Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-05-03

IN by small boats and landed in Kingston, ana q
Dutch privateer by the name OF Warrington nui-
ried in pursuit. The record OF what lransplleu
during the chase and the fight is not cieat-iS
even too vague to be pertinent, but month latel
Warrington sailed into what is now New YORK
harbor and reported that he had fought the Santa
Marta twice and been worsted, but had IohoWeu
her to the Windward Passage, as 1t is no" khown'
and north to the islands now bearing the nalie
Fortune Islands, given them ny Iedsoh VI '
very happening.
Here the crew cached the treasure as they
could not enter any important port and account
for themselves and could not enter sman porl
and DISPOSE of their hoard 1t Is positive that
in these islands the cache was made, because
whom the Santa Marta reached Puerto ell principe
shortly thereafter she was discharged. IN lhe
Fortune Islands was the only place she could nave
sent the treasure ashore
Tha governor of Puerto ell Principe was about
70 arrest the crew on suspicion OF their having
committed piracy when they put to sea- and later
the hulk burned to the waters edge, was 1ouno
near Cape Maysi. The men were never neard Oh
Int as they we're quarreling and hgntlng among
themselves in Puerto ell Principe, it is logical TO
srnnose that there second mutlny Win
much hloodshed that the ship was fired and that
those who did not jump into the sea were burned
to death.
Two other galleons were robbed that same year
nv mutinous crews, but the treasures We're saley
landed nv the mutineers. one crew at Lisbon ana
tbe other at Genoa. These must not be confused
with the Santa Marta affair
The Fortune Islands quite small, are in
habited almost solely by Bahama blacks are al
MOST ont of touch with the world, though but four
days' sail from New York and one from Nassau
or Havana From the charts it may be seen that
+hore is hut one spot where the Santa Marta
could have anchored to put ashore SO neavy
cargo and there ought to be little dlmculty IN
locating the>cache on the loW-iylng island 20 lal
as / know, there mas never DeeA any aeeoAnps
made at recovery.
There are many, many allurlng sunKen treas
,ros an both coasts. Many of these are so ia
niliar as to need but the merest mention.
Large sums and great effort have been expend-
d IN recover the millions IN California gold OF the
old Golden Gate definitely located on the Mex
ADMIRAL Francis brakes Marigofd carried the
hullx of his spoils up to the time OF her loss on
the west coast near Pledranegra.
In 1897 Admiral De Points, with complneo
eaa+ If royal ships and colonial prvateers, at
+ackad captured and sacked Cartagena ana oe-
married. in two sections. the last SHIPS Delng tue
traasure-bearers. They were intercepted Dy the
Enolish and one was blown up by shot into her
maoazine and sank in the harbor; another Went
arbora near by; and a third was beached on
r;ene cav. To recover the treasure, location can
he effected through study OF the BRUSH ao
miralty records, and at least one OF the three
should lie in shallow water
rha socailed Captain George B. Boynton, Dy
-, odds The greatest adventurer of modern. times
ro,ld have made the records of Drake, Morgan
ora he Ruyter look pale and sickly had ne hvec
a tho good old days. Until his death in BrooKiyI
some months ago at an advanced age, he carried
The knowledge of a number Of treasure-troves
the richest of which is an unnamed gaileon in
Venezuela harbor,
BEFORE leaving the subject OF the buccaneers
another ssinkeu treasure should be cited In l6s'
cantain Phipps of the British navy learned o
sunker Succaneer vessel with great treasur'
roara IN TIE sncre or near the Tortugas AMI