The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-22

Law. from whence 1T was tenderly car
ried into the fort, Latrobe, with ms
company of executioners, moved pack
to his main body, where, on conSul.a-
ton with the officers, he determined 70
delay the assault until night. -
And so, in preparations on no 4,1
sides. the long, sad day wore on uhu4'
as if in answer to DeLucca' prayers,
a signal gun far out at sea announceG
the return of the Spanish SHIPS anu
troops. which had not been expected
for a week or more. All, if they mad
only been a few hours earlier.
"Tn the short twilight that followed
4he nirates hastily embarked, and, set
ting sail before the Spanish SHIPS
couId Intercept them, stooff off SOUTH
ward. taking with them, alas! the nap
less Ynez.
A Leacue Between the Pirates and
the Indians.
Between the spaniards and the
seminoles up to this time there had
been constant suspicion and hatred, II
not open war; but Win lne Pr az
in was different Holding only
small rendezvous on land, with no
thirst for the acquisition Of territory,
and making war on all other
white men rich enough to plunder'
the Indians had come to regard lhem
almost as allies, and therefore had pre-
served the secrets of Elnido ana It's
approaches.
But while Latrobe was away on
this expedition, a difficulty occurred
between some Of the pirates left IN the
fort and a hunting party of SemlnoIes,
in which a young chief was struck and
Ia q (
to betray Elnido to the Spaniards. For
that purpose he arrived at st. Angus
tine only a few hours after Latrohe' S
flight, and, seeking the governor, he
disclosed the location of lGlnido and OF
fered to guide an attacking party.
The Spanish Governor Plans Ter
ribIe Revenge.
'SThe governor at once planned ter
rible vengeance, and though consumed
with anxiety and inpatience, waited
until he could gather force enough to
make his purpose certain. At last, with
400 soldiers and three large war ships,
he set sail; and after first visiting the
pirates usual cruising grounds in West
Indian waters, to run them home, he
stood on around the DIVER end of Flor
ida and up the coast to San Carlos,
thirty miles north of ElniGo. There he
landed Don AlveradO at midnight. with
800 men and the Indian guide, and or
dered him to proceed with such eXpedi-
ton as would enable him TO reach a
position in the rear of Elnido by the
same hour the following night. This
accomplished, he was to send the In
dian to report on one of the ships,
which would be of the mouth of the
inlet; and then, when signal gun was
he To fo1 m 7 4
shoot or hew down the pirates, neither
asking nor giving quarter to any-bar-
ring only Latrobe himself, whom he
was ordered to take alive if possible.
A Rare Stratagem Executed.
"This plan arranged, the ships sail
ed southwark in the early morning,
and all day stood on and off IN the
vicinity of the entrance to I2lnido bay,
in order TO drive in any vessels that
might appear outside and to keep any
that were in from Venturing out. Short
ly before dark, to luil suspicion. the
ships sailed off as if homeward bound,
but as soon as the night fell they re-
turned, and one of them, approaching
the beach some distance above the ca
nal, landed squad of men, who WEI e
ordered to proceed stealtllily along the
beach and stilletto or yarrote the
guards at the gulf end of the canal
That done, they were to show small
| light visible only at sea.
In about two hours the signal light
was seen, and the ships, standing in as
close as possible, landed 100 man IN
their boats, under the command of Dc
Lucca himself; than proceeding to the
inlet they took up stations to prevent
escape from there.
ffrTha man with IN rIo1o
filed in and barricaded the gulf end
of the canal, and then were stationed
along the banks To wait for the pira ties,
who, attempting 10 escape by The Ca
nal, would De stopped by the bafr CAGE,
and thus henmed in, would at their
mercy; -or the aarin thrown out we.i
the canal was dug formal breast W0rks
behind viii n they cuUld stand in SC
curity and fire IN the decks CT .rsseis
blocked in the canal and unable to turn
| between the narrow banks.
ut was nea..y day reak when ,he
| indian reached the inlet ard pulling
off TO the earast essel reported that
Don Alverado was in position behind
! the fort and ready to attack.
The Pirates Differentiated Utterly
"All had gone we'll: nc alarm had
been given, AMI Elnido was slumlel.
! ing in fancied security. With the FIST
| faint ddWn the signal gun hoomed out
breaking the silGrac AMI slumher
and vas Immediately followed by the
sounds of battle. The surprise was
complete, and the pirates found them.
selves at the mercy of powerful and
merciless foe. Those of them who were
not shot or cut down in the fort anl
houses fed to their vessels, only te
meet death in the canal or at the
inlet.
I'm the first onset Latrobe was stun.
ned from blow from behind, and re.
covered to find himself tightly bound
! the only living man among piles o.
dead. Not one of the pirates escaped
and not one was spared-except La
trobe; he was reserved for a hardel
fate.
when the fight was over Dona
Ynez was found unframed among the
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