The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-01-21

name was Isabella, which they shortened into
Bell, and that the name Of the deceased non
commissioned officer was Tott. Being the kline
OF neat little woman it was natural to make
toy OIL meyer saw q woman so like a toy il
my hfe-ahe had got the plaything name o
Belitott lp short, she had no other name OF
the Island. Even Mr.. Commissioner Pordags
and ne was. grave one y formally addressed
j her as Mrs. BelIiott But shall come to Mr.
4 Commissioner Pordage presently.
The name of the captain of the slcop wal
\ captain Maryon, and therefore it was no new
to hear from Mrs. Bellto,t that his sister, the
beautiful unmarried young English lady, wal
| eiiss Maryon. The novelty was, that her Chris
Z tan name was Marion, too. Marion Maryon
Many time have run off those two names il
4 my thoughts, like bit of verse; Oh many
! and many, and many, time
! We saw out all the drink that was produced
like good men and true, and then took oul
4 leave, and went down to the beach. The
I weather was beautiful; the wind steady, low
and gentle the Island, picture; the sea, a
/ picture; the sky, picture. In that country
/ there are two rainy seasons in the year. One
sets in at about our English midsummer; the
o'ler, about fortnight after our English Mich.
! aelmas. 1t was the beginning of August at
! that times the first of these rainy seasons was
wei over, and everything was in its most beau
niul growth, and had its lovelest look upon it.
They enjoy themselves here" l says to
Gharker, turning surly again. This is better
than private soldering"
We had come down to the beach, to be friend.
~ with the boats crew who were camped and
hutted there; and we were approaching towards
their quarters over the sand, when Christian
George King comes up from the landing place at
VOLTS trot, crying, Yup, So-Jeer which
was that Sambo Pilots barbsrous way Of cav
ing, Halo, Soldierl" have stated myself
10 be man OF no learning, ard, if entertain
preJudices, | hope allowance may be made.
Will now confess TO one. 1t may be right one,
or It may be, wrong one bat never did like
natives, except in the form of oysters.
80, when Christian George King, who was
Individually unpleasant to me besides, comes a
trotting along Thea sand, clucking "Yup, So.
Jeer! !" l had a laundering good mind to let
fy at him with my right certainly should
have done it, but that it would have exposed
me to reprimand.
" 4np, so-Jeer says he. "Bad job"
What do you mean?" says L.
"1Y,np, SO Jeer!" says he +; Ship leakee."
"Ship leaky? ?" says /.
Iss," says he, with nod that locked as If
1t was Jerked ont of him by most violent hic.
cup-which is the way with those savages.
east my eyes at Charker, and we both
heard the pumps going aboard the sloop, and
saw the signal run up, Come on board hands
wanted frohr the shore" In no time, some of
The sloop's iiberty-men were already running
down to the waters edge, and the party of sea.
men, under orders against the pirates, were
putting Oft TO the Columbus in two boats
On, Christian George King, sar, berry sor-
~ gays To at Sambo vagabond, then. "Chris.
tan George King cry, English fashion |" His
Enshsn saion OF crying was to screw his
and roll hin ,elf on his back on the sand. Ii
was trying Of to kick him, bat gave Charker
the word, I" )oublequick, Harry" and we got
down to the waters edge, and got on board the
sloop.
by come means or other, she had sprung
such leak that no pumping would keep her
tree :; and hat between the two fears that she
she did not all the supplies she had brought
tor the littls colony would be destroyed by the
sea water a. 1T rose in her, there was great con-
fusion. In tse midst of it, Captain Maryon was
heard, heili.:g from the beach. He had been
carried dov,, in his hammock, and looked very
bad; but kp insisted On being stood there on
has feet; an3 l saw him, myself come off in
the beat, sitting upright in the stern,sheets, as
II nothing mas wrong with him.
A quick s,:rt of council was held and Captain
MaTyon soo,, resolved that we must all fall to
work to get the cargo out, and that, when that
was done, the guns and heavy matters must be
got out, and that the sloop must be hauled
ashore, and careened, and the leak stopped
We were all mustered 1.-THE Pirate Chace party
volunteering) aud tod off into parties, with SO
many hours OF spell and 30 many hours of re-
lei, and we all went at it with will. Chris
tian George King was entered one of the party
IN which l worked, at his own request, and he
went ct it with as good a will as any of the rest
lie went at it with so much heartipess, to say
the truth, that he rose in my good opinion al
most IS fist as the water rose in the ship
Which was fast enough, and faster.
Mr.. Commissioners Pordage kept in a red
and black japanned box, like family lump
sugar box, some document or other which some
Sambe chief or other had got drunk and split
some snk over, las well as l could understand
the matter,) and by that means had given up
lawful possession of the Island Through hav-
ing held of this box, Mr.. Pordage got his title
OF Commissioner. He was styled Consul, too,
and spoke Of himself as Government"
lie was stifjointed, hghnosed old gentle
man, without an ounce of fat on him, of a very
angry temper and a very yellow complexion.
Mrs. Commissioner Pordage, making allowance
tor difference of sex, was mnch the same Mr.
Kitten, snail, youpgish, bald, botanical and
mineralogcsl gentleman, also connected with
the mine--but everybody there was that, more
or 4ess-was sometimes called by Mr.. Com
missioner Pordage, his Vice Commissioner,
and sometimes his Deputy Consul. Or some
times he spoke of Mr. Kitten merely as being
= under Government"
! The beach was beginning to be lively scene
a tbo 81
and, with cargo, and spars, and rigging, and
water casks, dotted about it, and with tempora.
~ quarters for the men rising up there out of
spch sails and odds and ends as could be best
get on one side to make them, when Mr.. Com
missioner Pordage comes down in q high is.
ter, and asks for Captain Maryon. The Cap
tain, i'll as he was, was slung in his hammock
betwixt two trees, that he might direct and
he raised .ois head, and answered for himself.
Captain Maryon," cries Mr.. Commissioner
Pordage, s.'this is not official. This is not
regular"
"Sir," Gays the Captain, " it hath been ar
ranged with the clerk and supercargo, that you
should be communicated with, and requested
to render .ny little assistance that may lie in
your power. am quite certain that hath been
duly done.'
"Captaan Maryon," replies Mr. Commissioner
Pcrdage, =. there hath been no written cores
pondence. No documents have passed, no
memoranda have been made, no minutes have
been maSs, no entries and muniments. This is
indecent. l call upon you, Sir, to desist, until
all is regt1sr, or Government will take this up"
"Sir." says Captain Maryon, chatting little,
as he locked out of his hammock, "between
the chances of Government taking this up, and
my ship taking herself down, much prefer to
trust myself to the former
You do, sir2" cries Mr.. Commissioner
Pordage.