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of night, like funeral pail over the crushed and mangled remains of those free hearted men.

 The crew stood in stupor of dismay and astonishment, but as the iarl, cloud rolled by, life was restored to their limbs. and with seamen's energy the boats were cleared before the order was fairly given. s'Lower awayw and the quarter boats and gig were leaping rapidly over the curling waves. The ship was put about and stood for the fatal spot.

 Ere the first cutter had proceeded far, they found one of the unfortunate prize crew, and drew him into the boat, still alive, though bruised, ard with his thigh shatter- ed, and body blackened and scorched. Az ter strict search, none others were found: but as they returned, the corse of the Spa nish captain met tht m upon the crest of n wave, with the same stern and unconquera- ble resolution depicted on his cracked and shrlveied features, fusee clasped firmly in one hand, and the other clenched on n miniature.

 He was brought on board, and soon afier committed 10 the deep, ftting sepulchre for that form whose animating spirit was as fierce and ungoyernabIe in is passions, and as beautiful in it's repose, as the untamed waves that roll over his head. Oh could the dark depths of the unfalhoned blue bdt apeals-coeld they but reveal the scenes that have passed in violence ever their se- rene bosom, and inc knowledge of which has sunk with the eorses of tho murdered, down. far down. until they rest safe from mortal ken, in lls sedgy eaves--could the deePs but lift mp their voice-oh, what ti- dings to blaneh the cheek and dim the eye, would they not tell Shame that the beau- ty and purity of oarth's logelicst should thus, by the violent hand of man, be polu- ted and desecrated

 Day after day rolled oil, and our unfortu- nate comfade fingered on inc brink of death, his reason shattered hy the dreadful shock and his body slowly recovering it's strength 1t last lis mind regained it's sway, and he told Us tho circumstances of the awful catastrophe. They were these:

 During the second watch, the hatches were burst open, and the spaniards, headed by iheg, as we supposed, mortally wounded lender, nftaeled them. They were driven back fighting as if only desifous to sell their lives dear, and their captain seeing all hope lost, drew np his lofty form with an anearihly expression Of dstiance and scQrn, and touched train previously prepared, and leading to the magazine. lis fred.' and the explosion hurled them all, friend and foe, vessel and crew, in wild commo- tan into the air. He had escaped almost by miracis, and knew nothing more until be found himself upon his hamnocE a he hospital.

 A few days more, and We entered ihe harbor of Havana, and having delivered over the pirates to the fate that awaited them, we returned to our ocean home, sad der and wiser men.