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

would have to go there, rs he expected
to drop his pursuer before night fall. Sc
he did, but we caught tremendous gale
at least | called il scout Of the north
east. The low little craft, as sharp rs
needle and hardly more beam than o
canoe, just ran through the seas. sup
pose Captain Ncale stayed on deck; ]
know didn't for the seas were coming
on board necessarily. When l got w
again we were just entering Nassau har-
Dor Our poor Little steamer was batter
ed and banged almost to pieces. and
Captain Neale told me frankly that he
had had great doubts Of keeping afioat
twelve hours longer when he made New
Providence. He also told me that he
would return my passage money for he
should have to wait there month at
least for repairs and perhaps condemn
the Wild DayrelI and go home in another
vessel. 1t was the first intimation that
had that my passage had been paid. The
old gentleman denied having done il SO
snlemnly that | had to believe him and
30 the captain handed me over IN re gold
than had Seen since the first year IT The
war. / liked Neale, and l think he
liked me. did atitte medical work
for Linn, but nothing to speak Of
We went on shore. Nassau Is not a
plac where one would care to ling, r
many days, especially when having u
Jewel case containing an emerald braceitt
to deliver Immediately to the owner n
Mt Vernon street, Boston There was a
steamer that connected with the Cunard
line once II month She had just gone !:
we had passed her IA we came INTO port.
That was rather hard lines. Could ]
wait month fora passage to New York !?
Well, no, could not. There would be ID
steamer to Jamaica in two days From
there could get to Havana-at Havan
could take the California steamer home.
It was the best thing left. Once on All
American vessel, and | could get passage
or use my greenbacks Here l had my
forty sovereigns, but forty sovereigns
melt rapidly in blockade running port
got my passag. ~ Jamaca believ+
l was the first passenger IN board,I was
so afraid Of being left in Nassau We
had charming run to Jamaica. had
always had the utmost facility in getting
South: Sed re0ocare gTadam' hic TABOR hoc
Opus est. t #t1 ti F'
At Jamaica there was no chance nf ct
ting to Havana. The English steamer
had been taken off, American men IT
war had no temptation to happen INTO an
English colonial port in those days they
never went there unless they bad to 4
decided to go dir, ct to Aspinwal and
take the steamer from there.
wish had, now. As the Fates would
- r. q; g. ha Tcfh
mus, was offered passage bya Boston
captain, who had brig lying at Antigua,
and who proposed to pay my fare to hat
island for the pleasure of taking me home
with him. My uncle, Mr.. Vose (Vose,
Hatchard & Co, was in the West India
trade. 1t was too good an offer To be re-
sisted
Nice passage to Antigua. My birthday
found me on board the Cyclone, clipper
brig, Nelson matter, and fairly aweigh
for Boston. +.
l thought my luck had turned in good
earnest. We were making lovely run
= best he ever made, the captain said
Three days ont we saw q smoke. 1t was
Just at one D. m.--for two bells had just
gone-when the smoke was reported.
The glass made out that it was u ship on
fire 1t was bearing off the port bow
three points, and we wereon the port
tack - .ss-a sss.EsesSsa "a
= OF course the captain eased off his bow
lines and braces. and ran down to it with
a free sheet We soon made out that is
was whaler on fire-there were whale
boats still to be seen ON the quarter and
in the waist-but she was n a light blaze
fore and aft by the time we rounded-to
to wndward of her There was cloud
OF thick black smoke to leeward of her
the smoke of the burning oil Just then
out of the smoke came the spars and hull |
of a vessel, long, low, dark looking
steamer, and flying at her peak that con-
founded "Stars and Bars"
She sailed like witch, and just drop
ping shot ahead OF us, ranged up In |
halling distance and ordered the captain
on board. Just as his boat touched the
steamers side, two of her boats darted /
out from the other side and made for us.
An officer was on our deck in q few mo-
ments, declaring us prize to the Conted
crate steamer, Alabama. In about TWEEN
ty minutes a signal was made from the
at which we were coolly order
ed into the long boat, which our men
were compelled to get out and lower away;
and by the time. we had begun to move
toward the steamer, the smoke was com |
ing out of the companion-way, and the
man of-war boats dashed past US, having
their work.
Captain Semmes, when he heard my |
story was, l confess, very polite. But
he could do nothing for me. he pro-
posed to capture and bond vessel that
should take his prisoners home there
were some fifty of US in all }, but mean
while he was running to the southwark
on tie track of homeward- bound whalers.
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