Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-08

McWayne was young man, but be Wss
bold, hrm man. and the captain stop.
I'll heave.to on one condition, be said,
and that 10 that you will 6ght like . IL
GER
We viii fight if there is need Of it, re-
turned the supercsrgo.
At this moment another shot came crash.
ing along, and stove our larboard quarter
boat IN, and 10 few moments aEterWaFd,
Captain Stark passed the order for taking
10 the stud'n-s and heaving to. The or.
der Yves quickly Obeyed, and 10 ten min
utes afterwards the brigaDtine came-to IN.
der our lee quarter aud threw her Crap
Plings.
Tbs pirates deck vas covered with men,
and as they began 20 pour over our Tsil.
Captain s ark called to bic men TO Fepel
them. But not man moved TO obey his
order. The pirate chIeftaIn was the frat
TO board us, % bis eye rested upon Stark
be utterad Q shout Of triumph.
BY my SOULS salVation,' be cried. turning
10 his men, here's traitor, at himP
Stark leaped back and fred bis pistol,
oDa Of the pirates Who bad at that instant
gained the shattered taffrsil, knocked the
weapon up With his sword, and the ball
did no damage. The battle Was only be-
tween Stark and the pirste-nOt another
man 10 the bsrque interfered. The gigao.
tic captain fought With all his might, bnt
numbers OVercams him, and be vas made
Q prisoner and bound. il seeming to have
been . care on the part OF the pirates not to
kill bin.
Who 10 captain hereI' asked the buecs.
neer leader in good English but with an
accent that spoke the Sp0Oiard.
'He was captaiD,' answered Mr.. Wales,
pointing to where the exhausted man lay
bound.
And who is next in command?
i am said the mate.
You don't seem 20 exert yourseIf much
10 defending your vessel
Because il would be useless. You are
the mcst powerful
DO you know that man 2 continued be,
pointing 70 Stark.
Only that be is . brutal, cowsrdIy viii
liaD,' returned Wales.
The buccsnneer smiled, and then turned
towards his men. who stood 10 body u pom
the quarter deck. There was cUnsuIta-
tion OF lew moments. aud then the chief
turned once more 90 our mate.
We had intended 10 rob you,' be said,
and We mean 70 rob you 90 it is but We
will only rob you of your captain, for Nc
would rather possess him at tLis mun.ent
than al the wealth there is on the ocean.
He was once pirate with us-be was
second 10 Command Of that brieautine-
and for sum Of money paid him BY 40
English agent in Calcutta, he betrayed rs.
He did it partially ous of revenge because
be cOul not be captain. But We escaped
from the trap be laid. He won't escape 60
easily. You may shink yourselves lucky
to 90 SCOTT free with your cargo, land ger rid
OF villain at the same time'
Mr.. Wales made no answer, and the ri.
rate turned to his men ard ordered them
to carry Stark on board the brigantine
In ten minutes afterwards the pirate was
clear OF az, and We were standing ON our
0 rurse.
Ere long We saw Q dark MSS roo ND .,
the brigantiDe's foreya,d arm, and there j.
hung dangling in the air. Mr.: Wnlss hook
tue glass ann IOOkeu ~
1T Is Buffe Stark. he whispered. Thank
8 ID. be will do no more wickedness'
Isaac Wales was now captain of the
h0rQue, and q most excellent one be made.
We went to Calcutta. and thence g., CAN
ton. and when We returned 70 Diamond
point, We learned that pirsticsl b-iRan-
TINE had just been captured by 40 English
brig-oi-war. 1t was the same craft tbH,
oVerhsuled us. Had We not reason 70 be
thankful that she boarded rs before she
was csptured9 Mr.. Wales bad, ct least
for after the pirate left as, We examined
the pistol Buffe Stark had given his mate &c
Ireland It contained no ball. Surely Isaac
Wales had reason e. thank God that once
ct least, he had fallen 10 With Q pirate.
The Fun Of Austerlalz.
On the I'd day of December, 1905, rose
the sun Of Austerlitx.' Its light revealed
70 Napoleon the certainty of the great vic
tory of that day. His forces consissins Of
5000 men, occupied q semi circle Of
heights The allied Austrian and Russian
army, $4,000 strung had held "a hours
previous, position equslly strong on The
heights Of PrOtSen; but BY skilIful ma
neuvre. he bad induced them to believe hc
feared Q battle, and accordingly, now d
the break Of day. he beheld their immense
army. like huge boa having uGdwound
il coil, trailing its slow. pOnderous Length
around its front, in order TO attack BIZ
right wing.
The whole, French army cav, 90 witt
its leaders eye. the blunder of the allies
The whUle length Of their lines were ex
posed; while Nspnleon, frUm bic semi>cir
Gle could launch out the spokes Of his Dow
or 10 stack them 10 any or all quarters
His generals we're eager to begin.
w AIT twenty minutes said the emper
or, whom neither delight nor fear couIc
betrsy into prscipitate action. when Oh,
enemy is making false % owe they mus
not be interrupted.
The twenty inmates elapsed-the move
ment Was complete, the blundeF iTretrieV
able. Then Napoleon Ieaped upon bi
horse. aud shouted to his troops:
'S"ldiersi the enemy has imprudentI
exposed themselves to yUur blows: We vii
finish the campaign With Q clap Of thun
der. &c..
At the same timetb order of attack va
given, and the mighty. living anaconda
YES cut to pieces The Russians, afte
suffering fearful slaughter. were retreat
ing across the frozen lakes. NapUleo,
rode furiOusly along the lines. .EnRuIpI
their Masses The arSillerists elevate,
their pisceP, and by dropping their ball
from . height upon the ice, broke IL mn
and overwhelmed the flying enemy.
ThiS Was NspoleOn's ersatest victory
and most brilliant stroke of genius. Ate,
wards on the eve Of any battle. be Ia
only 20 remind the soldiers that The sun q
AuaterlitS would look down upon their nc
tons, TO Inhuence them With the most co
thusiastic courage.
The prestige Of sumo such achievemeu
u highly necessary stimulus 70 the brav.
~ OF troope: lt inspires them With con
ndence 10 their owl pOWess. pride il thei
leader. and . sublime aOd naughty joy
the certainty OF victory over bis eye.
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