The Empire County argus., 1856-06-14
OlA COlOMA DORADO NJ

disposed to triAe. Raising the Mexican in spite of
his kicks and writings he coolly pitched him over
board.
1t was quite dark, and as the tide was ebbing
swiftly downward he passed out of sight instantly ;
but for few minutes we could hear splashing and
gurgng In the water, and trying to shout. Then all
was still again. We knew not whether he had sunk
or gained the shore; or to tell the truth, did we
much care.
Bear hand boys" said tile captain, tumble
in these packages get the rest Of the goods into the
boats and let them GO ashore. If that diego has
not drunk to much water, he may give some trouble
| about this matter yet"
In few moments the last package to be smuggled
was passed into the boats the "patron who had
made the purchase counted out the pay in doubloons
the canoes pushed off, and soon vanished up the river
In few moments our matches were replaced the
deck cleared mp before, and the crew retired to
their berhs with orders to be sound asleep and not
to wake up on any account
All this was scarcely arranged when the dash of
oars coming hastily up the river was heard and in
another moment an armed boat from the gttardacosta
was along side At the first sound of the approach.
ing boat Captain Marin had lain down where lie first
pretended, and was snoring louder than ever: Even
the curses, many, loud and deep, of the Mexicans,
failed to arouse him from his deep slumber.
The officer who had been thrown overheard still
dripping from his involuntary bath, rushed aft and
with no gentle means tried to the sleeper At
last he yawned and scratched his head, cooly asked
what was the matter and what was wanted. Then
came scene!
All the Mexicans cursing and swearing and threat.
ening and carradoong at once pointing to the officer
who had been taking midnight swim all alone by
himself who, with voice louder than all the rest
swore that he should have been drowned if st. An
tonic hadn't made the sentinel hear his voice aboard
the guardacosta and caused them to send him boat
The captain could not be made to understand what
andy pbaD ha oh xv,f1
having thrown the revenue officer overheard and
having smuggling boats along side he raised his
hands In holy borrow towards the stars and indg-
nantly replied:
cts all a contrved lie. Why" said he to the
other officers of the guardacosea, that gentleman
dned with me; we drank pretty freely, and then
came up from the cabin when both of US lay down
here to sleep. did not wake up until now he
must have been dreaming and have fallen overheard
in his Sleep You all saw that / was sound asleep
when you came on board how then could | have
thrown him overheard? The idea is absurd non
sensica; the whole story improbable-yes impossible
-see my matches are all battened down lust as they
were when yon came on board, when 1 came from
sea to-day; nothing has been moved my crew are all
asleep. He must have been dreaming and while
he dreamed of smugglers and the like of such he
must have fallen overheard. He knows very well
that he was drunk as a lord"
The story of the captain well conceived and
! told with still better effect among all the revenue
officers the victim himself who called upon every
saint in the calender to come down and swear that
his story true. But the perfect order and quietude
of our vessel the crew all sound asleep the matches
all battened down, just as they in the morning
the honest Indignation of sleepy captain and the
acknowledgement of the victim that he had been
drunk, compared badly with his own story and the
yarn of Captain Marin was believed. The soaked
Official was taken back to his own vessel to be tried
and punished for sleeping his watch, while another
officer was left in his place to keep from smuggling
When daylight came we weighed anchor and sailed
cargo per manifest paying honoraby all charges and
duties thereon.