Taken by the Enemy

siderable anxiety; for he felt that the success of his enterprise must depend, in a gre

r to the stewards and coal-passers; and any one has a perfect right to decline to go

one of them dared to move a single inch, lest a step should be interpreted as an impeachment of

I assure you that I shall not regard it as a disgrace or a stigma upon any man who do

nge their positions a particle; and possibly any one who was tempted to do

ll not allow any man to suffer from any reproach or indignity on account of what he does in this matter, if by any means I can prevent it,"

e betrayed an expression indicating a desire to leave the vessel, or to falter

war!" shouted the old sheet-anchor man, who was the spokesman of t

"None of that, Boxie; you have heard what I said, and I mean e

e would drop out from under him, and let him down into Davy Jones's locker the next minute if he staid here," respond

on his own free wi

uld rather go than have his wages doubled. If any dumper here has a fr

e owner, smiling in spite of himself

ord more to say,

ting to do now; and, while I am engaged upon it, Mr. Watts shall take the name and residence of every man on board. I shall give this list to my wife, and charge her to see that those

draw up his papers to send on shore by Mrs. Passford. He was followed by Captain Bre

he ship's company; but, you know, it is very seldom that I ever say any thing

jection to make. But I have a word to say in regard to myself personally. As you are aware, I was formerly an officer of the navy, with the rank of lieutenant. I wish to apply to the

ore by my wife," replied Captain Passford. "But I shall offer to do this only on my return from a trip I feel obliged to make in her. I shall also off

er a little study of merely routine matters, you will be

in a humble position," said the owner. "All that I a

e should find you if the

ve already said; but the delay it would cause alone prev

sed for the purpose you have in mind. The plan

will sail in an hour or two,-as soon as I can finish my business; and if officer or seaman wis

nder any circumstances," replied

of the officers and men to writing letters for their friends, to be sent on shore by the tu

he Secretary of the Navy, a power of attorney to his wife which placed his entire fortune at

; and it is not necessary to penetrate the sacred privacy of such an

the side to leave the floating home in which she had lived for several months, for the famil

e steam-yacht. There was an abundant supply of coal and provisions on board, for the vessel was hardly three days from Bermu

Captain Breaker, as soon as the vessel was fully under wa

that I have not yet come to my bearings," replied the owner with a smile. "My first duty now will be to di

but he was a very wiry man, and it was said that he could stand more hunger, thirst, exposure, and hardship than any other living man. He was a gentleman in his manners, and had formerly been in c

ficer; for he weighed over two hundred pounds, and looked as though he were better fitted for the occupancy of an alderman's chair than for a positi

before us, Breaker, without an armament of some sort," s

ing how you intended to manage in t

ary to give some further orders before we go below," cont

ject of the expedition, the bette

which was wrecked on Mills Bre

munition for them, which some enterprising Britisher had brought over on speculation, for t

nly a part of her was under water. The officers of the vessel were confident that the en

ince we left St. George, hardly th

Bellevite properly for the expedition; and I have a double object in o

and ammunition is reason enough

at the guns shall be turned against the foes of the Union instead of its friends. We mus

r," added the commander to a quartermaster

he was the youngest officer on board, and