Middletown transcript., 1875-07-17
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tlons, and hAetened upon uecK i Ioun'
that the men had now dragged from
their concealment nine eighteen -pount
carronades which were mounted ant
ready for action. Some were busil,
engaged in loading them, each with |
round shot and bag Of iron cuttings
brelsa,ssils, I'D masked bullaa IL
most destructive kind of grape They
worked as if life and death depended
on their efforts, which was indeed ths
case. Ofthe eleven gentlemen ppas.en
! gers on board. Of nearly all nations, th,
greater number, with praiseworthy
alacrity. aided the crew in their pre-.
parstidns lfof adsfs6oG Alptk2 gbhs,
rifles. pistols. swords and cutlassea
which the ship could muster, were
brought on deok, and distributed among
the passengers and crew.
/ The. pirata,ship MAS novssapidly ap.
proaching, and was almost within gun
shot We could see her deck dis
tinctly, snd perceived that ii was crowd
ed with men booms and all were filed.
She was evidently well armed, for we
saw SIX i1ttdif,s U1ia tiitYe ana / l6nnpe Sun.
on pivots. planted on the forecastle.
The occasional CLEAN of steel caught
our cyl. ] We iaw 4 man, evidently a
person In command, standing in the
shrouds.'' with !, polished speaking
trumpet in bis hand, closely scanning
u2 Hallnn6 AEM troussfs5 xbd Had
. red, sash, bound round his waist On
his head was d broad Panama hat, the
now bunfhk shA .5eAdSridgs Bacn Y de-
fencsshiehly neeessaryaiia''tr i'iais ssfs,
1 o. 4s1loI afgfsz@g1ii sfit ~ i..iiz = y ~
But. our, attentions Was suddenly at
tracted ii another direction. By a neY
object. Iof intersas---perhaps Of danger
Itanust here be observed, that We we're
of,ths coast Of G Gubagiwhose high lands
toths q y vslst n " Cape Maize rose clear and 4
tropglyvlde6nsd sgainst the northern
aky%; ;,s,p ,pBe,.,,ofs The old hands on board
pointed out, mot very far Of, ! spot
which ! he assured US. was one Of the
post.notsd pifaticaf haunts 10 Cuba 2 :,
"These fellows, said g he, ,a.' seven
thsir boats to q attack .I, and and
board merchantmen Of the first class
Z Rave Known"
/ .iP9ff alfyI!Yl 4utk oal tHe .Hldi D.
the lookout.
Where away p
&ndef tdr fbfesHdMs! ~ u 4 4 "a !.
And sure enough there was boat
almost in our track, though, at first
sight there sesmsd nothing lnI. It'll "a y
pearance to excite either suspicion or
alarm.
".Bsspwbufe9Je hnfsAat ss5sy Sspl
tain." was the remark Of the old sea-
nsuIst snrrsidesa .ilaas .atne .aai-I .tsd3ia
And the captain. to do him justice,
seemed. piiye .soItht necessity lef. Ikespl
pg sharp lookout in all directions.
We we're Yis soon VIII within hail hail Of the
,oat, and preosived that. .shers was only
me man on board, who seemed as if
ishins sf~dt6 sTlod And line ii tbs boats
'ow. An immense tarpaulins covered
he boat which Was large, jolly.
The only'afSdmstadsa Which excited
'pr sn;PsGop ris'fn qbjsos Yety,4hef
'fd a carronade on a pivot, planted
onward and nont which the man sat, as
flto conceal il, Hsls lsoon lhailed US in
spanish, but our, captain. not under
tsnding Spanish, hailed in English;
"HliSss..' sir, what ste s,'' you about
here.?"
l.'Fsshilnf,'s' was was the mans reply i
'Will buyfeesh pa Tad 80. .isie . '.s rs,
"And, what kind ef fish do, sou catch
ere, SO far out at sea p a-ol II
..A6d xSsf9 thss bb:e Of thai gun Il
90 at your. bow ivii.'la iif3ie'a ss ~
"Ah. sare! keap .off,de pirates wild
at" ss.za4sa
"HeHy men,. said Dar captain. lturn4
ng round, Il smell some treachery |
ere. Whatever happens, be ready.
aim, Sad eollsctsd;; i We hsy have i
ouble danger to run; Iifesr this is a
rates trick. -Sambo.". (turning ITO
he black cook, "see that the poker
} kept red hot, and be ready to hand
up" /
''Ay, sy. S&ri said ssnabso.. showing
is worries 7 for Sambo's poker had been
ppointsd to.do the duty Of port fire or
latch. s1sfsGl-,si ,fssass;iss'iEt
We were within less than, a pistol
hot Of the boat, when. we obsersedaa a
hidden hustle under the tarpaulin.
he man at..,the bow. changed his
osition, pointed The carronade ill., the.
irection of our brig, and bang a
'und shot went whistlipg through our
'resail 1eAt sthe same instant the
lrpaulin was thrown of, with q ashout,
nd some thirty, y,6sgFsss 6dsFes e9yd y iaya.yags,look-
g rufians displayed themselves to
lew. .'fhssl ihnediately saldtsd d.
ith 2 volley Of small arms. which.
owever, did. bat little damage, though