Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-09-22

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frightful, and did not require to bs /
repeated, for. as the smoke lifted ftw /
stragglers who had escaped 9ere seen !
leap'ng overheard from the forecast!e. /
and the victory was won.
1T was sickening task that remained
to separate the few wounded living from
the heaps OF mang led, corpses. but sailors
under such circumstances are not very
delicate, and the dead were committed
at once to the bay, while the wounded
were placed in the canoes We found under
our bows and set adrift to be taken IN
! hand By their friends on shore
As we proceeded with this work we
! found near the foremass an Indian we
recognized az chief by his trappin->
! who, save for a confused head, was en-
! tirely unframed. AS soon as he recovered J
| lis consciousness | hadl him secured,
thinking he might prove useful rs 4
/ hostage
4 lie was a splendid looking fellow. OF
! fine physique and of much lighter color
than most of the tribe HIS face was
I painted in several colors and his weapons
were highly ornamented, especially his
! 'chetoolth' or war club, which was made
from the bone of whale. curiouslv Sc,
| manner, also, impressed me that he wa>
no ordinary chief, 50, at venture, !
called him 'Maquina and he at once
j replied, hauohtily enough for a ei=snine
/ prince, He no YES.
$50 MaQuina had indeed made me lis
promised visit. and he bad come with
! much people, to his sorrow.
''Dy the time we had cleared the decks
of the dead and dying. and washed
| away some of the traces of the fight, II
was broad daylight, and we could see
that the village was in a state of the
widest excitement. men and women
running about, while the sound Of lam
entahons cane over TIE water to us
plainly.
''At last canoe was seen coming Oft
with two rowers and a man seated. As
they approached he hailed in English,
although he appeared like an Indian /:
Captain, have you killed Maluina, or is
he perhaps prisoner"
He Is here safe and my prisoner, fol
the present, but who are you
~ am John levitt VIII sent yoi that
! message. If you have the chief youcan
exchange him, if you will, for us aud
for any other ransom you desire. Shall
l explain to these people
"'le es,' | replied, tell them if they
will send you and your companion off tc
me unframed, and any stores of the Bos
ton they may have remaining, before
sundown, Maquina shall be given up to
them. If not, | shall hang him to that
yard arm as the sun goes down"
".Iewitt translated what had said
! and then replied that they wished to see
their chief to be assured he was yet
alive. had Maquina brought up on th'
poop, and repeating what had said
: babe levitt translate it to him. The
: chief asked him if | would surely H.
him 60 if his people did as | said, an'
( upon my assuring him that | would d'
50, gave some orders to men in the canoe
who at once pulled on shore with TIT
chiefs message.
sInstantly the scene of mourning va
changed to one of activity, and we coul'
=; see the natives coming down to the beacl
e bearing packages of various kinds, wit
which they loaded the canoes, and IN
} few hours they seemed to have comrlete'
their work Then they came off, tw
l canoes at time, as had been Our PIE
t vious custom, and in the first canoe WEI
levitt and another white man.
G GAS they came over the side | me
: them at the gangway, and they coul'
scarcely speak intelligently Tor Joy q
their release from what had seemed
lifelong bondage | thought that tho
would fall at my feet and worship me j
3 their excitement, but at last they rccoy
cred sufficiently to tell of the capture 0
S the Boston by Maquina, and the maSsG
ere of all hands excepting themselve
selves, who had been reserved as valua
!, BILE slaves, capable of making knives az
= daggerS for their chief.
.Meanwhile we received such Of tn
e stores of the Boston as still remained af
: ter the destruction of the ship by accl
), dental fire soon after her capture. Il
y !, one Of the canoes came Amekama bear
: ing package which he gave 10 Ma4ul
y ma. who, opening 1t, showed me
- superb mantcl of the richest sea-o -otte
5 skins | had ever seen. and levitt. eS
planning that this was Maquinas robe O
ceremony, the finest garment belonGin
!, to the tribe said The chief bids III
c tell yee that YOU have spared his lifc
p but great Tyee cannot take his life &
T. a gift. and he offers you this robe as h
ransom
Il felt that Maquina richly deserve
IS death at ms hands but my word VA
/ pledged and must keep it. so accep
y ell his Gift and hAde him 20, and h. di
. not wait for me to change my mind.
LAS he went over the side we wel-he
le our anchor, made sail and stood out
n sea.
b II brought Maquina's mantel ,hon
n with me anil had II made into a AI2a
d for your grandmother who vas so prSr
Of It that >he has Kept j. for >unda
IS and great occasions. a YOU ought
N know, for you have seen i often enou-
as when she has taken you 10 church.
y YOUTHS C0m2ab3l5t.