Decatur Eagle, Volume 1, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1857 — Page 1

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Piles of white cavass rose above the dark 1 hulls that loomed dimly beneath them; i and the surface of the sea seemed one vast expanse of snowy pyramids. Leav- ! ing the squadron to make the best of their i way, the reader must imagine himself upon the quarter deck of the little brig, upi on whose capture they were all so eagerly bent. A single glance at her arrangements I and those who conducted them, would be- ' i speak her a privateer: —■» n I gouu Ivokir-.'J O'llnw. who luitl down the .trumpet, and taken up the spy 1 glass, attired in uniform, the brig might be easily inistaken for a national vessel. I She differs from no one in any other parI ticular. Six beautiful long guns protrude I from either side, while a heavier one revolves in a circle, amidships.— The deck tell tales of holy stone and sand and the neatness everywhere apparent ; indicates the reign of dccipline. A row of bright boarding pikes are confined to ; the main boom Iby gaskets of white line, while a quantity of cutlasses and bai'.lel i axes glitter in (he beckets that are fixed i purposely for their reception in the inter- | mediate, spaces of the battery. Racks of round shot frown from beneath each gun carriage, and boxes of grape and canister,. with an attendant match-tub, arc arranged at regular intervals along the deck. — j Every belaying-pin ii bright, and the brass work of the wheel and binnacles i show in elegant and rich contrast v fi i the mahogany of which they are constructed. And mark the giy healthy frontispieces of the sturdily tars who line their decks' —a noble set of fellows, seamen as well as . officers. Observe that veteran; how re-' spectfully be touched his hat, as the com-' mander ascended from the cabin, and ! what an elegant looking roan is Captain ■ Buntline—so tali, and yet, so graceful— I so majestic, and yet so preposessing. 1 like those black whiskers; they set of »Lis complexion to admiration, liis counte-j nance, it is true, is somewhat stern, but it is not a repulsive expression; it savors moreoi dignity; ami tnc jet black eye!— mark how it flashes, as lie sends his gaze aloft, to ascertain if ali there is right.— Seel he is addre r --Ing'the young man ! with the glass, who is Li.s first lieutenant, i and, at present, officer of the deck. He j smiles; did you ever see a man’s counten- . ance undergo so complete a change? Ail i |hat sternness has vanished, and his feaj turns are beautifully animated. I ‘Do we leave them Mr. Tunnel? Tiiose i rearmost ships appear to be Lull down-’ ‘Yes, sir, they are poor sailors,’ answered the lieutenant; ‘but there’s a brig among them that has been overhauling us since .sunrise. The fellow moves along |.tike a witch. I’ve been watching him for l the last hour, ami have seen him pass i every vessel in the squadron; another ■ hour, and the varmint wili be pitching his cold iron into us.’ : ‘Let him conje on’.’rejoined the com- : mander, eyeing the object of the colloquy through the telescope, ‘tve would match i with two of them; but you are correct; the villain is coming down, wing-and-wing, and gaining each moment upon us. He must be humgry for a fight.’ ‘Yes,’ rejoined the other, ‘I expect her skipper has been reading the Life of Nelson,’ and feels an inclination to im- ! morlalize himself. He’ll be less eager, ' however, before we get through with him.’ 'I didn’t think that there was any-1 i thing in his majesty’s service that could! ' show the j ver her stern before,’ re-1 marked Captain Buntline. •Our copper wants cleaning,’ rejoined the’ lieutenant, ‘and our sails are old,, and bold no more wind 'han so much bobbinet, besides, sir. 1 think that fidlew is Baltimore built—some slaver' ! they’ve caught on the coast of Guinnca- . | or, perhaps, some unfortunate devil of a i privateer: those ten-gun channel-gropers J don’t run the line of the reel at that rate ■ in such n cats-paw as that.’ j ’Here, Bobstr',said the e mmander ! to an old quarter-master, ‘take the glass, i and see what you can make of that fellow. The veteran divested his mouth of a huge chew of tobacco, and hitched u; his , tiowsers, commenced scanning the Englishman, with an eye proverbial for its acuteness aud experience.’ ‘That ’ars is a inob-towner as the ' lieutenant says and coming down with ■ i big bon'' in her mouth, too., ‘Why are you positive about her be-: ing a Baltimore built, Bobslay?’ asked the commander. ‘Because; sir,’ answered thetvr, ‘there’s ; i no end to the sticks them fello vs put in their craft; and besides, if ye’ll observe, she hain’t half the bi .m of then ten-gun tubs; her yards are squarer, too and she’s no reach to her sails.’ ‘Your observations are conclusive, Bobstay, ’ said the comm mder; ‘b’.. t can we serve her out, think Vi u?, The old tar smiled at the quettion, and replenishing his mouth with an inch or two of pigtail, replied--‘Ay, sir two such fellows, and two more 1 in thirty minutes afterwards.’ ,

— - ~~—-' - “Our Country’s Good shall ever be our Aira-Willing to Praise and not afraid to Blame.”

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‘Go te your duty,’ said the commander, good liumoredly; 'you’ve turned boaster in your old days.’ At meridian, the English brig was some six or.seven miles in advance of the headmost ship of the squadron, and not more than two in the reat of the chase.— ‘ Although Captain Buntline had deterI mined on fighting her, he'still continued ' under a press of sail, for the purpose of [drawing his adversary at such a distance 1 fe-crrrrTHT I?. aTny, ma ’4v yrvv 'Ade the.: fpossibility of tlfeir interference in the en-: gagemeut. Another hour however, 1 brought the Englishman within gunshot; and, determined to secure every advan- ' tage of circumstances, he put his helm [down, and bringing his battery to bear, [ fired a broadside into the still retreating ’ Rover. It was not u'nfil that moment that Buntline could ascertain the force of his ! antagonist; but a single glance, previous i to her filling awav, convinced him of her ' superiority. I ‘Take in the light sails, and haul up the courses!’ said the commander of the priI vateer; and another moment beheld, the gallant brig moving along under her two topsails. • . at to quarters und open the magazine!’ j ‘Ay, ay,, six,’ was the reply; and the loud roll of the drum was hear.! summoning every man from the depths and bights ■f the vessel to their respective sta-ions. [ In a few moments, the order to cast loose I the guns followed, and every man then ' commenced getting the iron machines ! ready for the work of death; with alacri--1 ty and good humor peculiar to a sailor, ' and with an expedition and regularity that i was the result of much previous experience in like matter-'. The tompions were I taken out —the'train and side tackles cut I adrift—the pumps rigged, aud the decks sanded, fore, and aft. to prevent them i from becoming slippery with blood; cutlapses, pistols and bpardingpikes ph: :ed in convenient situations about the decks; the ports were triced up, the hatches closed, with the exception of a small opening, left for the purpose of passing pow'dtr from below; tf.e'loggerheads were heated, matches burned besides every gun; and in short every preparation was made that such cases render eipedient,.. The Englislimi’.n had not yet taken in: any of his canvass and was consequently rapidly nearing the Rover. It was the mutual desire of the comanders, that their vessels should be brought into close action—the Englishman, from a wish !o decide the contest before the squadron could be close enough to assist and thereby rob him of his anticipated glory; and the American was confident that his escape depended upon his success in disabling the only vessel in the fleet, that was his superior in sailing. At length but a quarter of a mile intervened between the ships and the Briton commenced handling his light sails—studding sails, *roy?ls -nd courses were succcssivaly taken m and the pursuer appeared under nearly the same canvass as the chase. •Starboard!’ shouted Bunfline to the man at the wheel, as he beheld the bows of his adversary sweep gracefully to port. ‘Starboard, sir,’ answered the quartermaster; and the Rover’s broadside was ■ brought parallel to that of the Englishman [ while, at the same time, stars and stripes ! I appeared with a graceful flutter on her ! main peak. A volume of smoke and ’ ! fl am? burst from the bulwarks of the BritI on, and his iron crashed fearfully through j the spars and rigging of the Privateer. Although Capt. Buntline’s manceuvre i I prevented his vessel from being raked by ' 1 his adversary’s fire, it could nut prevent its entire destruction; and, to his sorrow, 1 [ he beheld his main-top-mast, with its at- [ I Cendant spars, go by the board. A deep ; I shade settled upon his brow, at this tin- ! expected calamity, an i the blank ol doubt ! and uncertainty grew upon his features. — . The tccess of the Englishman,s broadside had completely desiroyed his plan of operation, end he stood upon the quarter [ deck of his crippled ship, in painful re- ’ ion as to I.is future course. This sutpem i was but momentary - a thought dawned upon his mind; n.id, applying the trumpet to his mouth, he gave the order to the impatient seamen not to file ; but be ready fur making more sail. ‘Leave your quarters men,’ sai l he; :‘put your helm up Bobstay—man the : fore-tack and sheets—lay aloft, topmen, and clear the wreck. Strip yourselves, my livelics!—stand by to set botu foretopmost studding satis.’ Thus sudden and unlooked-for change in the state of affairs, surprised but did no*, disconcert the crew, so great was the confidence they reposed in him; and they sprang forward to execute his orders with an alacrity that was itself,- under «uch circumstances, a proud eulogium upon the brsverv and judgment of their commander. The brig was again got before lie wind, more canvass was spread along the boomr, and the Rover once more resumed the course she had steered i during the morning. A wild and exult-

> ling huzza came down from the Englishman as her antagonist filled away and • nade sail, without firing a gun: but the > scornful smile that curled the libsofßunt- ' ine, indicated too well the deception of Usppearance, and imparted a stronger con■ll<!encv in the breasts of his seamen.— His character for bravery was too well i : rStablished to be doubted by them, and ouly-F’.ovi ... r -r.-» n o/>l . t i„, thst'should ifrom his h’l . .j/hrtvo.less cause for mer-' : rtmemt before nightfall,’ muttered Buntline asanother shot came down from the I I Englisimen, who had also filled away, and wis now crowding all sail in chase. : ‘Muste aft here my men; tumble afthere every ne of you; come down from, aloft, [ i and iip i ora below; bo’sen’s mate, send I I the peode aft.’ ‘My Ids,’ said Buntline, addressing [ his huna-ed bold followers, ‘it is fit that you shy, Id be acquainted with the fact of my the bearer of a message from I the lYerch admiral of the AVest India station, lo.he government of-the United Staie<, ’hich my men, is of vit'al importance.fb ho interest of the country- Ido 1 not tfell you this to stimulate you to any I greatfrexertion, but merely as a recipro- | i ca/’orfcf that confidence which lam proud tolbefie’e you repose. I know y< t will SflniFby me to the last—l have tested it. j Irttl.e jresent disable state of the Rover, ■ it|vill be impossible toescape from yoni d<i'sqiadron, now rapidly overhauling! usi biitmv lads, I have a plan to propose till: suet ssiul execution of which will : crown is with glory and success. Listen to it! ’ The was then revealed; and when Buntlinihad done speaking, three hearty cheers 4’ineed the readiness with which the cret entered into it. ‘Men, resumed Buntline, ,the signal wili be jffierZy/and when I give it forth, let ever one of you do as I have directed; now my lads don’t forget the word Liberty. Group of men were now seen spiking | , the canton fore and aft, so as to render them jerfecUy useless. The muskets, were aL ■•blown overboard, and the powder, will the exception of what each man : carried about him, totally destroyed; , this dote, the crew armed themselves, | and,mustering aft, awaited the further orde's of their commander. In the meantime, the Englishman was' rapiily advancing to board the American. He va- not ten yards astern, and at every j monent gained on the Rover. Buntline : stool watching him, as the tiger does; his jr< y, scarcely breathing, in the inten . sity of his interest, and awaiting with a ' pain’ul suspense the moment when he . miglt put his daring scheme into opera- I lion. Tht whistle of the bo’sen’s mate , was leard on the deck of the Englishman, and the cry of ‘Away, boarders, i ‘ away ’ told their opponent how to expect: | them Buntline cast a quick and anxious glauca upon his own seamen, who stood ; I grasping their cutlasses with an emotion las intmse as his own. It was a monent of feadul excitement on board of either vessw, during which nothing was herd but tnc ripple of the water as they sped [along. -At length the dark shadow of the britoi’s canvas fell upon the deck of the Rovr-tj; another minute and they were i yard-armland yard-arm. ‘Sheer ip 1’ whispered Buntline to the ! man at thi wheel—‘sheer to!, The bows i 'of the vesiei slightly deviated find her antagonist was within three yards of her. Clank w< it the grapnels of the Englishman and: both vessels were brought broadsideJ ‘Board!’shouted the British captain aril two thirds of his crew sprang ; [over the bulwarks and upon tire decks of 1 the Roverwithoutthe slightest opposition, i Buntline gave one glance at the dark ' fornrs of the foemen that crowded his | forecastle: and applying the trumpet to his lion , thundred forth the word, Libertvr In an instant, the Americans who had gathered abaft the mainmaut, leap; upon the hammocks and nettings, and spraiv like so many cats upon the neck and .h the rigging of the Englishman.— Likeh torrent they swept away the few who bad remained on board of her; and | now,ganging themselves along the billwarkl, they prepared to repel the enemy :as thby attempted to regain their own ;ship. I ‘Cdst off the grapnels!’ shouted Buntline; tn the loud order awoke the Brit- : Or.s frbm the stupor of amazement in which they sere thrown by the sudden and sing* I ular aovement of their opponents. They mounted the bulwarks, and endeavored to retjiin their own vessel; but they were everywhere met by opposing cutlasses.— In va|n thevpres’d—in vain they thronged; they were everywhere driven back upon the Rovers decks, or pushed into the set. They rushed frantically forward ! but their hopes were useless, they might : as well have attempted to force a wall of iron as to beat back the rank of heroes. Some of their opponents had seized a i huge spar, and where pnshing the two [vessels apart. They separated— they were yards asunder—and the unscathed

English brig, with Yankee ct -;, sailed ahead, leaving the shattered, harmless hulk of the Rover in possession of ahun- : dred distracted Britons! | Three of the wildest huzzas that ever yet rang upon a startled ocean, burst from the lips oi the victorious Americans, as I the star-spangled banner unfolded itself j from the peak of their prize; then pile ,4» 59 r t • sparse, and when th« -hh . n--’-• . ’ sought its ocean bed, a wide waste of blue' 1 water rolled between the stately prize of I the Americans and the shattered wreck of their once gallant privateer. hi — ... Released from the Jeli'ersonvillc Penitentiary The New Albany - Ledger,of Saturday, ' inforins us that'W. N. Lyon has been parl dotted out of tgff-Indiajia State i’rison by j i Governor Willard. Lyon was sentenced ! to the State Prison nearly four years ago, for manslaughter, cominited in Florence, .Switzerland county, at which place he ( was postmaster. Tflejaiiat Vevay be-! ~.g deemecl insecure, he’was conveyed [to the Madison jail for safe keeping till j i court. [ A change of venue being taken from i Switzerland to Dearborn county, he was ; taken to.Lawrenceburg, tried, convicted . ' and sentenced to the State Penitentiary’ ' for five years*. The day before he was to have been cdlivct ed to the prison however, he made his escape, and a reward i of ??20b was offered for his arrest. A few weeks after,this, nothing having.) been heard of Lyon, two well dressed individuals called on Mr.’Patterson, at. the ; State Prison, and asked to be shown through the building. Mr. P. went will, them the different shops and an swered the numerous questions put to him , by tl.e t isitors, in-his usual polite manner. On i eturning to the office, the] younger of the two men remarked to Mr. Patterson, that he guessed lie owed him live year’s service,and that he might as well commence then as any time. Pat-: [ terson laughed at what he supposed to be [ 1 -I. jokx , but the yvuirg man tohl him that ' lie was in earnest—that his name was Ly- | [ on, and gave the particulars of his escape. ! The Sheriff was communicated with. Ly-. [on’s story was, ofcour.se, coroborated. — Ho has been in the prison three years an | three months, during most of which time i he has been a ‘trusty.’ His mind having become somewhat affected, efforts have | lat various times been made to secure his [ pardon, but till now, without success. [ The killing took place in a quarrel be- j I tweon him and the deceased. | Anecdote of Washington.—While I the American army, under the command |of Washington, lay encamped at Morris-; ■ town, N. J.,itoccured that the service of I the communion (then observed semi-an-; ; nually only ) was to be administered in the Presbyterian church of that village. | One morning in the previous week the General, after his accustomed inspection :of the camp, visited the house of Rev. I : Dr. Jones, then pastor of the church, and ; : after the usual preliminaries, thus accost-1 led him: ‘Doctor, 1 understand that the: Lord’s Supper is to be celebrated with : ; you next Sunday; I would learn if it ac- ) cords with the canon of your church to I j admit communicants of another denomi-! : nation?’ The Doctor replied, ‘Must certainly; ours is not the Presbyterian tabu 1 , : General, but the Lord’s table; and we i hence give the invitation to all his follow-1 ! ers, of whatever name. Ihe General ; replied, ‘l’m glad of it; J. thought I would I ascertain it from yourself, as I propose I to join with you on that occasion.— : Though a member of the Church of Eng- , land I have no exclusive partialities.”— The Doctor re-assured him of a cordial : welcome and the General was found seatI ed with the communicants the next sabbath.—*V. F. AY. i Democracy in the Sandwich Island. We have before us a copy of the Hono- ' lulu Commercial Advertiser, which codI tains an account of the reception of the : news there of the election of Buchanan and ! Breckinridge. It appears that the American residents were perfectly wild with joy and excitement ever the result. 'The vessel that brought the news was The Yankee, Captain Smith, who was known ,tobe a true Democrat. As soon as she i [ hove in sight it was seen that she was ■ I gaily decorated with flags ind streamers, [ and the news spread with the utmost, ra1 [ pidity. In the evening, a large con- ■ course of American citizens met and • marched to the residence of Hon. David ■ L. Gregg, U. S, Commissioner, where : he was congratulated upon the election > of the Democratic candidates, by Judge I Alexander Campbell. After several t other speeches, a procession was formed f: and marched to the wharf where The Yankee was moored, after which, it pari aded through the principal streets cf Ho- > npluiu, making the night ring with the r shouts of the Democracy— S'ew York I I Duy Book.

] She M oulda’t m irry a Mechanic, s A young man commenced visiting a - young woman, and appeared to he well pleased. One evening lie called when it ■ was quite lab , wLicl . d the youug girl to i inquire where it was he hid been. - *1 had been to work to night.’ ‘What do you work for a living?’ she inquired in astonishment ■■•...-.y<>'•-“ vnu > oan S maa ’l -1 u; ~<■.. .1 she turned up her pretty nose. That was the last time the young mechanic visited the young woman. He is [new a wealthy man, and ho has one of the best women "for his wife. The youn r lady who disliked the name of a mechanic is now the wile ot a misernble fool—a regular vagrant about grog shops; and she, soft, verdant, silly, rnis--1 crinle girl, is obliged to take in washing 1 tasnpport herself a“nd children. ’ You dislike the naineof mechanic, eh? You whose brothersale but dressed loafers? V> pity any girl who has so liltje urnins. wli 1 so verdant, so soft, as to ' think 1. , of:. young man for being a mtr’hai’ie one of God’s noblemen--the most digniiiied and honorable personage, es \ heaveu’-s crerdurt young lady i iiow vou treat young men t 1 it work for . a lit ing, for you may one day be menial to one of tl fin yourself. , Far better dsclmrge the well fed patvw>r, with al! hi'- ring . jewelry, brazencss tW' - porFpesi!'.',- and take to your nffect'tflns the callous handed intelligent and •I iuduslrious mechanic. Thousands have bitterly regn ttpd their folly, who have turned their back- to honesty. A tew years'have tanglYt tfieni a severe lesson! In this c'liinti v-, no man or woman should be respected who will not work, bodily or mentally, aud who curl their lips with : scorn when introduced to a bard working i man. The curst of God and of every human being who has the least amount of common sense ever rest upon such ladies, who displse the noble mechanics. Anecdotes oi Roolk Sukbmin, ov Conn.—Ho was, oae day, after hating ; receive 1 his highest honors, sitting and reading in liis parlor. A roguish student, [in a room close by, held a looking-glass in such a position as to pour the rt fleeted rays of the sun directly in Nir. Sheri man’s face. He moved his chair, and the thin , was repeated. A third time I the ciiair was moved, out the looking-glass still poured the sun in his eyes, lie laid la-ide hi- book, w< nt to the window, and i many witnesses of the impudence expectjed t<> hear the ungenllemanly student severely reprimanded. He raised the window gently, and then—shut the window blind. One morning, while lending in family devotions, in the presence o f several tutors of the college who resided under his : roof, ono of his younger children made some little disturbance, on which Judge 1 Sherman paused, and told the child to be still. The same disturbance, occurred a second and a third time, whereupon [the father, who wn« naturally quick-tem-i pered, gently tapped its eat. The blow, .it at might be called a blow, caught the attention of Judge S.’s aged mother, who now, with some effort, rose from her seat l and tot'ered across the room to the chair of her son, nnd in a moment most unexpected to him she gave the judge a blow on the ear with all the power she could summon. ‘There, said she, ‘you strike your child and I will strike mine!’ For a moment tlie blood wns seen rushing to the face of Mr Sherman; but it was only for a moment, when all was calm [ and mild as usual. God’s Bible is the book for all, just like the winds of heaven’ and God’s sunlight and Lis pure water, free for all—- [ Good f>r the prince—good for the pcasi ant. It goes higher than human degradation descends, liis an ocean for an [ Edtvard: or a Chalmers to swim in, and to the poor cottage it is the ‘small rain from heaven.’ The Providence Journu' publisinga history of lotteries in Rhode Island, from which it appears that there is scarcely a ■ church or religious society in that State, • which did not, at some period of its existiience, d- rive advantage from them how- • ever shocking it may appear. Astoni-hin’o. —The London Star, of ■ Feb. 7th, has news that the Mississippi river was frozen over as far up as Pittsburgh. In one year. New York city eats 185,000 oxen, 12,000 cows, 550.000 sheep [ and lambs, 40,000 calves, and 200,000 I' hog s - 1 Accounts from Salt Lake s'ate that ‘ Briglia t Young is fast declining toward ’ the grave. - ?, The Democracy of Missouri have itemr inated.Robert M. Stewart as their cacdi- ’ date for Governor

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