The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-02

up tie bay. This in itself was no. an
unusual sight. Many vessels Curing
tie course of a year arrived at or de-
PARED from the chief city of tie Amer
lean continent. Not 50 many small
traGers or ~coasting vessels or ponder
u East Indiamen. perhaps. as in the
busy times of peace before tie war be-
gan. but their place was taken by pri-
vateers and their prizes. or a ship from
France. bringing large consignments OF
war material from the famous house OF
Rodrigo HortaleZ & Co. of which the
versatile and ingenious NJ. de Beau
marchais was the deus ex machina
and once in awhile one of tie few
ships of war of the Continental nav,
or some OF tie galleys or gunboqt-
LoA4A-Oaorc HazeIwood's Pennsylvania
state defense feet. But the approach
ing ship was evidently neither a phi
vateer nor Il vessel of war; neither did
sic present the appearance of a peace
full merchantmen.
There was something curious and
noteworthy in her aspect which excit-
tu Tic dittltIOI VI thC pull Ndl0tD,
and then of tie lounsers along Front
street and the wharfs. AMI speedily
communicated itself to the citizens Of
lie town, so that they began to hasten
Gown to the river in the cold of the late
afternoon. Finally no less a person
,han the military commander of the
city himself appeared. followed by one
or two aiGs and attended by various
bewigged and beruffie1 gentlemen of
condition and substance. among whose
Emery the black coat of Il clergyman
and the sober attire of many of the
thrifty Quakers Were conspicuous.
Here and there tie crowd was light
ned by tie uniform of u militiaman or
home guard or the faded buff and blue
Of some invalid or wounded Continen-
tai. In the doorways of some of tie
spacious residences facing the river
many of the fair danes for which
Philadelphia was justly famous noted
eagerly the approaching ship. As she
anne slowly up against the ebb tide il
vas seen that her bulwarks had been
tut away: all Ler boats but ore APP
reared TO be lost; her miZzen topgallant
uiast vas gone; several great patches
in her sails also attracted attention.
There. too. was a ~fieldpiece mounted
md dashed on the quarter deck as Il
stern chaGer. The fore royal was furl-
ed. and two flags were hanging Imply
from tie masthead, the light breeze
from time to time flutterin1>,a em Il lit
lie. but not sufficiently to disclose what
they wese until just opposite High
street. where she dropped her only re-
naming anchor. when Il sudden gust of
wind lifted the two flags before tie
anxious spectators. who saw that II
was Il British and the other their own
ensign. AS soon as the eager watch
ers grasped the fact that the red cross
of ST. George was beneath the stars
and stripes they broke into spontane-
Gus cheers of rejoicing. Immediately
after the field gun on the quarter deck
was fired. and the report revcr5eratcd
over TIE water and across the island on
TIE one side and through the streets of
the town on the other with sufficient
volume TO call every belated and idle
citizen to tie river front at once.
Immediately after a small boat was
dropped into the water and manned
by four stout ame into which two
officers rapidly descended-one in the
uniform Of a soldier and the ether in
naval attire. When they reached the
wharf at the foot of High street they
found themselves confronted by an eX-
cited, shouting mass of anxious men,
eager 10 hear the news they were
without doubt bringing.
Its Lieutenant Seymour cried
one.
"Yes, he went of In the Ranger
about two weeks ago." answered an
other.
80 he did. l wonder where the
Ranger is now"
WHO is the one next to him." said q
third.
That's tie young Continental from
General WasLington's staff who went
with him." answered a fourth voice.
Back. gentlemen. back!'
'Way for the general commanding
the town.
Here. e don't crowd this way
on tie honorable committee of con.
gress.' cried one and another. as a
stout, burly, red faced. honest. genial
locking man. whose uniform of q gen
eral officer could not disguise his plain
farLaer-like appearance. attended by
two or three staff officers and followed
by several white wigged gentlemen of
great dignity. the rich attire and the
evident respect in which they Were
held proclailning tLem the committee
of congress. slowly forced their way
through the crowd.
"Now. sirs." cried the general officer
to the two men who had stepped out
On tie wharf. what ship is that? We
are prepared for good news. seeing
those two flags, and the Lord knows
we need it,"
That is TIE transport Mellish, sir; a
prize of the American Continental ship
RANGER. Captain John Paul Jones'"