Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-28
SYNOPSIS.

Master Ardicl, just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources, after
stating his case to one Iouthwick, a ship
master, is shipped second mate on the
Industry. bound for Havana Mr.. Tym,
the SuperCargo, describes a sail The strange
vessel gives chase, but is disabled by the
lnduStrY'S guns. In the fray one of the
crew is killed and Houthwicll is seen to fail.
The captain is found to be dead, but the In
duStry is little damaged. Sellnger, first
mate, takes charge and puts into Sldmouth
80 secure new mate. Several days later,
when well out to sea. an English merchant
man is met, whose captain has a letter ad-
dressed to jeremiah Hope, at Havana
The crew of the vessel tell strange tales
of the buccaneer Morgan, who is sailing
under the kings commission to take Pana-
ma. One night little later the English
vessel having proceeded on her course,
bit of paper is slipped into Ardick S hand
by one of the sailors. This is found TO be
warning of mutiny plot headed by I'ra- ,T1
'rym. They resolve to secure the mate, but
Pradey, eavesdropping in the cabin, makes
Capt Sellinger joins Ardck and Tym. The
crew break through the now barricaded
door, but are forced to retire, having lost
seven of their number. Finding them
selves now too shOTt-handed to manage the
boat, Pradey decides to scutte and desert
available boat, The cap tain, supercargo
and second mate soon discover their plight,
but hastily constructing a raft get away
just before their vessel sinks me
them. The man in the rigging shouts: II
you would board US, take to your oars. he
speedy, or you Will tall short on board
they are sent forward with the crew, being
told they will be sold as slaves on reaching
Panama. The ships cook they find to be
Mac Irvach, "frae Clagvaroch, so friend.
Four days later the Spaniard is overhauled
by a bucCaneer flying the EngIlSh nag. Ihe
three Englishmen and Mac Irvach plan to
escape to the buCCaneer on rude raft.
Sellingcr, the last to attempt to leave the
Spaniard, is disabled. Just after the Others
put off they see a figure dangling from the
yard arm, whom they suppose is Capt. Sell
niger. Haiing the buccaneer, our three
friends find themselves in the hands of
their old mate, Pradey. He treats them
kindly and offers to do them no harm if
they will but remain quiet concerning the
pTadeys ship, comes to Chagre, Cuba,
which town they find Morgan has taken
under the English flag. From here the
Black Eagle. with Morgan's fleet proceeds
to Panama. The command consists of about
1,200 men. Having landed, they march on
the city. The assault on the city is begun.
Many of the buccaneers fall, and Ardick is
wounded Through the smoke he sees
Pradey approaching The city at last fails;
him from Pradey'S murderous hand by kill
ing the villain. The Spanish flag has been
hauled down from the castle and the men
allowed to plunder the city at will. Mac
Irvach spies a figure coming toward them,
and eXclaims: The gaist o. the captain. "
1T is indeed Sellinger. He recounts his late
adventures, then he leads them to the res
cue Of Don Enrique de Cavodilla, who had
been kind to him on the Pilanca the Span
ish vessel which he had been a pris-
oner. Flight is the only course open to
the don, his wife and daughter. Qona Car
ncnl They just manage to leave the
building when Capt. Towland comes to
claim the dona as his prize, under the buc-
cancers rule. Mr.. Tym parleyS to gain
time for the flight of his party, then allows
the men to enter. Seeking shortly to join
thedCn, they come upon his dead body
They find also his wife has been slain and
the young dona taken prisoner to the castle
and Immediately conceive bold plan for
her rescue. They soon discover her exact
whereabouts, and, amid the carouSalS of
Lhe men, manage to again free her and eS-
Sape in a small boat. The third day out
4 sail is spied which they raise rapidly,
their craft having little speed, but the
wind soon fails both vessels, and a small
boat is put out from the stranger. This
comes with Is armed men, among whom
IS Towland. A hand-to-hand conflict en-
sues and Mr.. TYm is wounded in the neck
IN the end the hostile force is completely
worsted, none escaping. Tym's wound is
found not serious, Selinger has also been
slightly wounded. Coming now out of their
soreSt straits, they learn from Dona Car
men her nearest relative is an uncle a
Jeremiah Hope, of Havana. Selllnger re-
calls he has a letter for this gentleman, so
decides TO sail for that place Not long
afterWard. they come across a West In
dian vessel bound for Panama. on board
is her owner the jeremiah Hope they had
all along wanted to encounter.