Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-11
THE PERILs OF
CERTAIN ENGLISH PRISONERS,
AND THEIR TREASURE ~
WOMEN, CHILDREN, SILVER AND JEWELS.
CHARLES DICKENS.
THE ISLAND OF SILVER STORE.
CONTINUED.
AND THEIR TREASURE rs


what do you mean? ?" says |.
'Yup, So-Jeern says he, Ship Lea
kee.' sA-@ - 1s-
Ship Leaky p says /.
'Iss,' says he, with nod that locke,
as if twas jerked out of him by a mos
violent hiccup-which is the way wit
| those savages-
/ cast my eyes at Charker, and W,
both heard the pumps going aboard til,
sloop, and saw the signal run up, Conn
on board; hands wanted from the shore.
In no time some of the sloop's liberty
men were already running down to thu
waters edge, and the party of seaman
under orders against the Pirates, wer,
putting off to the Columbus in two boats
ooh Christian George King sar berr,
sorry!' says that Sambo vagabond, thel
Christian George King cry, Englisl
fashion ? His English fashion of crying
was to screw his black knucklcs int
his eyes, howl like a dog, and roll him
self on his back on the sand. was try
ing not to kick him, but gave Clarke
the word, 'Double-quick, Harry 2 anC
we got down TO the waters edge, ant
got on board the sloop.
| BY some means Or other, she hat
sprang such leak, that no pumping
would Keep her free; and what between
the two fears that she would 90 down il
the harbor, and that even if she did not
all the supplies she had brought for the
little COLONY would be DESTROYED by the
sea-water as it rose in her, there was
great confusion. In the midst of it, Cap
tain Maryon was heard hailing from the
beach. He had been carried down IN
his hammock, and looked very bad; but
he insisted on being stood there on his
feet; and / saw him, myself, come off il
the boat, sitting upright in the stern
sheets, as if nothing was wrong with
him.
a quick sort ofcouncil was held and
Captain Maryon soon resolved that we
must all fall to wol k to get the cargo out
aud, 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 Chase par
ty volunteering, and told off into par
ties, with so many hours OF spell and so
many hours of relief, and we all went at
it with a will. Christian George King
was entered one of the party in which |
worked, at his own request, and he went
at it with as good will as any of the
rest. He went at it with SO much heart
mess, to say the truth, that he rose in my
good opinion, almost as fast as the wa
ter rose in the ship. Which was fast e.
nough and faster.
Mr.. Commissioner Pordage kept in q
red and black japanned box, like a fami-
" lump sugar box, some documents or
other which some Sambo chief or other
had got drunk and split some ink over
Gas Well as I could understand the mat
teri and by that means had given up
lawful possession of the Island. Through
having hold of this box, Mr.. Pordage
got the title of Commissioner. He was
styled Consul, too, and spoke of himself
as Government
He was stiff;jointed, high-nosed old
gentleman, without an ounce Of fat on
him, OF a very angry temper and very
yellow complexion. Mrs. Commissioner
Pordage, making allowance for the diff
ference of sex, was much the same. Mr..
Kitten, small, youngish, bald, botani-
cal and meteorological gentleman, also
connected with the mine-but every bo-
dy there was that, more or less-was
sometimes called by Mr. Commissioner
Pordage, his Vice-commissioner, and
sometimes his Deputy Or some
times he spoke of Mr.. Kitten, merely as
being "under Government
The beach was beginning to be live
~ scene with the preparations for ca
reening the sloop, and, with cargo and
spars and rigging, and water-casks, dot
ted about it, and with temporary quar-
tiers for the men rising up there out OF
such sailsand odds and ends as could be
best set on one side to make them, when
Mr.. Commissioner Pordage comes down
in a high fuster, and asks for Captain
Maryon. The Captain, i'll rs he was, was
slung in his hammock betwixt two trees
that he might direct: and he raised his
head, and answered for himself
Captain Maryon,' cries Mr.. Commits
sioner Pordage, this is not official. This
is not regular.
Sir says the Captain, 1T hath been
arranged with the clerk and supercargo
that you should be communicated with
and requested to render any little assis
ttance that may lay in your power. all
quite certain that hath been duly done.
Captain Maryon,' replies Mr.. Com
missioner Pordage, there hath been ne
written correspondence. No document:
have passed, no memoranda have beer
made, no minutes have been made, NJ
entries and counter-entries appear in the
official muniments. This is indecent.
call upon you, sir, to deSiSt, until all i
regular, or Government will take thi
up
4 Sir says Captain Maryon, chatting
little, as he looked ont of his hammock
i between the chances of Government
taking this up, and my ship taking her
self down, | much prefer to trust mysel
to the former
You do sir?' cries Mr.. Commissions
4 Pordage
!. 1 do, SIR says Captain Maryon, lynn
down again.
Then, Mr.. Kitten says the Commits
sioner, send up instantly for my Diplc
matte coat
He was dressed in linen suit at tbs
; moment; but, Mr.. Kitten started off hin
self and brought down the DIPLOMAT
coat, which was a blue cloth one, golC
laced, ana with crown, on the buttor
: Now, Mr.. Kitten;' says Pordage
: instruct you, as Reconnaissance, an
I Deputy-consul of this place, to deman
: of Captain Maryon, of the sloop Chri
! .onher Columbus. whether he drives m