The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

The Boston proceeded. eneognterirS
much heavy weather. BY the bursting OF
tenants, leg ~as broken. Ampatatlcr
was resorted TO. but in vain, for in less
than two weeks Mr.. Barron died after
great suffering. and was buried AT sea
with the usual ceremonies
On the 9Th of April Capt. fuckers task
vas accomplished. his orders had been
carried on, and Mr.. Adams was safe on
the soil OF France. Capt Tucker his crew
AMI ship. we're iionixed by the French dur
ing the two months re remained III Ror-
deaux awaiting orders. repairing his ship
and recruiting his crew. June s. he went
10 sea again. In company with large
feet. among whieh was brig commanded
BY Capt Paul Jones On this return trip
the brigs John and Rebecca, Britannia
and Elizabeth were captured. On the i5;n
OF October he reached Portsmouth in
safety.
During the following summer Tucker
rendered great services 20 the struggling
colonies Numerous vessels some Of them
armed, were captured. In l57s a supply OF
clothing for the American army was pur-
chased In Holland and 70 avoid capture
was shipped 10 St. Eustatia. Here il was
reshipped 10 this country. Capt. Tucker
with the Boston and Capt. Harding in the
Confederacy. thirty-two. were sent 10
meet and protect the feet bearing the sup
British frigases.
The patriot war vessels arrived Just in
time. The two American captains pre-
pared to attack the Englishmen, but they
sailed away and left the feet to be safely
escorted to America
The commander OF the English frigate
was court-martiaied on the charge of cow
ardice and escaped disgrace on the plea
that his men refused to fight. Very likely
this was fact. The English captain at
once made elaborate preparation 10 go out
and find Tucker and give him sound
whipping He put his ship into the pink
OF condition and picked crew of men.
Naval Ruse.
He soon found Tucker. who az once
recognized his adversarys ship. while he
himself was not known by the English
man. Tucker hoisted English colors,
quietly and ra1Idly prepared for a fight
and swiftly sailed toward the enemy.
As he came within speaking distance.
the Englishman hailed him. What ship
Is that?"
Capt. Gordon's," said Tucker; for a
ship moulded like the Boston was COM
manded by the English Captain Gordon.
Where are You from?''
From New York. four days out" re-
piled Tucker. II am after the frigate Bos-
ton. / mean to take that rebel Tucker and
carry him in, dead or alive, to New
York"
Have you seen him?"
Well" said Tucker, II have heard Of
him. They say he is a hard customer
All this time he had been getting his
ship into such position as to take the
English friga,e Up to this time he had
not been suspected. but at this moment
man in the Englishman's maintop recog-
nized Tucker on the deck and cried out:
That's Tucker. Well have hill smell
Directly"
Seeing that he was discovered. Tucker
roared to his men. Down with that Eng
1ish flag. Up with the American" Then
to the English captain: II am done talk
Ug! This is the Boston. I am Samuel
Tucker. but no rebel. Strike your flag or
I fire." Resistance meant destruction,
and the English flag came down without
a shot.
When Tucker boarded his prize he was
astcnished at the size of the prisoners
So stout and heavy-built were they that
his irons were too small for them He
had intended at first to grapple the enemy
and board, but seeing such a numerous
body OF marines he suspected the enemy's
plan and changed his tactics. There were
100 OF these picked boarders and they
would probably have swept the Bostons
crew from the deck II they had had the
chance to do so. President Adams speaks
Of this vessel, the Pole. as lone OF the
finest frigaies In any service"
Her captain wept when he came on
board to find himself so easily taken by
force inferior to his own. The plea Of
mutiny, manifestly, could not be used this
time. and 1t Is said his next court-martial
resulted in disgrace. The Pole was sold
for fl0S,ooo. exclusive of her coal and pro-
visions.
This capture was followed by wonder
fully successful cruise in company with
the Deape. Their prisoners included many
military and naval officers OF high rank
and such prizes Is the sloop -of-war Thorn.
the 2o-gun ship Earl of Glencairn and the
armed packet Lord Sandwich. The list OF
goods. wet and dry, taken in these vessels
is a lengthy one. Among other things. a
press. type. paper and a printer for coun-
terfeiiing Continental money were cap
tured.
Capt. fuckers Parole.
Capt. Tucker next year took command
a. the Thorn. and in her achieved some OF
his most brilliant deeds.
fuckers next services were at the siege
of Charleston, s. c.. under Commodore
Whpple. This siege lasted 50 days. Four