Eastern times., 1854-09-21

law my offences may have been, still you will
pardon me under the kings seal!'
will if you reveal truly, and to any good
purpose answered Tacon, weighing in his
mind the purpose Of all this precaution.
Even if were leader among the rovers
myselfl'
The Governor hesitated for moment, can
vassing at a single glance the subject before
him, and then said =
Even then, be you whom you may if you
are able, and will honestly pilot our ships,
and reveal the secrets of Marti and his follow
ers, you shall be rewarded as our proffer sets
forth, and yourself receive free pardon
Excellency, I think know your character
well enough to trust you, or else l should not
have ventured here.
Speak then, my time is precious, was the
impatient reply of Tacon.
Then, Excelency, the man for whom you
have offered the largest reward, dead or alive,
is now before YOU!
'And you are
Marti =
The Governor-General drew back Ill aston
ishment, and cast his eyes towards brace of
pistols that lay within reach of his right
hand but it was only for single moment,
when he again assumed entire selfcontro,
and said -
| shall keep my promise, sir, provided you
are faithful, though the laws call loudly for
| your punishment, and even now you are in my
power. To insure your faithfulness, you
must remain at present under guard
/ Saying which, he rang a silver bell by his
side, and issued verbal order TO the attendant
who answered it. Immediately after, the Off
Ger of the watch entered, and Marti was
placed in confinement, with orders to render
him comfortable until he was sent for. His
name remained a secret with the commander,
and thus the night scene closed.
On the following dav one of the men-of-war
that lay idly beneath the guns Of Moro Castle
suddenly became a scene of the utmost activ-
ity, and before noon had weighed her anchor
and was standing out into the gulf stream
Marti, the smuggler, was on board as her pi-
lot, and faithfully did he guide the ship, on
the discharge of his treacherous business,
among the ehonle and boys-oF s,Ic u0a5t foI
nearly month, revealing every secret haunt
Of the rovers, exposing their most valuable
dcpois and well-seIected rendezvous and
many a smuggling craft was taken and de-
stroyed. The amount of money and property
thus secured was very great, and Marti re-
turned with the ship to claim his reward from
the Governor-General, who, well satisfied
with the manner in which the rascal had full
filled his agreement, and betrayed those COM
rades who were too faithful 10 be tempted to
treachery themselves, summoned Marti before
him.
AS you have faithfully performed your part
ofour agreement said the Governor-G General,
am now prepared to comply with the arti-
cles on my part. In this package you will
find free and unconditional pardon for all
your past offences against the laws. And
here is an order on the treasury for
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gladly receive. AS to the sum Of money you
propose to give me, let me make you propo-
sition. Retain the money, and in place of it
guarantee to me the right to fish in the neigh
borhood of the city, and declare the trade in
fish contraband to all except my agents. This
will richly repay me, and will erect pub
lIo rl-otO Of ob cbol h
ment TO the city, and which, at the expiration
of specified number Of years, shall revert to
the government, with all the right and title to
the fishery
TacOn was pleased at the idea of a superb
fish Market which should eventually revert
to the government, and also with the idea Of
saving the large sum of money covered by the
promised reward. The singular proposition
of the smuggler was duly considered and ac-
ceded to, and Marti was declared in legal form
to possess for the future the sole right to fish
in the neighborhood of the city, or to sell the
the article in any form, and he at once as
sumed the rights that the order guaranteed to
him. Having in his rowing life learned all
the best fishing grounds, he furnished the city
bountifully with the article, and reaped yearly
an immense profit, until, at the close of the
period for which the monopoly was granted,
he was the richest man on the island. Ac-
cording to the agreement, the fine market and
its privilege reverted to the government at the
time specified, and the monopoly has ever
since been vigorously enforced.
Marti, now possessed of immense wealth,
looked about him to see in what way he could
most pro6tably invest it, to insure handsome
and sure return. The idea struck him if he
could obtain the monopoly of theatrcals In
Havana, on some such conditions as he had
obtained the right to fish, he could still fur
ther increase his ill-gotten wealth. He OBJ
tained the monopoly, on condition that he
should erect one Of the largest and finest the
atres in the world, which he did, locating the
same just outside the city walls. With the
conditions Of the monopoly the writer is not
conversant.
Affections, like pretty girls and ducks, are
iond OF company. Let man tear his cordu-
roys uptown, and he is morally sure to get
rip IN his coat downtown Miss Pennyroy