The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-11-17

captain rubbed his hands.
Sizes making for shoal water. NJ,
wharton and we shall have 10 cut he
out SIR. She's a footy little brig, but
should have thought q fore-and-afte
would have been more handy"
~ was a mutiny. sir"
"Ah, indeed"
Yes sir. heard Of IL ut Manila,
paa business, sir. Captain and tw,
mates murdered. This Hudson. o,
nary Hudson. as they call him, led In,
mutiny. He's a Londoner, sir, but a,
cruel IA villain as yer walked"
That's Hairy Hudson on the aft.r
rail. sir"
The low, impcrtinent ~blackguard,
Hell play some other antics before we
are done with him. Could YOU reach
him with the long eighteen. Mr..
Smeaton?"
sir" ~
The brig waved as they spoke. and as
she came round a squirt OF smoke
whifed out from her quarter. 1t was
a pure piece Of bravado, for the gun
could scarcely carry half way. Then
win "A Jaunty swing the little shin
came INTO wind again and shot round
. fresh curve of the winding channel.
The waters shoaling rapidly, SIR"
reported the second lieutenant.
There's six fathoms by the chart
-Four by the lead. sir"
when we clear this point we shall
see how we lie. Ha! l thought as
much! Lay her TO, Mr.. Wharton.
Now we nave got her at our mercy"
The frigate was quite out of sight of
tne sea now at the head of this river
J estuary. AS she came round the
curve. the two shores were seen to con-
verge at a point about a mile distant.
IN the angle, as near shore as she could
get, the brig was lying with her broad
SIDE towards her pursuer and a wisp OF
black cloth streaming from her mizzen.
The lear lieutenant, who had reap
upon deck with a cutlass
strapped to his side and two pistols
rammcd into his belt. peered c~uriouslv
at the ensign.
is it the jolly Roger, sir?, he asked.
But the captain was furious. ..He NAV
hang where his breeches are hanging
before have done with him." said he.
What boats will you want, Mr.. Whar-
We should do it with the launch and
he jolly boat"
Take four and make a clean job of
t. Pipe away the crews at once and
III work her in and help you with the
ong e~ighteens."
With IA rattle Of ropes and a creaking
4 blocks the four boats splashed into
he water. Their crews clustered
hickly into them, barcfooted sailors.
told marines, laughing middies. and
n the sheets of each the senior officers
With their stern schoolmaster faces.
he captain, his elbows on the binna-
lie, still watched the distant brig. Her
rev were tricing up the boarding net
ing dragging round the starboard
uns, knocking new portfolios for them,
nd making every other preparation
Or a desperate resistance. In the thick
! IT all a huge man. bearded to the
yes. with a red nightcap upon his
cad, was straining and STOPPING and
The captain watched him
18th a sour smile and then. swapping
p his glass. he turned upon his heel.
or an instant he stood staring.
Call back the boats he cried, in his
ain, creaking voice. CLEAR away for
there. Cast loose those main {
guns. Brace back the yards, Mr..
n~eaton, and stand by TO go about {
hen she has weigh enough" ,
Round the curve OF the estuary was
ming a huge vessel. The great yell
W bowsprit and white winged figure 9
lad were jutting out from the cluster c
palm trees, while high above them
wered three immense masts with the c
i-color flag floating superbly from the
izzen. Round She came, the deep I
ne water Dreaming undcr her fore. v
OF, until her long, curving black side. &
r line Of shining copper breath and I
snow-white hammocks above. and "
e thick clusters Of men who peered |,
er her bulwarks, were all in full d
Her lower yards were slung. her a
triced up and her guns run out b
ready for action. Lying behind one r.
the promontories of the island the
,kout men of the Gloirc upon the c;
ore had seer the cul-de-sac into IL
itch the British frigate had headed.
that Capt de Milon had served the Ii
da as Capt johnson had the Slap
~ Sal. I
But the splendid discipline Of the
itish service was at its best in such a hi
The boats flew back. their u
clustered aboard, they were &C
ung up at the davits. and the fall
res made fast. Hammocks were cl
'ught up and slowed. bulkheads sent 81
vn, ports and magazines opened, the re
IS put out in the galley and the IN
inns beat to quarters. Swarms of al
n set the headsails and brought the "
rate round, while the gun crews III
off their jackets and shirts, Ca
their belts and ran out their or
htcen-pounders, pecring through The DR.
n portfolios at the stately French tn
n. The wind was very light Hard SIX
ripple showed itself upon the clear Oh
e water, but the sails blew gently fr'
as the breeze came over the wooded
ks. The Frenchman had gone he
ut also and both ships were now sh
linp sloxvlv fcr tha son ccJ.~ 49, Sn