The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-23
CAPTURING THE CUTTER.


BY THOMAS Dunn ENGLISH.
At the time of which We write there
was an inlet on fuckers Bach, New Jer-
sey. called Brigantine Inlet. LIN 1900 this
was closed up. and the sea formed another
inlet, which exists 10 this day Theirs was
no Tuckertown then. II was the Gaunt
Farm at that time The only settlement
then was what was known as the Mid
dle-of-tbe-Shore." extending on each side
of what was called Andrews Mill Creek,
the property originally belonging 10
jacob Andrews. who settled there in the
last year Of the sixteenth century and who
had q mill. There We're not a great many
people: bst they did great business in
lumber and cypress shingles. which they
sent principally to New York and the
West India Islands During the Revolu-
ton the place was a rendezvous for
American pFiE4reers. and these little sea-
hornets annoyed the British shipping so
much that an expedition was organized,
~gEith the ..Zehra- and other ships Of war,
TO break up tire den" There were sew
eral privateers lying there ar the time !;
but they wene warned by an express from
General Washington. and escaped before
the British came. Washington sent a
force under Pulaski 20 meet the invaders;
but they did not arrive until the enemy
had done al the mischief. Part OF Pu-
laski's men reached o-born's Island and
there their picSet-guard was surprised
and mastered by the enemy. The in
vader did not escape without loss. In get
ting out the = Zebra grounded, and her
own people burned her, to prevent her
capture hy the Americans.
There was one privateer that the enemy
managed 70 take a. she was coming in
the -Saucy jack She was Baltimore
built. very fast. and armed with a long
eighteen FOUNDER. The admiral made her
a tender 10 the flagship. added couple
OF ten-uound c1rrOnades 10 her armament.
and put a crew Of eighteen men and 4
midshipman aboard commanded by a
masters mate. She became a regular
nuisance 70 tie place. sailing inevery now
and then. exploring the harbor. levying
contributions Of soft tack, vegetables and
chickens. and then sailing out The peo-
pie would have liked 70 take her bur
while the squadron was 50 near the place
the heavy private armed vessels avoided il.
There was a Quaker who lived not far
from the beach. By the name of Ephraim
Lippincott. He had the reputation of BE-
inga Tory i'm sympathy. principally be-
csuse his son Obed. having engaged in
cle or two skirmishes with British for
aging parties. had been disowned and rep
rimanded for violating the peace princi-
piles OF Friends. When the British par
ties visited there they were always me-
with q warm Welcome. But Ephrain
was no Tory. after all-merely prudent
man. who tried 10 sail as close TO the winC
as possible Obed. though he had beer
disOwned, was always sure Of quarters a
home when ne chose TO go: and he wen
there just after the LAST visit Of the com
mander Of the "sea Wasp" as the = Sau
CIV jack had been rechristened by hei
captors.
The father met him indifferenfly, bu
after dinner calles him out 10 the barn.
"Obed." he said Il suppose thee
consoriing with the Highways and tn
Willetts boys and such idle. disloyal Eel
lows. a. usual
"Well, father. 90 with them occasion
ally, az thee knows; but they re very hon
est. hard-wcrking young men and gocs
company
- wouldn't wonder. II thee knew anG
they knew that the >ea Wasp Is cominl
back next " ednesday. they'd try to cap
ture her. They're wicked enough
"shouldn'r wonder, father said Obed
sententiousiv. bot | dent see how
they could DO ~
''I've noticed that the master of tn
vessel always anchors right by the swamp
where The beach lv-soff suddenly, AM
within a few yardsof Shore
80 perceive"
"Now, II there were hloojthirsty an'
wicked men. who had brains 20 keep thei
bad purposes. and knew that she + com
ing on "Wednesday afternoon. and knew
that they are going To Shoud's and rcuni
about 70 forage and would leave III
schooner weak-handed. they might--the,
are just bad enough--they might leave
couple II stout boats in among the reeds Il
the creek there the might before"
They might. fatber.r
They might 20 down armed at III
sane time, with enough 10 eat all day, an
I've there: and next morning. when the me
cane ashore AID got out Of sight over III
sand-hills 10 ShoudFs. they might. IL the
were a. resolute as they are bad, take tina
yessel.-
They might, a. rsee says and | hav
anotion they ',v -