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PEDRO GIBERT AND OTHERS.

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four or five days after it had
been carried to Cape Lopes, It
waa buried at first before the
schooner was taken, and re
mained buried till after the Eng-
lish took her. The captain then
sent word that all hands should
run away, as the English were
eoming after them. The money
that was buried at Nazareth re-
mained there about four months,
Part of it was carried off and
buried among the mountaina.
Never heard of this money after-
wards, as I and five others got on
‘board a boat and started for Fer-
nando Po, Before reaching the
last named place threw all the
money overboard. Was per-
suaded to do this by the boat-
awain; he said that if we carried
it with ua it would prove our
condemnation. The money was
divided by Capt. Gibert. He
gave the mate $2,400; I received
only $250. The captain called me
to him; he was sitting on the
floor with the money by his side.
He said he gave me money to
buy elothes with, and that I might
g0; a3 I had been wanting to go
for some time, When Y saw the
captain be had a knife in his
bosom, Think he intended to Idll
all who refused to take their share
of the money. He gave the boat-
swain $500; Garcia, $400; Cas-
tillo $250; Montenegro $250 and
Delgardo $300, Don’t know
whether others of the crew got
any or not. All who went in the
boat with me to Fernando Po had
their money in begs. Placed the
money in the bottom of the boat
for ballast,

‘When first landed on the beach
at Nazareth, the third mate ran
away. Captain sent him $1000.
The carpenter earried the money
to him. Sent it to the negro in-

terpreter’s hat, whither third
mate had fled. Afterwards saw
the money in the hut; saw the
mate there also, who said that
the captain had sent the money
to him, When the schooner was
run ashore at Nazareth, the cap-
tain told them if they were eap-
tured by the English to say they
belonged to a Spanish brig that
had been cast away, All the
wages I ever received from
Capt, Gibert was a month’s ad-
vanee before he left Havana, Had
served on board the Panda for
nine months and a half; have no
doubt if I had not taken my
share of the division I would
have been stabbed.

Captain had $4,000 in his
trunk, $5,000 which was left for
him at Cape Lopes, and what
remained of the $8,000 which
were divided among myself and
others. Do not know how much
remained of the $6,000. There
was no rule of division among
the crew of the Pands. The cap-
tain wes sole owner of the ves-
sel and did as he liked. Angel
Gareia had $400, and I only
$250; suppose because he was B
working man and I only a boy,
At Fernando Po told about the
money that was hid at Cape
Lopes and in the interpreter’s
yard. I and five others went in
a boat from Nazareth to Fer-
nando Po—all changed their
names, Stopped at Camerone on
the way; there was an English
ship trading there; went on
board of her, and said they be-
longed to a vessel that had heen
cast away; said this, that they
might not be suspected of having
money. It waa the captain who
ordered the Panda to be blown
up in the river Nazareth. When
the sarpenter came ashora from

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