The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16

there sold our cargo for a good price, and we we're compelled to lay at an- chor and unload in small boats as there were no wharves.4 Our flag was much admired here and considerably talked about
 'As was my usual custom, one morn ing took the yawl boat and sculled ashore to get some fruit which grew so plentifully on the island. While making purchases in the market place with negro boy whom had as inter- preter, I was accosted by a well dressed negro speaking very good English. He asked me if l belonged to the vessel flying the strange flag in the harbor. I answered him in the affirmative, and he wanted to know if North Carolina was free State. I replied if l had as likely looking negro in North Carolina as he was l would sell him for twelve or fifteen hundred dollars. This insulted his dignity" and angry words ensued. He informed me he was the governors secretary and an official of the island, and he would have the gend' 'armes arrest me and confine me in the bar racks for such insolence. Such Ian guage spoken by a negro to a South ern boy raised my ire, and l went for my knife to cut my way by him and through a cordon of natives that by 
 ing toward the schooner to my great joy I saw Captain Robbins and my companion, John Hall, coming ashore in another boat. Landing, they saw the crowd and came up to see what was going on. The captain managed to explain matters and they let me off I was then sent to the vessel.
 Next morning the Dominique Jour nal appeared with a column or more detailing the circumstances of how one of the dignataries of the island had been grossly insulted by a young Southerner from the vessel in the har- bor flying the strange flag. This caused me some uneasiness as l feared my pleasure ashore was done for; but not SO; the article gave me notorlety' and the two and half weeks we were there I became acquainted with all the officials of the island who treated me courteously and kindly.
 After loading our schooner with sugar l went with the captain to the custom house for his clearance papers, and while there negro clerk wanted me to take my hat off while in his presence, and I gave him a piece of my mind and walked out.
 we then sailed for St. Thomas, which belonged to the Danes, to finish our cargo with coffee. the Confeder- ate flag still floating from the mast head.
 ~@kfter we left Roseo, we came near having a mutiny, the negro seamen having been ashore loaded up with rim and came aboard drunk, and re- fused to wash off the decks. We al ways cooled the decks down and slept in hammocks at night on account of the heat A brace of pistols in the hands of the captain, however soon brought them to their senses and they begged for mercy.
 eve arrived safely 1t St. Thomas q heautifuI island, which is used as n coaling station for American and Englfsh steamships. Here we spent a week. filling out our cargo with cot- foe and salt. While here We lost the leader of the mutny by his falling overheard and drowning.
 "Our flag received many compliment while at St Thomas, and many wish cs for the success of our new gov ernment were expressed by the noble Danes. We left this island with glac hearts and fair wind homeWaf' hound Nine and a half days out from St. Thomas we made the land o1 Ha'' toras We bore down on the inlet ant set our coIors for a pilot to take u' over the bar. With our glasses W. i could see the fort erected there since o,,r departure with the Stars and Bars irving The United States bloc kadlhA eCuadron was then off the bar thouSl +hev were not very fast steamers. Sool - -a.,, one of them steaming dOWl ~ rs Now our cXcitiment was great
 ,s were were in a sailing vessel CouIC ,,ou have seen the coolness of our gal | iant little captain, he would nave com manded your utmost admiration