r own ship and cut her adrift, and as they paid
off fired a broadside into the Raker, which injured several of her
men. Roused by this, the privateersmen rushed to their guns. The
larboard guns, in obedience to the order of Captain Greene, were
already loaded with grape; while with the starboard Morris commanded
his men to keep up a steady fire at the masts and rigging.

A fortunate shot from the Raker struck the helms-man on board the
pirate, shattering at the same time the tiller. In a moment the brig
was up in the wind, and taken aback, throwing the pirates into
confusion.

"Ready about," cried Morris, leaping from the carronade-slide on which
he had raised himself, and taking in at a glance the exposed position
of the enemy--"head her round, and stand ready to give the rascals a
taste from our larboard quarter."

The Raker ranged across the bows of the pirate, and before he could
regain his headway, raked him with a tremendous broadside of the same
deadly missiles which had already destroyed so many of their comrades.
The wild cries of anguish which arose from the clouds of smoke told
with what destructive effect the death-bolts had been hurled.

The pirate now paid off and returned an ineffectual broadside, but
rendered ungovernable by the loss of her head-sails and tiller, he
immediately broached-to again, and the privateer poured in another
terrible discharge of grape and canister, raking him fore and aft,
then heaving-to and taking up a position on his bow, she fired
broadside after broadside into him in rapid and deadly succession. The
main-mast now fell over the side, and the pirate at the same time fell
off before the wind, and drew out of the deep mantle of smoke which
had for some time covered both vessels. As the smoke slowly curled up
from the deep it was seen that not a living man was visible upon the
deck of the pirate. Several of her guns were dismounted, and her masts
so cut away that she lay upon the waters a helpless and disabled
wreck. Yet the red ensign of death, though rent into ribbons, still
fluttered from the peak, and the young lieutenant hesitated to board,
having learned caution from the treachery of the pirate.

While the crew of the Raker were thus occupied in watching their
enemy, a light female form was seen to issue from the hatchway and
gaze around the deck of the pirate. She passed from body to body, but
seemed not to find what she sought. At length she turned her eyes,
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