Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-01-25

On q ine day il the vaar T8I4
two men started In little eolsooner.
called ths Harriet. from 4 orsek Il
Marylaud abreast of Blakisknnss r.
land, With : load Of oyslSEa. for !
xan TO Alaxan1ria.
They had Just got clear Of the land
and fairly into the Potomac. when
ley were discovered hy sona of the
lLish heek. which vas then hlockad-
tie river and chase was modi-
gwen BY barge. The little
sehOoner was quickly put about and
endeavOred to regain hnT harbor.
but she stuck fast beswean The Island
and the main land. The man con
board owned the vessel, aud were
both G1ptuins- their names Matthew
Guy and Woodward.
Guy was little buIles-headed fsl-
low as brave as old Zach, and ~ &C.
tive as q panther, and could shoot as
well ~ another celebrated sportsman
Of the name. who is still living. As
soon as the schooner grounded he be-
gan to prepare his ducking-gun to
receive the Johnny Bulls, who were
paying them so hurried visit.
"For God sake said Woodward,
don't fire on them, or they will kill
rs when they board =
"D--n EN- T. said Guy "I'll give
EN- thunder; but as You are kind o
frustrated, I'll take the canoe and 90
ashore and wait for EN- there
He accordingly landed and got be-
hind a blind for shooting ducks which
was close by. and as the barge pulled
In and her keel touched the shore, he
let fly with load Of swan-shot, and
wounded every man of them but one,
and before they could recover from
their astonishment. Guy was down
upon them and sternly ordered them
30 jump out He did not feel quite
SIRE Of them till they were separated
from their arms. The officer in COM
mand stood up. and shouted out
Men, are You all dead? 2" b h
*If thoy are not, said Guy, "I can
soon finish theml' Is
There is no need Of that, sir
eaid he, "we have surrendered" -
Well. out they jumped. and Guy
ordered them to march up from the
beach. In few minutes when the
officer began to think little, he ask
ed Guy If it was possible he had at
tackled them aloue7 na ~ ss
IF you don't march on In silsncs, Z
said bullet-head-"d'ye sea this r
(heldina a.ont his shookine
mo necessity for that, sir, said
the Briton we've have surrender
ed T.
Some say that Guy whooped and
hOlIered so, that be mad them be-
lieve that a crowd Of such boys were
coming after him, and Judging from
the sample. they did NOT wish TO see
the rest of them; and it is also said
that he had but one load Of shot, aud
that scant one but one thing ID
certain, he took them all prisoners.
one officer and 5 or 6 men by himself
and delivered them up to the nearss
post. t
The main facts of the above story
may be ascertained by any one who
will enquire at the War Department
in Washington. The agent for pris-
oners at the time, was Gen. John
Mason, the father Of Senator Ma
son, of Virginia. | believe he paid
Guy the sum allowed by the Gov
ernment for taking the prisoners
When Guy came forward to claim the
reward, his claim was doubted, till
the Nofficer taken acknowledged him
to be his captor. have heard that
the sum paid him BY the Government
for the barge and the prisoners and
their arms, amounted to some thou
sand or twelve hundred dollars, a
snug little Independence for the brave
little fellow.
It is said that the captured officer,
for some reason or other denied that
he was wounded when Guy heard
Of it, he said, ''open his shirt bosom
and eAmine"
Guy, II believe, emigrated some
years after to Kentucky. Living or
dead. let ns ever hold in honor the
name of the veteran who so gallantly
served his country, fighting on his
own hook and individual responsible
ty.