The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-05

: JUSTICE ON Thu HIGH SEAS. s


- sasIed from New BedIorc anc cfher
g England whaling ports were sold ~
esq owners
- xere subsequently, employed in
s-~s.s trade, while others were sent
e0ss he Horn and disposed Of IN differ
.1-.s of Chile and Peru, 10 be again
$50 In whaiiEg IN the Pacific. The
ss..r.snia ChiIeno De Balleneros. OF VAL
49, houxha quite number OF the cid
=. -others found purchasers at Talca-
80 and few AT Tuu1oez. the norther-
- rort OF Peru. few hours Sal from
=. f,aff Of GgayaqUil, Ecuador. Turnbez
ysry ANCIENT town, dating back to
o-.rro's time for here IL was that the
-. guanish eonqueror found the first
- OF adobe, which greatly impressed
- as history tells us. The town lies
=. distance up a river. the mouth OF
80 a oDStructed by a sandbar. and In
=. .slrnv DAYS OF yore American whalers
s.o'eutly dropped anchor off the bar for
- purpose OF taking 10 a supply Of water
ar, the river, procuring sweet potatoes.
-. fruit, etc. from the natives and CIV
- userty TO the crews after prolonged
So. the men pulling up the river to the
..xs Ia ths whale boats.
= the latter part OF June. 1870, left
rslean whaler at little portage called
rsrs IN the GBif of Panama, whence /
- massage for the city of Panama in q
$500 Ia large canoe. decked overl, that
-. loaded with poultry. fruit and yegeta-
uss .or market IN the city. My inteation
..s 10 proceed by steamer to Callao and
v.Ioaraiso, but on arriving at Panama an
.r.rt occurred which changed my original
as entirely. While awaiting the arrival
ss,ss packet, met BY chance one day dur
~ a stroll through the town. an old
,Sisruats with whom ! had sailed a couple
!, Years before 10 a whaler. owned 1T Val
s.ralso. OF which he was mate. He was
.ar in command OF the whaling brig Col
.anaa. owned at Tumbez by Portuguese
saued Antonio Ferreira. who kept gen.
{ al store ana trading post In that town.
a. also ewhed a plantation on the river.
re- brig was employed, to use a whale
ran's phrase. In "humpbacking," mean
~ yae capture Of the humpbaek whale.
Using around the Pearl Islands In the
f,aY OF Panama and along the coast OF
resador during the months OF June, July
e,sf August at which time the cow-whaleS
ss,sp,hIe close TO the shore along the
amy peaches. for the purpose OF del!y-
arg their calves. The vessel also went
Z ,Oerm whaling for a few months after
he humpback season closed.
Al the time OF which speak Dune. 1870.
he brig was anchored Off the isle of Tabo-
IA ana my old shipmate. Capt. John Gait,
saa come I'D 10 the city with his own boats
erts for tho purpose Of shipping some men,
he second mate, together with his boats
ersx, had deserted from the brig. taking
Wiz them the entire outfit OF the whale
kai IN which they left the vessel, mast
psgs, oars. bomb-gun. harpoons. lances.
a.. beside large quantity OF provisions.
ssrssy secured at night time. This was
heavy loss 10 the vessel, beside greatly
h.sssring with the success OF the cruise.
tg he brig, though she had spare boats.
osy carried men enough TO lower three
Aais In all including the captains.
Gait knew that the deserters burst not
shsE I'D az Panama. but would In all prob
ssiflty sell the boat and whaling gear at
some obscure place IN the gulf and stay
n hiding til the affair had blown over:
hs had not come up TO Panama in hope Of
fs,tirg clue TO their whereabouts. but. az
Iated. for the purpose OF shipping other
zsn n their places. II possible. Sailors
I we're scarce and It was hard work TO induce
gsy Of them to go whaling. as the captain
Eoa discovered. He coaxed, and finally
persuaded me by offering a good lay to
ship with him as boatsteerer for the re-
lmalnfer Of the cruise. The next thing was
% ge, four men TO man a boat and an Of
Gscer to take charge OF II. After some de-
By couple Of West India darkies and
no Portuguese who had some experience
eAlesn, who had been third mate In Tall
shuano whaler, and who had left his ves-
ssl IN Panama on account OF some trouble
between him and the captain, agreed to
mp az second mate on the Golconda.
Capt Gait insisted on my taking charge %
Us boat, his present boatsteerer, a Portu-
+: FeesA, to steer the Chilean in future.
TAs captain. who spoke Spanish fiuently.
vas accompanied by his wife, a demure,
- .. q
IRE, whom he had married some years be-
afcfe In Valparaiso. while he was sailing as
nats from that port. They had no chill
gen. Not caring TO leave HIS wife on board
ne t'1g during his absence. he had brought
81 up with him from Taboga and engaged
foms AZ hotel d1ring his stay a. Pana-
na Ths lady was delighted when she
ssrned that young countryman OF hers
vas going 70 Join the vessel as second
nate because II enabled her TO converse
VIZ some one else on board beside her hus-
easd. the mate. an Australian. not being
sPlo much In the Spanish language. The
ea'alns boats crew was quartered az a
e@fding house. the boat was in care Of a
rss ~ the landing stairs, and everything
Eng satisfactorily arranged. We lost no
hsa
. On arrival on board the GoIconda anchor
% cur cruise. which was 70 be OF four
.eoths' duration. two months more OF
euHpeacking and two OF sperm whaling;
-, W e4cnlaung TO be at TumbeZ early In
SVsemher Nothing OF any event occurred
= we first part OF our cruise: after taking
.9ne whales around the Pearl islands we
JARED down the coast toward the hump
eAS grounds Of Ecuador. where we cap
.fed quite number OF whales between
~ 4.FS
- Leighton, the mate. were greatly es-
Sa'aed and respected Nv the crew, OF
n42h the foremost hands were mostly
.Pegaese, but toward Alvarez. the sec
- mate. they expressed n great dislike
~ ne nrst, on account OF his harsh,
SSsa4ntertng manners and extremely bad
npeNuon and temper. The steward. a
F1Ssaese from the Azores. suffered the
~ annoyance and vexation from the
SaHsan's constant Whimsical abuses Far
uae morning. when the boats were
49, e start on from the vessel IN search
- "aoTs hot dispute arose between him
= ne second mate about some grub
49, n M heats by the steward 20 serve
- Cv"S during their absence from tho
- the second mate accused the
.4Na or putting more daintles and ex-
a.. 20 he captains and mates boats
-. "a IS. which utterly false charge the
$50 lndignantly and hOtly denied. tell
.'s tat'een az the same time IN good
go spanish that ne was about tired ~
A.AlseFhaE ID annoyance and petty
-less, and ogid Hot put up with any
a.. % u ~ fo'uCe. whereupcn the Chill
n s',.~eS rim vicious blow across the
- o'h The t'NCr % his boat rucder
o So under the Dsin 81 the blow. the
streaming DOWN hts face from an
cash IN his forehead. the steward. in
I~lF0 raCe. sD-a-1e- rfrs0n fha second
I.s knocking him Gown and beating
~. leFcilessly. While nobody. not even
,,..sapRain male the slightest motion 70