Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-04-06

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stl the next day, when man came %
from the sbyr, and asked 6, fco the captain
on business. 10 was OF medium siir, With
coal black hair, and very dark, salIow
comrl.Sion. u, was dressed in the girb Of
a sailor, anl although evidently foreigner
spoke the Ensli,h language with husncy
ana correctness. H. was anxious 20 st
to America, 10 s,ii. ha,in: wilc and fam.
ily On Ncv York, from whom be had been
absent several mouth, on a visit u hls rcla.
tiyts m tho ucighborhooi Of 81 Uhc'.
There was iall crew on hoard ,ho Mad.
risal nevertheless, Captain ro'rill hsins
, kiuibcir,cd man. and tho stranger ur.
gent In hi, cutrr,,ir, &, b, allowed to work
10, passage 90 Boston. The Captain granted
Nj, r,luc.,. although MT without relu'.
,ance. tor. a' hr slil. -, dii not like hi'
looks" The anxious applicant fora rns.
ags. whose name was given a. Francisco
Sla,elA. was told 70 brin. hi. 'as.as, on
board tho mex, morning. AMI b. on board
himself, as the brig would all a, an carly
hour.
There wa'a hang dog look ah5a, Fran.
cisco which wa not calculated 8, rr,li..
pose any ono IN his favor. Indeed, au IN.
.,iucii,s feeling ol prelude, was o1',rinir.
~ nc,iu., h.m on the part of tho crew,
which was ~ 40 means lcs.cncl when oo,
of the hlaimcn who came alongside n the
Lus wa, c.,lIr. unisr weigh, t,ld jack
bradshaw to keep keep sharp look out ior
''tt fellow. pointing - r-nocisrl. ior o.,
v,s ,auusht to D. pirate or something
vYr.,.
The crow OF tho Madrsal was composed
entirely ~ Americans, an even. not r,mar.
katls IN those DAYS. (, was somewhat
singular fact, however, thata price, under.
s,lud.a: existed between the cabin and tho
iJr,cl,tl,. Tho Captain was a worthy
man. respected AMI beloved; the mates
we're faithful and ii.isrn, in the PERFORM
anc, Of their dui.-., bat clnsilsrlt, an
h,ir clnlu,, toward. the mon, ab,ainius
from alI acts OF petty annoyance or CALLING
oPryasi1n.
M, crow, although obslirn, anl amcna.
90, {, discipline a, .ca. wer1 a bold and
fearless st " fellows, high spirited and
reckless Of danger. They 'Pen, their mon
~ freely on shore, and could sins good
song spin a good yarn, unl enjoy frolic or
a practical j,k'. Thoy were proud of ,hgir
,,,.,l, proud Of ,hoir officers and proud OF
them selves, and proud Of themselves, aud
would not hesitate 10 meet any danger, or
face any number Of enemies, 10 uphold the
honor. or resent any insult or injury To the
gool brig MaIrisal or any per'oa belong.
ins to her.
Mr.. Albright, the second mate young
man born anl brought up on the south
shore Of Nla..aclu,s,i. Bay. was Gne
specimen Of humanity and was greatly al
mirci by the sailors. llo possessed a kind
deposition, was incapable Of mean or IT,.
literal act, and was Jrimfull Of energy and
courage, traits which will always win the
respect Of men Of worth. at sea, or on shore.
The crew Of tho Malrical had an oppor,u.
nifty mere than oncc on the voyage Of test
ing hi. merit, and were willing to 60
through fire AMI water to render him any
service.
Francisco Saavedra, thc fellow they had
| picked up in St. Ubes, was stationed on ihe
second mates watch and hi. general cone
duet WAS not such as to change the unfayo.
rabls Impression which his appearance
mad, upon ,he crew when bo ir,t cane on
board. he was no, much Of IL sailor, was
lazy withal, aud gladly shirked any un.
pleasant duty, when chance elorci Of 50
doing. IIc was maliciously disposed, show.
rl signs Of insuborlnation, and in his
statements and conversation seemed to
have decided preference to ialsehood over
truth. II was soon as;sriainel that tic
story be told Captain fossill abOat bis
wife and family in New York had no loun.
da,ion Whatever. lndcel. il was clearly
shown tha, he had never been in New York
although he bad undoubtedly visited Dal,i-
more. According to his own confession, he
had been more than one voyage on the coast
Of Africa after slaves, II be had not been
a pirate. 1t could not be because any moral
scruples stood in the way.
Francisco sounded the crew separately in
relation to their feelings towards the officers
and tried hard but in,iduously to breed dis
content en- board. and thus establish the
groundwork for revolt. But the men
were too strongly attached to their officers,
and cherished too much sol!.re'psc,. to bO
cn,icci from the straight path by ,uch an
unmitigatsd seonndrsi.
! One morning as tho brig was drawing up