The Yankee Champion — page 42: what you’re looking at

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; THE YANKEE CHAMPION, 35 CHAPTER IV. THE CONFLICT—THE TIMELY RECRUIT, Like so many lions sprang the American seamen from their hiding-places, and quick as the leap of the chamois they went pouring in over the low sides of the brig. The English were thunderstruck, and though many of them were armed; yet they fell back into the lee gangway like a pack of frightened sheep. It seemed to them as though the Americans were being vomited forth from the bosom of the ocean, and they knew not the character or disposi- tion of the foe. It seems the idea of some sort of a “Yankee trick’? had faintly dawned upon their - minds, but they had not entertained the least idea that the old scow contained such a formidable enemy. ‘“Who are you? What do you want?” uttered the English captain, who had backed to the main fife- rail, and stood there trembling like an aspen. “We are Americans, and we want this brig,” re- turned Walter, *‘so the sooner you surrender the bet- ter.’’ “What! surrender one of his majesty’s brigs toa pack of Yankee pirates’. Never!’’ “Then we must force you to it; but God knows who are the pirates. Have you not murdered our citizens? Have you not destroyed our stores, burned our houses, trampled down our grain, shut up our ports, and beggared our innocent children? Lay down your sword, sir, and order your men to lay. down their weapons also. If you do that your lives shall be spared,” GOomMmIlchboo CS (E(0) Gy