The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14

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a stern fight was being waged IN the
Suziare, whittier all the combatants
had congregated, the buccaneers driv-
the Spaniards following. The
Sfksciplined valor and determination OF
Ute Spanish, however, were slowly
amusing the buccaneers to give ground.
no Spanish soldiers that ever hTeo
rDud have defeated the old time Duc.
aneers, but these were different, ana
jFhesr best men had been killed WITH
9seach and L'ollonois. The opportune
sarriYaI OF Morgan and De Lussan, how
ever, put heart in their men. Under.
sfhe direction Of these two redoubtable
Gaampions they began to make stouter
resistance.
The battle might have gone IN their
fayor II, in the very nick Of time, the
afceroy himself and the remainder OF
me troops had not come up. They
had not thought it necessary to come
On Foot since the surprise had been
erected. and the yiceroy rightly divin-
I'D they would have more advantage II
Easunted. Choosing the very freshest
hEzses, therefore, he had put hfty OF
f7ae best soldiers upon them and had
7ed them up on a gallop, bidding the
Dfhers follow on with speed. The
Hehfing had gradually concentrated
hefores the church and in the eastern
fnrt where BraIliano had his head
uluarters. The arrival Of the horsemen
decided the day. Morgan and De Lus-
san fighting desperately in the front
S1nks with splendid courage, were
Dsaridden. De Lussan was wounded,
zen and was ramp1e1 to death by
1he Spanish shorsemen, and Morgan
was taken prisoner, alive and unharm-
ed When he saw that all was lost
Ne had thrown himself upon the enc
unygseeksng a death in the fight which.
y the viceroy's orders, was denied
nm. Many Of the other buccaneers
also were captured aliye-indeed, the
raeerey desired as many Of them saved
xs possible. He could punish a living
man in way tomake him feel some
Thing OF the ture he had inflicted,
mad for this reason those who sur
rendered had been spared for the.
present.
Indeed, after the capture Of Morgan
me remaining buccaneers threw down
fheir arms and begged for mercy.
They might as well have appealed to a
Stone wall for that as to their Span
ish captors. "A short shrift and heavy
punishment were promised them in
fl1e morning. Meanwhile, after a
brief struggle, the east fort was taken
by assault, and Braziliano was wound
ed and captured, with most Of his men.
s1ae town was in the possession of the
Spanish at last. It was all over in
quarter of an hour.
Instantly the streets were filed with
mob OF men, women and children,
whose lives had been spared, bewil-
zered by the sudden release from their
Imminent peril and giving praise to
Sod and the viceroy and his men. AS
sDoR as hescould make himself heard
1n the confusion De Lara inquired for
A1Tarado.
Where is he?" he cried. "And De
Iebar?''
MY lord answered one Of the par
4y, ne were directed to take the west
:1brt and those two cavaliers were in
The lead, but the pressure Of the pirates
was so great that we were stopped and
haxe not seen them since. They were
sa5ead Of u"
s.De Cordova," cried the old man to
Une of his colonels, ''take charge Of the
1Dwn. Keep the women and children
1nd Inhabitants together where they
are for the present. Let your soldiery
patrol the streets and search every
house from top to bottom. Let no one
uf these ruafanly scoundrels escape.
rake them alive. Well deal with them
in the morning. Fetch Morgan to the
yswest fe-t after us. Come, gentlemen,
we shall find our comrades there, and
pray God the, ,ladies are still unharm-
edr
A noble old soldier was De Lara. He
had not sought his daughter until he
had performed his full duty in taking
the town.
The anteroom Of the fort they found
m q state Of wild confusion. The dead
bodies Of the sentry and the others the
Two cavaliers had cut down Ga the
stairs were ruthlessly thrust aside, and
the party Of gentlemen, with the vice
Alsusdo drove home the stroke
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