The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-12-02


spared, the others said, Dead men telluo
tales, am murdered all whom they took.
Use morning, " hen We were about half
way TO our port, fair wind vas ooTlng
very freshly indeed, and We were running
under short sail At sunrise | came on
deck, and took my glass, as always did
Iii lnUrning, 10 look around anu see ii any
sail We're ln sight. And far away to the
east, straight eastern, lcou'd barely discern
schooner standing to the north. [ just
fairly made her cot, when her course was
suddenly changed, and she began sailing
directly after Us. In few minutes | saw
more sail spread upon her. First a rect
was taken out of the topsail, then the top
gallant sail was set, and then a great
square'sall was let down from the fore-yard.
Evidently she was chasing US.
Il did not like to alarm the crew so L
SAID nothing about the vessel asterD, so L
called the mate and said, Mr.. Mason, 1t Is
best to make the most of fair wind, you
may slack out the reef from the topsail, and
set the top-galiant sails. :"
4 All hands alott 0 make sail he shout
ed. Then coming up to me, looking little
pale, he said, What is it, Captain for
be had noticed that had kept the glass at
my eye good while.
Nothing OF great consequence | guess,
said [.
Something, I'm certain, he said to
himself, but went away.
didn't keep tie secret long, tor when
the sailors had done making sail, one of
them spicd the schooner, and cried Sail
bo! They oil saw her, and knew in mo-
ment what it meant. Coming down TO the
deck, they stood in group, looking pretty
/ anxious, but keeping quiet, and gazing at
! me as Ii carried all their lives IN my hands.
Before long we could see the schooner plain
! y from the deck With the naked eye. dow
swiftly che came on And we, too, were
rushing forward at great speed.
soon the mate came att again. Capt.
Dunbar, We arc ready TO set more Saii, Ii
you say 50.
Not now I said, well see. The
wind treshcns fast, aud i IN not sure We
would carry more sail with safety.
Ia an hour more tie pirate, was only
three or four miles astern. We could see
her decks crowded with men. Aud pres
santiy up went the black flag
My God there it is cried all the crew
as with one voice.
Yes there it was; and now if we could
outsall the pirate, We lived If not we died
The wind had been freshening fast all
the while, and was now q sharp gale. |
had never in my lie, perhaps had so much
canvass on 10 SO heavy q blow; but We
mast spread more.
| Set the courses.
You should have seen the men fly to
obey. They had the courses on IN about
! the time It commonly takes u seaman to
S.ltt his qdid OF tobacco from one check to
" other.
| now waited to see if we were going fast
enough but soon precelved only too plain
| y, that the pirate still gained upon US,
! though slowly at last | locked up to the
mtsts. They were bending ike Goa Oh whips
that they did not so overheard seemed
| q mlracie-and yet We must carry more
sail,
Get on the stuiding sails, [ said we
must trust In God to make the ship bear it
| through.
''At any other time had I ordered the
scamen alott when the masts were threat
| enIns each moment to so by the board, they
would have refused, nov they sprung up
! the shrOuds like eats. Studdlng sail after
! sluddlng sail was set; then We got out the
boat sails, and spread them wherever they
| would catch caplui OF wind. And sill not
spar nor yarn parted. It seemed TO me
that tAsy were held only BY The mighty
power Of God.
There were fcg minutes Of deep sus-
pcnse. l stood turning my eyes now aiot;
| at the bending, gr0anlng masts, then astern
at eur fierce pGrSuer, Courage Boys!
cried she no longer gains.
~ hat q hurrah But next moment they
were still u death again. for 1t did not seem
possible the hop hamper could mot hold
out; and the swapping Of one spar or rope
would have doomed Us.
And SO t0T al hour it seemed year.
The ship few, but she moments Jagged
how they Jagged Still the wind increased
| L could see that the pirate was plunging
terrible into the sea, and that if the wind
vent On Increasing she must soon take III
sail. Presently there was q pull Of smoke
ct her bow, and a cannon bali plunged into
the sea, quarter OF a mile astern. The
men qualled a little, but said Good b0ys
they begin too see that they cannot catch
as. Soon another bail which went farther
but was wild. Sire kept firing TOR half an
hour. Some of the balls would have struck,
had they been well aimed but the fire hiu-
bred her speed. and she lost ground con-
siderable.
ut was now nine O'Clock. BY this time
the gale was TOO much for her, and her
great sQuaresail was to ken in. She fell
astern rapidly; at one o'clock her hull could
no longer be seen, aud she gave up the
chase, hauling to and shortening sail now
had the studding- sail and royal taken in
and ordered dinner, for as yet no man has
tasted food. We 500 left her out Of sight.
But if God did't hold our masts in that day
| don know what did. .
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