The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-04-05
gY SCHOFF. VINEGAR & co.

Three or four trIgn' ened negroes anu an
old Portuguese sprang to arms. but they
were cut down or beaten down in a mo-
meut Que Spitfre was shot in the arm,
but with the exception of that casualty, and
knife-cut oil Powiss sword-wrist, the
daring assaiIants suffered nohurt. The
phantom ship was their own. .u
! We'll done !. cried Fowls, wrapping a
handkerchief round his wrist. The dog
tried hard to get at my throat. but gave
him No 8, Gasket, and that'll last him for
some time See to him he mustn't bleed
to death. The Ships our own. Now get
up the anchor, for we must move her OFT
: He fired his pistol aud the Spitfire all
swered with "a gun, as agreed on. s...
We hav'nt too much time he said, for
directly the blackguards hear the row
they'll be after us. Now with will, lads.
and I'll take capstan bar myself for I've
got my left hand all right still
And they did work with will. They
found some slaves in the hold, and made
them. too, help In an incredible short
and the Spitfire were working down the
lagoon, towards the old moori,lg place
And. in the lul of excitement, the bows
nature began to crop up again Once more
ON board the Spitfre, and down i'll the cab
in, he danced hornpipes and Rugged Jekyll
Nor was Jellyll one less delighted. -
Only to think, JekylI, how pleased the
governor and master will be to hear how
we took the SLAYER
The dodgy old fellow shouted Jekyll
ALLOW me, gentlemen,to propose the health
of Captain Fowls of the Phantom Ship /;
that's about the style
| But the boys talk was broken by the en-
trance of Gasket lie looked Hurried, and
rather pale with excitement.
Mr.. Fowls he said, it's all up; here's
the dirty blackguards of Portuguese on us
as thick as thunder-boats full on em, sir,
rampaging away like 50 many sore bears
You can see them poking their noses ont
of the bight there us thIcK as bees at a
sWarming ...
| PoNis was awake in momeat ard really
for the emergency If there MAS not a
| Nelson, tbece ass al least }naklgg OF Col
| lHawood ia thai Pickle oi the yusstL
| Well warm the dogs- Gssket, he said
! eapipg up, and calmly loading q revolver
! tuat lay on tie table before him What
/ we've. coulived 10 get wen conrrive to keep.
/ 1t cart ne long before aptan Willoughby
aud our messmates return Be quick, man,
then, and give them a shell before the ca
noes spread out in the bay; we shall have
them more in lump now ~
/ There was no time to lose. When Fowls
got on deck. five or six canoes, crammed
with shouting negroes, mulattoes, and pi-
ratieal looking Portuguese sailors in Pana-
ma hats, were rowing 6ercely out OF the
tree-shadowed mouth of the lagoon, and pull
ling straight for the Spithre. -
Give it to them hot, don't throw away a
shot y cried Fowls to the men at the guns
| well thrown, but lutte over them
The next moment second gun thunder
ed out
This time the shot ploughed into the Sec
ond canoe. and shattered it into fragments
The leading canoes halted to assist the
wounded and pick up the survivors
| The Spitfres gave shout of triumph
i The next moment the storm burst upon
them in full force From the FIST canoe d
dozen rough black -muzzied fellows dashed
at the Spitfres side and attempted to hoarc
her. Powis met them with pike aud cutass
4 and drove them back over the ships gun
vale after ten minutes hand to hand fight
ing. Twice Gasket's cutlass saved the boy
captains life. Three, of the Oldest hand.
! ~ ged on by Jekyll, kept at work with the
ceut.a gun to keep off the miscreants.
II was hard work. and the men were ali
bat spent, wen discharge of musketry a
r,Me ;uto the air tom the foot of Elephant
Hili God be thanked T cried Powis as he
leaned. fain,e and wounded, against gun
carriage. We are saved, boys. Give it
them again. BIo,,r the dogs out Of the
water! Now, all at on, He!, .
The pirates had fled, lea wing one third of
their number dead in Elephant bay But
Captain Wilonghby had not arrived a mo-
ment too soon Great was his ASTONISHING
and delight to discover that his Pickle o. a
n'idshipman had captured the famous phan
tom ship. Is
Fowls is now, we rejoice to say, first lieu
tenant of FL. M S A., one of the finest
vessels in the Channel Fleet
WALTER THoRNBURY.