, 1864-07-24
CAPTAIN sEn1mEs, q. =, Il. n,
JUNE ~, 1854.

CAPTAKS sEmmEs, q. =. Il. n.
5uss 10, 1854.
Out Of ChesbouY1 hatbaf oae clear
Sunday morning the cavalier
Captain se,nmes, WY h!a cap s-cnek.
Sailed from tte trtoadly Ffenchman's dock.
Gsiif along the rebel came.
Under the flag Of the cross Of shane;
knight ot the hsndcnn and bloody lash,
lie tul-ted the polnt OF his red moussacae,
Ard A. q, ,ssore. y Rrsllth: notoves niee.
70 ttEk our Gankce fcuu "a tries,
q burn our chip. as ,tc thing mlQht be,
Where th'. ey++ or chetboafg al1 ehonld aes.
"HtlEh-hot ron dNn'f say sol"
senroes has heeu wolf Of the dssp
For usany dsJ to harmless sheep;
shipA hc etutt ri and tnht,sd and bntned
Ns,ehe1 p'l:; red and packets turned;
htd Vi, biz psut der, f,olde and geld
he len for bis Gallo friend to hold.
4 lille esee pzudentw4sne
For cavalier Of high degree:
Ard Raphael semzaes don't eouud, indeed,
In !, 'as as s"os % "a e 2s e. p'en. sfsa ea eue
AID ht- claE ga. porcelain through and through.
~ Ifcsgh-tc! The Lord deth know
" e are but dirt. ano our blood's 1850.
Mh,t VI, ths doughty. Captain do,
nj ca1aerr. traIoea IN II h. "EEaeI!en;.
The snns hts tou.in Elale;y seat,
HIS shet and ehe:l ~ Woolxach niade.
y bat viii be 20 With the ~hole pesA4e,
Up % tht top Of hls cllrs C.spsnd
Hsd rlaunht I'D 10 rec The SunIs1 annv.
Ana s !, nis ! nrothtr m hnll, II h,s fancy yacht,
AID risht acruss the hcld Captains -,
Tee keaEssERs ssenmed IN her war array.
ueial-hoa rai1 Setnne*, "Leta blvw
Taai ctaft 10 Splinte1s belatu wa CO.
s;4ps; :: F. .: hss he:sa: e::ss: With hi. lip a.cuh,
Backed hy gang of nuion cstors
Mrised tie mob tneero~heateEs,
Shop;;Sss p,;ss Ping. pedd ~, 7als.r ksavesi
":sdta,hi 'swoandsi ods 0osdfins. Ia! Tn.s
wsi lie, dare to arht With gentlemen,
ttd ny lance aud slied and thiuss
Wsta which lIltcd CT Sulphur 6prinesi
Or 4 !rcop Of uosse ma:7rest or cou1sa
k:,sat y nothing althoct hi. horse"
aeisn. ho This seemed to show
o1- here's spirits were sunning low.
Sirash, out 10 sea the Kesrss1ge dsov.
And se,oG CT. who followed Ill thst dew,
t!uee il h:s foea.sn's tsosh.ae wake,
Slowly and srimly lie Yankee Wose; 'N''-' 'a''e'
Ind oer etarTJ ensign leaned shove,
uds foaD5 shieh tas ~,nd IKE !,as, elng dave,
Lake IN open blesting tn it lay;
SIRE S,y ST oEr ftieId}s5s saip -oe1d a:ht
-. uei ch.ho It's veil i, know
Who .otks on the deeds done here below.
scnmcs lid the waltz and st.uek the sun.:
SbO's al she sea and al The 1nupn
The swa.EipE, was;etui cavrltef
Scattering around him ta. aud near
The >avtrg Yankees sqr1ndercd not
An ounce Of powder OF pound or shot,
They held their place till the euus would tell,
Thcn out thcy burst liEe tde months q he'll,
The Alabama, until the cure
Exon, her bu-st'n: s<uple1s smoked And ss:aamed
The dSinr groacsd and !hc wouudsd scresmed!
"HciRh-ho:" said Sernnies, let's shuH
| The Yankees tie heels We boast Of so.''
/ Seven times in that lcsdly round
| Sped the chips to the e1aLon's sound.
The yultr.c; through the tuoke and din,
! Saw the eagles circles na,rowyns In;
| And every time her ptyots roH,cd
| The ta.al bomb shells CANE straight aboard,
| Ills hem was useless. bis engine failed.
! Hia powder sss wet, his Britons qussled;
| ana IN hie coar1e, like warning hand,
! Stretched forth the flag Of hi. outraged land,
r. vstn he hosssed bis sailr 10 Zee;
For aasa 49,, hs :,Sh ,SSst!sd n: Tor sslie. three
Said semmes, ~ he hauled his Dig below.
Wei wns It for the cavalier
| That brother Bull was lying near.
| The vessel With a hanrhty curl
Turned mp her rose, aud in the whiri
Ut the white eea, esern ioreInoat, tore
A. II IN scorn Of the crew she bore.
Then the thrifty Brf'ou launched bis boat.
To pick up ausht thar might be atloat.
| And amongst other lces Precious spoil,
| F1shed worthless Sen1nes from his watetY coli;
''ll,de me !" The csllant cried IN alright;
"coyer me up frou. the Yankee's sts;h1.''
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| With bls Of sail to hide his woe.
Safely they bore the chief aboard,
Leaving heh1nti hir fame and sword;
And then the Dcerhoupd 8tole away,
Lcst Win..ow'e guns might have Il sag;
Landed him in southampton town,
| Where heroes like HIM have had rcuown,
Ever since Lawrence, Perry and Hull
Took ho1d Of the ho1ns Of great John bull.
| Had bFen Ninsiow, say to you,
Az the rea is green, the tky Il hlue,
Through th'. neflhnund I'd hare sent shot.
Ard ,Iohn might have liked tho thing Or not.
| Hell h.hC come fOt.u or t0W,
In the c. d We xrc bound to have blow.
What raid the Frcuchrnan from his hill
! A1rr fke cannon shpft g7ere ttillf
| What s,:d he Brtton from his deck,
| tsnzsEc down on the sunaen wreck:
Something was alid Of guns like mortass.
And something OF tIauuth bores Al close quarter
| hs'li arE,or farnlsncd word Or two;
Tut The end ot all Was both looked blue.
| 1hry sighed aCaln o'cr tho -'Greal Contention"
Ruf nev. hiuted At ''!ntcrventtun."
I Ore thing they wished, which ttev dared not sa
I'll the fight had Init gone The other Wavl
Uef.h ho! told sou eol
Oh! Stnmes vas sorry fool 10 20 :!
/ HotS SESn