The sun., 1897-01-10
GREEK MEETS GREEK.
A Tale Of Piracy and Mutiny on
the High Seas.
MI MORGAN RoBERTsoN.


Cant william ps,ob,or WA. r,ore tban q
,r.,t,ns, ". wa, known as "Buoton Rel.
.h,or IN .v,rv nort vboro the EnglI,h Ian.
.r.a. q. .not.n hav,ng .arnsa ,bIs prsox Inv
AZ. ..rn.st read,n.., with which. In bis day,
=. ,oond sna ch,sf mat. be uopId vb,rI bo-
i.xn. min. b.avsra and hand snites abou,
~. 49,. .rd hv hi. .uco... In tpocki,o
Aoun ,ric,ng mn. and vortiny nm sailor, who
h,.nI..s.d hin vith . b,ov NJ M. ss, bs
b.d broksn IN. law NJ a man belp,esslv ironed
4, 81. ,,v..n A., .na on ~. ..ms vo,a~s
.rm.d xt,h 1. .,mn,s b.,s vipo MIN b.i .pr-~r
sion, into a o,rols of br.ndIshinr sheath
tn,xss .nd ousIi.d a mu,,nv. He was abort.
broad hes,,a-hrow.d and sr,v.eved. Of un.
do,b,sd cou,.S.. bpt vith the n ouaIity OF sym.
nathv i.f, ont NJ nj. nstur,.
Du,,no-,h. IAN v..r. IN ubiob bs RAD ham IN
sommand. be was relleyed of much of the exeou-
tsvs work that had made him famous when
hs stood v.tob. hut was AWAY, ready To ra .ity
his reputatIon A. I. "Buokon sbouId friction
WITH the crew occur pa.t the power Of hi. on
s.rs IN come with. HI. sbip. tho wilmington.
. ,tv..sii.ysrd cIip,er. wa. rated by sailor men
=. an. "bott..," cra,t under ,b. American
6ag. and Csbt- Bslobior himself was ,poken OF
nv oonsuI, and commissioner. far and nsar.
"A . man peculIsrly unfortunate I'm his selec-
Hon Of man. for never a massage ended but be
wa. com nlainant .pain,t ono or mora heavily
ironed and badly used up members OF his crew.
Bis of,cers vere in tho Language of one of
these defendants. 10 the samo breed o. dorg. 4"
No Others could or would sign with him. His
crews were invariably put on board in the
stream or at anchorage: never NJ the dock.
Drunk when coerced by tho boarding masters
into signing tho ships articles, kept drunk
until delivery, for no sober mon able: to run
would join her, they were driven or hoirted up
tho side like animals-some In q stupor from
drink or drugs, some tied hand and foot, strug.
Cling and cursing wi.h returning reason.
Equipped thus, tho Wilmington, bound for
Melbourne. DISCHARGED her tug and pilot of
Sandy Hook one summer morning, and with
q fro.h ouartering wind and raising sea, head
cd for the southeast. Tho day was spent in
getting he- sail on, and In tho clicking into
shape" of the men as fast as thoy recovered
their senses. oaths and missiles Few about
the deck, knock downs were frequent, and by
siRht bells In tho evening, when tho two mates
chose the watches-rnuch O, boys choose sides
IN ball came-the sailors were we'll convinced
that their masters lived aft.
Three men, long-haired fellovs. sprawled on
the main hatch, nelpless from seas!ckness.
were left 10 the last In the choosing and th sn
hustled into tho light from the nearby galley
door TO be examined, They had been dragged
from tho forecastlo at tho ma ;e's call for "Ali
hands"
"Call yourselye, able seamen. SUPPOSE. !" he
said with An oath. as ho glared into their woe
become faces.
mo. pard." said the talle.t and Oldest of the
three in n weak voice. We're not seamen:
ke ionr know how We got here. neither."
The mates answer was n f.t blow under tho
bar that sent the man headlons into the scum
hers. where he lay. ouiet.
Say sir when you speak to mo, you handy
legged farmsrs." he snarled. elowerins nard
It tho other two, As they leaned against the
~ater tank. I'm pard TO none OF ye."
'y !, % oon,.mn, @ "M. 'Tor ~om ~" no .u,nea sa,,.s
So. E.,,
s. sns's E'n,op,Hn. IN your "A'en,
want 'em. They're no more use than n spare
pump.r
Du .,,,,
. uI ra. ,,o," o,", ."r. 20. 'no n,,n S,.o ous
GOOD o looks" Ho % delivered v..iou. % S kick 'ss ar
each of the two standing men, bawled out,
Relieve the wheel an iookout-thatri do the
watch" and went aft. while the crew assisted
the seasick men to tho forecas,le and into
must furnish their own, and these men had
been "sb.nabaied. -.
Tx =, a..
ihe win" oied away during tho night and
they awoke in tho morning with their s"a'ick-
s 49,, ~ @pp.. 80 rn.,
ate OF the breakfast In the forecastle and
stepped out on deck with the rzsf In answer IN
.,-., " , 80. y, -
tne mate r"@r' All MINUS spIeao uuhnhge.
Having no dunnago but what they wore. they
drew OF toward the windlass and conferred
-, -, 80 ,, ~.
uoeetner whiio ches's ana oaes were araeEed
out on deck aud overhauled by the officers for
vhi,t,v and sbeatb knIves what tb.v ,onnd
:. Az. ..s.., W.. -,
ol tne FORMER they pocketeu' anu OF tho latter
sosssa overooard; ,-,.,
Whero are the clnai driversF demanded
the chiei mate; as he raised MS head from the
lAst ohest; whsre are our scesick gentlemen;
VINO sleep al h,RhtEwhat-what'' no added
s.us.o' a oaL'n % SIr dns, .hr ,., ..,
OF three heavy Holt revoivers. cooked and held
y tnfoo seoWnne' sGnolnned men; each or
whom WAS tncking with else lgaged left hand.
the corner OF shirt into wsstbhnd. around
wnieh Va stIappoa PEI, Iuil 1f cartriases.
hahos up' snapped inc mIl man; hAnds
Sp. eVerr onc OF ", " with em-oveI yer
neads.. Lnats iiRhtr inc pistols wandered
around the heads OF tho crowd and every hand
Wa Gle, ated.
Mhets thisf What dye moanf Put those
pfntOle down. Glvc them up. LAY alt, there,