The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-12-19
1NSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 1867

thaI DrOKe out IN ms ship, on her last Yoy-
age. Ii appeared that he WAS chartered
to take three hundred Chinese coolies, the
very dress of the population, from Hong
Kong to California
1t occurred to these celestial varabonds,
some time after The vessel had put to sea,
10 murder the officers and crew and run
away with the ship. In order 10 effect
their purposes they adopted highly in
eeiiious expedient. Several large bon>
fires were made on the lower deck. ard a
cry Of 'tirv, Fi~ss:' rsas ra,sed the Chi-
namen thinking ihat the officers and crew
would all rash down below to put The fire
out, and then they would be easily able TO
ta!l upon them with knives, and murder
them all simultaneously. But our friend.
the captain, far too wide awake for that,
simply had all the haiches battened down.
and smothered the Cinnamon in their
smoke. When they were sufficiently
choked and thus reduced to subjection, ne
demanded that they should deliver mp the
rlng-leaders of the mutiny. This they
did, and without any trial he hung thsfs,
SIX in number, at the foreyard arm the
same day.
" continued thus spinning yarns and
Knocking some time longer, when breeEe
sPIung up; and the Yankee thinking to
shake me off said:
"Naai, stranger, guess we've got the
wind at last I'm sorry you must say
goodbye, but l reckon | must fill away
and 60 on my course, for can't afford 10
stay here all day talking"
Don't mention Ii, my dear friend" L
replied. You see, there is no necessity
for that. [ may just as we'll go your
way AS any other for I'm only cruising.
Here, take another cigar, and settle down
again
then shouted TO the first lieutenant TO
keep within hail, on the same course as
the barque- Upon this the Yankees long
sallew face darkened and grew longer; he
was evidently much put out.
He certainly did not appear to appre-
clate this act Of courtesy on my part. l
kept on talking, and tried to involve him
In another argument, anything for an ex-
cuse to pass away the time. But he was
trying equally hard to put an end to the
| conversation by sullenly replying Eyes
and ''no" to everything, and never volun-
but, IN nowisa put out by his broad hints,
l commenced a series of long winded sto-
ries, keeping him at the same time well
supplied with cigars.
1t was delightful to see how excessively
nervous and fidgety he was He we'll
knew that if this lasted much longer his
cargo would not be worth much; so he
kept on giving me the strongest hints to
90, all of which | pretended not to under
stand. AT length he appeared to be losing
his temper and the more cross he got the
more obtusely good natured and urbanc
became.
now very quickly brought matters to
an issue by haiIing the gig that was tow
ing astern.
''Gig there -
"Go on board and get your dinners,
and tell the first lieutenant 10 send the
boat back with some more cigars in an
hours time and say that l have found the
captain such remarkably agreeable man
that L intend to sperd the afternoon with
him. Dye understand T.
Say, ay, sir."
When our friend the Yankee heard this
he let fly = volley of oSths, and then said
resignediy:
''Gaess it's no use, captain. I'm fsirly
smoked out this time the ships yours,
reckon" and then turning to the mate,
''Here Nathan, haul down that flag and
git them h"tches up, AMI let them unfpr>
tunate casses git Soma air, for l reck on
they're sInotLeTed pretty considers ble
/ This is a dodge "a | never heard tell on
atore."
! She h-1 nearly six hundred slaves on
board am glad to say none died of
suffOcsiios through my ruse. She Was
the beet prize that we took during that
! commission.