Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-03-02

! taking any common refugees; these must
have held high rank in treason, and dou bt
less their lives were in imminent danger.
wondered what my own punishment
would be il caught in taking away such
persons.
No watch was set, and with the pros
pect OF being called early, all hands were
soon at rest excepting myself | restlessIy
watched, waited and listened all the long
night, but no passengers came, and,
without much regret and some relief, |
believed they had been caught before
| leaving the shore.
A BRIG ANXIOUS TO SAIL.
At daylight there was an uncertain land
breeze with very threatening clouds in
the nor-west and every appearance OF an
early change to a bad NORTH her. 1t was no
suitable chance to go to sea, and had no
idea of making any move; but in watch
| ing the signs and chances | saw an old
brig getting under headway The mas
ter Of her was friend of mine and, with
the ambition of youth, could not allow
him, in his slow old box, to go out and
leave our smart and much better equipped
craft behind.
Hence, much against my own judgment,
We got under WY. \ battling wind
moved US just beyond the inner shoals,
when strong wind from the north
struck in with rein. We worked ont ~
the bay all right, but not with case,
while the old brig behind us stubbornly
bounded away against wind and sea.
looked long to see my friend keen swav
and return to anchorage: but when we
Lost him !, the mist no waa still brave,v
struggiing onward tbrougb wave and
snrav
A. we cleared the eastern nont the
wind increased and tho storm hecame
thick and unite severe-hlouing directly
onto a lee shore We DRAGGED mn bv
Cardenas and in the aarkness along to
leeward of Cav Sal into the Ssn,areen
channel without seein, ANYTHING tn
guide Ms The next dav the wind drew
oround into r.gn,ar trodes ond hecoms
very fine We made good time to New
York There we discharped promntIv
Ioaded agaip ouickIy and were soon off
| for Soutb America without hearing any-
thing from my frieud or bis old brio
From this second voyaee we returned to
phi,sdelnhia the newt summer and while
there n ,entleman called ON hoard md
asked i, were Cantain Richardson,
had no tbouphtthat he vaa - detective
and did NOT deny who vas He said ne
called to inouire something ahont tha
no Recommendation, hr,n.,bf rom, Cut,o :,
Ney yor, ta., winter ,,.,...r- t,.f,r..
Y, Iued q clear conscience md cle,n hand.
90 nu.,h ~ did Mt that rpoment
TINE voi.tp-EF- P4..t%s.t.ps
,ord him nil =ahent Tho nassanger.
tLat ". did not hrfpz,.=af ,n4 -prica
agreed un,n.apa =hav Zhad watched All
ri,t, : ,r tnai- ro,,f,5=, H. svfdoutI,,
h.Ii.y,d thnt Ea4 told tha truth lint
exclaimed tina, he would be re1uirei T.,
,r,ve to mi. ,n,lnvars tha4 w.. hrou,nt
az, ,,,..o,,,,.r. .r41a.o,4,,= NUT. stt,1
an ,,ord Cam Goarf,. W E.to, ~,
Deer l.,c Who is nos. n,astrr nf thr
.faa,.er .,u,,bn5rd,, of y,,rr
rha so,,,A steward vvas al.a am Lnard
Tho det.ctivstsl v,ththao, and th.u
fool, tho names md addrsssa. of .u.b
or her members of our former Grey - zee
,vere obIe to rfva him r. q Inbn4nu
of Deer Isle mad heen tn. second mat.
and - brother If hi. before fine must
Hence if was easy ia find many witnes.e,
tonrove Tint w. had bropont mo- one
secretly from Cuba.
Valentine officer was about Ieaviug /
asked what the name. aud rank Of the
escsn.d rehals were "Rehel-n, .sid ne
.,Did Won think thy we're only honest
raba,so, said nm understood tbev
+ we're men in some nolitirsl troublp He