The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-28 00:00:00

P 1 It A C V.

JOHN ZENNETT, J UN., ESQ. LONDON.
Havannah, July 11, 182?..
Sin—For some time past w e have noted in our shipping re.
ports the acts of piracy committed on this coast, which have
mostly passed without punishment ; and the perpetrators, em-
boldened by impunity,the nature of the coast, and sure of a ready
market, have, with increasing audacity, committed the most
atrocious crimes.

We enclose the reports of two instances, handed us with the
letter herewith, by the consignees of the vessels which suffered.
No flag is respected by these maurauders, and the losses by
those engaged in the traffic of this island will henceforth be im-
mense, unless very efficacious measures are resorted to.
The Government of the United States have sent some small
vessels of war to cruise off this Island, which have, by their
exertions, contributed in some measure to check the pirates;
but still it is to be lamented that they are not entirely des-
troyed.

A hope is generally entertained by the mercantile commit,
nity here, that the British Government will employ some part
of its naval force in the suppression of an evil by which British
property suffers morellian that of other nations, from its exten.
stye trade with this island, and which, if allowed to progress,
can to no quarter so readily extend itself as along the chain of
West India Islands, where British merchantmen would be
almost their exclusive prey. . •
We have the honour to be, &c.
F. FESSER anc.i.CO., Agents to Lloyd's,

BRIE ALPHA, SATfIJEL BROOKS 314STER, FROM

ISLAND.

On the 29th of May, 1822, at Ip. In., in lat. 22.50. N., long.
78. 50. %V. three schooners hove in sight on the larboard bow.
At 1. 30. observed their colours to be blue white blue ; at 2
they were within gunshot, and each fired a gun to leeward, and
immediately the headmost one, finding that the brig did not
heave to, fired a shot which fell close to her; she then short-
ened sail hove to, head to the south ; each of the pirates
manned their boats, with six and eight men each, and went on
board, hauled down the colours, and made sail on the ship, the .3
schooners in company, with their guns pointed at the brig, and
their crews at quarters; they immediately put the whole crew
with the captain down the forecastle, and secured the hatch (ex-
cepting the boy, whom they questioned about the Captain's
money) ; they then ordered the crew on deck, and commenced.
plundering. They ordered the Captain into the cabin, and de-
manded his watch and keys of the trunks, took out all his money
(about 200 dollars), and then took the trunks with all the Cap-
tain's clothes, books, instruments, &c. and left him with only
one shirt and trowsers, treating the mate and the rest of the
men in the same manner, at the same time beating them and
the Captain with their swords excessively, and wounding the
Captain in several places ; took all the moveable articles from
the cabin, bread, and small stores; took off the hatchways, and
carried away the warps, and several new small sails ; cut away
the maintop staysail, and runuing rigging that was new, with
cordage, canvass, &c. the boats going to the schooner and re-
turning occasionally. At 5. 30. P. at. they had taken every
article they could find, including a puncheon of rum, and went
off. They afterwards returned, and demanded more money.
Six of them surrounded the Captain on the quarterdeck, four
with swords and pistols, and one with a handspike; commenced
beating and cutting him until he was not able to stand, and fell
on the deck. They then put a rope round his neck, and hoisted
him up to the peak three several times, letting him down by
the run each time, and left him for dead. They then took the
mate from the helm, and repeated the same with him,demanding
more money ; but finding that there was no more, they left the
vessel, taking with them by force the carpenter with his tools,
John Nelson, a native of Sweden; Isaac Hutson, a seaman;
and William Hideman, the boy, both English.
• Two of these schooners were from 70 to 80 tons burden, with
50 or 60 men, and mounted three large guns ; had square top-
sails ; one was coppered, the other white . bottom, both painted
black, with a small white streak ; the third was smaller, with
two guns, and about twenty or thirty men, and no topsails, and
all black.