The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-11-21
PIRACY AND MURDER
On Board the Bark "Cayalti."

The following i n foil account Of the appalling
tragedy on board the bark Caysih. a. written for
the paper By Captain Hamilton, Of tue whaling
bark Sea Brs-=e, on board which vessel the only
survivor o. the crew took refuge:
On the 3O;h day OF June. ISGs, Wills; cruising
n y. 2 Gulf I had two buais along shore look
ing for whales. They landed on Cag Island,
where they found n stranger with n Chinese
eJ,le. his servant. and a few natives wis were
Collecting tie es-s u ducks which abound
there. Af.er bearing a part Of their story tie
f1t oEocr brought taen On board, 90 they were
IN a very destitute and almost starving condition.
On their arrival. and ~ answer = uy inquiry ol
who he was and how he cane Un ;h=t Island, the
stranger narrated ., NE tie following tragic tale
% prey and HuTler. with the incidents attend
IN tie extraordinary cruise Of the vessel. which
lie lett on tie ID day u May. - the same
t!Gc he pryIEccd q ball Of sale and other IaV-rs
nccc--ary for the -ale and transfer % a foreign
bulls vessel 20 the American la. t1-e-her wiih
the crew-lis: ard snIne few other rspe.s lie had
BEEN able % preserve n INDIGNATION Vi bis stale
menr, al bearing the official zeal OF tic -Aucri-
can Consulate Of CallaO.
lie informed ne that hi- name Was John c.
COilla. by birth q native Of Barcelona, II STaiD.
but a naLurallzed American citizen HAT lie had
unfortunately lot bis other IaIess, Is they had
been taken by the Pirates together with all his
effects al the time U: the murders. By the bill Of
sale II was manifest that he was sole owner Of &
bark called the CayGiH. tJrei-n-built, but then
sailing under tie American flag The vessel sail
ed from Calico on the 10Th C4Y OF January. lSoS.
bound Tor Pacusmayo. Ton nv chart. san PedrO.)
Z port some SIS miles 10 tie nortLwaTd. with q
crew Of ten men, including captain and officers,
also himself "a Passenger and sGPeTeaTS1, and his
collie boy a. steward. Also, 80 GOO, TaTt IN
gold and silver coin. balance III bills OF the Peru
Wan and PrOvidcucla banks OF Peru. being bis
TrT.arr funds - purchase rice AMI 4 re-TlfU Caruo-
with q small cargo consisting In part OF loo qGin-
tal- Of -four. 100 qCintals OF sugar, 500 ~ouintals
Of hOJI-irOn. 4 number VI cans Of sperm and
kerosene oils, loo boxes el,Tet wine. 20 baskets
champagne, 80 boxes candles, 80 bbls. ale, and
other wines and bIaniiss ! tins (about leo lbs.)
0riuri for smoking; = iOt Vi miscellaneous and
small articles, including Two sugar bJTrrr-r+&-5
Chinese coolies. most al OF which belonged - =
large and wealthy plantation called the CayaiJi,
after which the vessel was named. Tie coolies
had been transferred u tie CayGlfi from the
Italian ship ProridascG, which had brought
them from China without having landed them, rs
Is very commonly done Oh that coast.
On the second morning out Of port, between
t and ) O'Clock, being about daylight, the stew
ard having Just turned out 70 prepare breakfast,
the Chine-e rose. seized and bound hin 70 he
lOremast; killed the second mate who lad charge
Of the deck. threw his BODY overheard: struck
the man az the wheel with the cOOk's axe, sever
ing his left arm from bis body, and left him living
On deck in a helpless condition, but not dead.
The other two men comprising the watch, being
al1it, escaped fyr the time being, but 10 share a
worse fate.
The captain and mate being aroused by the
noise on deck, and the cries OF mortal agony OF
the poor man at the wheel. tore up the seats from
the cabin table, and with them jumped through
the cabin windows into the SEA. no doubt thinking
they might possibly reach the shore. which was
about Is miles distant, aud plainly visible; but
with a fend.sh cruelty. almost past belief, the
InurdeTers lowered q boat, and with repeated
blows, totally disTegariing their suppiications,
killed them ia tie wafer IN fall view Of Mr.. Co
dina, who was alone IN tie cabin preparing u
follow the example Of the caT.ain and mate, and
jump overheard. After Witnessing the death OF
bis c1tnVaniOns, with what feelings 1 will not at
tempt 70 portray, lie concluded that they would kill
him ii he did 20, ard that lie might as well die
here as there. and 30 lie remained on board and
IL the cabin.
On the return OF the boat they seized the re-
mainder Of the crew, took them into the waist,
tied their hands behind their backs, dashed
them 10 n haw=er, made fast a keige-anchOr of
about 400 rounds, and threw them into the sea.
six in number, the wounded man included. One
Of tie crew. a cOoiie Of Mr.. Coiina's, joined
tire T~irates, and was not included in the massacre.
lie was tue cause Of the trouble, having seen and
helret 10 place the money on board, and informed
the Cinnamon Of its beng there, and 10 doubt
cOnnived with them ~ regard TO tie ylrEcy.
After d~isp0sing OF the crew IN this inluman
and barbaTcus manner, about 20 OF them, armed
as tEcy best could with the axes. knives, &c,
from the cooks galley, proceeded II tie cabin,
burst OTen the doors. Mr.. COdina, now sole
survivor Of the crew, vas in tie cabin, listening
10 the cries and pleading Of the crew with feelings
that can better be imagined than described, being
Of course totally unaware Of wlHt HE own fate
be. When they burst into bis cabin. being
entirely dcfence!ess. and with that instructive love
u life natural q all mankind. lie dropped ON Lis
--r-a ~ gawNuw.I -nas- -urr-F L. 49, -..-
or pity could he EXPECT. Had lie not just wiz
messed a specimen Of IL out OF the cabin window,
in the murder Of two Ce!encelcss men IN the
water. and the dead bJdy Of the second officer
floating past with the deadly wound on his head
plainly visible; and again IN listening 10 the
PRAYERS and entreaties Of the remainder of the
new, as they were being dashed to the fatal cal =,
preparatory TO being launched forth into their
gateTy grave. What mercy could he hope for?
How small must have been lis hopes that pity or
bis implJTing attitude would influence such human
lends.
But he found a friend where he least expected
L. His other oO0as boy (wEOm they had Ielea-ed)
TODD forth as such, aId at this time, and ON
eyeral subsequent occasions when tue pirates
as 10 the expediency of killing him, he
his cause, and finally close 10 leave the
le>sel and follow the fortunes Vi his master. He
1rOyed that lie was = friend. He told Mr.. {. to
ell them where the money and opium was, and
hey might not kill him. With 4 mind relieved,
Is did 81. They took the boxes OF coin, broke
hem open and distributed it amongst them, to-
,ethcr with all tue clothing ann otHer effects Of
,ir. c., the captain and other officers.
Tbey now told Mr.. e. lie must take them and
lie bark 10 China 10 which he replied, lean
rot 90 it lam no navigator; IdOn't know where
nina Is" At this one Of tile ringleaders, who
iad been a pirate on tie coast Of China, replied
n substance, " Never mind, / can find il the
an sets back Of China steer towards that and
&c viii find IL | know tle coast and assumed
',mmand. Thcy steerei W. about twenty DAYS
" y. w about twelve y. W. about fifteen,
shen they lost the trades, and then went any
ouTse, according TO tie winds and drift of tie
eszel. There were only elk men on board wio
NEW anything about steering, and whenever ttey
,1t tired Of sitting at the wheel or got cold, lei -
nd went below. lettiu. tie vessel drift about.
themselves drinking tie wines and
opium, apparently not caring .. whether
cho0l kept or not At this time the