The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-04-01
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Fisher and into the midst of that block
aiding fleet, some eight or ten in mum
Der, with as many more in call at the |
other inlet, which, having had warning |
from spies on shore, was on the look |
out for us. 1t is needless to say that
every precautlon was taken to insure |
our safe passage. The pilot stood
amidships: from him to the helmsman,
att, line of men formed, passing his
orders IN a whisper Two of us watched
the smoke-stack. informing the engi-
neer s'to stop that smoke, whenever
any appeared. The ships papers, bills
of lading, &c, were in charge of a
minor officer, stationed in the freehold,
with orders to burn them upon pros
pect of capture The gold was on deck,
ready to go to Davy Jones rather than
to Uncle Sam.
There was much excitement, even
those who had made score of trips
being affected. Two. We are mile
out. Nothing yet All is we'll Three
Right among the fleet, when, 'eWhat's
that ?" said the mate "Where away?"
con our port bow, SIR" ga Yankee,
as | live, says the captain. 'Does he
see us r. Cant tell, sir He is head
ing right across our course. Port
your helm. Stop that smoke!" Give
her all the boilers will stand, engineer.
Five minutes suspense. He is with
IN pistol shot. A broadside may inform
us we are discovered. Five minutes
more and he has passed us, thanks to
our color. A wreck rising out of the
darkness, then startles us till we recog
nlze 1T as the remains of a fine
steamer, hard ashore week or SO
| before. Then we think we see some
thing. A minute; some on" ELISE is
certain there Is large steamer dead
ahead. And SO on, for an hour, until
we are well out to sea. Danger largely
passed, and most of us arc going to
our nights rest. We have passed the
inner fleet, and to morrow will be in
the track of the cruisers outside VIII
we escape as well
AT daylight, as far as can be seen, we
are the only humans upon the ocean.
SO on up TO noon, when a barge trans
port IS seen and passed. Then strange
steamer comes III sight, chasing the
transport, using both steam and can
vas
Caring nothing for new Acquaintance
es, our course IS altered from E. s. E..
to S., and the stranger, from the first
but speck on the horizon, and only to
be seen from the masthead, now disap-
pears almost entirely. Suddenly, the
speck commences to increase "He
has headed for u.s. cries the lookout
Half an hour of anxiety. We on deck
know we are being chased, but can see
nothing of q pursuer, nor can we tell
who is gaining until Capt. r., coming
from the masthead, declared, with an
oath, "She goes two feet to our one ="
The appearance of the speck to us on
deck told that he spoke more truth than
poetry. Turpentlne, cotton, and every
other combustible are now crowded in
to the furnaces. The boilers are ready
to burst. Still he gains. "All hands
to Tighten ship" and bale following
bale overheard changed matters but
little. Two hours of intense excite
ment, and the stranger was near enough
for us to see large paddle-box steamer,
carrying dozen guns, and by this time
he had opened fire upon us, showing
by his accuracy that his gunners knew
their business, and that our English
/ flag would prove no protection.
/ "All hands to clear small boats. y
comes the order, and preparations are
made to fire the ship. In mid-ocean,
a heavy sea running; capture certain
II we remain, death almost as certain
II we take to the boats, our situation is
interesting. Providence, however,
causes the other officers to protest
/ against burning the chip, end the cap
/ tain to listen. 1t was decided not to
/ destroy the vessel.
"Weil, boys, we are gone up this
time, at last says Capt. r. Help
yourselves to anything you want" The
shouts of the men obeying this permits
sion, and destroying what they could
not use, the whiz of the shot flying
around us, the roaring ocean, the ex-
cited crew, all contributed to make a
" scene
AS the engines were stopped, frag
mentS OF paper coming out of the
smOke-stack told us where our bills of
ladlng had gone to, and a hundred
pound shell barely missing our stern
post told us where we would have gone
to had we not stopped
Belle Boyde, who had been very calm
during the chase and had occupied an
exposed position on deck, now loaded
her pistol, and said "she would tle a
martyr to the cause"
We were captured by the United
States gun-hoat Connecticut
The Greyhound was sent to Boston,
where she was condemned and sold.
bringing with her cargo the good round
sum of $40, 00G. We, after an impris-
onment OF SIX months at Camp HamiI-
ton, near Fort Monroe, were released.
many or all OF us going back to try it
over again.
Belle, having helped herself bounti-
fully to the confederate gold, was en-
abled to bride the guards of Capt.
Rogers to allow him to escape, which
he did before he landed at all She
ran away with the prize master, spent
the balance of her money, got divorced,
If she ever had been married, and is
now | know not where
Some of us were very successful after
this, and / never got old enough to
serve my country" as [ promised
4 Slight Mistake.
/ An old iady INIT LITTLE ooo,o;,4al