The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-05

and south coasts in hundred years 1t grew
to be wealthy and beautiful city Boosting
that 1t contained $4,000 houses, many of
them said to be large and magnificent, and
beautifully adorned. 1t also contained
eight monastries, two cathedrsls, the
cling with the gold and diamonds with
which they were enriched, while the
churches were richly furnished. Outside
of the walls by which the city was sur
rounded were cultivated lands and rich
plantations, while paved road across the
| sthmus connected 1t with the city and har-
| Dor of Porto Bello on the Atlantic side. 1t
| is not surprising that city 90 renowned
for its riches and aplendor should be re-
garded with covetous eye by some of the
many bands Of buccaneers and pirates that
then infested the West Indies, and the Pa
cific ocean; and in 1911 its conquest and de-
struction was achieved by the pirate Nor
| gan in such manner that II exceeded all
| that had had hitherto been done by these
sea rovers. The feet selected for this un.
dertalSing consisted of thirty seven vessels
and a force of 1000 fighting men. Panama
was selected because of the prevailing idea
entertained of It's amazing wealth. Before
moving on to Panama it was thought ne
cessary to capture "the castle of Chagres"
at the mouth of the Chagres river on the
| Atlantic side, and distan! from where As
pinwall is now located about miles. The
capture of this castle was easily accom-.
plished with no difficulty and of the 31I
men comprising its garrison only thirty
escaped. Leaving 500 men in the cattle as
a garrison, Morgan, with the remain
der Of his meu, started on their
msfch across tho isthmus. The end
of which promised to be 60 grand. The
progress was slow, and being greatly hin
| deIed by the Spanish ambuscades that
| were acnI out by the governor, aud long
before they reached their goal the want Of
provisions Wa great Inconvenience TO
them, and il is said that even leather bags
found in deserted Spanish station were
the cause of a serious quarrel among some
of the men as to VINO enould have tho deli
cacy.
On the rorning Of tho ninth day of
March, from one of the high mountains on
tne lsthmUs, they got the first view of the
. Pacific and the then beautiful city of
Panama. Large herds of cattle we're
peacefully grazing on the plans surround
Ing tho city; and, rushing down the hill,
the balf-starved pirates killed, aud without
stopping to cook it, devoured the raw meat
more like cannibals than civilized people.
Their appetites being satated they then
gave way to tho most rapturous exulta-
ton, now that they were 50 near the OBJ
ject OF their desires. Encamping for the
night they mado the assault on the walls
early the next morning. The governor of
the city drove out an immense herd Of
wild bulls among the ranks of the Buccan-
GERS, hoping it would throw them into dis
order. This stratagem proved failure
and ct the head of force of
cavalry end four regiments of in
fantry, the governor Immediately led
an assault in person. The conflict ragged
for two hours, when the soldiers threw
down their arms and fled inside the walls.
The attacking party rested for an hour,
during which time they made solemn
oath never to yield while single man was
alive. This done, they moved on the
walls, driving the prisoners taken in the
previous engagement before them. The
conflict was carried on for several hours,
when possession of the city was gained,
and Immediately scene of slaughter and
carnage eneued, and hundreds persisted. A
large portion of the church plate had been
| hid by the ecclesiastics, which drew down
upon them the wrath of the pirates,
and tho churches and monast cries
we're first sacked and then burned. A large
slave mart was also set on fire and hum
dreds were consumed. The people who
escaped to the woods were hunted out and
brought back only to find that the pirates
were no better than their fears had painted
them. Many also escaped by sea, and O
galleon on which the plate and jewels be-
longing 10 the king of Spain were hid, auc-
ceeded in escaping, and although they
made efforts TO capture it they were un-
successful. So well had the valuablcs in
the city been concealed, that the men
openly grumbled and accused their chief of
the worst crime of which in their eyes he
could be guilty, that Of secreting the rich
est jewels for himself. The amount each
man had as his share of the plumber was
about SO 900, which was considered o
small return for the plumber of so wealthy
city
THE NEW CITY.
So open did the revolt become that Nor
gan became alarmed for his own safety and
was obliged TO steal away with what he
had obtained, leaving his companions to
seek their fortunes in other quarters. Sc
completely did these rovers destroy the
city that when many of the fugitives re.
turned there was not place Of shelter ia
be found aud being completely dishearten-
ed they did not rebuild, When the news
OF the destruction of the city reached Spair
the king Immediately gave orders to have 8
new city built in more defensible locality
the expense OF the same to be borne by the
king. a new site was Cho en- on rocky
peninsula at the base Of Mt. Ancon, five
miles westward of the old city and in 1871
| the foundation Of lhe nreaent city of Pann