offered himself to be
searched first. In the final division, however, of the spoil, which was
valued at four hundred and forty-three thousand two hundred pounds weight
of silver, he played the part of a traitor, many of the most precious
articles disappearing from the store and the bulk of the precious stones
especially being added by Morgan to his share.

This and other acts of the leader created such a hostile feeling among the
men that a mutiny was imminent, to avoid which Morgan secretly set sail
with his own and three other vessels, whose commanders had shared with him
in the unequal division of the spoil. The fury of the remaining
freebooters, on finding that they had been abandoned, was extreme, and
they determined to pursue and attack Morgan and his confederates, but lack
of provisions prevented them from carrying this into effect.

Meanwhile, events were taking place not much to the comfort of the
freebooting fraternity. An English ship-of-the-line arrived at Jamaica
with orders to bring home the governor to answer for the protection he had
given "these bloodthirsty and plundering rascals," while the governor who
succeeded him issued the severest orders against any future operations of
the freebooters.

From this time Morgan withdrew from his career of robbery, content to
enjoy the wealth which he had so cruelly and treacherously obtained. He
settled in Jamaica, where he was permitted to enjoy in security his
ill-gotten wealth. In fact, the British government showed its real
sentiment concerning his career by promoting him to high offices and
giving him the honor of knighthood. As a result this faithless and cruel
pirate bore during the remainder of his life the distinction of being
addressed as Sir Henry Morgan.

A DRAMA OF PLUNDER, MURDER, AND REVENGE

A famous story of American history is that which tells of the massacre of
the French settlers in Florida by the Spaniards of St. Augustine, and of
the signal revenge taken on the murderers by the French chevalier
Dominique de Gourgues. There is a parallel tale to tell about Brazil, not
so full of the element of romance, yet for all that an interesting story
and well worth the telling.

The great Portuguese colony of Brazil, like many of the Spanish colonies,
was open to the attacks of buccaneers and of free lances of the seas
bearing the flags of various countries of Europe. There was not an
important port of the country, except its capital, Rio