Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-04-28
A DESPERATE FIGHT.
A MODERN VERSION OF AN OLD
STORY ABOUT COLUMBUS.


An Account of the Days When Christie
pher Columbus Played the Role of q
Pirate-How He Came to Settle in Lis
bona Savage Battle Mt Sea.
the manners of this cruel Dge. The
pirates had long been the scourge of the
honest Venetian traders. Sometimes
they would disguise themselves as mer-
chantmen trading peacefully to Gambia
for wine, and then throwing off their
disguises, would prey upon all around
them. No mercy was shown in these
fearful contests. Between the sea rob-
bers and the merchants there was a
lasting and deadly hostility. 1t was to
the pirate class that the Columbi be
longed, and of all the corsairs of the
day they were the most renowned. The
elder Columbus had apparently lain in
wait in vain for the rich feet that sailed
yearly to the north. But he had son,
known as Columbus Junior, who fol-
lowed the same profession and whose
true name was Nicolo Griego, or Mich
olas the Greek. He at last succeeded Ill
the project which his father had so long
essayed in vain. The prize was tempt
ing one to the bold buccaneers. The
Flanders galleys with their freight were
valued at 200, 900 0ducats-perhaps g ,000.- :
000-and would have proved an immense
fortune to the captors could they have
retained the spoil. ,s,,
In 1885 the galleys were equipped NTH
unusual care. We have the decree of
the senate under which they dsetasaiL
The Doge Giovanni Moncenigo appoiate
the noble Bartolomeo Mimic aeapsainl
with 1. salary of 900 ducats. Four'gfeas
galleys are provided, and to e&th eSi
tain bounty of $500 golden 'd1tats Is
promised upon their safe return fo Ven,
ice. This money was to be- paid out of
the tax on the Jews, and calls up anew
Shakespeare's unreal picturen it,is plain
that the merchants of Venice weTe. the
true Shylocks of the tinen 4Asmedi01
man was assigned to the feet; miscellany
was only nine ducats fhohth.set L Il
Minute rules are gfveip for theeoni
duct of the expedition. snThe" He'll is
to be paid to the state e91nSt No deeklddiaaads
of tin or pewter Waffs, aEe, allowed, no
currants nor molasses are, ito be; stored
in the hold. Twos gallsYs, were to ge,ts
London or the English poHts, the Iestuts
Sluys or Brugasw ON their lpasssgefhey
might touch at Malaga amt other sports
in Spain; ON their retuth'a1ship was de-
tached tSitfaaeb with THE yMoifaih nfedAhs
along the Bar paf h6af2s!Ll fhe ;Feihieel
tians were too keen traders not to find
profitable h4aTketssesea id sHs iandG of
the isfdelsldEIno lis tGEIt OF LsIsqoIq
ThesGslnmhilo lor the @riegQs weeaat
last TO saize theiEs theiEs pEise. bTheyy ywetshsa
,Ytthf Ytthf 5alsTen shligsN5dRoweFf @ Ina a4Bt aeH4Bt
4t0Jd Is iftercep9 thg Hs9tf 70 Il fB Bars616ms6 r6165 H
Mimic. The commander of the pirates
was Nicolo GTieg9, the son, we are told,
of the eldaps ttia1Ak&B8s.e Ais father had
Idfsb paeaifsa ffabtt 10 sffiiso lfadhf WITH Him
iii the9pirste SHIPS %as AhJHkeR 66Ras4
,baso oth6lfntara IdisdwsaArs Ahd iadmisaa
of itheo Indies.i inM his 0L&e1iRa Raunaade
,g4lHm l4ill mpp hqs boasts 9f theks shase is
this famous; ANA fpgagemeptmTfialmFfRps fan fp h.a hea;
cause it led TO the settlement Of C9lum-
bus at Lisbon, his marriage al and his FL
ture exploits.
fagHSd dwaB1ao@ aAnia1' bsasnIeastl Fifty.
hardened btothirty ask years de eeasdae
bnWhat Ipesitinh the,fheld si5
the inigate feet1W9lathew astaemman&Ar
OF seaman eis qqsaqnaoif his ss9 deesl not tellu sMs
only d kDDoN lkD that be- ,seEYedv undeEr elhs lhjs
j relative, Ell i've Colnmbtis or ir Griego, and that
he f5ugfAt2 5ugfAt2w WITH wsiit DESPERATE eeff efeffg ffMfs
'fani6hs sea fight u eape ST! rvilhhbtssaHtt ESD
The corsairs, or Columbig Bppreath4a
their prey in the evening. They waited
all night on tiles s65EAtlantic, and in
'tAe p9rnings p9rrIn III lTT99shed qp4p the Xsnetians.
iff5bdifs iff5bdf. f6s sgaifs5yys 5ySf Msfe, lResSy fada9
and tuimaha fl cable, nedth t6 ttRait
s#ifs assaMaha&1s The goldlhbf had Ss9f
Identayl RESOLVED ite nfaske,fssttpid nthei9
prey. They sailedIstndaf tana Fnshab
fasss and may hagerobsep. Gttadc ORtrin
Geqaas, f was fhai eGpstpms M ma the plrates,
it, seemFs, seemFs', to aSsgRe false fAlfe c9lQESSn fRHt
iis direadfu fii1 ii was the contest and ferce, the
ftsht 9tAfa tlfatd ahtdila Raf ig 4aasl 4asl Goihmbns
lad -foid6his s6aaf9Sh thek theeka ktransdail seeaasb
thetseeh6 ,shearlyo otf Sefisafiesp plsee1eSf
the Rattls osStj Vincent 4anf his hHaxca4
tiyeIasi OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sVeaesiap ari
iicghfi;Yyasy icghfi;Yyas The fepE gHast CALLERS uAdeE
Bartol0meo MiniE9l aefepdhRfa{ thsmseslYes FIR
TaFffo tRs list q fR4 q qtg9elGtetf 9l ea1RRp Rp1us
they BEAT 6ff Athhseiif Athhseif isa5vage assaaanfs!
The ships grappled .aatf teSeiK 3tf4ef aRd
fought ananid 10. Ihal1d They used, we
are told. artificial fire. and the pirates
fastened thein Ehipststo atlIe galleys by
hooks and Hon {hA sssaeirlen, no, doubt.
they boarded and We're at last success
fu1o sa9ia aahe1f Pc M Col 19hH r1elates
ahezaor&ahtFAihs7fentt thM lea HE thfhiikase
seqhei idfSS*esSiiJf adh9@ $6adi9TAa
ships ihosRhieH Mss fdthea if6ashtio#as
flashed edibbeAains Aan eH8oEsfb Aats streat
'yeHssiaH gaaey8gThs Vedatiansi SEEM
ltolhake.sat ColnhISds ship 6nt fsey tFkB
1Aasaes consumed booS Vessels. TNhe dnls
lresbtn,eeEiaft 10 itaBisutH8vidfs was fgleap
nsqo ysdt ,sGagTo sft
IoiBekinbugItIani etreaisnt SWIMMER
Iseied sn0ar that fpatbd neab bshima and
CnattlpresfhH onitam ,nafaiy sseimmihgj
sustained himself in the water. HekHeSR
that he was about six miles from the land,
the coast Of Portugal; and made his way
f0xr-or1 WnoriaA to1f "a hn
was dashed upon the shorg.. He had
much lHfGI%Sy in revNing himFH
''MfsRHHtAa4sh sis9GM sGbIiMRI. ef0GgIA EsGA
to the Portuguese capital:-Eugene Law
renee In e3&thl hl-YQaia
..---~ Juvenile Candor.
Aiiffie i1-Nr of. prsAf as 6 pi4
ture and foEhffulk brEhA As-il
vited out Y4 a few frienAeA her Owl