The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-06-07

south'rd and west'rd, just off the Ledges,
and hauling sheets fiat aft, Jabe brought
his vessel up to the wind, which was fresh
from the north'rd and east'rd, and stood
off towards the latter point This looked
amazingly like trying to run away-at
least, so the Englishman thought-and
consequently the clipper was imm ediately
put in full chase, and though she was
somewhat to the leeward, still, it was evil
dent that she would not be long in over
hauling the Yankee.
About four o'clock in the afternoon,
the Englishman came almost within hail
ing distance, and fired gun. AS the
shot came whizzing over the fsherman's S
deck, Jabe Haskins at once hove to, and
ere long the clipper came up.
Schooner ahoyp
Hello p returned Jabe.
"Do you surrender ?"
oval, eff yeou want t take us, I sup
pose can't help myself"
The clipper hove her fore-top sail to the
mast and lowered boat, and in some five
minutes afterwards, her commander, fol-
lowed by fifteen men, came over the Yam
KEGS side The first object that met his
gaze as he stepped upon the deck, was
the old iron gun amidship, and though
the thought of an American pirate made
him feel sore, yet he could not help laugh
ing at the almost ridiculous scene thus
presented to his gaze. The twelve green
looking fishermen, together with that gun
did present rather ludicrous appear
ance.
SO you are on piratical expedition ?"
tauntingly remarked the British officer.
81 dono," returned Jabe, with an Of
Tended air. 81 s'pose ef I'd cum across
one O your crafts at could ave took,
| should ave done it; but 1 dono as l
should been pirating emmy more'n yeou
are meow"
How many men have you got?"
Here's twelve on us, an eff yeou've
got twelve men at ken Lick us, I'd like to
see EN-"
"Never mind about that, Jonathan
Well take you into Halifax, and there,
perhaps, you will find your match"
The schooner was searched fore and
aft, but all that could be found were a
dozen old pistols, and about as many
swords which were in the cabin, while in
the hold they discovered nothing but an
array of empty boxes and barrels. The
Englishman left twelve of his own men
to take charge of the prize, and took six
under charge of the officer who had been
appointed to the command of the Rhody,
and also left orders that the schooner
should be left close in his wake during
the night, as he intended to see her safely
out of reach of the Yankee coasters.
Until nine o'clock at night the Rhody
stood on after the clipper, with all sail set
while the latter carried her mainsail and
two jibs. The six Yankees who had been
left on board were secured in the long
boat while the lieutenant in command and
five of his men had the first watch
When the clipper struck two bells,. the
vessels were not more than two cables
length apart, the prize being little wind
ward, as owing to her bad sailing, the
lieutenant wished to keep the weather
guage. The night was quite dark, and
the wind, which had fallen some since
sundown, had veered slightly to the north
ward.
While the prize-masters were earnestly
engaged in keeping up with the clipper,
very novel scene was being enacted in
the hold. One Of the boards which
seemed to form part of stationary
floor, was lifted from its place, and the
head of old Captain Enoch Nightingale
appeared through the aperture. In a
moment more another board was removed,
and ere long, forty stout fishermen, all
well armed, had come up from their place
of concealment. 1t was but moments
work to leap on deck, and ere the thun-
der-struck lieutenant could see from
whence came the enemy, he was bound
hand and foot, and so were his men,
while the poor prisoners were set free
from the long-boat. Obed Nightin gale
took the helm, and his father pointing
cooked pistol at the head of an English
officer, said
"Do you think we are in earnest, or
mott"
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