Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-05-27


q shark.
..Come on. my bird Of ll-omen, and,
I'll rufile Your feathers in style you
won't fancy" | muttered to myself.
| had been gradually edging oil be-
fore the wind. till at last got his two
inasis to bear As one. A stern chase
Is provcrbially long one. but ! did
not intend that this one should he un-
necessarily so. On came the schooner.
the waters curling up round her bow
| like cataract. could see that the
decks were crowded with men, and the
huge main boom. guyed out to the lee
ward. displayed Mt the peak the black
flag of the pirates.
'Sail trmmers To your stations =
Ready. about Tacks and sheets
| Mainsail hanl 80 belav all Clear
away the port battery. Take good aim
! Fire
k \ deafcning report as the last word
Of command dropped from my lips.
\ Shrieks, groans and curses followed the
| discharge, and the carnage on board the
\ pirate must have been terrible. Wear
| ing round on our heel, | hauled up the
\ forcSall. letting them hang in the brails.
| As the smoke cleared away the schoon-
or anne,rcd haulcd nm ibe wind and
walk;ng away as lively as n school-pirl
but | was up 10 the dodge. The sheets
\ of the schooner were hauled i'at an.
.,l ,hc bu,rc fnrc.anl.,r s.iIs 80, n.
u,,o.,,h a. ,abl.-clo,h ,,l k,ev
that unless | could cripple her and
hr;ny dovn some of ,he top-hamper
| IN, wnnIl cpt IL vipdwar,l likc i racc
b,rs.
| ..fIe,r AWAY tho Iung Tom shouted
4. ..hc l,vrIy Aim f,r her snars Gun.
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ing carefully nIong IN. niece Annlv.
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,hat nj carried awav MI schnoncrs
ma;n,ar,n.s, c,r.;ng h.r 81 A. ,n,n
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,a-,s v.,, ~ ~. ha,ri. AMI III.
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..Jnmn into IN, second c,,,,.r Mr..
II,,nnni apd ,ak. nassess;on of The
urixe On ,he Who'll. yor had better
fax. the first and third cuttcr. also
vnu b,v. desp.rata follows la contend
w;,b TaLa carr or the wound.d g.
c,,r, IN. survivors aud then se,,ttle her
m, WI .nrc vou l,ayc no treasure
ah,ard"
,w,y hop,d,.d IN. cutters n. the
-. Gail r,ny,n,y ,h.al tnnx mn a no-
si,ion n r,ke N. pril. should she
o.,,,, sho,, d.,ht In, m onno.it;nn
w,s o,f.r.1 and in half an hour the
nir,,;.aI schooner - long the terror
.f I'M. w.-,Inj;, water. .,nk hen,atb
IN. ra
ANN, ,hir,v nf the pirat.- w.r.
can,ur.I ipcludi,p those that were
wounded ,pd ~ M directions were
heavily irnn,d ,nl secured The sea
,,uIl I'LL nnc.. mar. In, On her cour..
,,I .,iI ~ AMIN 80, and in h;gh snir.
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J,,au w..ll ,x,r. thar althougb
nol d,.s,rovel IN. schooner and crew
o,,.I,,l ,hc whole ra.,
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r,r Nam. m. g,rg wss divided in.
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III ,o,,.,- III. .,,,,,,,haII. am
.tan, II. TIL. .x,.c,oJ ~ maj.
the land. IN. lookout nj the mast head
renor,.d Land bor And knew AT
once that the land in sight was tine
mint ~ war. loohing for
now proceeded 10 place the Sea
l,pll In coInple,e fighting trim. Ham
mocks were piped up and slowed in the
netiinDs. ports triced up. Guns double
sho,ted and run out, magazines opened,
.hn, nnl she'll stands az crane and