The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-01 00:00:00

PIRACY.

The piratical outrages committed on our mer-
chant vessels have reached an extent which calls tor
the immediate interkrenee of Government -- British
property is pillaged under the nose of the Admiral
on the station with entire impunity—the following
are documents on the subject which have been au-
dressed to Lloyd's;—

JOKY lIENYETT, JUN., Esp. LONDON.
Havanna'', July t t, 1844.
Sta,—For some time past we have nosed in our shipping re-
ports the acts of piracy committed on this coast, which have
mostly passed without punishment; and the perpetrators, em-
bolden by impunity, the nature of the coast, and sure of a ready
market. have, with increasing audacity, committed the most
atrocious crimes.
We enclose there. .rte of two instances, handed us with the
letter herewith, by tee consignees of the vessels which suffered.
No flag is respected by these marauders, and the los es by
those engaged in tile traffic of this island will henceturth be im-
mense, unless very etficainous measures are reacortAl to.
The Government of Me United States have sent some small
vessels of war to cruise ollthis island, which have, by their exer-
OMB contribute I in some measure to check the pirates ; but still
it is to be lamewel that they are not entirely destroyed.
A hope is generally ente. wined by the mercantile community
here that the British Government will employ some part of its
naval force in the suppression of an evil by which English pro
petty sutlers more that that Mother nations, from it► extensive
trade with ibis Isla id, and which, if allowed to progress, can to
no quarter so readily extend it .elf as along the chain of the West
India Islands, where &lush merchantmen would be rdeno a their
exclusive prey.
We have the honour to be,
F. FESSER and Co., Agents to Lloyd's.

Brig Alpt t, Samuel Brooks, Master, from Turks Island.
On the xhitli of May, lua. at 1 p.m. hi lit...N. 50. N., long.
SO. W. three schi iners hove in bight on the larboard bow.—
At I. 30. observed the colours to be blue white blue; at they
were within gun si)))7, and etch fired a gun to the iecward, and
immediately the headtilast one, finding that the brig did not
heave to. tired a $lll/1 which fell close to her; she then shortened
sail and hove to, be.d to the south; each of the pirates 1114111)&1
their boas, with six arid eight men each, and went on board.
bawled down the colours, and made sail on the ship, the three
schooners in company, with their guns pointed at the Wig., and
their crews at quartets; they iinnsediately put the whole crew
with the captain down the forecastle, ant secured the hatch (ex
cep,* the boy, whom they questioned about the captain's
money); they then ordered the crew on deck, and ColllllltoCed
plundering. They ordered die captain into the cabin, and de-
manded his watch and keys of the trunks, took out all lois money
(about tUO dollars), and then teak the trunks with all the cap-
tain's cbelies, books, instninents, &c. and lel him only one
shirt and trowsers, trezting the mate and the rest of the men in
the same wanner, at the same time beat mg them and the captain
with thctr swords excessively, and woundirg the captain in several
places; took all the moveable articles from the cabin, bread and
small stores: took off tl a hatchways, and carried away the snaps.
and several new small sails; cut away the maintop au! sail, and
running Jigging that was new, with cordage canvass, Ac. the
the boats going to the schooner and returning occasionally. At
S. 30, ran. they had taken every article they could find, including
a puncheon of nun, and went off Six of them ;die. wards re-
turned and demanded more money. They surrounded the cap-
tan on the quarter deck, five with swords and pistols and one
with a handspike; yaminemed beating and cutting him until he
wes not able to stand, and fell on the deck. They then put a
rope round big neck, and hoisted him up to the peak three several
times letting hint down by the run each now, and lett him for
dead. They then took the mate front the helm, and repeated the
same with him, denaturing inure money ; but tindin6 that there
was no mole, taking with them by force the carpenter with his
tools. John Nelson. a native of Sweden; Isaac 'lnman, a seaman,
and William Ilideman, the boy, both English.
Two of these sentionsts were from ;u to tiO tons burden, with
50 or Go men, and mounted three large gulls ; had square top •
s.Ol. one was coppered, the other white bottom, both puinteu
black with a small wnite streak; the third w:s smaller, with
two guns. Mill about twenty or 50 men, and no topsails, and all
black.