The Grenada gazette., 1888-02-04
A BRITON'S REVENGE.
Captain Dobson's Way Of Getting
Even with Pirate.

That good brig, the Mary Jane, of
tSnmlerland-of which vessel had the
llanor 10 be second mate--having duly
delivered her cargo Of Goals at the Aus
strian port Trieste, departed thence in
ballast, and shaped her course for
rTaganrog, Russian port on the Sea
,of Aaof. This same Taganrog is a
pretty large town and famous grain
port. The worst Of tits, however, that
during ut least two-thirds OF the year
it is frozen mp, so that such vessels as
arrive there late in the season run a
great risk Of becoming ice-bound dur
ing the whole of the long and dreary
winter.
The Mary Jane did not grapple to
Azof mud until the third or fourth Of
October, and at the end Of that month
the ice generally begins to set in. We
lay, with other vessels, at a distance of
twenty miles from the shore. In fact.
Taganrog itself was not in sight, and
we only knew Of our position by seeing
all along the coast, far as the eye could
reach, the various craft moored here
and there about the extended anchor
ago. The position Of the port was in
dictated by the lighthouse on nasty
reef Of rocks, and by u range Of high
hills In its immediate vicinity. though,
as ~ rule, the great extent Of shallow
water terminated at IN almost level
beach OF low, muddy, marshy land.
Our captain was n tall hot tempered,
sanguinc-complexioned North-country-
man, and being naturally. anxious to
escape a freezing delay ofnine months,
made many raids upon the peace and
quiet Of the slow-going, even-tcmpered
agent be had selected for he owned
the Mary Jane himself.
NJ. Petroplopsky, the gentleman re-
ferred TO. lived in a large house, in q
street with perfectly unpronouncea-
BILE. even unspellable name, which
formed the seaward view Of Taganrog
Large, fiat lighters are used to load
the shipping at tho distant anchorage,
and half-a-dozen Of them had brought
MS of half our cargo, when bad wealth.
er came on, and for one whole day no
signs Of lighter could be seen. This
made the captain mighty wroth, and
at daylight on the following morn he
,camc into my berth, reused me fir ON
my sleep. and roarcd rather than said:
Come, turn out, Mister Get the
long-boat rugged. and ready for trip
to tho shore. Not lighter in sight.
That Internal son Of a sea-cook Of an
agent means to have us frozen in here
--he does. sir, by Jehosophat he
,does!"
In response TO my commanders
hail. l quickly sprang from my narrow
little bunk, was dressed in few mo-
ments, and then sot to work ut oxccut-
ing his orders. In vessel such as
the Mary Jane there are seldom more
cats than can catch mice. so only a
hoy could be spared to Join me in COM
posing the long-boat's crew. The
hands looked rather doubtful and sur
priscd whom / turned them out to get
the boat alongside, make ready her
sails. fill up her watcr-beakers. and
stow small supply Of provisions in
the storm sheets. for tho weather had q
very lowering and threatening appear
sanco.
However, knew that nothing could
shake tho ..old mans" determination
when once no had made up his mind. So
i did not say any thing, but quietly
put couple Of life-buoys in tho boat.
After snatching hurried breakfast,
the captain, myself and the boy en-
tered tho boat, made sail and set of for
The shore.
During the last two or three days II
had been blowing pretty heavy gale.
bNt since the last sunset the wind had
greatly moderated, and the sea had
gone down. So, In spite Of the threat
ening appearances, we made rapid
progress before q stiff. fair breeze As
We passed the lighthouse At distance
OF less than n quarter Of mile, II was
yhh NO little astonishment that W. be-
held 4 female form upon the balcony at
\ It's summit, gazing out upon tho storm.
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