Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-18

Having thus disposed of the men on
deck, Seth descended to the cabin and
-awoke the captain, and communicated
to him fasbriefiy as possible whata.had
taken place. br Capt. Buzzeli was soon
/ dressed and ondeck, and as he. and Seth
were making their way forward man
came up by the forecastle companion
way whom our Yankee recognized as
the English lieutenant. The Kings OIL
Ger had started aft when Seth inter
rupted him. d,aE 81. ns.T
'.Hallo, Mister. Whatr yeou dewin
up here this time q night2 Ant We
'fraid o. catchin' cold .,,r.., s.,ore- al
.'Out Of my way, fool!' commanded
the disturbed man, who had heard the
cry of his men ia the hold, andwas anx-
ious to- ascertain its3meaniDg. .T5dtom
s.Iold onJa cried Seth, laying his
heavy hand upon the lieutenant's should
err. and at the same time presenting a
pistol. 'EGuess you've made a mistake,
hain't We? Meow don't move, cause eff
We dew. you're a dead man 4eou
kind o. calkilated as heow you'd take
this ere vessel to Engladd, Ell !? Guess
well take you back tew Bosting."
The discounted man raved and swore
and struggled, and threatened all sorts
of vengeance, but it availed him moth
| ing. In the hands of Seth and the cap
| tain he was quickly subdued and secure
| ly bound. The noise of the scff1ue had
aroused the remaining men of the crew,
who soon came tumbling on deck to see
| what was the matter-the Englishmen
| supposing that the effort to take
the brig had already been made,
while the Yankees knew not
| what to think, though ready for any
| emergency. The three remaining con-
| spirators were overcome and secured
without great trouble, and then consign-
! ed to the 1ong-boat. The briggs men being
enlightened upon the situation, joined
with will in the work of securing the
inmates of the hold When the hatch
had been removed, Captain BuzZel
| stood by with pistol, while Seth
welded the handspike, threatening
instant destruction to any man who
| should dare to resist. And before mid
night Admiral Shuldham's eight heroic
adventures were lying, bound hand
and foot, in the long boat of the Yankee
brig Matilda; and that vessels head was
pointing again for Boston. And, as she
sailed on her way, Seth related to the
| captain and his crew how he had, while
| lowering around the British headquar-
tiers for another purpose, accidentally
overheard the making up of the plot be-
tween General Howe and Admiral
Shuldham, and how he had ''kalkilated'
that the scheme could not possibly sue
coed.
1t was night when the Matilda enter
ed Boston harbor Before daylight
| Buzzel had secured four seamen from
Down East schooner, and 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
a shore boat into which the prisoners
were conducted, and having seen the
brig well on her way out from the har
Dor, with, the first beams of the sun
gliding her trucks and royals, he pulled
alongside the Admiral's ship and deliver.
ed up eight deserters whom he said Cap.
tain Amos Buzzel had caught attempt.
ing to make their escape on board his
vessel.
Darn deserter, I say" moralized
Seth, after he had delivered up his
prisoners. "Jest yeou hang them fell
lers, an you'll sarve EN- right There's
no KNOWN what consarned wickedness
they might a been up to eft Capting
| buZZcI DauD IOunu ell GOuI.
We do not know how much Shuldham
suspected; but we do know that he had
to swallow his chargin as best he could
He dared not let the merchants of Bos-
ton know what trick he had sought tC
play upon one of their number.
Captain Buzzel found lot of dis,
patches, bearing the signature of Sir
William Howe, in a small chest which
the English lieutenant had left behind.
The information contained therein might
have been of service to King George
could he have gained it but il could be
of no use to any one on this side the
water; so BuZzel laid the documents
safely away, intending to surrender
them whenever called upon SO to do.
On a bright, crisp morning, few
days subsequent to the events above re.
corded, General Israel Putnam welcom-
ed back to his headquarters in Cam.
bridge tried and trusted friend and co.
worker; and he called that friend SETH
DooLITTLE.-Ledger.