Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-10-09

he Following Circular has been forward
ed by the Collector Of Boeon, to the COL
leefors of the REFLECTIVE Ports in the u. s.
BOSTON, Sept. AZ, 1909.
To the Collector Of
SiR-This will be forwarded to you by
the Collector of the Port of BosroN the
purpofe is to requeff of you that fhould
the vefel below defcribed enter your Port,
or come into your neighbourhood, ihe may
be detained, the perfons on board taken
into cuifody, and immediate information
forwarded to me, or Gen. DEARBORN /;
the faid vcfIel having been forcibIy taken
poneflion fly the perfons below deicrip-
ed, two of the crew killed, and the Captain
compelled to leap into the fca.
am. Sir, your NOT obcdient fervant,
w. s. SKINNER, Pro Cos/hl.
SCHOONER THREE SISTERS, arc
markable heigh fern Schooner, no Cab
IN Windows has yellow ftrean fore and
aft from the break of the quarter deck to
the fern q white hrezk no mouldings
round tho tern, but painted yellow in imi-
tation Of mouldings. She is ReeiRered in
Halifax, owned by Meflrs. iona. and John
TremSn, burthen fxty-three and fifty
ninety ',urth tons John Stairs, Maker
The hgnatures to the RegiRer, are, Thorn.
as N. Jefferys, Collector. |. Slater, Comp.
tyoilfr, and James Grant, Dspaty Naval
OGeev. She has her clearance from Cafpie,
or Perez in the Province of Lower Canada,
Signed by Hugh O'Hara, Deputy Collector.
The People left on board were, Edward
Jordan, man about thirty eight years of
age, dark complexion, black hair, and a
very black beard, of an innocent appear
ance John Kelly, Mate, abont twenty
two or three years Of age, Eve feet three
or four inches high, very much pitted by
the Small Pox, will probably, pats as maj
ter of the veflel ; Edward Jordan, has his
VIZ and four Children on board, one of
tn our. a Boy about eight or nine years of
age, and the oldeif Girl very much dit.
figured by burn on her back and her
right arm.
The above aa of Piracy and Murder
was committed osthc 18TH ult.on the eait-
ern coat of Nova Scotia and within two
days fail of Halifax, where the vefiel was
bound. In an unguarded moment, while
the Captain and one of the hands were in
the cabin, the aforementioned Jordan,
having fra corrupted the mate, Kelly, and
fecured the arms, discharged piftol down
the fky light at the Captain, which wound
ed him and killed the man who was with
him. The captain then ran on deck juA
in time to fee the lait ftroke given to his
only remaining man, who fell dead on the
deck. lie was then fallen upon by Jordan
and his wife, and another pifoI attempted
to be fired at him, which flaihed, and in
the Rruggle was thrown overheard. Kel-
ly al this time was charging another piftol
which the Captain obiervnP, while engas-
ed with Jordan and his wife, by great OK.
ertion ditengaeed himfsn, and icizing the
Hatch, threw il over and jumped upon il.
As it blew very hard nc was foon clsar
from the venel. and after remaining in the
water about three hours was providential.
ly fallen in with by the feb. Eliza. of Hing
ham, Capt. Stoddard, who took him up
when nearly exhauitsd by cold and literal
ly inieniible. From Capt. Stoddard he re-
ceived the mot humane treatment, and
every attention peceifary TO his recovery
and lubiequent comfort.