The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-03
coon sron1Ss or 1HE PRESENT DAr
Hov ths Bette Doiphtr Lest Hsr Freisht of
Twenty Thousana silver Dollars.
crvytoS 1898. ~ caar', q t,~ts

Enderby at Yokohama, with branch house
At kelunR, In the island OF Formosa owned
neot OF small coasting vessels. and upon cer-
tain date, when II was desired TO transfer
$4,000 In silver from the former to the latter
port the brig Dolphin was selected. The
money could have been sent by steamer but
the brig was bound down and considered Just
as safe. and there would be no charges to nay.
The money was put up in boxes. $1,000 to a
box. and each box was then headed up in n
barrel OF flour This was. OF course. done in
tho warehouse. and very secretly. "a that sum
OF money would have tempted tho most honest
trader TO turn pirate.
The crow OF tho Dolphin consisted OF Cap
tain. mate. cook. four able seamen. and an
apprentice. Mr.. Hope the Captain MIR.
Williams the mate. aud the apprentice
boz who tells you the story. were English
while the cook and 70 mast hands we're JAMS.
While they understood orders given in Eng.
lish. the mate alone understood their Ian
RuARe. This man Williams had Joined
the brig at kelunR on hcr trip up. lls
owned TO being a deserter from a whale
ship. and though I wondered greatly that
the Captain should give him berth lie
got the place without trouble. lie wasn't u
Misunderstanding man by any means. but
he had the furtive look Of fugitive and
the sly. sneakiug ways OF cat His de-
meAnor produced an unfAvorable impros-
sion on all hands except the Captain. who
seemed to bc attracted to him from tho
fret glance. sailor instinctivey feels that
there IL something wrong with an officer who
doesn't do more or less cursing and growing,
and when we were three days out Of kelung
and MI William had not uttered an oath nor
threatened a man with Delaying pin, 1t was
the general verdict uf the iO'castle that lie was
a queer man and probably u bad one We
hored he would leave US at Yokohama. but II
hAh IA EEfI dan "a la .1...I
him to remain. When the twenty barrels OF
flour came down with the other cargo they
created no suspicion among tho hands, AL
though We seldom carried flour Tho Captain
knew OF the $40. 600 and he ought To- have
edRe OF Its presence. 1t appeared. however.
that while his native shrewdne- was muddled
latter had two days and two nights IN which 10
Ne isit Yokohoms one morning with fair
days ali went well. Everybody aboard tie
brig had noticed Chinese lorcha hanging in
as the Dolphin. and no particular interest was
taken IN her except by myself There were
slow ssilor and tho lorchs ought to have come
up hand over hand. She was not pleasure
hung to US Tor three or four days Ee eS G 10
wonder at her actions. ] was in Mr.. wiIiams's
watch. lie hat to make one Of the working
from 10 to Il o'clock. accidentally discovered
for q beacon. | relieved him at midnight. and |
the light was still there. Just before o'clock
when We stunned in the lantern had disappeared. |
On the fourth day the sight Of the lorcha |
astera, glowing us ikea hungry wolf excited
tain seemed to give her no attention. Tho |
mate was nervous and uneasy al day. AMI
when night came on cloudy aud dark. but with |
no Increase VI wind was almost determined |
e 60 TO the Captain and state my suspicious.
Of the cabin for my trouble. Feeling assured |
OF this. prepared for what would happen:
American Sailor for couple Of dollars u,
nut this II my pocket. and Just as my watch |
TO castle men. do not mean the sheathknite |
offence and defence which the lower class OF |
the razor 1 added to the knives n double |
harrelled pistol belonging to tho cook. which |
going on deck had hidden all the weapons in
the yawlboat hanging at the davits; one OF |
watch turned in. but alter a few minutes
the mate relieved him. was stationed on tho
6Sw g., as Lookout apd could zee zee, nothing
tern went over the stern within a short time
after the mate took the wheel. We were hold.
five or six miles an hour, ami n couple OF hours
had passed since I came On deck: when sud
shock. had no need TO run aft TO know what
had happened. Guided 10y tho lantern. the
lorchn had erert " aud run alongside 81 us,
make her fat to us She was not as long AZ
the brig. and grapnels were thrown from her
rail to make her fast to our main shrOuds.
She came alongside with only u light shock.
and hadn't fairly made up my mind what
over our starboard rail. There was no shoot
ing. shouting. or knocking down. Williams
as | took his place he shook hands with tho
men. Jabbered away for q minute and then all
ssr tnt but . SrSsed BY the s"e was @
pairing to GO on deck when confronted 10y his
mate and the STRANGER. NhSn ne demanded
Capt; Hope, and my friends have taken
possession 81 the brig aud that $4,000. hut no
one has becn hurt or WI ne unless We arc
lriven TO IT, You are perfectly helpless. and
The best thing you can dc is 10 keep quiet,
10 raise row and WAS Knocked senseless
Gr his looIishnoss tn" STRANGERS ran T were
had no desire to shed blood. They lelt u
guard over tho Captain aud came on dock
hen proceeded 10 break out the Larre!s OF
iour and transfer them u their own craft.
my of the crew. they were only temporarily
surprised At the capture OF our craft When
'ach barrel. the legged Terin,ssion To- join
he pirates, and all bur the cook were accept
I'd: He had sallsi with Cap, h|ps t"r several
When tho fellows began breaking our cargo. |
he mate ordered me TO nut bag of biscuits
Is soon MS thB last larrcl was over the rail the
nate and one Of tho crew went below and
lored holes in the hrig. : bottom. When they
sturnsd To the deck Mr. Williams sad 10 the
JAptain. who was ON hls fee, again;
Capt. Hope. | have scutt'"h tho Dolphin.
Wy ideawa to leave YOU and tho boy aboard To
20 down with her, but a. W. have got IN"
money 80 easily. and as thero ~ no possible !
how Of our being captured, shall give you Il
nance for your lives lou Will DO sent hdriit
n the yAwl"
We begged OF him for sail or oars, hut he
uniformly refused. We nuld nave remained
n the brig and tried to plug up the holes, tut
10 insisted on our going nj once. Tho boat
vas lowered and Capt Hope. tho cook, and !
myself werS almost tImblsd into H., In hNo
minutes the wind and sea had triited rs out
I slight into tho darkness. and We never saw
he brig again. The lOfchu probably re-
nAlned near until il was certain shh
you'd go down. For about hail an
Iour aftOr We were set RhoAt the captain
hadn't word 10 say, appearing 10 DC stunned
X the disaster which had uyerlhken him: ,
Then he began cuTsing ana TaNing and keptit !
~ for n long hour. He blamed the mate and !
very one ot us. though his own imprudence I
ad caused all the trouble. When be- had dis ,
'ustsd himself with his TaVIugs, lac began 20 !
guTs ON our position. The noon observation /
hd put us TO the west Of the h9nin Islands ~