The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-02

gun appeared; and presently its flash
ma the ricochet of shot under our
bows gave Us the summons to heave to.
III had not been interested to a pain
full extent, should have enjoy ed the
interview between the boarding officer
and my practical friend But my own
resolve was quickly taken. / watched
my chance, and as soon as the British !
cruisers boat was fairly alongside and
the lieutenant on our decks, / was in it |
and demanding protection. The Amer |
can flag wos hoisted on board the
SLAYER, American papers produced,
search defied, and the schooner on the
point of getting clear, when Brinthouse
(at least so he named himself to the
officer) happened to catch sight Of me in
the boat. If he had let me go | would
have let him, | intended simply to get
on board the crusier, and then could
tell them only what all knew perfectly
well, but could not act upon because of
the International red tape. But he
ordered me up out of the boat. re-
fused to go. The lieutenant was in a
dilemma. Brinthousc appealed to him
to return his runaway officer. / seized
upon clue. / whispered to the lieuten
ant
81 am IN officer Of the American navy
kidnapped OH board. Will my presence
give you the right of search ?" 9d
| by Joye! l don't know-I don't see
why not. If only you can prove it, you
know"
"You'll find my uniform" 1 said, +" in
my state. room below, and in it my acting
warrant" HW
Every well; I'll risk it. Only let me
get at her hold and find the shaving out
| fit, and the Admiralty Court at St. Hele-
ma will bear me out. Anyhow, here goes"
and then with word the boats crew
Were on board and at signal from the
officer the cruiser ranged up with ports
opened, while second boat was pulling
alongside. Prompted by him, gave the
necessary orders and the Anonyma was
fairly taken possession of, prize crew
put on board, and | found myself on
board her Majesty's steam sloop Crimea,
bonnd FOR St. Helena. All turned up just
as | said my uniform found, and | re-
covered the precious case with the brace
let in it, and Fans little Roman scarf
Captain Seymour of the Crimea was lit
| tie in doubt, as we neared the Island
what to do / think the irreguIarity of
the matter haunted him. and finally he
compromised matters by taking out all
the shaving gear he could tind-shackIes,
rice tierces and So f,rth-recalllng his
prize crew, and telling Brinlhouse that
| If he wanted to complain he could come
iutu court and sue for damages. So the
night before We made the Rock the An
onyina was missing. Brinthousc follow
ed us for "a day, but he too thought better
Of it. His voyage WAS broken up, but he
and his vessel We're clear. I'm sure was
glad Captain Seymour said that if |
had had regular C mmissinn and been
u naval fficer, h- would have ventured, |
but it aoas stretching matters to use an
gallzc a capture.
We all were satisfactorily was in ST. |
Helena. | could gn and see the grave
where Napoleon used to be, but should
have Infinitely preferred sight Of the
old gravestones under the shadow of Park I
Street Church / might wait halt year
for the chance of a passage home ;sbesides
had not made any prize money out off
the capture, and had missed the d ut,-l
loon head for the Africans | had intend
ed to save from death or the " middle
passage" | had no money to speak of.
So, NOT to live longer on the charity of
the British navy, | managed to get a
berth, on board of an Australian passen-
ger ship, which had touched at the Rock,
and which might 60 in to the East Cape
and give me chance at something bound
B0stonward. a18 8a
confess 1 thought of the boy sent to
school on slippery day, who sid back
Two feet for every one he advanced, and
who at last turned round and wenti
backward. would set my face to the
South Pole. But / felt that fate was
much too clever for ME when we had
been few weeks on our voyage We
slipped along to the southwark SO steadi-
ly that the captain announced that he
should not stop at Cape Town, but be
able to keep on direct for Mel5ou me. II
tried to keep stout heart, and .alked
bravely of hunting the kangaroo in his
native wilds, but was very blue, espec-
tally when it was told at the breakfa fast
table that we were past the East Cape
aud fairly in the Indian Ocean. I felt I.
bluer yet one night, though, when, just
as was about to turn in, one of the mates 2 2
came aft aud whispered to the skipper
that the ship was on fire. The skipper
told me of it the next moment, and begg-I !,
ed me To see at once to getting the wo-
men and children on deck. He had !.
learned to put good deal OF confidence
in me, seeing that had gained consider !,
able influence over the passengers. !
found a number of them i'll from obstin-
ately staying below, and Dis we were in '
READ peril of ship-fever,I had used a large !
amount of tirmness and will, and had :