The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-13
DOMESTIC.
PIRACYaND MURDER!

ELh.dCf ~ IL MOROER!
The following Circular has been forwarded
by the collector of boston. II the co..ec-
tors OF the respective Ports in the United
States.
~ BosroN, Sept. 81, 1909.
10 The Collector Of
SIR,
This will be forwarded to you by the
collector of the Port of Boston the purpose
is 10 request OF YOU that, should the YES ell
oeio" described enter your Port. or coIse in.
to your neighbolhood she may be detained,
the persons OH board taken into custody. and
immediate information forwarded to me, or
to Gen. DEARBORN; the said vessel having
oeen i"lcibfN taken possession OF by the per-
sons below deserted, two of the crew killed.
and the captain compelled to leap into the
sea.
am, Sir, your most obedent SER
want,
w. 5 SKINNER, Pro. Consul.
schooner THREE SISTERS Remarkably
nigh stern schooner, no cabin windows; has,
a yellow streak FIRE and aft from the break
OF the quarter deck to rhe stern, IA white,
streak; no mouldings round the stern, bue
painted yellow in imitation of mouldings
Site is registered in Halifax, owned by Messrs
iona and Jhn Tremain burthen 65J tons
John Stairs, master. The signatures to the
Register are, Thomas n Jefferys Collector,
Slater, Comptroller. aud James Grant, de-
putty Naval Officer. She has her clearance,
from Gaspie, or Perez, in The province Of
Lower Canada. Signed 10y Hugh O'Hara,
Deputy Collector.
The people left on board were, Ed ~ ard
Jordan, a man about thirty eight Years of
age, dark complexion black hair and a We
ry o!ack beard; OF an innocent appearance,
John Kelly, Mate, about twenty two orthrce-
years OF age, five feet three on four inches
nigh, very much pitted by the small pos,
VII! probably pass as master of the vessel.
Edward J";.ian has his wife and four chill
dren TN board one of the four, boy about
eight or nine years of age and the oldest girl
very much dishgured by a burn on her back
and her right arm
The above act OF Piracy and Murder was
Committed on the 18th ut. on the eastern
co- st of Nova Scotia, and within two days'
sstil OF Halifax, where the vessel was bound.
In an unregarded moment, while the cap
tain and one Of the hands were in the cabin.
the aforementioned Jordan, having first cor
rupted The mate, Kelly, and secured the
arms. discharged pistol down the SIX light
at the captain, which wounded him and XIII
led the man who was with him. The cap
tain then ran on deck asst in time to see the
last stroke given to the only remaining man,
whofell dead on deck. He was then fallen
"t''h ny JOiu anu VIE, anu anGtneE
pistol attempted TO be fred at him which
flashed, and in the struggle was thrown over
board. Kelly at this time was charging anoa
ther pistol; which the Captain. observing,
while engaged with Jordan and his wife, by
great eXertion disengaged himself. and seiz-
ing the hatch threw it over and jumped upon
1T. AS it blew very hard he was soon clear
OF the vessel, and after remaining in the water
about three hours, was providentially fallen in
with by the schooner Eliza, of bingham,
Capt. Stoddard, who took him up when near
: exhausted by cold, and literally insensible
From Captain Stoddard he received the most
humane treatment, and every attention ne
cessary to his recovery and subsequent Gem
fort.
Editors of Papers will subserve the cause
OF justice by giving the above every possible
publicity, in order that the perpetrators of
40 atrocious an act may be brought to con-
dign punishment. And all persons who may
come to the knowledge of any facts likely to
lead to discovery of the property and the
blenders, will have it in re collection that O..
YER and above the satisfaction they must feel
in their detection, competent salvage is in
all such cases awarded.