New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-12

come TO serions pass they took the peoauton TO ea
away the old mans ammurition and even tooA the caps
off the weapons already loaded. Having done tns
they with all the crew. e-awed into the boats lowered
themselves into the water. and left Capt Young alohc
in his glory. sole occupant Of the vessel. The zap
tain thinks this was a shabby trick; 1t was n ~.
enough for him TO fight the Rebels alone anyhow; pu'
TO leave him with nothing but bomb.gun and re-
vOyer uncapped 10 the broadside OF the ohena
doah putting the odds altogether too heavy asaln s
lin. He did not back down however but kept ms posi-
ton on the oshn roof and awaited the .ashof the enemy
guns He had had some experience OF the uhce I'm
ties Of cannon balls ana shells, having run senSoncI
with supplies up the Potomac in the earlier part Vi 'e
Rebellion Besides said he, g have only lonf %. or
i've years more to live anyway, ana mgIV rs ",' w
now as any time especially all | bavo IL invested III
my vessel and If lose that Will nave 10 80 hoc Pch
mless and die q pauper."
While thus reasoning to hmsclfhe heard the officer on
the Shenandoah give the order 70 hTe Dut hIe low
Without degning 10 rise from his reclining position he
cooy awaited the result OF the order but no IRE came
Soon he saw another boat pushing OIL toward him rom
the Shenandoah. II seems that after the order TO
fire. was given some on board the pirate disc0y
cred that one of the ShenaudOlhs boats was IN range
and hence the order was countermanded When the
pirates boat alongside the second time The officer
In CHARGE ordered Capt Young to haul down his colors
I'm see you id first replied the captain. " III
vou don't 30 il j viii shoot yOu," said the officer
:" Shoot and be ID" said the captain Herenpon
the officer dropped his gun that he had raised TO shoot
the captan and ordered his men 10 board the whacr
Captain Young had by this time discovered that the
caps had been removed from his weapon. and being
witlout means OF defense he cOnd offer no resist
ance and was therefore obliged TO allow himself to be
taken.
They conveyed him board the Shenandoah, and i'm
mcdateiy ordered HIM 90 be put in irons and sent TO
the tnpsaant Orecastlc. nj the same time telling him
that il he was any way saucy they would gag him.
sentry was placed him. and he kept there four
hours or until he put aboard the Nile. TO DO
brought 10 san FRANCISCO. lie was robbed Of every
thing inclnfIng Sl20 IN fnoney gold watch and
his shirt studs lie also had library Of 40 volumes,
which was stolen from the Favorite before she was
committed to the flames. As he about being sent
away from the Shenandoah. Capt. Waddell directed
that the "old grry-heided devil" should not be
allowed to go On board the Maury Che other bonded
vessel that was sent TO the Sandwich Islands for he
wasn't INT company for ladies' The Marry had as
passenger the wife of whaler who had died short
time previous in the Arctic Sea- With this comp
ment 10 his gaanlry Capt Young took his leave of the
Reoe pirate The Favorte had 500 barrels of oil and
g. 500 pounds of ivory Capt Young owned onequarter
of the vessel and with her destruction he has lost the
entire savings of q lifetime.