Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-01-17

INJURED Mark Lynch, from his parched
throat. ise1 d.
Not SO. returned Stafford; we are in
the Lords hands still. He sent these
8 rangers. He may design them as the
means of our safety Let u- hail them.
Tie signal of tile futtering shirt, the
united cry of the thirty wrecked mariners.
attracted attention. The ship lay to. a
boa. was put off, and sundry swartliy men
could be distinguished at the oars. At the
helm was fair haired Young officer; and
Stafford a wild fi-uie. blistercd on his un-
covered slinwith the sun. and with scaice-
| ly any clothing remaining. advanced to
meet him, and addressed him in Spanish
Presently Stafford turned back to his COM
rades, saying, This gentleman is Flem
ing. the Sieur de Naukirke, and, ik. a
brave mari1cr, though i'll Spanish service,
he declares that We, beiag stricken by the
will Of fHeaven. shall he free men, and seen
ashore 80 soon as We come to a friendly
port. He " i'll take half Of US oaboard NV;
and return for the rest.
An English cheer greeted the announce
ment, and the first boat load, consisting OF
the men in the worst pighi, put off. Stat
ford remained to the last. and Mark would
not leave him. They saw their comrades
received on board, and the boat then put
off again for them. but on its second ap-
pearance it did uot contain young Flemnng
and there was Il great diminution Of tie
consideration shown to the first bevy of
passengers. The second set were forced
to wade through the surf, and iostled rude
ly in the boat; and Stafford, who under
stood Spanish. detected phrases that caused
him to mutter in Marks car. Pray Hea-
ven we have not been grossly dec .iyed =
That Young spark looked to me like an
Englishman TO betray us, replied Mark.
He may have run beyond his commits
sion,' said Stafford. An honest Flcinming
may not falhom aSpaniard's yillany. But
Heavens will be DONE
A quarter of an hour more brought them
to the tower.likc side of the mighty vessel.
They climbed it. aud stood on deck, where
a party Of officers stood awaiting them,
mostly black bearded. heavy .brOwed men,
with the exception Of the yound Sieur Dc
Vaukirke, whose delicate attitude inspired
: further anxiety, and of a small dried up
elderly looking man, his scantv beard and
!, hair once yellow, but now mixed with gray,
with small hard, light eyes in the midst OF
many Fuckers ard that conscious bearing
of dignity that hcfits the hncst old Gothic
} blood of Spain Without his gold chain
and whistle, in port. although he was the
smallest man in the whole circle. weu'd
: have marked bin as captain, and Stafford.
on first trealing on deck, bowed low. and
began to thank him for the relief tforded
him. The Spaniard, however, Eon Alyar.
do Ponce De Leon, hardly deigned to bend
, his head. as he haushily demanded the
meme Of the ship, the number of the crew
: her purpose i'll these seas, and all the other
matters concerning her which belioo we'd
: him to know. Lionel answered briefly
and aceuratly, having no concsalmcnt iol
: shame.
Enough said the Spabiard when his
interrogations were finished. To the Gov
enor Of the Azores will these Englishmer
answer for their ? racies for wi ic, the wrat
of IIe,ven has already ovcrtaken them
Meanwhile to the hold with them
Senior Captain cried young Naukrke
starting toward, i pledge my honor fol
their safety and liberty
'Senor Don Adrian replied the Captain
with the lottiest dignity, when your Grac.
has made a few more vOyages your Grace
will learn that an Inferior officer require,
The previous authorization of his comlnaf-
der ere he can make hindng proniise.'
: Then. Srnor, let me be imprisoned to-
gather wit! them cried Vaukjrkc.
, What the answer was Mark never heard
Even while. the Captain spoke. the sailor
were forcing the ncw!y arrived almost pell
nell down a dark opening in the deck
, scarcely allowing them to sain hold up
on the ladder. but thrusting one ats"r tx
> other of he nearly starved, weakened hn,
in so,ic cases sor.iy in ured, men down th
hatch. way, as though they We're so man
!, bales OF goods. aud Mark found himself fall
inc among them to the lower deck, wler
fnrthsr blows and pricks with the sword
, and daggers urged them on toa secon
hatchway, a lower deeper fall. Nay, wher
one nau proved absolutely incapable q
f, moving farther, the sound Of pistol slu
+ and gl0au showed what had been his late
A third en orccd plunge brought them in
!, to the sitting atmosphere. the dense dark
= ntss Of the hold. and there for some second
they lay in the silence, some OF constrrr
!, alton, some of nnconsiousness. The fir,
:. Voice to be heard was Staiiord's. ard il ran
out resol@te and undauntcd.
!. An evil hour this, my mates arc we a
here
o You, too, sir, exclaimed Kingcomhe
n I thousht the dogs would have given w
e better treatment
a Iw uid have sc>rncd it said Stuilor,
n One and all, good ftlows'
o '0ne and all. Responded the half dozr
is Cornish men heartily. Three cheers f,
. the noble Captain =! Let the Spanish rufial
see how little they can daunt an Enshsl
n mana : stomach
4 The cheers were thin and weak, b
s from hunger not from want of heart. II,
y iionel Stafford responded heartily. THAI
r, you my mcr. While honest hearts hn
a, together. and trust in Heaven, they Lev
=. need fear for man. Now, let us call ov
the names aud See il all are here.
r. All answered out Of the thirty men G
rs cep, the poor iellnw whom the Spanish h;
le murdered and another, who. upon fec
" ing about for him WAS found to be lyi,
e; stunned and insensihle. Deep were Il
as imprecations against the brutal enemy al
there were snnlc who branded the Flcni
officer as still deeper villain, though St;
ford insisted that h. belieycd the youth h
meant well aud had only been unable
fathom the exent of cruelty OF which
thorough span d was cap: be. The b,
hc hope, as Stailoed judgfi, lay in mann
at in which this gentleman might pr, Sc
their case to the Governor of the Azor
of or in thrt officials W sense of jus,ic
ch unless, indeed, Don Alvar intended to s.