The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-25

Tort Ni IIsmOuiu. ana having Sfdfcely
been taught 10 read and write was worth
luy millions ! had mmc clear treasure
ruJor uv hands than wOaI have bought
the Aston. tine Gguld, aud the Wander.
bills combined lisa curious story and
though can tell 10 only Ia plain. sailor
like fashion 1t may bee Of interest.
Tho Strait, of Malacca o, you ell know,
IS that harrow body of water between the
island of Snmqtrl and the MALAY PENN
sull Beyond are the Java sea the
island. Of JAVA and Brnoo and # Won sail
hr enough you Win bring up at New
Guinea As sou enter the straits from
the nor.hwcs. SON have Achcou Head Oh
the right. being the butt end Of
Sumatia and Penang Island oa the
left. tins latter lying of the Malay
coast. and being for years the
rendezvous of pirates Up 90 1859
MI which time British crgi SOM. elcllcd this
island S., oftou and -o ST .oronelv as to
ljll oN prDu the m0kov.. from 500 10
004 ,li.s, pirates lived on Penang and
proved ou tho commerce passing through
the straits They had a sort of govern
meut of their own fleet Of fifty light
craft. and they often sailed 100 miles ont
into the Indian ocean iu scach Of mcr
chant vessels
h those days nearly every merchant
vessel carried au armament and extra men,
and tusslc with pirates was counted on
with AS much certainty as "a change of
weather. Eetwccn 800 and 1873 no less
than thirteen English vessels wore capt
urcl within Gfty miles of Peraug Island.
InC.sds iu this H.t those taken from the
Az ricau. French and "crmHna. and the
total number woHId "a "t least twenty
i've Iu i0'' lN' lli attacked l''s
SIAN corvette which ia1 anchored IN the
straits 90 repair dalAa 'es. ana alihough
she ii.-'ii BEAT I'D or II was only AFTER
% c9hii.'l I'D winch she Iost haii her crew.
Ih-F became $50 b'io before they We're
driven oui ihal nothing was TOO big Tor
then 20 hiiacN. "ni l".5 were ut'efly
iecsc, '7 '' "'n5t'. .,,.-,
Wen. s.'-. I'D 'Ac s'i'.A' o., ol 800 ! was
~ foremost mama Cn 'ne Liverpool SNIP
Castle UIoat bound through the stralts
anu beyond ana we came "iinh sight oil
Acheen Head without having noted ii
suspicious '''ut' 80 H"l sly cannon
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