The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-12 00:00:00

AGAIN.

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This vessel, of which some particulars of her recent I
depredations were given a day or two since, has been
again seen up the Mediterranean. and although the vessel
she chased was enabled to effect her escape, it still shows
that her abominable trade is carried on in the very
teeth, as it were, of her Majesty's men-of-war. By a
letter received from Paris, dated the 9th inst., it appears
that " the Jean Baptiste, Martin, from Cette, arrived
at Havre on the 24th ult., was obliged to take shelter
under the Island of Ivica, and while lying there, towards
midnight, be perceived a brig, painted black, which be
supposed to be either a Greek or a Turkish vessel, with
all Sails set. When arrived nearly opposite the Jean
Baptiste, .she -clewed up her lower sails, hauled down
.her foretopsail, and rounded to. The Jean Baptiste tacked
about, but the suspicious brig did the same, and
prepared to put her boat out ; perceiving which the
Jean Baptiste made all sail to run out to sea ; the
strange brig did the same, but th,. sea running very
high she tacked. and remained with her topsails close
reefed." It will be remembered that in the recent ac-
count given 'under this head, the suTkious vessel is re-
presented as being a barque, whilst In the present in-
stance the strange 'sail is mentioned as being a brig.
A widely diff:.rent rig, it is true, hut may have been re-
sorted to as a ruse to escape detection--a kind of dt.s.ep-
thin known to have been practised in former years by
pirates ,• but if .his supposition be incorrect, it then re
mains that there are more than one piratical vessel in
those waters, and calls therefore for increased
diligence
upon the part of her Majestfs cruisers. Surely, the de-
predations of these rovers will not be permitted to ex-
tend much further.
VEssi.Ls SPOKEN WITS.--Silvio, of Fceamp, March 30,
lat. 48, lon. 31 ; Vesta, from Havre, April 4, lat. 50,
lon. 9, by the Villt. de Bordeaux, arrd. .at Havre.
Creis guitar, Gravereau, Buenos Ayres, to Bordeaux,
March 1, by the C'„chelot. arrd. at Havre. Diadem,
Haritial, England, t, the Cap. of Good Hope, Feb. 23,
lat 10. S., lob. 27, W., by the Belle POule, arrd. in the
Gironde. Gissore, from New York, Dec. 5, lat. 7, lon.
88, E.; Guiana, out forty days, from Batavia, lat. 22, S.,
lon. 4, E.; Bowline, of Glasgow, for Calcutta, Feb. 17,
lat. 1, N., lon. 21, W.; Tamerlane, Liverpool to ditto,
Feb. 18, lat. 1, kin. 21; by the Urgent, arrd. in the
Downs. Lady Flora Hastings, Liverpool, to Calcutta,
2d ult., let. 4, S., lon. 25, W. by the Abbot Beading,
arrd. at Liverpool. Agnes Lea, London, to the Cape of
Gocd Hope, Feb. 6,lat. 38, S., lon. 24, W.; Harwoad,
Feb. 21, lat. 4, S., lon. 25, W.; by the Bella Portina,
arrd. at Liverpool. Dolphin, of Jersey, outward bound;
Union of Guernsey, Rio, for Hamburgh; by the Caro-
; line, off Cork.

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