Identifier: panamacanal01hall (find matches)
Title: Panama and the canal
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Hall, Alfred B. (Alfred Bates), 1875-1936 Chester, Clarence Lyon, 1877- joint author
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Publisher: New York, Newson and Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Ruined Fort with Its Guns and Watchtowers. those of the inhabitants who were not able to escape tothe forests, perished in the streets or burning buildings.For fifteen days the pirates gave themselves up to everymanner of debauchery in the enjoyment of their plunder.About all that was left of the flourishing town of PortoBello was the ruined fort with its guns and watchtowers.Today they can still be seen much overgrown by the trop-ical jungle. 30 SAN LORENZO WAS CAPTURED
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Co/>yi-i^hl Oy L Interior of Fort San Lorenzo. Cloud-crested San Lorenzo guards The Chagres entrance still,Tho oer each stone dense moss hath grown, And earth his moat doth fill. MARCH ACROSS THE ISTHMUS 31 Before he left Morgan sent an insulting message to thegovernor of Panama, to the effect that he would soon returnand do to Panama what he had done to Porto City of Bello. True to his word, he returned in 1671. Panama News of the great booty captured at PortoBello, and of the still greater expedition now planned, hadattracted pirates from far and near. Thirty-seven shipsand two thousand men were soon under Morgans command, On the Spaniards beach they landed,Dead to pity, void of fear,—Round their blood-red flag embanded,Led by Morgan the Buccaneer, / This time it was at the mouth of the Chagres river andthe powerful fort, San Lorenzo, was captured. Chagrestownwas destroyed and the pirates continued up the river asfar as they could go. Then came such a nine days marchoverland as

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