The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-03 00:00:00

HEROIC AFFAIR.

I From the Troy &Wired. Oct. 5.1
The following account of the re-capture of the brig Fre-
derick, of Stoning:on, from the pirates of the Pacific, ex-
hibits one of the most brilliant feats we ever heard of. 'We
undenttand that when the Freileriek arrived at Callao, the
owners were so mue:l pleased with the gallant conduct of
Captain Burrows, that they immediately presented him
with a sum of SAM dollars.

The Frederica, Captain A. It. Burrows, was captured
on the 26th December, near the port of (lilacs, where she
was bound with a cargo of dry pads. Captain IL relates
the circumstance as follows :—At to r. u. the Frederick was
fired into by an armed brig, and ordered on board with my
papers. After getting on hoard and being closely examined
Inspecting my vessel and cargo, they took possession of my
vessel and transit rred the crew to the privateer. During the
night they stood to the southward fur Mouleando, where
they intended discharging my cargo ; but the next morn-
ing, when nearly abreast of the port, saw it ship standing
in, which they took for a man of war, when the privateer
and brig hauled off from the shore. The Captain of the
privateer then told me that he should send my brig to the
island of Chiloe, anti if I chose to go in leer, and site ar-
rived safe, that after discharging my cargo, he would give
me up my vessel. Thinking there might be some chance
of recovering leer, and knowing that if I left her I should
not get leer again, I chose to remain by her, and after much
persuasion I prevailed on him to let me take my son with
ate—but lee would not consent to my taking any wore of
my crew. After plundering my vessel of about 12,040
dollars' worth of dry goods, rice, rigging, and such other
articles as they were then in want of, they put a
prize master and nine men on board, and ordered
us to make sail for the island of Chiloe. Soon af-
ter leaving the privateer, 1 learned that her name was Kin-
tanoslia, Capt. Mattielena, from the island of Chiloe,and that
they had previously taken several English and Patriotic
vessels, some of which tWy lead burnt, anti sent the others
to Chiloe, and that she had a large amount of money on
board taken from them. I also learned that Capt. Mattalena
had formerly been an officer ler licnevides, and hail
headed a gang in taking the American brig Ilersilia, at the
island of St. Mary's. From this inforrnatitro, and his
plundering my vessel, I had no reason to expect getting her
again, finless I took her by force, which I determined to do
whenever a favourable opportunity should otE.r. I then
loaded my pistols, also those of the mate which I had taken
car, to stow away on my first arrival on board, from the pri-
vateer. I then informed my son of my intention, and or-
dered him to meld himself en readiness. After bring in
possession of the captors seven days, we succeeded in re-
taking her, drove the Spaniards below in the middle of the
clay. and then ordered therm on deck one at a time, and
tied their hands behind them, as I had no irons on board to
secure them with. I then shaped my course for Callao.—
The next day I put seven of the prisoners in a whale boat,
with provisions and water to last them to the land—
the other three I took with me to Callao, where I arrived
two clays afterwards, anti delivered the balance of my cargo
to the former owners. Two days after my arrival, the pri-
vateer appeared off the harbour of C.ellao, and the United
States at heater, Dolphin, 'Captain Conner, and the British
frigate Tartar, Captain Brown, nestle sail in pursuit of leer,
but night coining on, she made her escape. A short time
after that, the crew of a French ship arrived in their boats,
leaving been captured a little to the leeward by the privateer,
who lead taken from the ship sO,OOO dollars, manned and
ordered her fur Chiloe. on the 24th of May, a few days
1 before the Frsnkiin left 'Valparaiso, the Kentanealis ar-
rived there, prize to a French scoop of war, who had cap-
tonal leer off Quilca. She had been at Chiloe, and had
landed her money, and was then on Ler second cruise.