The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-11-15

ship Sao,c- .Squau?"
Il think l had. Why, my friend, Dill
bingham commanded her at one time
She wa. the fastest vessel ahoat when in
proper trim.'
| Fast i" never stepped on board any
thing that would hold candle 10 her. With
as much wind as she wanted she couid almost
fly. Ho.ever, it was in the Sao,o SquaU,
aud with Captain Dillingham;, that the ad
venture which L IN about to relate occul-
red.
'Go on: I'd like to hear it..
III was an officer in the ship, and sailed
/ from New York to Australia, where we de-
/ livered freight, and then up anchor, and
| poked our nose toward Singapore, for a
charter home. We made both passages
the shortest on record; and sailing qualities
ct the ship were so good that We had no
trouble ~ finding party who wanted US.
/ You see the war at home was raging
rather lively, and the rebels hal begun TO
ut out prlvateers ; and the mean cu,ses
! yer. dong all they could to cripple our
commerce, and give the Engli ,hmen the
start OF Us Captain Dillingham; had heard
OF the hurnings and slnkngs OF the Sumter.
| aid was hi'le aHxIou-, but confident In
the speed o. hi- ship, hoped to land in
NJ" FORK all right; AMI believe that the
tItterest rebel sympathIzer III Singapore
I land there were good many thare) as he
looked over the .Saoso SIrnN, while lying
At anchor. and noted her beautiful model
clear run, sharp bow, and heavy spars--
felt that the ship deserved better fate
our merchant ships
tR ,,n s,,i,,:n, thi~ varn . Ettla too
line, perhaps, - will keep on my course,
and promise not to yaS off again, if | can
help II although III tell the truth, when
once begin to talk abeut the Sa0U- S9taU
| Always steer \ ilttie wild, fol | Iovei her
a. should a sweetheart, in case | had
one and 80 did captain Dillingham;, ami
believe that he wor,hirpcd his ship above
all earthly considerations, excepting his
wife, who took the voyage vi h Us ; and
neater piece Of feminine humanity WAS
never sent INTO this world, to bless Il true
hearted sailor. Why, sir, fore and att she
was loved and the men thought AZ much
OF kind word from her as they did of a
fair wind and little to do. As general
thug, sailors don't like to see a woman on
the quarter deck bur Mrs. DiIiinyh an
was an exception TO this rule, and there
was not one of u bat would have period
his If. in her b.half
But see you are little impatient for
ME t. make more sail 50 here goes on An
other track
I'VE took in part Of our cargo a, Sin
gapore, beng chartered by an agent OF
George Peab)iy' the LondD banker ani
then cleared tor P.nang, where we tiiiel ny
With raitans and spices, and, on the twelfth
day of June, 1868, weighed anchor ior
New York
We had fine voyage to the Cape OF
Good Hope and did not meet with a single
incident that was worth place out-id. OF
a log book. On the afternoon of tie 90 b
OF July, however, while we were iriviuS
along at the rate Of twelve or thirteen
knots an boar, with free sind, We had q
: surprise, a"i one that lated rs uptil W.
LANDED at Nes YORK. You see We ha
passed the cape. and were hea'i,n. oa,
course aftous northwest, with sta .diug
sails sc,, anl cverythin. drawing th,,
couli catch breath of air, when a -ai
WAS discovered of our lee bow The
stranger wa, nearly huh DOM, 40 We
~eds"d away Il little, to -e. who il was
for the captain was anxious to get sobe
news from home, sni - learn the where
abours III the reel privafeers.
AS W. ran dnwu towards the strangers,
we saw that >he Was a blrIue stan lin :
alony On the sane course as our-eiv g; IN
der easy sal, A, th1u.h the master VA in
no sort Of hurry; but that did not surprise,
Us. for there rere men, in those day., ,7ho
contended that \ ship cou!i make pas
senge, without royal, All stu | ling sails.
quicker than she could with them
What do you think OF hep" Captain
| Dillingham; a>kei, while We were running
towards the barque.
There Is NV answer" [ replied, az the
barque showed the stars and stripes. She
j. some l.Dnc.t Oh Irpagher from China or
| Manila, and is thumplng along, waiting
Tor rise IN the markets.
The captain did rot look exactly salts
fed but We had 10 time for further discus
sion, for jast IT this moment a rain snuail
struck u, and hal to haul IN our kites and
studilng sails, when the >quall hai pa.std
US, AMI clear weather had once more An
peared. We found we We're within two han
drei tathoms OF barque thar looked
mighty suspicious even II she did show our
national coors.
"Uow glorious this is" Mrs. DlIing
ham SAID, "a soon as the sun once more an
peared. I'VE shall soon De talking with
some of our countrymen"
She was de'ig he at the prospect of
speaking TO the ship, and had no more
sense of danger than [ had Just at tina,
moment bar [ was not long In state of
ignorance, for [ saw by the captain face
that something troubled him, and | ven
turei to ask what the matter was.
Hush, , he sail CHANGING around TO see
that his wife and none of the crew were
hearing do not show signs of alarm. and
keep resfec,iy cool. We are in bal no
sliion, and must get out of it the best way
We can.
| looked at. he captain in Advertisements
and thought that he had taken leave of his
senses
What do you mean?' asked
"l onier fellow is Confederate priva
| teer He has iured us down to him. and
now we have but one chance TO escape. and
that chance L am going 70 try, even if he
| sinks Us.
tell you, was little disnayed at the
information, and suggested that we should
put up at once; but We were under the
fellow $ guns, aud he could plug us with
them at every shot. A glance through the