The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-07
LAST OF THE CREW.
CALIFORNIA; Nearly Fell Into Posses
sion of the British

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From all I have ceen able % learn,
said William Hfn cf Eo1esdsle. Pa. L
an the SOLE survivor = the Cnlted States
naval force thai took possession y Sali-
fornia and held Il IN the interests o. our
government II fsis had run away from
my home in FIonas5als II IS45 ard shipped
on the whaling vessel Marcia. from y"
Bedford FOR = three years cruise = ne
indian ocean We got a full cargo q OF
in two years. and sailed horneward- We
touched al Honolulu. ard there /. in CON-
pary with Others u the crew sllE the
shfo. because The captain insisted On max
fnr the long voyage home without fresA
r,sa. on board The United States consul
a. Honolulu took our part n tae coafeE1-
ton. snd The Marcia sailed without Is
I shipped az Honolulu on the merchant
vessel AJAX. and sailed % india and BACK
TO Honolulu.
one dsy 4 number q Us sailors were
ashore. We were iookia-r award over the
eo-aE reef toward Diam md head and sight
"a 2 Tnited States rlan-0f-var -o1risiEs
the head We had heard that var had
broken cut between our country and Mex
II, ard Ne were al aid - have soma
kind o. g bard IN &. TIE vnan-ot-war east
anchor outside the reef. and Ws gave her
thres hearty cheers She proved 20 - aas
CAYENNE. con- marded BY CspS- A-rVi1e-
boa came ashore from tns vessel n
charge q an officer. who VS. lo5k-az loE
naem 10 erse- he United Seates naval ser
wee ror sh-se years Or during ths war
We were retrIr< tr3- - . 500 a uaoata
IN ire merchant service. rat wages were 20
orFaet vvhe- var WIS concerned We we're
eager 10 e-Hsr. sid whe1 ere boat paAs1
o~ srore 20 rsugra q TIRE vessel ard
three Others temned 1E ar1 were haTriad
60 wrh them Wa stg2 "a TIE enlistment
papars On board snip Capt AsTyi1e lost
10 t7s4 in sailing. 7 vas sv far he young
ezs person n The crew. Beng Ios gCt1s ,
years CID
we ssIlad siraiEa- fer Monterey. &E1
arrived in The haroor OF July s. I.4o. Ihe
frtzase Ssvanrsh. congnaldee By con-
raodo-s Slaat ard The sloop-or-wa LeFAnr
wsrA rhe~e. TIE coE-ot9re vas wa2zlEg
f. q larger force J. id .-o- come, and
tre nsxt 1zv ~ sen asacre ard h1ssle3
- American aax ove- N7r,sreF. pg-r.EE
CIT ErHmoCt ard his t9oops Ea@ pro-
Esrrattoa of possession N2s al y Ina
her aa5 Spanish T1ar's Ire way ~ took
California Tor t1s United States and W@
ad rot rake il any too sa-sa- Z ~ f51
a~a- f.rtr-~izhr hoars later the CoAted
states Would aavs had 20 1g1t E1gi4-l4
- give 1p al cain 20 Ca1itoTIl-A flF
Wills rhe excitement over tae occl Psi1S
81 Monterey ev our soEces wzs AZ -
hesEnr ca JulT q Brush g @-sE-1-s 't's
snlo auueace3 g. tHe citing she vas
----stf.s III z-rofaxEnx v@=ssl / gel yoa- Sle
ca -ria,3 uaave guns than cur tHree sa-pS
rar1 hzr.e5 Nevertheless CIR affA@ We
~sAa~a.s - action IN short order. Every
---- vssz ~ RS post ard every x1u as
ready 70 - 6re6 ~ E1a T1r1- r gTe@-
BRUSH ship sailed straight taT trs asfooE,
Nsst - 50 entered Il sss lacked ard Der
sen4 sr-acE - -Ta-kee DooGa- Cr1r
Naxshl1-s bad responded wtta God S9se
.ha Queen TIE Brtlsa vessel = - under
~ command = C1-uc12-e seyH 17t1r-
he entered 3 boat ard was ro~e1 - TIE
Savarrsh. where ee paid RS respects 20
Ce-wo8ore SCAT
= see tha Ar-se--ean rag = 1y-ng On
srors' sad be. II i5 acre - s2a---
t---ra-ssafes- have raised 80 zr4sA i-2E
ara rssya- possession az C&Af rT---2 II 10
sarA q har majesty go 1Ees1
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car E.tla Eaac na1at Eos teere 1rs- a.
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