The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-02-04


side-arms. revolvcrs and ammunition
send mine as we'll There is mutiny on
board expect an outbreak every nu-
ment We must take them by surprise.
therefore see the oars well muffled. The
boat is to approach the ships stern, keep.
ing her three inasts in one, SO ~ to he IA
much out of sight Ms possible. The officer
of the boat is to enforce silence on nearing
the vessel. Lose no time in carr, ing out
these instructions.
II wing signed this and addressed it to
The commanding officer II. NJ. :. Her.
ald.' the next consideration was as to the
means Of sending it. There WAS the diff
ficultv.
Our only chance WIS a passing bo It.
We watched hnxiously for some time, and
mt length we heard very merry pleasure
party, singing as they pulled back after u
days sca-fisIiing 10 my shouts of 'BDat,
ahoy,' nothing but the echoing rocks and
hils answered Just IA we were losing
hope and the boat was passing away,
gave "A louder hail. and knew thar l
WAS heard. for they stopped singing, and
the n, ;nnton"u, splash Of their oars ceased
fher there came lazy 'Ilul 10 ah
acr,Ss the water
Give me passage on Shore sung
out AT the top Of my voice. They seemed
for some tine 10 debate whether they
shoul or not, hut presently a hui. of All
right was reformed. and they pulled in
the direction OF the hip
As they came alongside stepped over
The ganeway into the boat and WAS glad
to find that the b0atnnn WAS well known
to me as II R,an WHOM could trust. |
slipped the letter into his hands, and told
him ia n whisper 10 take it with all haste.
~ there was "A mnliny on board, and that
that was all / wanted
l'y this time the crew were leaning over
the hulwnrks watching ns, IA well rs they
could in the uncertain starlight The uli
bnamnn saw at once the p,,iiion of ni.
'a'rs, nn with conIumnate address said
ma hu'lyin tome. Oh, ir's you. j. il !
knows ,Ou! | d N have no navy gen
tlcmcn in my bout though; 81 I guess
You can & hack aboard. just 50 qii"k ~
We like! won't give 'ee a p,-sag..
ashore, 50 tell 'ec, Mr. Quarterback
Jack =
This was rec lived by the men with
r"nrN Of laughter, AMI | pretended to re-
IN 'nsiraIc with the clever oil salt, who
only continued, There, don't tell &c it,
no use a-aIgnfi ing, for | won't take zee
ashore Mn'imy aboard, Gays you'll why
Sou men u'-war folks calls ever, thing
murny, and il ;here il muriny ab. at, why
ynn'd better atop aud see it out Come
now. just g, out o my boat, for | won't
like 'rc a,hore-my colonial oath ! wont
Again the crew OF the mel chantm IN
shoacd with delight, and g4eeted me
with drrsive laughter ~, With great APP
plrrnt reluctance, returned, to all ap.
pcnr"ncc hatli d. Thinking that those
lnnRh 'est who laugh the longest, re-
JOINED NV frieni on the p,cp.
The ruSe had succreded admirably :;
none Of the rnrn tor a mnmcnt OWNED INV
real object in calling lhe boat alongside.
nor su-prctrd that had So well achieved
my purpose.
80 lar the hest had been done, but no
assistance cuuld reach us under two hours
AT least. 1t wa. an anxious time.
The men were gathered together about
the tnrecastlc talking with savage ear
nestness; they showed no disposition to
turn in peacefully, but on the other hand
seemed to be only consulting as to their
n 'St cours, of action Thus u long te
dinuS hour pa,sed away.
To keep them quiet tor anniher hour
the captain, hy my advice, threw them
~ sop in the shape of some bottles Of rum.
which they received with ironical cheers
This was desperate expedlent. for al
though II had the effect of making them
tor the time more contented, there was
no doubt hut that in the end the spirit
q. Won only make them more pn,-valilIt
and murInoua. However, we trusted that
before then the p'nnace woull have com.
to our assistance.
AnXinusly we SIT At the stern port,
lntcu'ly listening fnr the sound of muff II
oars. Ii was quite dark, nothing conll
be seen nnr heard bat the drdnken brawl-
ing of the crew on deck. l,v degrees
they became noi-ier and noisier, their
conv"rsiiirm prinrip lily turning On tha,
Internal naval lieutenant. IA they were
pleased To designate me, AMI what they
intended 10 do with him. Some suggested
'keclnauling' him; others, d. sc Of his
tavprie cat-o' nine iails whilst many
advised mixing n target of him for a
little practice with that revolver which
had previously cowed them ALL Again.
many thought that he would hook well
dancin. nn nothing whilst hpnging from
the for yard arm-that is To say, if nne
could jnlge from the roars Of laughter
that this suggestion provoked All this
~o> not r'fiicularly pl-asan, for the in.
dlvi1ual in o. siion, 50 that we Were NOT
sory when We heard the welcome plash-
pla'h, plash-plash If the pinnaces oars
4 few inmates suffired for her to null
silPntiy mp under the stern. few more
saw the men safely enscnnced in the after
s,nte-cab'n3. to whirh they obtained ne,
cess hv means of ropes lowered out of the
stern ports.
AMI they arrived none too soon. for the
cap'nin and har'll, seated ourselves nj