The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-10
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The boats crew had got within half
cables length Of the beach before our
signals were seen and heard. They could
see our flag over the tree tops. and the
reports of the rife must have been very
distinct The boat was held steady for
three or four minutes, and then the brig
signaled for her return. l saw man
going aloft with glass and was salts
fed that he could see me and would
make such report as would stop the
boat. She pulled back TO the brig, and
then came pulling along the west shore
until she opened the bay and got sight OF
us. We signaled for them 20 come III,
but they were evidently afraid OF a
tran. and when we lowered boat to
pull out to them they at once took to
their oars and rowed for the brig. we
hoped her captain might Investigate,
but he evidently became alarmed at
their report and swung his yards and
made sail. Had he come in to US, he
might have lent as few men to navl-
gate the Hindu down the coast, but IN
driving him off we had at least baked
the plans of the mutineers.
From the lookout aloft l saw them
return to their camp. They were wran-
Cling and quarreling, and many OF them
| stopped TO shake their fists in the direc'
ton of the bark. We expected another
visit from then EN- masse, but they did
not appear. About m.dafternoon the
weather shut down again, accompanied
by rain, and aboard ship we settled
down into the cid routine. We were
daily looking for the appearance OF a
man-of-war, and l think every man OF
us felt more hopeless and discouraged
that night than at any time since we
had been ombayed. You can therefore
imagine our joyful surprise when, an
hour after midnight, we heard the boom
of guns on the open ocean to the south
That signifed that the long expected re
lief ship had arrived. From the moment
we got the report of her first gun up t.
daylight we were up and down and OF
the watch. We could make out he
lights and knew that she was lying t
! for the day to break.
1t seemed to us as if daylight woul'
never come, but when it finally did
was glad sight which met our eyes
{ There was the old Endeavor lying on
! there, carrying forty odd guns and GREY
of over 900 men, and we had only mao
her out when q boat left her side an
came pulling into the bay. Captai
/ Clark was taken off in her to make RI
Q port of our case and soon after his al
: rival ON board the Hindu her capital
r sent us off four sailors and six marine
o The latter were to relieve Us OF OF
: guard duty and the former to help us
x get things shipshape preparatory to rul
n ming out of the bay. Just before noe
d Captain Clark returned i'll compal
= with the first lieutenant of the man-o
!, war, whose name was Robson. de III
l. heard the particulars of our story, al
j. after introducing himself he rubbed b
II hands in anticipation and said:
N "But it's all right row.. OF cour
d you'll get help 10 take the bark to h
port of destination, and OF course we
le soon be after these fellows who ha
IS caused all this trouble. They must kno
70 of our arrival, and I'm looking for the
D, to come down and offer to surrender al
take their punishment.
e. At that very moment, though we q
ID not suspect it, the entire gang of mu
n neers was concealed in the bushes ne
III by. They no longer hoped to capture {
I'D Hindu, but Ben Johnson had work
ID them up to such pitch of desperate
in that they were burning for revenge al
II had armed themselves with large pc
es bles from the western shore. AS soon
as we had the marines aboard we carri
IS our private firearms to the cabin, a
It, Lieutenant Robson and others OF
re were strolling about the decks, when {
re mutineers suddenly sprang out and
gan to lombard us with stones. Sol
Il, of the marines were below, and The
to on deck had to wait to load their mi
ng
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