The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-14

ne confcaeracy Of blood. IL was not
| ioro howsvsr before Teach. with his
shrswd practical sense perceived that Bon
/ net was no sailor and little n,teu LOT
| leader in their adventurous lnooo 30 Ia
| he tberefore. in bis usual summary metho9
| ~ conductine business. deposed HIM ana
| nIacad one Richards in command OF tne
| Paweroe The deposed captain he took on
Losrd MA own vessel ramarking with bis
Lsndast smile: II perceive. my dear sir'
fiat Won are not used 20 the cares ana ia,
tirnes Of commanding vessel, and VIII
relieve you from them. IL VIII % niuo .l
! nleasanter for you to live Mt your ease III my
eahiu There you will have no duty to per-
form and can follow the bent of your own
inc'lnstions.'
This rough pleasantly was not unusual
! with Blackboard. During the intervals pc
tween rapine and murder he often varied the
monotony Of life at sea with sallies OF the
erimest humor. On one occasion INC
conversation turning, naturally enough
unon the subject of hell. Come" SAID ne;
Let us make little hell OF our own and
see who can stand It the Longest" Accord
jngly. descending into the hole and batter;
ing down all the matches, they hlled several
nots full of sulphur, birthstone and other
combustbles, which they set IRE 70. soon
the entire vessel was enveloped 10 the inos'
unearthly fumes, and the men becoming al
most suffocAted. DRIED out for quarter. wheh
he onened the matches, not a little grained
that he as usual surpassed them al III WI
lainv. Upon another occasion he invited Dis
chief officers TO sumptuous spread. "hen
tho festivity was at its height the genial
boat suddenly extinguished the candle. ano
with pistol in each hand. crossing ms
arms. opened an indiscriminate hre upon
his company. From this delicate attention
l.. nj cd
honor AT his chiefs right hand. recelVeu u
wound in the knee which he carried 70 MS
crave. Being reproached for this, BLACK
heard answered that If he did not Kill one OF
them every now aud then they would soon
lose all respect for him. This novel method
of winning respect seems TO nave oeeh
crowned with eminent success, for no com
mander was ever held In such wholesome
awe by bis crew.
BLACKBOARD AND BLUEBEARD.
Unfortunately, however. his craving for
respect was not satiated by the homage OF
man. but extended even more ardentiy 10
the fair sex, aud he sought 10 WIN their re-
gard in a manner equally efhcacious. Dlke
Rluebeerd Blackboard WAS "a strong adj
yocate of matrimony and he testified his ap-
probation of the institution by entering INTO
It's holy estate freQuently-in fact upon
every available opportunity. At the time OF
his sudden and tragic departure from the
scenes Of 80 many conjugal trlumphs IL Is
credibly reported no less than fourteen
wives survived him. In this respect Black
heard surpassed Bluebeard in msgnanimity,
as. according 10 the most ancient and au-
thentiG accounts. the latter swung up the
objects of his alteration to dance on
nothing
BLOODY RECORD.
Strenptbened By the alliance of Bonnets
shin and crew under Richards, Teach d.
reoted his course TO the West Indies, where
he cruised in the track Of the rich Spanish
galleons. and sometimes entering haroors'
laid cities under tribute. II would be tire
some and disheartening task 10 trace him
through all the sinuosities of his dark and
ever descending career. Every day was
marked with the same dreary record; ships
pillaeed and burned their crews murdered
or turned adrift. the hard earnings OF toll
seized by this rObber horde. Truly, the
pirate is a psychological study. 1t seems
utterly incomprehensibie how. Win 50
much blood upon their hands and with
consciousness of so much guilt accumula-
ting upon their souls. they could venture
ont in the face of tempests to encounter the
dangers of the deep. Notwithstanding the
immense plumber he obtained. 1t would
seem Teach was sick at heart To show
that after sll such life is full OF nothing
but utter wretchedness we only need to
glance at the log written by his own hand.
a few extracts from which present stripped
of the blasphemy that interlarded them
Rum all out our company somewhat
sober; -- confusion among us; rogues a
plotting: great talk of separation. so l look
sharp for prize This day took prize
with a great deal of liquor on board, 90 kept
the company hot, -- hot; then all things
went well"
CRUISING ALONG THE COAST.
Having cleared the seas in this quarter
Teach now entered upon the last and most
destructive part of his career. Steering for
the coast OF America he cruised from the
capes of Virginia to Charleston, intercept
ing the growing commerce of the young
colonies Within one week he captured
four vessels of Charleston bar and COM
pletely destroyed the trade Of the city. none
of the numerous vessels then IN port daring
to venture out. While lying at anchor OF
this place characteristic incident occurred.
Teach, desiring medicines. held all the YES
sells he had taken, with their crews and pas
sengers. and sent Captain Richards. IN the
Revenge. to Charleston with the following
message TO the Governor: Il want a chest OF
medicines Send me such a chest by
the bearer. If you do not comply with
this, my demand, Immediately, with
out OneTlng any violence 10 the
persons OF ambassadors l will cut off the
| heads Of the prisoners in my hands and
send them 10 you. and will burn all the
| ships.n Mr.. Marks. one of the prisoners
aud q citizen of Charleston. accompanied
/ the pirates TO present this demand While
| Mr.. Marks was negotiating with the Gov
ernor Richard and his pirate gang rode
| blusteringly through the streets with sabres
and pistols drawn. openly defying all law
4 h., It,raa = ~
| were at stake that the community could not
/ do otherwise than accede TO the pirate 5 in
solent request. and they returned to their
| ship bearing q chest of medicines valued at
! $1,000. Upon the receipt of the chest our
/ hero liberated the vessels and prisoners
| after having pilaged the ships Of $1,000 IN
| gold and silver coin, together with pro-
visions and other articles Of much value.
BLACK CBIMT.
| Leaving Charleston, Teach sailed for
OcracOko Inlet with the intention of ravag-
! ing the commerce Of Pamhco Sound. On
the way he perpetrated the blacklist and
most perhdious crime of his career In
order to secure all of the immense booty
tor himself and few favorites he maroOned
the remainder of his crew upon a barren
| island of the North Carolina coast, and
there left them without water OF food, 70
! perish upon that desolate spot, where there
! was neither herb, tree, bird nor beast He
seemed TO find Pamlico Sound and its
/ tributaries peculiarly attractive and profit
| able. Here he assumed lordly manner of