The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-15 00:00:00

CAPTURE OF A PIRATE.

[From (lie Bahama Iluyal Gazette of Owl. 12.]
On the night of the ►at. inst. at half-past eight, the sloop
Eliza was lying at anchor in La Gualtaya, where a schooner
brought up at a short distance, and, without hailing, tired two
*bats tither. The sloop, without loss of time opened • heavy
fire from ber only run, a 12. pounder carronade, loaded with
round and grope shot, supported by musketry, and, after six
rounds, the slaughter on the scitouner'a deck must bave been
very great, as the cries of the wounded were hideous. A
felucca now bore down between the schooner and the Eliza.
with the evident intention of running alongside and boarding,
but the sloop averting their intention, ran under her bow, and
boarded in an instant. The defence of the pirates was despe-
rate. The captain and nine men wet e killed, and the remaining
part of her Grew, with the exception of four men, two of whom
were wounded, jumped ov et board. She appeared to have been
fully prepared fur action. Shot were heating, and the men
armed with outlasses, and a long knife in the left band. Part of
our boarders were equipped with cutlasses, while others
with tired bayonets poured in their lire the moment they had
boarded. So gallant an atta k could not be performed without
a severe loss on our side: and it is to he lamented that two
seamen were killed, and Mr. Nourse and six seamen severely
wounded•—Mr. Nears° through the arin with so iron ball from
a musketoom. The felucca had paten a French brig bound to
Havanna'', and bad disposed of her cargo. Some cases of
riband, muslin, &c. were found on board, and her water and
provisions were nearly out. Titus a small sloop, with only ova
gait and 27.% men, in a few minutes heat elf with great slaughter
a schooner of six guns and Montt 4,1 men, and boarded and
earliest a felucca of live guns and 36 men. Perhaps in few
actions of the kind lima greater degree of cool atni determined
gallantry been displayed.

G REINOCK, Dtc. G.—Yesterday forenoon a la-
mentable and fatal accident occurred at the new Chapel o
Ease n.w building in Blackliall-stect. The principal masonry
being entirely finished, the joiners were proceeding with the
erection of the roof, with every prospect of successful comple-
tion to a work which had previously advaneal iu the best
manner ; and were yesterday, to the number of 111 individuals
iaeluding one of ti. superintending contractors, employed upon
lb., scal olding. which had been raised for constructing the roof,
when • prop, which temporarily supported one of the tie-beams,.
shilling suildeoly, the latter gave way, and precipitated the
scatiulding which was resting upon it, and uu which the turn
were at work, down npon the froat gallery. The accumulated
weight havieg forced the main cross 'team of the gallery Gum
its place, the joists which rested upon it wee conseluently left
without support, and, pressed with the auperisicuinheut mass,
acted an su many teat era upon the partition wail (iu which their
ends were placed) which divides the body of the church from
the main entrauce and staircases of the gallery. By this means
part of this wall was fumed out, and itumediately thereafter the
portion 'Move the opening, to an esteut of probably SO feet
and 20 itt fici,„ht, fell to the ground. The whole was the wcrk
few seconds, and the rtimate men on the scaffolding
had scarcely time to perceive their appalling situation, till they
were precipitated limn a height of 40 feet to the ground, and
overwhelmed by the accumulated mass of materials before
stated. Of the entire !somber of persuns but one escaped un-
hurt; yet, cousidering the dreadful predicament in which they
were placed, it is surprising the catastrophe was ni.t more fatal
than it proves to have been. One moan, named Asher, was killed
by suffocation. 'lite remainder w ere all iii a very short time
extricated, smile slightly but most of them aerie:tasty wounded.
As Mr. Bryant, Surgeon ,of Kennington, was on his tetutn
from the 11 asteway, Bri•ton, oil Toesilay night, he wan
by two men, %vim, with horrid imprecaiims, swore
they would murder him, if he did not deliver op all the pro-
pch ly lee had about hi.u, m hie!, lie did to escape
they robbed him they rai, away in the direction of CasibervieU-
road. _ _

AFFECTING CINCL; NISTAMCK.-011 Friday snorninsi
lasi a male of the saute o' Witham Andrews, a C4re 1-
m n in the employ of M. 0116 Hull and S.:llston, Pazla
deogton stage proprietors, was routed dead in Itia-twd....
He had been unwell 'Or a day or two, and hes ion. ►rent
years of age, was in the habit of sleeoina ; on
e ieg asked, on Friday, how his rob. r was, he an,weled,
nines h"tter, for he -nail slept well all night. Uri has
nrighlo.as going two Ina dumber Ise was ft.ouJ a
curote.