Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-30

age and brought several prizes in 10
Jamaica. His success was $50 lI"-
u0uuced that MausV,lt who at that
particular timc had great reputation
as pirate chief and who was
organizing an expedition. offered to
make him vice admiral If he would JOIN
him Morgan accepted, and with fleet
Of 10 vessels and 5Oo fighting men Mans
vet swoopod down on and captured ST.
Catherine. Costa Rica II was Mans
volts plan to hold this place as a base
from which ne could ravage the McNi-
can and Caribbean coast and prey upon
the rich freight that came across the
lsthmus Leaving q force To hold 81
Catherine, Mansvelt returned TO Jamal-
ca and proposed 10 the British governor
10 send recruits 20 garrison the fort
The governor refused, but after Mans
volt left he secretly sent the troops
When they got there. however. the
Spanish had recaptured the fort. Mans
Welt meanwhile. had died suddenly and
the whole expedition Was a failure.
The scheme Of MansVelt appealed
strongly TO Morgan, however. and ne
laid plan before the merchants OF VIZ
ginia and New England 60 go back
to ST. Catherine. recapture the town and
hold it If the merchants would equip
several ships and supply several hun
dred men. The merchants refused.
with no spoils from the costa Rca
expedition. the pirates were In O. des-
perate position. They had 20 do some
thing. and Morgan as the new leader.
was eager that IL should be an under
taking that would bring TO him not only
profit but fame He got together a
fleet Of - vessels with 100 men. To his
captains he proposed an attack upon
Havana but they protested that II was
foolhardy.
Havana at that time had 10000 fam
ilies and was strongly fortified. II was
not only the largest city IN the western
hemisphere. but the richest
FIRST BIG EXPEDITION
Morgan was too insecure in his leader
ship To override his captains. so he
compromised by agreeing 10 attack
Puerto del Principe. This town was
some distance from the sea and had
never been bothered by pirates, so IL
was reasonable 10 expect that IL would
be surprised without trouble. But there
was a Spaniard among the pirate band
and when the fleet ncared the landing
place he swan ashore I'm the night and
alarmed the inhabitants Instead OF
surprising the city Morgan and his
men had a four hour battle before they
overpowcred the inhabitants once the
victory was won. Morgan herded all tho
men, women and children and also all
the negro slaves in the churches. while
his mon busted themselves loeting the
city. They did not get as much as
they expected. for the residents had re-
ceivcd the warning In time to hide most
OF their ValuablGs. To make the people
confess where their riches were Sc
creted Morgan subjected them 20 all
sorts OF torments. Searching parties
too. were sent through tho country
al. o. M ISL
water or food was allowed 10 the suf-
fering wrCtChes COopcd up in the
churches, Morgan swearing he would
let them all die Of starvation and thirst
unless enough money was raised Co
ransom the city. when most OF the
people in the churches had persisted
Morgan heard a body OF troops was
en- route from Santa Jago 10 relieve the
city. His food being short and there
being no prospect Of more plumber. he
agreed 90 leave tho unhappy city n he
received 800 beovos. These were fur
nished and he departed
Morgan had a contempt for the Span
iards as "a soldier ana on his next OK
pedition. which was against Puerto Bel
io. Costa Rica. the strongest place held
by Spain in America except Havana
and CarthaEena. he had only nine boats
and $50 men. Two castles, almost Inn
pregnable and garrisoned by 300 men,
commanded the entrance % the harbor
To attack this place from the front
would Doe folly so Morgan. eiiecung "a
landing some distance away marched
his mon overland and made q night at
tack So negligent We're the Spaniards
that the sentinel was captured without
tho alarm being given. The castle was
after "a short struggle and
then Morgan 10 terrorize tho troops IN
che other castle. shut OBJ AN the officers
and soldiers in one room ana blew up
tho great building
MONKS AND NUNS As SHIELDS.
Paying no attention for the Tina be-
ing 10 the other castle, into which the
governor had gathered an the fighting
force of the city, Morgan turned loose
n part of his men 20 pillage Another
force he sent 10 the monastery and con-
vent RE herded AN tho nuns and
monks together ana after All the
plumber had been gathered from tho
houses ho formed the religious men
and women into companies lie har
ladders made and these no forced the
monks and nuns 90 carry ana place
against tho wallis az the fort so the
Diratss could climb them. With the
religious men and women leading the
way and acting az shield the pirates
prepared % attack the second castle
NM nuns shnoked 10 the governor,
begging him 20 surrender and saNo
thelr lives. and the monks added ueif
appeals and lamentations but the
governor. beKging Gods forgiveness
ordered his men 90 shoot Many OF the
nuns and monks were Killed. but some
nodded in the back by the knives Of mo
pirates. reached the fort ana put up
'belr ladders When tho pirates gained
Inc wallis tho defenders threw down
their arms. cam but the brave governor
lie died nghting.
The struggle over tho pirates save
themselves up 10 mo most horrible de-
haueherics. Next came the torturing ~
the prisoners 90 make them reveal
who're things were hidden For ls days
Morgan held tls city PROSTATE Inon
he determined 10 depart The place
was unhealthy ana suma N his men
were down With fever Before he would
20 h. determined 90 demand q hitting
ransom. 30 he sent two messengers over