White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-16


divided, and the gold, the jewels, the spices, and
the gums were allotted 10 the happy advsnturers.
The great mobiles and wealthy merchants we're
as eager for Spanish pluEder as the Queen. Few
Of the eourtiers Of military renown but had
sailed at the head Of squadron or q feet in
pursuit of the great galleons that annually
brought from America to Spain the wealth Of
Mexico and Peru. The ocean gloWed with gold
and silver, pearls and diamonds for these noble
adventures. In IL tney found ihexhaustible
mines Of wealth, and dangers and triumphs suf-
icient to try their courage and satisfy their am
bition.
The ocean in those days was the pathway to
fame. Land service offered but little allurement
to the soldier. Elizabeth engaged in no great
military expeditions. Her wars in Holland or
in Ireland were barren Of laurels or Of plumber
She directed all the energies of her people to
naval expeditions. Her chief attention was given
to her navy. She perceived the true genius of
her subjects for naval excellence. She resolved
to make England the ruler of the seas. Her no.
bles shared her zeal. The Veres, the Towards,
the Earl of Cumberland, Essex. Carew, and
Raleigh led her fleets with success that first
inspired in the minds of Englishmen the con
sciousness of their. true destiny. Drake, Fro
bsher and Davis, of less elevated birth, of equal
valor and of higher skill, completed the design
of Elizabeth. She reigned over the ocean with
a terrible supremacy. She strewed its waves
with the wrecks of Spanish commerce and stain
ed its distant bays with Spanish blood.
First among the buccaneer mobiles stood Raj
eigh. He had q vessel in almost every expedi-
ton that sailed. When the Earl of Cumberland
went with a squadron to the South seas, Raj
eigh's fine pinnace, the Dorothy, accompanied
him. In 1868 he sent out two pinnaces, the Ser
pent and the Mary Sparkle, at his own expense,
to cruise near the Azores. These puny cruisers
seem to have been hardly capable of crossing
the English Channel. The Serpent was of bu:
thrty-fve tons burden, the Mary Sparkle of fifty.
Yet they stood bravely out across the boisterous
Biscay, along the hostile coasts of Portugal,
careless of the dangers of the sea, and glowing
with the excitement of huntsmen in chase of
certain prey. They drew near the Azores, where
the English were accustomed to lie in wait for
the heavy-sailing Spaniards, who knew no otter
homeward route from the Indies. The little YES.
sells now kept keen watch. Their sport soon
began. They took first a'small bark laden with
sumach, on board of which was the Governor of
st. Michaels. Then when westward of the is
land of Tercera they deserted another sail. 1t
seemed to promise a valuable prize. To conceal
their intentions they hoisted white silk flag
The Spaniards, unsuspicious, came sailing to-
wards their foes, mistaking them for Spanish ar
mazda, on tie lookout for English men-of-war
I" But when we came within gun-shot," SAYS
Evesham, the narrator of the voyage, 1--WE took
down our white flag and spread abroad the cross
of St George, which when they saw it made
them fly as fast as they might; but all their
haste was in vain, for our ships we're swifter of
sail than they, which they fearing did presently
cast all their ordnance and small shot, with ma
ny letters and the drafts of the Straits of Ma
gellan, into the sea, and thereupon Immediately
we took her; wherein also we took gentleman
of Spain, named Pedro Sarmiento, Governor of
the Straits Of Magellas, which said Pedro we
brought into England with US, and presented him
to our sovereign lady, the Queen" They took
three more prizes, and then attacked feet of
twenty four sail, two of which were caracks of
athousand and twelve hundred tons. Yet the
Serpent and the Mary Sparkle, of under fifty
tons each, were not inundated. They rushed
upon the enemy with undoubting confidence. 1t
was tempting lure. The feet was laden with
treasure spices, and sugar. The Adventures
might make their fortunes at blow. But the
great caracks interposed their huge bulk be,
tween the privateers and wealth. ave." con-
tinues the narrator, with two small pinnaces
did fight and kept company the space of thirty
two hours, continually fighting with them and
they with US" But the powder of the adven-
turers gave out and they were forced to sail to-
Yards England. They came to Portsmouth six
hours after their prizes, where they we're recei.
we'd with triumphant joy" great ordnance be-
ing shot of in their honor, and the hearts of all
the people of he city and the neighboring coun-
try being filed with EMULATION ave not spa
ring our ordnance with what powder we had
Lefty to requite and answer them again" From
thence they brought the prizes to Southampton,
where Sir Walter, the owner, divided among
them their shares ofthe sugar, the elephant teeth,
the wax, hides and rice with which they had
been laden.