The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-01
PIRACY AND HIDDEN TREASURE.

Bays 'LltUell Living aye VI
Oct. 13, 1888: The "Japan Weekly
Mail" contains a report of the alb
rupt termination of q voyage from
the port of Yokohama in search of
hidden treasure. The British
schooner Nsreid had got from Japan
as far as Guam, small island be-
longing to the Marianne group, in
the Pacific Ocean. Here the Cap
tain went on shore, intending to sail
for Yap, in the Carolines, but on re-
turning to where he had left his YES
sci he found it had been carried
off either by his mate or two Japa-
nese, or by all three. These were
the only persons on board, and as
no trace of the vessel has been found
there is still some mystery about the
affair. The voyage which was
brought to premature end by this
act of piracy was q curious one.
The captain had sailed in search of
q treasure which is alleged to have
been lost under these circumstances:
"In 1928, during a revolution in
Peru, number of wealthy residents
of Lima combined to charter brig
of three hundred tons, ON which
they placed their property in money
and jewelry, large quantity of
monastic plate being also sent off
for safety. The intention was to
convey this treasure to Spain. 1t
is said that there were doubloons to
the value of f2 900, 900, and q vast
sum in plate. But after the treasure
was on board, and when its owners
came down to the beach, they found
the vessel gone. An Englishman,
a lieutenant in the Peruvian navy,
hearing of the intended flight, had
gone on board with n chosen band,
and had cut out the brig within hail
of n Peruvian man-ofwar. He
steered right across the Pacific, and
in course of time reached the Mari
anne Islands, where the treasure
was buried, and course was made
for Honolulu. Before reaching this
port quarrels broke out among the
pirates, and the lieutenant, with his
two officers, and cabin boy, go
into boat and left the crew, having
first set fire to the vessel. One O.
the officers was murdered anC
thrown overheard, before the boa
reached Honolulu, where the part,
represented themselves as survivor
, of shipping disaster. The lieu
5 tenant, before leaving Lima, hat
r been in love with lady, the wife o
Peruvian officer who was slain il
9 the revolution, and before taking
4 any further steps with regard to tn
} treasure, decided TO send for her
: The cabin-boy was despatched a
e his emissary to Lima; but on his al
: rival there he was seized and i'm
c prisoned, and the lady refused t
S have anything further to do with
q man whom she styled detestabl
= pirate. The lieutenant and his sol
}, remaining companion accordingl
= chartered small fore-and 'al
schooner. the Swallow, commando
!, by one Capt. Thompson, and pre-
! ceeded 10 the MarlanneS Ior IL
i treasure. Thompson tried hard
It get a charter for specified port {
II ports, but the lieutenant insisted G
n q broad charter, including any or a
Y the Mariannes. One evening, whe
they were in sight of the island
- the lieutenant, who was sitting c
y the lee-rail chatting with his con
l. panion, was, it is conjectured, til
/ ped overheard by the latter and di
l. appeared, the usual alarm bein
e raised; but the lieutenant's bod
Y was Leyer recovered. Thompson
y from sundry scraps of conyersatio
l. which he had overheard, suspecte
g the object of the voyage, oyerhaule
= the dead lieutenant's effects, al
c among them found chart of th
,r island on which the treasure WI
D hidden, but with the name omitte'
IS Soon afterward he sighted anothC
rs brig, with the master of which !
er was acquainted, and proposed
i him to search for the treasure al
IS divide IL between them, giving u