Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-06

Ing as vicious a gang OF depraved
rufIians as could be gathered together
in what was perhaps the wickedest city
I'm the world. II had been decided after
conference between the leaders that
there was no place within the confines
Of Port Royal itself where so many
men could meet without exciting sus.
picion. He had accordingly appointed
a rendezvous for the night across the
narrow entrance to the harbor. opposite
the fort, under the trees which over.
Swallowed the strand, some distance
back from high water mark. Singly or
In groups Of two or three the men had
gone across in boats after sunset, sue.
cessfully eluding observation, for the
night was moonless and very dark.
There was rum in plenty under the
trees on the point, but care was taken
by Rock Brazillano, Raveneau and the
others even including Velsers. that no
one should drink enough to lose entire
control of his faculties or to become
obstreperous. No fires we're lighted.
no smoking was permitted. Strict sill.
ence was enjoined and enforced. IT
was perhaps 10 o'clock before all were
assembled.
When morning had cleared their
brains OF the rum they had taken, there
had been ferocious opposition on tho
part Of the older men. Not that they
objected to buccaneering. They were
eager for the chance once more. But
the memory Of Morgan's betrayals Of
his old comrades ranked deep. There
were many besides Hornigold who had
sAa..a.I,saa he NJ
vengeance upon their old commander
There were none however, who had so
dwelt upon II as the boatswain, nor
were there any whose animosity and
determinations compared to his fierce
hatred He was therefore able at least
to persuade them into a surly willing.
ness to accept Morgan as their captain
in this new enterprise. Indeed. with.
out him they could do nothing, for
there was no one who possessed the
ability or experience TO lead them saw
were now in the south seas and far
| he. The best men OF the old stamp
away: they had been driven from thu
caribbean. II was not difficult for
| Hornlgold TO show them that II must
be Morgan or no one.
| Their feelings OF animosity were.
perforce sunk beneath the surface, al
1 though they smoldered still within
their breasts. They would go with
him, they said But let him look TO
| himself. they swore Overwhelmingly. II
he betrayed them again there were
men among them who would kill him
as remorselessly as they would stamp
on a centipede. II he behaved himself
and the expedition on which he was to
lead them proved successful they
might forgive him-all but old Horni.
gold. Truth TO tell, there was no onu
among them who felt himself so
wronged or so badly treated as the ono.
eyed envenomed sailor.
The bulk OF the party, which nun.
bered perhaps a hundred men, were
simply plain, ordinary thieves, cut.
Threats, broken down seamen, land
sharks and rascals. Not much was TO
be expected OF them. They were not OF
the stun of which the old time bucca.
neers had been made, but they were
the best to be obtained at that time In
Port Royal. Even they would not have
been SO easily assembled had they
realized quite what was expected OF
them. They knew, OF course, that they
were committing themselves to some
nefarious undertaking. but to each re.
cruit had been vouchsafed only enough
Information to get him to come to the
rendezvous. no more.
BY Hornigolds orders they we're told
off In Ave parties OF about twenty
each. commanded respectively by him.
self, Velsers, Raveneau. the Brazilian,
and the last by Teach. who, though
the youngest Of the leaders, had char.
acter for daring wickedness that would
stop at nothing With much difficulty
the boatswain had succeeded in OF.
tanning five boats, each capable OF car.
rying one band. Every one brought
his own arms, and in general these
men did not lack sufFiciency OF weap
ons. Those who were deficient, how.
ever, were supplied from scanty
stock which the leaders had managed
All was in readiness when one OF
the men who had been stationed on
the extreme edge of the beach toward
the channel reported the approach of q
small boat looking like the pinnace.
The wind fortunately for the enter,
| pIlHtt HhpptH'U 10 ne DlOWlnB IfeSn
out Of the harbor, and II was neces
sary for the pinnace to beat up to-
ward the entrance, She showed nc
lights, but as she tackled in close TO the
shore between the watcher and the
lights Of the town he observed her
The boat was handled with consum
mate skill. She dropped anchor and
hauled down her sails noiselessly just
abreast the pier which had been ap
lTointed the rendezvous by the two men
on the night before. As soon as Hor
,nigold learned of the approach he took
Il small boat, leaving Velsers in com
mand of the band on shore, and re
paired with the other leaders to the
wharf on the other side, As the boat
approached the wharf II was hailed in
a sharp whisper,
"Who comes?" cried the voice on
shore.
"Hornlgold." answered the boat
swain in a low tone as the boat SWEEP
alongside.
80 tbs you, is IT," cried Morgan