The morning call., 1893-04-24

that evening, and we're all TO sea as TO
where we should set eyes on her again.
Three days later. having had only light
breezes. we raised Enderbury Island. which
is the eaSternmoSt island of the PhmniX
group. The wind had been fair for the bark
10 lay this course. and This group also offered
the pirates good refuge and a beautiful
elm tie. We approached it from the west,
ran In to within two miles of the beach and
then worked slowly along the southern
shore. The charts showed no haven of
refuge on either the south or the west shore,
but located bay on the north. We hoped
TO trap them, if they were there, bv making
4 circuit of the island ana coming upon
them from different direction unexpect-
edlv.
Next day we had to work up the west
shore against head wind. and night came
on again before we had fairly turned the
corner and headed 10 The east. We came 10
anchor again, but such was the Impotence
OF Mate Cummings and his men that the V
set of III their whalebOat TO explore the
coast in advance. Ten miles TO the east
they found the bark anchored in the bay
laid down on tile chart. She was within
Two hundred feet of the beach. her sails
furled and slowed, and was heard of before
she was seen. The Portuguese were drunk,
as hey were singing and shouting so they
could be heard half a mile away.
The mate Should have returned ana re-
ported The case, but he did not. He believed
his party strong enough to recapture his
craft, and he therefore pulled down to make
the attempt. He did not surprise the
pirates as he hoped to, aud when he
attempted to board was driven back to his
boat in great disorder, nearly every man
being hurt by blows of capslan-bars. 1t
was nearly daylight before the boat re-
turned to the brig. and as it was a perfect
calm we decided TO wait until daylight
before making any further move. As day
dawned there was every prospect of con-
tlauance Of the calm, and two boats, each
containing eight armed men, were dis
patched to get possession of the bark. Our
first mate had charge of one and Cummings
Of tile other, and | was in the other. Our
instructions were to board at any sacrifice,
but spare the pirates for the gallOws if pos
sibe.
After row of two hours we came to the
entrance vi the bay. and there was the bark
before US. She had a snug anchorage and
eyerythn ne a!Oft was as tidy as you please.
she wasn't over half mile away, as il was
not deep bay, and we were no sooner in
sight than we heard a cheer from her decks,
followed by the boom of a cannon and the
sound of round shot over our heads. In rum
aging the vessel the men had discovered an
old slX-pOund cannon which had laid in the
hold for many wears. This they had hoisted
out. loaded with shot intended for the feet
OF dead man and fired from carriage so
poorly constructed that the gun Gismounted
itself. The bark lay stern toward us, as
the tide was running out, and we pulled to
board her on either bow.
Captain and mate had both left reTolvers
aboard. and these were now used by two of
the pirates. While we were sweeping mp
they killed two men and wounded a third,
and fourth man was wounded as we
boarded. The Portuguese ran to the cabin
for shelter, and we found the white sailor
dead Mt the foot of the mainnast. they hav-
ing dubbed him to death the night before.
While we were planning to attack them in
the cabin they dropped from the windows
to swim ashore. The alarm was raised in
time for the boats to overhaul them, but one
resisted 50 desperately that he had to be
killed.
The other two were brought aboard aud
made secure, and about noon the brig came
down. They were transferred to her, and
that evening, while in the cabin to be ques-
toned, one of them attacked the captain
and was shot By the second mate, who had
them in charge The other committed
suicide, and thus the villains were got rid II
without trial or expense.