Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-22
BATTLE WITH PIRATES.

BATTLE WITH PIRATES.
How tho British ship Punjaub Captured
the Crew Of = Shaver.
As the vessels closed, broadside after
broadside was exchanged, and Captain
Dallas, seeing that her metal was
heavy, determined on boarding. The
Punjaub steered close alongside the
bark, and, having grappled her, the
first lieutenant, with twO-thirds of the
seamen and marines, boarded. On
reaching her decks they met with de-
termined opposition from about as
fierce q set of desperadoes as ever were
banded together for purposes of crime
Renegade Portuguese, savage Malays,
1.-the, cruel-looking Manila men, and
Chinese, all fought alike desperately,
for they knew that they fought with
halters round their 2ecks. But they
fought in vain. No men ever vet could
stand against British sailors at sea.
The Lascars emulated the valor of their
shipmates, and as for the men of the
Bombay Marine battalion, they were
Sepoys-that is as much as to say they
behaved as we'll as their European con-
freres could. Steady courage and per-,
feet discipline prevailed over mere
desperation, and in spite of the wolfsh
ferocity with which they struggled.
the motley crew o. the pirate began to
give way before the cruisers peo-
pie. Their captain was cut down
by Mr.. Brownson, the first lieu
tenant. and his men dropped
fast before the volleys of the marines.
while the cutlasses and boarding pixies
OF the seamen and Lascars did deadly
work. Part of the pirate crew ran
below, where a couple of their own
guns, loaded with grape and pointed
down the hatchways, soon compelled
them to surrender. The remainder
barricaded themselves in the forecastle,
but few volleys reduced them also to
submission. Mr.. Brownson having
overcome the resistance of the pirates,
was about to haul down the black flag,
when a signal from Captain Dallas
warned him not to do so, but to get his
prisoners into irons without delay.
One by one they were brought up,
shackled and made to lie down. The
reason of the Captains order was soon
obvious. The Arab dhows, though dis
abled for sailing, had gOt out long
sweeps, and were coming to the as
sistance of the bark. AS they did 30
the cruiser was cast loose from her op-
ponent, and yawing, so as to get
chance with her long gun, raked the
nearest from stern to stern with grape.
Great was the slaughter, and greater
still the CONSERVATION, especially, when
the slavers saw the black flag fall to
the deck of their ally and the British
union jack hoisted in its place. They
shouted ''Amaum! Amaum!" and waved
their turbans in token of submission.
The steamer cruised alongside each in
turn and allowed the SLAYER crews to
come on board, having first dropped
their arms. They were then ironed
| and placed in rows on the deck under
| guard OF marines. The bark was
searched throughout and ample evil
dence of her character found. The fet-
tered pirates were placed in safe con-
tinement; a prize crew, under a lieu
tenant, was put on board, with orders
for her to be got under way to accom-
pany the Punjaub; the dead of both
vessels were committed to the deep
| and the wounded to the care of the
| surgeon and his assistants. Then came
the work of iberating the slaves and
transferring them to the hold of the
bark-a tedious and disgusting bust
ness, and dangerous withal, as many
of the poor creatures were frantic from
confinement and want of water, in a
| horrible state of filth, and so Infatuated
by their sufferings that they knew not
friend from foe.-Chanbers' Journal.