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Masonic Anecdotes.
when the pass-words were interchanged ; he was inimediatelv released , sumptuously entertained , and sent back to the squadron , and his friends and companions in arms , under a guard of protection , by order of Santhonax . In the year 1 S 10 , on his return to Calcutta , after the conquest of Java , he became a member of the Moira Lodge , ( still extant , ) established by the Marquis of Hastings , on his lordship ' s arrival as governorgeneral , under the auspices of his Sovereign , and by deputation from the United Grand Loclge of England .
Among our contemplated arrangements , is included the giving of Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Masons , past and present- Should we be enabled to carry out this intention , the noble-minded Gillespie will not pass unnoticed ; ancl we take this opportunity to request contributions on the subject of Masonic Biography .
THE TIES OE MASONRY HELD SACRED BY A PIRATE . The following interesting particulars were communicated by Bro . Glen , of the Phcenix Lodge , Sunderland , at a meeting of the Lodge of Instruction , helcl at the George and A'ulture tavern , Cornhill : Fifteen years ago , Bro . Glen , who hacl not then been initiated into Masonry , was mate of a merchant vessel , which was filled with a genera ! cargoand bound for the island of Cuba . The crewbesides the captain
, , and mate , consisted of seven seamen ; when , within about three days ' sail of their port of destination , they discovered a suspicious looking schooner , apparently hovering in their course , ancl which , from her appearance ancl motions , they were fearful was a pirate . Beinn- almost in a defenceless state they were naturally much alarmed , and endeavoured by altering their course to avoid the schooner , but she crowding all sail bore down quickly upon themancl brought them to . The iratical
, p character of the schooner was now but too clearl y apparent . The merchantman was boarded by twenty-five desperadoes , all armed with pistols ancl cutlasses ; against such a numerous and well-armed force resistance was out of the question . The captain of the pirate was a Spaniard , he was accompanied by his lieutenant , who was dressed in a peculiar manner , with tight red pantaloons , and Bro Glen conjectured from his appearance that he was a Maltese . The captain , mate , ancl crew of the
merchantman were immediately seized , pistols were presented to their heads , and they were threatened with instant death unless they immediately gave up all the money on board . They had scarcel y any specie , ancl the pirate captain , being dissatisfied , proceeded to plunder the vessel of everything which was valuable ancl portable , and then vowed , with the most horrid imprecations , that he would burn the vessel and destroy all her crew . This ruffian spoke broken Englishthe other irates spoke
, p in Spanish . The unfortunate crew of the merchantman were now bound ancl secured in tbe fore part of the vessel . The captain and Bro . Glen were also tied to two pillars in the stem cabin . The work of plunder was finished , and the pirate captain had given directions for the destruction of the vessel by fire ; gunpowder , tar-barrels , and other combustible
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Masonic Anecdotes.
when the pass-words were interchanged ; he was inimediatelv released , sumptuously entertained , and sent back to the squadron , and his friends and companions in arms , under a guard of protection , by order of Santhonax . In the year 1 S 10 , on his return to Calcutta , after the conquest of Java , he became a member of the Moira Lodge , ( still extant , ) established by the Marquis of Hastings , on his lordship ' s arrival as governorgeneral , under the auspices of his Sovereign , and by deputation from the United Grand Loclge of England .
Among our contemplated arrangements , is included the giving of Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Masons , past and present- Should we be enabled to carry out this intention , the noble-minded Gillespie will not pass unnoticed ; ancl we take this opportunity to request contributions on the subject of Masonic Biography .
THE TIES OE MASONRY HELD SACRED BY A PIRATE . The following interesting particulars were communicated by Bro . Glen , of the Phcenix Lodge , Sunderland , at a meeting of the Lodge of Instruction , helcl at the George and A'ulture tavern , Cornhill : Fifteen years ago , Bro . Glen , who hacl not then been initiated into Masonry , was mate of a merchant vessel , which was filled with a genera ! cargoand bound for the island of Cuba . The crewbesides the captain
, , and mate , consisted of seven seamen ; when , within about three days ' sail of their port of destination , they discovered a suspicious looking schooner , apparently hovering in their course , ancl which , from her appearance ancl motions , they were fearful was a pirate . Beinn- almost in a defenceless state they were naturally much alarmed , and endeavoured by altering their course to avoid the schooner , but she crowding all sail bore down quickly upon themancl brought them to . The iratical
, p character of the schooner was now but too clearl y apparent . The merchantman was boarded by twenty-five desperadoes , all armed with pistols ancl cutlasses ; against such a numerous and well-armed force resistance was out of the question . The captain of the pirate was a Spaniard , he was accompanied by his lieutenant , who was dressed in a peculiar manner , with tight red pantaloons , and Bro Glen conjectured from his appearance that he was a Maltese . The captain , mate , ancl crew of the
merchantman were immediately seized , pistols were presented to their heads , and they were threatened with instant death unless they immediately gave up all the money on board . They had scarcel y any specie , ancl the pirate captain , being dissatisfied , proceeded to plunder the vessel of everything which was valuable ancl portable , and then vowed , with the most horrid imprecations , that he would burn the vessel and destroy all her crew . This ruffian spoke broken Englishthe other irates spoke
, p in Spanish . The unfortunate crew of the merchantman were now bound ancl secured in tbe fore part of the vessel . The captain and Bro . Glen were also tied to two pillars in the stem cabin . The work of plunder was finished , and the pirate captain had given directions for the destruction of the vessel by fire ; gunpowder , tar-barrels , and other combustible