. Sea and sail; or, Marvelous adventures on the ocean. Being interesting, instructive and graphic accounts of the most popular voyages on record, remarkable shipwrecks, hair-breadth escapes, naval adventures, the whale fishery, etc., etc. ... ged into one, and threw their shadow due east; andthe first spade-full of earth had been throv/n out, when the marwho had been stationed to keep a look out came running to infornr>us tliat a boat was rapidly approaching from the east. We unmediately concluded that they must be a part of the Darts ;and their long and vigorous strokes, as thev stret
. Sea and sail; or, Marvelous adventures on the ocean. Being interesting, instructive and graphic accounts of the most popular voyages on record, remarkable shipwrecks, hair-breadth escapes, naval adventures, the whale fishery, etc., etc. ... ged into one, and threw their shadow due east; andthe first spade-full of earth had been throv/n out, when the marwho had been stationed to keep a look out came running to infornr>us tliat a boat was rapidly approaching from the east. We unmediately concluded that they must be a part of the Darts ;and their long and vigorous strokes, as thev stretched out to tnefull extent of their oars, showed that they knew the importance ofevery minute that elapsed. Our implements for digging werehastily laid aside, and we concealed ourselves amrng the rockatill they should come within reach. In a short time the boat waaseen ashore, and eight armed men came forward, partly Spaniardaand partly the ships crew; among whom I recognised the boatawain, and, to my surprise, Mahone, whom I had shot and left for Tiir. nilATE J5 TREASURE. 9ti dead in the cabin. Without giving time to prepare for theassault, we quitted our shelter, and sprung ainoor Mieiii at once,laying abou with our For a little space the skirmish wastoughly and hotly contested;for the pirates were resolute and reckless, and fought witii thedesperation of men who knew that the only chance for their liveslay in their own exertions. In the confusion of the fray I hadlost sight of Duff, and was closely engaged with one of the Span-iards, when the voice of the boatswain shouting forth a horribleimprecation sounded immediately behind me. I turned round,and sprung aside from the sweep of his cutlass, and, as my pistolswere both empty, retreated, acting on the defensive; when hepulled out his, fired, and hurled the weapon at my head. The shotpassed without injuring me—but the pistol, aimed with better ef-fect, struck me full in the forehead. A thousand sparks of
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