Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-19

Ios lew minutes, painting cur way and
gesficEiatspx i.errniy, and there v<s moes
ouies afsari sfter that =
~ tod ,ou before, three q Dc ~
crew escaret infant death by running aIofs,
where they we're Tor tbs tims forgotten.
They went ss higf, = ta<S eseld g. ard 7
Generated themselves a well - possible
They dared not sbdpn = ~ Mt eley In
pioresi . by eessurss& t$Hes5s4 81 -siie.
After Tire harangre. 09 1rk9of thich they
s-erned TO understand. they motionrd Us that
the blacks znpposed the lark to be loaded
with slaves, also, ard that we would be
attacked in an effort 70 set them free. They
sbo gave u ~ understand that tho negroes
had score II r1usk~tz, and knew how % us
them, and ire could easily understand that .
sharp cusiazs In the haneis u despersts
black would f~ . wicked weapon
-Dosn with you, lads, And prepare 10 ds
fend the ship with your Eves,f called our
captain, and every ma.s responded with will
inssnsss.
A. It'd you. we had no firearms of any
consequence. Everything which could b
used Ms . Eisx.ie or . weapon was speedily
gathered, ard every u,ensil in which water
could o~ heated was placed On the stove tn
the cooks galley. We opened tho midship
patches AMI broke out Of the eargo . ios Of
Engikh pressed brick. which had been or
dsrsd by . contractor at The Cape. They
weighed about i've pounds each, ard No piled
% 800 or mere st different points ON the
Gock Ws wore still landing the bricks ~hso
the blacks suajsnly rsms0hsrsd the three
sailors la the rigging Of the brig. and sghs
90 ten started alofs after them We we're
afnazes. at the circumstance, hut there wa1
no sra on, tho fellows were probably expers
forest climber. ard there was nothing %
very wonderful 10 their going sIoft The
ssilors called cut 70 our captain for Gods
sake 10 come 10 their rsiIsf, and be answered
thsfa that our own pOaition was ~ full Of
peril that be did not dare srnd of . boat
The biarxs were very agile fellows, and a.
.hsy drew near the sailors Ne saw that the
latter eers preparing 10 hap into the sea.
The lIea ~as appalling, not only on account
II lie great height, bus thoss wicked dorsal
fns we're cutting the water all about The
slave ahip in . way to make ~ SILVER The
moment finally came shsn tho first sailor
dropped from tbs end Of yard, and hs was
st~sdiiy followed by bis companions Each
struck the water with an awful splash. went
out Of SIGHT and nothing further was ssen Of
them II they were stunned BY the fail 20
much the better.
IL WAS shout soeiock In the afternoon when
t,ss blaeks made ready 70 attack "a The brig
hal three boats which they could get at, and
each boat was crowded with nen They had
mu.kets. cutlasses. cspstan bars, Delaying
pins, and other weapons, and while they were
making preparations they kept up Yelling
and whooping which would hhvo done credit
b. Indians. rhoss who were to remain aboard
- At fsl At.4 fty
cred us certain victims I don't think any
man Of Us felt what people call fear as we
saw the three boais leave the brig and pull
toward u.s. but We could Ia forgiven for doubt
ing whether We had the strength to beat them
on The boats kept together and it was evil
dent that they meant to board on tho same
side This was tho better for Us Our bricks
and other weapons were hastily moved. and
while va were at this work the captain stood
On the rail and shouted TO the blacks and
warned them To keep OF. In hopes some Of
them might understand English, he called out
our nationality and said We were their friends
and would help them back TO the coast. The
answer to this WAS . shot from a rnusket, and
the bullet whistlrd 80 close to the captains
head that he lost no time in getting off the
rail We saw then that W had got to fight,
and were a. ready - We could be when
they laid Us aboard Fortunately for US they
had no strategy about them, but the three
boats pullsd together for our bows and hooked
on In crowd. The bark had very high bull
warks, and the blacks, who were armed with
musxets. could do Us no damage. We bad
but one point To defend and a score 81 brick
bats and couple Of pals Of hot water took
tn. sand out Of the crowd pretty quick. In
thr-s minutes after getting under our bows,
they realized that they hal cut out larger
Job than they could manage. and they were
we'll ~'-led set AZ they let go AMI pulled back
to the brig
Three ffths OF the crowd had been left on
board. and tho failure Of tho nttacs was
greeted with such yells as mortal man never
heard before The boats were not hauled up
at all anil tho ipaaten blacks were no sooner
got aboard the brig than a terrific fight took
place, which did not stop until twenty five or
thirty people had been knocked on the hend
and flung over To tho sharks An hour before
shutdown the bonts -ere fllled with III II again
to attack us. but there was great j1bhering
and ges,icu-ting, and tho plan was ahanL-
oned. Just at .unAown the calm was broken,
though the hroeze which reached u. was a
light one. Tic captain weighed all the cir
cumstanccs in IFS mind, no doubt, and he
cane to the conclusion that it Was the best
wsy for us 10 continue our journey and hope
to fall in with a cruiser The blacks set up
bowls Of Vengeance a. We made sail. and that
We could not have made friends with them
was proved 10y the fire u musSets which they
kept up uutil We were out Of hearing The
brig turning round and round on her
heel when we last saw her, and some Of the
blacks were nlott trying to looS'n the sails.
Thirty hours later we met II NJ $ Defiance.
arh gave her captain the briggs bearings. but
1t was full year before learned any further
particular. Aiter cruise 81 n week the Dc
tianc- found the brig bottom up at s'a,
seventy FIVE miles from where we irft her,
with never sign VI u human being about
ber-Sev York sun