LIS tluE LaSt tAe e"-es
i.s Stripes flying from her peak, which Was aft
- ws1d taken down and tho Secession i
!. Loistcd. On ARRIVING on board lie WIS orde'
below in the cabin, and delivered Ills Pap
to Tie, captain, rho, attcr examining thu
go, destroyed them, saying Re was u prisoner,
ssue. tbat tic hr}g ehonld bc taken into port {
Fold. At this time Capt. Sloppy Of the
/ aad Nachias of Machias, came on board, and a
lrtstIting his ships papers, which were .
20. destroyed, ne were toldto 50 On board