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In 1s23. during a revolution IN Peru,
n number OF wealthy residents OF Lima
chartered brig Of 300 tons to carry to
Spain their property in money and
iewelry, and large quantity OF monastic
nlate. 1t is said that there were
doubloons to the value OF E2,0OO, ODD
and vast sum in plate. But after the
treasure was on board, and when It's
owners came down TO the beach. they
found the vessel gone. An Englishman, q
lientenant in the Peruvian navy. hear
ing of the intended fight, had gone on
hoard with a chosen band. and had cut
out the brig within hail Of a Peruvian
man.o f-war. He steered right across
the Pacific, and in course OF time
reached the Marianne Islands, IN tho
Pacific Ocean, where the treasure was
buried. A course was then made Tor
Honolulu. But before reaching this
mort uuarrels broke out among the
pirates. and the Lieutenant. with hls
tive officers and cabin hoy, having yet
fire to the vessel, got into a boat and
left the crew. One OF the officers was
murdered and thrown overheard before
the boat reached Honolulu. There the
party represented themselves az the sur
yivors Of u shipping disaster. The Lieu
tenant. before leaving Lima. had been
in love with a lady, the wife OF q Feru-
Wan officer who vas slain ID The revolt
tiog. and, before taking any further
steps with regard to the treasure, de-
cided to send for her. The cabln-boy
was dispatched as his emissary TO Lima.
but on his arrival there he was seized
and imprisoned. and the lady refused to
have ANYTHING further to do with a man
whom she stvled dctestable pirate.
Tie Lieutenant and his sole romsining
companion thereupon chartered a small
fore-and-aft schooner. the swallow, com
handed by one Captain Thompson. and
proceeded to tho Mariannes for his
treasure. Thompson tried hard to get
charter for specified port or ports. bnt
the Lieutonant insisted on a broad char
ter. including any or all the alariannes,
One evening when they were IN sight OF
the islands the Lieutenant, who was
sitting on the rail chatting with his com
panion. was. it was cOnlectured, tipped
overheard by the latter and disappeared.
The usual alarm Vas raised, hat the
Lieutenant's body yas never recovered.
Thompson. from certain scraps OF con
yersatl0n which he had overheard, hay
inc suspected the object OF the voyage,
oy,raauled the dead Lieutenant effects,
and among them foHnd chart OF the
island on which the treasure WAS hidden,
out with the name omitted. Soon alter
ward he sighted another brig, with the
master OF which he was acquainted,
end they arranged to search for the
treasure and divide It between them.
Giving the surviving pirate share
on condition t1at he consented to point
out the SPOT. but with a threat if he did
not do SO he would forthwith be handed
over TO the Spanish authorities. At
concerted moment the pirate was seized
by both captains and the conditions
named. He nodded. They asked him
# he would indicate the situation of the
treasure. Iie nodded. Ihcy asked II
tlus was the island, pointing to the
nearest of the group. Tie again nodded.
They invited HIM to step into a
boat which hal been lowered, and
guide them 10 the treasure. lie
notified once more. Afterwards be went
oclow and filled his POCKETS with lead
and IRON. Then, going down the ladder,
he pushed or the boat with one foot
from the sldo OF the schooner. anil
dropped feet FIST INTO the sea. Onill
within two years ago there wae sli7e one
OF the boats crew, who, snatehlng at tine
sniclde's HAIR 10 save Inn a. be sunk,
piuckpd from ms mead a handful OF HAIR
hut could NOT mse the heavy weighted
body. This put an end TO the treasure.
hunting. The chart went into the pos
session # the spanish authorities.
The British schooner Nereid recently
sailed from Japan as far as Guam Il
small island belonging to tho Marianne
roup. in search Of the buried treasure.
/ but while the captain, who intended to
Gail for Zap. in the Carolmes, Was on
shore ii was carried of either by bis
mate or two japanese. or by all three,
( these being the only persons on board
AS no trace Of tie vessel has been
found. there is still come mystery about
the affair. Meanwhile the captain OF
( the Ncroid. who holds or believes ho
holds the Chew 10 the secret OF all tins
wealth, has lost everything. Whatever
NAV be thought OF this extraordinary
story, what il beyond any question, says
/ the J1pqn B1,i, Is that an English ship
muster in Yokohama, at the commence
ment of the present year, set ont IN a
schooner. built under his ownsuperylslon
and belonging ~ himself, to search for
the treasure supposed to be hidden more
than sixty years ago among the coral
/ islands Of the North Pacific, and that his
crew ran away with his vessel ana have
not since teen heard Of. Possibly they,
I TOO. having some suspicion OF the OBJECT
of the voyage, determined TO recoyerthe
treasure on their own account The
story WIS taken DOM from the mouth OF
the captain himself