Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-02-27

vas seen hat she meant 70 lay Is
| aboard consultation vas held in the
cabin as to what shoaId b. done A de-
cisiOn was reached very quickly She
could sail two feet 10 cur one. and il "a.
plain that she could ooard Is whether
NE consented or not There was some
talk OF getting up the arms. bat this
was only among the men forward The
head Of the brig was brought 70 the
wind. and as darkness came stealing
down over the sea the dhOw came Gid.
ing toward rs like \ serpent approach
ing its prey
Prom the first appea rance % the dhos
! had no doubt that she meant - evil
! was ready 20 do my full share toward
/ heating her Of. but when I was told that
there would be no resistance. and when
in piseol-shOt % us. entered the fore-
castle. and from thence b. means % a
sliding door in the buikhead. passed in
Ia the hold We were ru-k-haliassed.
and in the hold were score o. more 81
empty crates and boxes- I selected one
of these a. place q refuge. having a
| plenty Of matches 70 enable me- 70 So
my way through the darkness. bet
waited n while 70 see what would hap
/ pen above heard a hail froui The
dh0~. another from above. and then a
shock As the stranger cauae aiou--isie
In moment. As knew by she tramp
/ ing overhead. ws had been boarded By
large gang Two 90 thee pistols wer~
/ fred. there vas shouting ami running
and after few minutes I made certain
| that she Algerine had taken possession
Men began To rummage the brig. AMI
a. one Of the hatehes was palled OF 1
retreatsd u the hiding place I had
selected Thrpe or four men came down
with a lantern ~ examine the hold. and
heard them cHrsing away in the
Moorish tongue because they found nc
cargo
IL was now evening. and the winS
had died entirely out cr-pt out Of
the box and stood under the main
hatch and As the cover Eas partly Of
could plainly hear what was going on.
although could nos understand what
Nas said A. heard nothing frum any
Of our crew. concluded that they were
either prisoners in the cabin ~ had
been transferred To the dhow- Up To
midnight the vessels lag side by side.
the Dap OF their sails proving a dead
calm. but soon after that a breeze >prang
up and ne we're soon forging slowly
ahead | heard them haiIing from one
craft t0 another. and I would have
given great deal to have been able 20
understand the tongue IL was my idea
that they were going tn run the brig
over 70 the Moorish coast As prize and
that the crew would be sent into the in
terror as caPtives aRd slaves. This had
been the fate Of more than one crew
shiPwrecked on that inhospisahIe shore.
AMI ~ the very time France hal a nan
of-wzr on the coast ami vas demanding
the release Of fifteen sailors known to
De held IN captivity
The wind not only held light during
the remainder of the night. but came
from the east and thus headed u Of
sat on the hard ballast under the hatch.
wondering and planning, bat arriving
AZ no conclusion IL Was fair To presume
that had not been missed a. No searrh
N1s made for me; but this was listla
comfort IL the brig was taken into
some bay on the coast she would be thor
Oughly searched AMI | EOaId h.s dragged
out It would be- only two or three DAYS
at the lOngess before hunger and thirst
would drive me cut
Daylight was not half an hour old be-
fore heard an alarm on deck. ami il
might have been another thirty minutes
wien the boom of q cannon proved that
are had signal tO heaye to- The brig
VAS brought head To the wind. amid a
great elamor Of voices on deck. and then
every thing was quiet I now made nv
way across the ballast To the sliding
door. opened It little 10 find the FORE
castle deserted and NJ once passed
through Not hearing any one inaue-
diztsly above me. assembled the ladder
and got 4 look along the decks Just A. a
French naval officer came Over the rail
| sprang up the ladder AMI rushed aft
with such 4 speed that no one saw me-
Until / WAS AZ the officers side
Lying Of to wfndxard was 4 big
French frisase, and alongside was one
OF her boats Hanging in the wind.
half mile distant. was the dhox. with
another of the frigate's boats Just boari-
ing On cur decks were thirteen Noors
-swarthY. ragged and showing the vii
lain IN every movement The fellow in
command was Just opening his mouth to
make explanations 10 the officer when I
came upon the scene and shouted
Lieutenant, that dhOw yonder is 4
cursed pirate, and she captured Us At
dark last night
Explain" he replied As he looked
me over with curious eye.
briefly told him who and what We
WERE and the actions of the Moor, ecr-
roborzted my story lie called fos.r u,.-
rlnes aboard and sent the boat hack with
message The frigate had drifred
down little near and some Of her guns
had been cast loose This was lucky.
a. all of I sudden the dhox spread her
wings 20 sail away. We saw the frfrate-s
boat sent atrift. and afrerwar,i learned
that the boarding officer was cast neck
and heels over the rail To take care of
himself IL was = desperate resolve.
with the dhOw. and il might have <sI..-
ees.isd AZ longer range Asit Was she
had not moved 4 hundred yards when
boom, boom. went the guns. and We
saw the sPIinters fly She az once
lufed up and let every thing 90. and
another boats crew was soon alongside.
Every thing Was sopn made plain "a
the Frenchman- When the Ghow
boarded Us her k0t-headst crew were
ripe for killing. and without the
slightest prOvocatiOn Shields was shot
through the head Harper protested.
ant shared the same fate. while one Of