Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-13

PIRATE AND BUCCANEER.
A True Account of the Wonderful
Career ofthe "IsIack Dog.o

In the years 1923 might have beer
seen lying at anchor in the harbor OIL
Rio Janeiro a barkentine of extreme
beauty She was unusually heavy
rugged Her foreyard was seventy
five feet length. The remainder o.
her yards to her fore skysail was il
like proportion In addition to the
usual number of sails she carried q
sail on every fore and aft stay, with
studdngsalls at he fore and fore
sail With free wind she swung
out fngtai at her mizzen Hel
mast had an unusual rake aft The
truck of her mizzen stood nearly
olumb with her talIrail. She was
flush deck, no house being on hen
spar deck These, with her high
bulwarks, cave her very saucy APP
pcarance.
She was called the Black Dog and
was built for great speed; her great
length Of keel and breadth of beam
gave her builders ample room for ex-
IRENE sharp ends She was built and
employed as Il frditCr to run between
London and the Mediterranean.
Everything connected with her was
first class and during her career she
never met with anything that could
comp te with her sailing qualities.
She was purchased by well-known
wealthy house at Rio Janeiro to be
employed rs "A slaN en- between the
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Captain tones To The coast Of Africa
during fine two years limo he was m
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with a tbnus,uL sl,vcs ,t a t;no bad
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Janclro. " men within one league or
three MUGS o. inc iahd' no one could
uouoie nun or "'leh III the braZiilan
PortS'
One of the finest acts OF Scamanship
ever saw WAS performed on board
the Black Dog. III was III the morn
ing about 10 O'Clock; the wind was
from the southeast. a large number
OF tngllsh ana American mon ot-war,
also a large Il et ot merchantmen,
were lying at anchor IN the Bay of
Rlo, was startled ut the sound of u
cannon, Coming ont ON deck saw
barkenune ,pasS'nS the fort ut the
mouth OF the haro0r. 1t was the SLAYER
BLACK Dog, from the coast OF Africa,
with Thousand slaves on board. The
WIND ON her quarter, everything set
and All drawing most beautifully, she
came bounding up the bay. Thcpeople
on shore were all hustle; every glass
from the large fleet of shipping was
upon her, She passing across the stern
OF the English trlgate southampton.
Away she ilew through the fleet
with the Brazilian flag ut her mlzzen,
the owner private signal at the fore
and her long coachwh:p swapping the
mann, seemingly defSing the world.
With her long, taperlng masts and
sky -sall poles, she was greatly admir-
ed by all. Away she flew, with every
thing set, tlli she arrived oil the bar,
acoons, when, rs II by magic, every