Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-23
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Weeks passed, and every shir
from home brought additional news
William had crossed to England, and
IN March of that year 1889. they
learned in Jamaica that he had ac.
cepted the crown and that James
had thrown himself into the arms OF
France for rehabilitation.
To a kinsman of Sunderland's this
was disquiettng news, indeed. It was
followed by letters from King Will
nam's secretary of state informing
Colonel Bishop that there was war
with France, and that in view of it's
effect upon the colonies a governor
general was coming out to the West
Indies in the person of Lord Will
loughby, and that with him came a
squadron under the command of
Admiral van der Kuylen to reinforce
the Jamaica feet against eventuali-
ties.
Bishop realized that this must
mean the end of his supreme au-
thority, even though he should con-
tinue in Port Royal as deputy gov
srmor.
Said he to Lord Julian, "This war
with France removes all restrictions
IN the matter Of Tortuga. We are
free to invest it in the service of the
Crown. A victory there and we
establish ourselves in the favor of
this new government"
"Ah!" said Lord Julian and pulled
shoughtfully at his lip.
II see that you understand"
Bishop laughed coarsely. wen
hunt this rascal Blood in his lair,
right under the beard of the King of
France, and We'll take him this time,
il we reduce Tortuga to q heap of
ashes."
On that expedition they sailed two
lays later-which would be some
three months after Blood's depar-
ture-taking every ship of the feet,
and several lesser vessels as auxili-
aries.
CHAPTER XIV
The Service of King Louis
Meanwhile some three months be-
fore Colonel Bishop set out to reduce
Tortuga, Captain Blood had blown
into its rockbound harbor two days
ahead Of the frigate in which VOL
verstone had sailed from Port Royal |
a day before him.
In that snug anchorage he found |
his feet awaiting him-the four |
ships which had been separated in |
that gale off the Lesser Antilles.
His captains. Hagthorpe, Chris |
tian and Ybervil1e, were on the jetty |
to receive him, and with them were |
some hundreds of his buccaneers. He |
cut short their greetings, and when |
they plagued him with questions of |
where he had tarried, he bade them
await the coming of Wolverstone, !
who would satisfy their curiosity to
q surfeit.
When the Old Wolf cast anchor in
the bay two days later it was to him
all turned for the explanation.
Now Wolyerstone had only one
eye: but he saw a deal more with
that one eye than do most men with
two; and despite his grizzled head
so picturesqueIy swathed in a green |
and scarlet turban-he had the
sound heart of a boy, and in that |
heart much love for Peter Blood.
The sight of the Arabella at an |
chor In the bay had at first amazed |
him as he sailed round the rocky |
headland that bore the fort.
Anon when ashore he was beset by |
buccaneers, it was from
heir very questions that he gathered |
Exactly how matters stood, and per-
;eived that either from lack of cour-
lge or other motive Blood, himself,
lad refused to render any account
# his doings since the Arabella had
eparated from her sister ships.
The captain was ever a. modest
nan" he explained to Hagthrope
md those others who came crowd
ng round him. "It's not his way to
,e sounding his own praises. We
ell in with old Don Miguel, and
when we'd scuttled him we took
board a. London pimn sent out by
he secretary of state to offer the
,aptain the kings commission if so
% hind quit piracy and be o. good
behavior. The captain damned his
,oul to hell for answer. And then
We fell in VII the Jamaica. feet and
hat gray old devil Bishop in COM
nand, and there was a, sure end to
1aptain Blood and to every mothers
on of us all. So goes to him, and
accept this poxy commission says
; TURN kings man and save your
ecH and ours He took me at my
ord, and the London pimp gave
i IN the kings commission on the
DOT, and Bishop all but choked his
IL with rage when he was told of it,
Hood would ha' slipped out o Port
loyal again that s me night. But
nat hound Bishop had passed the
;ord, and the fort kept a sharp