, 1879-05-07
SEEKING SUNKEN MONEY.

and fashionable circles 11ve tllsccrntu In him /
many adtnIrab1c qualities
SEEKING SUNKEN MONEY.
If,lnttng for Guild Isur1cA IN Tho AtInntic-- |
TIL" Loss or thn Do fsrork During tho |
Itcvbsnttnnnry Wnr.
tp,rtsDondtnct .xtle Iark 7fntt. |
LEwrs, Del, Apri! 1a.-1'he curiosity Of the |
people here llns hccn arunsci within few days
by the unusual doings OF three men, uncon-
muniuativu ~ to WHO they are, who hare been
fna}in. Inquiries into fhc wrecks 1tIrh have
uccurrcfI III former years. This has set going
ngnlu Tic old sturle. OF the gold buried In the
Atlantic, Just outside Cane licnloTcn. The OBJ
ject ot the Inquiry, so fnr rs can bo lcarnca Is
to nscertsin The probability of recovering the
riches that flayc becti lost from wrecked treas
usc~sAns in Revolutionary days. In giving the
cause Of this aetion, ono of t1i'm snys that last
SKINNER, while at 1lehohoth Beach, lie received
positive Information that great asno1nt Of
treasure hati 0o,,c down with f'l-fatcd shipa
urun tic dangerous strip Of coast between Capc
E1en'opcn atul Kehoboth, and thls, with evil
ience lint 1nuch Of 1t may mt be hard Of nccess,
has led hItn to make this trip. One Of the party
Is man wlo llas considerable knowledge OF
evil engineering and much practical skill In
raisi,s vessels, H'n1 another diver, win. year
two ago, was IN the Government c'nnlos.
1t las been great tnaly years Slice tue
wrecks III 1ues.iD1t o.curreL. niul no doubt BY
this time tho s.,nken vessels are covered up by
tue constantly chungIng channels, With nothing
visible to mark tle!r resting places. 1t has becr
sahl that sln Delaware scacoast undergocs
more changes thai nlly other ocean slorc.
Sout1, Of Cape llrn1opcn tho wavcs ri
t'M Atlanslc Now roll oyer spots wflere
once large islandf, covered With woods, were to
be seen, u1ld WhcFe sl,tns once could easily sail
These freaks OIL the part Of Nature mike 1t
doubtful II the nsivcnturers Will ever Ert cyns IN
thu e,inkcn riches. hut while It fnay he true,
an! 1t very likely Is, thu, The muncy Is beyond
sunnn scat,,, tc fact ttMs it Ilca there cannot ]o
Gainsaid. Its ex!atcueu is proved By 1storr n1id
| recent Events. One nf thu must prominent cascs
tai eals be cltrd to this elcrt Is the Story Of the
French sli!p DC l'foek. The Dc Brook was an
armed ship commanded by voupe American
| named James Drew. but rnnned iIY French
| crew. She did cxtrlcnt service during the early
sast Of the Revolutionary War, md made several
captures. About Tic third or fourth year Of the
wlr she. conycved large quantity of gold
colt, md urfns from France to 4AMeslra, the
arms being fur the Colonial forces md the
| MONEY secretly loaned to sl,e Colontcs. She
WIS chased by scyurai Engl!sh fr!gaes, but
ronched her destination III syncpuxcttc BAY,
| nyar where IS now eituatcd Ortan c,ty. Md.
Tile money An,l munitions of war were llned
and conveyed in wagons up the peninsula to
Wilmington, under the escort Of Il company u
Delaware MILITIA commanded ~ Col. i3nvld
Hall, accompanied by body Of Frrnc! soldiers,
who came over on tllr Uo brock. When VII.
Et "as .na ,ss.e ' ~ H. ,,',,,os ta. s.nrcd
accoras 10 ote5, it, ~ ~ .o With Gs ~. t.
cup!ca by the Frcncl, officers. Thu Frct,cll.
MEN remained in Wilmington ali winter, ntld
1ust 40 tnef Wess prePasms, ~ ~ ~ a m"ay
WIS conrcaicd was entered In The dead Of night.
nlul the wEo1e amount wns tnken. There WIS no
cew 10 the robbers, a,'d no attempt WIS made 10
arrest any one. Ct'aflcs Gso". onU 81 NY I'oss
ften lotes ma s1s'rs ~ ''r ~;
WHO n'nNs tls home - nGa"ais, WAS sMsLcctea Mt
VI bei,le me pf'nGipal III snc soont1s ~" ,a We
bold a'id hcaft!css tua'. a'lst n's H. lge"tehs
doii'ss al,l haifnieaath escapes sit' 'G ~ ttm.
as1n. s ,,. me "as '''neeo os l'1'"'' ~ t' s'0'"
lhe " bfock' nllGF "nlt.nS ~ esncpaAclte
Bay until 'icr Etsel.h nussuese "e1a awaS,
stood out to eea et IN sle course o. a,' ~" oas
captnred Two English pFlze sh'ns, whleh were
loat!ctl Win vaiuhple earHn wv 'asec nnouu.
OF eoisi' sne tiieh Fey SUI ior Ls"Gs ~ taho y.
snPp'les Nhen near!nE ihg 1aou.n VI anS u's
tapt. Drew s9.nteu w oai 'o % ~ nni',,; a,,s
Of Andrew Alien, one ol me 9sst pots apoM'
Lewis in thofu days. 1 ne nad Mes soesailss s.,s
fnrleu mid c!ew-llncs hhuled, lor s'!'
wlma %ns no"NlE ~ wv III ,,i'e' ntf"' i,,i 7
tult ol vanity a',d' IL Is s,, eau eso ,o,, Aa ~
stie was preparns TO Foanu llle Snne aesp.t' S,1,
Allru's rc1nonstTancc ard sue caps1zed, t'lcd
a1'd vent uowll. iakls 70 te no.to wy ~ MI, mg
t1e two prizes nnd the gold t!ley cat!sa IN tiel
holds. some ol the crew sueseeasu ~, III Gea..tsl
INTO one nf tic oonts. A''u many " ils uro"n
ng men swain to u, nn!y t" ha'c ti'tlf hfiecrs O
als eut q! WIN K,1yes os ~ 1Mnlus; a a. ie1 nS
Ca''Eht fiola q llie Eu"aies ei .e nons W.. wv q.
.cayozel to Slau'her H. na tllns were ieis T.
tho netcy OF ite 'YnSes. very 'ew reacllea liit
shore alive. Drew wss washed III aieless, nv
Is buried III tlle od tn1fcoEal elhIeHyatu VIII
@ aoose g. i' @ ' ,s,, a,' n"'
r | Grlnl lin the story III tllG unt0l4 HeHitn TIA