, 1863-10-22
doubt the prudence of de1aYfpe our entrance

doubt tho prudence Of delaying our entraaca
into Chas1, ston harooruntil night shon1d as
tst us In e1ndiDg the hoatile war Vessels.
There WAS NO going to bed on board the Bon
rJbell that night; VIC Ill kept to the deck,
eagerly gazing out over the sparkling snd
with st. Elmo's tiree. There ~As pAle
younr n oon-s mere sickle Of aIlyer-in the
sky; and objects wore SO faulty disceruible
that the utmost caution Was necessary. The
second usate took the belm, while tho fret
nateeuperintended the ALMOST CONSTANT hesv.
Ing Of tie lead. and the csptaia and pilot
stood on the forecasle. notipg the replies Of
tbs sailor, cbanted ~ they we're. In = shrltl
n opotont, in accordance With old custom,
"'Ten fathoms ehecr! By the d:ep, nina
By the ma,k, seven!" called out the leads.
n an from the chains.
Water ailers dScs sho,l here, c,p. fno~
the channel, though, as well as know my
parlor Ashore, At Hantucket-at Savannah, /
meap.' said the pilot, with some confusion
tttBy the marx, flVe!' WIS., the next cali,
"Caft Pf}tchard here grew uneaty. He did
not pretend to equal the pilot in local knowl-
edge, but he WAS too good seaman not to
tsAe alarm at the abrupt 1essening Of the
,he treed, and ~emoyed but alowly On, the
lead going ~ before: -: a.
":Are Jou sure, NJ. Foster, you are not mic
taken? It seetps TO me tbs water shoals at
the rate ct = 1athom for every hundred yards
t1avtrsed. We may have missed the SNash,
LEFT Moaltre to leeWa.d and got into the net
work Of said. baaks near. Hl1loal whats
that ahead Of us? Boats, as I'm u sinner!'
:. AoRoUsp.
'.At the same moment the pilot thrust his
band rapidly into the breast OF his coat, drew
out sometb1pg and flung it On the deck, where
1t tLktaDilJ BEGAN to splat:er and hiss, and
directly afterwards The lurid glare Of a blue.
light flashed through the darkness, showing
fnnne1 and rigging, the pale faces Of the pas.
ana the sandy islets on either bow. Nor was
this all, for By the chastity light We could dis.
tlpgu1en two dark objects on the foamY sea
AHEAD Of .us-buats, full Of men, pulling
swiftly but noiselessly towards us, and no
donbt With mnfled oars.
agrcundl' cried an ill-bodlng voice, that of
the sailor in the chains; and the Benny bell
came suddenly to check, throwing most of
the hndsnen from their feet, Whle the omI-
nous scrooplng If the keel told that the
steamer was aground, A loud. clamor in
.t'n!l5 arose, mapy voices shouting at onco
In toncs Of inquiry, dismAY, or command:
but even above this turmoil rose tho hurrah
IT those who manned the boats, aud who noE
came dashing up, pulling and cheering like
1uxdmen.
ss .I1eachery! Treachery u cried several Of
tie Passengers and crow, pointing to where
the pilot stood beside the blue-light that bis
own periidious hand had Hudled, while a1rea-
dy the man. of War's-1ncl., for such We could
not doubt them to be, began to scramble on
board.
CAPTURED.
9" The Yankee bloodhounds, suro enough;
but you thal1 not, live to share the Prize
money = exclaimed Pritchard. snatching up
handspfke, and aiming blow at Mr.. lack
Foster that would hayo been fatal stroke,
had not that astute person eWerVed aside, re-
ceivlug the Wespon Oh his left shoulder. Our
nen set up faint cheer, and q shot was
fred, luckily without effect. But resistance
American tailoIs crowd up our gaugway,
their pistols and cpt1asses ready for the fray,
while am0rE them were nine OF ten marines,
well armed with musket and baYonet,
and who drove the BonnybelI's crew
helo~ hatcbes without any terious shon Of
n-snd, 10 do him justice. seemed anxious that
DO needless violence should be used; and
while prpclai1ning the vessel = p1ize to the
United S;a1es wat-brig Dacotah, he yet re-
strained the fnry Of tnat precious guide, Nj.
Zack Foeter, who had recovered from the ef:
knife, aEd rushtd upon Pritchard, who was
struggling it, the hands Of his captors.
"'Genily, eir,' said the Lieutenant. gently,
Qua1tesmaster Fitch; these Gagged bids are
under Uncle San's protection, and cannot
allow any III usage OF my prisoners. Do you
hear me, sir:'
REVOLUTION.
"s QuartermasterP exclaimed poor Captain
Pritchard, as his wrists were thrust into the
hopdcuffs- *fou don't mean that that
double.dyed villain. tbat Judas of pilot, is
Yankee petty officer, after all! I W1sh I'd
Only guessed the truth q few hours back, aud
If swung for it'd have chucked tbs epy
overheard a. would a NANCY puppy,
1.-THE lieutenant made 10 answer, but order
cd the captain and mates to be sent below,
snd proceeded at once to seize the etea,ner'a
papers, to place the passengers under arrest,
and to take steps for getting the Bonnyb-ll of
tie sand bank. lie then compelled the eng1-
neer to SET the macbinety at work, and Ne
Fitch, to EdIsto Island; In which anchorage
We came to our mooKings under the guns Of
the Dacotah, and within short distance OF
several other vessels Of the blockading squad