The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-18

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Ss-iswhere abosa tie ysar 1910 p;sssicnI
Gran. wisich'hsabssn cruising along he spanisA
main, having INST viii sonatsssahle sacoess
among the Spsaisb nsrcAaptznen and obtaining
some rich hsals II sperir, was sunning up alsug
the lower Fiorid dse,ast when she vas caught il
saIden gsIe Just below HlllsbaFo Inies and
wrscksi ,m = cord islAsd. Nearly ali shs crow
got ashore s,fely, aad before the ship hnksup
they succeeded 10 getting out eighteen of the
twenty c.sks nf gold they hal captured Tic
casks being to' heavy 10 carry easily. the cap
tain ordsred his men IN nuke bags of. The sails,
and in these the gold was carried - spatia
ilie centre af the island and there buricd tbs
captain making rough chart of the location.
after which all hands went to the lower end of
the island and csmpesl The ss9,e night taey
were discovered i,y the Indians and all were
killed excepting one persan-the stewarl--t
young fellnw. who happened to be . little apart
from The others when the raid was nude and
thus eecapei the fate of his companions. But
even he was discovered the next day and was
kept ia captivity for several weeks, whsa he es-
capped, and, wandering along the Coast, finally
arrived in ST. Augustine The steward Of all
sailing craft at the time also acted as the cap
,nin's clerk and kept all ships papers, etc., and
he, among other papers. kept the chart which
the captain had made .0f the hiding place of
that gold. He continued to reside In ST. Angus
tine, and for long time intended to take some
good opportunity to go aud take up the treasure,
bat circumstances prevented; the Indians were
Troublesome I'd the Spanish settlement was in
"a turmoil and the chart became misaid or lost,
and then came the war OF the C0nfederacy. La
the meanwhile the steward was getting 10 be an
old man, and having accumulated considerable
wealth, he gave up all i,fea OF going after this
ire SIRE till q few moths ago, while he was
81 owing some old documents which he had con-
ceruing some portion of ST. Augustine, he un-
rolled the lost chart from inside another ancient
parchment but he was now about nincty-fve
years old, with no near relatives 10 be benefited
b this money and himself not needing il, he
calls on old friend who had once done him y
great favor and tells him. the sole survivor OF
that affair, all the particulars and gives him the
chart and promises to go with him on an expedi
ton to ind il il his health would admit.
The friend has rugged up a small sloop and,
witt provisions and several companions, 10 now
his way 10 the location. The old man was
too feeble To go with them, but the chart is 50
clear in its description and the information given
by The old man and caFroboratise evidence of To-
cation has been found by one of the party, who
at various times foInd gs,ld coin on the beach at
the precise locality of the wreck presumably
from the several casks that the pirates failed to
remove from the shipl gives the party assurances
that their trip will be . successful one. The
amount estimated by the steward is near mill
isa OF Spanish doIla.s, and the principal party,
the man who bet1ended the old steward, and
who h g his chart and information, is q well
known and popular citizen Of Fernandina, there
fore We will wish him all success.-Feraaadina
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