The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-08-18
BATTLE WITH PIRATES.
HOW the British Ship Pr~iaub Captured
the Crew of a SLAYER.

On lie WI ! n FRA ESs
How the British Ship Pr~iaub Captured
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. The
PunJaub steered close alongside the
bark, and, having grappled her, the
first lieutenant, with wo-thirds of the
seamen and marines, boarded. On
reaching her decks they met with de-
termined opposition from about as
fierce 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 thew
fought in vain. No men ever yet could
stand against British sailors at sea.
The Lascars emulated the valor of their
shlpmates, and as for the men of the
Bombay Marine battalion, thew were
Sepoys-that is as much as to saw thew
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 wolfish
terocity with which they struggled,
the motley crew of tn 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
week. 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 fac,
when signal from Captain Dallas
warned him not to do so, but to getshie
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 thew did so
the crli Ca1, IuaG coct 1ooeo f,,o,,, L.. - .
ponent, and yawing, so as to get
chance with her long gun, rallod the
nearest from stern to stern with crane.
Great was the slaughter, and greater
still the CONSERVATION, especially, when
the 1ii@vers 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
a guard of marines. The bark was
S0etiShSu bHtOllS uOuU anu 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 liberating 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
horrible state of filth, and so Infatuated
by their sufferings that they knew not
friend from foe.- Chambers Journal.