The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-16

talf through. but this dil nor last. and
trer then had 10 contend not Only
against ne wind, but against The rar-
rent ana thsy daily iosi ground TIE
sreEs O. the ships also began 70 s-cEen
from fatigue and cold whether the
admiral had before made u1 MS mind.
on whether irrstate5 b. his fruitlszs
sr6eavors u continue his voyage, II ls
impossible 10 say. hat af-sr three
weeks useless struggle against tae
winds and currents. he hove 70 and
ordered all the captains on board, when
he proposed that ths prisoner should
rscsire his punishment. and nat pun
lEhnent was-to be deserled-t1at as,
70 - sent on shore with q DAYS food,
where there was no means Of obtain
ing support. sd as to die mlserahly Of
hunger. This WIS q punishment fire.
quently rssorted to bE The Dutch q
that period, a viii be seen By reading
Al account o. their yoyage; but Al ne
same time seldom. il ever. awarded 10
one at 50 high 2 rank as that Of com-
nOcore
Philip Immediately protested against
4, and 50 did Krzntz, although they
we're both aware that by SO doing they
EOuld nsks the admiral their enemy;
but the other captains. who viewed
both Of them with q Jealous eye, and
considered them as iuterlopers and IL
terfer8ng with their advancement
sided with the admiral NOtwith-
staEding this majority. Philip thought
Il his duty TO expOgtulats.
~T0u know wen, admiral said he
.that I Joined in his condemnation Tor
! breach o. discipline; but at the same
time there was much IN exte1uation-
He committed q breach Of Discipline
10 save his ships company, but not an
error in judgment. as you yourself
proved, by taking the same measure 70
save your own men Do not. there
fore, visit an cfiense Of 50 doubtful 2
natrre with Euch cruelty. Let the
company decide the point when you
send him home, which you can do as
soon as you arrive il India He is
sufficiently PUNISHED hy losing h2s Con-
mand. to do what Egu propose VIII be
ascribed TO feelings Of revenge Esore
lhsn TO those Of justice What s1c-
eess can We deserve II We commit an
act Ct such cruelty ana hoE can ne
expect Z marciful Providence 70 pro
tect IS from the winds and wares,
when we are THIS baEtzrols toward
zach 1ther2#
Philips Arguments we're Of no avail
me admiral ordered him TO return o.
board his chip. and had he been able
70 find az excuse. he would have de-
privad him 0t his command This he
could not well Do: but Philip was
aware that the admiral was now his
lnveterzte enemy. The commodore was
taken out o. irons and brought into
me cabin, and his sentence was made
known 70 him
BE il SO. admiral. replied Aven-
horn: 1for to attempt to turn yoi w1m
Forr purpose ! know would be una@ail-
ing am not punished for disobed-
fence Of orders. but f3r having, by ny
aisobedienee, pointed ont TO you your
duty duty Waieh you were forced
To perform afterwsrd by necessity.
Then be il SO; let me perish on these
black rocks. as ] shall, and my bones
be whitened by the chilly blasts which
howl over their desolation. But mark
ne. cruel and vindictive man. I shall
not be the only one whose bones viii
hleach there. I prophesy that many
others viii share NY fate. and even
sou. ADMIRAL. may be Of the number
4 I mistake not we shall lie side By
side.s
The admiral made no reply, but
gave a sign sor the prisoner to be re-
moved. He then had a conference
with the captains OF the three smaller
sessels; and as they had been all along
retarded By the heavier sailing Of his
5xn ship, and the Dort commanded by
philip. be decided that they should
part company, and proceed on as fast
q they could to the understanding
,n board Of the two larger vessels all
he provisions they could spare, as
hey already began to run short
Philip had left the cahin with
Krantz after the prisoner had Seen re-
moved. He then wrote a few lines
upon a slip Of paper: do not leave the
beech when you are put on shore, IN
al the vessels are out Of sight" and
requesting Krantz to fnc an opportun-
ity to deliver this 10 the commodore.
be returned on board CT his own ship.
When the crew Of the bort heard Of
the punishment about to be inflicted
upon their old commander, they were
much excited. They felt that he had
sacrificed himself to save them. and
they murmured much at the cruelty Of
the admiral
About an hour after Philips re-
turn to his ship. the prisoner was sent
On shore and landed On the desolate
and rocky coast. with supply Of pro-
visions for two da-s. Not a single ar
licle Of extra clothing OF the means
Of striking light was permitted him
when the boats keel grzzed the beach.
be was ordered out The boat showed
81. and the men we're not permitted
even to bid him farewell.
The feet as Philip had expected. re-
mained hoTe-to shifting the provisions.
and it was not till after dark thar
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