The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-09-08

| lives, not 10 DfeaVne III TO single one,
prepared TO watch him myself.
The brandy aided me, for his life re-
mained when we sighted the island Of
Lauoa, where we were to go, and we ran
into the landing-place.
His pulse was very low when we got
there, but by extra doses of stimulants,
and giving him bottle to use from while
being taken on shore, we managed to get
him into canoe alive, and, hastily filing
it with presents, we bade farewell to the
IIliving corpse.
The natives thought as they left us that
we were only going a short distance off to
anchor, and one canoe remained near us
as we put about, Whippey having directed
them TO do so, in order to lull suspicion
against our movements.
We saw him landed and carried on shore,
waving his hand feebly as he disappeared
from view.
Under orders from me, the Gottlieb had
fallen astem as we drew near Lauoa, being
nearly five miles away when we landed
Whippey, having sent letter to Captain
Smell, by canoe, detailing the whole
thing, and so we knew when we kept going
for her, that they would think we were
going out to meet her, and, in fact, told
the canoe party which was accompanying
us, that that was our reason for going out
as far.as we did.
The natives of the Fejees are suspi-
o;o,,, opd tha fa1Ioxyo oncopnpanuincr
us did not like our motions, although they
said nothing only showing by their looks
that itdid not satisfy them.
The canoe was not one of those from
Rava, with us, but a lot of fellows from
the shore, who had remained behind when
the expedition started, in order to protect
the women; so they told us the end of
DarnsfoPd.
will spare my readers recital of the
horrible tOrtures inflicted on the miserable
fellow; but will assure you that he will
never act traitor again.
We we're nearing the ridge Of coral that
eneloses the Goro Sea rapidly, the Gottlieb
getting outside just as we gained the
ul0dlIu OA d pdSsdBe-Wdy'
"Good-by p shouted, in KanaLa, to
the natives an the canoe near us.
"Come back r they cried, in their
language.
We paid no attention to them, but kept
on our way. There were so few Of them
that they did mot dare to attack us; but if
the fotilla we had left at Lauoa had been
there, we should not have been allowed to
escape as we did.
AS we passed into the open ocean, took
my spy-glass, and going aloft, looked back
behind us. In the distance, over ten miles
away, saw the feet of canoes coming for
us, and judged at once that the exertion
Whippey had made in getting on shore,
together with the excitement of meeting
his family, had proved too much for him,
and his spirit had gone out like the snuff
Of a candle; and as he foretold, his death
was attributed entirely to us, and that they
were now seeking to avenge him.
Getting up with the Gotkieb, hailed
Smell, and told him the Kanakas were COM
ing, and urged him to keep his vessel going
as fast as he could, and get all the speed
out of her.
had to take the foresail off the Endeav-
or, in order to reduce her sailing to that of
the Gottlieb, for was fully resolved that,
come what would, would not desert those
on board, if there was any chance to help
them, even at the risk of my own life.
Onward we bowled, and when we were
about eight miles from land, the canoes,
under their lateen sails, came out Of the
Goro Sea after us.
There was good wholesale breeze, but
it was as fair for them as for us, and l
hardly knew how the chase would end.
Old Neptune decided the thing, how
ever, for, as though seeing the strait we
were reduced to, the heart of the old sea-
dog began to swell with pity for us, for the
bosom of the ocean began to heave and toss
with undulating throbs.
The sea, although it was nothing to us,
was sticker for the pursuing canoes, and
they were forced to abandon the chase.
could fancy their disappointment and rage
at seeing their prey elude their grasp.
Getting clear of the treaCherous islands,
with their swarms of man-eating inhabi-
tants, we laid our course northwest by
north, and kept on our way with fair
wind
BY Charlotte's and Solomon's archipel-
agOes, hauling little to the westward as
we crossed the line, until we were abreast