Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-08-02
announced that n pirate had been found

announced that pirate had been found
hanging to the chains. When brought
aft he was ready to do any thing to
save his life. His name was Mung-
Hang, and he had good cause to be-
lieve that VIC would reverse it. He
was the captain of the junk we had
run down, and was ready to tell us all
about old Climbing. The bay was
his rendezvous, but his plumber was
hidden on the coast near Foo Chow.
| There were barracks for the men up
the bay, and thirty or forty men there
at that moment. They had captured
French brig several days before, and
she was then at anchor in the bay
waiting for Chin-Lung's return. He
was then up among the Loo Kioo isl
ands with four junks to capture
large ship which had drifted into shoal
water, but was not abandoned. If we
would spare his life he would pilot us
anywhere and prove his gratitude in
any way. Shir-Lee took him in hand
for few minutes, and then announced
that we could depend upon him. We
ran into the bay, brought up alongside
the brig, and sent forty men ashore to
clean out the place. Not pirate was
to be seen, all having bolted for the
woods. Every thing which would
burn was set on fire, and prize crew
was put aboard the brig to navigate
her to Hong Kong. She reached the
port safely; and our salvage money
went far to reimburse the company for
its outlay.
When we sailed out of the bay it was
to look for the boss pirate. He was
nearer than we thought for. At eight
O'Clock next morning we saw his fleet
dead ahead, on its way back to For
mosa empty handed, and by ten we had
the junks under fire. These were a
Drawer lot of men. Knowing they could
not outsail us, and seeming to suspect
that we were an enemy, they closed in
right for fight. 1t did not last long,
however. We had one man killed by
the fall of block from aloft, and three
or four wounded by the bullets from
their ancient firearms, and in return
not man of them escaped. In less
than an hours fighting altogether
we sent nine junks and two hundred
men to destruction. Butchery, was itP
Well, call it SO; but remember that in
the previous twelve months the fleet of
this old pirate had captured no less
than ten foreign craft and six traders,
and that every man, woman and child
aboard had been murdered. There was
no sentiment about Chin-Lung. He
thought of nothing but blood and plum
der, and he would cut child's throat
with smile on his face.
, We were now ready to sail in search
, of Shung-Wong, who had less power,
but was just as great villain. These
two leaders had divided up the terri
tory, and compelled all lesser pirates
to Join them and come under their
control. So, then, we had only two
men to strike at to down the whole lot.
At the close of the third day after
heading for the south we came upon
the track of the piratical feet. A
trader in woods and dyestuffs had been
overhauled about hundred miles
north of the northern group of Phil.
lippines, called the Little Philippines.
The crew consisted of three men and d
boy, and the vessel had only part of a
cargo. Shung-Wong had boarded hel
himself, and although the crew were
native Chinese, he could not restrain
his bloody hand. He demanded sun
equal to $500 in American money
There was only about $40 aboard, and
he personally cut the captains throat
', had the others logged, and went on his
way to the bay of Luzon, which is OF
the west side of the island of tina
name. We spoke the trader, and re
ceived from her terrified crew tn,
incidents above narrated, and thel
shaped our course for the bay. Al
luck would have it, an Ameri
can ship called the Joseph Taylo
was ahead of us, and as she passed
down the coast was attacked by tn,
. feet about seven miles off shore. w,
~ heard the rumpus about an hour befor
, daylight. There was little breeze, ant
|, though greatly outnumbered, the crew
of the Taylor beat the pirates off. A
- daylight the wind freshened, and W
y slid in between the junks and the shor
e just as they were preparing for a sec
y ond attack. We were no sooner with
in range than we opened on them, and
. seeing escape cut off, the fellows trie
. hard to lay us aboard. In thirty min
, . utes from the opening of the fight W
!. had sunk or run down every junk an
disposed OF every pirate, and only ha
8 four men wounded in doing it.
= Our work had been done so prompt
= ly and well that it struck terror to tn
. hearts of all evil doors in those sea:
and it was several years before anothe
act of piracy was committed. TIL
Chinese Government returned il
= thanks to the association, ship owner
y sent in contributions of money to ea
press their gratitude, and when W
y came to sell the schooner to tn
y Chinese Government as a cruiser, tn
: company was financially ahead.
:, was probably the briefest cruise an
attended with the greatest results r.
" corded of an armed vessel.-M Y. SUi
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