The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-02-24

Dick Nolan threw their graphing after
them, and in q few minutes the brigantine
had swung off and started away from the
scene of her unsuccessful combat.
| "Cbester," " said Nolan, as he grasped the
young man by the hand, after the pirate
was fairly OF, twill you forgive me for the
part took against youP You've proved
yourself noble man, and could never rest
easy il 1 thought you'd laid up anything
against me. Only say you'll pardon me-"
"You have my pardon, fully and freely"
replied the youth, as he returned the warm
grip of the old sailor, /" and now l trust
am at liberty, at least, as much as the con-
fines of ship board will admit Of"
"That you are, and if you desire it, the
brig shall be at once put back, I" said Nolan.
II could wish, at least, that you would
land me as near jamestown as possible"
~ don't know but that we shall have to
put back there at any rate. The captain
and mate are both gone, and 1 don't much
feel like putting the brig through to Eng
land myself" ,3r ra
The crew were loud and enthusiastic in
their thanks to our hero and from DOOM
ed prisoner he found himself at once trans
formed into hero and commander, for all
hands expressed themselves ready to obey
his wishes.
Upon examination it was found that
eight of the crew had been killed, while
two were so badly wounded that they were
completely disabled, SO there were only
nine men, including Orlaado, left for duty.
The first thing done was to get the deck
cleared of the dead, and though from the
bosom of the victorious youth there issued
silent prayer for the souls of the depart
ed, yet their bodies were consigned to the
blue deep without any other ceremony than
the lashing to the cold feet of a sinking
weight. Then the brig was filled away, and
after short consultation her head was put
back, the wind allowing her to lay, close
hauled, just up to her true course for the
Chesapeake. The second mate knew but
very little Of navigation, so the command
of the vessel was given by unanimous con-
sent, to Nolan.
AS soon as the deck was washed, and
the true course marked out, attention
was turned to the moving of the two guns,
but before they were got back to their re-
specti7e places one of the men came running
up from below, with his face all blanched
with fear, and pointing down to his shoes,
which were full of water, he exclaimed
"we're sinking See there-its already
over my shoes in the cabin p
For moment Nolan was horror-struck,
but he soon regained his self-possession, and
bidding the man of the wheel look we'll to
his charge, he called upon the rest of them
to follow him and AUNT up the leaks.
AS soon as the matches were taken off, II
was found that the water was already deep
in the hold; and even Nolan started back
aghast as he found that there was shot
hole through the side of the brig, and that
it was now not over foot below the water
line. He sprang back upon the deck, and
having rigged the pumps, he set four OF
the men at work upon them, and with the
rest he went again upon the search. In
the excitement of their victory the men
had entirely forgotten the shots they had
received from the pirate, and now they
found out their effects too late Half the
cargo in the hold was covered, and it soon
became evident that there were other leaks
than that on the side, and ere long they
found that they had three more shot-holes
in the larboard bow, through which the
water was pouring in torrents.
An hour earlier the shot-holes might
have been stopped, but now it was too late.
With a fearful energy tho men worked
away at the pumps, but still the water
gained upon them alarmingly, and upon
sounding the well it was found that the in
truding element had gained nearly two feet
since the pumps were rugged.
"It's no use p uttered Nolan, as the
men let 60 of the pump-braises in despair.
eve might as well try to pump out the
ocean"
"Then the brig must sink, " said Orlando
in half inquiring tone.
Yes, there is no help for it, returned
Nolan, as he stepped to the main hatchway
aud looked once more into tho hold
"IIow long win she be able to float, " in
quircd the young hunter over whose mind
new fear was beginning to creep.
(" Not over an hour at the furthest,p re-
turned Nolan, g for the more water she
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