, 1869-05-23

Than fourteen millions was csptuse,, II, ~, -
ne!i., aeu. atsIioIe. n AssanA.+ .+'nle millions n
a. oest u e2n- The English sp,li u,1 IN
part en9szzle.' by nefAE.ola agents h., ~ s'ra:
E lTuea ~ Snsu anu was eonel, as me,..Iio
What the pieces Of money seallr we7. il ..
ter snat teems ~ be LETT In Some con{;,,.,u ,.
speak Of them - gold, some - liver s',,, ,s1s-
gold md silver: while Others YulII tr.e- -
treasure ~ bullion N gokl and silver, xnr., 's
anG ~ mions or Sse;l1E ss The designation rss
ttmes-a pold to4thloon OF eight .ayl},,. .n.r,
and q nlrer crown of sight tcA,ir.-. Nav ,,nS
fonetlmes meant rdsue, anu snu,e times 80.
O AHyer: for The silver ple1e OF elkh. ha, Il,
weight RQ!c1 WIS a. one tine called rlrht r,',sS
An tf!nES ceEsldecc,f, We Eay ptsh3: srt.r-r ~,
tor ncr saoass. est:.sasc-tsc. = .11.,. -,
so EAny pieces OF eight Na+ about ea;LaI ~
each - 7'''ss
Vow. there + project on toot to sen. III; II,
iRR the tuuEcn ,reasure t possihie. A e,r.,.
4se e1a cad this matter tc view tur ten yca.s.,sr
ne ottAiel fsuu shc Spanish Government ~
MISSION 70 10 this: the agreement heinz, III.
Whatever Is rz,ted f.om the sea-hotton Of Si.,
Ea{: of 7 lstie OF much, = to he shAee. In ;n,.
rs ne MSFaamh Gown, he TO lear al tho costs All
and trouble Of the enterprtse.
,rs-eet Meep co!@ei Gosea u the early par, Of :h
lesr,,s. 1es sahksa 4sn:pa T., he loana TIE loslo*ns
tecrEE tTo or THREE fees nhofe the NM
aRd sheas u the soIlom OF t1e sea. all elss IT,.
ing couchel u A.ny led; there are 10 ,a.,,,
ilmbeEs below the mad hare eseanet1 finn MI ~, y.
saekB Of the ttr.!". Although ct1le,I n msr.,;
Mar, she more resembles s;a.'eou- >. The Esprl.
WHOLE bat mnch Perfo.ate,l by The ;,rf!u. 4 r..
Isnbor ts more sound aal pe-ccs ,haa tne tSSI
above named, the dees beng eighteen tnc;,cs
tected lay er Of hrlckwotk On pA1r q. tns. ,l..
shts he supptlses 10 havr teea the toor CT a ~;
ho9se ' - The h. dees s.nls !: Ias1s" T n: ;3z.,3
esgnt and haN fathotns water. soanIer AZ ~.
encamnese1 M::a mad than any Of lie s:se =. W:
named; on the ship ltt IN anchor 4 nlO7:.ir a,il
gHn-Hhtet. = The CraIern1n has beea .1rat-l Il,
some extent, but her tinhers appear 70 X 1.;..
fatholas water, has been much bura,-l. In III
ttn1ters are generally sound several cIll 1il-L."s
are on the deck and s. The two reIa3I!a. .,S
ae!s- whose names are not gwen have heta !as:s
burned, and ATE immersed eight ten fccl In t!.,
soft Nud.
Tie original names Of The ships are not ua.a-
toned thn,e here gwen have been adopted h7
them All the sCn1rn vessels form 20 maly
separate and complete mounds, shove the Ecner4:
level OF the bed Of the bay. SO great has been tnc
accumulation Of shells and nlnu 1oore a1I aru1u.i
them, The gnlleon eatd to be the richest OF tho
whote neti, Whit being towcd out of the hay hy
ne ss 4 snH ,rs or santsn
hands were sa@ed except two, but tnc treasure
went TO the bottom, and--Nkc the cid WOMAN
r. t the vinegar eos1le-"a not gone. lses 'heEr
The eoacesatonatze has formed, or Is eniesynr
ing 70 !ofm, company, With ]o.at-stocx prs.
sufficient to defray the costs OF The venture, RI
Ezrded Is = speculative investment, A. sourr,.
ri proat, We have nothing to co win thu matter
hese; tnt "a prors>al for rendering usefu, th:l'
Whlth Il new useless Supporting t3e1e Is EGL:s
any treasure there a1,er ail;, there aze cestah;v
points Of interest about #. Colonel Goren H.,
reasons presently 70 be Mated. has beeu en9,Ssl
70 practically conduct the operations.
As 10 The means Of raising the trcASurr, tEt IL
MourEurased diver IS looked fpI Iwar7l to - ::..
nan Of the future. Colonel Goreu says sha; e
csn only learn Of une attempt having been m.,..
to raise tht treasure, about twcnty }ears azo. Il
was made upon two OF The vessels only. BY thu AL
Of me tliving-helh This as Is now pretty We'll
ccrasnet1, IS not an elective Prac1ical mode III
prucetiure, gcelnk that the divers unly make
superficial exauna at!an. not beyoud the lateral e1-
possibly descend into the builds Of sunkca shtts,
or into any irregular cavities. The ,tIrin, ,iress-
which leaves the arms ant1 legs OF The wcareT
ffre. while protecting the head from all access to
an exit for inspired alI-Atows him TO walk anH
scramble about into AZ sorts Of holes and enzners
ANayt provided he docs nor break or entang;t
tie ropes and pipes which connect him with taA.
world a1Aaee-
The e3acs plan v btch Colonel Gowen dssessnI,te
TO follow wifi probably depend un tAr
special circumstances OF EACH shit. It Is now
Known from practieal experience that vessel. ran
bc, and have eecn. raised bodily fr'm the bottom
~ ~ ~" eSs1sta oni H1no ~ e. i."i, % M'..S
from sunkrn ships Floating poutuona Rave lern
used IN raries! OF RayE for The ftst mentioned
q these purposes \ remarkable instance Of sas.
KIDD ;U4.k plsce LAST yesT. The WolF, an troa-
built u!al!-s:elucr, was H4nk By collision tu Bel
fast LouEh, and tay submerged In fort, feet depth
Of ~atefs after cosistttEtn. ntanv plAas uf pro
ccedtny Mcsssra laar!and anu Wolf undertook u
Ialse the vessel They constructed an Immense
ttrhtl Ttrns xerr fonr n thcs. tsn1.
arranged in Two psirs, With iatsrI d.,
r,,sns ,aSh ~ tbr tau at .a, ~ ~
ios. ~ ,,rnia- IN snr3nns ns1a en1ns"tsS -,
wGose Of the tanks into one noal Of raIL eay:n: i
N a,ei 81 ~ 1s.t u, unu ~ n.Is us
sn1n To- v.x..S hs,nT nstsH4s, ~ ~ nc .,ht ,el.
nua, sneie Na4 70 1ac1alJ !ol pass.ns; ehA'ns e:-
uef anu around ne null = haa been done tn 'shrr
cstes Of snip.ra!ssne- lnstsad of tsts. chua'
we're booked INTO tne a'te-!iEhl hoses II the hu!:
mere *e1c any q tnese noles; n!tE thahs hooked
Into them, and any espstans or lifting scte~s. on
ends Of the chains, each chain beng capable at
Hl1lnx twenty-five tons Divers weEe erop'oTed to
examine the exaet poGuon ot tte snip aui 70 -.
cure me hooks INTO toe asfte-ttVn hnIes Thes+
elaborate preparations being 1el the pfuee->s VI
IAsane eeRan. Two nohase1 anu nlty nen VEN
~ 70 WoiS - 1ae caPstans. OF scteHt: tary
HutAeu VIA Wbl. Ann N et3 Honfs t1t hil-
9e a!os W. o4 Mzoe n appea!@nce aoose the sur-
M iAce VI tue WAIT. sno HAa to~ea l1utnpnanaJ
NV wne,nsr toonei soxeu proposes to .1op. .cu,e
S46e IL ho1s Himself open To vary his p!aa ar-
eStd,ae 70 INC Circumstances which each veasei
n, S1ss on sas al Mhsa e
@ sassea .a!es: saA i !. On H. aseeaai n II: ~.
Won rn,ernr4se Those whu Az v4nyc,saa.
Vim ,hs netats az the Cnmean war viii yrnr,,,i,.y
t1hI on ias ~ a. o. ,,s aigs end IN .r Tar. "
1orr ths .trvai Of lhe British srny on the ht,vnts
~ ~; naA. aa,Lsnt ~ 1nE,tns nv ot
ne coE sAIs0 .4tans -
A1iasiah SHIPS ac1nks me entssoes 20 -
- ~ .nnanSn,tx rnrSE-.s 4nT 1,rnrr-easn.sI
.ppneoI& - !. t.ii a ..'.-.4I w -, .s,..s.
", " oS he ~ nson,ncref Eneiah nn Frrneh
peess W.,e mnanle thrnrchort th. w to mate The
sas shs a. n1o n ne 10 np r.
fortlteatona Again, on III. ssh of Aeptcnber.
ISM waen the Ras.!ans ni,zn,sourI sst,sssupoi'
and rrfrpnYe1i IN the northern {Or,4 tt1ey sunE III
thr femxtninr sni1a IN tht aartof 10 urrFen.
ihefu frou, falling lntu The hantts vi tic besr-r.s
Thus i .lrse that The One ha.sor 9! ss'r.stts,.
n1s,ed rl.H hta sS;p-Ea;s,1a tnrturii7. IL sar,:
nSh ,,n Us tarslenut lahofr an.
der nnmnsr Of IIuculttes rhicn can scarcely be
oEena,ra. . md - ,et he moss rr11ect success u.
tended nv onerssons, ~ then raiset and q. lr,i
serent1 res.els Of III st1ea some q which are now
IL eonr,ssssn " cnnnat;n1 70 Vien witn sena.o-
pe ns .s .susnss % Y sns Lay Of VIZ
sneweu ootkoa ~ Io ~ 49, WSA -. -1.r,r ~ :.
~; mo.e anan naa ", ae " a1 e,.t.rshs.
VIII 1ne 1WthIJ 1eF1 ~ Luuo, SAyt
and gFavea n wa'cn tae sunken nees ~ SeoSe ~
toroi Wa LING took tNaAu ~Ha aI aas
nsost saA3u!ne eAt-et3hoaa 70 tae
~ pnpre@. n,sn .,.,a.sHs ~.
to,,, ,Is .rsM ,s1 1,tct ~. r.i1a,,n !,
n. IS,nr ~ n1e.siy !. nj ,acESd - n = 49,
fnus - r. 80; ~ II III ws,hs-s ~ ~,
an. sessoo ~ nf 1ne ,es1 - ~ 'A''o 11eoos
Ne shsti ~ " ~ thf1rforr whether Sentune ran h.
nsde to Yield up ,he treasurr which accosri,uz =,
80 A " " ~ ~ ~~~