The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-09-02

he had revolver, but he didn't hit any of them,
the revolver was no good. During the shoot
ing | at last hit hluc i'll the muscle OF the arm,
and | think the captain hit Smith in the wrist.
Miller then rushed forward with piece of iron
from Il stove and struck the captain in the face
and cllt him, and he was bleeding. Then we
went aft and ciVWed down the tUpsals Jacob
was aft w it'll U.s. but he did not do any fighting
He WAS ii the wheel most of the time some
times he lcl Ii and the schooner would drift Il
good deal. she was also taking water, and we
would 90 ont and work the pumps for Il while.
and lhrn We would have some more lighting.
fUMa ard night OF the first d.lv after the mates
were murdered, the captains wife came for
ward and begged OF them to tell her where the
"hoNs Werc-that is, the macS-and she spoke
10 smith. but they wouldn't answer her: we
had bread and Il little Wa1er and some cold salt
beef. but we couldn't cook. We would DO Il
LITTLE lighting. and then we would eat little.
| believe fired forty 10 sixty shots ut them.
The huy was too frightened to do anything.
The second night we had to watch all night.
and we kept ourselves in the cabin and kept
GOOD lockout. and we could see Miller and kue
and Smith walking W and down to and fro.
RETEEAT OF THE AssAssINs.
Toward ; O'Clock in the morning of the sec
oid night we couldn't see anything OF them any
more. and at daylight came out and tried
the pumps. and while we We're pumping we
couldn't see them at all. We got in the house
back OF the galley on deck: there are six hunks
IN them, and they barricaded themselves in and
shut themselves up so that we couldn't get at
them. We tore the la>hngS Oft the windows
Of The house ON deck, 50 that we could get 1T
them. lhc} tried 10 cut lashlngs OF the boat
and yet her adrin We saw one sail during the
might. bat couldn't hail il. for our hands We're
nan. Jack wa, mostly at the wheel. They
c'o>ed the door of the torecastle house. l look
ed all over around the deck and among the
cargo 10 see if they were intending to attack
Us; couldn't find them anywhere. Then |
louhcd into the windows Of the toleclstle TO
see if the mates We're in there, and couldn't see
them. TOOK the boards of the Starboard side
of the tOrpc.l>tle house. | saw Miller in there
FRIDAY and fired at him. The captain said
'Don't fire: theV will shove the mates forward
il thcN can ret them tied. and Nou viii hit Them
sure
TOUGH WORN.
cried cut to Miller ONE ont of there and
give Yourself up ana let me pat the irons ON
,'"' or "iJ Sh4o, YOU | ne caplali was ny
i'o' ~" ~ NV''Ni N'i'iVS ~ ~ " 'ii"h'e
Ioi i 9iiot' i ne 'ai'tdih S'1u' " hdt uf YOU
,"i!T' 9uM,d": ne was On thc othti S1ut:
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re H"lU' !'ol Nl"oI 70" WIN DC shooiiIS
me mates nat some bollihg water ready
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y" lHVi'i' "u1 u ''''tl' ~ any good pec''tist
'n'E "'it All 'oNCIt" "I' Mith c'iiNa 'iiI
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''N W IN! VI ''!.t NJ eu oo|fi, VI M
,e'u Niot> lllto llI'In- 9a"'9.ltll, ana liihk
Il'I nm. IL Wa "potlI II GioeA me second
wy VINE" my NHil 'uueici. we asked thtln
"H'it ",iG 'llc Iii''s' h!u' tileG ot't 10 sop
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N'l!ih >M1' hlLitI nun ana theh ne asked
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