Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-22
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Flteo esno!e, AoQ q messenger from Ot
LNp said that trade would be good. ",
wanted dJe-woSda, IootI, bsrks, cGcsanu
kernels and other products, and when tn
Captain landed he had assurances that ",
could gil mp in o week. Not q native hat
o woId TO say about the brig, bat the Cap
tain soon saw broken heads enough to sat
isfy him that there had been o row. Oh
Lap had been knocked silly by q blow
from q cspstsn bar, Instead Of hayln,
fever, and the wotien bad blsekenet
their thumbs ~ they never do exceIt
wren in mourning.
We lay at anchor a'.quarter of 8 mil
from the beach, and wnen the Captain re
turned he gave orders to have the schooneI
taken into q little cove within biscuit
throw Of the sand. This natives had CON
planned that it was too much work to pul
tie cargo ont to us. / ssked the Captain
If it didn't look like q plot to get rs in /;
helpless situation, and he laughed and re
piled:
The row with tbs brig will last tbes'
fellows for q good while yet. They dom
seem to cry for me as they did when herr
before, but there's plenty of trade, and
veil get 'em good-natured after = bit
You've gos charge, and you can point you
guns as you like"
We pulled the schooner into the cove
and for THREE days the natiVs brought u
stuff as fact rs We could stow it away. Tit
Captain spens most Of his iime sshOre, and
whenever he came aboard it was to an
pounee that the natives were in better hu'
MGR, aud that We need rot be apprehensivs,
Had | not hsd all the men with ms IN my
suspicious / should no doubt have relaxed
my vigilance Each sailor, however, by
catching on to this or that, was satisfied
that danger mensced, and were only too
glad 10 see preparations made TO meetit, !
had ttecannon loaded with whatever would
answer for canister, muskets aud cutlatsss
kept ready, and would not ALLOW over t=r
sb1ard at once. They had bows
and arrows and spssrs and clubs, witt
now aud then an old musket, and each
one Who came had to leave sill weapons be
On the third day l saw no less thar
three of them cuts notch on q stick to rep
each one of rs, and those who came
had a smack of the ippndent IL
their demeauor.
Ga the f.urth morning not q native
came of to Us, and when the Captsin went
with 3 new stock Of liquor to pro-
pitiaie Old L1p he found that it WAS s
with the people and thai oil were
REUSED from work. He sent me word To
LIT all 20 ashore who wishe], and when
made the announcement every hand was
of except one. A foremalt man Damed
Parker, a steady, mi9dle-sgel man, fiud-
irg that l was to stay, aske1 that he
might keep me company, and W had
scarcely tesn ltfS alone when be said:
''Mr. Winters, l beg yOue pardon for
teiug so bold of speech, bat l dou't like
The locks Of things ashore"
"Nor /, either"
~ am glad, sir, that we are agreed, for
[ think there'U be throat-cuttIDg done be-
fore night. l haven't been easy at oil
.iuce we dropped anchor fere. Pve teeO
among the Fetjee, Tonga, Pc@nix, Union,
and other groups, aud these niggeIs are too
,Aucy for Een who haven't got q plot on
. And what do you think of the hOdi-
''All moon1hina, SIR. 1t is an excuss to
all of IA ashore. These niggsrs have a
every day in the year, as far as
hat gees. 1t isn't for the likeI OF ma TO
give you advice, bat l think we should get
Ieldy fer q row."
thought so, toe. We took the cover of
The mainsail and hoisted it part. way NJ,
mp the jib, uncovered the fo;eJail, and
,cted as two msn might who ware caring
for a craft at sncAor We lay headed toward
the chaDnsl, as the tide was Running IL, snd
had only enough chain out 10 let her swing.
We o~yerheul,d the cable aud fixed 1t for
slipping, get the Canlou aft where 1t could
navs 8 rakiUg fire, and were then as ready
IS we two men cuull be. Ashore all was
hilarity and confusion, with natives march
Jog up and down and beating their drums
ard blowiug their horns. We had made
the pr5plratlons spoken OF, when ths Cap
tain sent one of thu meo of to us to tell
to come adore, as everybody was hav-
ing a good time. l questioned the
clts.ly, but he had sea
nothing suspicious / sent word that We
might como soon, but did not Intend to
move q foot. Two hours passed, and we
inst remarked that TIE tide had juSt
whea Old Lcp sent ~ a pressing
invitation, hscked by u second message
from the Captain. The ssilor hsd bstn
-lafE with the gas, and on coming down
reported that onr men were acting 81 u
they were drunk, snd that every native ap'
peared to be armed. l sent buck word thai
| 1oaid not leave the scr ooner, end bal
hour later the expected climax came,
head a general bowling and shoutiug
and Parker, who was ag,in aloft, hurried
to report that be mad seen three o
our crew dubbed to death. H4 had sCa'c''
ly y,ined the deck when about 300 natives
msds q rush for the canoes drawn up OF
pos, te US. While We were not more thar
100 feet from the shore, in water abou'
three fathoms deep, this natives had 4
swim or take to their canoes. There we:t
lots OF sharks in tbs cove, q so none o
them venture, to plunge in.
While Parker ran to slip the cable, lrar
ait t. the wheel. There was 3 BIT OF
6.e r., aud favorable at that, while the ri
OF the tide alone would take Us slowly ont
Time was what We wanted, aud sseinI
that the canoes were reldy to shove oil,
trained the gun D little lower, applied ml
lighted cigar 10 the printing, aud no on
di ,charge from o six. pnunder ever had ,
greater effect 1t destroyed three or fou
canoe, killed or wounitd a fcore o: IA
lives, and the smoke hal scarcely blow
away before the schooner began moving
Ths natives were checked for u moment,
giving Us time to hois. the usinSail q it'll
higher, aud when they began tine paIsui
We were moving down tho channe
at abou. three mites an DO IT
1t was lucky that l had clelned ri
the muskeis aad prepared = plenty OF am
munition. Bat for this firearms we woui'
have been boarded with q rush, for up
ward of 3 huudIed natives crowded int
canoes to pursue. The channel was par
row, but veil defined, ara While l Ceir
the wheel snl kept tec going Parker wa!
busy with the mu-ksts. be fired Ia tuct
~ each canoe, aud whenever be hit snaI
he threw all into confusion aud checke'
pursuit for several minutes. By and by
be 80. time enough 10 reload the cannon
aud this time he raumeG in q solid sso'
Tue natives seemed to lo'k uIOa it as
gun which had only ous spssch or report
and though tue solid shat hit no one, thu
c~oniu-ion was very great. Soon STEER thi
Parker killed a man in the foremost canoe
and then all fell back.
We now got the foresail on te5 snd tn
other iihs, ard the schooner cr'ps along "a
fat that nnrsuit was given over, much l.