Wichita eagle., 1890-02-21

stealing uown ever the sea The 0now came
gliding toward US like serpent approach
ing its prey.
From the first appearance of tho dhow
had NO doubt that she meant US evil. [ was
ready to do my full share toward beating
her off; but when was told that there would
be no resistance, and when she was within
| pistol shot of us, entered the forecastle, and
from thence, by means Of sliding door in
the buIkhead, passed into the hold.
We were rock ballasted, and in the hold
were score or more Of empty crates and
boxes. l selected one of these as a place of
refuge. having plenty of matches to enable
me to see my way through the darkness but
waited while to see what would happen
| above.
heard hail from the dhow, another from
above, and then shock as the stranger came
alongside In moment, as knew by the
| trampling overhead, we had been boarded by
a large gang. Two or three pistols were fired,
there was shouting and running, and after q
few minutes made certain that the Algerine
had takaa possession. Men began to rum
mage the 2rig, and as one of the matches was
pulled off / retreated to the hiding place l
had selected. Three or four men came down
heard them cursing away in the Moorish
tongue because they found no cargo.
1t was now evening, and the wind had died
entirely out. | crept out of the box and
stood under the main hatch. and as the cover
was partly off l could plainly hear what was
going Oh, although could not understand
what was said. As heard nothing from any
Of our crew l concluded that they were either
rlrIs in ha hoe -v-eI
to the dhow. Up to midnight the vessels lay
side by side, the flap Of their sails proving
dead calm, but soon after that breeze
sprang up and we were soon forging slowly
ahead. heard them hailing from one craft
TO another, and l would have given great
deal to have been able to understand the
tongue. 1t was my idea that they were go
ing to run the brig over to the Moorish coast
as prize, and that the crew would be sent
into the interior as captives and slaves. This
had been the fate of more than one crew ship
wrecked on that inhosptable shore, and at
that very time France had man-of-war on
the coast and was demanding the release Of
fifteen sailors known to be held in captivity.
The wind not only held light during the re
malnder of the night, but came from the east
and thus headed us off / sat on the hard
ming, but arriving at no conclusion. 1t was
fair to presume that had not been missed
as no search was made for me; but this was
little comfort. If the brig was taken into
some bay on the coast she would be thor
oughly searched and would be dragged out
1t would be only two or three days at the
longest before hunger and thirst would drive
me out.
n,,- 1,1rl,@rx
heard an alarm on deck, and it might have
been another thirty minutes when the boom
OF a cannon proved that we had a signal to
heave TO- The brig was brought head to the
wind, amid great clamor of voices ON deck,
and then everything was quiet.
L now made my way across the ballast to
the sliding door, opened it little to find the
forecastle deserted, and / at once passed
through. Not hearing any one Immediately
above me, | assembled the ladder and got a
look along the decks just as French naval
officer came over the rail. / sprang up the
ladder and rushed aft with such a speed that
no one saw me until was at the officers side
LyIeg OFT TO windwaTd was a big French
frigate, and alongside was one of her boats
hanging in the wind, half mile distant, was
the dhow, with another of the frigates boats
just boarding. On our decks were thirteen
Moors-swarthy, ragged, and showing the
villain in every movement. The fellow in
command was just opening his mouth to make
explanations to the officer when l came upon
the scene and shouted:
Lieutenant, that dhow yonder is cursed
pirate, and she captured lis at dark last
nightn
"Explainl" he replied as he looked me Ger
with curious eye.
briefly told him who and what we were.
and the actions of the Moors corroborated
my story. He called four marines aboard
and sent the boat back with message. The
frigate had drifted down little near, and
some of her guns had been cast loose. This
was lucky, as all of a sudden the dhow spread
her wings to sail away. He saw the frigate's |
boat sent adrift, and afterwards learned that |
the boarding officer was cast neck and heels |
over the rail to take care of himself 1t was |
a desperate resolve with the dhow. and it |
might have succeeded at longer range AS |
1t was she had not moved a hundred yards |
when booml boomi booml went the guns |
and we saw the splinters fly. She at once |
luffed up and let ery5hing go, and another
boats crew was soon alongside
Everything was soon made plain to the |
Frenchman. When the dhow boarded us her
hot headed crew were ripe for killing, and
without the slightest provocation Shields was
shot through the head. Harper protested, and
shared the same fate, while one of the vii
lalns slashed our captain across the face and |
gave him wound which was months in heal
Ing. The dead bodies were searched and
thrown overheard, and the living transferred
to the dhow. They were found in the hold
hall dead for want of air, and momentarily
TO be led out and murdered. The
AlSerine was caught red handed, and could
trump up 20 excuse. He and his whole gang
were transferred to the frigate. prize crew
put aboard OF the dhow and we sailed away
-oS Malta L was taken very i'll there and
lad no part ia the proceedings. The captain.
nate and one or two others were condemned !
md executed, and the dhow was made prize
% the frigate. 1t was currently reported
hat large sum of money was found under
Ter cabin floor, and that every man aboard
he frigate was well rewarded The remain
ng prisoners, numbering over forty men.
we're after time exchanged for the ship
wrecked Frenchmen, while our brig sailed
lone empty handed and much the worse off
or the strange voyage.-New York SUN.
StanIey's Career.
In 1868 Stanley went to Abyssirlia with
he British army. In 1870 he started &c
find Livingston" and found HIM on Nov.
C, 1871, at Ujiji on Lake Tangaayika; be re-
urned to England in July, 1872 In Novem-
er, 1874, he started to explore the lake re-
lens Of equatorial Africa; he explored the