Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-10-12
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BATTLE WITH PIRATES
How the British ship Pnnjsub Capture"
the Crew of SLAYER.

the Crew of SLAYER.
AS the vessels closed, broadside after
broadside was exchanged, and captain
Dallas, seeing that her metal was
heavy, determined on boarding. Inc
Puniaub steered close alongside the
bark, and, having grappled her tue
| 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 necks. But they
fought in vain. No men ever yet 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 rs much az to say they
behaved as well as their European con-
freres could. Steady courage and per-
feet discipline prevailed over mere
| desperation, and in spite Of the woliish
ferocity with which they struggled,
the motley crew OF 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 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 soor
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 sc
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, wher
the slavers saw the black flag fall t(
the deck of their ally and the British
union jack hoisted in its place. They
shouted "Amaum! Amaum!n and waved
their turbans in token of submission
The steamer cruised alongside each il
turn and allowed the SLAYER crews tx
come on board, having first dropped
their arms. They were then ironet
and placed in rows ON the deck unde
guard of marines. The bark wa
searched throughout and ample evi
|
tered pirates were placed in safe con
finement; prize crew, under lieu
tenant, was put on board, with order
for her to be got under way to accom-
pany the Punjaub; the dead of bot
vessels We're committed to the dee
and the wounded to the care of tn
surgeon and his assistants. Then cam
the work of liberating the slaves an
transferring them to the hold of tn
bark-a tedious and disgusting busi
ness, and dangerous withal, as man
Of the poor creatures were frantic fror
confinement and want of water, in
horrible state Of filth, and so infuriate
by their sufferings that they knew nc
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