Saint Mary's beacon., 1888-09-13


sFe:rysAing nights sisep. af.er Lsri1g
psrp.7x9d bis brain for nanv ~ssks 70
inFer plan bY which he migh. cap
tqrs tar Swan and her crew. she
etiieefs 81 the aOii!ia did no, only sx-
pse' aIga praise Il they could capture
tie ? Tra and Der cFsw and break
~ - tercourss with lore. MARI.
l2H- Lat had been promised : hand.
rsnium for tie cap re, ss .asI
80 s'dsred SO troubieaotae b tie
Fede'a' forces. sueh vas he iafor.
as.! nt to ne fEom ny !riel I. "a
Nsft I'd sn9 s0eA know vas tgns.
TIE eii'esr oa Fhe Island that night
-o"'7 have tssted the swee', of o..
t.s Tauaiar. bat ! dil M v;,h :,
s'sfti ? the quiet of Dr.. Mcv'iI.isscs'
a,Tar, "ho from forcs Of ciscums.ar.
GO Wss COMPELLED 10 extend a kind Of
.9s"Itiiity to officers Of the Federal
Navy. We DOW proseeded 70 ,he
light house. Having stationed nv
men = az not TO ls surprised, 7 Pred
the hsh.-l9rse keeper Under guard
ari with Lewis . esoea1sd the wiDd.
ics stoPs until We reached the cupola.
II ere tie steps are almost perperd:c.
E'~I. B't once through tie docr 4
TIE Les4 u the steps, you wers a a
position really oommantI42sad gisLd.
Hsy'og -F,ctua..v DESTROYED the lpht
sni AT - the face 0: an ensrag ten1
times rs great, We carried of sb 3ut
two hundIed gallons OF oil and all the
fixtures belonging to the ligbt.house.
Ia" Dl vas very acceptable q he
Government in Pichmond. TIE re-
Electors, shich hung So r-s c4ruily
around that beau .fal lamp, made one
cf tAs n.ost brilliant tAehes n li.it 7
ever LeEa!. As ioo.c- ~. N the
rive. i.o-l Tho toa @: the 4 istt-Lorse,
Tel, tn g'Lciet. Of L.a..G.. The
siSls = ..e agavs-s sAU :. = c..ee...l,v
brl ( - whist ~ Eu4dIed .IsIts seemeI
10 s-ine near Us. TsGely tie Po.o-
mac -esem5ied a vast field Of silver.
Changing my position il the cupos I
was struck with the appearance Of
Lewis:
lie s.ood on the opposite side, gem
ulne African with redened ewes and
tee i Ss white as peari. WITH cap OF
and ho!d:gG my large fowl.rs srr ia
one hGnd, charged with o1s hundred
hucEshot, he aazfd with such aami-
rst'ou ur71 that splendid nght, tnat
you wcuia have imagined lie was A.
s5out to offer rr prayer 70 some Of
The aeathsa goes c. h,s race. Eaviag
Lifted = small lamp, I cnt of tie
Eht from the l.Lt-houae ianT, and
t:!ed carI - take It down but had
- time, So ! ordered Lewis 70
sG4Ae 1t with the butt q. tie large
gun lie held tor ne. b.. tie u =.
| a. well Gs mine were i-sirl,,Ta :yr
some time. F:caiiy it y!s.ted d
then with G crash GowG ! ."sc.
t.roe8h The trap- 31oI Ct - cup >.
! oIde.ed Lewis ! descend tL.se s.aa 1
s.ePs, and in so ooiIa Lis foo. slipped
; and down he arr guI ootk wcr5. ex-
! claiming ss ke fell: u an sola !
a. gone c.e.E Trough I.s house
Mar Capsl.' It made sees.,-.-e,
ut ri ed to wake up DE c,.f Oh
guard below or to attract tt a,..c-
! tion of tbs gun-boat N tie harh,a-
cc,y sLott d,slarce IL 4 i.
resch:aS lie grouad aoci. To.dsysd
the !ight'houss aserer ;o prepare lc
cave he buIlula1 IS Intended u
blow i Ut. Trembling with 'ar
d!eaa OF Castle IAcade. :. .,s
-eari la exclaimed, Oh, spare tie
.-lsa f.. nv T::e IS vs.f ia. ass
should goa cyMl i -cI ;o 20 o.. IL.
the night air sitter 30 Eula s1u. a.
ment, = might cost Lsr Lsy lie
Humanity as Wei as me a. les. cs~i.
Inas or Mr. McW!liIams, caused me
TO .eAys o. Al .A>t point, al.Lorcc !
was ~ 10 means satisfied.
Now came the laost dih2ul! psr. OF
the expedition IL addition to the
"Sran, e.. puva.es! "a the Potomac,
for whlc- We lad iormed a strong al.
tschneLt because she had urcu b. us
'ats!s t~r,a2a tie iasLIus waves 50
many t...es and placed Us out ofreacL
Of tie ke-eSa, caaLon when il seemed
lmvo-s.7.e 70 escape, We had the cap
turs. pce' i,ow ,5 save botL reou!r
al 10 snai. effort. ! maoned lie
captured BOAT with two meu, and
started t9em If; with tie other two :
tooA command OF the Swan, and with
this disposition Of our little forcs |
left Maryland for Virginia.
The swan wac thirty three feet
in Length and consequently it was
hard work tog the two osrsmen 10
make good tine a1a.5st lead wind.
About halfway acios. " caue in a
few yar.s Of beng saa over y d large
steamer, but ouI boat was painted 50
white, that ~e passed lnnohosd. We
did not 2 O2eed very lar before I DIS.
core-e,, with my glasses ul-.aat having
~ .igl' burning. VIII nv aenGI -
nA.v, halt, ana ygGG-.u. .rr course +
rcw,l several hpnd.eC ya~'s own the
ryer i4sS-ns her without being seen, ard
N .eW houT' more We were IL Ilrrioman
bay, wi.ere we could enjoy cigar without
being ,;aiteG sy its scent.
OatI a.teI that niglts S adventure would /
ask Lewis ii he was resdy with his salt sack
wS!ch he had when we visited B.ackistone's
lSi.ud light house, aud he would invsria.
bly, Tcf Y, This Northern Neck Of yir-.n- !
Ia Is god enough Place -cr Lewis. Mars
Capea. Lewis got N ule place O.. com
rnlssarN snni-.ir> ,LNf r,,s-t H.. Lrr -