The National Register. — London, England, 1822-08-05 00:00:00

U --: a ATROCIOUS CASS OF PIRACY. NEw OhLKANS, JUNK 11.—Extract from the log-book of the brig Aurdla, of New York, Captain Wing !lowland, bound from Baltimore to New t Means : .• On the 15th of May, finding the cerreat in the gulf too mrong, it was thought best to cross the Salt Key bank: whim attend half over the bank, two schooners hove in eight, withal at beet view were of a easpicious appearanee. linnicrliately ordered all the negrocs upon deck, thinking to frighten them MI if they were pirates. They lecke.' and stood from us—the one astern hoisting a private signal, they soon after closed and bore down upon as ; they brought us to with a shot, and tired into manlier we had hove to; several grape shot passed over us, and others through our sails : we struck our colours, and all went below. They boarded us and tiled away for Salt K y, teen in si..lit.— At 12, brought 118 to anchor in 21 fathom* water, under the island. On hoarding us, they drove every person below except the Captain, and put on the skylight and hashes.—'6th, The 'Captain and his papers having been examined on deck, some of the pit 'des entered the cabin, where the mate arid passengers were confined; they interrogated us as to the cargo and desti nation of the vessel, behaved politely, encouraged us not to feel alnrmed. as they intended us no injury. The Captain was then ordered into the cabin, altar which the whole compaey were taken Mai% idually 'you deck, nod required to confess if there was money on board, and there being none, 'legatee answers ware of course given. flaying proceeded through the exami- Lation of the whole, threatening at the same time, if they found say money, our lives should pay the forfeit, they again ordered us with dm crew, into the cabin, threw a blanket over the com panion way, and placed a guard over os ; the slaves were in the itstanwhile kept in the held, a guard posted over them. After the tepee of a quarter of an lour. during which the pirates were making preparutions to torture us to a confession that we had money on board, we were agaiii etheitoned upon deck, begin ning with the sailor:, then the captain, mate, and passengers, —(The passenger were called in the following order—viz. Stephen W. WiloW, Capt. John Campbell, William loskeep, Ches. AN% arliela, ahem Campbell.) Those who remained behind in the cabin, trout the sound of arum, the agonizing groans and the prayers of their fellow passengers who went he fore them, and from the termination of their woeful sufferings by the report of pistols, were cony inced they were to suffer a cruel death. So reg ular and systematic were th e arrangements, anal so well calculatd to inspire terror and to till the breasts of all with the most dreadful apprehensions, that every man marched upon the deck, expecting to meet inevitable death.— W e were all in attecesaion marched upon the deck, and made to run the gantlet through 15 or 20 most ferocious and barbarous monsters dis..uised in the shape of humus beings, from the cabin to the windlass, being beaten most cruelly and unmerci fully with swords and pistols, until death would hive been a welcome visiter. We were then ordered to sit upon the windlass with our becks turned to them, there to he shut ; they yet the pistols to our heads and tired them ; it is impossible to describe our feelinge, when, after the report of the pistols, we found ourselves still alive. This was the system of terror they adopted to compel us to a disclosure of oar hidden riches, 118 they imagined. We were imme iately,sa we were successively despatched, ordered into the forecastle, there to await their further vengennee. Language fails to convey an adequate con. ception of our astonishment and &green' le surprise, whin we beheld our fellow passengers, who we believed were seer:heed to Spanish cupidity and sunk into their watery graves, still breathing Ili,' breath of life, but whose countenances Mill com municated the cruel apprehension that harrassed their minds.— In thin place we remained ruminating upon our situation, and anticipating the most horrid coneequences of Spanish barbarity. it Is worth while to mention, that when we %trete brought to the windlass, we found it bloody, those hell-hounds of war having, is order to convince us of the murder of our fellow passengers, lolled a duck and sprinkled its blood about the windlass.) The sailor who bad secreted himself being discovered, was baba rously beaten ; the poor fellow believing that we were all dead, in order in olden' a cessation of his tortures, told the pirates that be knew Mr. W ikon* had a box of money in the Mterhold ; to get at this box they cut the cabin floor away and luoLe a few of the lockers, but their search was in vain, for there was no money ; they then recommenced to ma lt reat the sailor, who persiste d in declaring that he knew there was a box of money on hoard ; not being able to find it they beat the sailor moat cruelly. Mr. Wilton' was then ordered on deck ; as he was ascending a ruffian stabbed him in the thigh with a stiletto: being on deck, be aim again barbarously treated, being stabbed in several places, and beaten with swords and pietols : in vain he declared he had no more money; in VBlll h.' declared his ignorance of there being any on board ; to cap the climax of human sullering, they put a rope round his neck and hoisted him up to the yard arm, then chopped lent almost lir . ..less into the chains, then struck him with award'', minium out for money; but he was ton far gone to aesw they again hauled him up to the yard arm, and when lie was apparently dead they drooped him into the water, then drew him up and threw helm into the long boat; which was 11111%side the brig ; when he was able to move, they drew him on deck, and beat him back into the forecastle. At the sight of him bleeding profusely from several wounds, weakened from the hies of blood, and almost drowned, we all again were nee (sin of undergoing the same cruel treatment. In this horrid state of suspense we were suffered to remain fur hours. Being disappointed in the onkel of their pursuit, they commenced to plunder the brig of ever. thing that was valuable—the captain ad all the brig's pipers, and his desk with all his private foyers. and the passengers of all their valuable papers of every descrip tion, sod trunks with all their contests ; they relined us of all cur clothing, watches, breast pinta and in fact of every thing •seept het we wore. About the seine time that they brought alas Aur inn to anchor, they brought the brig Hirano, of New- Part. Cnetain Weeks ; and, as near as we could ascertain, ,he I ytain and hie crew antlered severely. About live hours after they hail captured is, they saw three sail crossing the bank, they order,' the captain to remain omit morning for further. curlers, and that•ii lap attampted to violate his orders all lands all old be murdered and the brig set on lire, then made sail in ew : of the three vessels, theceeded in c.inuring two of them. arid then Es...turned to the anchorage near ns. Al) ant S o'clock, p. n. they come on board of us again, ransacked the brig, and I ink away a very thing they could God, even of the most llifilllg c eisinerotior. .. •• At day-light a larvi patty ratite on board, and made a thdinligh search througlivut the brit, not the Icast thing of pi.,e e Waslefl tinsearehed. At this time they left u, searedy ally thing on Laird, a stroll allowancc of provisions, iinit a f.rw Lutes of furidtitre, which they were unable to hike away. They took likewise our colours, a new hawser, and the brig us. rnhhed of every thing, II it impossible to conjt.turit weal would hare beco our lot had they not 11... re captured so irony teased!' idiom the same time. A ',nut ten a.m. they ordered cut bis ca'lle, and he 'AI iiLat:diately ; the order THE NATIONAL REGISTER was no sooner given than eaeeeted. A short time after the cable was cut, and as we were making sad, we saw a boat with a number of the pirates on hoard, approached us ; we experi enced the most terrible apprehensions of a speedy death. For some minutes we remained in the agony of suspense, until they boarded us and demanded or the Captain in Sp.utia6 Ids cdrpen ter ; but there being no carpenter out board, or attached to the easel, the captain answered that there was no carpenter on board. !however, they still persisted that there was one, and if be was not delivered up innurdiltely, they would murder all of ms instruitly. The rullians fell to besting the captain, then the mate, most unmercifully. In the mean time some persons said than au old negro man named Simon was the carpenter, they fell to heating him, drove him into the boat, and took him Mr. They left us about half after ten in the morning, all hands employed in repairing our rigging and stowing sway what little cargo they coal,' not take away ; the boxes, barrels, and nark ages nearly all broken open, some pf which were robbed of part of their contents, and others torn to pieces. As to the quantity rubbed, we have not been able to asc,•rtaiu." THE GREEK BLOCK.IDr. The following is an extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's, in communicating un authentic copy of the Greek decree, by which a portion of the coasts of Turkoy is placed in is state of blockade: SMYRNA, JVNE 27.—We think it may he important for the Committee and general interests of Lksyd's, to receive the copy of an authentic docun:ent promulgated by the newly orga nized Greek Government at C.rintlt, and of whic.ls we tratvonit a translation herewith, by which a certain extent of Turkish coast is declared iu a state of blockade. At the same time, it is esaential to Mate, that as far as we are aware, the command ers of the British and other ships of ...ar in these parts r‘siat the operation of this decree on their respective national mer chant flags, nor admit their violation under any pretext what ever. In consequence, littl • alarm is fi It here fur the shipping interests, nor do the toasters of merzhant vessels decline such voyages as are comprised in the prohibitory declaration; and it seems of a nature to prove of no effect is respect to the mer chant navigation of all Powers which have a sufficient naval naval force here for its pnaection. There is no farther public news its this quarter except the intelligence circulated of the fall of Napoli de Romania in the Mores, nor any sure advice' yet of the junction of the Egyptian beet, or another squadron (Which was on the point of leaving Constantinople), with the Captain Pleha's force off Scio. His Majesty's ship Cambrian is absent on a cruise and announced to be for Salonica. The city is its the meantime perfectly quiet, sad no appearance of di s turbance. (CoeY.) Translated from the Frzticb, entitled" Literal Translation of the Manifest issued from Corinth relative to the blockade of the Mores, &c." The Greek nation streneounly employ all their strength in their contest against spline,. Their rights are known and in disputable. They have oily in.view the downfall of injustice by making great sacrifices, and endeavour to attain their object without in any manner giving .unilivage to equitalde govern ments. Knowing how to appreciate their own rights. they can. not fail of being sensible of their duty. To establish the first, and determine the other, they bare had to declare their reso solution to live independent under their own Government; to fulfil the sacred views of their country, they are bound to press their enemy on all points of resistance ; and they now declare, according to the laws of nations and of Ecrope, iu a state of blockade all the coasts still in the power of their enemies, edl,lr in Epirus. the Peloponuessus, Eubea of Thessaly, and esteiwii.,‘ from Epidaninum Tunisia to Salonica. " The same prohibition is eqnelly intended for the ports of the Isles in the Egean Sea, the Sporades, and those of Candle still occupied by the. Turks. In consequence, all vessels, after being duly acquainted with the present edict, either by the ad minds, or in their name by the commanders of the independent ships which shall enter either of the enemy's ports above men tinned, shall be taken and detained in virtue of the present de cision of the Greek Admirals, in regard to foreign flags. The present decree shall be executed conformably to the (bite of its reception in each port, and as the Government may become in structed in that respect. Communications of the same will be given to all representatives of friendly Powers residing in the different places under the Greek dominion. Corinth, March 13. 1522." RARE IMPORTATION, AND SINGULAR TRAPPIC.— JOIM Brown, an officer attached to Lambeth-street Police Other, il, p assiug on Friday morning through Cornwall. street, St. George's in the E tat, °hart% ing a sailor, wilt) was a little on before him, carry a boodle under h.is arm, of which lie seemed very careful, and appearing to •have lately come from s a, the officer stispecitj that the Inin• dle consisted of some contraband )nioik, wl welit and stopped hint; when, to his Ito SO.JII ai,:einshinent, nn examining the bundle, hermits(' it to RI.IIIS;,1 Of the head of a coloured man, wrapped op in a handLerchiel. la appears tut have been preserved it, sonic manner, as the teeth, hair, whiskers, and large mustachios, were (rite firm in the flesh, which bore the appearance of being baked ; the hair was vent' lung, and the real iire:, scented in as perfect shape as when the person tired ; it hail no iefensive swell whatever; the eyes were plot k.•l oto.— The sailor, iii . giving an account of this IWeposies s:on, said his 11.111 k: was Fair, that he beloiiied to the Dart, ! , .::).1111 Sea wi/jler, lately come home ; the head which lie carried was Mat of a New Zealand Gila, which he got to C;onith where the God aiii shot, for Isis hinder:dile cruelty, nod 1:131 t e was Men proceeding to the 13r.tt.h Museum, tv Mire he ric4wcieet tact a lane price for the head, as lie coosidered it a very valti title and rare cut tinily. 'Fite officer, under these circumstances, let We poor tar depart, to make the bent market he could. 111 It dlLlllols.—Oti Stindar, the '23(1 lilt., the holly of Mr. %V ill uhi PtllClof, one of the oolong.liale s.illerers on board this teasel, n Inch had been nret ked near (..:Jr retstown S15411(1 bit tile. 11111 e fiIICC, Ival. l 11l tiil by fimititig about two leagues off the ()Id Ilrad of Kinsale. It vitininted no appe4rance of decay, and perfectly 'resit, hot %lien brought to land it "s" , clulliAcil for the nurse. The W 35 3lWcf. trotted by swim pavers.attil tile cards of slits unfortunate geuticuaaia. which nett! round in the twit.L.et.; and what Is surprising, though the Leidy remained tor upwarAs of three triontilb in the wrier, them. papers were tonna very little injured. Ther e were also found in the rut 6.1% (me s«tcrcign, a .wall ',tree aro, : A nd a stua'.l a roe W Pll lock u: h. t tied up iu Lt. `. 46. NM ToSIEHAL or Mn. Jolts EMERY, TOE Comeotts.--,M Thorinclay afternoon last, Ilse cereniony of removing the remains of this celebrated actor, for iuterment, took place, when the deepest :oterest seemed to prevail in the Incases of numbers of indiriduule of every clans, W.., assembled round the house of the deceased, prier to the body having been brought from its nielincholy abode to be carried to its destination. About Cirri , o'clock a hearse, followed by live enourninz ' cu whet, drove up to lire deceased's house, in Hyde-street, Bloomsbury, and in a short time alter the coffin, committing the body, was brought from die house and deposited in the hearse—and it bare the following •ii :—'• Mr. John Emery, died }sly ads, 1822, aged 45." Horatio, Hobert, Jit'in and William Emery, sons of the deceased, were in the first conch as chin' MOUrtiriS, the others were titled by his professsional friends. the proces sion teoved on slowly through Hyde-street, Hurt-plate; 11,n street, Bloomsbury-square ; Southampton street, Holborn, a , ..1 so on to Saint Andrew's Church yard, where, on their arrival, a vast concourse of spectators had asseinhled to view the cere mony. On the collie [raving been taken from the hearse, rte mourners ali g hted from the carriages, and followed tire prosrs. Tian to tire body of the church, preceded by the clergyman, reatl.ng part of tart funrral ceremony. The pews of the chards were already crammed, and mostogat the auditory we recognized the features of marry ancient actors, who attended to witness thin last ceremony performed over ilwir respected brother, and the tears were to Ire seen trickling down their cheeks, as if it were a member or their own ramifies that they had lost. lu fact the whole assernirlage seemed to possess but one feeling en the occasion, at losing a member of society who• had so fro (pettily tended to amuse theta, and drive sway the care of dull moments. During the Amend prayers the members of the pro fession In wlritb Ire belonged, including those who were mourn era, were obaervrd to indulge iu the mast excessive grief, and daring the period were employed wipin the tears from their eyes. After the ceremony the procession moved towards the vault, at the Holborn side of the church, where the body wet deposited. The crowd was so great, and particularly anxious, that much sliffieuity .was canoed to make a passage for the pro cession. Oa the coffin, arc. being placed iu tha vault, the latter part of the etre iiiii ny was read, and the scene bore this .reasest• solemnity. At its conclusion the proerfoion relented iu Cie same form to the house in Hyde-street, to the female part of the deceased's family, who were indul,..iug in the most hitter grief at parting with a husband, father, tend sincere farad, .fir et er —until death. The multitude were so &axioms on tl.e occasion, that after the gentlemen .forming the procession had quitted the vault; a rush was made, and iu a moment it was nearly filled, in order to have a view of the coils. It roe AT BRIGHTON BACall —A serious disturbance loiik place on the race-down on Monday evening, 2tjt Is tilt. The decoking booths had been crowded alter the close of the sports, and to they continued at the approactt of night. signor will have a potent elf ct ou unite who deeply par,ake of it; so it turned out in the instance alluded to, arid several figh,s oink The headlio roughs lit the ground, but the beadles r, ntuined these. Tine latter interposed their autliorny to an'adess su warfare, but it was ineffectual. Tile beadles were tittinereeitllv beaten, and limbs and hers appeared in While the battle raged us a illt Sietiaer from the same of acsiou reached the Rio (knee of our active Magistrate. S:r 1). Scod, and w :to s rawly petitioned that !he military riti;M be called 001. is nothing short nil etch all 1111crt eu tion, lie said, eon:.t protoi,e in restore l aar oarit„fletc:trif,reil to be emit iticeil that there was at t actual nu cessity fir ill: nrersure JilVISc(l !.:...01'e he S:110•1100c.1 it, Ordered toll horse, and IICC011111.11111:11 oth.• Itead..oroug. (Iffertweti). on horseback likewise, galloped oil fur the riotous (pun ier. lie blond the d moth-time mare general than het , • had anticipated; and , spirited J nail dangerous as was the attempt, in an, instt‘ut he was in the midst of in, in Cie volie, by a iiinCy remonstrance. of restoring, peace Kit he seas dret-tol—the warriors, sti.4lt,ir.r.e.t.. si rim 11 , 10 011 11. i chief, and heavy stones wero thrown w a.l directions. Sir I),teiil now kept bit ground at the immi nent risk of his lits---one it llutr.seirug toe bridle, made au etiOrt to Memnont hint, hut a determined blow honk the stall* of the bead!e (Mills) broke the assailants anti, and frusirated his imrpose. Sri David w.is wouniied in many partb in the hotly, and one 0f lire missiles laceraWil his fate. Several of the beadles at this (tale, stunned by the hinws indicted, were rowan. ; and 110 our 1411cyttl of authority Inn did and asstst lit veiling tiie A few persons at last became mole di.crLet, and twth.of the offenders, nausea Hibbins and the harder a blacksmith and the other a I ibourer. :is the end wer%t secured, and sem nil to th^ gaol at Lewes. Front the donuts, the fine of discord reached the lci el, their, s:iiite time, it was not to he ca;ingtusfied ; hot Si! Vatic, with the healtiorough named, who hail Lep; clime by him and tuft ied similarly,. regain. residence, ursu „ 111011411 much bruised, without being dangerously beige.. Warrants were then iseueil a4ainst such o. 111 e 1111111 as were known, and five or : I x to th e early parr of the lots lowing day were in custody. At t.re Tow:1.111AI, nil Tuesday evening. Sr lAstail attended the exaitititation. , . • and Wilbasst..l)ckrotileit,..G. Tester, and tiffwit, art: compelled to him' bail for melt appearance at the assizes. Hibbing and Martin were brought back from the gtol at Lewes—Me former fon..il bail, but the latter was tics famed tit default. A oarraut w as diterdvil against Mr:. information having been I -01.gc4. in V 31.11% hint. : stat i on a him to hate token a leading part in w flat it,, I *recurred. IVeltrar that s. scrap rioters are to ctistrid!. At the Town-hat ma Tut vlay, S r I) iv nd t xiii hi wel 3Cilf 111 the Jed his Ire: 41111, 111: was 'mll.lol and meanly sti stilt 43. S1%11114:11 cites k., black blue ;mil vtilow 1114. k•, and eyes nearly aimed, had been mein,/ equally dealt out lilt was Inner. 'l':re person whose 41111 visa ILAC:llfrti as yet remains unconcealed. lis TKO ADM:ROHS or Au . rieutrr.--A vessel, who s e 101,gilt i s wive escettainett to ix JINa it a y leaf. has, Within a few iLys pa t, been discovered sitar OIL • wharf at M4lllllll, near It tv ~.in•reit, in h:ut. piety tin the bank, and the keel nosier the bed ist the raver [two: g.. supposed to have W but tamed there mat auto yeas,. 2 v • her of hatils have been i:niployed nl itl i a.mig s tbe inteti• tit p.e ling it out; 34111.0 1141111 1.1 11111.111 baits 11:131.. 111'1:111141!4!, also a s twq wooden hills, and a ;Old- iiiiii 1111C41 Lilts:. A tri.tehat • %swims are daily arriving, tot awn, this wreak, 4r'.,1 it is rape:led tattle Taltaable* May be teinuocr•ta the latmaerv. . .J/ a:ll4a, ~"-*_ - =` ~;- ... 1 - • -» . _