CITAPTER X.

t'ANA)I. • virjo OP. 01.1, PAX. I A —SITE .--; 11M i.'': OF ?.Tuisro;: y - flr.StiWCTioX 11V MOmAS - MII N - CAUJED1{SL OF ¼T. ANASFASIÇ.4—J'BE$ENT cuNliJIIO,,.

Oh» PaÑAM.\, OF J'(z2a7?a l'iejn. is a inosi jiitq p st ¡ngspot to any orto thO has uiearthed sorne of thc carIhtstorv of tite Spa!Lisil diseovcrcrs fe niius of titeoid city lic sorne foiir and a lialf miles soutFeast o;modoni Parinniti. Tite only landmark seen by 6biptflasteN ;nahtrtg tite harbor is (he oid tO\VCr of LlieCathed rol of St Anastasius.

fo oid city isIiflicult to reacli. To gri there onhorseback diiring Ihe dt'y soason, ineans a long 11(11?

froju Panaina by way of tite sivanna, tlietice tu rougit averv dense forest, :iniid tropical juutgie Durutig a rideoí thai kind, in drv season, ono vill probablv beCorel' 3V garranatas. or wood-tieks aiid (hoy are riflple.asant. 'l'lie ix,st way uf gctting thcre is br vater.Si;ch trips hayo tu be niccly tijued. oving to tite grealriso aud fal 1 oí (he ticios, aun lic) ()80 shouiu] attcinpt itun less he h; LS ski liçc.l iJQatLfleIi. 11 ti e roliers foro, II;tloiig tite upper bern en tlie gui) f atici are very t;tngerous.31v first vItlL walt irir fatitily iiearlv restilted un ourbeiiig dro svned fije lic atrita u w lic u nuiertook tci take u sUtero, cinimed that he uit! a 1.erfeçi k inuvielgo of tijelocaiity ztnd of a safe uvay of approaclting it. As v.'cuvere reneltang the sluore.s the rrost oí a buge roller pa y-tt:u! ly Iii] ccl oit r lwELt. Had uve liCtfll swzun jeil theundertow, vhicl i at thai point is verv strong, wouidliare carneti us out (o sea. Siitce titen 1 liare visi Lcdti](' spc.t, and tiie onlv hoat atan tII:Lt 1 kttov oí. (bat ¡woulul trust myseif wttij is 3larcl, who uros at theTaller Ile is a tvtt crinan of t lic ti rst order, miel w tl

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1,1w 1 never (oit any ai)xlety, nor liave 1 suifered titesi i gi t t?st niisiini Landuig oppoSIte tiie iUins is otit oítito questioli, owtng to tite szutd nud a very deep depositoí so! t ciay. Oetieraiiy Mmcl entered ono oí tlic minorb.iys al sorne pon:v betwcen 1 'tienta Paitilba aud oilPuiawrt. líe $o arratiged rnattcrs t bat WC U ITt vedhero al ntost :tt hgIi water, aud wo we,, t. out on t.he no xale Bet tvecit tules 011 1 - bont wa Ii Igl t a id tiry. amituiIy latí a inile frout lile set. fter ia,tdiiig oiiewanilers aioug a stretch of beacli baeked uy clense trop-ical jut tgle. voira ¡tic el tTs, amI u 'ti ch that interesass oiiewho cores for tltiugs of titaL sort. . Au mut of lile seaerc'sses tIje sands and passes ituder ¿in oid bridge into aiitaitez ior lageon Thnt oId stone brtdge poessed a woitler(til i,,terest for inc it was buii t SO] flO t Ii ree liii ud ud:iinl flfty ycais ago, ami to titis ver)' day, despite cii-ua te ni n1 Cm ¡apia kes, it is iii oxee! tu ni order. Al

water leve), v lii ni tiie íac.es uf tlie stoiie are alteran 1 elyvetted ami sut mcd beL ween tides, thcy lave leen WOrn

away sorne iii tee or fon r inf hus. l)espi ti t lic ¡att er, titebridge is sirong amI perfect. itsnicli is nim exceedtiiglpretty ene. aud bol 1 ng nt it froni ti'e san tis. it, males aI,c:u,t mini tuc t i lie. vttlu ihe den 't, vit'glim (omest amI Lije«ater bat one sees u nder atid bevond it

()ti 010 CICC.lStOfl XVIII le un a si iia II panaL pa ity, «e ha duni enriy corTee oit th;tt bridge, under a huge treo tintliad gi- w it en (he a idi Dur ng iny last visi t te oidl'aiictiitti 1 (OIt ittl t bat ti ut L stalwatt guam (liais liad beeti11111 ,ctoteil :itii1 hloini mro tite i:tgoou.

TIte IJI'IIlge al md u itt' L-CImmam ts oí

lile pon ers iesideneebevoiid it wcrc 'vcrndorfully suggcstive te me It conimected oid Patiania OIL (he Pacifie with Porto Bello. orIh'autiful Harbor en Llie Atinutic TIc iatter wus sotiti niett by Columbus ni peion • 'Ile ea ny Spanm iishuiR a pared «a y frora Porto EcHo across tite IiI011ninlnsui ulie ¡'ananma smde Ehere it conmiected with tic inainruad. eioi mg a mrt of (he sar nima. ¿muti Liv «a y of tht'bridge. wizli Pauarnzt Viejo Titen Spain «as at tIc

i.ile amid Voyngvc of Cutiobu.

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verv ze uit of her faineand wealtli and in Oid P(IUaIIIathe epkndnr of titemntluer country ;vas ueproduced\Vxtli ihe pearls oí the islands, t}ie goid froni Dañenand tite eoast oí Central Airierica. ami fue silver oíMexicc, atid Pein it 'vas rieti to a drgree. It was a lit- ofluxurv, oí Spnnush pleasure acid da.sli, nimose Asifltic ineharacter. The Vicc' .Regal Court 'vas graud and inipos-uug proud ai:d bravo nobleinen sitrionzided tlie Vzceroy,v1io vans k ingly, both in powe y fl ad 5II rrou itdiiigs.

l'eople ihose )iigliways vith riclilv dressed iiohieiiieuinttending Spanish \von;czs, 'vijose Leautv is lustonc,raen II red en the r Andal usuan chargers, a ud ¿it tended bya suite oí folIowers. The very annosphere do'vir thereseerned lo teem \VIth Ihe niusre of oid time bells Re'rneiuiher Spaiiu ¿tiid tlic' eltitreli \Vcui hatud iii haud—to lestIictiv riceIlr;rte. ihe Cliureli led atad iprtin followedToday nut a hoirse rernaizis intaet. '[bat city, thenconsidered thct Xcv to tite Pacitie autd t.)re Gato to titeUniverse, is suc-nt aud overgrovn by a dense tropicalforest, over two himdred VCtiN oh]

1 llave tisel tire tema Asunue luxtiry.' translatitugluteraily from jite Spttr.ish--!ujo :tsio(icu As sorne ofzuiy u'eaders tras' noÉ he thormigIlly ver'setl iii thai 1 iiost.rontani te ¡md ¿laring ;tgc, it rnay be vell ro 'ecail thefact. that tite bruiluant liseovcrres oí COIIIIOLUSZIFtd itisdan ng foliowers carne elose en tite ex ulsion of UitMoor frotn SpaIn i'lie la Éter luid ovc'r nr III tliztt con ntrvfor nearlv otglut hund rcd y ears, atud tltey bave left sozneoí tite graurdest of auehitc'ctttral nuounmt:i is :tot Qn!)' ¡itSpa III, bijt ¡ u¡ Portugal as vdll. Tiro 1 rue Asint it 1 ¡ XtI 1')'WCLÇ Iltat j iitro<Ituced by the )toozs ,knvone vho hasliad tite prt y ulege oí visi t ing Spn ¡rl :utnl selnng SOiflu oítiuose wouderílul cu'eatIons nr' tir: Moors, sinái as ihe.\icazar oí Seville, svill foL questtc'n tn ,v .flztteunent as tu,&sxatic luxizry. Tite 3[oors were a ;eople who graitedOIr Spain luxtirion, itabits ¿tul theu r otvn polti pI"olinv-kg thc:r expuisum luur,dreds and thousands oí vtrrIorsvho liad boca trained to arms were jUlo. ¿md tircy gladiy

einbai'kod in llie vessels of tiie rltscoverer to scek (aireami veaitb bovoad thr ''dark sea, ' as the enrly !listo-

80 rjri rr1i.us _ri • 1'_l2.tiI..l.

tiaris tiined Lile A tht nL ic 1 liave r€ferred to 1 he discov-erv of tite 1'aclfie un tite niornuig of tite 2Utii ofSepteinter. 1&1, bv Vasco Ntiñei de Balboa, tvlio saw itfrc,nt tIte top of El Cerro O tgantc, xziidway bctweenPanama aud Colon. Foliowing Llus diseoven-, new audvast fieltls wei e opened Lo t bese nmbitious, da ringndventtirers lii tinte Oid l'aiia;iia svas biiiit and t herevas a liaxurinitee and an ustentation aboiit it tliat to-da),

1 presume is u ci< iiowii. - certuniv svithin tite doinain ofcivil ¡iaL ¡ m. So tiincli 1w \vay of explanattoii [he bis-torv of vhat vin4etful oid cit y rends Lo inc like one ofJules Vernc(s tones, save that tite ruitis are there, anil've ha yo h:storv Sor it itustead of ¡ktion. Manv of Lhehotises vel-e of stone, aud sorne of their íonndations vanbe traced lo tius day , mxl tu sotne places thcir side valls;bit Lile nutjority 'vero of nativo cedar, a densely bard,aroinatie wood. Ainong thtousands of otlior buildtngsLucre \s-ero rhurches, and no Içss titan etgiit monasteriosand a itiagití ficeat hospital 'lite citu rches nad ¡nonas-Lenes iveic weal Lhy te a de gree 2t wasal'vays Litechtirc-}i bu-st aol Sp;LlII a fterwardH Their ti ttings, ztittrcloths, jewel services, and altar parapbernnlia 'vez-e.uit ties of weai Lii so mccli so t bat Lile fa r nc tita eofspread ovel Ehie world. lii Lime titis ver)- luxury lcd Lo

tite dostructton of tite city by tite buccaneers. lo thccity tuero were over two thousand luonses of statelyappearaizce iidtabitcd br tite kings oiflcers aol 1110

wealthv cla.%. It is sanl titaL there vero five titonsatidof more rnodest piden L ion, occupied li> simiali t radesmetiaocI tite lower elasses. Thcre were buildiugs ailotted cotite keeping of tIte kiiigs hoises.—liorses that, 'vez-e keptpurposely Lo convey tite king's ti-casure over thc pavedwav lo Porto Bello o:' tite Atiantie, cii' tite NorLli Sea, asthey titeo Lenued mt, there Lo doposit mt ere it vaS ccii-veved Lo tite niother country in the kings vessels. Tite!louiscs of ihe bctter class were iilhd with silken hang-¡ ngs, paint i ngs ¡md all tlittt lii xn u-y and a ÍZLÇL Id ICtUS Listecoitld ciesire.

'I'Iie li pautiful savanna, Lhnt 1 liare bri&!v :diudcd Lotu tite pafl, titen consisted of fertile fields aud inagnifi-

Fi VE YE. I i:s .1 7' f.-tNtJi4. si

cent drives. Tite ¡¡fe 'vas a drenin y ene of sCItst:Ø::4luxar)- for tite upper eiass Everthing thcy toiteitedseerned te tnrn hito goid. 'i'he unfortunate natives oftbe country were t .heir siaves. Tite istands ¡u tite gtilfyieidd inagnificent pearis, tbc mines of Varien gayeuntoid wealth. Whiie sitting there aniid tite clii nainsni tho hcart of a dense fort, it aimost seemed unrealthat the place svas tite site of Sn mueh past grandeur nialpast hixury. Nature with her cwn iavish hand has don.!her hest to bury tite ruiiis in a ]t:xurious growth <,veatite very wall s of the fev renta: u ng butid ings are dad'viti: tropical creepers, and from their :lpper portiontítere as a dense growth of smnil trees. These unes ofpuro greco, ¡u vl,zU seenis notliing btu a tun_ss of forcst,produce a ven' strange effeet. 1 itave vandercd abo:al.en tite site of that oid cii.)', foliowing a machetero or anative Nvith a machete. lic preceded mo te cut a trail.In tlio foreSt thero is a wea)th of tropical vegetation audflovers. with but art oecn:on::l glimpse of sunlight, sodenso i4 tiie feliage. Al] is luid, sayo when brol:er, 1wtite biows oí ti:e ltta(:hetAro or t!:e singaa:g of innumerabletropical birds Tu wandering al ea:. throngh tite fq,rit,eno has to be eceedingl ezu'efnl, c.wing te tite ntin:lçroí o!d wells vlaielt suppliecl tIto ¡ ubabitata Ls with ti stirwater. Many of thcsc are ¡o excellent. order. 1'i:e y arojust on a leve] witi: the su rround:ng ground, are oígreat .lepth, and contztin att :tIn:ndnnce oí water Itwas eustonlary te siok a wetI bctwecn svaiis, enat.iingeop!e in t wo honses te st: pply t benisol 'es froin ti e sante

source. 1'lie nlins of tite oid C,'athedrai of St Aaiasta_sivasaro ti:oe thnt afford ene tite most sausfaction, asthey are stili in gx'd conlition. There it was enthealtar of tite Virgin, thai. buid aud indefatigable discov-erer, Pizarro, deposited bis votiva' offering hefore sailingte t,i,e smith, witere lic diseovered l'eru. 1-Te fnt:nd apeople whose lustory was classie. The Peruviai:s.winjsentonhaaraents are familiar tu .nii readers oí historv, vere apcopie who upwards of ene tI:ousand vmrs ago t•on-str:iete'l a road from what as to•da y Santa Fé de Bogota.te tite coiaaatry oí thefirst Incas. This road was a marre!

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52 FIL_E FF4115 AT P1IXA M,i.

of enginocring. For hundreds and hundrcds of milesit was constriactod throiigit nvines, acrosa inonutaingorges, and even aronnd tite faces of chffs. Within tito

lis of tite oid cnthedral there is a growth of 1 intber,br it is over t.'vO ceflttlrK'S since Oid Panarna was laid'vasto.

Once while rnnking a diligent scareh in tite forests, 1fotind the walis oí cnt oid ecciesiastical building,and.over ari arehway, a huge coat-of-arnts. It had beenalrncst Obht4:r:LteIi by uine. The difflcnity of gettingabout therc is great . . --in(! (he danger from poisonoussiiakes ja serioxis. There is no spot (hat has furnishedinc with so nttich agree4IbIe food fot' thougltt and specn-latioti as Oid Pananta. It is iinpossiblc toread (he earlyhis:ory of (lic Spaninrds vithout fcelng a warm glowerceping over one—an iii tense adiiiira( ion for tite mciivIto fought against cimate, savages, and disease.

It has been iny good fortune to pay tour 'visits (o 014Panama. Jt.s &ole sentint'i !s (he tower uf St. Anasta'ius.Titere is mucli of tite historv of that tinte titat secina (obe coznpnrativtly unknown, even (o weB inforincd peo-pie, nial yct reading it givea onc profound pleasure

Henry Morgans history reads hice a novel. "Bravoand dar3ng + of a sordid and brutalcitaracter, seilisli ami curixting, nIHI without any sparkof tite reckiess generosity witieli sonietimes graced (hefrechooter aud contrasted Nvith his crimes. Ile vas anative of Wn)cs. and (be San of a respectahle yenmnn.Ea ny i nciinanon lCd hin ¡ Lo the sea; ami embark ¡ng forl3arhdocs. by. fate contnion to oil uttprotectcd a<lventurers, he was soid for a (crin of yean. After effectingbis escape. or cinaneipation, Morgaii joined tbc bucca-ntr. and in short time savod a little money, withvitieh. in concert with a fow conrades, lic eqnipned a

bark, of which he was diesen conunander."Siich iva,3 tic start. ¡nade by tite new leader of tic

buceaneers. After endkss adventures he orgaitfr.ed anexpI?(litioIt ter an attack en Porto Bollo, or tite Atiantie

Llyce tul Voyage5 of Drake, Cnvondlsb el al., New York.

FIt'E FEARS IT /'ÁN1M11. SS

pon of i.'ananta. \Vuh unte su ips :ni-] lionts, andIdO uf bis ct' tur,trviit.'ii. lir iesolved tu assauk ita teVello " Tuis expedittoir e.liihuts tizt }tardy dzurnigof this Ii)Z'L!I, kw 1'øiti licito \VM a sttoighokl oztize lirst. arder Tú tltcsc vlio theti olijeeteil tiLucir force WflS 1 n1(tC ( ltiite 1.0 tIte ¿tttJtck MarganlioIdlV ltplie{l iliaL Ihough 1 heir numbers Nverc sutalt,their hcarts 'vere good a u! tlic ícwcr ttie wainors 11wlnrger tlw &lares cf ptuui'icr ibis was;Lti irresistibic•argninent a nl titis sI.rongiy Con Ucd city \VflS carrwd1»' a hantiful of i'uciItitc rilen, ''ti" ttevi'i- sCI' II IIcU atcrueitv iteelifril lo th.' accoinpIis!nncttt of Liten' olnec;,aun oftvn revelled un (lite wantOlutO,S5 of Uiiiteceszti'''erlilie "

'l'iic' Spaztiitrds íotugiIt . bravoly ng;' ti st. t heEngILsIlpita Les. Tire iveziltliy iii habitaiits sougit t sz fety w 21!)tlici r valiiabtes aid tieastre 'vi it) in Uit foi ts. Oir.ctrong Cort liad beeui red izced, [or !Frngan tiad cciii ,dkiTi¡ ,> prisoiers te Pince senlitig ktddeis Oil tite waflsFricsts:.iid iiiius sverc torced Lo dci thc n'ork, 3iorganbelieving t•ti:tt die Su:i tianis ;voiij.l $lI re thom aiid thatnn.ler szeit cover bis tiren cotili advuier iii thc'sctrvliig e,iciiiitstaiices, foigcttirig t.lie cIaiiiis of cotirti iv.,ni(] tht' saci'ed eIizu\tctez' of t!ic, itulioeezit penii eptised10 stzf!'ei'ing so itnn:crited, tire Spamsh Goverijor t'on-suIte.! Ci)!)' bis cificial dut.v : and ivij i le the tlnh;k}qnprisoitees of tire bieca 1 icers ini plored 1 is iflercv. centii 1.htMl te pone stiot Li pon att \v!iQ npiwoaehed tire wai Is.'vIrol un' plrat)s 01' Lii: late pc'acefui iztLabit;unt.s of tire':Ioistcrs, It is sIc rnu:s \ver 1 id ng tU aL lic m-011111 Ile versiiireii'fcr alive M:tnv ',f Ib., fong aiid 1111115 'Vi_'ikillcd bet&iie th., scnlinig l;L'lt?'rs vonid he lixe.l i,iil LIi;it(loan. Uit' liticcanecis, 4trrving witln lietiii IirLl):tlls ;til.i1iots hill of gurtpc,wdcr, Liahllv ijiotinteti tire tvniis, potiicdni thcir eoriibnstibles and speedilv eff;:eted alt eIrU':irlrt,.Al d:(,, Spaniai'ds den tan lcd q tun rt.ei' cxcept t ire 0ev-crizor, \viio d 1ect ligia ¡ng, in the presente of Jis \V)Íl1 aiiildanlitcr, dvilaring thai he tirose ratiter te dic as

si i'irt; }EJU.S .17 V1lX1tiI.i.

brave soldar thnn be hanged like a cow:inl The iiextLa t he lo rri'l d vn i nt of bocca iteeri i ig COuqtIeSL foi

to'ved t apiti ly. —pi llago, cvoelt y , brutal 1 ieeascfrecbooters givi tg tlteitisel ves np to $o itind a caursi' ofriot zititi úebaucliery ttnt fifty n,solute men nught liave

cnt them off aud rcgaincd ti te tOWfl bac 1 Lile l8,il CS IruckSpnnuuds been able lo forn an y in ti tilia1 11.111 of netion

0v lo muster a Coree. 1)urtitg Utec Sifteei Ilfcicinonine revtl, iuiterriipted oiily Uy tortiiritig ti¡(- prisí.flers lo Lnake Eliem give up ti easnres svl i iel i Utey (lidmit possess no i ay of (he lo tec:i nt'crs ti ¡cd fiom Ut ccii-stnctices.'f thcir own brutal exeesscs, atol Morgnndeeme'l it expetltent. Ui l i-av off bis toree. Itiformation)¡¿Id by t It is üinc jeached tite Go vc ruar Ql Panaii ta nialtlioiigh :t:d 'vas dist,q nt froni tho inwerahlo iiihabitantsuf Porto Bello, it ittigltt still come. Morgzin, LliereforecarreiJ OIT a gooti maiiy of tbe gnns, slnkctl tIte rest(nily supplteci bis slizps sntb every neeessary 6tore anci1 aving al n-ndv pinuiered ¡iii that ;-,-as pnssible, ¡usoLently dectiaiided an exoibitnnt innsom forthe prNerva-hoz1 of dic ci lv riad for bis pi-iscsiters anci p repared tolepan fican tite enaL Tliese terin he cveit iit to the(3overuor of l'anatna, ;viio was ajiproavb InI; tite ¡'lacenad NVIlow Coree t ht bttccniicers tutereepted ID U nalTOwp:Ls and conipelled te ven-cal. Tite iuihaliiutnts col-lected nitiong tliemsel ves rt ht.uidre.L bcitsa iii paces ofeight whicii %lorgaii gzaeiously nccej:•tcd, att! retned Loms ritips.

The astoitishtneiit of the Ciovttirtor of Panatita at sosmall a toree ectrrylng tite tovn and tite forts, aud hoidit ig (beni so long, iii iced lii in, it is siud. Lo send a mes-sago to tite bitecaneer leader, reqncsting a specimen ofthe arins wlmich be used Morgan recci ved dic tncsenger 'vitit civ ilitv, gin'e han a pistoi ¡aid a fow Iciulets,nud ordcred 111 111 Ui bici the govennOr Lo nccept of soslendcr a paLi e ni ol (he weapoas Nvith vl; teb he liadtalcen Porto Bello, raid to keej it for a tvelvenio:tth, aLtite ¿tul of vhieh time he (Margan) proposed lo catite tol'annni:i Lo fettit it awav. Tite Gove.rimor retnrnei] thiloan iv idi ti gold nl ig, anil requesttng Morgan noL W

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gire himseii dic ti'oube of tnwefling so far, eertz(yiiig

tu 111111 titat he woulil atoL tare so vYell as he liad done aLPorto little

Foiiov ing this expioit 3Iorgu it led ninny stieeessíulexpeditiotis, atad "eariv ¡u October, 1670 1 (otiud itiuiaselisu rrouttded by piratrs, bu u ters, euitivators, Euagi isla,t"rench atid Duteli, who, frona laxad nud sea, tite planta.

oil el tire \s' ulderness. la p.d floeked te the standard ofhita vl:c, ivas te tead thom te fortune aud vietois'. The

flust dult .V was te vio tun] Tilo tieçt, aud this wos done Uypill;tgtuig tite hog•yords, and svttl: dic boucan sena att byhiinters who eitlzer joinod in tito epeditioa ur tradedwith tite pirates."

'Ile word buccaneer is derived treta boncan, thoFrejicli loa' sinoke. Tite mcta who cured the baceta (nrtite pirates. ¿tiad 'ho rezdly vere their alI jes, vere calleci

l,ouea niera" ha time titis word becante converted ¡titoour word huccaiteer,' ami ¡ator it gaye th,ente,' U) dic svlaoie bkoi It Ii itsty piratical cre w.Mua -galas saieeess ni organtzatton uiay be gathet'ed froxu tbcfact, that aL that time he liad ahiity-seven vesels, fully1,rovisiouied, imaidet' hiscojniiaauul, atid 2,000 fighting itaen,tltishcd witlt victor)', eagir for piuzider ajad abcgrossest. license. Theu it ivijs tiutt. a new att2tctC 01)Porto leiio vas it, order, :ntci, foliowing ita capitulatieri,it was to he, " Oit to Panain;t,'' tÁ) redeern bis prouitiseami t'CCOVOt- bis pistol. Ti ,e r<,i nai nder is best toid la t ittIICIIIII raid', words of t lic oid a te e ehroniolc'r

Frote this point Morgma ':ietnehc(1 a for& of 40) xiacx,te zitt:tck the castie of Clan gre, tbe possesson of w?afthlic jiidged uecessary te Lije snceess of hin future opera'tiouis :tgninst. Pawiwa. It was cvenvuail y carried by theacci,icnt of tire communieatiiag with thc powdcr itutg:t-ziiir, n'laich ble;v np jmrt uf the detences.*

• Fije tu,;, ata wSrlt tite lite w:, s:, ti lo be roitunu UIe;ttt4i ix ecla little auigtI.ir. A buccianeer 'va q j'9rrecd tltroi,zli liv ata ,rro'vti,, fjfl. ¡lo drew It rt',, fro;at it> 1civ, wottttd a I,ttk coha,'ai rouuí'lji, a,,'I shot it (FLIC III:5 anitskvc n.çtis.. ti -e ctstie. Tite ecUflo kiit.11rlby Iho pmi.lej •,.ec tire io tite . , kn-ien( ro. 4 o sauie elieb w,tI,uii tik'

SG FIIE I'EAJtS .lT PAX.INÁ.

\\'Iiiie tito Spatiiai b, %ere i)cctii?:cd 111 stippres.sing(he ,,o ti th i g i atinn, thu3 liiiccnitccfll hiL,oitd intrd te mci CtUSe

tite vo (ilsion iv set L t ii fi re u Lile pali sifiloeS iii seve mi

pl; ''es Al. lnst thev effect.ed a bt'eaelt, ti: deílatice oflile Ii,1iiicl coiitiitistihies wiiieit tho Sputiai'iIs jinined,iow u ant ni' t!iein, a:id tv}i Idi ocasiotied considerablemss of tlie:r itutni*rs. Eul Lile ntt.iek ajid resistanceVOT'e stiil iontu,ited tittonghoiiv tIte witole night. tite

hucc:ini_'ei's (iirCCtiIlg iii iticessziiit fije towank liii?

1 ireachci, xvii leb tilo Sp;ut isli Goveritor perti itnciotisiy' lefen ,lei 1

Ev iiornt tite tie t day, ti re buccaneers bni g:ttn cd aIrOncil, which vas defended by tite (}overiior hiiirsel(and t venty-rtve soldiei' g Tite Sp;tttisii soidiers foughtwnb desperate valor. despa Ir lot iii tu g thom sil xtr;ia tu ¡'alecinage, httt nothing conid i'esist tite iinpetúostty of titepirales: they bu rst t It oir 'vay Ui rougit every abstaciea tú tite u ti fortuna te S1 al it n rds 'vito st; T'VI ved, p refeni ti gdeat it 10 Lile d ishonci' of m titer f;til it :g iiitc' t he 1 in 11<I' ofti:ew iii furiated t'tith:tns nr of begging quark'n precipi'tate'! 1 iientei ves ¡n tú Lile- sea. Tu c G aventar liad refl ¡ cii

1 nI') t lii' em'ps (1 '; ya ide, ijefore w It job he pItuard t vopieces of can non • ;11111 lira vol y rnaititai ¡red tite 1tojeiess

¡ti j1,10,11):11 con fi id t iii he (cli 1w a m usket shot. ivit idienterel tite brain Of tite gai't isoir of 211 fien, on!vthi rtv jean nitiod alt ve .a ¡tú of these (e" t weti tv merotvonnded. Not a single olli Ccl' escuped

['roni tite surv ¡vEs nf tite siege« lile hitecaneer partybatee'1 1 bat t lic O ovenior of Vanan t:t tvasalr eatl-apprsecl of theta' d esagu ngai i tst tu ;tt Place, chat aH 111r'119tIte conrsc of tlie Cliagie. :untltZsciiiles 'c,-re laul, nitil t!r:itIt forro of :1.1:0') iliún awatted lucir :urriv:tl Btu thts diiiti at (leUt' Morga o. wh api' cssed fot' va ni fot Ci ¡agro Lile

1 nstarit. t tal lic rece r ved iittell tgeilcct nf 10 cap Ui re Uf

ca,tb', ud Glo inane cauht at liii.' gtta1iotiIer, ttiveh ¡jioltit'oI lIc'

11L :he ,v.d is A thc çnie Ilut,tTit • II,, iinceaiiø.P, . te: tire tu titep;,IrsiIor. tic S1',to.iil, ¡!iiiitzii iiflVaVenTiLZ ¡ti t',Uritge, atT ii.

,1,iiiiitt.I ¡TI re'.ihtiot,, ieoaino cIitriçtel Ti ¡itt ittiiit of so Tiaanv

geN.

FI VE YE.4 RS Al' PA XA)rA. 97

tite castie. carrying 'vith bliti til che provislons chaLcottld be obtuined in Santa Catalina, to whieh island heintended tu return after che capturo of i'anama

Tilo Engiish colors tlying upan Lite castie of Chagro,was a sight of jo3' to t lic main body of Hm bilecaneen4tijnm titoir arrival. Margan VaS adiiiitted witltin tItefort by tite tnumphant ad Vahee troop ;vith ttIJ 11w 1101101.s

cosiquest. Befare bis arrivnl, tbe wouuded. thewidows of tho soldiers killcd in tlie siege. and tite otici•wouteti uf the place. had beeii slntt up iii the chureli, atiçlsulijected to tito most brutal tre:ttrnent•. To their (ni eMargan was cntirely catic.us, Utit ¡te lost no tinte iii set-Ling tite prisone te work iii repairiug tite defenees ;L,ldforming new palisadoes te :tlso seized aH tite craft ¡tiLite river, many of which carried from two lo feur smallpioces.

"'i'hese nrrangemcnt.s conciuded, Morgan ieft a gan-i-son of 500 man itt lis cMt:(! aL Chagra, aud iii the ships1 ú,w hile at tlie head of 1.2(10 buccancet's, he, on che iStitof .J:tnu:try. 1071, eommciier-d bis i nland joti rney tu Pan-anta. iudiffeS,-ent about ot' determined tú bras-c- titeS1xutish arnbuseades. fis artillery was carried by 4iveIat'ge txstts, and thirty-two caitoes were (ilied ivith parcnf tite liten. Anxiois te pusli forward., Morgan coni-tu ittxl ono capital hIn 1 er i n cnrry i ng al ntost no pro-viskins, caiculatistg upen a simrcer podod being ronsumeiiasí tite march tItan ¡t actual ly i-erju ¡red, and cm fontging

III he Spaniards. Ev.:s, ¿tú tit e iirst doy t Itt-it' pri-y stons failed, aud 02k 1 lic s.'eusai tliey were conu ps:l lcd ul(:ZtV'' ¡he canoes, tite 1aM ness o( ¡he i'jvet- attd lite fallencrees Iyiiig across it stia&iiig titis modo oi travciiangtediotis and neas-iy uzlprn(-t.ieal, 'Fhctr prOgress WkN 3)0W

COla LihtlIe(1 by latid ami water aiternntely, asid svasattended with great ineonvcniencc-, tite extremit.y offn,uiine lwing of tito nuniher of their hnrdship. TiteirI,cst- hopes WeI'C now placed ¡ti faiiing in with tite Un-caL-ene'I anihuseades, OS dicte tltev muight (lid ti. stor" ofprovasuijas. So extremelwere che pinehcd vtUi hutigerthat tilo loathern bngs foitsd aL a cieserted Spnnish da-(Ion forined a delieions 1 cenl Abont this delicacy 1 hey

SS PIrE )'EA fi-,; Al ¡'.-IN4IMA.

v.it ritiarr&led, and, it 35 id, o}ieitiv rogrettecl thaI, 110

S1,aitiards were fonud, as failing provisiolts, tltcy liadresolved te ha yo i'oasted or heded a few of the eneiny tetiatisfy their nvening nppetites.

'l'hroiighoiit the wholc traek lo Panama tlio Span-iards liad taken eaxt not te bayo the stnailest quantit.y ofprovisions, aitd alt)' otiicr soldiers thaii tite buccaueersin tist 1 a ve perislied long before oven dio dista l,t, nc'vas obtAine'J of tIte city. htit 1 boje powers of ondurance,fican their linrdy modos of tifo, 'vere become alinost silper.human itt nightfall, whett they reached their )ialumtg-pizicc, happy vas lic svlio luid reserved simice inornaiiy sinail ¡)¡eco of leather wltereof Lo make bis supper,driiikiug after it a geod dratight of water for bis great-est conifort.' Theh' ¡nodo of prepai'ing this teitgli monIdoserves te be troticed. Tite skins vere tlrst sEiced, timenzdteniately dipped in water aud beat between two stoneste vender titeni tender: Instly, tIte remnaiitiztg hair 'vassera ped off, nitd dio ¿ trnrsei broikd, CO t ¡¡)lo stnall bits,¿imid deliberately ehewed, v idi frequent M01101 1111s ofwater te eke cnt niid leiigtlieii tite re.past.

'Oji the fifUi day al, another deserted atnbtiseade alittle iitai7.e was fouiid, and rUso soine wlteat, wine, tutúp)aimtains. This. scanty as it vas, proved a seasonabloiupply te those who drooped, ami it was tun (tily deall.out auiiong thom. Ncxt day a haniful of maiz.c was (lis.covor'd, which. heatimtg down tbe door. the fiçnnshed

lce;tm m ers ri islied upoit an. 1 dovon red witliøti t altypreparation Yet aH lb is ha rdsh ip con) d not 1 'mvii ii ciiittsitie froin tiie scent of prey, thougb symptoxmis of disconteitt becrnne visible in Iheir ranks. At a vil lagocalled Cruz, pereeiving froin a distmice a great smoke,tite3' jo) fulty promised theinselves rcst and refreshmmient,but oit ieac)miimg it found no inhabit1tnt. ami every biotuseoither huriti down or in llantes, so determitied \vere ( ticSpaníards te oppose time omiwnr<l march of tlie terriblebeings, prcsented Lo tiieir iinaginatiorms uitder everyshal io of horror. The otilv animais remnin i ng, tite dogsaud vaLs of the village, ídl aii iiiimedtate sacrifico lo titewolfislt bunger of thc buccaueers.

17 VE YE.1I:S Al' ¡&LVAiM. 89

"31orguii liad new sorne olif liculty in preserv)ng discijume, nud ¡ti kcepiiig hi coinpamons nr foiIovers fronifailimig into clic 11101(15 of lile Sp:o,ianis ci' 1 cdinns. wtioiisti'aggi 'ng about in 'ean'I i of :invtin ng they coui 1devuu r tu ibis War ni' man wus

Thcv note jiow wi iii 111 ''igl '1 legttes of Pa ijaijia, amithe neai er they :ippi'neheI clic litore ;inxious ant! s'ugi.Inut was Mou'gait smi look 1 ug oilt fui' lile ch rujt ened am -buscados of llie eixeinv. vbo, lic nato i'alI' coIlJectunid,mnigi it hayo teLnet! Lo 001150) it:i te bus foi'e. On ti,,,,

tU) day tItey 'VUI'C sui'pt'isc(.i by l ShQlV Ci' of ¡cid ian:irl'ows 1011104 iupon tbctn fi niti SOIJiO tinseen qu:iz'tet',ant!, ¿id va riem ng iii u th0 woods, lila ijita ¡noii a shni'p,sbort vOtsteSL lvi lii a partv 1 Tnd ians, inatiy of wIi.infe)l oifering a Iii:tvt' llintigil va ¡ n i'csistaiwc'. Ten of ti icfreebojters 'vero kulted iii ¡Iii'kiriusii. 'Fue hILccIiie.yFS,v lic. liad ;tliead y t lite 1 ud ¡un gui des. n,nnwavs, fon it!iii Saitrt Cataliiuit, encieavni'ed ¡it i):N ¡lace to lulakesorne ¡ rison cts for tIte ¡ }ttt 'ue of js ruco II ng inteDigence,but 1 lic ¡zulia IIS Ivere con svif( of foot.

— A [ter another 1 vemu t -fo,i r hours cf su (fcriiug, undervliit:li onlv froobooters or tntluu ¡is conid ha yo borne np.

cm t lic u noc'miI ng of (Ii e nint ¡1 'mv of the march, froni alimgh: molilirnux IliL uiuIJOSI ir South Sea «as jnyfcillvtiesoned, w tUi sumís ¡smi! 1>oats s;ttlizig upan lis busojiz,and peace ful lv set Liii g olit (mm 1 lic cois 'ea lcd )Ctt ofPaiaztruia, 1 tei'cis of Cnfl!c, liol'si'3 ¡uit! fl$ASC.S. Íel?*i ¡ng inthe valley belov thc .,,um Indice cnt vhje}, tliev stUOd.formimed n sigli 1. ud kss 'VeIcoiie Tluov i'itsbed Lo thefcast, ah4, cuttiiig IIF the aliunzt)s devourcil Lhcii' ¡tes)iha! f-m'aw • more ¡'escinhi m ng can ni bais l.hat, Etimopei ns aibis banquet. the Imlood ¡ti! lUY , Lunes nullniug dovii fiouumlucir beau'ds tinto lime undule of (licir hodic's

• 'Ibis savage incaí heing onded. time 3011111ev 'vaS mesuniwt, Noi'gaii stul! °n'Je\'uririg Lo gauui lnfot'inatIç!i Ivtak-ing pnsoners, as oil bis irlink. litio of march tic liadobtairied speech of neithe,' Spaiuu:um-il c ' r tmidizuri

In ILe saino evenumug clic stcetilu of i'cc:iauna 'vas 1€-Imeid ata dus tauco, al id. fom'gett 2! ig ni! (tieti' su ffc'm' u pc, Ucbncc-anecrs gaye W ny tu time u tii4 i'ai't ti 1)05 cxiii La L Ion,

90 FIlE YEAflS 11T P,l.Vd3J;i.

t0siitg tiicir caps ¡iito ti¡(- ;n. ietputg, si:oitttng, bctt•ng thc;, 111 .11ins, ¿tuid scntiiditig tite:: ti utiii jets at tite

stgh 1 of so glot'iotts a 11i dci', :11 :d as : f y ictoty w'eI'ea! rezidv C(lli SIIIIIII inted 'J'hev en e II ipeii fo,' I.Iiü wghttien r t lic city. Inteildlitz, tu niake ti ¡e assanit cat'iy iii titefliOl itIlig Tite sarne n:gi:t a pnrt.y of tftv S1':in:1iliorenten carne out as If te recinnol t re, : d v;utced ' y it hinziti:sLei sitot of tbe prates. s ' :ortifuiiy clintiengeri ti:,.dogs' tú cante Oil, ¡iii tiieui i'ctircd, ic'aving six or rigiitof Iheir tui; tibet tú wnteit Ihe eneicivs tnotiøns. l.Jpuntiuus tiuc great guhis of tite towi )n'gitiL lo piny oit tit(,.ca rli I P , btu were Loo or ¡11-d:ccted tú do :tity cx-ccitt ion, alul instead of tet rryiItg a la mii, ti ;e buecaneers,liaviiig tilaced sentint'is arcitiud lucir ezunpS. tunde ni-othet Vornelous iteni pi-epar'atory tú the tieNt (iflVS

business, Litre" ti tcinsei ves upen ti le gntss, alid, liii cdby tite Spanish netiliery, si'pt souiidly Liii the dawit.

"he raitup wns astil- betunes, aud tite i:ieit beingtiustcred aud .iru':tyecl, vitii drunis nild trulnmets sotitid-i ng. t bey alv:nued tov.a nis tite cit y , bu i. 1 r,steqd oftak ¡ng tite oid inar - rente vvhhli Lhe Spaniztrds 'vetepropared te dcieni uy Lite :tdvic'c of nne of ti;e India rlguides. thev struck tiirotigh a wood by a tttngled amidi flicti) t patit, 131 wit ic'h, itovever, ¡nuned iate el st t uetioitccliii liot be nppreiie:tiieti Beforc- tiie Spai i inrds conhlcclii iternet tius u nON poned tuove; 1 tciit. th e hi lcc,:i li"erhail advani,ei Souite \VflV 'riie Governor of Euinatint. wliolcd tite Carees, con nuiiidcd 2(I ca val iv aoci fon r regi-ments of iii faiitrv , :iiicl a nitinbci' cii IIICII:IIi nnxiiinnescozidueted ni juinionse beni of wtid bulis te be drivetiarnong tite r:unks of tite bucenneers, :t,til wlticii \vOieex pected Lo (it ro" thc-i u tito d isord ev 'J'liis tixt moni 1-

ltar\- arrn of ivar w:ts v:ewed uy tite It inters of Ilispa-mola 11(1 Caiti peachv vt Lb inrI i itere: ce. t>itt tbey weresornc' bat a tarmed nr ti ir reg ularini' ajid imposi u ug a i'i'ay oftite troOl>s drawut np te recci\'e (bern. it was, bovevor,(ir, lntc• te u-etreat. 'ruies- rl ivided mro tutee detaeli-ineuts, 20Ç' dextrotis mnarksntemi leading time advrtttec.'I'iiey. 'tu 'y stooul oll iii e top of a 1 tttle cii u tenee, ivheneetite m. hole, Spaitmsii toree, tite cit y , atal tite eliauiipaigtt-

PirE YE.4flS :IT P11N43f.4. 01

cciii ti Liv :iround Svit (liStinet iv SOCU. AS titcv movedd w-ii walt 1 tIte SPau isli (2avai ry. s}iociting Vi va el Res,.tazned ¡itteiy advn uced ¿o mccl t bern, hii: Lile groini

h:ippeiieti ti he sc'lt atid xnaisitv. Nvilich greativ-A lstntcted theaiiai*ceuvit's uf 1 he iic.rsenien, Ti l e :tti vaneeof tite hueeancers, al! 1jcked i,tin'ksiiteit kiwlt niulcci ved ti teni 'vi t It a voilev, Ru ti Lite cciii fi Id * nut:, u tivbecante clase and boL. Ti te miren ncc N. t hiov it tg$41veS between the S1xnin1i )ioz'se ami foot, succeededti¡ separati ng t ben, ;u¡! Lile wi Id bul Is, tak ¡ng frzghtfrom ti," tiim it it a id tite nois, of L ile guns. van away. or\vei'e sliot liv tite buceanec-rR befare Lhev coulil effeet anyni iseltief.

Aftcr n cojitest of tnvo Iio*in tite Spaitisit eavairyg:fl'e w:%','. 31;tay \Ve)ti ki Ucd, ctiicl tite i'e,t fied svhiehthe footsoidicrs ielceiving, lired their ast ciuirge,Lii rew iiown t heir niukets, ¡cid foiiowod Lit(, vxiniplu ofthc caval ters. Suitie of t heni took refuge iii tite :uijoin-ing thickcts; twd tlxough Lite buccanecrs did aoL coittinuedic tic-sil it. they took a s:tv;tgi' pleasure in sliootirtgvitiiúiit nieve ah ivito ace ideo ini Iv fehi itt Lo tboi r

I n (bis '.tv Sevelal prjests ami IríaN 'vito werc- itiade1 ,riSoiiers M -ere pistofled bv the oi'd $ rif Moi-gttzi. ASpan isit oíl icer w0 'V;is ti e ' r]:;oner gaye tite Inicean-eces tiiiuttite intelligetice of LO Titee of tiie C-HCUIv andtiie plan of defence, wliich enalieti tiuni u, appioaith titeti wo fríen the snfet point mit tite :tdv atico ivas ^tiil,ttleii'icii wilititilienit;-

Aftet' ño rout wiiieli liad taken lince ¡u the openIbid, a ud t 1w siatigbter willull fol linved Lile bi ¿cenit oc-rsrcsted for a little space. ami duri im Lit,s pause. soleniiiivUditti their honor bv oatlis ni eaeh otlier. never Lo

yteid wiiie a single man remanied alive Tuis done,carrving their pri'uutiti's 'vitit ilieni. 1 hey zulvaliced upanlic grea t p1iinteil ni L he strc'ets :i no Llie bastv

tiefenees throwut np u. it-pi u lieni. in tuis n,iuwed aseaiitt, die buecanecis stifft1e1 5 i .v.re iv itefoi e Uiev co';ldinake goed tFose eloe qiiarters ¿it whicit thiey evw- ni:iili-tituieci a decided s ltíiei'lwti ¿ti Iiglitiiig Suil, thcviesohuteiv advamiced tu dic tinai gi-aiphe. tiu SIi:tmii:n'tis

ft 11 b'll'L' lE_lEs AT P.IN.IM.l

kee1 ti ng up ni iieesítn t ¡!re. 'Fha towii LVas gai ned

afler .t dejEratc coutl ICt oí it ree Imiri f 1111011 Ui ti cd fi

its opon StFeets.u tios assauit tite biiccaitccrs ticititer gaye aol' ac•

ceptc'i qIla ¡(ci. a ul the c:triaae en hoth sities was greatSix huzitired Spauizirds idi oti tintt llay, nor was titentiinlerof tltc- lnzcc:tueeis vlio j,e;ished niucli less; bu!. 1'?

1 hcsse LV 1w su rs' ived a 'buhe sin re i ti pl ti ider VaS aL ni¡times a iiipie consol;i Lien for t1.' loss of conip:tuioflstvhose ser;-ices were ¡ro longer required ¡o ¡Ls acquisitioitTite city %V:LS no sooner gaitied thazi Morgau, svlio 58w

tite temper cf lite inlirtbitoi;ts iii the obstinate n:Ulire ofthe resistauce thcy liad ofícred ,and svlto well kncw 1 he

bcscttitig sios of ]lis fcllosvers, pi udcnt!y prohibitedthont (roir, tisting wilic, arld asVttrC that,siicli ¡UI ORCICI

"ouhl he very little regarded, vere it eltforced by nothiitg 48Vc a siutiple conirtiritid. lic atliriocd tlta! he 15141

L'c4eivcd pri vnte ¡ti tel 1 igezice ti iaL ni] the 'vi 'te liad bee,ios nied 'FI iev ivere Ui erciere ci jet Ited aoL te touch si,

uudcr the ti rr'nd oí p isountig a ird Liso penal tic's oí u is

cipline NeiUier oí these motives ivere stiíficieitt tøen foree rigid abstmtience aniong the buccaiieers. tlioiigiithey operatcd tUl ziiduigeitce became lucre

'As scott as posses.sloit ot dic city vas g'aiitcd, gu(Irdssvere placed, ami rtt tite same t une Ii res Iwoke otil sitaneotisiy ¡si cl:tTereit t qn a rtei's. w li ¡eh VCIC Zt ttribmi Lcd

by lite Sp:t u iards te t he i t'a mt ud by thom tu ti ,eini nhu tan Ls 1 ot It ¡tssistd itt en.iea ver!: tg to ex ti ngi iL ¡0 (1 toad fulcon tlngrat toi u, sv It ¡cii raged w it Ii fui y 141

ti ic Iniuses, be ¡ng bi uit oí ceda u. <'a tigl it tite fiamos hketi mier, aiid w ere consunied iii a ver)' sliort ti filO. 'Elio

¡ini, abitaitts liad previously removed or concealed 1 lic

Iii ust "alualile parc of Llici r goods ani d fu mt tille."Tite city uf Pítuama eoiwisted oí about tsvelve thou.

saud heuses, iiianv ci 1 lwiii lnrge 11111 magni l'ieeuil. 11

roni 'ti sed also eight znion:tsterles atid t,.L'O el iii rcite, al1riclilv furnlsII('d. 'jite eoneeainicnt oí lite ehutreli pialetiren' lllH)Ii tite oeciesi;tstit,s tite iectil c ' veilgeanee of tiieiiercticai hnnecanerrs. ivito, liowever, spared no cite. Theconlingration witielt tliey eonkl ziot airest, 1 lIc)' seenied

FIVE YLtLRS 11T J'.IY:iit.l.

at last to tako a savage ileliglu ¡rs spt'eading. A siave

f;n,torv heionging te thc Genoese, 'vas bi tri tt Lo vigronud. togetlter with inany warehoutses stond \VIt)I

iiieai. ?ilat,v of t•hs niisctrablc A frienus vitozn liteGensese hiosiglt( (nr sak to Poi tt, )*risIicil in ti. ¡lames

whicii raged or smuuldcrc,d ítsr ne;trlv foiir veeks.lor sotile t une the btucaní'ers, afiatd of beiug sur.

prised and orerposvered Uy Lite Sinutards, wlto Si]]]

rr4;k oneil ten fcsr ono cf tlieir it tun bers, eiicaui sed w Iii-ouv ti te (J\VII, Morgan has] ifisa weakened his fot ce Uy

sencting a 1 tundred a ud fu ísy si te i linek te Ch, ¡gte. w it it

news of tus vuctoi'v Vot liv tlis handiul of unen. tliepanicstrt:ck Spauiards viere heid ir¡ check asid sitiujee-

liOni vhile Llie bttct,auueei-s either r:uged luke 'is-;itonstitrouugl t 1 he l uu ri u ¡ ng tow t t • nr prcswled aunong ti jo ro msaud aslies ¡u seareli of pliLti- anti other vaitutUlit tflicies.

"The propon)- vhi ' 1i tite 81,:*niauds liad ccuutcealesl indeep wells asid cisterns, mas nou iy alt disctvered. rtnssithc tuost active of the iMtccal,cers were Sent Oil tu ftpwocnls.tnd Iienghts toscas-ch for ;p j( 1 juicic ¡lic

unsc'rrtble niliabitanu, 'vito hati ucd fi-orn tito cit y wk)ttheir effects ¡u twc' dztys Ibny lsroiglut in abotit twolttiuislittd of titO ítigitivts t15 pt'iso:senc. Of Lliose ilusliappvperons rnnny wcI'e fenm1c wlso fo,:ncl thc ineredessbuecauicers ¡mt> lsotter LIm:Lfl tiseir fears bnd pairtied Listín

fu plmn:idcring time html )lorg;sn had miot neglectedLite Sea. ¡iv St. IiItInV Of tite I}3 I TICII Í:*I inlu;tlntant.s liad

• TIte ?t:s ,sb coloui ss!s uf South .\lnerse;m Im,i :t two(,li! t r,so's(sssdetc'Itn ¡líe ti LuCC flOr r4. T}IPy Wç re EIII tui Iteres e t W#ilawh-s 5lnrre:Ln_ t-ap:tlik oí ¡lup íotlleç! erusíses ansi ir 1, ssssl r;isy (ti

Ñ1) vlietlicr it Lije sde.- nf lis,' ,u.:tcslen,c, ssstsstMrsuç(v'J. prPsi-nhlpuusnhah,tinr s nr Vrtsmanim, Pon • Belio. amI Cari Ira genl. 1 le-y 'vsr not aslsameful :si,si aiar,rsin sus (he firti duantc-t,-r a h. tite ¡a.s5. A S1x.,,islu

lady. nne n( Iiis prm'r:f-N, ivinit wtson, .Mnrgin. huí- It......muse.-r retís-uisantier, (CII st) Io's, it d,eriIsed i tteIiesssg. liii tlse .tw tJ*,'st, thnthe (r-,etso • ter, u-e re noÉ toe ni. Ijtst SolIto & tL oí unir as! e rs 5 ti sic!

bern es, • vho 'lid neitltn un oks tisc Ble-.e'i T risisty. r,or hídoro la,Tesns Ch rss • Tic civil tos of Capt:un 3fnras, usidsnrsl Sur lis bmt,rt !unmights of lib fa st ti ani Clurist,rsir,nv, espeesI uy as be tu pard b,InIrQ s ltsr,ush- r-WO:IT b y dic ,acrvd n:uiipc. Nes!I,ec itt1 sise new sis•,,kheus Lo lic ço bar!, orto luave sise sisnu ses of S'ea>ti, a from th? riations

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esea1'ed, atid tite bont wns irtiiitedi:ti.eiy sotit ¡Ii pursilit,

viljt it lirotiglit ti] turre pnzeie tIioIigh a galkuii. iii'li 1. Fi wa cm bRrkcd aII 11w ¡ila te antl je\% cts helongi ng

Lo fliv k ti ig of S 'a i a, r1,14 t he veal Ui of ti)(' ii • incipn 1

nunnery of tite lown, esc'ipctl. fiint tite huccaneers la-tlnigig ¡u a brutal ievei UI titen '_nvit Iniriz tui u was loolate Lo foiiow ¿'mi capture t be ship Th. pal-salt 'VOS

aftcriv:, rds coi it u tic' E far mu 1 111V 5, Lt ti ic c'itd of wliieittite bueeaneers rete mcd Lo I'u tanta w it It u iaL iter ir iw,wort it 20.000 pleces uf Pigiti iii g cds [ruin Palta

Mettti xvii tic. un tite ojiposi te CCL, 1. ¡te sin u'panies lea a Chagre, were ecreising lucir vocatiori.:ind liad cnpt ured une Lirge Sj,;iiiisli vessei, witieli,tl,utwnre of t lic 1 aiids Ii tu which t!ie ensile Fiad fallen.ronran in it ¡ider it fui- proteetioil W h ile tit e lutuccau ieerswete Liii is emploved al sea, an 1 a Pa n:una antE Chagre,parties co,ittnued tu secar tite suu roi.i iudtng:otuntrv,La king ¡ti tul ti dic c-uilgcIiiQl dii ty of fota gi ng utd br, ng-ing iii bcx,t.v ji ud ptisoIier$, nut wluoi.it tI:ev exercisei riteuuiosl al rociotis ci uielties, uuui:ii -itpuloiisly ent'loviiug tite

rock, an d spnui ng neu ti ter tigo, sex. it nr eOIi( it ¡oit.Rehgons persofls uvete the stiiijects of tite mnst retinedha rija ritv, ;t l.hey VeI'e lid jeved tu di reet att ti in lliieitcedic ret• cf tite jflb:tbltaut.5, bolfi in l.luei r fi rst resistitneemd la tite subscqtueut eouieeai tient uf propc-rty Dat ¡nghe perpet rut ion of ti tese 1nit ruges. Morza il , as has been

ant leed, £c¡[ tu luye «jub u benn ti (tul Sj 'autisli Ik OIM,111 , 1 as

of sçp ni teople, she Ld tuc,ai il oftent unir.; For aç ro t!ie u.lrnc otrnbiq r; nr Llueves whiri 'viii coinnonly gt veui tiRio ti) 0 tirit, sh',çon.I e;-rd nol, =. 01 AL it • seo ng 'ls, lit iju i, 111.1L arnoug a ti titi tuos

of tite illilvwc iliel e be fonn,i xvivIcea t',:i wlio covct 11.. goo:is u!

oujer;. • it is iletu u bol rite iteu etie mm as great a i-tut io',L it ant tumu, irnriiie,ut nomine, tlm;n, time iincr.tticCr. Auuothvi lady nf latania

'Va' ery cuma, lo seo tite cxtraormlimi:iry ini niat' calic,l htiena,,ocrs,ami Ilue first tumu &iur bat 11,at Iiaitpmness ,-xclaiime.i alotiti, a Jcsu,i,ics ''ir' ftwse iliteves are iuku iitto Iii Spananls ' Abo,it n •oIl-

1 ory l.e(orc Lite sior laing of Vaitai,u,, une pOW•:T('ÍI 1 I'tSOfl \v't LIteSpannrti-i lo,' prevent;ng Oir Enghslu frntuu paIIig tite Strads ofMazeilan w-a q , LO protervo ihe nat:ves of tite rtewiy ,fitenv.lred lslautlstit t!e l'm.:m fir • troj time vanw of limen lierosy.'' Time itt,o'o (jUotAtiIRi15 110111 tluo "ii etory of 1 lic Bu,:.,aneers,'' Lonilon. 1711. —W N.

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p riscluer, ant1 Llie \vife of une of the principal inerchanis.ijected bis inf:itiiotis el 1rtses 'vitli frmnes and

spirit; niçL 1Ro bttu:caiieer 000tIIlzIfltler, ¡tlike a rullitin Iiibis 10v,) ami lIttLe. u,,ed lico with a scverit.y thaI di-gtistel eveli the of bis own gzuig, vlio bat) nOL t1,row utsicle every íeeliig uf thai, huod and he was fain totharge bis fair prisotier wi Lb Ireachery te excuse hicbaseness of tlie treatinto'- 5 Pi': received Uy tus onici si'Iiis ¿ti teged treaebery c0nsst4:d ir corrcspond 1 ng vtliItel . roil ntryincn. and OIL ea tori ig Lo elíeet hei' osca pe.

iii t he meanwhi le. a plan imd entered Ue nunds of ap:uty of Llie buecaneeuM tvli u'), ud 1101 Sitit tilo VIOWS ilornieci tim approhation uf lUcir icader. Tltey 1 a'.l noJvedLo seize a ship ¡ti th e peri, e rtiisc tipon Che Bou Lii Sea oitLlici o ewit ttCCO!I nL u till sal iaual w ith hooty, nud ti tencitber esh 1,1 ish t liemsel ves un sorne ¡Miami, u ir i el u iii Lo

Eurois Uy the Ea.st 1 udies Captal u Morga» cuuldinitiuco sparc cquipmeins nor ifiClu lot' Luis project, ofw Iii cli lic teceived pri s'te ni (ornntion He iii) ilIeLt i.atelv ordered Llie u)aiIIIulast uf the ship Lo be cut duvnnnc) 1)11 iaL, t ogetber \V ith ev ely et mr vcssel ; j) thc p,rt.tbus effectuai)y ptcverttiiig deseo Lían on Llib4 siite of.\Itlerica. Tite am-m, ¡tinutiun ution flud storesseerct)ycol kst4nl for Lii is b1,111 cruiÑe on the South Son we te:tj uplieil to other PL, rpos.s.

Noti, ¡1 ig more 'vas Lo be "ru ng forth fiiin 1 iminu.which, acter a destructivo sc.jLuiuin of fono weoks, Morgani'ui:sculvccl te Ieave Beasisof Uuu 'dcit vere tllu!r ..f,uvt' el-lectcil from all quarteN tO Cuil V4?V Lhc' spoils Lo tII.. 'll '°site coasL, Tlic cannon VeIO spikcxl. ami scouts Sont caLLo leaiit vhat uneasu,-es ha'] been tnken by ttie govcr,lorof ¡'anitina te intercept tlio retui'n Lo Chagre. 'i'he Span-¡anis u'ere too intielt de'rcssed Le han mado any prep-atation etther to annov or cut, off Wc mentaL of Iheliinveterate eneiflies; ami o» Llie 7ItIi of Febru;try, titelllicean000s. apprehensivc of u ('pposition. leíL llie rtiiuiof P:wamp_ w it ti a han di el ¿tul seventy- fi ve mulos laIcawith ibeir spoils aud ibeve six hundred prisoiuem iii-cluding women, children and sinves. Tlic niserv ofLhesew retcheçl captives driven on in thc rnidst of Lbs

virt: ri:.iics 1ir .P.iS.i.t.I.

arine'l buceitneevs, exceods (leseription. They l,elievedLii u they %vej.e ¿Ui tu be e,trried te .J ainztiea, Eng latid, nrSOil le eqwtily wild, ilist(itit, nncl savage country, Lo besuld for si:. ves azul t lic cruel ci ¿tít of Morgi u heightenedLheso (cnt s, the more reaclilv te extort Liii, ransoin itademanded fot tiie fi eO<loi it of ]lis mili pl')' prisoners.lii vain the wozucri threw t.li t z.iseivc. c.t ]lis feet, si'pph-e:ttiitg for tite nierey oí being aliotved tu reitinin amidtite ni i its oí tizci r furnier 1 lO! iiCS, ev ¡¡ y tite woods ¿tullitas svith titeir ltubands nnd chuiti iw. llis aflSWet was,that he çaiiiti not lieze te liste]) tu enes ¿lid lanicuta-mus, but to get rnoiiey, tvhicli tiniess lic obtctined. he

%V011 1d nssu ted ly cii, y thern Mi wi .ere Lii ey woiiid l.t tichice tu go Tliret, d:tys were gi anted iii vineh theyiiiigltt avail ti eniscives of tlie coizdtions of ransoin.Several 'vere hajpy cnough tu be tibie tu FC(CCfl) Liteni-SII VCS C.I. W•CiC 1 eStiit'tl uy t 3)0 eoiitiihtitiøiis Eda iii

nod ivith tite reinni ting c;ipLive. thc piraLes pushedoiiivard, inaking tic v pn$onera nad gathen ng fresli&pnils un the.zrVay.

'Tito cotiduet oí Morgan ay Ihis tinte dispi'OVCS ninnyoí tite oxtravagitiit notions pr upagated about tite highbu, mr of t lic bucen neers in their ( 1 0,111 1 1 9s Nvith ench.tiier. Haiting aL a convenient place for his putpose,iii tite 1)) idst of ti, (, wilde rne, a nd abotil Imitif wav tuCha gro. he drew u i ¡lis 00)11 ITIC1eC alld tuS ited tliat. be-sities tak ¡ng ¿tu onti i, dcclii ui ng that Ml ph iii lcr liad In-enslTrn'Ttdeu-ed Lo tIme comutoui stock, cadi ¡unu should besenrehed, lic hinielf sulinmiz ting mu tI.e fiist hinco tu thc'degradmg ser utiny tlioiighi ir \V8S suspeetetl (11,41,thekadi ng notive oí tite witole znnnus're ints tlio desiroii t. (>Ilcr.ttl: ii g his ewut peci iii t ion a nd fraudu len 'leal ¡ng'vitii ¡lis associates. The Freud: bjiceaneer viio accoin-paimied tite expedition. ;'ere md igitant at trentnicnt. soiniich itt tiiriflflce with tic inax ints and usagts of timogentlemen rovOrs, litil be.m:g tito weaker i marty, theywere coni1.clied tu subnilt.

Tho buecaneers and ti icir prisoners perforn.ed (]lotemainder of the jnt.rney Uy water, azul when anived atC!bagre, Morgan, 'vilo knew not 2mw tu dispase of it is un

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redeetued prisoners. shipped [beni ¿ti) off for Pc'rtu Bello,inaking them tite be:i veis of bis 'leinaud of niiisoin (mmtite govertior of thau city ter tite custie of Chagre. Tethis insolent ntessctgc tite governir of ['orto Bello reilieci,that Morgan iiiight ntal<e of [lic castie whut Ite pleasednot a d ueat siouid be givcu (nr ¡ ts ea IISOm.

re was [litas no jimuediate prospeet uf atyplui ider iii titas q uo rIca, a aid atotlii ti renTa u ned te betiene but [o divide tite ,poi¡, aircady itequasred. Titeindividual sitares (cii so inc slaoi't of tite expectatorLs ofthe bucc;auevrs, i.Ii;tt a iiev opc'iiIv gnuunitleii ant! acetused[hele chic! of [he tvorst crime of witieb, ¡u [lien' c ycs, hecc,uid be gil tlty—seei'eting tite l'ieItest (Ni tite jev'e19ior Ii ¡ ansel i. l'wc' hundre 1 pi etc s of eigl it [o eneb manWIIS ttiought a very sina it retui'n toe ti l ., ¡tita mier uf soweal 1 lay a eity, and a Vci'v [ti ti iiig rc• va id for [he totnr.d da nger that liad 1'c0,11 undergorie iii a&ui It ¡ng ¡1Matters "ere ztssum:iig so serious an aspcet arnonz titefra [ecu it y t iut'. Morgan, VITO knew tite t('InpOI of bis(rLends, dcci ucd it ad'-asabe te t'zu 1 awi y w1 ,01 'vii a t heliad itiuta j uied. lic' iinuac'duatolv ordored ¡he. wal Is ofChagre te be deMtI'ooI 1 ea 'raed ti e gui is ea board hasOWII sit ap, and. foliotved liv olie O? two ves,st'ls, (&fl'ananded Ny pors')ns ¡ ti hin conlidence, sziileii ini' Jauiitucu,tettviug his enraged associates ¡ti want of cvea'v 1 iet'es-se,ry 'Fuese who follovrd hi m Nverc ah Eiagl1siliileia,\VIn. as tite Fi'eW,II haitetaners fuuhiv li nhieved, coriiiivtl¿it tite' frrttids And idtare'.l u tIte gnin of Morgati 'i'lieyWttti Id iistcu ttlV 1 ,a "e pursuc1 ha i u [ci S.l • it ti •i tIaL'Spatazzirds naiglit have en jov cd (he satisfact tea oí steirig[lic bticcanec'r Hect divided aM figbting tugaanst itsci E.Lid tlic'y 'viti, ti forte so intid, veaker, Inred Lo "Ciittt:'eso it iteqata 1 att eneou a ter The vesscls tlese,'te(I ity )l '>1 -gan sel ai'at cd Ii ere ano! t he cempnnies set i gh t tit ea(ortti ites tu ci ¡ffe,'ent. 'pta rl ei •s, nene of tIten i atine!, titericher br ti:c' rmser y zand devastatiot [bey liad t'arrirulte 1'anaritt.''

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llefore qwuhw tbk pan of tite SIlI,jiN'I, it beprc'per It.' nota'.' [itt" CiDitciINlOjt of the :tdventurt'.s of tite

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8OtctiotIs NI,>,gnn 111 the veni vhieh eiapeú botveci,u iluader of l'nnrtt ita a tul 1680, lic liad su flieientadd ross

1911(1 in tercst, or, more probab)y. sk ¡II ¡ti the appiianee ofbis illgottcit weztlth, to otflniii fiom Charles Ji tEie1 1 01 101 . of 1< it ightboou, anil a (ter%valii to be :tppoizttedde1 °Y-°°"° of .Jiuzin ¡ea

It s vimueutly satisfncuiry to know, that Morganwrs pu rtied by fate, ami » real 1 bat soi n e of ¡lis oidcontpaiiiunsdeztouiieed litin, aiid titat, nfter tite nCCCSIOJI

of Juntes 1!. got huuti :'ejiiovetl fiotu bis office. (depu(y-governor of Jamaica, C;tpt Sir Iteary Norgati), andc'niiiuitttcd for a tune to a prison iii J'ngiaiid."

Tite max i ti of ti2c buccaneers ;Va,,. No piace be yondbe lino.,' alud tliey were

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Ijvp. f Drake, ca,'enhl»I,, ce aL, New Yo¡ k.

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