New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-22
that far. While he could have no

that far. While he could have no
doubt Of our ability to clean out the
.scoundrelly gang, he realized that a
hundred determined fellows dumped
upon our decks with pistols and cut
lasses meant death and wounds to
some OF our crew. Just as the dbows
separated our ports were kno<sed
open, the guns run out, and the next
moment we We're giving it to them hot
and heavy. The fellows could not
have been more surprised had the
sea suddenly opened to swallow
them up. Each OF the dhows
had couple OF cannon on
deck, but there was no thought OF
using them. The knowledge that
they had caught q Tartar seemed to
Gnnerve them, and ne first dhow had
gone down before either of the other
two seemed to think OF escape. Then
it was too late. Our shot went right
through them and left terrible gaps
for the sea to pour in. and IN just
seven minutes by the watch from the
firing gun we got the order to cease
firing
Zone dhow was at the bottom, the
second with her rail awash, and
the third was on her beam end and
slowly turning turtle. The survivors
OF our cannonade were floating about
on pieces of the wreckaga, but by the
time we had lowered our boats and
picked up seven the rest had been
pulled under by the sharks, which
came to the feast in O. great school.
tHocn
talns of the two chows. Seven worse
looking villains than those we picked
up were never seen in or out ofprison
They were a defiant lot, too. Having
recovered from their shock ofsurprise,
and compromising that trick had
been played on them, they fought us
even as we rescued them from the
sharks. No matter how bad a gara
you get q hold of, on sea or land,
some one of them will be ready to
turn nose to save his neck 1t was
som this case. Six OF them refused to
answer q question concerning the
American brig, but the seventh was
willing to tell all it it would save him
from the yard-arm. He said that ev-
cry one of the crew had been made
tS"Sy will oliio Vic UllS was ClISI
lying IN the bay spoken OF. They were
intending to plumber, dlsmantle and
scuttle her, but had not yet begun the
work. having espied the Spitfre and
come out to investigate her. He gave
the number Of men aboard the three
dhows at no.
''In those days the Captain OF one
OF her Majesty's vessels on ioleign
station, or l might say on barbar
GUS coast, had things much in his
own way. Breakfast was only over
when our Captain ordered whips at
the yardArms, and informed the
six pirates that their time had
come. Not a man OF them even
changed countenance, while each ut
tered the word 'kismet'-it is fate
Each man went to his death as calm.
~ as if it was an every day affair, and
the informer gazed upon spectacle
with as little concern as you please.
When the necks OF the six were well
stretched the bodies were lowered and
sent to the sharks. Then we spruced
up a bit, headed in Tor bay, and by
mid afternoon were alongside the brig
She was anchored within pistol shot
OF the shore, and nine or ten villain
Gus Arabs made thsi. escape from her
before we had come up.
THE sights aboard that briggs have
always haunted me. There were
stains of blood all over the decks,
proving that the crew had fought a
gallant fight. and In cabin were the
CORY heads of two of the sail
ors. At the foot OF the compan-
ion was a bloody hand, and near the
scuttle butt was another. / believe
three or four OF the briggs crew surren.
dered, and were deliberately tortured
to death. Our captain had agreed to
spare the informer's life. We put a
crew aboard the brig to sail her out,
and when ready to go the Arab was
ordered overheard. It was only a
fair swim to shore, and he did not
need to be told twice. He made adive
off the rail, came up like duck, and
then headed for the beach with an
easy stroke. He had gone about fifty
yards when dozen Of our crew called
out in chorus. We saw two or three
black fins cutting the water, a gIeam
OF white at the surface and the swim.
mer was gone
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