The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-01-10
A YANKEES EXPLOIT.


nobscot bay. between Belfast and
Camden, there was small club OF
Rshermen's cots, inh habited by a har-
dy set OF men, who had from infan'
cy been brought up amid the music
OF tho breaking waves, and who,
snatching their sustenance from the
nav OF old ocean, we're Injured to
danger and hardship, ard know not
what fear was. Foremost among
these hardy children Of the sea, aud
occupying the station Of sort OF
ruler among them, was middle.
aged man, named Enoch Nightin.
gale, or as he was generally called,
Capt. Nightingale ard never was
a man bet er fitted by nature for the
post he held by tho general consent,
than was be. Powerful and athlet.
ic, kind, generous and liberal, h.
was beloved and respected by oil
who knew him. He was q jolly
fellow, too, ard the sbrewdest OIL
the Atlantic coast.
At the time of which we write.
the fishermen dared not venture far
out to sea, for a close blockade was
kept up along the coast, and 80 they
we're forced to furego the advantage
Of their best fishing grouads hut q
new idea had taken possession Of
their minds, and they had thought
Of tit ing ont privateer against Il e
English. For two weeks had this
matter been talked over, and all the
arms necessary to personal warfare
had been procured, but no vesse
suitable for the enterprise could bt
obtained, nor could they raise guns
heavy enough for sea usc, had they
possessed the vessel. or pistols ant
icuilasses they had enough, and tina
was all, unless we add one old iror
six pounder, which served as a kind
OF signal gun in heavy togs ant
stormy nights.
1t was just at nightfall that Obet
Nightingalo's shallop (Obed was tn,
oli min's son,) came up the bay
; and as the young man came on sh" re
he reported that there was all Eng
lisl top sail schooner. clean, clip
, per built craft, lying off and on be
tween Mohegan aud the lcdges, hea
Willy armed, and seemed to pla
abunt the water rs il she was mad
, Tor running.
Now Capt Enoch Nightingale ha'
r said bu: little about the various pro
jects that had been set on foot wit
z regarl to the privatoering exped
{ lion, but he had thought gref
6 deal, and as his con communicate
q the above intelligence. his thought
came to focus. A plan of oper,
{ tions WAS clearly marked ont in hi
mind, aud he at once set at the wor
4 Of putting it into effect. The ina
y. who stood second in command
. Capt. Nightingale. and who WAS /
II TACT Nightingalc's first mate, wa
g Jabe Haskins, and upon him til
G old man first calle''.
II "Jabe." said the Captain, "di
o you know there WAS British eli
d per Just ou'sidc %
/. "Yes"
Y "Well, spose we 90 an take her
Ie do what p
" Take that Englishman."
,. "Whew !" Jabe looked at Nigh
ingale in utter astonishment.
c. IL can go ont in my little Rhod
$, an tako her before sh0 knows VII
III she is. Now will you help me 2"
as IN follow you cap'n, il you
70 thunder" was Jabe's hearty 7
-ponse, as he saw tho old man W
q. in earnest.
A. Capt. Nightingale took his ma
er by tho arm and led him of. T
n night was dark, but still there "
t. busy scene ON board the schoon
h Rhody, which was the heaviest q.
lie ing vess.l in the.plsce. Torch
IN were cleaning to and fro all mig
tr long; hammlrs and saws we
sending forth their music. and VIII
mt the morning dawned the Rhody "
" ready for sea. The old iron sigr
d. gun had been hoisted on board, q
"a. then placed on a rude sort Of C,
rage ainidships, the cod line, bret
its and bait boxes had been clear
IN away, and take her all in all, g
he bore some slight resemblance 10
.r embryo pirate or privateer.
OF She was manned by twelve M
ID. of whom Jabe Ilaskins took co
ny mand. The people wondered win
ar the Captain was, but he had
o. their hear at rest by telling tn
he he would get outside os soon as
he schooner did.
ne In An hour after daylight the r.
le' dy hove up her anchor and mi
al sail, and in less than five hours
ito poked her black nose into the "
Is ere OF the Atlantic. Shortly a
the schooner had passed the VIII
head Light, the Enslishman '
Did made out about two miles dista
vas just off the Ledges, and Jsbs brou
my his vessel up to the wind, and st'
the off the latter point. This loo
mn amazingly like trying r. nm aw
at least 80 the Englishmsn thoul
en-, and consequently the clipper
eal mt in full chase. and though