The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-27


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their coming. In the broad water be-
tween this passage and the bar. tho
four Spanish ships were at onchor
in mld.channcl. Tho admirai's En-.
cnrnaclon. which VIC already know.
was mighty galleon OF IS great
guns and eight small Next In i'm
portanco. was the Salvador with 80
guns: the other two. tho Infanta and
tho san Felipe. tho smaller vessels.
were atill formidable enough with
their 20 guns and 100 men apiece.
Such was the fleet OF which the
gauntlet was to DO run b. Captain
Blood with his own Arabella OF 40
guns. the Elizabeth OF &c. and two
sloopa captured az Gibraltar. which
they had indiffcrently armed with
four cuiyerins each. In men they
had a bare 400 survivors OF tho five
hnndred-odd that had LEFT Tortuga, 10
oppose TO fully 1000 spaniards man.
ming tho galleons.
Tho plan OF action nBubmltted by
Captain Blood 20 that council was \
desperate one. ms cahuaae uncompro'
miAingly pronounced II.
why. 80 Il ia.'' said the captain
but Two done things moro dcsper
ate" Complaccntly he pulled nt a
pipe that was loaded with that frag
rant saccrdotes tobacco for which Gl
hraltnr was famous. md OF which
they had brought away some hogs
heads. "And what In more. they've
succeeded. Audaecs fortuna juyat
Bedad. they knew their world. the old
Romans"
He brcathed into his companions
and even into cahuaac some Of his
own spirit OF confidence. and in con
fIdence all went b1ally 20 work, Flo,
three days from sunrise 10 sunset
the buccaneers lhborcd and Hweatet
20 compile the preparations for this
action that was 10 procure them ihcli
delivernnce. limo pressed. Thoy
must strike before Don Miguel d,
Espinosa received the reinforcement
OF that nth gallon, the santo Nlno
which was Gaming to Join him from
La Guayrn.
Their principal operations were or
the larger OF the two sioops captured
at Gibraltar: 10 which vessel was as
signed the leading part In Captain
Blood'B scheme. They began by tear
inR down all the bulkhoads. unit
they had reduced her 10 tho mcres
shell. and In her sides they broit'
open 80 many ports that her gunwal'
was converted into the semblance o
n grating. Next they increased by {
hnlfdozcn tho scuttles in her deck
whilst into her hull they packed al
the tar and pitch and birthstone tina
they could find IN the town, 10 which
they added six barrels OF gunpowder
placed on end like guns at the opei
forts on her larboard side.
on the evening OF the fourth dag
everything being now in readiness
all were got aboard. and the empty
pleasant city OF Maracaybo was u
last abandoned. But they did no
weigh anchor until some two hour
after midnight. Then. at last, on IN
first OF tho ebb. they drifted silentl!
down towards the bar with all canyn
furlcd save only their sprltsalls
which. so az TO give them steering
way. were spread TO the faint breez
that stirred thru the purple darkness
Of tho tropical night.
The order Of their going was ns FOL
lows: Ahead went the improvise
fire ship in charge Of wolvcrstone
with crew Of six volunteers, encl
OF whom was 20 have n hundro'
pieces OF eight over and above hi
share OF plumber as special reward
Next camo the Arabolla. She wa
followed Mt n distance by the Eliza
beth. commanded by Hngthorpe. witt
whom was the now shipless Cahusa
and tho bulk OF his French followers
The rear was brought up by the sec
ond sloop and some eight canoes
aboard OF which had been shipped IN
prisoners. the slaves. and most Of tn
captured merchandise. The prisoner
were all pinioned, and guarded b.
four buccaneers with musketoon
who manned these boats in addition
10 the two fellows who were 10 sal
them. Their place was to be in tn
rear and they were 20 take no par
whatever in the coming fight.
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