, 1864-08-07

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capable o. a".:;rg t:ch cno1s,. 10 loosen The
s,1!, e-er Il there han been aay comprehcn-
sitlc reasrn for e1rh an act CD his part. The
INK 81 natusnl et ME ectute was that the sailhsd
| been carclehelF secured, aud the captains
onis hope was that the tell tale caurAss had
not attracted tho eyes OF auy sharp.aiGhted
1ogE out men on board of federal ship.
! We were a1l aboard again, supper Was over,
saa me I'ghte were exttnsuished. and the
than usual. The deck .was lsrt t., the .'atch~.
| and az the echoouer's bell tuld AT the bunta
we knew that TIE time for sattue would
eoon arrive Ess lying half dressed on til.
THY bed in NY little cabin, WHEN / near,i d
! voice s"y. In husky, smntlered tone, Not
| yet, Japh see one of the BEi.tshers lean.
ioE orr the side forward. Keep in th..
| shadow.
and then followed gentle splcshing sound.
lud faint tapping aEain.t The pla1kins, ~
u come boat or canoe were being guided
along the schoorer's side b1 the juint force
OF padding oar aud a human hand that
efhspt the woodwork Of the vessel's side.
and Grew the boat forNar 0:thls tshnuld
have thought 1ittle-notbtng was NOR likely
than that boat should have been lowered
t 1or tome purpose connected with our getting
clear OF the sand banks and su1kep rocks
that we're numerous In our Immediate p{uy-
im.t5 ont the words were suspicious, aud
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good old prieet, II. Duchoclois For il mo-
nseht hesitated g., to whether Should seek
t1c captain Of one Of the mates to commu-
nicate rhat had helrd. but the more I
thought Of the matter the less certain wzs i
that had caught the exact meantag Of the
speakeF. | hsd been drowss aud only hajf
awake, asd the very notion :hat the cure had
oe, n the owner Of the voice W,ls mauffsst
ansQrdtty that msde me consider the tYapl.
ati:.i7 urw orthy second thought. Ili:teuet.
uui c9ul1 near nothing, and soon sank into
! VAS awakened by the quick tramp of feet
over head, the word Of COMMAND, .hc r,ttlio.
uo'sn OF cells Of rope upon tut DICK. ths
qnek wash Of the snrgine water aloas the
scAooners sides. Ey1dently sail had been
made On the Saucy Jane, and We were heai-
1cg Charleston harbot. I got up, threw
Oh my upper garments, and went u4 deck
Where rouEd kWo or three OF the male pas-
se1gere. n:sy were talking together near
ticus tones. As drew near, caught the
words "the boat" and at occe asked if auy-
thing haa gong wrong.
,1es, .Mr- Phillips, the dingv's rnissiny,'r
who bore the title Of Major; ut was the enl1
! bout astern, as ynu may have noticed, all the
others being on board. Just befure sailing
Iva It was found to hs,ye disappeared. though IL
Capt. Harrison, >; sus2ec.s,'' interrunt.d
another: but lie Nas interrupted IN bis tera
By the Captain, who came quickly up. and
ta4o III voice that shook With suppressed
arger: ger:.-..-.
plugs haye been rcmoEed frDu, the botton
Ut tVers boat. aud not AL Oar but has peea
sawn through just ab,.ve the blade Some
rsscs}1e traitor must
"Sai1, hoW sung ont sailur from tAa
bow
'Sail, ho. steamer to leewars.." called
out the lookout man In the bo1s.
Ihe captain started, sp.ane Into the rig
g1pg, anc took hasty surye7 of the probable
enemy. AZ he did 81, the red lash Of can
me oeHo"ltg report to.1oned aullcnly over
'*Down helm, ycu. put her about! susrt
y. now, my lads" shouted The captIu; bnt
another hash succeeded, and down came the
undsEiug upon the deck, knocking down
ana bruising several Of the crew, while a
| third ehot crushed into the deck, and made
the white splanters hy. Escape VIA impos-
sib1e in our crippled condition. We backed
tue topsails, and In ten minutes more i large
| dark steamer Ind ranged a]oagsidt. We
| We're inmcdi.tcly bonrle.l By i powerful
| force OF armed s.a1ntn aud nj arinea uud dr.
clared q lawful prize to the United States
| stran sloop SnFque hunna.
By the light Of the battl, lanterns VIC wcr,
| all parnded on deck rs prisoners, when what
was onr nmazeuent at recognizing in the
Lieutenant who conlmatdcd the bo >7lecs,
n3 less parsonage than the cure OF st. t1aa-
pa1d, the Rev. n. Dnchochois. Yes. there
cbn!d ne TO mistake about it. The shovsl-
hat End ehahhv soutane and horn spectaclea
! had been replaced by navy blue cloth, gold
lace cap, and belt, In which revolver hall
| anced the cut'ass that hung on the left sidc~
put Tue orally oiack eyes were those of our
late ,protcce, though the expression wAa
wnoll5 changed.
Ayes. gentlemen ladies', your hun,b'.
| serTnDf,' e2id the spy, With suect Of trtuna-
poant malice: ''olo Papa Duchochots, worry
| much ut yunr service In hi= Ecw c:p .cty 0f
| Lieutenant In Uncle Sa:n'= navy, xou rebel
Ereennofns."
And, indeed. the villain. for the p,rt he had
llaJfd In l,ructlcing on our ccmpnssion WAS
r. enable Rim tile better TO betray us, was
Llsnt @ Aatnldab Hitch, OF the Suslueh,nnn,
Willie g.iDblng ut his principals ride, wish
The co,tHr,cnloreu pi=suent but half washed
from Lis cunning face, wuR the ci deyant In-
dlan bog, Blat=e, alias Japhet Bunch, u Tan
kcc corporal Of marines. We heard after
yards that the lieutenant, who was famous
for Ills poHer Of pessouating uu assumed
character, had visited Nassau Tor the express
purpose OF SECURING the prize money OF 90
valuable capture 10 the Saucy Jane to his
own war vessel. It was hts accomplice. the
pretended 1hoian lsd, who had stealth,lY as
cented the risc ing and 1ocsencd tue sail tu
give notice to the lookout men OF tie sioop
Of the whereabouts ol the blockade runner,
After this the two worthless had stolen the
dfnEy. drst disabling the Other boats ftvrs
pursuit, and had pulled out to sea, whsre. ~
they bad expected, they had scen precou-
ccrted sieDal from their own ship, aud had
been picked up by her before VIZ approached
tie channel.thFough which The ft1st. cure WAS
aware OF the shippers intention to pass.
hid he even eluded the Susquehanua, We
4ust ts.ye bern tuta1ilbly sunk or taken hs
tht Portland, which was awaiting Us on til:
other tn.k
| do not wish to dwell 90 tie scenes of
misery that er6ued on board tue schooner.
when husbands were torn from their wiyrs'
and fathers teparated from their children. t.,
| &C CONSIGNED 10 the drcary captivity Of Forts
warren and Lafayette. Nor VAS # u1rakant
70 see the despair Of my charge. ppor Mrs
Bolton, whose hopes of seeing her nus baud
again in lite we're, to all appearance, d,sheu
to the ground when on the eye ut being real.
lied; while tu poor Capt Harrison the affair
was simply ruin. Tue sight Of his pAlc, an
grs face haun1s ne still, US lie w1s led away
to be placed in irons, like tue rest Of til.
crew und officers Hure ever, the CAPRICE or
mercy of rhe Federul authorities procutcd
the release Of Mrs Bolton, as we'll as Of scg-
eraf Of the other lauies, after a short ticten-
tion; and. though I Vas not .nystl{ permit
It'd to actoH,pahv MY charge wlihiu thu Con.
Tolerate liMs, WAS gtu.l to ftfat that she aud
her chlieren had arrived safely ut Cuaslesson,
snd still niorr glad to hcar that capt. Boil
toh'e recovery Wis considered probable. And
ttrs was ended what wns my t,rst, and viii
most assur dly be my last experience Of
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