Connecticut western news., 1874-04-24

could, for he was his prisoner 1" at tn same time begging to be excused if h left him for the present to his own medi tations, as duty called him on deck We cannot stop to describe the wonde of our middy at th1s unexpected speech Suffice it that, seeing how affairs ha. turned, he submitted as philosophical, as he could, while the captain went ol deck, fastening his safe prize.maste below. ...
 It was now getting toward midnight So far everything had succeeded we'll but the worst was yet to come. Hov to get away from the sloop- of f-war wal their next study. The schooner, as W, have said, was lying in close proximity to her guns, and if she attempted to es cape one broadside would blow her te atoms. Their first endeavor was to in crease the distance between the two yes sells. This they did by the pilots eau tiously assuming the helm, and taking advantage of every favorable circum stance. by waving and filing, so that by degrees the distance was insensibly Edging along in this way until he found he had got in the neigh. borhood of the shoals off Cape May the others in the meantime having secretly got everything ready for, . suddenly made sail and run for the shoals. They had scarcely filled away when-crack !-came gun from the sloop-of-war. -'- .s.
 Blaze away, my good fellows" said the skipper, exultingly; it may re- quire good eye-sight to hit the little Fox this distance in the night"
 And blaze away they did, though every shot went high or fell short, and not the least damage in hull, spar o1 rigging was sustained. .gF
 Meanwhile, in an incredible short space of time, the sloop- of-war had packed on all sail and was blowing di. rectly in the wake of the runaway. The only chance for our Yankee was to creep in among the shoals, where her pur. suer could not, from her draught, follow her. This she did, having good start and being good sailer, until the sloop. of-war thought it prudent to haul off, finding she could neither cripple nor overhaul her. .,t
 The Fox still continued her course, running for, the Rip-Raps, inside of WAAOA ID a HcsocoSO way, Wu4AO bAO 1 1O- metheus bore up with the intention ot round the shoals and heading her off. But as the Fox had @ straight cut, while her pursuer had 8 round about passage. the former got the start of her and succeeded in getting safely into the Delaware. At Newcastle was 3 depot of gunboats, stationed there to guard the mouth of the river. Run hing into this place, our Yankees deliv- cred up their chop-fallen prisoners, and then proceeded on to Philadelphia, not 3 little proud of their daring achieve ments. -.-r .
 Having taken in full cargo of flour at Philadelphia, where they remained about three weeks, our Yankee friends started for Salem. They waited for a very dark night ere they left the Della ware, in the hope of escaping the enemy, who were prowling about the capes watching the mouth of the river as cat watches a rat hole. ready tc bounce upon the first that attempted egress. ..... -~
 Taking advantage of an unusually AoAh OFOAAA1$SS 6t4b A0F1uR d P1OpUy 6U41 breeze, they started. The schooner was 8 good sailer, in excellent trim, ant they cracked on to her. Toward morn ing, having had fine nights run, thu skipper turned in, congratulating Eim self that, at any rate, he had slipped by one dangerous point. Not littl' anxiety was felt by all on board tt avoid the enemy, and more particularly the sloop-of-war, for they well knev if they should fall again into thei clutches it would go hard with them They knew no mercy would be show them. 5'.- @A,@
 Scarcely had the day dawned whe1 the watch sang out, Justify, "Sail, hop And 'Asail ho p it was, true enough, fo as the light increased they found them selves close ahead of two large vessel standing under easy sail on thei weather beam. .-.... .-I
 "It is all over with us," said tn, pilot despondingly, as he cast his eye toward their neighbors, "and her comes our death warrant" he added, a the flash of 8 gun was seen issuing iron bowport of the nearest and largest o the vessels, while it's heavy report cam booming over the water.
 "That means heave to P said tn mate" Skipper ahoyl You're wanted on deck," he shouted down the com panion way, arousing the captain iron 8 very agreeable dream of sailing safel, into the harbor of Salem.
 The schooner, notwithstanding the hint that had been given, still continued on her course as though unmindful o the presence of her war-like neighbors when another flash of her guns and ball came dancing along, striking tn water directly under the bowsprit o the schooner and scattering the spra, in all directions.
 t'Ay, ay don't be in such blesse, hurry "-growled the old pilot-'' tn world want made in day P
 "Hard-a-1ee P shouted the captain who had now come on deck" It's n use, pilot, the fates are against us. w must run under the big fellows quar ter." '
 II say, Bin," exclaimed the ol man as he brought the schooner up ii the wind, "We shall be put on shor allowance soon, and we must make tn 1uOSu LII 1b Wu110 W0 Cbus 1OWONCI those were old-fashioned times, when glass of bitters was rolled as swee morsel over the tongue.
 "Schooner ahoy P shouted gru voice from the gangway of the large vessel, which proved to be the frigate "Your name and cargo ?"
 "The Fox of Salem, with flour" wa the reply.
 "Ay, ay," was the response, followe in a few moments by an order to dro alongside of her consort, which was
 short distance to leeward, and discharg part of her cargo, reserying the balanc for the frigate. ...... ~
 The feelings of our Yankee skippe
 may be better imagined than describe
 when, on obeying the order, he foun
 himself fastened to his old captor, th
 Prometheus. Curses not a few wer
 showered upon him for the Yanke
 trick he had played them. "We'v got vOU now nv finA foTlovs sal