The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-07-22
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was struck aside by Barbazan, who re-
proved the rashness with a threat, and
thus averted the Stewards impending
fate. 1t was then with feelings of sat-
isfaction that he heard himself order
ed to 60 down to the hold, and i'm a
moment he was bolted i'm along with
his fellow-suiierers.
The rufiians indulged in the pleas
ures of the bottle some time longer,
and then having ordered down the fe-
males treated them even with less hui
manity than characterized their COM
duet towards the others. 'rhe screams
ofthe helpless women were heard in
the hold by those who were unable 10
render them assistance, and agonizing,
to ths incarceratsd ,~eis ssdr'Rs ReSiers rsfA how
far the brutality-ofthe pirates was carr
ried in this stage of the horrid proceed
ing we can only surmise: fortunately,
their lives were spared, although, as II
afterwards appeared, the orders of So
towere to butcher every being on board,
and it is thought that these orders were
not put in action, in consequence of the
villains having wasted 10 much time i'll
drinkingand otherwise indulging them-
selves; for il was not until the loud
voice of their chief was heard TO recall
them, that they preparcd'to leave the
ship, they therefore contented them
selves with fastening the women within
the cabin, hcaping heavy lumber on tho
matches of the hold, and boring holes
in the planhs of the vessel below the
surface ofthe water, SO that in destroy
ing the unhappy people at one swoop,
they might make up for the lost time.
They then left the ship, sinking fast to
her apparently y certain fate,
Ii may he reasonably supposed, bad
as their conduct was towards the fe-
males aud pitiable as the suffering it
produced, that the lives of the whole
left To perish were preserved through
il; for the ship must have gone down if
the women had been either taken out
of her or murdered, and those la tho
hold inevitably have gone with her TO
the bottom. But by good fortune, the
females succeeded IN forcing their way
out of the cabin, and became the means
of liberating the men confined in the
hold. When they came on deck twas
nearly dark yet they could see the pi-
rate ship at considerable distance,
with all her sails set and bearing away
from them. They prudcntly waited
concealed from the possibility ofbeing
seen by the enemy, and when the night
fell, they crept to the hatchway, and
called out to the men below to endeav-
our To effect their liberation, informing
| them that the pirate was away and out
of sight. They then united their ef-
forts, and the lumber being removed,
the matches gave way to the force be-
low, 30 that the released captlves
breathcd of hope again. The delight
ful drought, however, was checked,
when the ship was found to contain six
fleet of water! A momentary collapse
took possession of all their newly ex-
cited expectations; cries and groans OF
despair burst forth; but the sailors en-
ergy quickly returned, and wns follow
ed by that of the others: they set to
work at the pumps, and by dint of la
bour, succeeded in keeping the vessel
ahoat. Yet to direct her course was
impossible; the pirates having COM
pletcly disabled her, by cutting away
her rigging and saving the mast oil
way through. The eye Of Providence,
however was not avertcd from the hap
less people, for they fell in with vcs-
sci next day that relieved them from
their distressing situation, and brought
them to England in safety.
We will now return to Soto, and
show how the hand Of that Providence
that rescued his intended victims, fell
upon himself and his wicked associates.
Intoxicated with their Infamous sue
cess, the night had far advanced before
Soto learned that the people in the
Morning Star, instead of being slaugh-
, tered, were only left to be drowned.
The information excited his utmost
rage. He reproached Barbazan, and
those who had accompanied him in
the boarding, with disobeying his or
. ders, and declared thatnow there could
, be no security for their lives. Late as
the hour was, and long as he had been
steering away from the Morning Star,
he determined to put back, In the hope
of cilectuaIly preventing the escape of
those in the devoted vessel, by seeing
them destroyed before his eyes. Soto
was follower of the principle incul-
Gated by the old maxim, "dead men
tell no tales" and i'm pursuance of his