The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-10

up by small boats and landed in Kingston and a
Dutch privateer by the name of Warrington hur-
ried In pursuit. The record of what transpired
during the chase and the fight is not clear--is
even too vague to be pertinent but month later
Warrington sailed into what is now New York
harbor and reported that he had fought the Santa
Marta twice and been worsted. but had followed
her to the Wndward Passage 1t is now known,
ana north to the islands now bearing the name
Fortune Islands. given them by reason OF this
very happening,
Here the crew cached the treasure as they
could not enter any important port and account
Tor themselves and could not enter a small port
and dispose OF their hoard. 1t is positive that
In these islands the cache was made because
when the Santa Marta reached Puerto ell Principe
shortly thereafter she was discharged. In the
Fortune Islands was the only place she could have
sent the treasure ashore
The governor of Puerto ell Principe was about
10 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 found
near Cape Maysi. The men were never heard Of
but, as they were quarreling and fighting among
themselves in Puerto e Principe. 1t is logical to
suppose that there a second mutiny with
much bloodshed 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
by matinous crews, but the treasures were safely
landed by the mutineers.N one crew at Lisbon and
the 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 out OF touch with the world, though but four
days sail from New York and one from Nassau
or Havana, From the charts 1t may be seen that
there is but one spot where the Santa Marta
could have anchored to put ashore so heavy a
cargo. and there ought to be little difficulty in
locating the cache on the low-lytng island So far
as l know, there has never been any attempt
made at recovery.
There are many, many aIluring sunken treas.
ures on both coasts, Many OF these are so IA.
millar as to need but the merest mention
Large sums and great effort have been expend.
ed TO recover the millions IN California gold of the
old Golden Gate. definitely located on the Mex
lean coast
Admiral Francis brakes Marigold carried the
bulk OF his spois up to the time OF her loss on
the west coast near Piedranegra.
In 1897 Admiral De Points with a combined
fleet OF royal ships and colonial privateers at
tackled, captured and sacked Cartagena and de-
parted I'm two sections, the last ships being the
treasure-bearers. They were intercepted by the
English and one was blown up by shot into her
magazine and sank in the harbor; another went
ashore near by; and third was beached on
Cisne Cay. To recover the treasure location can
be effected through study OF the British ad.
miraty records, and at least one of the three
should lie In shallow water.
The so.catled Captain George b. Boynton. by
all odds the greatest adventurer OF modern times
would have made the records OF Drake Morgan
and De Ruyter look pale and sickly had he lived
In the good old days. Until his death In Brooklyn
some months ago at an advanced age he carried
the knowledge of a number OF treasure-troyes
the richest Of which is unnamed gaIeon in a
Venezuela harbor
Before leaving the subject OF the buccaneers,
another sanken treasure should be cited. In 1886
Captain Phipps Of the British navy learned OF
sunksn buecaneer vessel with a great treasure
aboard on the shofa or near the Tortugas and