Star.
London, England, 1821-09-15 00:00:00

PATRIOT PIRACY.

SALEM, JULY 22.—Arrived yesterday the schooner
Joseph, I.Amenw., thirty-two days from Laguira ;
sailed June 19, at five Pa% in company with thirty-
five sail, mostly Spanish vessels, full of troops and
inhabitants, evacuating the place in consequence of
the approach of the Patriots, who were momentarily
expected to enter. They welt' in ossession of Ca-
raccas. At eight rasa left the fleet lying off the port,
under convoy of a frigate. On the 25th June, at six
Pot. coming by the island of Porto Rico, bound
through the Mona passage, was taken possession of
by a Patriot privateer sloop of two guns and ninety
men ; brought us to anchor to the south of Cape Roan,
and took all hands on board the privateer. At nine
r.st. permitted me to go on boatel the schooner, but
kept the mate and crew all night. In the morning
forty of the privateer's men came on board, shifted
the cargo, and searched every pact of the schooner,
even to chests and bedding, but did not move all the
ballast. They then returned on hoard the privateer,
when I was again sent for. The first Officer spoke
English, as did most of the Officers cicept the Captain.
—They told me that if I would give them a carti-
ficate that they had taken notliiig from me, they
would give me my papers and let Me go, which
I did, alter receiving Irani them a few small articles
which they had taken ; but, instead of letting me go,.
I was again ordered on board, and told clime was a
mistake in the number of bags, and that they would
take them on deck and count them. Most of the crew
then went on board of the schooner and began to
search every part; took all the cocoa and coffee on
deck, and examined every bag; they then went to
shifting the ballast, underneath which they found
eight hundred Spanish dollars, and took them from
me. This did not satisfy them, but there was no more
on board. They then took threeof my men on board
the privateer, and set out on an expedition to cut out
two vessels and rob the inhabitants of the north of
Cape Roxo—they also took nay boat with them,
leaving only the Mate and boy with me, with orders
to lay to for them, which I was obliged to comply
with, as my men and papers were on board the pri-
vateer. At seven A. at. they returned, bore up with
the schooner and took a Spanish sloop, then hauled
to for the privateer. At eleven, I was ordered on
board with my log-book, when they gave me a se-
vere reprimand, with hard threats, for not telling
them I had money; when I asked them for the money
or a receipt, their answer was, " Into the boat, and
be off r While in their possession, they robbed me
of eight hundred dollars, a small bower anchor, crow-
bar, two oats, two pump-bolts, and a bucket, and
detained me forty-two hours—this is a patriot treat-
ment. They left me two leagues south of the island
Zacheo, in the Mona Passage. From what we could
learn, the privateer was called the Altevero, com-
manded by FRANCiSCO MARCO, from Margaretta.

Yesterday, Thomas Treslcr was committed for trial,
from Hatton-Garden Office, charged with defrauding
certain persons of different sums, under the pretence
of keeping a Register-office for hiring servants.
FEMALE RonnEn.—Thursday afternoon, the butler
of J. Ripley, Esq. Clapham-road, whilst employed in
the front pantry in cleaning and assorting the family
plate, was suddenly called away to attend to some
domestic affair, and in his hurry forgot to take the
precaution of locking the area gate. In a few minutes
.afterwards, the footman happening to come along the
passage, saw an elderly woman passing though the
area, who, on his approach turned loom), and in the
most supplicating tone imaginable, asked charity of
him in Gon's name. Her manner was such, that he
felt disposed to relieve her; but on casting his eye
over her person, he was struck with surprise to see
the handle-end of a silver spoon protrude at her bo-
som : he attempted to seize it, on which the old
woman began to roar for help, saying he had designs
upon her chastity! The sturdy footman, however,
atter much resistance, accomplished the violation, and
succeeded in drawing from a bosom, where the Graces
had long since ceased to dwell, no less than nineteen
silver spoons, all the property of his matter! The
squeamish old thief was yesterday brow ht to Union
Hall, and fay committed for trial.
The Journal des Debuts of Sunday says, "-An ex-
periment was made a few days since, iu the garden of
Tivoli, with a bantam which was tilled and raised with-
out any combustible matter, gas, or apparatus. L was
exposed empty to the rays of the sun, and their action
determined the atmospheric air into the balloon,which
was thus completely filled. It acquired at the same
time an essential impetus, and when abani.:oned rose of
itself. The construction of the balloon is contrived that
it may receive the greatest advantage from the action
of the sun; the upper part is transpat cut, the middle
black, andthe lower part gilt outside and Llac