The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-09
THE INDIAN FIGHTER FINDS
HIMSELF ABOARD SHIP


from Their persons So they reserted to
the liquor and through that ana lamp ~,
| bell suppose. went on board. At al
event the firing OF the morning gun at
Fort Wayne walked me. I found my
self roosting like a swallow, swing
ing In a hammock under deck; guess.
| ed what had happened. I felt as Wen
ns looked pretty much like the fellow
that took Alecix McDonaid's turnbler.
walked UP SOBER
The news came that the British were
about to force their way by Fort ~
bee. They weighed anchor. took some
| soldiers from yellow Barracks and tor'
Wayne and put of down the river. Ine
soldiers were put on shore at sncn
places as they were neeaed. ns
Jspervier was commanded by Captain
Downs. who had been with Commodore
Porte Valparaiso and he had after
| that commanded the Essex. The other
| officers ON board that I became ac-
uuainted with were Lieutenants Snu
brick and stevens. The Epervier crown
! "a sail and put to sea as I thought. !
| seated myself on gun In the stern OF
the ship--sorne called 1t the stern
| cha ser> and others called 1t me Long
Tom. But. SO It was, sat on ina.
gun and watched the land rage away
until IL looked about as pArrow as
| the little blue stripe had In a~vess
nj home. 1t was not long before some
| fellow sung out from the top "A sail In
sight" The Epervier soon tackled ano
put into Savannahs The sail that was
seen was said to be a part OF the Brit
| ysh sauadron under command of Al.
n,Arai Cogburn or Cockrain, Forge,
which. had been few days on board
ana was extremely tired OF a seaman
life. s.c
By THIS time news Of peace nac
reached Savannah. I asked permission
| ~ tba cantain TO go ashore and visit
INV friends at Camp Covington when
he refused. The sioop was lying no'
more than Atty yards from shore. ana
| I had not been on board long enougn
Ito lose nay action or gain the sailor
rock and IL 30 happened that the cap
tain ana Lieutenant shubrick went
/ ashore in the captains yawi,l ana the
| captains gig as II was called was iash
ed UP beside the mast.
watched my opportunity. took
| running start, Jumped upon the Lone
| Tom and from that jumped over the
| tjuiwarks into the river ana swan,
ashore. Those on the sloop followed
TO those on the shore to stop me, pu'
there happened TO be pile OF staVes
close by, and gathered one ard forced
nv way through their ranks. One Eel
low, to be smart, followed me on horse
back. I took him OF, mounted th'
| horse, rode him a few squares ana tneI
tied him TO a post. I then went int'
hotel kept by two iadies-Mary VIII
| Hams and Beck Blackstrap. They knew
1 me for 1t was at their house that
had laid out the best part of Tom Co
thron's hundred dollars. They dried
my clothes and that night I went x
Camp Covington and put up with on
William Rice, very good man-Wny
say he was a good mani was wiz
him several months In q militia camp
and he like Elijah Mosiey would pral
in the night and fight In the day,
called upon--ne was q good friend z
4 me then and he was In after years
but when rescued Henry Augustine
who was under guard for KILLING
George Croosshank, understood tina
Bifiy Rice became my enemy; but II NJ
Is living and as good as / think M
| was he mo doubt has forgiven me Ions
since. The last heard Of him he wal
a Methodist preacher in either Lowndei
or Autaugua county
I remained in camp until Gen. Wat
son could employ me iawyer--he EN-
ployed a Mr.. Pelote then started foi
Five Fathoms near Fort jackson.
hailed her and they then asked what
wanted. / told them. who was ant
they told me to come aboard like
had gone ashore; the weather was cole
but took the water and reached thu
y vessel.
The captain asked me why had act
ed SO. I told him that I was drunl
when / shipped and I had asked NJ!
permission to go on shore and he hAt
refused me the privilege and that
wished to see my friends before left
for it was already understood that 1
peace was made with Great Britain
that the Epervier was to go up thu
Mediterranean with feet under Com
modore Decatur.
was let of and in few hours tw'
persons came alongside-one Of then
was Sheriff of Chatham county. John b
Norris. Norris was after that sheriff
OF Dallas county, and perhaps q mer
chant In Claiborne or Mobile. He serv
ed writ OF habeas corpus on the cap
tain. ] was taken back to the CITY.
knew no one to give as security for m.
appearance at court and OF course
was put in prison. There was one JohI
Scales. a man by the name OF Phelp
and Phillip Fitzpatrick. I shall recol
lect these three room mates OF mine al
long as live. Scales and Phelps wer,
charged with having sold beef to tn
British while they lay or Sunberry