The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-30

As for those who led, they were never
again heard of, and l doubt not they per-
ished either Of the sickness or of hunger
and privation.
The ship carried when We found her
only her forestaysail, miZ2en and fore and
main topsalls, and dared not hoist moro,
knowing not what might befall us If the
line weather should fail. We did not,
therefore, mako much progress, and it was
seven weeks ere we were in the longitude
of Cape Clear. During all that time the
weather held, and although the wind
shifted many times 1t never blew hard, IA
thing which in these ATTITUDES and in the
early part of the year seemed to me 50
marvellous that / could not but look upon
1t as the work OF Providence, for had a
gale sprung up we could have done moth
ing to save the ship. My son Humphrey
and never were together in the cabin or
below. We kept watch in turn, we ate
our food alone, and we made shift to do
with SO little sleep that | have often since
wondered that men 30 weak did not sink
under the load of deprivation and anxiety.
OF the Old Head Of Kinsale we sighted
a smack, the master OF which ran along
side, after we had put out our colors, and
asked for the news Persuading him to
como ON board, learned that he belonged
to Castletown, "a fishing village IN the bay
of Bantry, in the Kingdom of Ireland, and
being taken hy tho honesty of his counte-
nance / concluded with him and his men
10 ship with me as fur AZ Plymouth
whittier had made up my mind to take
tho galleon, for | would not trust myself
In the channel as we were, seeing that even
If had not CHANGED upon bad weather
should have been at the mercy of the first
kings cruiser that might choose to take
me in tow, upon the plea that | could not
manage tho ship, and had no mind to
share my prize with all the world.
The lrishmcn, therefore, to the number
Of six, came on board upon my engage
ment that upon arriving at Plymouth
would pay to each Of them 100 guineas and
to the master 200 for his pains, which en-
gagemcnt most faithfully observed. And
so, with their smack In tow, wo made our
way up channel and without further ad.
venture dropped anchor ON April Il in
Plymouth sound, very weary Of our voy-
age yet happy withal in having come so
well out of it
Upon anchoring we caused no small
comnotion in the port, no ship OF 80 great
II burden having yet been taken since the
beginning Of the war, Nor were there
many finer ships even in the kings navy.
But the commution grew greatly when,
tho officers OF the port having boarded us
and made an examination of the gUlleon,
1t was known-which myself had not till
that moment suspected that we had in her
bullion and pieces Of eight to the value of
A9s3 COO, besides a costly cargo Of tobacco
and other products Of the West Indies.
Rear Admiral his Royal Highness the
Duke Of York himself paid Inc the honor
Of visit coming in his barge from the
Princess Amelia, and week later ] was
commanded to attend upon King George,
VINO was pleased most grGciously to offer
my son Humphrey commission in the
navy and ma the honor Of kuighthuOd
for what hl deigncd to call our uuequaled
exploit Of taking and bringing home the
galleon. Az for the knighthood, had no
mind for it, although the n Sonora del
Carmen provided me with money enough
worthiiy to support that dignity. AS for
the commission, Humphrey thankfully ac-
cCpted il and afterward, as | have said,
fell honorably in his country's service
Poor lad have often wished since that
be had refused the commission snd had
accepted the Enighthood, for then it might
have happened that he would have lived
to inherit the wealth which is but sorry
burden to a childless old man.
The Misery never again anchored in an
English port after getting rid of us. Nor
ton, the leader of the mutncars, cruised
with some success for two or three months
among the islands He took a Spanish
brig, the 5. Isidro, and several smaller
vessels, but was at last chased by the Span
ish friyate Thetis, and TO avoid capture
ran ashore. The crew, being unable to reach
the land by reason Of the surf, were taken
off by the frigate boats and made prison
ers.
A fortnight later, on June 2, the Thetis,
after sharp action, was captured by the
English frigate Alarm, Captain James
Aims, which formed part of Admiral Sir
George Pocock's fleet destined for the re-
duction Of the Havana. The English prison
ers on board the Thetis endeavored to prove
that as well as they had been engaged
with the Spaniard, but the affair of the
Misery having by this time been reported
to Sir George from England he, on the day
after the capitulation Of the town, hanged
every one Of the pirates on board his flag
ship, the Namur.
This learned from Captain the Hon.
a, j. Hcrvcy, who was sent home in the
Dragon with dispatches, and who on his
passage had the good fortune to take
French ship valued at $50, 900, lie was so
polite os to bring the intelligence in per
son, and | am not ashamed to say that
was very pleased to know that the rascals
had got their deserts.-William Laird
Cowes.