Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-23

, | - oAA ASDAku AUefs10 there
ane'. traditions Of The buccaneers wn,
AoIe'iine made predatory raids in .hos,
'es'ohs, ano IN some localities crumbl,as
Ia'ns STU stand as desola;e monuments o
sneir cruel landiwork. We have ,ras,
worthy accounts also OF their ravayes
"nicn are only too well authenticated by
ihuispulaole tes;lm,Ly. Neriiable record,
eAisl OF thelr fleets descending unon tn.
COASTS, sacking Plantations, farms, chureae.
anu suages,. and even levyiny trihf,.e
upon considerable towns or dcvo.Ipy them
70 piunder- Churches and catLe,ira,s
were 'heir especial spoil. the riches If the
spanish American religious houses and sa.
cfed ed'nees being vely great. The yo,,ve
oHefings sometimes amount to a ctnsider-
aoic treasure, the sacred vessels and the
altar service are often of silver and roli-
the statues a. images are decorated win
rings, necklaces aud crowns OF precious
stones, aud the shrines are also encircle,i
Win gems A familiar illustration ot this
church wealth may be found in the cathe
dral OF the City of Mexico. where the altar
fall is OF solid silver. Another exists In
lhe cathedral of Puebla, VIII. r. the Statue
oI oanta Guadalupe is adorned with ~ ck-
iace, earrings and finger rings Of diamonds
saiueu al 81 .uoo, 600. though this estimate
Is PROBABLY exaggerated. These riches
presented temptations TO the buccaneers
"hlcn they yielded TO with alacritv, and
lhelr most desperate ventures were in as
sa1its upon some we'll defended city where
q wealthy cathedral was the chief prize
Inc buccaneers of history were subdued
ana their organizations died our about the
close OF the seventeenth century, .but tra
altlon continues their existence 10 much
later period. Their name was terror on
the Spanish Main until within compara-
lively few years and sporadic acts Of nj.
racy occurring from time TO time were stil;
attributed to Morgan and his men. Dur
ing the wars with Spain by which the
oouth American States established their
independence; about 1921 to 1926, priva,-
eering was carried on quite extensively. IN
such laWless fashion as to amount in eIfect
70 piracy, and the treetoolers OF tn, Sc wars |
were also called buccaneers and fiillbus-
teros. Their exploits are even less dis |
tlncily rec orded in history than those of |
their original prototypes, and tradition |
probably confuses the deeds of the later |
age with those of the eal lier, SO that the |
Legendary accounts of the modern bucca- |
neers are clouded with mlsts of uncertain |
" even moro dense than usualiy hides |
what nucleus of truth there NAV be in |
such relations. Among these accounts |
there ls one that bears tantalizingly the |
marks OF credlblllty, although it tells of |
the conventional hidden treasures gener |
ally consider ed evidence of the apoclryphal |
Ueeu utlicseu 70 u. ct ..a,,. .>.-.------y
for many years on the western coast OF
South America. and intelligent people VINO
have look. d into the matter have found
impartial records verifying certain of the
alleged Incidents Ihe story may be
summed up as follows:-Somew where about
the year 1928 three pirate vessels, under
one command. made a descent upon the
nolthern coast of South America and raw
aged the country within reach in the true
o.d buccaneerlng. fashion, stripping the
churches, especially Of great stores OF solid
plate and precious stones, and laying towns
under levy for immense ransoms In money
They took their time about the work and did
up thoroughly, only leaving the coast at i,
laft to intercept a Spanish treasure ship,
homeward bound from Mexico frei gh,ed
with silver. They overbaued this galleoL il
the caribbean sea aud took possession Of
enjoy the fruits Of their evil labors, how
ever, as news of their movements had
reached tie British West In1ian flee,
and several men of war were sent out
alter them. Two of the pirates vessels
were taken by the cruisers, but the third,
called the Edgccon,be, escaped This
was the flagship OF the marauding fleet
and carried the spoils Of the expedition.
;. The Edgecombe was hard pressed, and
vigorous pursuit being organized against
her, she hcd southwark, around Cape Horn
and ran down the Pacific coast Of South
America. Here she continued her dcpre-
datlons capturing. among other prizes,
treasure shlr from Peru. 1idlngs of the
EdgecOmbe and her piracies IN the Pa
clnc presently reached Panama, ami
again the every ready British friga,e wes
dispatched in pursuit Tie chase was a
long one, and the pirates, finding them
selves c.oseiy followed, after several mar
row escapes, landed on q SMALL uninhab-
ted island anil buried the vast Treasure
gathered in their harvest Of crime, Not
lcny after tins the Nemesis, under the
| red banner Of s.. George, overlook The
outlaws Of the coas. oi C,sta Kica- The
| survivors OF the horde wee taken into
| t'anaIna and put On tria! for their lives
| One Of the wrctcAes, 10 save his own neck,
betrayed his companions, and BY the EVIL
| dence Of the traitor the Idyeeo,aJe crew,
the last buccaneers iryuasly tia. The
| spanish NJ ain will ever he troubled With,
were convicted anu hung. The survivor
only escaped ID n1eet a, NOE drta3-
| tgl fate lie ierlshed anlsea ably within 8
| short tine after The execution y. b.s mates,
ana the inaylnaiioa Can readily picture the
| aorrors oi tbs lot, Ike whip os scorpions
/ triViu1 Tim 10 inr grave
-Tal.e1 raaI u.-a 1n 1875.
| Thirty thousand Granger re.la-
IN Pennsylvania.
| -Ine highest arer-.e for London
| nagax .nss Ii to page.
The railroad bridge =. s.. Louis
sarcs aboa, {i0, 100 per month.
-Pli!4delphlA consumes l,Us .N~
| scn. o. ice annually.
-Th. retail price Of Ice has been re-
Iucet ~ Fer crt.. III Bo.tos..
| -Enxl.nd imports s3o 600 l0&
worth oi fertilizer. annually.
| -Tnfsrs VA. c5 when he G. II Die,- i