Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-27
a BIGGER LIE YET.

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a BIGGER LIE YET
We cannot permit next Mondays
mail to leave without carrying to San
Francisco readers few important de.
tails in addition to those furnished by
the admirable and in most respects
adequate account which appeared in
the San Francisco Alta of the 18th
instant
The story OF Mate Moran of the
Mendoza, as related to him by the
captain OF the Tropic Bird, is satisfac-
torily circumstantial so far as it goes,
but contains few errors and ommis
sions which we will briefly repair as
follows When the buccaneers captured
Mr. Brown of the Advertiser, they were
obliged to leave with him a guard OF
twelve men tas the narrative relates. J
But the report fails to show that it
was because of Mr.. Browns stupendous
physical powers, as evidenced while
Struggling with some twenty OF the
pirates before he was secured.
The statement that General Haley
and the editor of the Press were locked
up togather in the cellcr is correct;
but the report fails to add that the
editor did the general signal service by
bandaging the latters broken wrist as
well as by whis,ling martial airs to keep
up his spirits-a service that will
doubtless receive official recognition
ere long.
OF the omissions, it may be men
toned that in the sack of the Adver-
tiser office valuable package of bills
belonging to Daniel O'Connell, the ex.
pOet-editor Of the Advertiser, were
carried away,
1t is also worthy OF note that in the
sack OF the office Of another contem-
porary the officer of the pirates second
in command fell over pair of English
walking brogans, that had been left in
the middle of the floor, and was seri-
ously injured-the only casualty sus
tanned by the marauders
Ii is well known here that the pirates
at first conceived the idea Of carrying
off the king and his prime minister and
holding them for ransom, But that =
careful examination OF risks and bene
fits compelled the leader to decide
that the game wasn't worth the candle
1t is also well known that the leadel
OF the buccaneers captured young
lawyer of the place, who was burnin,
the midnight oil in the interests of .
client, and received his liberty ir
exchange for advice to the following
effect. That the pirate leader skotild
instead OF lcvying tribute upon the
town, simply buy up the attorne,
general at the value placed upon hin
by the community generally, and carr,
him away TO sell in some foreign coun
try, At his valuation as fixed by himself
and certain Of his friends the valua
ton at one time SET upon him by the
editor of this paper. The young
attorney very clearly showed that ther,
was "millions in it, But, on findin,
the goods damaged by having beer
hung too long in decayed cabine,
the pirate captain reluctantly aban
doned the mos, taking project.
The narrative was in error in men
tionine minister Kapena as present q
the palace during the capture. Dor
Juan was in his own library. deep in ,
studious comparison Of the views o
Adam Smith, Francis A. Walker, W
Stanley Jevons, Bonamy Price, Ed
mund About and other eminen
economic and financial authorities
The story needs no further amend
ment Thank goodness ii is all over
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