Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-30
CHAPTER III.

The next morning, after waiting a
reasonable time for a message from
the two soldiers at Spanish Town, Lord
Carlingford, the new governor. who
had taken up his residence temporarily
az Port Royal. summoned his attend
ants and himself repaired TO the seat
of government to ascertain why no
further report had been received from
his officers. Great was his astonish.
ment when he found that the residence
OF the vice governor had been des.
troyed by fire during the night. The
frightened slaves could tell nothing
Morgan and Carib had taken care that
no one had marked their departure.
Consequently when the search OF tho
ruins revealed the remains of three
bodies so badly Charred as TO be unreC-
equitable II was naturally inferred at
( first that they were those of the buc.
cancer and the two unfortunate officers.
II was known among the people of the
place, however, that Lady Morgan had
| been seriously Ill, so i'll that she could
not have been removed. and there were
some who suspected that one of the
bodies was hers and that the arch fiend
himself had by some means disposed
of the officers and escaped. Therefore
hue and cry was raised for him and
a strict search instituted by order OF
the governor, who. after setting affairs
In motion, returned TO Port Royal.
Troops were accordingly ordered out,
and even details of surly seamon,
growing at being deprived of their
accustomed shore liberty, were de-
tailed from the frigate which hap
pened - be the only war vessel In
commission In the harbor Hornigold,
Rayeneau and one or two of the others
known to be former companions Of the
buCcanneer were closely Intercepted,
but they stoutly declared they did not
know his whereabouts and had seen
nothing OF him. Later In the after.
noon 1t was observed that 'Hornigold's
pinnace was not in the harbor. Indeed,
with cunning adroitness, that master
mariner himself called attention to the
fact, cursing the while his old com
mander for his alleged theft of the
boat and declaring his willingness 10
join In the search for him. II was
known to the authorities that the eX.
ecution OF the boatswain's brother by
Morgan had shattered the old intimacy
which subsisted between them; conse-
quently his pTOtestatiOns were given
credenCe, and suspicion of collision
was diverted from him.
Lord Carlingford finally determined
TO send the Mary Rose to sea IL an en-.
deavOr to overhaul the pinnaCe in the
hope that the former vice governor
might be found on her, although the
chances OF success were but faint. The
frigate, however, was not prOvisioned
or watered for a cruise after her long
voyage from England. There had been
considerable scurvy and other sickness
on the ship, and she was In no condi.
ton TO weigh anchor Immediately. She
would have to be resupplied and the
sick men In her crew replaced by drafts
from the shore. Besides, in accord.
ance with the invariable custom, the
great majority of the men had been
given shore leave for that afternoon
and evening, and those few who were
not on duty were Carousing at the Blue
Anchor inn and similar taverns and
would be utterly unable to work the
ship should they be called upon to do
so without being given chance to
q sober up. This would take time, and
Lord Caringford upon the representa-.
lions OF his sea officers decided to wait
until the morrow before commencing
work.
ITO he nonfinuedN