, 1870-05-22
HOW THE SMUGGLER WAS OUT
WITTED.


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The story am about to relate Was an actual
oocnrrence. .n5 althonoh sh,1, e1,pnros. ~
-, ,'-.a -. 49, s7.~ - o., -. ""rp1e7o ~uo
AeAi natue' VI soa' ~ ene el'e1 aeto1s' snAA
noVefthelcss give tne nAffause as 1t happened
Our chip, the Albany ship~of-war Qoug aince
gone no one knows whither). had bean Jrinr
At tho island of sac,;6c;ns for aoroo tuo
rn,ntns or -aora -. asa ~ ..''a 1ous ~ ~"
1uo.t1o u uoEe, Hnen' one morning. oe-
sra'cnes came from Commodore Perry for os
to weigh anchor and cruise to the northw1rd.
1t will, perhaps, bo remembered by the reader
that a, i,,a .;a,a nr s4,-r ooanx str;r+ ,na
,;oo.o,,, ,1as,.sss .t": ~ e
.'6o1ooo oioehAue was maintained on the Ae1-
lcAh coast but, notwithstanding all the eno1ts
Of our cruiscra TO prevent them, smusglar,
or, AZ the Mcxicano Inns it, the "couttabaulis-
t,,n would m.nneo to sludc their lyn1-oyed
'1e1lanee 1ha sup INTO some one OF tue nu-
merouB basouH, lagoons, creeks, or rivera
with which that coast abounds.
at the time nv tale opens, there had been
one literal tr,f;cker mora ho,d and nnsc7nnn.
tIaa a a. ~ ene a.l sna ,ne - " d nao
,s,ss, 1r.s n h,dnoss - ~. fo1oE +h.t ha :.
.,ueu -. rss ~, .oassot - rsf
;nt tLa ,,nr4 ~ va,. S,1,Hz IN S.vI;rht
and v.s t eeen afteTvar,1s With tha aid Of tour
riassea cnn1iv 11;scInrrinp lila carf-n nnder the
LINE 6nesef, ~ i Ssg Jn.n d. i;f3oa Sog th;s Wa
6oi a satisisctorT state Of sn.ira to our ga-
shns sit1 IN m IT tbs bioeSsdn. E Ths ss;nt ME-
one Of the fastest ships at that time on tie
cnast. was Cespatched after her. and. after a
cruise OF some three or four days, returned to
her auchorace. her Cautain {saunders1 fairly
disruyted With the resul, Of his cruise. Il
seems that The Aureli. fthe pame Of thu
hsr1;1 hid heen discovered by the 1ook-out On
board the SAINT Nav ear1y one morninr.
standing 10 for Carnpeacby: 10 donbt yith tie
Intention Of landing Lis contrabanl. for, A.
though at that time Yucatan h.d held rather
sauia annt u II Was s.;ii nota5"s tb.r ber ~
ports rero oneu TO t1aders that bappened to
Contain etores OF auy descr,ption. ke they con-
irabanL or not, Well. as Iwas SAVING. tie
Aurclia was madc out. md sail packed an tho
81. Mary in chase but Notwithstanding the ex-
traor1innty efforts made for her capture, ale
fairly sIipDed th1oueh our finrers And crent
into snme little bay or other. n evening c,r1e
on. md tic "Saucta Mariad was minus nrizn
mopey, Again. the steamer Hunter had
chaped the daring craft from the sonthern ex-
trenity Of Mcndocino to Green Island, aud
when almost within gun-slIot the ubiquitous
craft had suddenly lufied her course ant shot
ACROSS tho Northern Passage" at that tima
hardly vent.,rcd by our pilots, with ono exco,,-
ton, w. aud SL,,s sailed straight up to tie moe
Success such rs this, OF cou1sc, omboldeped
our contrubsndista,' and. as iatoo freauent-
II tla CLEO in1un3tv rnade him mnra and
moro rcckless. His vessel sceued n0ssassod
With the spirit of tho ancient Norsemen, who.
al tradition hsth il. could maks thsmseiyes
inyis1ule when Il s,,itctl their nurnnse' and
could aIgo ass1imo any sbape that oecasion r.
n,,;rni Al hsvo hefora stated tI,e Anra.
liz was bark-ricced. Now and then ren<,rss
hnd reached tlIe ears nj n. q. perr t,om.
mander-in-Chief Of tho Gulf Squadron, Is le
,nmnouely stylrd himself. flint = schnonrr haij
|ren seen on Tccohita liver. iyinr ofT mud m.
| probably waiting an onnort,,I;ty ia ai;, into
thc riycr. and cn1,yey ~ :. Jnhnnv
Nexicana" aid and comfort. Anon
would como. re1,ort flat l,erm..
aenr I Ing %an on te II,
rast lie dors of var. mako Lcr way to son,e mi
| nnonk or r1rncr ,.hcrs u,fa from oiaorvat1n,
sl,e ruu1d land her calco md nrain ain out tc
sca. But Inc best laid olans sonetimes como
10 cr;cf and 10 Il was With n,,r s1nnpuler
tlo,,rl, i,;mse1f tho falIaI hern of an,;sm;sy
!. ~ sn,nn n.hsr man :" and .s ~ fran,,antf,
tho caaa h;s nvor.wi,,n;,,, ront,,'an.n 20 ~
min F,rn fines i,e h,I 1,,n tho h'nch.It ~,
undn. ti,a yorr 1,oun ~ sT,ttho,v n I,orrr ~,
nnoe.',nel ;,nu IT,. ~, @ q ,, sno S.nt 1uau. Iiss
inI ~ A1 ,a~ ..a" n;'h;., ~ ~ 'ana a,,. S'nel a
lt.u .sGa, 1,,n wa M "''m Ill.,, n0 " - ~ ~,
,,nin ~ V.,a Eve AAI t;,,,oa ,,a'1 ,.'i
n 1;ddon i,e,;anco ~ ~ st,t nd sI9no, u ~
rosf;,,rr
Snsa ~ tho nnro f,.nS, hr;c Sor,ars ~ the
INN ~ ,ron,In,nioa 1v R.n1no, Sa,,s,,o. sftaH'
I'D ua, ~ .l,a H..h.;,, I'D ,9si,, ~, rsr-
~ 1901, ~ ,1o %at,r, 7,nnt;sna1 xto.p,
I Hnntc1 At the tne thn somers ~.s
1ost she was in chase. The A11Teiia lad
s,mtncrn rntrnneo. Taero wss In, ono wsv sbs bs
which tia Anreiia conld tlonblc IN her vnry
,rl M,tcbf1, ssnt;pai au3 tst ssa" he . rmns,ns
iIow,, fuIl i,efnro ti,a winI- and sni]denIy
watch;n,, her opportunity M1f sharn IN. ani
TIN for ihe "Wasbcrwo,1ian Sl,oaI." Ths nay.
% hi tic ' most a. canerienrea 1s' and nd cont. t
dent ri1ot eycr attounts nassava
int tLat p;1ot VIVA then on bnsrIj
| t]1e Anre1io- The ,nornout he han1rf1 hi.
wind aud the Somers had djscoycred biz
| evi,jcut intention. sic lct ian. aud nteetef
lnme everything s.,o coula CARY. Pile upor
1,ile Of canvas huuc extended from her yar1ls
until she seemed literally mountain Of can
| yns floating on the l,luo waters Of tile Mexica,
| Calf, Cantain Semmcs. on his part, i1utuc
tliatclv crowded all sail, but, in moment, yher
Ill had before been Loue. confidence, SUCCESS
twinkliuE OF all oye, Ms it were, tho blue watcr
Of tho gulf, which had beeu slightly rui1icd b.
I breezo . few moments before, wer
now raging caullrou Whore, for ),
instant, tower Of glistening canvas. rcachin.
skywary, had doomed Ill majestic grandeur
I pectatou standing on tirtoe, and eager eye.
strained to catch tho slightest movement O
the daring fellow try1nE to en- ape, now is sud
denly transformed to a rcene Of confusion
Tho Eomera, with every stitch OF capys,
spread, fsine like the pursued dolphin
I reels Tor A mon,cut like ,lrunEon mans Sb.
h,i, lecn str,,ri hr . = vh;tc snu,I, = and t,,;
zone on lar ineam enda VIII that fc,rSn
nrcss OF canvas. The excitement Of The chase
nv nv u,4 ~ ~" onas ~ sn5aornn.. .n
nse ~ Ie pcso!,' nnu tno suougAnest
o III n,ns. NV nn ~, ;ninoa .,ss sa snouE1
~, ~ a'tEs ret,s,i tni .an a'' .t; ,ns, 'ns sG"c1f
indeed IT, i was neT bones IL INV vet rem repa,,n IN
n,e,1 src now !keach,ng on tue e2sai reefs oi tht
s.un' - or t., tnouiucsns On Inc nostom: uut OF
w" VI iol1s-t"o linen atien anu uoye tn11Ieen vert
Ieseacu' amo1is tnen halhasl Sensnes, aes
W. ,n1ea a, ~ l.tnlG uas 70 s.a.1lc INC woria 2!
III. , saa,sn.a, Lila III 'ne e,'t''n-1oh .sie ~
lin tsasa ''aH maas Eo". UT escape rem ner psli
s,!er; M She haa fGh a;ross ing passage eei""el
wa, Masnei"nnta1 7uoat Atlo t'tcen ls,an1 ane
aa IA ' rS'TIsea y,'e III oa' m s1e3Sm.Me Sas.,s
had oY rorso @ H st;n,n1,tsi ~ .sc sso enc1ss 1 y,
Overcome on !'oaf' tue iice1 to engage m hes
e%ap.u1s' % ana ~ We nna os'Iss'se@ % t, AZ .M ~ In
ois'1snk Va sun eso; " tsau .iu .A,ta n,1'.,,
~ o.ue.s - lna.o a.uonI as1 w "~'''l
@ .no 81 ;'9 - .uu NV, tonc, , a,r.
,,nt neene s' ~ ".u on, Ipss ~ h' ioaa naia ~
~ poa. e tmo "oN!''a W. sntseuGn 70 t1s a9ss W. y
mani M % tWeve mitss t. ' thc no,4,war1 MA To- %, I'll IL.
eor s, In,n Is n,,s ~, :" NC 'a;r en
~ kre1, % ~, sh;,, stos5n s5 nnsa t%a w.
| iiftinr tha .t...E,.. ~ -: w 49, a.s.oe o
the aeck Of .Sai1 Ro,'. ~ from H. io4tsn,,t =,
W. W. ,t,;sa.l1 ~ Htu; "nGseAMa! shout'
beam, sir.~ "IIow does phc bcsa p sc.;.
shouts the officer, "Dcad before the Wind
sir = and n,.oost hc,orc ti,e lsst wor,lsI lad Icf
the Inns ~ ihc ot.ircr Al, hands m dcck snui
sec yessei dead to wiudwarIl. aud about al