The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-17 00:00:00

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PIRACY.

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The following i 4 an extract of a letter dated Ha-
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Vattnatb, Sept. 25
We have been most shamefully used by the pirates along
the coast here. We were broui.;lit-to u. the day previous to
our arrival, the 2011., h. an armed schooner. who rubbed us
of every article of clothing and every thing else of value. 1
hewn nut even a shirt. On the 11th, while heating through the
Gulf, we spoke the brig Hannah, of Philadelphia : the super-
car4o came on board, and gave us a melancholy statement of
the manner in which they had been taken and plundered. He
said, that about a fortnight preying* they were taken and car-
ried into one of the keys inside of the Colorados, where they
were kept nine dap., and • cargo of turtle shell and coffee
taken from them to the amount of IS,OOO dollars. They tied
lint, the captain, and two passengers, to the rigging, mud matte
II fire round them fur the purpose of suffocating them. After
hearing such a lamentable story, what must hate bean our es
peetaliuns on the eve of being in their bands. We supplied
hem with provisions, as they had been sent to sea, with 24
prisoners that had been formerly taken, without arty provisions.
We parted company that day, and determined keeping on the
Florida shore, but it was nut bug before the wind shifted, and
enabled Os to lie nearer to this port. About its o'clock on the
morning we were plundered we observed a ship ahead of as,
and a bark mot far from us. About eight o'clock we observed
a almoner making sail from the laud to windward of us, Point
Marie! bearing about 20 miles east from us. She made sail
after the ship, and shout two o'clock brought her to, after firing
t tree guns. They altered the course of the ship, and sent her
in the direction they exuie from : the pirate then made for us,
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and the first salutation we received was a birge shot over our
heads, and presently after—from what otiose I do not know,
tfdass it was fir ear not being expeditions enough in bringing to
—we received a 'Mower of ballets, by which one of the men
lost part of his ear. We were presently after boarded by an
Euglodi gig, with a dozen or fourteen loon, who withont core-
ruouy began to use their cutlasses with which they were pro-
•ided. Seeing then. so ferocious, and being pressed by one
or two, I went overboard, and was lucky enough to swim to

the pirate. Captain Jones, seeing me leave the vessel, got into
into their boas with one of our men, and got on board about the
same time as I did. We were kept prisoners in the bold of
the pirate, along with the captain of the French ship previously
captured, until the rascals on board the brig bad robbed the
cabin of every thing they could food of value. We were at
last allowed to proceed. but on getting to the brig again, as if
they hail not been well satisfied, the people trdongiug to the
pirate commenced a second time, and Captain Jones received a
second healing, mid a slight wound on the hack of his head.—
I raved my heatiug in a great measure by going overboard. As
they got no money eacept what the mete and men had, they said

they were sure the passengers must have money ,• and perhaps
bad 1 been on board they would have insisted by using thri,
weapons. The poor steward onfortonately underwent a dread.-
tut beating in my stead ; at list they left us, and went in pur-
suit of their former prize, which vessel was loaded with wines
and goods fur this place, from Bourdeanx. I have since seen
the captain, who has escaped with whole bones. They had
tied him for the purpose of eodiug bin existence, and most
have done su had it not been fur the entreaties of two Spaniards,
passengers with him ; they have lightened his ship considera-
bly. hlardly a Vessel eacapes, either cominwthe way we did,
or through tbe old Bahama channel. e have seen several
fellow-suferets here, and—you will hardly believe it—at the
time.of our capture and release, we observed two vessels hull
down astern of us. These two vessels arrived here at the
same time as we did, who proved to be two Spanish men of
war, one aimed with twenty guns and 11U men, the other six
guns and 4.5 men. The Captains of both have been on board,
and say that they saw us takeu and released. You may guess
Phut they ought to have done."
The following is an extract of a letter from Rt.
Fulthrd, master of the brig Hope, of Liverpool, to
his owners, Messrs. Eyes, Miller, Wylie, and Co
Si. Andrew's. New Brunswick, Oct. 6,1622.
I am sorry to inform you that in the Cult of Florida 1 fell

in with a piratical brig of war, who took from me 1,050 dollars,
• hich I was taking to pay port charges, &c. Money was their
principal object ; they knew my basiness better than I did ;
they told me that I had been to the Havanna', with mules, and
that the price of them or the freight of them they most have,
either in cash or bills. As I bad no cargo on board I told them
that I had left the freight with my consignee ; but this did out
satisfy them. I expected that they would have murdered me.
They held a council of war •hether to murder the whole crew
or not, as some of my crew knew the pirates : the., were under
Buenos Ayres colours, but it was neitherr Buenos Ayres vessel
nor crew, but real Spaniards."

kTIONA L REGISTER

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MR. HUNT'S ENTRY.

On Monday forenoon Mr. Hunt made his public entry into
the metropolis. for which the
.public had been prepared by notice*
and placards of various uescnptions- The morning being favour—
able, and the day on which the working classes of the metropolis
generally devote to aniusetneft, the spectacle could nut hal to be
numerously attended.
At twenty minutes past ten the Committee arrived at Ilya,
Park Corner with as open carriage drawn by six horses, the
postillions dressed in light blue jackets. They proceeded under
the command of Mt. Whittaker, till they came opposite to the
Cannon Brewery, where they waited the arrival of Mr. Hunt.
At eleven tie appeared in a post chaise, which he quitted for the
open carriage. lie was then formally congratulated by a Mr.
Gliast in the name of the Committee, and he made a brief reply,
is which lie asserted that lie had never varied in his principles,
nor deceived any who reposed confidence in him. and that his
attachment to the cause of Reform was not to be shaken.
The procession was marshalled in the following order
Committee on horseback. ftiur a-breast.

Model of Two Sawyers at work.
The following Banners and Flags:—
SAWYERS.
'• Truth and .I.a tice"—ss Sawyers, fret not yourselves because
of evil Men'—"Sawyers united in Brotherly Love"—"
• Sawyers' Amu"—" Industry and Freedoni"—" Rights of the
People"—" Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh.
buur"—" False witnesses did rise up, they laid to my charge that
which I knew not."
MECHANICS' UNION—BR FIRM.
" This Union shall live when Tyrants are dead,
This Union so firm—it will fill them wi,h dread,
This Union so friendly, it,joins hand and heart.
Nur dungeons nor ales this Union shall part."
Bundle of Staves.
Band of Music.
G.ntlemen on foot, with brass tipped wands.
Mr. Hunt in a barouche drawn by six bay horses.
Five coaches and pair closed the procession.
Mr. Hunt was accompanied by his son. He was dressed in a
blue coat, and light waistcoat, over which lie wore a large tartan
cloak, which was embroidered with silver oak leaves. At half
past eleven the cavalcade moved on, and arrived at Hyde l'ark
Corner a quarter belore twelve. The procession was headed by
Mr. Ghast, on horseback, who shouted vigorously along the
whole line, without being much seconded any where by the
responses of the crowd. Occasionally a fair hand was seen waving
a handkerchief from a window ; but dts♦unstnuions of this kind
might be said to form an exception to the general indifference.
The people, however, seemed every where in the very best
humour.

The only trade which turned out on the occasion was the Saw-
yers, and they were not numerous. We did not recognise any
one in Me scanty Pruarssion whose name is at all known to the
Public.
The Procession moved along the principal streets, to the Eagle
Tavern, in the City Road.


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MANSION-HOUSE.
On Thursday last Mr. Wenlliani was brought up for a
filial examination, upon the charge of forging East India
Warrants for the delivery of goods.
The depositions of the several gentlemen who were
produced as evidence against the prisoner were read and
signed, and the witnesses were humid over to appear at
the Old Bailey next sessions, the prisoner having pie-
vionsly mentioned that lie would not make his defence in
this steer. sal the investigation.
The commitment was then made out, and Mr.lll'Cullorn
was sent in the custody of the Marshal to Newgate.
A remarkable circumstence took place in the course of
the examination of a prisoner named Atkinson, who was
charged with having committed a shameful robbery upon
a country lad, by whom he had been assisted with motley
in his distress. Au e 11l i l tent solicitor, who bad trausacted
1.11,d1U611 several years ago fur the celebrated Robert
Allen, the brewer, the greatest " whip" of his day, recog-
'used the prosecutor as the illegitimate sou of his dashing
client, and at once took the yonng fellow ruder his pie.
'colon. The poor lad, at the moment to met with his
friend, had not a farthing in his 'pocket.
The solicitor to whom we hese alluded had, on a for-
mer occasion, recovered the sum of 2,0001. for the prose-
cowl's mother, to whom Mr. Allen was much attached,
which sum had been left to her, scrawled upon a piece of
paper, by that
gentleman, on his death-bed.
The prisoner Atkinson,
who was chaeged with having
stole.' a watch from the prosecutor, as well as • bundle of
clothes,whicli bad been directed in his presence to au ins
in the City, was fully committed for trial.
BO W -STREET.
On Friday, Peter Osborne, a young man, said to he
very respectably connected, was brought up for a second
examination, charged with steeling a bay mare, the pro.
perry of James Hillier. The prisoner was brought up on
Tuesday, but was remanded until Friday, in consequence
of a material witness being then absent.
It appeared in evidence, that in March last the pri.
soner aria in Mr. Hillier, Duke-street, St. James's, cud
hired a horse for a month. He returned the horse at the
expiration of the time, and paid el. Out of 101., the price
agreed upon for the hire. He called occasionally at the
stables, and on the 'Oh of August he went there, and
said he was going on a visit to Colne Park, Wilts' for a
month, and wanted a horse for that period. Mr. Hillier
let hint have a bay mare, worth about 35 guineas. The
prisoner, however, instead of going to Colne Park, went
to Wurthing, where he placed the mare at livery, and took
up his own •I.ode at a fashionable boarding-house.—
While there, Mr. Shackell, a coach proprietor, and a com-
missioned dealer in horses in Oxford-street, advanced 201.
to the prisoner, who gave a draft for the amount on Sir
F. Oirimaney. He returned to London. and went to Sir
F. Onantaney'a house, where lie was informed by the clerks
that tire prisoner had no effects there. Mr. Shackell, on
hearing this, • •Iliately drove on to Worthing, mud Sr.
rived at the boarding house, where the prisoner and the
inmates were at supper. At his appearance the prisoner
seemed terribly confused, and atter enduring for some
few minutes the mortification of a public exposure, he re-
quested leave to endeavour to make some arrangement
with Mr. Shackell. A parley took place, and the prisoner
confessed that he was without money, bait said, " you
may take my mare." To this Mr. Shackell, after some
demur, agreed, end the next day, having paid 101. to the
stable keeper fur the keep of the mare, and a receipt
from the prisoner, lie brought her to town, and cubic-
quently sold her to a gentleman at Uxbridge. The pri-
soner was never seen by Mr. Hillier until Sunday, the 10th
instant, when he met him iu the Strand, and gave tiro in
charge to an officer.

The prisoner was again remanded to a future day.
MAKLBOROUGH.STREET.
David Kirby, a well-known eharacer, was brought up
on Fiiday, charged with assaulting Mr. Alexander Mar.
shall, an elderly gentleman, in Dean-street, Soho, and
snatching his hat from bighead.
Mr. Marshall stated, that he was walking along DPIIII.
street very slowly, being infirm, and he perceived a man
like the prisoner bustle out of • court, and deliberaiely
walking up to him, took his hat olf, and ran away. Tile
witness gave an alarms, and the fellow was shopped running
in Soho-spiare—lie had just long the bat •way. Mr.
Maishall said, walking the preceding evening in the same
place, he was attacked in a similar manner, anti robbed of
his watch.

The prisoner,_ in his defence, denied having " prigged
the castor."—He wa. committed tor trial.

UNION-HALL.
Grady, the toll-collector on the Surrey side of the We-
terloo bridge, was summoned before L. B. Allen, Esq.
nnder 'the 58th of George Id, cap. YS, with il'egally ob-
structing Mr. Marshall, a professional gentleman, iu
passing through the gate.
Mr. Marshall stated, that a few days ego he had occa-
sion to go into the Strand Elmo the Surrey side of Wa-
fel too Ist idge. On arriving at the gate he found that he
had no cash about hint, but some farthings which he kept
for the autttsentent of his children, and on tendering four
of them for the penny toll, the defendant, with much
abuse, refused to pass hint through. Mr. Marshall, after
much altercation, was compelled to go to a neighbouring
tavern and borrow a penny, Went the defendant would
pass him this/sigh.
The tivirsidrait denied having used abusive langnage
towards Mr. Marshall, but admitted that he had refused
to allow him to plan the toll, on the supposition that he
was nut bound to receive the farthings in lieu of a penny.
The magistrate, on referring to ■ clause iu the above
Act, informril the defendant that he bad subjected hi tt -
self to the infliction of a penalty of 51. for his misconduct
to the complainant. whodie said, had been exceedingly ill
treated.

Ihe defendant pleaded hard for a mitigation of ilia
fine, having, be said, a wilt and *even diddle') dependent
on him for support.
Air. Marshall interceded fur him, and the magistrate, in
consideration of his family, and the rrcommrudatiun of
the complainant, fiord the defendant in the miligatcd
penalty ui 11. and costs.
APPREHENSION OF PART OF A GANG OF
BURGLARS.
MITRE TAVERN, GNENwitis —Ott Tuesday last, John
Oliver and Charles Lewis were charged with burrito-
riunsly entering I homes in the vicinity of Ureen-
ith and Woolwich, and stealing thetruen vatiuus
nt 114.11'N of property ; and John Musiyard was charged on
auvpiciun with being C(MlctilsaeJ in the above 'obi/mita.—

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