The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-05-14

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all those wild whirls lie seized bale of
the false assignats, and, at the risk of be-
ing crushed, succeeded in hinging it be-
tween the wheels of the carronade. This
man@uvre, decisive and dangerous. could
not have been executed with more adroit-
ness and precision by man trained to all
the exercises set down in ''Durosel's Man
ual OF Sea-Gunnery.
The bale had the effect of plug A peb-
bic may stop log, a tree-b branch turn an
avalanche The carronade stumbled. The
gunner, in his turn, seizlng this terrible
chance. plunged his iron bar between the
spokes at one Of the hind-wheels. The
cannon was stopped. 1t staggered. The
man, using the bar as 4 lever, rocked it
TO and fro. The heavy mass turned over
with q clan% like a falling bell, and the
gunner, dripping with sweat rushed for
ward headlong, and passed the slipping
moose OF the tiller-rope about the bronze
neck OF the overthroWn monster
twas ended. The man had conquered
The ant had subdued the mastOdon the
pi@my had taken the thunderbolt prisoner
Ihe marines and the sailors clapped
their hands.
The crew hurried down with cables and
chains, and in an instant the cannon was
securely lashed
The gunner saluted the passenger.
Sir, he said to him, ''vou have saved
my life"
The old man had resumed his impassi-
bic attitude and did not reply.
The man had conquered, but one might
say that the cannon had conquered also
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but the corvette was by no means saved
The dilapidation of the vessel seemed ire
mcdiable The sides had five breaches.
one OF which, very large, was in the bow
Out of the thirty carronades, twenty lay
useless in their frames
'rhe carronade which had been captured
and reclaimed was itself disabled; the
screw of the brecch-button was forced,
andEthe levelin@ Of the piece impossible
in consequence This battery was reduced
to nine pieces. The hold had sprung u
le;k 1t was necessary at once to repair
the damages and set the pumps to work.
The gun-deck. now that one had time
to looll about it, offered terrible specta-
clc The interior Of mad elephant :
cage could not have been more completely
diSmuntlel
However GREAT the necessity that the
corvette .honId rscann oh.orvation =, st;lI
more imperious necessity presented itself
-immodi,tr s,fnty Ith,d Moan nncnss,
w to light up the deck by lanterns placed
Lnra ana tbnrn ,Ionn tho s;dny
Rut du,inr thn Whole timn tbi.. t,.,oic
livo,sion III 1ostnl tha crn,, roro 20 p,
,nrhnI I1, thn onn onostion of I;fa ~. doath
that thny noticed IittIe What wa. nassinor
outside thn scnnn Of tba dnnI rho IA
bnJ +hiol.nnoJ. thovnathn,. baI chano,oa7 ?
tbn Wind had driven thn racsnl at vii i
h,l rot ont If IL rnnrr n n},in siaht al
.Irrsry and G,no,~,snv f1rthni. to tha snntI,
than Il nro.ht 10 hoy, ronn and Was, s,,,,
ronnJnl IN +, trnIIhIni j., Thn e,roa.
,a,.o. I;ssol tln Ir,,:n,, ,vo,nI. 3 thl
corvott,.--l;issc tn7I Of ,criI Tho sa,
,.ooI.oI la, ,,.n..inoI, Iw,a t,.na.,.,. M
c9me a rSla IA a s'uaI \ tomnnst ncrI,.,ny
4h,.no1n,5nl II vas innn.sih},.' tL ..-a f.'
n.nnn tnnr ill.,, 1.natI
Wb;,a I'm. rrev Hn,.,. rn,,,i,.n,, .,,,,,,,.,.
.iI- IA j, basfc tbn ,.,.onn. 81 th, on,,-
docI. ston,,in~ tI.a lrol-s a5d anrt;na Janl-
intn nosition fhr anns. yIirh haI r[.anoI
fhn Iisosta,, ~ nII ,ae-nnmn,. hal mnno
IN ,lanl
lie stood viii, III. l,.,..l. ,,s,in.tt,. ,,,,in
mast.
He paid On attention to L proceeding
which had taken place ON the yesse, Thff
Chcvalicr IA ieuniIIr b9l drawn mn th,
marines in line on either side of the main
mast. and Mt the whistle of the hoatsvail
The sailors busy III the riooinp stood M
ripht ON the wards
Count du Boisberthelut advanced towar,
tie passcuper. Behind the CaDtain march
ed man ham@ard. breathle,s. his dress il
disorder. vet wearing a satisfied look nm
der Il ali. II wa the gunner. who had
lust now SO oppoltunelN shown himself .
tanner Of monsters. and who had cot the
better Of the cannon
The Count made a military salute to tn,
unknown in peasant @arb. and said TO him.
,.General here i the man,"
The Gunner held himself erect Mis- eve.
downcast standing in soldierly attitude
Count du B6isberthelot continued
.General taking into consideration wba
| this man has done. do you not think ther,
i something for Ills commanders to do .
..I THINK tLora !; = ,,,;l tho .,ll ,,.,,