The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-23 00:00:00

PIRACY.

(From a Philadelphia Paper of the 17th of March.)
The following statement is made by John Cor-
rejai master of the brig Ma7y, of New York
On the 14th of February instant, wind S.W.,
entered on the Keysal bank, in sight of the Dog
Keys. At 2. 30, P.m. saw an hermaphrodite brig
and schooner, apparently in company, lying to the
wind. At 4 P.M., not wishing to leave the bank,
tacked to the southward, when they immediately
filled away. At 4. 15., finding we were coming up
with them, they both tacked for about 15 minutes,
when the schooner again filled away and left the
brig in the situation just mentioned. At 5 P.M.,
being aboard the brig The New Priscilla, of
Salem,' on her stern, observed that her stern boat
tackles were hanging in the water, her boat gone,
and not a soul to be seen on board ; called three or
four times, but receiving no answer, tacked and
stood off.

" On the 25th of February, a letter was received
from the commercial agent at Matanzas, in which
he states, that the brig Atlantic, Grover, of Boston,
sailed on the 21st instant from that port, and that
on the sane day she was captured by a piratical
schooner, and all hands murdered, except one man
who was concealed. They scuttled the vessel, and
deserted her, when he came out, put the vessel be-
fore the wind, and when within three miles of the
shore she sunk, and that he saved himself by swim-
ming on a plank, which was driven along towards
shore by the sea-breeze, and arrived exhausted at
Mr. Echvarria's, near Matanzas."
The notary certificate sets forth the testimony of
Alfred Hill, who stated, " that he was second mate
of the brig Atlantic, Captain Caleb W. Grover, of
Boston, which vessel sailed hence on Sunday, the
22d of February instant, bound to New York, hav-
ing on board the following named persons—viz.
Caleb Grover, master; Joseph Jordan, first mate;
this appearer, Alfred Hill, second mate; John Ro-
binson, Joseph Blaseday, and Potter, seamen; and
cook, a black man, name unknown. That off Point
Yaco was boarded and brought to by a piratical
schooner, about GO or 70 tons burden, full of men,
armed with cutlases, and having on board two large
guns, who ordered the boat to be lowered and sent
on board the schooner, which was done, having on
board Captain Grover, and two men, Joseph Blase-
day and John Robinson ; that as soon as the boat
got alongside of the schooner, a number of her men
jumped on board, took out the two seamen, and im-
mediately shoved alongside the brig and boarded her,
and ordered all hands, except the Captain, into the
fore peak. After shutting the scuttle over, they
waited about ten minutes, and ordered all hands
on deck again. That at this time, lie, the said
Alfred Hill, was stowed away among the cargo,
for the purpose of secreting himself; that they
were called on deck separately—that he then
heard a heavy groan from the Captain, and
heard him distinctly repeat these words, ' Lord have
mercy on my soul !' Heard a scuffling on deck,
and groans of the people; that after the noise had
ceased, they commenced searching, as he supposes,
for money; that about four o'clock in the afternoon
they knocked out her bow port, when she immedi-
ately began to fill with water; hearing a noise on
deck at the time, he supposed the pirates had not
left her, and was afraid to go upon deck; that hav-
ing discovered the noise to proceed from the flap-
ping of the sails, after haring remained below till
twilight, he went upon deck, and got some blan-
kets with which he endeavoured to stop up the bow-
port, but found it of no use, as the force of the sea
washed them in again; that he then filled the top-
sails, to endeavour, if possible, to get her back into
the harbOur. That about three miles and a half
from the shore, she sunk : with the assistance of a
plank, lie succeeded in getting a-shore about four
o'clock the following morning, and continued walk-
ing along shore as far as lie could : that he then
went to a house, where they gave him an order to
go to Mr. Robert Ferry's, where he dined. That
from thence he went to the plantation of Mr. Ech-
varria, where he slept last night, from whence he
this morning came to town. That the brig was
overhauled and boarded between twelve and one
o'clock of the day of their leaving port, and that
the pirates left her, as he supposes, between four
and five o'clock in the afternoon. That after com-
ing on deck, he discovered marks of blood near the
rail, and pieces of watches, &c., and wearing ap-
parel, strewed about the cabin and deck. That he
has no doubt, from the noise he heard, and-the ap-
pearance of blood, that the captain and crew were
murdered."

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