Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1891-10-16

InN tn set The brig nrnut. Hrnrt % we
were The hart was obout i've miles
od ns wc hltdpd Ter hef she couldn't
$50 Oh Che Wtst nor were there men
enon ahlari % tatu her % her heel
and h.ai hif nitt to the northeast.
Her orlF rrtonise wss 20 sctnd 60 the
southwest. hVa3inR 1it.ct1y for US. or 10
faii oI ana fsn dead 10 Che west We
40 lolsel % See her heal INTO DE wind
hnAa ws:t p BE- hrrlyil but tie rlscif
bad mot fhoo5ht 81 10 Sac Suddenly
shifted Der eouiae to tie west. and hop
ing tn cut her or Srp shifted ours north
west Earh was now the lrg Of n tri
a 1t wa plain from The start that
saould he within cahle's length IF
4ahr ~ thoueetins polot, even II we did
mot cut Der on. Sine woald have shore
oH one side and us 90 the other.
Eiri craft bad tn sail set When
withia threc milesei tho bark we fred a
gun inr hcf 90 heaVe 20. bat not the
81 iIesi no.ice N0s taken of 1t. Our.
awo rieres Of o%rlnnnee were then shifted
TO the stsfioafl eide ul l0nded with
solid SHOT III the raieeis refused q SUI
render they riust take tie consequences
gicn er.li held dead 10 Its course. but
assin TIE hrri proves Der better sailing
qualities lnstead 81 caitihg her of as.
we hopei for. we were stil ~ quarter 1t
g mile a1vay VIXEN She pessed the point
iae tires ~Poringusse were shouting ard
cheering. while she white q was ut
tie wheel Orders We're given to fire.;
aal two solid shots went whizzing ri
der. but to PASS oYcr her uilho0t iiaIn
age. we fhen I'D illa hcr sease and.
could l0i ilinTG 81 and we
hGl tte ffste b sec hoi.
vel foalns Portuguese
nsn sta liEsi N dipped It
tlifte arr craw furly danced
81 t1tif fHli Si Tie only thing we
conil as stas to follow her, hat we lost
her esiY tlst evening and were all gt
sea- Is 80 wbcIe we shcUld set eyes on
her asain.
Three days later. having had only
light hneezes, we rsised EnderburJ
island which is The ea8termost island Of
yAe Phteni1asraup The wind had. been
fair for the bark TO lay this course, and
this gronp also offered the Piratesa good
refuge and d lesutiiCl climate. We cr-
p%roachel it from the west, ran into
within two miles Of The beach. aad then
worked slowly along tae southern shore.
The charts showed 40 haven Of refuge
on either the s0ath or west shore, butlo-
Gated = bay on She north. We hoped to
trap them, if they were there, by making
a cirrnit OF the island and coming upon
them from a different direction unex
pectedly
Next day we had to work up the west
shore ggainst Il Head wind, and night
came again before we had fairly turned
the coraIcr and headed to the east. We
came TO Gnclior egain, but such was the
%iinpatience Of Ai0te Cummings and his
men that they st OF in their wheleboat
to explore che coast in advance. Ten
miles to fhe. east they found the bark
anchored in tde boy laid down on the
chart. Sc was witiin two hundred
feet q Tire tcets hfr sails fulled and
sscwcd, md N.c etsl q before she yvss
sgen The HCrtrg-cse were drunk, as
they wcro singing and shouting 80 they
could be heard Lalf q mile away.
The mate should have retnfaej upd5ra-
ported the case, but lie did not. He be-
lievea his party strong enough 20 recap
tlre bis cfsEfr. f1d be therefors pulled
down to make tie attempt. fle did not
surprise the pirates, rs be hoped 70, and
when he tried TO board her was driven
back to his boatin great disorder, nearly
every man being hurt by blows of cap
stan bars 1t was nearly daylight before
The boat returned TO the brig, and as il
was a perfect calm we decided 20 wait
until daylight before milking any further
move. As day dawned there was every
prospect of u continuance Of the calm,
ard two heats. each containing eight
armed men, were dispatched to get PCS
session0f the bark. 0ur first mate had
eSaree Of one and Cummings Of the
other, and ! was in the FIRST boat. oui
Instructions were to~board at any sacri-
fee, but TO spare the pirates for tie sal
lows If possible.
After q row Of two hours we came to
the entrance OF the bay, and there was
the bark before ms. She had q snug an-
chorage and everything aloft was as tidy
as You please. She wasn't over half a
mile away. as il wac not q deep bay, and
we were no s1ouer ia sight than We
heard a cheer from her decks, followed
by tine boom Of q cspnon and the sound
Of a round SHOT over our heads. In
runmaging the vessel the men bad dis
covered an CID Ground nnC which
had lain in tie hold for many years.
This they had hoisiel cat, loaded Will
a shot intended for the feet Of a dead
man, and fired from a esrriage SO poor
~ constructed that the gun disniorntcd
itself. The bark lay astcrn toward ua,
as the tide was running ont, and we
pulled.to board her ON either bow.
Captain ana mate had both left re-
yotyers aboard, and these were now used
by two Of The pirates. While We were
sweeping mp they ldlled two men and
wounded a third. and a fourth man was
wounded as we boarded. The Portu-
guese ran to the cabin for sholt,r, and
we found the white sailor dead mt he
foot of the mainmast. they having
dubbed linn to donth tie niahf bet0T.
WAiie we were p-lannlus ~ ataes tneitl
Ia the cabin tGey el1pped nsatno VIM
dOws TO SWIM ashore Hfe alarm was
raised in time ~ tHa dcta 30 overhaul
them butore lesiaie1 Do dcsParliely
thar he Lad % be killed.