The Portland daily press., 1873-12-27

SO tneres time enough to hear this fellow. 4
"her,.-set right down on this ere thing
sara Seth, pointing TO the comblug oil the
match, IAN I'll TIL ye haow dad, am me an
Uncle Josh, come Il over 'tarn: Britisher
at poked his nose inteE the Kennebeck."
As Seth made room the men-tour OF them
sat down upon the edge OF the hatchway.
| ready 10 hear of his marvellous exploits.
"Hold on minute. Darn the crItt-r! who
| left this 'tarual handspke under my feet?
In the most natural way IT, the world Seth
arose and pulled The bandspike from uuder
| the lee OF the combing, aud before the men
| could realize, or suspect, that he was up to
mischief, ne had seized the pond =rous bar at
the middle and dashed it against their breasts,
tumDhng them backward into the hold. 1t
was but the work Of q moment for Seth to re-
place the hatch and secure it, and then draw
inS pistol, be went 10 the man at the wheel,
whom he quickly and easily subdued.
Hav ng thus disposed Oh the men on deck,
Seth descended to the cabin and awoke the
captain, and communicated to him as briefly
as possible WHAT had taken place. Capt. Buzz
zell was soon dressed and on deck, and as he
aud Seth were making their way forward
man came up by the fJrecastle companion
way whom our Yankee recognized as the
| English lieutenant The Kings officer had
started aft when Seth interrupted him:
''HalIo. Mister! Whatr yeou dewin up
here this time O night? Ant ye 'fraid O.
| catchin' cOld?'
''Out of my way foolr' commanded the dis
| turbed man who had heard the cry of his
| men in the hold, and was anxious to ascertain
its meaning.
''Hold onp' cried Seth, laying his heavy
hand upon the lieutenants shoulder, and at
the same time presenting pistol. "Guess
you've mode a mistake, haint We? Meow
don't move, cause eff ye dew, you're dead
man? YeOw kind O. calkilated as heow you'd
take this ere vessel to England. Ell? Guess
We'll take you back tew Bosting."
| The discomfitted man raved and swore and
struggled, and threatened all sorts of ven
geance, but it avaled him nothing. In the
hands OF Seth and the captain he was quickly
subdued and securely bound. The noise of
the scuffie had aroused the remaining men of
the rev, who soon came tumbling Oh deck
to see what was the matter-the Englishmen
supposing that the effort to take the brig had
already beer made, while the Yankees knew
not what to think. though ready for any
emergency. The three remaining conspira-
tors We're overcome and secured without great
trouble, and then consigned to the lung-b boat.
The brig men being enlightened upon tue
situation, Joined with will in the work or
securing the inmates of the hold. When the
hatch had been removed, Captain Buzzell
stood by with pistol, while Seth welded the
handspke, threatening instant de ,truction to
any man who should dare to resist And be-
fore midnight Admiral Shuldham's eight he
roic adventures were lying, bound hand and
foot, in the long boat OF the Yankee brig Ma
tilda; and that vessels head was pointing
again tor Boston. Aud, as she sailed on her
way, Seth lelated to the captain and his crew
how he had, while lowering around the Brit
lsh headquarters for anOt er purpose, acct
dentally overheard the making up Of the plot
between General Howe and Admiral Shuld-
ham. and how he has s'kalkilated" that the
scheme could not possibly succeed.
1t was night when tie Matilda entered
Boston harhorr Before daylight Buzzell had
secured four seamen from Down East
schooner. aud was ready to start again on his
southern trip. Seth concluded that he would
not go to sea again Immediately; so he took
charge OF shore boat into which the prison.
ers were conducted, ana having seen the brig
well on her way ont from the harbor, with,
the first beams of the sun gliding her trucks
and royals, he pulled alongside the Admirals
ship and delivered up eight deserters whom
he said Captain Amos Buzzel had caught al
tempting to make their escape on board lis
vessel.
Darn deserter, sayp' moralized Seth.
alter he had delivered uD his prisoners. "Jest
yeeu hang them fellers, an you'll sarve 'em
right. There S no KNOWN what consarned
"iSnSubOoo lucy d uccu up 10 6r C3pt-
ing Buzzel hadn't found 'em cont
We do not know how much Shuldham sus-
pected but We DO know that he had to swal-
low his chaoin as best he could. He dared
not let tue merchants of Boston knos what
tick he bad sought to play upon one of
heir number.
Captain Buzzel found lot of dispatches
bearing the signature of sir William Howe
in small chest which the English lieutenant
had lett behind. The information contained
therein m ght have been of service to King
George could lie have gained it; but it could
be Ut no use to anyone on this side the water;
SO Buzzel laid the documents safely away.
inten ling TO surrender them whenever called
upon SO to do.
On bright, crisp morning, few DAYS
subsequent to the events above recorded,
General Israel Putnam welcomed back to
bis head quarters in Cambridge tried and
trusted friend ami coworker; aud he called
that friend SETH observation-disclosures.