Star.
London, England, 1823-12-25 00:00:00

PIRACY.

Extract from the log-book of the Charles Sidney,
Haskell, arrived at New York from Martinique:
" October 18, at seven P.M. Little St. Tlurauts, bearing
S.E. observed a small sloop-rigged boat stag towards',
us, which in a short time came within hail. Captain'
Haskell asked what they wanted ? but they answered
nothing; the boat pulled across our bow, came under
our lee, and discharged three musket-shot into us, and
immediately boarded us, seven in number, two negroes
and five Spaniards, armed with muskets, cutlasses, pis-
tols, and knives. They drove all hands below; except
Captain Haskell, and placed a guard at the hatchways.
The boat proved to be from a piratical schooner, then
lying about half a mile astern, belonging to Porto Rico.
The mate having at first refused to go below, was struck
with.a cutlass by a black man, and forced down, where
he got along on the ballast to see and bear what followed.
One of the black men called Captain Haskell, and two
others stood with their cutlasses over his head, threaten-
ini him with immediate death if he did not tell where
the money was. Captain Haskell told them that there
was no money on board, extept a small sum in his desk,
ItbiCh was to pay his port charges in Turk's Island.
The, pirates broke open the desk and chest, and took all
their could foul: then began a second search, thieaten-
iug all Att time they would put Captain Haskell to
death if.he did not tell them where more was concealed.
Atiersatiifying themselves that no more plunder was
to be obtatned on board, they made off with What they
had, saying they must be in a hurry, as they had two
more American schooner to board that night, which
Vert then in sight."
Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Duncan, of the
United States' schooner Ferret, dated St.Jago de Cuba,
September sB.—" I art iced hire on the 19th, and have
been detained on this part of the coast of Cuba, in con-
sequence of having' understood that an American brig
had been carried into a placeabout 5.0 miles from this
be;pireter. I proceeded to the place immediately, and
found the vessel stripped 'of everything that could be,
removed. 1, however, brought her round to this place
iculestsar security, and gave her in charge to the Ame-
!kilts:C.4nel for the owners. Her crew, it is supposed,
wee murdered, as nothing had been heard of them.
I shalkweitet from Thomp:on's Island, where I expect to
arrive about the last of neat month."

►1•IIE EVENING STAR..

LONDON.

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