The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-11-29
HOW We RE-CAPTURED THE NEW
CASTLEy

MAN the mast heads there." was tn
order from the mate of the Statesman. on
clear. bright morning in the tropical lati
tudes of the Pacific.
4 The order was obeyed by those who's
turn it was to take the first look outs of th.
morning. But the younester whose station
was in the foretopgallant cross trees. PAUSED
q moment in the foretop, and threw a repil
glance around the horizon.
''Sail oo the weather bow :" he reported
"A beat with sail set coming right to Us. >
! The announcement caused q stir at once
"n deck, and brought not only the captain,
but all the watch below. up.
| The boat was not more than a couple of
| miles frcm Us when firs; discovered, ap,
Frosching swiftly undrr the combined
! POSER Of rail aud oars II. caaiain's tel
| scope VAS brought t. Jea.. :..t5 ID va ~oun
asceI tanned that she hsj al 81 d III. Crew.
We backed 4 Ricin top. 1 an! how, 70,
waiting imPrii'";ly + v more. and
making varioG~ Sarew -i.-.-..- and eaecp-
tatIons as 10 her history Al! ,haTaci,,..
"A garg of rnuaT.ys.' sal. ia, dog
matically.
Don't belief it returne his u j, ,.hbor.
Too far froin The land"
Oh that's nothing. Why. when uas
"ihey've lo~ered for whales. and go,
lost from their ship suggested another
speaker.
''Ay, that's more likely"
The old man makes out eicht man in
her, said one of the boat sfeerers, coming
from aft.
Here was new phase of the matter, and
our theories were hlnwn to the four wind.
Nobody would lower in pursuit of whale,
witt any more than six in a boat: and ven
drseEters. reckless as they ar s.,m-lim-.
ktrs --.as opinion. ''Sli--.s,. ed or
with her.
but We were not kept long in suspepee.
Tor the strangers brought their trail Graf,
aions'de ss rapidly as car. and ca,va.
c"aid Dc it. and l-aped on ieca. In a few
minutes we were ia possession of the who'll.
story, parody. on the old one OF Bljpb and
Fletcher Christian. 'N
mis- boat contained Captain Watson. his
mate anu six others from the bark New.
castle oi Sydney. who had been set adr;f,
The day before, by mutineers. The second
maze Was at The head of the CONSPIRACY.
winch had been most artfully planned, and
carried INTO execution while be had CHARGE
OF the deck. His two superiors had n5t
even the slightest suspicion of .nvtbino
wrong until they found themselves prisoner
IN their state rooms.
II was supposed that McGregor the new
commander, intended to carry the h.rL
gown among the Marshall Islands, ard there
ueetroy her, taking up his residence among
'he savages. There we're still twenty men
On 0oard; but how many of them were ac-
,F'eiy engaged in the plot, and how manv
were merely crowded into submission 10 the
new authority was moro than the Cantoin
could tell. '' o'p'a'"
And how far do you suppose your shin
10 1e from US now 7" asked Captain Bent
~ have steered west northwest hv con.
pass ss near as l could" said Cant,;n
;" atson' land have run, ss should indoe.
ABOUT eighty miles. The Newcastle. vbsn
, isst'sight of her. was by the wind on tho |
nortnern tack. under easy sail. She onobt
10 pear nearly due east from u.s.
"Come below, and let's law o@ vo,
course 2p the chart. don't know "A can
do any ming for you. even # I .ho1ii fan LIN ~
wnn your ship, but it might be some s.,;..
faction to see her."
Ihe two captains went into tho c,h;, aud
wy olcer was passed along to make
!" san IN wind. Not5ing vas s,.en 5rr;-.
ne dsf' and at night we tsdts,s % %.-.;n
~ ts"t -. ns' grs; tight Of tanrnins sho.ed
I Wv w .'.aiN-ft,c"gnized .: once by Cap
a, aiN watson and his maie "a their own YES
eClonh'hg oe Gown aoros. oar course.
y, course De wont ass Near Us If be-
De gaff.'' oua SCI tne ensign al