The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-20 00:00:00

PIRACY.

&phis Briggs, of the schooner Alidgmil, sailed from X ant-
ra, Cuba, on the 40th day of August. Neat morning, of
Key Rostain, saw a schooner which gave chase. When with-
in about • league, we prepared for acacia, all bends (11l me•
and 8 boy.) being ready to defend the vessel to the last mo-
ment. At sun-set the chase filed again, when we took in sail,
and every man was stationed at his post. She came up on our
weather snorter. within pistol shot, hauled up her foresail,
and fired three guns and musketry, without bailing ns. She
appeared full of men. We conamencod a firing upon her, and
in about an hoer shot away her fore yard and fore gait. She
then ceased firing and bailed in Spanish, which we answered
by telling of one character, and demanding to knew his i they
made no reply. We commenced firing again—she fired another
gun and stood of. Captain Smith, who was or board, received
• musket ball through his emit At day lighs neat day we
mad, sail, and found our fore and fore topsail braces shot away
22 shot and bulled as, sad three went below the deck—mach
other dames* was dope—three shot lodged in the wizen mast,
which, with the fore topmast. is unfit for further service. The
mainsail had 46 abut holes tbroogh it. We must have killed
• good assay of the crew. as we were so near as to hear their
cries.
Captain Todd, of Philadelphia, anived Xibera about the
22d ultimo from Commie, and stated that several piratical
vessels were fitting out these, soder a mite named Mans, who
swore vengeance against the Americans, and moat particularly
against Lieutenant Stockton, of the Alligator, who burnt one
of his vessels. Information was received at Xibars that the
pirate Febien had been taken and married into St. Domingo,
thence sent to St. Jago de Cuba. Tito pirate Lesfitte was again
on the coast, shoot 6 leagues to windward of Xibark in •
schooner of IS tons and 25 men.

DREADFUL BANDITTI.-011 Tuesday morning
last, duri•g the examination of H. Pocock, •lies Townsend,
before Sir George Parra•t, at Nlarlhorongh.street Polies, the
officer Clements, who with Jeffreys were so actively engaged
in tracing oat the sompanions •ud assistants of Pocock, as.
eemained among other evidence, that at this moment these are
existing a banditti or gang of miscreants, who extend their
operations to all parts of London, and the theatres, and pick
out various gentlemen whom they follow, not only home, bat
watch afterwards their residences, and then pouncing upon
them, make their infamous charges. and threatening an expose,
demand money to keep the fancied secret; no doubt from the
duplicates of valuable gold watches and other property Mood
upon Pocock, they have been rather samosas! in this felonious
practice. The public should understand, that, although if •
man should not give money to the accused, he is equally guilty,
as the law wisely makes it • felony, by the act of putting
another in fear to extort money. Tkere is also another Act of
Parliament, which, by its clauses, even protects those wretches
who practice mach nameless offenoes front extortion ; one of
the cl observes to this effect:—" Should a man be guilty
of such • charge, and known, and to be seen in the guilty act,
then ought the witness to come fo.--- ' • •
to justice ;" bat if that evidence
or threaten to extort money, to
they become guilty of capital &key,
meat of death.
HYDROPHORIA.-A moat
took place on Monday last, at the
smith, in Peartremcourt, Clerkent
was seized with hydrophobia, bit
drew, one aged ten, and the other ,
bit in the left eye, and the youogest
drew were taken to Bs►tbelon.ew'r -
was applied to the wound on tb
flesh cat oft' from the wound of
killed, and the dog was opened ,
who have ascertained the animal
teed the trouble of the family.
and the youngest remains in the',
The marriage of a couple
after the publication of the bass,
Hely Tri•iy Aura, Bull, ia

e forward, and bring bin or they
we or evidences receive money,
to suppress such charge, then
felony, and are liable to popish-
most alarming occurrence
at the hoses of Mr. Hessler, e
trkenwell.—A dog of Mr. Ms,
, bit two of Mr. Healer's chit-
her eight years. TllO eldest was
sanest in We cheek. The chit-
vew's Hospital, where a caustic
a the eye of the eldest, and the
of the youngest. The dog was
n 3 and examined by the surgeons,
nal to be mad. Nothing can
ea-
They have the eldest at home.
he hospital.
ple was forbid immediately
is, and during the write, at elmo
I Staley heti •