The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-06-08
VOLUME 261

] ger now close aboard Of us.
t mo. no, Mr. Lhstock You might knocl
y over some Of our friends III the dark re
] Piled the captain good mtnredIy. "l'ii hal
him, and if he don't give me satisfactory
answers, why-wloevere else than the Oriol,
i,e may be- we can soon overhaul aud teach
HIM better manners
The Stranqe stranger was square abean
Of us not fifty yards distaut
"a h-o ee the steamer!" beloved oui
old sea lion, through his trumpet.
LAY zee &c = came back promptly The
clear ringing response.
What steamer Is that ~
20 ri ole"
What's tn t You say ?"
80 % lie 0: CHARLES b Harry s u OF
son. Culnmandcr!
''Forecastle there Fire !''
Bang went our big PARROT" its hun
dred pounds of metal plugging harrnlessl J
by the strangers stern.
@r-bang-baug, went our broadsid,
guns, all pitching their missiles wide Of the
mark In three seconds the audacious rss
cal was gone out Of sight.
What do You think of that, Mr. Garnet?'
That it's all i lie, or some internal trick
w
son, that answered the hail, I'll wager my
life on that. Aud Ia wager fifty lives that
the steamer is not the Oroe"
i think you We made d mistake this time,
| Mr.. Garnet. That muSt tie the Oriole-the
i:upudent rascal However, well find out.
Forecaste, there! Be handy Alr. Lewis
Let's heave our anchor. Mr. Wickham, rat
tie up your fires, sir, and get your b. ST steam
on her.
Yes, we'll find out, I muttered, as Cap
tain Alvin dived down Into his cabin to ov
! erhaul his signal book well fad out, when
| yonder WiiIo' the wisp shal have led us !;
wandering dance till day light, and far
enough away from til, Oriole'
The Transit was soon steaming west nor
west at her highest speed, and had stood on
that course perhaps tw euty minutes when
there streaniod high up into the air Il red and
green rocket, wide on her port bow aud IA
few moments LATER there fl shed out in the
same direction, brilliant blue light.
There she goes west southwest, exciain
Ell Capt. Alvin; and aitho' never an Anglo
rebel blockade runner bound for Charleston
would steer that course lie rransits bows
were pointed in that direction, and with full
| throttle, every ounce Of steam on Der aud
lirenlen punching up her fires like vu!caiis
away we went in chase Of the bantering
| vagabond.
| At the end of an hour we had ueared the
chase so much that her hull was dinly Wis
ibIe, aud as she kept on, regardless of our
! signals to lIeave to- lire was opened upon her
from our forecastle gun; but there vas not
more than one chance in three hundred Of
| /, a. II. Il
| our ''Parrott' was kicking againt our owu
speed and So after Il dozen harmless shots
had been fired, We Knocked off, aud stond
on IN silence until we could bring the rascal
under our broad side batteries. Then we'd
pepper them soundIy, unless he cried pecca-
u and surrendered.
But we didn't quite get that fellow un
der our batteries. For little time we
continued to draw up with him, but soon
he began to drop us asttrn, and continued
to do SO until daylight; when he was far
out of range OF amy metal aHoat and
seemed to he padding along very llesureIy.
banteringly flying at his peak the banner
Of st George.
Then, 10y broad daylight, could swear,
positively, that the chase was not the OrioIe,
or any thing like her, aud did so to our
ConnandeI. But Captain Alvin was furi
GUS, and swOre by everything salt and saint
| ~ that-OrioIe. ogre or the devil he'd serve
| him ont for leading us such dance. He'd
capture or sink the rascal-tnat lie would.
ST. George or Satan at his peak, he'd teach
| him saltwater lesson: and SO the over
driven Transit was spurred on a few inches
| faster.
| In two hours we were close aboard the
chase and our pcremptory command to
heave to was promptly responded to 10y the
instant stopping OF her engine, and the
dropping out of her after board gangway,
of her accommodation Ladder for the couven-
fence Of our boarding officer.
| Captain Alvin decided to board the steam
er himself, aud invited me to accompany
! him We were soon Oh board, and were
met at the gaugWay by Captain larry 81
monsoiI, who very politely Welcomed US.
Oh board and shook my hand most cordially
What steamer is this?" demanded Cap
tain Alvin, the anger that he could not
suppress oozing ali over his hronzed visage
- The Btess ing. Royal Mail Steamer
from Halifax FOR Kingston, Jamiaca," cour-
| teousIy replied Captain Simonson.
''But why are you running off here, sir,
towards the Florida Strait, if bound to ia
Inaica.
'Oh We have mails and passengers for
Havana. Please to step down to NY cabin
and examine our papers You'll find them
all right l think sir"
Captain Harry Smonsnn's thoughts were
correct; for there was register, III lnf,-sts
mails, passenger list and clearance, all ship
shape aud legally unQ sl..stinnahle H. b. NJ
Royal Mail Steamer Heeswing. Captain
larry SimonsoI, from Halifax n. S. for
Kingston, Jauaca, cto Nassau and Aava-
INA.
Here was bar to all other proceeding
with vengeance There were some North
ern transactions Of Harry Srmonsons since
the blockade was established, that would
have made his capture OF more Importance
than that OF any two blockade runners
atioat. And there lie was under our guns,
within our easy grasp, physically, but per
tectly secure. We remembered the recent
Sllieil Mason emhrogIio, and mentally
: cursed all marine interuation&ities i'll impo-
tent wrath.
DO you know anything of an Anglo
Saxon blockade runner, now lying in Mas
sau, called the Oriole?' inquired Captain
Alvin, choking down his Indignation with
a huge guIp
Why yes sir, think there qogs such a
. craft IN Nassau, though am Of the opinion
that She is not there a0aC. but really, Cap
tam, with the character you give It's Eug
lIsilneu, you cannot expect us To afford YOU
much reliable Information III reference t
blockade-rnnners y
r "EmglislImcii be--!"muttered Captain
, Alvin under his BREATH au,l almost burst
r ing With suppressed wrath.
t IN no very anitble temper, we returned
! To our vessel, aud Ia ten minutes thereafter
uur masthead Ioukout announced a stealnv
IN the uorthern hoard or rather the sn0k
TT one, for the vessel itself Was entirely lie
5 low the horizon Tie long train OF deiIsel,
! black smoke indicated soft coal and an Eug
{. Iish craft. while It's direction being meArl