The palmetto herald. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-18

instant unon the throat of the ruffian
with the boarding pike, and rolled with
him to the ground in a tangle of unequal
strife. The man was dead in moment,
and the huge dog lay painting upon his
corpse, branching the broken neck-bones
with smothered growls. Terrified at the
sight, the other pirate threw away Ills
weapon and fellupon his knees. He
would do anything if they would save
him from that terrible hound first he
would snow them treasure, and then he
would 'betray the other pirates into their
hands NTH difficulty the negro again
got the bloodhound into the leash, and
then, led by the pirate, they retraced
their steps to the camp lately passed by
them. There, buried under 4 jutting
ledge of the rock, they found large
amount OF treasure in gold, which had
been taken by the mutincers from the
English brig. The pirate was then Sc
curely handcufed, and ordered to lead
them at once to the haunt Of other dcs-
peradoes. on pain Of being at once given
over to Bergante for execution. Indeed
the latter had to be restrained with o
double leash, and held BY both the cilza-
dor and the negro, to prevent him from
springing upon the prisoner, and thrOt-
Ting him as he had done his cOmrade.
Ere long they came upon four pirates,
enScOnced among some loose bOulders,
and armed with their long knives pre-
pared 20 make desperate resistance.
The cazitor first bound his prisoner Sc
curely to a tree. and then the dogs were
Ioosed. and the fight was terrible one
for the sight of blood had excited the
fury of the other hound, and he had his
man down in moment. Two of the
others were throttled by Bergante, but
not until he had received some fearful
gashes from their knives. The other was
captured alive; and, ere night had fallen,
the captGrS had returned to the town,
with tier prisoners, and Il great quantity
OF va!Es1le treasure which the latter gaze
up To fiienr wncn ttIcy f0aHd that there
was no longer any object in concealingit.
The pirates, dead as well as alive, were
all identified by sailor who had escaped
from the vessel seized by them. and the
captured ones were tried, found guilty,
and executed. Six tall poles were plant
ed firmly upon the beach, near where
the vessel had been run ashore, and the
remains Of the murderers were placed
in large iron cages slung at the heads Of
these, as a warning to such desperadoes.
Years afterwards the grinning skeletons
yet swung there to and fro. The carriOn
crows could pass between the bars Of the
cages, in which they held their horrible
revcls day after day. while the yultures,
prevented by their size from entering,
clung, and hovered, and squabblcd out
side. The whole scene was one of weird
and terrible impressiveness, and the place
was known TO mariners Us Skeleton
Beach, for many year after.
The negro was not only pardoncd, but
was presented with his liberty and y
large sum of money, for the part taken
by him in this important capture. Fur
ther than this, he received an appoint -
ment as paid assistant TO the cazadors;
and there are traditions of many daring
act in which he was subsequently con-
cerned, in conjunction with Bergante. the
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