The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-12

which excited the admiration even Vi P''
fessonal soldiers
TIia chef d'oeuvre was the capture OF
Panama in the winters OF 1870 ana Iofl'
the plunder from Porto Bello' MardcaloO'
and Gibraltar, i'm Venezuela, mao lloue
him a very rich man, for, uhlhe hl9 SO5 "a.
Donious he was of saving turn, ana olu
,ot eouander the money he received on
~. diIision of the spoils Of every eXpem-
lion He would willingly nave rS1ISu
from the business of robbery AFTER 'le
Gibraltar expedition, but MS conipaiiio l
inslted that some great enterprise nus 20
be undertaken 20 make the nailo % -
buccaneers known and dreaoeu an
the world. -, .,~o+nar
hood in Jamaica spies were sent 10 an
parts of the Spanish domlnlohs III AiiiSi'
for the purpose of ascertalnsnS the 49, 49,
tion of the defenses of the leadlhs cltle9,
upon the weakest. Panama, the N'ty u
Niexico Vera Cruz, and Havana WsIe
considered and the spies reported that
the fortdcations of Havana were alto-
oetber TOO strong to be taken, save Wy
regular siege operations; Ihal thS nc -.
to the City of Mexico would ne 700 ioiit7'
and that Vera Cruz was not rlch eiiousii
10 reward so large an expedition. AccuIu-
tnglv. Panama was chosen ana on 80.
"a 1870 Morgan left Jamaica win ne 80
Of thirtv-seven ships, containing over Low
men 20 attack the peninsular clty. As
nrelininarv. the Island of Santa Catahha'
on the coast of Nicaragua was $500 i4.'
then. using this as base, the eNpeoi''olI
proceeded against the peninsula aplui.,s
The fort at Chagres; then, leaving the
sbips with a strong guard, began 'he
march across the pensinsula. 49,,
Tha narratives OF buccaneering adVen-
t1re all.regard the Panama eXpedltioh as
the GROWING glory of the puccalleer WI
and So indeed, it was The marcil aciosS
the neninsular was one of severe LABOR anu
&C usnaI in huccaueering. expeditions, there
was great suffering from lack OF food h4acll
man carried what he could or chose ana III
case he had not enough came 70 sllel' ny
terrors of the peninsula were IN the pres
ent century amply demonstrated py swan,
and as all provisions had been removed by
the Spaniards and all domesuc ahliilais
driven off, the buccaneer army was al
most famlshed ere il crossed the noun
toins and began to descend into the plans
of Panama rooieo
slope furnished an adequate supply Oh pro-
visions but the spirits OF the puccalesIs,
revived by their good luck in procuring
food fell TO zero when they beheld the
force that was drawn up for the deiehss
,f the CITY They mad been led TO DeneNe
that Panama was defenseless, put, 10 III
establishment of the little pand Oh Low
men an army of over 5000 Spanlafas was
drawn M on the plain. The Spanish gov
e,,,or had pressed every able-bodied man
into service, and had brought together
host There were infantry and cavalry WIN
artillery drawn on the wings. IN front %
the army the Spaniards had collected sew
oral thousand head of cattle, driven pS
hundreds of Indian herdsmen, the purpose
ne brineing these beasts on the field being
to stampede them against the buccaneers
and while the latter were in confusion TO
con,plete the rout of the freebooters with
the cavalry
The situation was certainly perilous, ana
Morgan might well be excused Tor looking
grave. as one of his companions sad ne
did In spite of the desperate odds against
hin, he made his arrangements with all the
coolness of a veteran, divided his httle
army into skirmishers, first ana secohu
lines and reserves, took his position on
knoll from which all parts of the held were
visible and sent forward 800 men 10 pesHi
The hattie From the first victory rested
n,,tb The buccaneers. The skirmishers,
kneeling in the grass, fired on the cattle
The herds stampeded toward the Spanish
line broke the ranks, threw the spanish
forces into confusion, and, observing lhe
disorder Morgan advanced with all ms
men and drove the Spanish forces into the
city. -
rem victory, for the walls of Panama were
strong the buccaneers had only the ISht
s .l o.ie, t',.ad from mo Spaniards and the
suils -, nc barbor was being utilized
siiip 9 PIG Srpa,ia,ds 70 carry away the popu-
ny VIC % ott,, Win their yaiuables. But
Ia'ioi " ~ an5 enfernrise Of the leader
overcame every difficulty. Ships were pro-
oFei S''ino - - 'c,,ania,ls were attacked on
c ol Ieu an at, he Town was taken by
'hS Wa.el 49, - oae evcention tho rich
stol ~ an, ~. co,tinent was at the mercy
esq cry vi IN
Oh tne puccai 20 .roi,s carried away has
ne alnoa' -, arr. 60 enormous as TO
Deei stduep ~ s o,o bnccaneer writer
chaIiense, oti'Si ooo ,n,,Iee were laden with