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

OF the structure. Morgan did not az
tack that night but just at dawn he
started down the channel with "a fro
boat leading the way The Spanish
vessels were at anchor. Before they
realized the danger the great ship OF
the admiral was ablaze. The second
snip was sunk by its commander tO
prevent IL from being captured Tho
third had no opportunity 10 escape and
so surrendered. In the ship that was
sunk there was a great amount OF plate
and 4O.0 900 piecestb eight Morgan got
most OF the money out OF the sunken
warship and then he sent an ultimatum
10 Don Alonzo who still held the fort
II he did not get 10000 pieces OF cighL
he would burn the city, he said. The
residents. hopeless, and knowing mo-
other way to get rid Of the terrible man
and his savage band, paid the money.
THE PIRATE ARMADA.
After this exploit nothing seemed too
big for Morgan. When his men. after "a
frightful orgy in Jamaica, Werc eager
for another expedition, he promised
them the greatest one the gulf ever had
known. He sent word to all the pirate
Centers in the West Indies FOR the buc-
cancers TO gather, and In response ~
his summons the biggest fleet II
pirate craft that ever assembled under
one captain was placed under his ccm-
mand. When he sailed away 10 was at
the head OF g. vessels and with . 00l
fighting men. exclusive Of sailors and
boys. The pirate was too important a
person by that time 90 do common
sailor work II was ON Dec 49, 1910,
that Morgan left the west shore Of
Cuha with HIS armada Within a week
he was at St Catherine. the place he
had visited with Mansvelt years before.
n was plain 10 his subordinates then
what the master pirate had IN view.
He planned 10 put into execution tho
great scheme Of the man he had served
under and incidentally 10 sack Pana-
ma But Morgan found that ne had
more on his hands than he bargsinrd
for. The Spauiards had improved tine
Notifications or st. Catherine decidedly
since MorRan's previous visit. There
now were nine forts and the garrison
was ample. even n many Of the de-
Tenders were convicts from SPANS
various colonies.
Morgan attacked vigorously. hut
made little progress. and In fact, was
in q desperate way until he rcsorted
70 his old game Of blum. Sending "a
flag OF truce into the principal fort, he
demanded its surrender. Much 10 his
surprise the governor agreed, but stlp-
ulated that I'm order 20 save his face
it would he necessary for the pirates
to renew the attack. but without bull
lets. lie sent some OF his lleutenants
10 be held az hostages 90 insure good
faith on his part. Morgan carried out
his part Of the compact and an nine
forts were surrendered. together with
10000 pounds Of powder and an inn
mense number Of guns
Morgan az once sent his Vice al
miral Brodely. To attack the fort M
the mouth Of the ChaEres river, and so
clear the way 10 Panama. But again
the pirates had more on their hands
than they expected. The ChaRres fort
was defended so vuliantly tNat IL might
never have been Opturod had 10 not
been FOR pirates luck one Of the
buccaneers had been wounded In the
back by am arrow. the dart coming
out Of his side. He pulled the arrow
out. ana then. wrapping "a bio or cot-
ton around 10. he put % iu his musket
and shot 10 back 40 tho fort. The COt-
ton was ignited by tho powder, and
the arrow. falling on the palm-thatch-
ed roof of one Of the buildings within
tho fort. set ~ ahre Tho blaze spread
ANA got To- one OF the magazines There
was an explosion that wrecked "a part
OF the fort Even after that the dee
Tenders fought hcroiCllly When the
pirates finally captured Tho fort only
80 OF thc garrison of 31l were five
ing Tho pirates lost no killed ana
wounded.