The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-01-03

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ing distanca. taey approached each
other the :ccanee lid see that the
other shi, was cro@ied with men.
Among be people SIC fash Of sun
light upon .ron hei.as denoted that she
carried q coHaqany OF soldiers. The
Spaniards we1e eGTirely unsuspecting.
The men bad Got gone to their quar-
tiers, the sros we.o still secured-in
short, save for the military trappings
of the soldiers on board and the tam
pioned muzzles of her cannon she was
in appearance as peaceful a vessel as
sailed the seas.
The two ships were near enough
now to make conversation possible,
and the Mary Rose was hailed by a
tall, richly dressed officer in g%listening
breastplate and polished steel cap
standing on the forecastle Of the other
ship.
"What ship is that?" he cried in bro
ken English.
.This is the frigare Mary Rose" The
usual answer to such a hail would
have been, "This is his Britannia maj
esty's frigate Mary Rose" but the
Spaniards suspected nothing az Nor
gan continued, carrying Sir Henry
Morgan, some time vice governor Of
the island Of Jamaica"
81 have the honor to wish the vice
governor a very good morning" an
swered the Spaniard, c~ourteously wav-
ing his hand in salutation.
"Now, Hornigold; now!!" said Morgan
in a fierce whisper.
The old boatswain sprang himself to
the wheel. With his powerful hands
he revolved it quickly until it was hard
up. The frigate answered it instantly.
She swung away toward the Spaniard
to leeward of her with a ~suddenness
that surprised even her steersman.
"And I salute the vice governor"
continued the Spanish captain just as
the English ship swept down upon him,
and then he cried in sudden alarm and
excitement:
"Havn a care, senior. What mean
you? You will be aboard Of US! Hard
up with the heinz
AS soon as the Mary Rose had begun
to fall of-aye, ven before her motion
had been perceptible-Hornigold had
reversed the helm.
GLOW the head sheets there" he
cried, showing the wheel y e spoke by.
spoke with all the force Of his arms.
"Flatten in aft a little, here! Steadyi
We're right abreast now, captain" he
said.
Almost as quickly as she had fallen
of the nimble frigate, beautifully
handled, came to the wind again. She
was now almost in touch with the 9TH
er ship. Hornigold's seamanship and
skill had been magnificent. He had
done all that was asked Of him and
all that he had promised.
aye, aye" answered Morgan in tri-
umphant commendation. Handsome
" done. 1 could leap aboard"
The Spanish ship was filed with con-
fusion. The captain, with his face
black with rage, stood on the fore
castle shaking h;s Est
This IS outrageous. SIR" he shouted.
"You have nearly run Us down! What
80 you want"
81 want TO return your salute an-
swerad Morgan suave}y. Up. lads.."
he cried. AS the men sprang to their
feet he roared out fercely: Stand by!
Fire! Pour it into them!"
The Mary Rose was almost in con-
tact with the Spanish ship when a per-
feet tornado Of fire burst from her
side. Every gun in her broadside, and
she was a ~forty-eight gun frigate, was
discharged point blank at the astonish-
ed enemy. Not waiting to reload the
guns, the crew seized the small arms
ready charged to hand and as they
slowly swept by poured a whitening
fire upon the Spaniard's crowded decks.
Out Of the fame and smoke the Mary
Rose burst upon the astenished eyes
Of the officers and men Of the two re-
manning ships. The first frigate was a
wreck on the water. Some of the pirate
guns had been depressed, great holes
aHow Ike YOU our salute?s