The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-09

tween the pirates themselves and those
against wnom their piracies were directed
Cortez, Balboa Pi7arro and other leaders
IN the Spanish conquest were simply the
leaders OF marauding expeditions on a
larger scale against the unoffenc ng inhabi-
tants OF the countries they robbed and en-
slaved-bands of cut-throat adyenturers
tnough under the countenance of the pope
ana In the guise of religion: while the
buccaneers, In their turn endeayored to
steal what had been already stolen, direct
ing their thieving against thieves. adopt-
ing tne same line of tOrtures and cruelty
mat mad wrung the coveted gold from the
aborigines.
occasionally there was period of war
between Spain and England and then the
King OF the latter country would give com
missions to certain well-known sea-robbers
ana eXalt them to the dignity of .'priva
teers" They were allowed to fit out expe-
o o,u Ll at t9elr own expense, enlist their
own men and do pretty much as they plea ,ed
on land or sea outside the kings domain.
tne only stipulation being that they should
Iurn over to the royal treasury portion of
the stealings.
Morgan's enterprise against Panama was
exactly OF this character. He had preyi-
ouslY earned an excellent reputation as
buccaneer,
THE STORY OF WHOSE ATROCITIES
would fill volume. He had captured sew
erai clues and murdered many people. often
under circumstances of unparalleled
cruelty, all his prisoners whom he could not
sen inCo slavery, men. women, children and
priests, being slaughtered without mercy |
he was Welshman of low birth and most of
MS followers were outlaws from that coun-. |
Try and others of the British Isles. At one |
tlme he had two thousand men under his
command and fleet Of thirty-seven ships:
put as his plracies were directed against |
the Spanlards, with whom the English |
were a1 war, ALBION looked upon him with |
kindly eye. Therefore, when he organ |
ized The expedition that ended with the de-
struclloh OF the proud old city of Panama.
the governor of Jamaica orc cred an Enolisb
vessel OF thlrty-six guns to go along and
help him and conferred authority upon Nor
gan to act in English interest.
BEFORE proceeding to Panama the fleet of
lESsaIized pirates captured Maracibo, Saint
Catnarne's and several other places. com
uniting Innumerable atrocities and murder
Ing many people. After capturing the citv
OF Chagres at the mouth of the river of the
same name, Morgan rebuilt its fort, garrl.
soneo IL with 5OO men, left $50 more to take
are Oh the ships and with only 1000 men
81 starred across the isthmus. They assembled
tho,, Onagres river as far as possible and
they marched through the forest cntting
4 pain before them. They nearly starved |.
70 death during the terrible journey hnt
apparently by direct aid of the evil one ]
lhey lived through it somehow. and mon
me summit of the Hill of the Buccaneers,
Spain. wy u I've"
An army of 5000 Spaniards came ont r. =
The defence of Panama, but within tbreo
lours after the firing of the first shot the
landfu! OF half starved pirates We're in fnIi a
'ossesslon. Ihey plundered the churches r.
mo converts and the houses of the wealthy '
no tortured many of the priests and citi.
ems 10 make them disclose more hidden
reasures. The wise Panamaians. in anfic-
p nsI,. ia " s1ch an emergency, had previ
usly loaded a ship with the gold and silver 4
no levels OF the churches and converts
ue Kings plate and precious stones and
rivate Valuables of every kind. which cot
II Ior SPAN the moment the tide of hattie
arneo IN favor of the invaders. Appre-
enolng something of this kind. MORGAN
az; sent out ship on purpose to intercept
ny departing vessels; but her officers and
rev, eager to do their share in plunderna
ne captured city, disobeyed orders: and
Jus the richest treasures were lost. In :
Try OF rage at finding themselves tins
iWarteu OF the objects of all their toll and
ecu tne disappointed robbers out-did
lemseiVes In deeds of barbarity and at last
, SIIl the once splendid city to ashes.
lney carried away 600 prisoners and Ia
'asts Iaoen with plumber and left behind ,
Wloe sWath of rapine and desolation =
nese DISTINGUISHED services were promptly
cogn'zed by the British government and
: M M ierer "1organ, was at once knighted
:, Niug Charles II. The war with Snain
ins Over, MS occupation as a buccaneer y,
IS son :: and SO he was given an import n
com ms ion and to the end of his DAYS be
ured as Sir Henry Morgan. ' W
FANNIE B. WARD. m,