The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-14
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r. the British Embassy at paris. ana
IL private secretary TO the ambaS-
sador. Sir Francis Bartic Who Is
Z oout to marry the pretty blonde half
t!ner lcan daughter OF the Herbert
v, ARCS; Is scion OF the only house Of
t tn nriissh aristocracy that IS indebted
.le recovery OF pirate treasure. such
az that OF Sir Henry Morgan whieil
i ,a oeen the objec, u SO many fruit
years. Miss Ward is the daurh,er . :
Herbert Ward (now about tho only
survivor Of sir Henry Sianlcys Emin
masha Relief ExpeditionD and OF his
VIE who was 4 Miss sche rmerliorn OF
Philadelphia Besides being an explor-
cr OF note, Herbert Ward is n sculptor
81 talent, added TO which the Wards
nave a considerable fortune derived
from the cattle and hides trade down
in Argentina
Eric Philips is a son OF the late Sir
Eamund Constantine Phipps, for many
years connected with The British En-
hassy at Washington and afterwards
hr!tish envoy nj Erussels-(w only.
niea z fcw weeks ago>-hy his first
Miller Mandy, OF Shploy Hall. Derby
shire. sir Edmund afterwards married.
a Russian LADY OF great wealth. daugh-
Petersburg, and widow OF General Co
mez Brandao. or the Brazilian army
Erie Phippss, union TO Miss Ward Will.
pc ms second marriage his ilrst wife,
" y o.
been fvonnc. daughter OF tho Comic
ana ComtesSe dc Louvcncourt of Paris, 4
VINO rcpresent one or the Oldest FAM
lies III France.
The origin of Eric Phipps's family
should be of particular interest to pco-
pie oyer here, since. its founder was
born in America, although for some
reason or other no mention whatsoever
Is made thereof in "Burkc's," Deb
retts," or any other OF the standard
petrageS; lie was William Phipps. the
son OF ames Phipps. Bristol gun
ana marrled there, his son Wil!iam.
whom he had apprenticed 10 ship
carpenter at Boston Mass. having been
porn In that city. On attaining man
hood, william Phipps took 10 trading,
and during q voyage TO the Bahamas.
learned there OF the existence Of ii
onceareer cache" on one OF the small
est Q! the West India Islands. lie
seems 10 have been partly successful
In recovering some of the valuables
Tor ne was enabled to make a voyage
10 England. He had obtained Informal
ton mat there was somewhere among
the West India Islands "a mighty trei
sure hitherto undiscovered" also a
pirate cache, and having a strong i'm
preston on his mind that he was des
tined to be the discovcrer lie managed
10 get himself appointed by King
charles H. 10 conduct search under I.
placed the Aleier Rose, a frigatc 0:
eighteen guns and % mel, at his n =
posal and after touching at various
New, England ports. he made his way
ever. to discover any treasure, and was
forced by >mutinies and lack Of pro-
visions to return to England Charles
having meanwhile been gathered to
William Phipps endeavored to obtain
another vessel from his successor,
James H.. but as the latter would not
consent, he opened a subscription for
private assistance. At first he was
scoffcd at but al length the Duke OF
Albemarlc, son, OF that General Monk
who had brought about the restoration
OF Charles H.. agreed to advance a
large sum, and induced some Of his
friends to do likewise Inl6S7 Phipps
set sail once. more. In ship OF 200 tons
divide the profits. according TO tic
twenty shares Of which the subscrip-
ton consisted On arriving on the spot,
tile banks OF the Bahamas, where he
felt persuaded the sunkcn treasure lay.
he employed the various instruments
he had invented for submarine descent
including the diving he'll. but without
success For q long time the search
was in vain; but finally the lost trea-
sure was discovered. and before long
tons OF silver. great quantl-
we're discovered, the proceeds amount
ing in value 10 about S600c,oO0.
On Phipps's return TO England pres
sure was brought to bear on the King
10 seize both the ship and the cargo.
on the ground that treasurc-troves he
.longed by right to The crown. and that
insufficient information had been given
to the government regarding the pro-
ject FOR which the charter had been
obtained. The King. however. turned Il
deaf car 10 these recommendations. lie
declared that Philips was IAN honest
man" and that he and his associates
in the venture should be left to share
Its entire. profite,~a themselves.
even if the fortune which they had
secured WAS double the value stated.
Not content with this. he conferred the
honor5ot knighthOod upon Phipps, who
as Sir Wilhami Phipps," returned to
;A,!nGrtca in SIS. and served term as
High Sheriff Of New england. While
there he fitted out another expedition
TO the West Indies, found another pri-
Vatc cache. and obtained thereby q
handsome addition to his already large
fortune. Honors came thick upon him.
lie was appointed Governor Of Mass
achusctts. and died in his forty fifth
year in London, in 1898.
alt WAS his grandson who became
Lord Chancellor ofJIreland and tile
fattcr's grandson. in turn. who was