The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-11

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Suppose refuse to joiL you?' / aske,
"Then you will be set aaoat with Ii
captain"
II prefer that to piracy"
VERY well; you have made your ovy
choice. Men, get ready the gig, and pu
in water and provisions for week. W
don't owe them any grIdge"
1t was folly to think of resistance. bu
the captain would have his say. He abuse
each and every one of them in good, roun
English, aud predicted that he would b
present when each one dangled at the en-
of a rope. They simply laughed at him
and in the course OF half an hour we wer
set ahoat. The gig was furnished with
sail and pair of oars, ten gallons of wa
ter, bag OF bread, few cans of meat an,
| fruit. Each of us was allowed to make Vi
bag Of clothing, but were refused a com
pass, chart, or anything else which nigh
aid us in steering a course Both of u
were robbed OF our money and watches
/ and the captain was even dispossessed of
finger ring. The men who had struck TO
I their rights" had no care for the right
/ of others.
! 1t was about an hour before sunset wher
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500 miles to the southwest since leavinC
Bombay, and were at least $50 from tn,
Indian coast. As the breeze was from tn,
east we headed to the south, while the
ship, which had been hanging in the vino
for an hour, stood to the north, her crew
cheering over and over again as she laid
her new course. 1t was a long half hour
before either one of us broke the silence
One event had followed so swiftly upon
the heels of another that it was hand Ia
realize all that had occurred. / steered
the boat, and the captain sat with his face
in his hands for long time. Finally he
looked up and around to exclaim:
"D-n such crew. If they had mu-
tinted in the regular way, having some
reasonable excuse, l shouldn't feel half SO
mean over it. To be beaten out of nv shin
by hair Drained fool of a mate, and that
by talk alone, makes we want to kick nv
self"
I'VE stand good show to be picked up, 4"
l suggested.
"Yes, fairly good, but as soon as the
wind will allow want to head to the south
east. We are not over 200 miles from the
Malabar islands,
The Malabar group extends for 500 miles
along the coast, and comprises such large
islands as Lakadivh, Aucutta, Minikoi and
Horsburg. Then begins the Maedivh group.
and extends for another 500 miles, many of
the islands being thirty, forty and fifty
miles in length, with straits or channels
between them. But few of them were in
hablted at that time, and those only by
fishermen and shell hunters.
L. . l., L.
minded the boat for the first half of the
right, steering by the stars and the feel of
the breeze, and then turned in while the
captain stood watch. AS the sun came I'D
next morning the wind hauled to the west
and became fresh, and while we had to look
sharply after the boat, she flew ahead at a
pace which gave us an extraordinary run
for the day. Only one sail was sighted,
and that was too far away to give us any
hope The captain had the watch from 8
to IL, and | had been on about an hour
when | heard the roar of breakers, and
knew that our run was fin ished.
Having aroused the capt ain, we decided
to stand off and on until daylight appeared,
and when it came he recognized the island
before us as that of Aucutta, the next
largest of the Malabar group. We had
made safe landing before sunrise, end
when we had eaten breakfast we start /
ed out together to investigate We walked
up the southern shore about ten miles and
back without finding any trace of in
babitants. After dinner we headed to the |
north, and tramp of six miles brought |
rs 20 the limits and resulted in a strange
sight at the same time. The Lady Bliss |
was standing down for us from the north !
west, and when seen was hull above water !
We found hiding place in the bushes and |
her as she stood On. There was |
ieep water to within a cables length OF |
,he beach. She shortened sail, passed the |
corner of the island, and after running /
hong the north shore for a mile came to |
anchor in thirty feet of water and within |
stones throw Of the beach. Her anchor
vas hardly down when we saw and heard |
row on board-a free fight in which all
eemed 20 he engaged. The result Of this
vas that five men lowered the yawl and
pulled ashore. We heard Hall and others
all after them and make threats, and they
eplled in kind. When they had landed
hey declared their intention to remain,
md each one spoke bitterly of the way
Hall and his favortes had used them. They
lad not left the snip ?or good, but were
To see if the island suited them
,hey had brought with them the captains
evolver and the only two muskets aboard
he ship.
IL did not take us above ten minutes 10
ind out how the land lay, and we then ex-
'osed our presence and besought the men
o aid us in recapturing the ship. There
7as but little hesitation on their part.
Hall had no sooner got possession than he
orded II over the sailors in great style. 1t
wasn't two hours before he had mutiny
n his hands, and one-half the crew insisted
n his heading for the islands, that they
night be put ashore. There had been half
dozen fights between the two factions,
nd two OF the men aboard were laid up.
Capt. Berry promised the five men i'm
lunity from all punishment if their future
ehavior was satisfactory, and the seven of
5 then pulled aboard A fight was even
hen going on in the cabin between Hall
nj his mate, and we were on deck before
ley knew it. 1t wasn't five minutes work
secure Hall and the two men who had been
lost prominent, and the others then went
own on their knees aud begged for mercy
was granted on conditions, and the ship
as at once got under way and her course
nd for the Mozambique channel and the
lpe. Hall alone was tried by the authori-
Is and he was publicly hanged for his
lime. He was perhaps more Of a crank than
criminal, but British law stands no non
.nse from any subject.-New York Sun
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