The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-06-11

hAh or NuiuAN NN7'bs
trsvas.nsa o, a s-nszils,.l novels,
than narrative Of cold "A ,rrribi.
facts This Was ilrag setsAi The
traveller - hO ylsl,s I'anans ~ s,nfnb-
lag over mas.ss of tFop.s Y ,rf ,4iion.
wander. through iof-,,a . dfas- a. Ia
prceiud. tic Sunshine five tsFs ~nd
/. years ~nd. nnds h-I, aae lh-E- .
hrapDf inosa grown stonss sh ia arc
al that rrH,-in of . rs W irh for
iusuT.snr- and o.irn,A hoo las no
-.,asi "a Ih- world Of io.dy. an.i which
Morgan. with his horde = b isssh.rrs,
Destroyed In utter wan,.ai CO. after
slutiing IL ~ N. tFeasuT.
This TcmaTAabis man ", " 'on os
a respectable Welsh tarrn'i la rndlng
tho life unrhdur-ble u b.. lrrsil-ss,
ia~l-,s naiate. he ran ss,y " .es Ia
- ~ youth rnd shipped > common
sailor 10 HzFl sdu.s ans s,rruAri
I2m.ic4. uh,rs hr Joined b.. crew OF
p.uie NrssrL ir ws'Sf % saFdld
.ad bFatai rilaF--ir r. t-lns ~ chem,
log. wllhali d sp1rf OF ia enrru,ity
watch astariiurs Tvllrs-I ih- aban-
.ieurI naiuuc Of other ff-ceS,rr,, Lu,
withal 20 have and s,asi-Iiu tLs, he
soon won th- ~ ulirncc ofis Outlaws
with whom hr Ne. as.Ssis'I. aud WHO
selected hlm capiain. lie I'm became
famous in the Hay Of csne,'h-. and
lulE.i NEneneii, an old neesn-cr.
aud masln. sstuF4i ,alusb capture,
h- wa, toon At tie hradh a fec,
Of twelve vessels manned / 100 m-n.
VITA y prudence almost nnl~ la out
laws he prevented hl, ioiio,r, from
wasting. their spoil., pronl.t 10 lead
them into enterprises far bead their
wlld~,, lnsginlnsn ArurSpiutins
Porto Hello. the ncpu,.J w-th o! old
Panama excited his greed. u he pro.
y sd to his company To capsr II. bu,
the bra,tst and inosi rre-l. paused
aghas,. Such was tho niid-nc-.
however. tia, he insp r-d. "a, they
w-rr .oon won TO hi. Views. Il he ad-
van.ei upon tho proud c with
handful of rrsniui~ men b-f. whose
desperate courage it, .ironorii,ica-
ton, could avail nothing.
such wa. Old Panama wliet 10 news
of the fall of Porto iirilo .I$hrd II.
tut the Governor OF the city1%ald not
crcdl, tho astonishing fact. I, was
not until courier after courl arrived.
giving fearful accounts OF ttru-lti-s
pracilc.d by the buccan-crs ac'arl.
| Is tortured tho miserable tabi,ants
- make them give up ~ h.ldcn
treasures, that Ia. began tr-nble
for himself
Encouraged by Morgans sceS,. nd.
ventures nom aii over Eut- Noclt-d
To join HIN. aud his forcck lie nd.
| vauccd on Old Panama was b. ,trong.
tndauntcj by numbrrlcsS bbuscndcs
and the fact tina, he could tain little
or no provisions. be push}on TO hls
| goal, and though Ale Spantd. fought
with inaddrurd courage. kpicd the
town In u couple OF hours
In some respects these xpurcs arc
unparalleled In history. m oaniards
having talsca care to burn II, destroy
all provisions IN Morgaul lth. the
buccaneers were glad To rnal;ts meal
ON some leather Tags found dr.
serted station. and GA reaching, val.
Icy where cattle and horses IVES found
| grazing. rushed upon them. ar hack
ing the still breathing nninls, de.
| youred their flesh quivcrit and
| bloody. During the contest sclf Mt
Porto Bcllo, Morgan compced his
| prisoner to place scaling laters on
the walls Priests and nuI were
forced TO do THIS, Morgan ileving
| that the Spaniards would spa them.
and that under such cover ) men
could advance, but tho Govern con-
| suited only his official duty. I'd the
poor friars and nuns were ltillc with
out mercy. The Governor him j ( died
while lighting in the presence his
wife aud daughters.
At Panama u number of India niles
of the Spanish conducted al immense
L. l. Il -
the ranks OF buccaneers an which
were expected TO throw them ito dis
order. But even this cNtrars iinnry
arm OF war failed, for the bus took
fright at the tumult and ran.any.
In addition TO the cnptufc u these
cities. Morgan sent force bf 80 men
10 attack the castle OF Chtre, which
was carried by firing the 6Ndcr mag
uzine, which blew up PIT z the de.
lenses. The manner in whicAthis was
done was not little singulnH A buc.
cancer was pierced through Il an mr.
row from the fort. lie drew Il forth
from the wound, wrapped Goth bout
it, and shot IL from his musltctiat the
castle, where it set fire TO the Hlm-lcaf
roofs Of some sheds, which in I'm fred
the powder.
While plundcring the land tIorgan
did not neglect the sea, but c$tinucd
his piracics and suffered no Yscl to
escape destruction or the payment OF u
heavy ransom. His cruclties H. prac.
ticcd on the conquered Spani;jls were
too horrible to be dvclt IN, even
women and young children falling vic
tins to his diabolical rage when no
ransom was Forthcoming, While re-
ligious subjects were tie victims of
the most refined barb.rity, as they
were thought to direct and Influence
the inhabitants in their resistance and
subsequent concealmcnt of property.
With the division of SOILS came dis
sensions in the ranks of lie bucca ncers,
and so great was the feeling against
Morgan, who was suspected of having
appropriated the lions share, that he
deemed it advisable to zeal away with
three vessels commando and manned
by only those in whom he had conf
dcncc. With his ill-gctten gains he
secured the favor of Charles H., who
bestowed on him the honor of knight
hood and the appointment OF Deputy
Governor Of Jamaica. On the aces
sion Of James If. he was
denounced by some o. bis former com
panions, who got him removed from
Office and committed for time TO
nriSnp in Epu1a,I II. yyne Ton ri,I,