The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-04-08

| bloody enough: for the stubborn Eng
lish stood we'll in the hard-hand play.
But those who escaped the deadly fire
Of the top-men, al only 10 be
riddled through by the long Yankee
pixies; so, avenged by their own hands.
the foremost OF the assailants died.
n the others gave back. The attack
was fooled. though the Renders ma
rines kept answering we'll the Ame-i
a fire. Then the English captain
already mo-taily wounded. but with
the tndomitable courage hat nothing
but death could conquer, cheering and
rallyins his men. himself sprang.
sword IN hand, into the RIGGING to
lead them on: and they followed him
with z will. At that instant 3 ball
from the Wasp's main-top crashed
through his skull. and. still cIenching
in his right hand the sword he had
shown he could wear so worthily.
with his face to the foe, he fell back
on his own deck dead. while above
him Yet fioated the flag for which
he had given his life. No Morse Vik-
ing, slain over shield, ever died better.
AS the British leader fell and his men
recoilec, Captain Blakeley passed the
word to board; with wild hurrahs the
boarders swarmed over the hammock
nettings, there vas a moments furious
struggle, the surviving British were
slain or driven below. and the cap
tain's clerk, the highest officer left,
surrendered the brig, at e:44, just
q minutes after the Reindeer had
fired the first gun and just Is after
the Wasp had responded"
The survivors Of the Reindeer were
removed from the shattered vessel:
she was then set on fire and in a few
hours blew up. The Wasp then made
SAIL TOR Franc .U-riNfrC n nrinr
july 5. The victorious vessel received
q royal welcome and the English pa
Ders complained that while 1.-The Brit
lsh were treated with contempt and
insult by the French, "the American
crew were hailed as victors. tapped
on the back, shaken by the hand, and
complncnted for their superior
prOWess."
Blakeley remained st LOrient, re-
fitting and repairing, and enjoying the
hospitality of his French admirers I'M
til August q. when he sailed again
Tor the English Channel. During the
first three days out he>made two valu-
/ prizes. September i he fell in
With q feet Of ten merchantmen con-
voyed by the Armada, "A. The WASP
hovered around waiting an opportun-
ity to strike, and though chased off
again and again always returned to the
pursuit. Finally she actually succeed
ed in cutting off and capturing a yes
sci loaded with guns and military
stores from Gibraltar bound for Eng
land.
At half past six Of the same evening
the Wasp made out four sail Yearly
at the same time. Blakeley at once
made chase for the most weatherlY Of
the -FOUR. though well aware that
more than one of them might prove
to be hostile cruisers, and they were
a! OF force. But the deter
mined Caro1inian," says Roosevelt.
was not one to be troubled by such
considerations" The chase. at I D. m.
began signalling with flags, lanterns.
rockets, and guns, but the Wash paid
no attention to them and continued
steadily approaching. At 800 Blake
ley came within hail and ordered the
other vessel to heave to. She OF course
refused and Blakeley opened fire,
which was promptly returned.
The darkness was 50 intense tina.
nelther vessel could make out what
the other was; and though the men
on board the Wasp did not know the
name OF their enemy. they could see
through the smoke and gloom Of the
night. as her black hull s,rged
through the water, that she was =
large brig; and aloft. against the skv.
the sailors could be discerned, clust-
er1ns In the tops" The two shins
were SO close together that the only
man on board the Wasp who was
wounded was hit by a wad. In spite
or the darkness the fire Of the Ameri-
cans was so %ccura that after thirtv-
one minutes Of fighting the enarnv,s
ire was silcnced. Plakeley called to
know If h had surrendered, and re-
celEihg no reply ~Te-opeEed his fire.
a few minutes later ne hailed ha~
again. and this time received fhe an
s"er that she had struck. THE guns
We're then ordered to be secured saws
biakeieys official report. and the
boats lowered to take possession. Tn
the act Of lowering the boat. a second
orig Was discovered, a little distance
astern and standing for Us. Sent the
crew 70 their quarters. prepared every
thing for another action. and awaited
ms coming up; at So minutes after IA
discovered two more sails astern and