The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-18

Doard' and o'erbOaru" went. When the
engineer. returned with his flee and hammers
ne looked IN vain for that cross bend; quar-;
lying near here ?" "Divil luck, mon, unless ye
mean some old iron numbering the deck which [
hoy o'erboard." Tho engineer called the officer
o. the dsrk, and then there WIS some SOLO Eng
and me in brond grins, up our Sleeves" We
could. perhaps, have saved that : bit Of IRON"
hut in giving our parole we wore not Obliged to
swear that we would see that the Florida's ma
cllnery was not hey O"rboard.
Passing by we had a close view,of the Henri
eta. Her hull like the crater Of q miniature
volcano. WIS belching forth fumes OF smokeand
steam. generated by the occasional waves winch
broke through Der sides, which were burned
through in places The mainmast was floating
alongside. having apparently burned of below.
and fallen overheard; the oowsprIt WIS gone
heads" and were hanging doubtless ut the full
length fthe chains rcady TO pilot the remnant
Of the hull on its way to the bottom of tho ocean
burnt Offering" to be added to the countless
wrecks that strew tho bed of the Atlantic. Hay,
ing passed The, wreck We found ourselves IN inll
ylewQf IN old-fashioned. short, chubby snip.
Just the kind those Onc-legged veterans at the
a-ylums delight to model for the boys. Raising
eel with the same, and. ny ii to mako assurance
dDubly sure that she was American all over. on
nrr sb,rn was displayed an iInInense golden en-
shield. There's n gone huzzard,' sad the Ia
conc Segerman at my elbow and gal was 10
have his pleasant face always near Tor there
Was perpetual genial smile in his blue eyes
lie was also about my own ago, and both OF US
Ncre young.
nANsAcKINd THE ONEIDA.
No preliminaries in this cHae of calling men
To- Quarters and pointing guns were r, gone
through with. They md lnistrustrd the Henri
ettts rakish aspect and. inSruih. story was
rife on the Florida thni onr Government mad a
suing vessel at sea with "a curgO of hroad-
sides behind canvas bulwarks. lust waiting
b. be overhauled by a cruiser; hut this sleepy
old ship, the Oneida. " pl'm. would = mr." no.
body. They were many months out from CHM.
anu Capt Potter and his crew Appeared to ho
pleasaniross in The States. andthcy were certain
ly unconscious OF the fat that Anglo-rchcl pr
vt'ers wore then Swimming tn. cream ~ the
american CONNER ihl marine fotter ana ms
mate wero tnking noon observations at the mo-
mcnt he was spoken. rs. inde"d. were several "
the floridas Officers, AMI pnrrh"i uuon IN"
iurwnstle of the OnHidn was group of sailors
PIT hint a worn-out snil, ns old, apparently. ns
the Onnida. which WIS thirty-iwp years of age,
anu ~ " dry as powder horn ns Potter AFT r.
ward told IA. Poor fellows. they Imagined
they wore receiving frirn lly visitors. | fnnoi"d
| could SOC tho gray haired. plensant-fao ii
l.iant. Raed; fu when | saw tiIos.,
sailors throw up thrir hands, jump to their feet,
and rush wildly lor their hunks. fanoicd
heard five minutes to DO mp your buds iioat-
wis fnmiliar with the sroncs The Oneida.
ugly ~ she WIS. wns % rirh priN'-A ship lout II
t"Hs and silks, Just 'aleul9t" the value. Worth
:. The crew Of thu Florida seemed 10 have nnc
sport rummagipg her hold though nothing
dozen curious shuped bottles. ench II a gallon
capacity. which Cart. Potter said contained " n
dung fine article ui Holland gin which had
been ageing for years in he China trade,
H. hnl kept Il for some grand pr aston hut tho
OCCASION nm. rather uq'Npc t'ily. Wien the
clipper shin Jnc0h Bell had been captured the
February previous tho foridH had almost He'd
IT. hold with teas anl silks. and the t'a WIS
a. urires OF more utility from other priz,s.
n ow"ver the sailors brought over arnsful NJ
win low SHADES gorgrously coorrl. IN fat.
their coli ton Wuul hay. been we'll worthy
niche in tn Centennial Exposition; but in u
few hours their nle.tl ons wore kicking around
tho deck forward like s'.ssorcl exchanges
in q newspaper ,ollec. A silk pattern
fashion Tor some Of The more athletic ones to
ovrrwhclmcd Mrs. F. Win present Of dresses
pagodas qf colorcd straw. had mover before
nor have since seen people 50 generous ~ the
erty. As for me, MILDLY gave me a cigar; it
was about time, had been thinking. Perhaps
u was not patriotic TO smoke these cigars. hut as
! managed 70 keep our poor ironed sailors pref
~ wen supplied with the weeds. Thought WIS
loing the fair thing" for the honor Of the old
now MR. POTTER roncor
CAPTAIN Potter, when he came aboard. was not
trcnt"d - kinilyns ". were. for. ~ q MILDLY
said. H. Is a down Enst Yankee" and both
was ln ~ that Moss and mv- " w"r. = nnS,l-
Nnnhu- born. and that Capt. Brown ami S,..nr-
man haliod from Maryland. nay Mary unl."
IN officer took an inventory ol Cdpt,
>
boon spared us. ths poor Captain. pale and
excited. affirming all the while that he had no
arms or money about his person. Money
said ltpd, uniarms are all We want-thry will
he returned when You leave us nmble
lulrtermuster ut t.s mpmrnt unbueklcd "A
hnekskin bag from the Captains waist and
down fsll lis Spnnish dollars on tho table.
B"ss mo-" said Potter, forgot; pom my
word. gentlemen, | hardly know Whether am
stumbling on my head or my f,et." So ono Az
p.tred IA doubt his yrrp'iiy, though there Wa
some J0lllty over his discontinue.
H. "a lIll in fif-lH 90 Lon
in a kindly ton" proposed that the party prs mt
nkc somethins;' That for himself, me- would
Capt. Potter. espylns big bottle Of his l4vuritr
on tho table. said, "Y,s. gentlemen | plppD Isl.
l nr you lr"F WIZ lp m 4r WI NJ Py sg yq
yourself; this IN Is ours. inutrruldc he
on ,'r Poor Potter ielt sorry Tor him IRON
tn huitom Of my hearts hut al tn $50 whodrnnk
OF III" iiiuur -'ud q WIS good aui that io some
oushly discomfort Mr. Potter. 1t wac nofi,,.-
when prize's r0lors went down.
oyEBHAuIISG rHK BREMoNTrER.
Leaving the Oneida in blaze TINT was fod nv
Hft1r in chase Of another sail. which those kr,'n-
III, ay.rv hnur or sc M.nntim" no nf,,r,',,n
was we'll spent. and An eight to ten knot hr. ~
was dashlng the whit" cups ON tho bree1e. Tho
cAaSo" wac distant and f3,r some tipe
Florida was gaining rapidly. for every
stitch Of hrr canvas WIS bent ~ tho
] hrtfs, IN ortrr N Du~Sllu u come M with tho
stranger before ni.htfal The sun set but "A
waving moon Shcd considerable light and as
W. nal by this time neared th" new stranger.
all eyes were strained 10 make her out Capt.
Brown was the first one 10 recognize hor, and
iniJrmed the OH GERS Of the dock TINT the
stranger WIS nothing other than III, Frrn Ii
bark Bremoniier. At the mention of her nnna
SOMEHOW u thrill of pleas ar" shot through me.
and WIS anxious H. know hethnr slir would
be stopped. The Eurida had spoken the Bre-
moutlrr early on tine morning oi our capture
Nt WIS only st"rday. yet II seemed n month.
So niHny events had been packed into such a
liuc spaco Of time. and believing that She
would nsrao t. taKc some of their prisoners
Cart. MaNtt ordered her 10 ho hailed and
stopped. The Brempntier was no longer the
Al eIy log We had seen her with the two kIut
hrncI'. She now APPEARED b. be turly ,0uudinl;
through the water. Every sail wa, baggcd tuut,
and tAo WANrs dashed in Whtn-ghthcred loan
from her bow which soomed tp dive into the
allows ~ II about b. he enguli'd momrnta.ily.
W. suilnl or rather steamed ami Shil'd within
z few yards Of hor but tho orders 10
II 9,ye 10" wore evidently not under
stood by our French friends. HeqNo to-
AMI - Haul back your man ward ID were
rrpfaled again and again with 40 response.
Capt. Brown mounted 10 boat and ond.Nured
t. make himself visit to and hourd hy Dcstrr-
mau. whe STOOD in plain sghi gn the ponpd' X.
surrg1nlfl hy the marin, IN RS. ~ doubt
wond ring what WIS wanted of himY II WINS a
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