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Show I Bl T1IK STOLEN SHIP. B II 'n 9 Mr ' wm one ' ti crow H llS of tin Drillih anrter brig Adranre, BaH 11)3 which was snrrejlnir, the Islands to th H fl9 sontliof th.8aulwichcronp. Kingman H IIH ! !. I'ahnrr Itltnd Anil oUr shoals H BMK i iilantls hal not bren cloirly snr BasH slO f trtt'' Rn vre " 'P"ntHni? tb n"1' H Hh' r ' ,n "'' w0'( Tt" ll"k' WM crlir' H BIS -r W ton( atal belnff n KorcrnuiDt To- J IIB si I was unlrr strict discipline. J BjBJ About the middle cf Sriiterabrr wf J HJfl were at pinning Island, when a lie arr J ftfQj Rale came up from the weat, ftnil we hi 1 HB UnH to ron 'or lm n tl4 M,t " J W 93. Rale Itmck ns atont 8 o'clock In the Aft M ft trnoon anil liana; to ns unUl noon the Jf. Beit day During tills tlmo we Here yf running a little tan of north atM hiring J M lyr all wtcoalildu, and when the gale bruit. J iu we war. At Imal ClW uillte lo the north J fi fa rait of curliland It waa inMaflemoon BaV St iff: More we irot the hrlif about, an 1 ihe BBai ! nf JV '' Wlirwl' brfn lietdetl hack whn A aaaaaaai nlul whalttioat came ilown upon UI from the BaaaVal VaKKt unrthweat. Ami when we got liT crew Baaaaaai Rm alrrtrd wo tfardarery tnterratinfrifory Baaaaaai Vfllf There wrre eight of tham a first Baaaaaai afnr$ mate, two hart,")"- anl (Ire hands. anaanW, VU M A" llOTt1 lo "' Ilrttlali whaling lurk B WawL1 lYnrose, of Mrrrrwl. Twenty days bbbbbS mHIu irerloualy he hail ton Into Ilonc'iiltl LbbbbbbI Wl and dMiarged half A cargo of oil ami LaaaaVj H il shlr-la-d. thrre 1'oltugueae Hllora to re HHI HJ b 1 ,4C hatiill who hail Ijeea lo-t at ael. HKV WLv) i Irarlnic llotailuln nhe luJ rrulMNl lo tHtlt the aunthwArit. taking a wlial-i oorlflnn bbbbbbbI SrL? all J, anl on the tlar the trale broke to lBai yrTl liwnxl for whafra al'mt XO inll-l BBJ i I liorth of the irprnp we had licen aurrejr- J J Inn; Throe Imntl wrre ilown At once M BBH ! i tltelNirk ran IntoaKhooL Aathntrtelf i, WM lljbt Mil A ihlpktriTr H lft ' rj aUMrJ, anl lie wa a a4llor who waa J 'j Juit rrcorrtlni fnim it hurt J ( U Tlie three IVirtugoi-ae wrre In the enp- J ' ' Uln'a boat, which nwle fait to a Ut Mi bull whale wlthlll A quarter of A Tulle of . thetiark antl waa lnuneltatelx itruck IN anil dlMl.le.1, an I the line hl to li cut ji j MifinwhlU the other two l-lt luvl itviw 1 j to the eaMwanl arter the reboot, aul j , they hail im aooner niaile fatt than tbi'li jJ tlctliu ran off At full epewL Owlntftu r tiieillrectlouof thewinil the ehlpkeejirr H coul 1 not work ilown to the captain, ilia boat waa a wm k, bnt waa acting ae. a irj float to puiUIn tlio l few. In thU etnen ill g-ncy the llirre IMftnuwio oflemlto lu awlm to the bark aui return with ariiani J'J lat, nn 1 thejr were toU to no. They f I r irhe.1 ihe rraft In a.ifty, but linl no I eooncr frot aboanl than thejaHi were f trlioiLoil, her tieiwl waa brought to the !,i XjutK anil alia aalM within SX) feet of 1 thecaptalo aa alia luaOeoft Thoilark J iklnneil raatNtla ma1e no honee of the fact that thay wtre running away with r the alili, IrnleeJ, they boutm! of It, I ami iltrlileil the urn limclng to Ihe f ' itorcn bont. I It waa a brartlex, coM lloo.le.1 tblns to do. The two othor boata were Are j mllca to tlu taitwanl, and it waa ah I Iwnr after Ihe btrk made olf beforo the li uiru cut looae from their -lend wlialea to I fathom the myitcry. They fonnl the wreck of the raptaln'a lmat, todl-rnrir that only osa alngle man remained with II, the olhen baring been pulIM dowu I by the iharti. Ily the time they bad 1 beard lilt atorr the bark was mote than ' bull down And Jiut than Ihe gale broke. The boala wore laid bead on to the Kl ' ' and drifted alowly to the eait, dlrldlns i ( their men ao aa to glre each an iual i'1 abow to lire out the gale. Daring the I night the Mnnd male's lioat was lost I tljhtof ami ai Ik was nerer heard of ) again It nml bare Usii twamr-nb Had ; we betn rnnnlng eourw the surrlrlug boat could uot bare fetched HI. but tu i w e brought about she got the chain to do so. As soon aa Ihe story bail l--.ii told our I captain declilod to gu In aearch of the t , stolen bark. It waa a quMlion, bow J ever, whether the hud mnllreil the gale, hhe ninit bare recen-l Ihe full force of II, and being so short banded tbewu liable to dUaaler. Tlie uialu queitlon vaiwIirUirr bIm woull tcul or drift, I We bail adopted the former cuune, as I the l.ilg ha.) a bAbll vt fouling her f lks when lying hid on. The man MMm . of Ihe atideu buk, wIiom name waa H li (' Cummlngs, fiU certain tliat Ilia lVrtu- (jSH gneM would let her drift. Inlhttcaee jj J J we would bare to corer a hundred miles H Sllj of ocean to the wmlward before UglH' H ill. nlDg tolook for tbein. Wliat did they H Bj ant of the craft? Whnt could they do H El with htrl Thtrewaa only one reaaou- R (' ' AbleAiimrr. Tiny would run lier down 1 C , Among the southern Ulamls, find some aSBBl S h "'" ''.'"' '" Uy h,r way And thru "hare H if li AgooltlmK" ThUnieantcallng, drink. H If! J Ing, smoking and having no work to da f Tif Iff They wonl I not uVre to try Alangvoy BBJ' yil'i genortoputlnloauyrimliiintirt BBBj jjl I1! - w" -J11" Cuutulnga Klltf tlal the BBBJl !l TortngueM wuuel bead for Chrlttuias BBJ' Hit Island, n hundred miles to the south of BBB JJI'I where we bul Im-ii suneyiuyr, and the BBB 1 X Ms'' courw was accordingly laid. On BBB; I Hi the ifternoou of the third day afur pick BjBJI' lilif '"-f "P 'be boat we tl,htrd tin bark Bjfl fflllt -,""'- Ahiad. We were then not over BBB tin twenty Ova miles from the liUmd. The BBB. S f J stobn craft bid oildently been taking BBB tilt things pnlty eaey. Slw waa under short BBBJ 1 ill ""' "''"" w "" ispled her, although BBB KJj) "" weather wm fine and the breeie fair BBB WVl Tliothlevrehidiiofi-ar of punult.snj BBJ Jlli 1-rrhups all wrre captalni rieepl the BjB ILI shlpkoeper and would not obey rarh BBB f ) H other's ordsra. .tl heralmoat bull BBB I 111 I "' w)"n "" '-'Hows became stl-pldoui, BBB His """ thcr "' nrythlng below and BJBjl 1 U i "-0"1 -" - our Intense chagrin we dia. , BBB Kill entered that the bark waa a fitter sailer BBB III than the brig It was 4 o'clock lu the BBB Hal Afternoon when we tlghti-l Iter, and ' BBB 0 H I " "l-ueM fell ill. had gained n couple ' BBB. Ill of tnilua on ua, Hiring got the alarm It BBB Kill was bard to tell what they would no BBB. D Pi i ll0' '"" '"r " '""S rvuanllatlcin our BBB 5 IT captalu decided to round Cnrutmas BJBjl HI liUn ' a'"1 '"T a courM for Jarrli bUuil 111 Tl' ""'' w" IinJ('' dlrntly south BBBBai w ben w e laal uw her BJBJR j N''11 &t "' uo" we were to the west BBB ot (.'hruiiinu and ruuning Uo u on our BBB II course, when we suJ.lenly diMorered II ""' 'k'', nn our 'rboard i)uartar, III standing out from the soulheait eiul of BBB I j the Wand, where she had lireu In MJ JBH ' f iri '"-' l0 ''' ,u PAU Bhe had not seen iu BBB M " xi.uunt of uwoodftl inlnsut wnk- BBfl It) '"" out '" ovlirl lullve, And we frit BBH iPI '""' wv '""1 u" In n box, The wind BJBl W' m front the west, audit was libit of A BB M J ib to get the brig about, smart as o BBB ' w r" Ihe burk waa about tit e miles ;j off nsweheitdetl fur her. bliecnullu't ilj go to the weiti nor were there men (I enough aboanl to turn her on her heel ij and ttat her batk to the northeast, j Utt only recourso tt aa to sf ind to the BBH lr iomUttnttbiadlogdlrtctlvfor ui, or to (til ott and ran ilea-l lo tlio wpt T74 all 1mW to mo It ht Into thi wlnl and wait tu bo UrdM, but Uw tK I il not thotijtht of it. Htie im.denly ihlHeil hr courw to tli wt, an 1 hop In to cut her "IT we nhlfte-1 our north mat. Each w" nw tlw leg of a tri-1 tri-1 ansU It wm plain fmm tlnntart that wd ihoulJ 1 within n 'ibWa lnjrth of i htratth?mllnt:Hnt. vn If weilhl 1 not cut hff o(7. wmij-l lure abora Ion )ti M ati I oi on tlw other. Harh enft had all aall nt When within thnW tnilca vt tb bark we firvd a gon fur htr to tit to, but nut tho allichtcrt notice waa titkMi of It, Our two lArctn cf ordnancv writ then ahlfted to tho atarboarl M anl Imlfd with loltd ih'it tf the tMrnU rrfaom to inr rffTclff thy rnmt tkf tlt ponrwqtiencpa. Jiaih craft bll dead to lti errata?, but again the bark prurM her twtur Mil Ing qualUfea. tmtMJ of cutting hr oft m wehopeil for. wa wem itlll u quarter of h mite away hen ah jwim-I the jf ot. The three l,ortti,ft)f4 were ahoutlngand iherlng. whlli the white man wa at I tho whMd. Onl'rt wrni fiiren to Art, I and two aotll ftholi went whirling at I her. but turiM over !r without dam-aft. dam-aft. We thtu Ml Into hrwke and j ronld tvA bring a gun Ui btar. and we had the further tnortiflratlon to w ltr walking away frum u. HirtrortngTMHi ran up the AuiMiran flig ainl i1Ipl It i , threo tlni, and mir crew fairly iIaimJ in Uwlr In llgnatlon. Tito only thlugwe could do waa to follow her, but we luat lrr4rlr that erentng arht were all at h aa lo where we altould Mt tr on I Lt agala ' TTre daya laU-r, having had only light breeita, we ralMt Knderlrury Wand, which U th rlntiot liland of tU I'lnrnli gnmrt, Tho wind had b--eii I fair fr the lurk to lay thlt curf. and thla group alu olfeniil tho plratM a guud rifui nil' I h bMUtifitl climate. We ap-inntlrM ap-inntlrM it from tho weat, ran Into , within two tntlea of the hoacli, and lhn workM ahiwly along Ihe xithM-n ahore. The chrt aliowfl nu luiren of rfne on tlllrtr the aotilh ur wnt thorr, bit 1 t rnteil a Iwy on tS north. We hoprt1 lo trap thfiti. If tliy were there, liy making 1 actrvullof thoUlatil and cumin g ujxn thrm from a dlttennt direct. wi unui ' Next day w e hat to work up tho weal ihore against a head wind, end tit it lit rauie aaln Uforu we had fairly turtied thaconteraud hvadeil totheetut Wo came tu anchor again, but tiich waa the Impatience tf Mate Cummtng and hli int-n that thoy at off In thflr wl.Mltibo.it tn cxjlore tho coait.lu tvlrjiuco. Ten mll to the cut they fuund the balk anchored In the bay laid dounoit tlio chart. Fhe ua within two httoJrvd fvrt f the bonch, Iter aatla furled and lowed, and wax lmitdof befuro ahe wm aevn. The IVrtugutMi were drunk, aa tiny w-1. Ringing au I ahoutlng ao they too Id t hi ard half a mile away Tho mat MimiM lMTetTttiruel and ro-t-ortt then.- but bo did not, lit bo-mrod bo-mrod hta jwriy ixig enough lo recapture recap-ture hU craft, and h thrnfuro (nJlei down to make tlw attempt. He did n aurprlfto the plratca, aa he hopi-d tu, a when lo tried to board her wai drlv back to hU boalln great disorder, near exery mq being hurt by blows of ca atati Wra. Uaaneailyda)ll;ht befct thetnatrttumealtothd brig, anl ai It waa a perfect calm woilrcl(!n to wait until da) light Urure luaktn, any further mure. Aidaydawueil there waa eviry Jruepixtbf a continuance of tho laliu, and two buata, ca.h contalidiig clgbt aimed men, were? dli patched togtt 1- aeMlon of the balk. Our first mate had clurge of one and Cuinmtngi of the other, aud I wai in the tint boat Our S nit nut Mia were to board at any fmrb flee, tut to I pare the plutea for tho gal-Iowa gal-Iowa If pnwlUe. Aftirarvwof twohotirawe ramo to (ho entrance of thebay.aul thtro wm Uio Urk Uforu ui, Blm had u iniu an cltorage and e, r thing aloft waa at tidy aa you pleaae. HU wn.u t out half n mile awn) , u It waa not a deep Uy, and we were no aooner In pfght than wo hiard achctr from Iterdeckt, full owed ty the boom of a cannon and thoaound of a round bot orcr our ..fad. In nuiiinaslng thevetml the iuoii luldla- 1 cortred an old O-jvound cannon which I had lalu lu the hold for many 3 vara. I ll.U tluyhad holited oat, loaUM with I a aliot I11U itdeil fur the fet cf a dead roan, and tired from a carriage m pocr ly cou.lructcd that the gnu dlnuounted Itnlf. The Urk lay aitrrn toward ut, 1 aa the tide was runnln.' out, aul ue ' ) ullwl to board Iter on tithe r buw, Captain And mate had both lift ro volwta Aboard, and thiMOete nowuned by two of tho plratea. Whlli wo Vtry I sweeping up they killed two men aud I wouudvtl a third, and a fourth man rj& vouudiM aa we boardwl. The l'urttv j Ruefuruutothu lablu fur rhelter, nnd we found the white sailor daj at tho foot if the lualnmait, they luring duhbed him to death tho night Ufore. hile wu uero planning to attack ttium la the cabfn. thty drvrifd from the windows win-dows to awlm tumirc, Tho alarm was I raliod lulliue for the boats to owhaul them, hut oue mWtM so doipiratcly tlmthuhaltuUkilltHl, The other tno were brought abonrd and made m-ure, and About noou the Uig cjhie down. They wcro tnmiforrod to her, and that eenlug, while lu tho c.d.1 n to bo quistionod, oue of thou, at- I tucl.l tueLapta.il and was ahot by thu seouud mate, who had tlitm lu charge. , Tho other committed sulcldA, nnd thui the till aim vrru gut rid of wlthuut trial . or ispt.iue. (uwr Tales of tho bvti. |
