Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-08-16

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! cooked, they cut it into small morse
and ate It, helping i. down wit
frequent gulps of water, which, b
good fortune, they had a; hand.
On the ninth day they, more ths
half-starvsd, and worn out with IA
tigue and fasting. deserted the highes
steeple OF Panama. and at once thre,
nP their hats for Joy, as if the cam
paign were over, and the riches of ii
city were already theirs. The Span
lards appeared to have been raths
SLOW In going to work. To begin with
they made great show OF blockadin.
the buccaneers in their tsmporary
encampment, and laid many ambus
oades TO open fire as they approached
the city. But Morgan had soot
guides, and by the advice of one O.
them, tried another way. Hence ths
Spaniards were compelled TO leavs
their breastworks and batteries. and
come out to meet them in the open,
with two squsdrons OF cavalry, four
regiments OF foot, and huge number
OF wild bulls, driven on by innumera.
Die negroes aud Indians.
When the buccaneers saw the op-
posing force, few or none but. wished
themselves at home, but after some
wavenng they made up their minds
to tight resolutely, or die, for no
Quarter could be expected from an
Enemy, on whom they had committed
so many Cruelties. Occupying little
hili, they sent forward two hundred
OF their best marksmen. Descending
the hill. this detachment marched
straight upon the Spaniards, who
awaited them firmly enough, but
could not make much use of their cav.
airy-on account OF the field being full
OF 'quaggs. The two hundred bue.
cancers, putting one knee on the
ground, began the battle with "a full
volley OF shot An attempt was then
made TO throw the marauders into
disorder by driving the wild bulls
against them, but the animals took
fright and ran sway-the few who
rushed among the buccaneers being
Instantly shot. The Spanish horse
being discounted the foot threw down
their arms and ran away to shelter
themselves IN the town. There an
obstinate resistance was made, but in
spite Of barricsdes, cannon and men,
the fury Of the buccaneers prevailed,
although their numbers were consider
ably thinned in the assault. The
town taken, Morgan forbade his men
to touch any wine, saying he had IN.
telligence that it was al poisoned
MS real fear being, that if his men
were not restrained, they would be-
come :rightfully intoxicated, and
prove an easy prey to the enemy.
The work ofplunder and destruction,
now commenced. Churches and mon
asteries, warehouses and palaces. were
sacked and burnt: but as the inhabi-
tsnts had hidden their yaluables, and
run away into the woods, the bucca.
nsers had some difficulty in getting
their booty together. To expedite
this important part OF the business,
they made excursions into the country,
seized as many Of the inhabitants as
they could find, and put them to most
exquisite tortures to make them con-
fess both other peoples goods and
their own The ruiiians racked and
roasted their unhappy prisoners, and
occasionally applied peculiar torture
twisting a cord round the forehead
OF prisoner till his eyes appeared
as big as eggs, and were ready to full
out They spared neither age nor
sex, and one shudders to think of the
fate Of the many beautiful women who
fell into their hands. Morgan himself
was peculiarly susceptible to the at
fractions OF the fair sex
Among the unfortunate prisoners
was the wife Of Spanish merchant, a
woman OF singular beauty, with raven
hair, and dazzling complexion. The
buccaneer leader fell in love with the
lady, who had been told, like otieI
Spanish women that buccaneers wert
not men, but monstrous beasts, fesrfuI
to look upon. The young SpaniaTd
was therefore sgreesbly surprised tl
find that her ceptors were men like
Spanisrds, after all. Her Joy at find
ing herself in the hands Of buccaneert
rather than wild beasts was premature
For a while all went well but hav!nG
received Morgan's advances coldly