Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-12

TO a tree and shot, ere their return
TO their approving captain and
comrades.
Other unhappy traitors were
made targets Of, tied TO trees, and
bets INDUCED in az TO hitting or
missing them. AL these things
Smith was compelled to witness
silently, on peril Of his life, while
bis own MANNED, tortured limbs
forcibly reminded him Of his cap
tors state Of mind. A Dutch YES
sci was next captured, and her
cargo taken. while Smith Was made
to act Is the surgeon. About this
time he met with Seraphina, on
one Of his visits 10 her father, and
was oveIjoyed to learn she had ar
ranged matters for their flight
Some days elapsed, the feverish
hope in the prisoners mind max
inr him unable 10 remain quiet
While thus on tender hooks, be
witnessed another scene Of murder.
The French cook Of the Dutch YES
sci, tessed by bis eaptors- seized q
Ratchet and wounded one The
rest simultaneously plunged their
knives into bis body, and flung
him. stil breathing, oTerhoard--
Arsin Smith Was made 10 become
the injured pirates surgeon. Two
more prizes were taken, and then
the famous Rio grew too hot TO
hold the pirates Five gunboats
were ordered down by the Govern
or Of Havana, 8 fact Of which the
friendly magistrate duly informed
the pirate captain. The oorsAir
eluded the hoiills which Seems 20
have shown little Zeal TO capture
ben. and remained for three weeks
of the Morilla, where s French
vessel Was captured by her. The
pirates plundered her, cut away
her Dizzeu-nasf and starbosrd
main rigging. and in this condition
nagnaninonsly turned her adfift
TO purs ne her voyage.
Returned 10 the old sncborsEe-
The storm having blown oTer-tbe
schooner lay inactive. The pirate
captain who by THE way, accord
ing TO his crews account, had uur-
dered twenty men with bis OWL
baDd) fell IL Smith, forced to
prescribe, put 80 opiate into some
srro~rooi; and while the captain
slumbsred and the crew got drunk,
stole into the canoe Of some fish
srnen who were aboard, cut her
. loose. and steered for Havana
Two nights and 3 Day in this frsil
oocklesbell, be traversed the ocean.
while, as he SAYS, '-the wind blew
from the southwest, and, what sp-
peared TO me 10 be special proTi.
I deDce, continued 10 DO SO the whole
day thing very Unpspal in tbs
climate" He reached Havana and
after boarding a ship commanded
by an old acquaintance, went
ashore. Recognized by Spanish
officer who had been . prisoner or
board the schooner, the uuioIfu'
nate nau was seized and flung into
3 dungeon sEsrming with vermin
and kept prisoner for FIVE weeks
though q few comforts were 30
for him by a friendly SPaniard
He was then handed over to tb'
British Admiral, who, be bitterly
complains, had him put in doublt
irons. he seems 10 have beer
treated at FIRST with great severity
During the whole voyage be was
although freed from letters, KEEP
with a sentry over him 10 prevent
bis speaking TO any one On sr
rival home be WAS taken 10 Lon
don. committed for trial. indicted
tried, and acquitted, the story O
which We have given the outline
being so evidently true as TO con
vince all that Aaron Smiths csree
Of suffering and hardship was in
voluntary, and that his pirate ad
ventures were as unavoidable a
remarkable IN the history Of ID
seas.