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ing with them six children.

ing with them six children.
In few days more they met another
celebrated navigator. Sebald de Wart.
shortly afterwards the second in command
filled up the measure of his offences by
weighing anchor without consulting his
chief, and carrying press Of sail until he
December, Van MORT parted company with
De Wart, and on Oh, cistmas day he over
took the runaway. On the Goth be called
a council, which pla. ED the delinquent in
close arrest. The II .ial took place three
weeks later at their last anchorage in the
straits, and the vice. ,lmiral was sentenced
to be marooned. This sentence was car
ried out on the Goth of February, 1000,
of the expedition. "in very few days he
must infallibly have died of famine, OF
been devoured by the savages.' The
squadron entered the t'onth seas on the
last day of February, IS 30, having spent
nearly three months in IL lie straits. They
had then 147 men, all tolG left.
Northward they sped be fore the southern
gale that appears perpet lal on that coast,
making good progress, and suffering no
mishap for fortnight. On the morning
of the 18th of NJ arch, however, only two
of the ships, the Maurice and the Concord
were to abe seen" tog ethe The Fred
erick Henry had disar pea1ed during the
highland for ever. Nine days after he
reached the island of Mocha Off the south
ern extremity of Chill.
Van MORT took leave of Mocha on the
Gath of March, and caught sight of a small
vessel near the shore the same evening"
He went in pursuit, and Il pretty chase she
led him. Towards nine O. clock next morn
ing the yacht managed to get near enough
to exchange shots with the chase, which
allowed itself to be drawn into a fight -
This gave time for the Maurice to come,
and then the Spaniards surrendered. The
p.ize was called The G God Jesus, and
proved to be a kings ship, which had been
employed to cruise along the coast, i'll a
great measure with the purpose of being
taken by the Dutch if she failed to involve
them in destruction during the chase. For
it appeared that the coles had been
apprized of Van Noort's expedition early
in the preceding year, an were by this
time fully prepared to receive them. But
this he did not learn until a later period
One thing, however, he did learn that inter-
ested him greatly-that there we're then
several Dutch prisoners III Lin These
were the poor remainder of the crews of
two stout vessels which hal touched some
months before at a port III southe RI Chill.
Such captives were generally shut up in
dismal prison and worried with monks
until they declared themselves converted.
Then, solely with a view to their eternal
welfare, they were hanged while the odor
of sanctity was fresh upon them, and thus
kept them from FORGETTING paradise by
relapse into heresy.
With view of procuring better treat
ment for his scountrymen, Van MORT
iards in return sent the Dutch an ambassa-
dor, who was instructed to detain them in
a situation favorable for attack until an
overw helming force could be concentrated
loved the design to ooze out, an6. the plot
failed Van MORT instantly resumed hos
tilities. At Valparaiso, in those days a
paltry village, he destroyed three ships and
took possession of n fourth. In the last
his men encountered some slight resis-
lance, which they did not regret, since it
gave them an excuse for destroying the
greater portion of the crew, whose num-
bers might otherwise have proved incon-
venient to feed and watch. None of the
prizes contained anything that could be
turned to the advantage of the owners of
the squadron. The case was rather differ
ent with the captors, but how the lat ter
Jared will be best explained by sho"t
notice of the marine usages of our apces-
tors in matters of pillage. These usagcs
were very precise, fixing beyond dispute
the destination of every article that could
possibly change hands in a sea-fght. The
hull and cargo eff the captured ships were
to be turned into money. a certain pro-
portion of this from fifth to Il twentieth,
went to the government. The remainder
was then divided into three equal parts.
one of W hich was assigned to the owner of
the conGuering ship another to those who
had equipped her, and the third to her Off
GERS and crew. Loose pillage-that is, the
per sonal effects of the vanquished-fel to
the victors, each officer having the privilege
of ritling an officer of equal rank, while
the common men became the prey of the
first who happened to lay violent hands on
them. Besides this, the choicest of the
sails, spars, and arms were assigned to GER
tain individuals. The captain, for instance,
was to have the best piece Of artillery and
the gunner the second best; the finest cable
was to belong to the pilot, and so on.
BY the 9TH of April, the squadron was
off Huasco. There, finding the Spaniards
too strictly on their guard to give him any
hope of further plumber, Van MORT deter
mined tc, quit the American coast. So,
OBTAINING the Spanish pilot of The Good
Jesus, two black slaves, and two mulatto
Youths. he sent the rest of the prisoners
away in the last prize, and sailed for Asia
with three ships.
On the morni ng of the 18th of Septem-
Der, after a voyage of four months they
reached the Ladrones. There they pro-
cured much needed supply of provisions
and water, and verified the character which
preceding navigators had assigned to the
islanders. Indeed their arrant knave ry
utterly amazed the honest Dutchmen.-
Resuming their course for the Philippines,
they breasted Cape Espiritu Santo on the
18th of October. They cruised about tt e
neighboring seas for the next two mouths,
finding the natives of the Philippines, a
gentle race, whom the Spaniards left pr city
much to themselves; a few priests and lax
gatberers scantily distributed through heir
villages suf1icng to keep them in order. -