The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-12-27

Inaica, followed by q tail, savage look
ing half breed, a compound Of negro
and Indian. clad in a gorgeous livery,
each With pistol and sword. sprang in
to the room and forced the two men
back. AS soon as he could recover
himself Kelnpthorne whipped out his
sword. He found himself covered,
however, as did the master, with a
pistol.
Throw down your sword" cried
Morgan fercciy, "and yield yourselves
without quarter
"Who are you that ask?"
"Sir Henry Morgan
'You bloody villain" cried Kemp
thorne, "dare you attempt to take the
kings ship?"
'That for the kingp' answered Nor
gan. waving his sword. "Whc are
your
.sSir John Kempthorne, admiral and
vice governor of Jamaica"
.You would fain fill my station
would you, sir?'
Il would not descend to the station
of q pirate, q robber, murderer, az
"S'death, silencer' roareG Morgan
furiously 1.-The ship is ours. I've a
message for the king Wit carry it?''
Il would not insult my royal master
by carrying 4 message from such as
YOU
.'You will have it, shouted Morgan:
white with rage, lunging forward CT
him.
Their blades crossed in an instant,
and at the same moment the old mas
ter, reckless Of what happened. flung
himself between the two. There was
roar from Carib's pistol, and the Old
man fell AS SKempthorne relaxed his
guard slightly in the confusion Morgan
ran him through. The admiral fell 50
suddenly that he jerked the blade, bur
led in his breast, out OF the buccaneers
hand.
Cod he gasred as be lay upon the
body of the old sailor-"God-save the
king"
''Wouldst sit in my place, eh?" cried
Morgan, laughing truculently as he
turned On his heel and left the cabin.
Beneath the hatches the platoon Of
soldiers and the men there imprisoned
were yelling and making tremendous
racket. They were helpless, however,
and could do nothing. The men Of the
boarding parties were clustered il
groups forward and aft and around
the closed passageways into tie inte-
rior of the ship waiting for the next
order.
The noise and confusion which had
followed the sentry's bold shot had
awakened the attention Of the people
Of the town. Lights twinkled on the
ramparts Of the fort, and the long roll
Of 4 drum could be heard coming faint
ly up the harbor against the wind.
Lord Carlirgford had just entered his
boat to board the ship. There was not
moment to lose.
"Hornigold, go forward with your
men to the forecastle. Velsers, come
you hither with yours for the after
guard; Teach to tie fore, Raveneau
to the main and Rock to the mizze.-
mast. Loose sail. Lively now. We
must get out of this before the forts
awake" cried Morgan.
Instantly the shrouds We're covered
with nimble forms making their way
aloft where the wide yardarms
stretched far over the sea. The men
were in good spirits, the capture of
the ship had been so easy. There had
been only the anchor watch and the
sentry on deck to deal with, and they
had been murdered Unsuspecting. al
though the cabin sentry had killed one
Of the attacking party AID wounded
another before he went down. T:le
jumped with alacrity. therefore, to
obey their captains commands. AS
the ponderous sheets Of canvas fell
from the yards the men lay down
from aloft, and sheets and halyar,!s
were manned. the cable that moored
the vessel to the anchor vas cut. the
ship swung to starboard, the yards
were braced in. and she BEGAN to slip
through the water toward the narrow
mouth Of the harbor There We're ether
war vessels in the harbor, but they
were all dismantled and laid Up in
ordinary, SO the buccaneers had no pur-
suit to fear
The guns of the fort commanded the
harbor mouth and under ordinary cir
cuClstances would have made it imDos-
sible for 4 ship to enter CT leave with
out permission. The mouth was mar
row and dangerous. bat the best pilot
in the West Indies stood forward lean
ing over the knightheaGs. coming the
ship. Eavc2eau and Nelsers. than
whom no better seamen ever held
spoke. by MorSan's orders were sta
toned at the wheel to stee! the fri$ate.
Eock ana Teach distributed the best
of the men among the guns of the
spar Geek battery on the port side. AS
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