The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-12
4 y the good Old days of bu"cancr"S


Francis L'Dlonuoi$ and Henry Mo"-
Kan. Who remain unrEualirG for tliv;r
unlaWiUi GHril~ HEd $iiii. Hilu Il score
Of others were sailing 800 Years a:.n lhn
very seas now r.;trnllch hT i!n:,l:nG
and Grrmany. aud they were fearless.
ly p!lia%iny and ui'lntrrin% right and
left.
Tl::+ pir%cy lasted from liNN t. IG>n,
during which time !'.l.>ilrG Hni r'r;:nr,
We're I; almost ccN,inunU* war with
Spain.
The richest OF all The towns n:I,
cities OF the Spanish Main III lh'S"
Gays were III GuHyra. Il r!ucr called
Gibraltar. wil,.il to-day is nntn:n.
moro ti.an Il m;SrI> III" VILLAGE oi' hu,$:
MHTAc;jiho and NcriIn. in \rnczilri;;.
and rrurio Eril0 Hnl Panama. on
v;lll"r side IF ii" Sthrlu<. iirvr. since
Tn" days q! tortr" ;fI IiHuryo, the
mrrrh"itilSr cnU,il3E ir"m Spain and
destined iur the r,.!uNi"S OF Ecuador
Peru AMI Chic OH tie south. ana
MrNico Oh the north. ;iHu tl,n gold. >i:.
Yer, riMrlallS anal ether l,r1iict% from
the colonies intended for $hnmrnt 90
Spain W"r" hAullUi. the ui!tirr six
cities forming y cluster OF distributing:
ann collecting points fer Ill" I,rnGuctS
Of SOM" of the richest countries on
earth. These towns were full on MGR
chants Naricaibo hrinG Il settlement
OF Christ ianiZrd Jews. and Ill OF them
were fabulously rich.
1t WAS in 1G-l that Francis LOlon-
n0iS, tn" most intrepid OF The hllrra-
H"rrs. gathered II fleet and set sail for
l'rurto t"hcllo. th"n y mere pirates
resort. from which unint II" fitted out
ami proceeded toward Aiar#cnihr.
y short time h"iur" hr started on th"
Venezuelan expedition ihn Governor
~ Cuba sent Il maii.nr-War awainS,
ham. with in$tru"1iuU.< to show !.Olon-
n"iS "Nl his crew no quarter. Tho
latter WAS lying oil ii1iti. HNl ASrrr-
tirin% thr location o. The Spanish
ship. armed himself wi II Il meat c.cav-
or. and telling his mrM that he would
%iVr them Il lesson in bravery. lr:t with
OF" companion for the hostile vessel.
climbing: on board he surprised and
Killed tl!r $rnIin"l.; Oh guard. and. 90
Ing h"ioW among; ih" >lcrnin@ officers
and crew, he. sin%!" .llAut!rL. hchoadcd
th"!h ON" 10y one" placing t!iH clr:lv"r
to his lips and tasting Tie blood rs Ec
despatched them one ut time.
This fcat stands uuuorolrIrl for
DARING and couru..r
Henry i!or::nu. \ NyrlShmon. thr
|r"aiCSt oi the En%lSh buccaneers.
WAS different sort OF man from
L'OionnuiS. hui as "rcai y ro..ur.
It was in ,hr ,n,r 1,a;7 ,b,+ ,1o,c,.,
undertook what turned out to 20 one
"f the most r"mari;rhir nara! engage
mrntS ever iru'rht. and which j. az in
trrCSr 10 Americans; 0,v:a. Ia ihn fnci
that tn" conditions were almo>; exactly
the same rs those which nrrynil",l in
tn" Santiago fight. OF ihr lntr &n1ni>h-
Au'"ric&n war. Mavacajho Ir;L Lrn;,
sacked in l,i-! hy l.'DionnoiS. IN, haze
recovered from ihn shock nun IN 1r..s
was again \ very rich town IiI;n Sam.
tin-o. in t'uhn. i, i si,u,ict ON thn
chores OF \ lone h,y or ln;. navlr..
= very norr,w mou,n--s, nn,rou in
rnc, lha; enc .hi, r,,,ll ,,mn,, Il,,,.
il.
kIorron o,,.,rcl ,niy nocu;i,. ,,,.
with ,l,rnn .,Ii,, ,.,,.r,,o, ,i,., ,,,,.,, ,
took ,lc tur, ili,; ,,,iir, cn,,n,rL ,n
tered tho l,ril,ir., ,,J ,,.,rn n,,l.;n..
merry with >,,,, u.;,, ,,.ni,., ,,,, ,.,,.
ri,ou h,I lore u.n,n ,J,r.,,,, .,unnn1
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rho ,;t>. wa. lo,nr,ol I'm, \1,r,on
sem ,0o mon iu,o III, vonIs +, b,Iut
IN I'm. rum;,ivn. r.h,, ,,.iyh ,rn;r v.c,lth
v:nrr s,,.rrinl IN in. r,rc.,s ro,,nl.
ohout
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on,,ln,.o, tn ,or,.n ,nn.o ,,uf,rfuu,,,.
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,..,,,. ,,.,,I,> ,,iI,or. ,v,ro ,inl ,ud h.,.,.
i,,,. ,or,l,,,. ,l,cnI h,,yrrn ,ho;r fin
,,n~>
N.n.r,, or sccuos OF hloodsrnd and
sutrn,inu AIorrnn tiunlIv sailed ,wov
Inf to rho dismnv of hi. crcw rounI
thc entrance TO tho hnrhor blockcl nv
thrcc Spanish worships in tho Same
manner that thc fleet OF Crryrro ,,.,.
hlocka1cd in Santiago horhor. Thnv
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